Connecticut § 20-143 - Commissioner may employ inspectors. Duties of inspectors.
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§ 20-143. Commissioner may employ inspectors. Duties of inspectors.
Sec. 20-143. Commissioner may employ inspectors. Duties of inspectors. The Commissioner of Public Health may, from time to time, employ an inspector or inspectors, who shall inspect during usual business hours, licensees or optical permittees and places in which eyeglasses are sold or dispensed or ground in accordance with a given formula. Such inspectors shall report to said commissioner any violation of the provisions of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 4517; P.A. 77-614, S. 417, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 55, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commission of opticians with commissioner of health services as inspection authority, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 deleted reports re irregularities re registration of optical establishments, etc. or re methods of keeping, dispensing or retailing optical merchandise; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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