Connecticut § 22-39 - Penalty for hindering commissioner.
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§ 22-39. Penalty for hindering commissioner.
Sec. 22-39. Penalty for hindering commissioner. Any person who obstructs or hinders the Commissioner of Agriculture or any of the commissioner's assistants in the performance of their duties under the provisions of sections 22-27 to 22-38, inclusive, shall be fined not less than ten dollars or more than one hundred dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 3068; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 6; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 85-204, S. 8, 14; P.A. 99-110, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-288, S. 88.)
History: 1959 acts made provisions applicable with respect to commissioner of consumer protection and replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 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 inserted new Subsec. (a) authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to adopt regulations and designated prior provisions as Subsec. (b) and eliminated the reference to the commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 99-110 deleted former Subsec. (a) which had required adoption of regulations regarding grading and marketing of farm products and removed Subsec. (b) designator; 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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change, effective July 13, 2005.
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