CHAPTER 419b
BAKERIES

      Sec. 21a-151. (Formerly Sec. 19-283). Definition. For the purposes of this chapter, "bakery" means a building or part of a building wherein is carried on the production of bread, cakes, doughnuts, crullers, pies, cookies, crackers, spaghetti, macaroni or other food products made either wholly or in part of flour or meal and including all frozen or canned baked goods. All restaurants, hotels, private institutions, home bakeries, establishments operating doughnut-frying equipment and other similar places, offering their products for sale, shall be included.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3893; 1949, S. 2078d.)

      History: Sec. 19-283 transferred to Sec. 21a-151 in 1983.

      Sec. 21a-152. (Formerly Sec. 19-284). Sanitary conditions. Licenses; fees; revocation. (a) Each building or room occupied as a bakery shall be so situated as not to be exposed to contamination from its surroundings, shall be drained and plumbed in a manner conducive to a healthful and sanitary condition, shall be adequately lighted and shall have such air-shafts and windows or ventilating pipes, to insure ventilation, as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection directs. Each bakery shall be provided with a washroom and lavatory facilities apart from the bake-room and any room where the manufacture of food products is conducted and suitable locker space shall be provided for each employee. Lavatory facilities shall not be within, or communicate directly with, production areas of a bakery. All bakery rooms shall be of a height adequate for proper ventilation. The walls and ceilings of preparation areas shall be constructed of a smooth material which is impervious to water and which is easily cleaned. Floors and walls shall fit tightly to prevent the accumulation of filth. All bakeries shall be free of vermin. Doors, windows, transoms, skylights and other openings shall be tightly screened between May first and November first of each year. The furniture, utensils and floors of such rooms shall be kept in a sanitary condition and fly-tight metal or plastic refuse containers shall be provided and emptied each day. Bakery products shall not be produced, prepared, packed or held under unsanitary conditions whereby they may be rendered unwholesome or otherwise injurious to health. The manufactured flour or meal food products shall be kept in clean, dry and airy rooms. Hot and cold running water under pressure shall be provided at a sink of sufficient size to be used for the washing of baking utensils. A sink suitable for washing hands shall be provided in the production area. Flour shall be stored on suitable racks at least six inches above the floor and all raw materials shall be protected in a sanitary manner at all times. Sleeping rooms shall be separated from the rooms where bakery products are manufactured or stored.

      (b) No person, firm or corporation shall operate a bakery without having obtained from said commissioner a bakery license. Application for such license shall be made on forms, furnished by the commissioner, showing the name and address of such bakery and the number of persons engaged in the production of bread and pastry products, excluding porters, dishwashers, drivers, sales personnel and other employees not directly engaged in such production. The commissioner shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises described in the application and, if conditions are found satisfactory, such license shall be issued. No person, firm or corporation operating a bakery, or any agent, servant or employee thereof, shall refuse, hinder or otherwise interfere with access by the commissioner or his authorized representative for the purpose of conducting an inspection. No person, firm or corporation shall sell or distribute bread, cakes, doughnuts, crullers, pies, cookies, crackers, spaghetti, macaroni or other food products, including frozen or canned baked goods made in whole or in part of flour or meal produced in any bakery located within or beyond the boundaries of this state, unless such bakery has obtained a license from said commissioner. The commissioner may promulgate regulations excepting out-of-state manufacturers of products, commonly known as cookies, crackers, brown bread or plum puddings in hermetically sealed containers and other similar products, from the license provisions of this section. Such license shall be valid for one year and a fee therefor shall be collected as follows: From a person, firm or corporation owning or conducting a bakery in which there are four persons or fewer engaged in the production of bread and pastry products, twenty dollars; in which there are not fewer than five nor more than nine persons so engaged, forty dollars; in which there are not fewer than ten nor more than twenty-four persons so engaged, one hundred dollars; in which there are not fewer than twenty-five nor more than ninety-nine persons so engaged, two hundred dollars; in which there are more than one hundred persons so engaged, two hundred fifty dollars.

      (c) A bakery license may be revoked by said commissioner for violation of this chapter after a hearing conducted in accordance with chapter 54. In addition, a bakery license may be summarily suspended pending a hearing if said commissioner has reason to believe that the public health, safety or welfare imperatively requires emergency action. Within ten days following the suspension order said commissioner shall cause to be held a hearing which shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of said chapter 54. Following said hearing said commissioner shall dissolve such suspension or order revocation of the bakery license. Any person, firm or corporation whose license has been revoked may make application for a new license and said commissioner shall act on such application within thirty days of receipt. The costs of any inspections necessary to determine whether or not an applicant, whose license has been revoked, is entitled to have a new license granted shall be borne by the applicant at such rates as the commissioner may determine. Said commissioner may refuse to grant any bakery license if he finds that the applicant has evidenced a pattern of noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter. Prima facie evidence of a pattern of noncompliance shall be established if said commissioner shows that the applicant has had two or more bakery licenses revoked.

