Connecticut § 21-51 - Permit for maintenance of outdoor advertising sign. Exception.
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§ 21-51. Permit for maintenance of outdoor advertising sign. Exception.
Sec. 21-51. Permit for maintenance of outdoor advertising sign. Exception. No person, firm or corporation, not engaged in the business of outdoor advertising for direct profit, shall erect or maintain any outdoor advertising structure, device or display, other than upon property within two hundred feet of the place where the goods advertised are manufactured or offered for sale, or where the business advertised is carried on, until a permit has been obtained therefor from the Commissioner of Transportation and the permit fees as provided by section 21-52 have been paid. Applications for such permits shall be made in the manner provided by section 21-50.
(1949 Rev., S. 4690; 1972, P.A. 272, S. 3.)
History: 1972 act substituted commissioner of transportation for commissioner of state police.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-51 ("Permit for maintenance of outdoor advertising sign. Exception.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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