2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals
Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products
Section 22-42 - Weight and size requirements.

The net weight and size requirements for consumer grades for shell eggs, established by the United States Department of Agriculture under the federal Egg Products Inspection Act, as amended from time to time, shall apply to all shell eggs of chickens sold or offered for sale in this state by any person, firm or corporation.

(1949 Rev., S. 3079; 1949, S. 1708d; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 15; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 13-241, S. 3.)

History: 1959 acts required consultation with consumer protection commissioner re weight and size requirements and replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced separate Commissioners of Agriculture and Consumer Protection with single Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 13-241 replaced provision re authority of commissioner to establish net weight and size requirements with provision re net weight and size requirements established by U.S. Department of Agriculture under the federal Egg Products Inspection Act and added “of chickens” re shell eggs and “in this state” re sale or offer, effective July 2, 2013.