      (d) All vehicles used in the transportation of bakery products shall be kept in a sanitary condition and shall have the name and address of the bakery, owner, operator or distributor legibly printed on both sides. Each compartment in which unwrapped bakery products are transported shall be enclosed in a manner approved by the commissioner.

      (e) The provisions of this section shall not prevent local health authorities from enforcing orders or regulations concerning the sanitary condition of bakeries.

      (1949 Rev., S. 4005; 1949, S. 2110d; 1959, P.A. 389, S. 2; 412, S. 38, 42; P.A. 76-417, S. 1; P.A. 84-97, S. 1; P.A. 94-36, S. 28, 42; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 286.)

      History: 1959 acts doubled license fees and replaced commissioner of food and drugs with commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 76-417 prohibited production, packaging etc. of bakery products "under unsanitary conditions whereby they may be rendered unwholesome or otherwise injurious to health", forbade interference with inspections, revised fee schedule so that $50 fee applies to bakeries with 10 to 24 bakers and imposed additional categories for $100 and $200 fees and rewrote provisions re grounds for license revocation, procedure for revocation and issuance of new license; Sec. 19-284 transferred to Sec. 21a-152 in 1983; P.A. 84-97 divided section into Subsecs., substituted "lavatory facilities" for "water closet", specified the location of lavatory facilities, the height of bakery rooms and updated requirements re the material of which preparation rooms are constructed, allowed for the use of plastic refuse containers, required running water to be "under pressure", and required the presence of a sink suitable for washing hands in preparation rooms; P.A. 94-36 amended Subsec. (b) to eliminate the reference to the "July first to June thirtieth" license year, effective January 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (b) to increase fees.

      See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule for license renewals.

      Sec. 21a-153. (Formerly Sec. 19-285). Use of underground rooms restricted. No room or rooms either wholly or partly under ground shall be used as a bakery unless the lighting, ventilation, exit and outside surroundings of such bakery or room or rooms of such bakery shall conform to regulations promulgated by the commissioner.

      (1949 Rev., S. 4006; 1959, P.A. 265.)

      History: 1959 act enumerated conditions under which underground rooms may be used as bakery and deleted provision that such rooms might be used as bakery if they were so used on August 15, 1905, and had not since been closed; Sec. 19-285 transferred to Sec. 21a-153 in 1983.

      Sec. 21a-154. (Formerly Sec. 19-286). Manufacture and sale of bread. (a) Standard loaves of bread, produced in any bakery and procured or kept for the purpose of sale, offered or exposed for sale or sold, shall be of the following standard avoirdupois weight: One pound or additional fraction of one pound up to a maximum of four pounds. The provisions of this section shall not apply to biscuits, buns, crackers, rolls or loaves weighing less than one-quarter pound per unit, or to what is commonly known as "stale" bread, and sold as such, provided the seller at the time of sale shall expressly state to the buyer that the bread so sold is stale bread.

      (b) Any person who, by himself or his agent or servant, violates any provision of this section or of any regulation adopted under section 21a-156 with respect thereto shall, upon the first conviction, be fined not more than two hundred dollars and, upon a subsequent conviction, be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3893; 1949, S. 2078d; P.A. 84-97, S. 2; P.A 10-9, S. 3.)

      History: Sec. 19-286 transferred to Sec. 21a-154 in 1983; P.A. 84-97 divided section into Subsecs. and substituted regulations "adopted" to regulations "made" under Sec. 21a-156; P.A. 10-9 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provisions re loaves of bread weighing less than 1 pound, weight variation of more than 1 ounce per pound and weight of 12 loaves of bread selected at random, and made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective May 5, 2010.

      Sec. 21a-155. (Formerly Sec. 19-287). Wrapping of bread. (a) No person shall remove any bread loaf, roll or bun or any other bread or pastry product made in a licensed bakery from such bakery, unless the product is wrapped and sealed in clean, unused paper, unprinted or printed on one side only, or is placed in a bag which shall be sealed or closed in such a manner as to prevent the entry of dust or foreign substance, except that any such product may be delivered in a closed container to hotels, restaurants, stores, institutions, bakeries and branches of the bakery in which the product was made and other similar places having suitable display cases or other facilities so as to enclose and protect such products. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall prohibit the use of any container not capable of keeping such product in a sanitary condition while in the process of delivery. Any bread or pastry product displayed for sale shall be in a glass showcase or in an enclosed display window unless completely wrapped. All bread delivered to stores and other similar places when not open for business shall be placed in closed containers or upon stands at least two feet above the ground. All bread and pastry products, wrapped at the bakery for the purpose of retail sales, shall comply with all labeling requirements for food specified by the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 301, et seq., as amended by the federal Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, 21 USC 343, et seq., as from time to time amended.

