2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22-184. Permits required for out-of-state plants and producing farms. Exemption.

      Sec. 22-184. Permits required for out-of-state plants and producing farms. Exemption. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and in cases of emergency as set forth in sections 22-176 and 22-178, no person, firm or corporation which receives milk at a milk receiving or processing plant located outside the state of Connecticut may ship milk to any Connecticut market unless such plant and all of the producing farms from which milk is delivered to such plant have been approved by and hold permits from the commissioner. The act of accepting or receiving milk at such plant from any milk-producing farm or other dairy plant which has not been approved by and which does not currently hold a permit issued by the commissioner for shipment of milk to Connecticut markets may be considered adequate grounds for termination or suspension of, or refusal to grant, a permit for such plant.

      (b) Any farm located outside the state which supplies milk for use only as ultra-high-temperature processed and aseptically packaged or ultrapasteurized milk and milk products shall not be required to be approved or hold a permit from the commissioner provided the commissioner may inspect such farms at his discretion. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the commissioner's authority under sections 22-129 and 22-129a or to limit the exercise of any other authority necessary to protect the public health.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3226; P.A. 90-66, S. 3; P.A. 91-312, S. 26.)

      History: P.A. 90-66 added Subsec. (b) re exemption from permit requirements of farms located outside the state which supply milk only for use as aseptically processed or ultrapasteurized milk and milk products; P.A. 91-312 amended Subsec. (b) to reposition the word "only" and to replace "aseptically processed" with "ultra-high-temperature processed and aseptically packaged".