Substitute Senate Bill No. 236
Substitute Senate Bill No. 236
PUBLIC ACT NO. 98-12
AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 22-6q of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) There is established the Connecticut
Farmers' Market/Senior Nutrition Program which
shall be provided for from funds available to the
commissioner and from other sources as such funds
may become available. The program shall supply
Connecticut-grown fresh produce to senior
participants through the distribution of vouchers
that are redeemable only at designated Connecticut
farmers' markets. For purposes of this section, a
"senior participant" is defined as a person who is
sixty years of age or older and is currently
residing in elderly housing, or is a participant
of a registered congregate meal site, or has been
identified by a municipal elderly agent as being
at nutritional risk. The program is designed to
provide both a supplemental source of fresh
produce for the dietary needs of seniors who are
judged to be at nutritional risk and to stimulate
an increased demand for Connecticut-grown produce
at Connecticut farmers' markets.
(b) The program shall be administered by the
Commissioner of Agriculture who shall maintain all
conditions for its operations.
[(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations
not later than ninety days after July 1, 1994, in
accordance with chapter 54, to implement the
provisions of this section.]
Sec. 2. Section 22-48a of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
[(a)] Each person, firm or corporation
operating an egg-grading plant in Connecticut,
which engages in receiving eggs from Connecticut
producers for processing, distribution or sale,
shall register with the Commissioner of
Agriculture in a manner and on forms prescribed
and furnished by the commissioner. Such
registration shall be renewed annually during the
month of October. Such registered person, firm or
corporation shall not receive eggs for processing
without a permit from the commissioner. Each
person, firm or corporation so registered shall
keep on file a list of all producers from which
eggs are received.
[(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall
inspect regularly such egg-grading plants for the
purposes of insuring the accuracy of grading for
weight and quality of eggs received from
producers.
(c) The commissioner shall promulgate such
regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the
provisions of this section and shall have the
authority to suspend or revoke a permit for
violation of such regulations.]
Sec. 3. Section 22-327 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Animal" means any brute creature,
including, but not limited to, dogs, cats,
monkeys, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, birds and
reptiles;
(2) "Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control Officer",
Assistant Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control Officer"
and ["canine control officer"] "ANIMAL CONTROL
OFFICER" mean, respectively, the Chief
[Connecticut Canine] STATE ANIMAL Control Officer,
the Assistant Chief [Connecticut Canine] STATE
ANIMAL Control Officer and a [Connecticut canine]
STATE ANIMAL control officer appointed under
section 22-328, AS AMENDED BY THIS ACT;
(3) "Commercial kennel" means a kennel
maintained for boarding or grooming dogs or cats,
and includes, but is not limited to, any
veterinary hospital which boards or grooms dogs or
cats for nonmedical purposes;
(4) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
Agriculture;
(5) "Grooming facility" means any place,
other than a commercial kennel, which is
maintained as a business where dogs are groomed;
(6) "Keeper" means any person, other than the
owner, harboring or having in his possession any
dog;
(7) "Kennel" means one pack or collection of
dogs which are kept under one ownership at a
single location and are bred for show, sport or
sale;
(8) "Municipal animal control officer" means
any such officer appointed under the provisions of
section 22-331;
(9) "Pet shop" means any place at which
animals not born and raised on the premises are
kept for the purpose of sale to the public;
(10) "Poultry" means all domestic fowl and
any pheasants or other game birds securely
confined and lawfully owned and possessed by any
person under the provisions of section 26-40;
(11) "Regional animal control officer" and
"assistant regional animal control officer" means
a regional Connecticut animal control officer and
an assistant regional Connecticut animal control
officer appointed under the provisions of section
22-331a;
(12) "Training facility" means any place,
other than a commercial kennel or grooming
facility, which is maintained as a business where
dogs are trained.
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 22-328 of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(b) The commissioner shall appoint, as
provided by chapter 67: (1) A Chief [Connecticut
Canine] STATE ANIMAL Control Officer; (2) an
Assistant Chief [Connecticut Canine] STATE ANIMAL
Control Officer, who shall perform all the duties
of the Chief [Connecticut Canine] STATE ANIMAL
Control Officer in such officer's absence or
inability, or at such officer's direction; and (3)
not more than twelve [Connecticut canine] STATE
ANIMAL control officers and as many regional
[Connecticut] animal control officers and
assistants as may be deemed necessary to insure,
subject to the commissioner's direction, the
enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and
chapters 436 and 436a and the enforcement of
regulations adopted by the commissioner. The
expenses incurred in the administration of this
chapter and chapters 436 and 436a shall be paid
from dog funds in the custody of the State
Treasurer which have been received from the
several municipalities and from the commissioner
FOR THE SAME FISCAL YEAR AS THE EXPENSES ARE
INCURRED.
Sec. 5. Section 22-329 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
The commissioner, the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL
Control Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL control
officer, any municipal animal control officer or
any law enforcement officer may interfere to
prevent any act of cruelty upon any dog or other
animal, and any person who interferes with or
obstructs or resists the commissioner or any such
officer in the discharge of such duty shall be
fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned
not more than thirty days.
