2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Chapter 446c - Air Pollution Control
Section 22a-177 - (Formerly Sec. 19-513a). Enforcement of regulations. Complaints.
The commissioner shall enforce all regulations adopted by him. The commissioner, in the case of any written complaint or upon his own initiative, shall have the power to enter and inspect any building or place, except a private residence, for the purpose of investigating sources of air pollution and ascertaining compliance with any such regulation. The commissioner may apply to any court having criminal jurisdiction over such building or place, for a warrant to inspect such premises to determine compliance with such regulations or sources of air pollution. All information gained by such inspection shall be kept confidential except as it relates directly to air pollution. If samples are taken for analysis, a duplicate of the analytical report shall be furnished promptly to the person suspected of causing air pollution.
(1969, P.A. 758, S. 7; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 21; P.A. 73-537, S. 1, 3.)
History: 1971 act deleted references to regulations of the commission, i.e. clean air commission; P.A. 73-537 deleted provision calling upon commissioner to eliminate air pollution sources by “conference, conciliation and persuasion”; Sec. 19-513a transferred to Sec. 22a-177 in 1983.
