2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22-177. Investigation of potential sources of supply.
Sec. 22-177. Investigation of potential sources of supply. Whenever such a
shortage of milk occurs, unless its cause is temporary and such shortage is of an emergency nature, the commissioner shall investigate potential sources of supply for Connecticut markets, and shall solicit requests and recommendations from dealers and others
with respect to the dairy farms and milk plants from which additional supplies of milk
may be obtained. As soon thereafter as available personnel and resources permit, he
shall inspect, from among the dairy farms and milk plants which his investigations have
revealed to him are potential sources of supply for Connecticut markets or which have
been recommended to him as such, a sufficient number of additional farms to insure
that the total supply of milk included in the pool computation each month of the basic
uniform price for all dealers regulated by the Federal Milk Order applicable to Connecticut from dairy farms and milk plants approved for the shipment of milk to be sold in
fluid form in this state will exceed the total quantity of milk sold in the state in fluid
form by more than fifteen per cent during all months of the year other than July and
August, and by more than six per cent during each of those months. In deciding whether
or not additional dairy farms and milk plants, in excess of the number required pursuant
to this section, should be inspected and approved for the shipment of milk to be sold in
fluid form within the state, the commissioner shall take into account the quantity of
fluid milk normally consumed as such within the state and the current trends and seasonal
and other variations affecting the consumption of milk; the quantity of milk normally
and regularly delivered by the dairy farms and milk plants currently approved for the
shipment of milk to be sold in Connecticut markets and the current trends and normal
seasonal variations in such deliveries; the percentage of total quantity of milk which
such farms and milk plants will agree to deliver for the Connecticut market during
periods of shortage when required by the commissioner to do so; the frequency of current
inspections of the farms and plants already approved for shipment of fluid milk; the
personnel and facilities available for the inspection of additional farms and plants; and
the probable effects upon the frequency and adequacy of current inspections, and hence
upon the quality and safety of the milk supply, of inspecting a larger number of farms
and plants.
History: 1963 act replaced reference to supply of milk "delivered to dealers in Connecticut" with supply of milk "included in the pool computation each month of the basic uniform price for all dealers regulated by the federal milk order applicable to Connecticut" and used months of July and August rather than November and December as basis for calculations.
See Sec. 22-182a re substitution of commissioner's computation if Federal Milk Order suspended or terminated.