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 22-329a of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) The Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL control officer or
any municipal or regional animal control officer
may lawfully take charge of any animal found
neglected or cruelly treated, in violation of
sections 22-366, 22-415 and 53-247 to 53-252,
inclusive, and shall thereupon proceed as provided
in subsection (b) of this section, except that if,
in the opinion of a licensed veterinarian, such
animal is so injured or diseased that it should be
destroyed immediately, such officer may humanely
destroy or cause such animal to be humanely
destroyed.
Sec. 7. Section 22-330 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
The commissioner, the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL
Control Officer and any [canine] ANIMAL control
officer in any part of the state, any regional
animal control officer in the territory to which
he is assigned and any municipal animal control
officer in the municipality for which he has been
appointed may arrest any person and may issue a
written complaint and summons in furtherance
thereof for any violation of any law relating to
dogs or to any domestic animal in the same manner
sheriffs, police officers or constables may
exercise in their respective jurisdictions.
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 22-332 of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) The Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL control officer or
any municipal animal control officer shall be
responsible for the enforcement of this chapter
and shall make diligent search and inquiry for any
violation of any of its provisions. Any such
officer may take into custody (1) any dog found
roaming in violation of the provisions of section
22-364, (2) any dog not having a tag or plate on a
collar about its neck or on a harness on its body
as provided by law or which is not confined or
controlled in accordance with the provisions of
any order or regulation relating to rabies issued
by the commissioner in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter, or (3) any dog found
injured on any highway, neglected, abandoned or
cruelly treated. The officer shall impound such
dog at the pound serving the town where the dog is
taken unless, in the opinion of a licensed
veterinarian, the dog is so injured or diseased
that it should be destroyed immediately, in which
case the municipal animal control officer of such
town may cause the dog to be mercifully killed by
a licensed veterinarian or disposed of as the
State Veterinarian may direct. The municipal
animal control officer shall immediately notify
the owner or keeper of any dog so taken, if known,
of its impoundment. Such officer shall immediately
notify the owner or keeper of any other animal
which is taken into custody, if such owner or
keeper is known. If the owner or keeper of any
such dog or other animal is unknown, the officer
shall immediately tag or employ such other
suitable means of identification of the dog or
other animal as may be approved by the Chief
[Canine] ANIMAL Control Officer and shall promptly
cause a description of such dog or other animal to
be published once in the lost and found column of
a newspaper having a circulation in such town.
Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 22-332a of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(b) No [canine] ANIMAL control officer or
municipal animal control officer shall sell, give
or transfer any unclaimed, impounded dog to any
animal dealer, whether or not such dealer is
licensed by the United States Department of
Agriculture.
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 22-332d of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) Any animal control officer for a
municipality which has adopted an ordinance under
subsection (b) of section 22-339d may take into
custody any cat found to be damaging property
other than property of its owner or keeper or
causing an unsanitary, dangerous or unreasonably
offensive condition unless such cat can be
identified as under the care of its owner or a
registered keeper of feral cats. The officer shall
impound such cat at the pound serving the town
where the cat is taken unless, in the opinion of a
licensed veterinarian, the cat is so injured or
diseased that it should be destroyed immediately,
in which case the municipal animal control officer
of such town may cause the cat to be mercifully
killed by a licensed veterinarian or disposed of
as the State Veterinarian may direct. The
municipal animal control officer shall immediately
notify the owner or keeper of any cat so taken, if
known, of its impoundment. If the owner or keeper
of any such cat is unknown, the officer shall
immediately tag or employ such other suitable
means of identification of the cat as may be
approved by the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer and shall promptly cause a description of
such cat to be published once in the lost and
found column of a newspaper having a circulation
in such town.
Sec. 11. Section 22-333 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
Any dog captured or impounded under the
provisions of this chapter shall be redeemed by
the owner or keeper thereof, or the agent of such
owner or keeper, upon proper identification, and
presentation to the municipal animal control
officer of a license and tag for such dog, and
upon the payment by such owner or keeper or his
agent of (1) the redemption fee established by the
municipality, which shall not exceed fifteen
dollars, and (2) the cost of advertising incurred
under the provisions of section 22-332, AS AMENDED
BY THIS ACT; provided no dog seized for doing
damage under the provisions of section 22-355
shall be released except upon written order of the
commissioner, the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer or [a canine] AN ANIMAL control officer.
When the owner or keeper of any such impounded dog
fails to redeem such dog within twenty-four hours
after receiving notification to do so, or, where
the owner was unknown, within twenty-four hours
after notification was effected by means of
publication in a newspaper, such owner or keeper
shall pay, in addition to such redemption fee and
the cost of advertising, the amount determined by
the municipality to be the full cost of detention
and care of such impounded dog. In addition, any
owner or keeper of any such impounded dog who
fails to redeem such dog within one hundred and
twenty hours after receiving notification to do so
shall have committed an infraction. The
legislative body of the municipality shall set any
fees imposed by the municipality under this
section.
