Connecticut § 22-383 - License required. Responsibility of dealer or broker for acts of employees.
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§ 22-383. License required. Responsibility of dealer or broker for acts of employees.
Sec. 22-383. License required. Responsibility of dealer or broker for acts of employees. No dealer or broker shall engage in or carry on the business of buying, receiving, selling, exchanging, transporting or negotiating or soliciting the sale, resale, exchange, transportation or transfer of any livestock within the state unless licensed as hereinafter provided. Such dealer or broker shall be responsible for acts performed or contracts made in connection with buying, receiving, selling, exchanging, transporting or negotiating or soliciting the sale, resale, exchange, transportation or transfer of livestock by any person or individual employed by such dealer or broker.
(1959 P.A. 573, S. 3; 1963, P.A. 57, S. 3; P.A. 08-27, S. 3.)
History: 1963 act added references to swine; P.A. 08-27 changed “cattle or swine” to “livestock”, effective April 29, 2008.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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