      (b) Any person who delivers, displays or sells any such pastry or bread product in violation of any provision of this section or of any regulation adopted under section 21a-156 with respect thereto shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3894; 1949, S. 2079d; 1959, P.A. 312; 412, S. 38, 42; P.A. 84-97, S. 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 10-9, S. 4.)

      History: 1959 acts added requirement for labeling products with name and address of packer or distributor as well as bakery's Connecticut license number and replaced commissioner of food and drugs with commissioner of consumer protection; Sec. 19-287 transferred to Sec. 21a-155 in 1983; P.A. 84-97 divided section into Subsecs. and made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection 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. 10-9 amended Subsec. (a) to replace provision re labeling with name, address and license number of bakery, packer or distributor with provision requiring compliance with federal labeling requirements, and made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective May 5, 2010.

      Sec. 21a-156. (Formerly Sec. 19-288). Regulations. The commissioner shall, from time to time, after inquiry and public hearing, adopt and promulgate regulations to supplement and give full effect to the provisions of this chapter. Such regulations, among other things, may establish sanitary requirements pertaining to the manufacture and distribution of bread and pastry products. Such regulations may also cover provisions restricting the sale of dangerous, harmful and unwholesome bread and pastry products, the labeling of bread and pastry products, the inspection of bakeries and the establishment of costs for special inspections. The commissioner shall annually review the amounts of bakery license fees referred to in subsection (b) of section 21a-152 and shall increase such fees in order to reflect the costs to the department of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

      (1949, S. 2080d; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 46, 55.)

      History: Sec. 19-288 transferred to Sec. 21a-156 in 1983; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12 authorized the commissioner to annually review license fees and to increase such fees to reflect the department's costs.

      Sec. 21a-157. (Formerly Sec. 19-289). Communicable diseases bar to employment. Examination. No employer shall knowingly permit to work in his bakery any person who is affected with pulmonary tuberculosis or a scrofulous or venereal disease or with a communicable skin affection or with diphtheria, dysentery, paratyphoid fever, poliomyelitis, scarlet fever, smallpox, streptococcus sore throat, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, gonorrhea or syphilis, except in those cases in which the director of health has given written authorization stating that the public health is not endangered, and each employer shall maintain himself and his employees in a clean and sanitary condition, with clean, washable outer clothing, while engaged in the manufacture, handling or sale of food products. The commissioner or his authorized agents may order any person employed in a bakery to be examined by a licensed physician if he has reason to believe that such employee has any disease enumerated above. No person shall be allowed to smoke in a bakery while in the performance of his duty.

      (1949 Rev., S. 4007; 1949, S. 2111d.)

      History: Sec. 19-289 transferred to Sec. 21a-157 in 1983.

      Sec. 21a-158. (Formerly Sec. 19-290). Orders of commissioner. The owner, agent or lessee of any property used as a bakery shall, within thirty days after the service of notice upon him of an order issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, comply therewith or cease to use or allow the use of such premises as a bakery. Such notice shall be in writing and may be served upon such owner, agent or lessee, either personally or by mail, and a notice by registered or certified letter, mailed to the last-known address of such owner, agent or lessee, shall be sufficient service.

      (1949 Rev., S. 4008; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 38, 42; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

      History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of food and drugs with commissioner of consumer protection; Sec. 19-290 transferred to Sec. 21a-158 in 1983; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection 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.

      Sec. 21a-159. (Formerly Sec. 19-291). Penalty; civil remedy. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation made thereunder, or fails to comply with an order of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offense, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ten days for the second offense and shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than thirty days for each subsequent offense.

      (b) The commissioner may apply to the Superior Court for and such court may, upon hearing and for cause shown, grant a temporary or permanent injunction enjoining any person from operating a bakery without a license issued in accordance with this chapter, irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law. The commissioner also may apply to the Superior Court for, and such court shall have jurisdiction to grant, a temporary restraining order pending a hearing. Such application for injunctive or other appropriate relief shall be brought by the Attorney General.

      (1949 Rev., S. 4009; 1949, S. 2112d; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 38, 42; P.A. 76-417, S. 2; P.A. 84-97, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

      History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of food and drugs with commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 76-417 added provisions re commissioner's application for injunctions and restraining orders; Sec. 19-291 transferred to Sec. 21a-159 in 1983; P.A. 84-97 divided section into Subsecs. and made technical change; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection 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.

      Secs. 21a-160 to 21a-164. Reserved for future use.