Connecticut § 22-81a - Testing of mosquitoes for public health threat.
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§ 22-81a. Testing of mosquitoes for public health threat.
Sec. 22-81a. Testing of mosquitoes for public health threat. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall, within available appropriations and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, conduct surveillance and testing for the existence of mosquitoes carrying the eastern equine encephalitis virus in accordance with a plan developed and agreed upon by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Public Health and the director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Such plan shall specify procedures to assure that any expenditures for surveillance and testing shall be reasonable and prudent. The director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station or any person authorized by him to implement the provisions of this section may, at any reasonable time, enter any public or private premises in the performance of his duty.
(P.A. 97-289, S. 7; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 97-289 effective July 1, 1997; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 added “within available appropriations and”, effective December 21, 2012.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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