Connecticut § 22-28 - Labels for standard grades.
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§ 22-28. Labels for standard grades.
Sec. 22-28. Labels for standard grades. The Commissioner of Agriculture may determine or design brands to be used on labels for identifying farm products packed in accordance with the official grades and standards established under the provisions of section 22-27, and shall cause such labels to be printed and distributed at a reasonable price. A written application to the Commissioner of Agriculture for permission to use any such label and a written permission therefor, signed by the commissioner or an authorized assistant, shall be a condition precedent to the use of any such label. Said commissioner may revoke the right to use any such label whenever it appears on investigation that such label has been misused.
(1949 Rev., S. 3066; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 5; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 85-204, S. 2, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 acts replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources and required consultation with consumer protection commissioner re brands; 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; P.A. 85-204 eliminated the requirement that the commissioner of consumer protection be consulted; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.
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