CHAPTER 417
GENERAL PROVISIONS. PURE FOOD AND DRUGS

      Sec. 21a-16. (Formerly Sec. 19-174). Sale of oleomargarine. Label. (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale colored oleomargarine or colored margarine unless (1) such oleomargarine or margarine is packaged; (2) the net weight of the contents of any package sold at retail is one pound or less; (3) there appears on the label of the package the word "oleomargarine" or "margarine", in type or lettering at least as large as any other type or lettering on such label, and an accurate statement of all optional ingredients contained in such oleomargarine or margarine; and (4) each separate part of the contents of the package is contained in a wrapper which bears the word "oleomargarine" or "margarine" in type or lettering not smaller than twenty-point type.

      (b) No person shall sell or offer for sale any colored or uncolored oleomargarine or margarine in any manner other than by weight nor unless (1) the front of the package bears a definite statement of its true net weight; (2) the package is clearly labeled to indicate to the purchaser that the product is margarine or oleomargarine; and (3) the package bears the name and address of the manufacturer, packer or distributor, and any other information required by federal law.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3887; 1951, S. 854b; 1953, S. 2073d; P.A. 07-217, S. 91.)

      History: Sec. 19-174 transferred to Sec. 21a-16 in 1983; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes, effective July 12, 2007.

      Sec. 21a-25. (Formerly Sec. 19-182). Impure vinegar. No person shall make, sell, offer or expose for sale or exchange or solicit or receive any order for the sale or delivery within the state, or for delivery without the state for shipment into the state, of: (1) Any vinegar, as cider vinegar, not wholly produced from the juice of apples; (2) any vinegar or article sold or to be sold as vinegar, to which has been added any drug, or any hurtful or foreign substance, or any coloring matter, or any acid; or (3) any vinegar not having an acetic acidity equivalent therein of not less than four per cent by weight of absolute acetic acid and, in case of cider vinegar, not less than one and six-tenths per cent by weight of cider vinegar solids upon full evaporation over boiling water. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for a first offense, and for a subsequent offense shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both. The delivery of any of the above-mentioned articles upon an order solicited or received within the state shall be conclusive evidence that the order upon which such delivery was made was for such articles.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3896; P.A. 07-217, S. 92.)

      History: Sec. 19-182 transferred to Sec. 21a-25 in 1983; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change, effective July 12, 2007.

      Sec. 21a-35. (Formerly Sec. 19-193b). Vending machine operator's license. (a) No person shall, by himself or through any agent or employee, engage as a vending machine operator without a vending machine operator's license issued in accordance with the provisions of sections 21a-34 to 21a-45, inclusive.

      (b) Any person desiring to obtain a vending machine operator's license shall apply to the commissioner, on forms which the commissioner shall provide, stating (1) the applicant's name and address or the name and address of each partner, in case of a partnership, or of each principal officer and director, in case of a corporation; (2) the address of the applicant's principal place of business; (3) the location of each commissary and other establishment, if any, where supplies are kept and where food or beverages are prepared; (4) the identity and form of the food or beverage to be sold or offered for sale in or supplied for vending machines; (5) the number and type of each vending machine which the applicant operates, replenishes or services; (6) a description of each motor vehicle in which the applicant transports food, beverages or supplies from a commissary to vending machines; and (7) such other information as the commissioner may require.

      (c) Upon receipt of an application for a vending machine operator's license, the commissioner shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant's commissary, servicing and transport facilities. Upon determining that the provisions of sections 21a-34 to 21a-45, inclusive, and the regulations adopted thereunder and all applicable municipal health ordinances and state and federal laws and regulations have been complied with, the commissioner shall issue an operator's license.

      (1961, P.A. 579, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 596, S. 1; P.A. 07-217, S. 93.)

      History: 1969 act deleted provision establishing $25 fee for license; Sec. 19-193b transferred to Sec. 21a-35 in 1983; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007.

      Sec. 21a-38. (Formerly Sec. 19-193e). Suspension or revocation of license. (a) The commissioner may suspend or revoke any license issued under the provisions of section 21a-35 or 21a-36 for violation of the provisions of sections 21a-34 to 21a-45, inclusive, or any regulation adopted thereunder or for violation of any applicable municipal health ordinance or state or federal law or regulation. No such suspension or revocation shall take effect except upon notice to the licensee and hearing thereon. Notice shall be in writing, given by registered or certified mail, and shall state: (1) The condition or violation found; (2) the corrective action, if any, to be taken and the period of time within which such action must be taken; and (3) that an opportunity for hearing will be provided upon written request filed within ten days after receipt of such notice.

      (b) Whenever the commissioner finds any grossly unsanitary condition or any other condition which constitutes a substantial hazard to public health or safety involving the preparation or transportation of any food or beverage or the use of any vending machine he may, without notice or hearing, issue a written order to the licensee citing the existence of such condition and specifying the corrective action to be taken, and, if he deems it necessary, require that use of such facility or machine be discontinued. Any licensee to whom such order is issued may petition for a hearing, which shall be granted, but no such petition shall stay the execution or effectiveness of any order pending hearing. Each such order shall continue in effect until it is rescinded by the commissioner or until the condition cited is corrected.

      (c) The commissioner shall cause a seal or a tag or appropriate marking prohibiting its use to be placed upon every vending machine supplied by a person whose operator's license has been suspended or revoked and upon every vending machine the use of which is so prohibited.

      (1961, P.A. 579, S. 5; 1969, P.A. 596, S. 4; P.A. 07-217, S. 94.)

      History: 1969 act amended Subsec. (c) to remove reference to machine licenses as separate from operator's license and replaced "supplier's license" with "operator's license" for consistency with other statutes; Sec. 19-193e transferred to Sec. 21a-38 in 1983; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 12, 2007.

      Sec. 21a-77. (Formerly Sec. 19-210g). Criminal penalty. Any person who violates any provision of sections 21a-73 to 21a-77, inclusive, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for the first offense and not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent offense. Each violation with respect to all units of a particular consumer commodity on any single day shall be deemed a single offense.

      (1971, P.A. 856, S. 7; P.A. 88-66, S. 4; P.A. 07-217, S. 95.)

      History: Sec. 19-210g transferred to Sec. 21a-77 in 1983; P.A. 88-66 increased the maximum penalty from $100 to $200 for the first offense and from $500 to $1,000 for subsequent offenses; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change, effective July 12, 2007.