Connecticut § 22-35 - Potatoes.
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§ 22-35. Potatoes.
Sec. 22-35. Potatoes. No person, firm or corporation shall sell or offer for sale, at retail, potatoes in any package or container which is not plainly marked or labeled with the name of the official Connecticut or United States grade which represents a standard no higher than the actual grade of the potatoes contained therein, provided the term “unclassified” or “ungraded” may be substituted at the discretion of the retailer. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall enforce the provisions of this section and is authorized to establish necessary regulations therefor. Any person, firm or corporation which violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offense and not more than two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense.
(1949 Rev., S. 3073; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 11; P.A. 85-204, S. 5, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act transferred enforcement power from commissioner of agriculture to commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 85-204 transferred enforcement power from commissioner of consumer protection to commissioner of agriculture; 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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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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Section 22-35 ("Potatoes.") 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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