Sec. 12. Section 22-339c of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) A certificate of rabies vaccination shall
be (1) a Form 50 approved by the National
Association of Public Health Veterinarians, (2)
any form approved by the State Veterinarian or (3)
any form that has the following information
regarding the vaccinated animal: (A) The name and
address of its owner; (B) a description of the
animal which specifies its species, breed, age,
color or markings and sex; (C) the date of the
vaccination, the duration of the immunity provided
by the vaccination, the producer of the vaccine
and the vaccine serial number; (D) the rabies tag
number and (E) the signature and license number of
the veterinarian administering the vaccination.
Such certificate shall be the official proof of
rabies vaccination submitted to a town clerk in
accordance with the provisions of section 22-338
or 22-339a.
(b) The owner or keeper of a dog or cat shall
keep a certificate, or copy thereof, stating that
such dog or cat has been vaccinated against rabies
and shall make such certificate or copy available
to any [canine] ANIMAL control officer, regional
animal control officer or municipal animal control
officer of any municipality for inspection.
(c) An antirabies clinic, upon request of any
municipal animal control officer or [canine]
ANIMAL control officer, shall submit to such
officer a copy of any such certificate issued.
Such copy shall be used by the officer to search
for unlicensed dogs in accordance with the
provisions of section 22-349.
Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 22-342 of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(b) The commissioner, the Chief [Canine]
ANIMAL Control Officer or any [canine] ANIMAL
control officer may at any time inspect any kennel
or cause it to be inspected by a registered
veterinarian appointed by the commissioner. If, in
the judgment of the commissioner, such kennel is
not being maintained in a sanitary and humane
manner or if the commissioner finds that
communicable or infectious disease or other
unsatisfactory conditions exist in the kennel, he
may issue such orders as he deems necessary for
the correction of such conditions and may
quarantine the premises and animals. If the owner
or keeper of such kennel fails to comply with such
orders, the commissioner shall revoke or suspend
the kennel license of such owner or keeper.
Sec. 14. Subsection (b) of section 22-344c of
the general statutes is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof:
(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture, the
Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control Officer or any
[canine] ANIMAL control officer may at any time
inspect or cause to be inspected any location,
required by a town to be licensed, keeping ten or
more unneutered or unspayed dogs capable of
breeding, by a registered veterinarian appointed
by the commissioner and if, in the judgment of the
commissioner, such location is not being
maintained in a sanitary and humane manner or if
he finds that communicable or infectious disease
or other unsatisfactory conditions exist, he may
issue such orders as he deems necessary for the
correction of such conditions and may quarantine
the premises and animals. If the owner or keeper
of such location fails to comply with such orders,
the commissioner may recommend the revocation or
suspension of such license to the town which
issued such license.
Sec. 15. Section 22-358 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) Any owner or the agent of any owner of
any domestic animal or poultry, or the Chief
[Canine] ANIMAL Control Officer or any [canine]
ANIMAL control officer or any municipal animal
control officer, regional animal control officer
or any police officer or state policeman, may kill
any dog which he observes pursuing or worrying any
such domestic animal or poultry.
(b) Any person who is bitten, or who shows
visible evidence of attack by a dog, cat or other
animal when such person is not upon the premises
of the owner or keeper of such dog, cat or other
animal may kill such dog, cat or other animal
during such attack. Such person shall make
complaint concerning the circumstances of the
attack to the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL control officer or
the municipal animal control officer or regional
animal control officer of the town wherein such
dog, cat or other animal is owned or kept. Any
such officer to whom such complaint is made shall
immediately make an investigation of such
complaint.
(c) If such officer finds that the
complainant has been bitten or attacked by such
dog, cat or other animal when the complainant was
not upon the premises of the owner or keeper of
such dog, cat or other animal the officer shall
quarantine such dog, cat or other animal in a
public pound or order the owner or keeper to
quarantine it in a veterinary hospital, kennel or
other building or enclosure approved by the
commissioner for such purpose. When any dog, cat
or other animal has bitten a person on the
premises of the owner or keeper of such dog, cat
or other animal, the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL control officer, any
municipal animal control officer or regional
animal control officer may quarantine such dog,
cat or other animal on the premises of the owner
or keeper of such dog, cat or other animal. The
commissioner, the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL control officer, any
municipal animal control officer or any regional
animal control officer may make any order
concerning the restraint or disposal of any biting
dog, cat or other animal as he deems necessary.
Notice of any such order shall be given to the
person bitten by such dog, cat or other animal
within twenty-four hours. The owner shall pay five
dollars per day for the board of any such dog, cat
or other animal while it is quarantined in a
public pound in addition to any other legal fees
that may be due. On the fourteenth day of such
quarantine the dog, cat or other animal shall be
examined by the commissioner or someone designated
by him to determine whether such quarantine shall
be continued or removed. Whenever any quarantine
is ordered under the provisions of this section,
notice thereof shall be given to the commissioner
and to the person bitten or attacked by such dog,
cat or other animal within twenty-four hours. Any
owner or keeper of such dog, cat or other animal
who fails to comply with such order shall be fined
not more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned
not more than thirty days or both. If an owner or
keeper fails to comply with a quarantine or
restraining order made pursuant to this
subsection, the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL control officer, any
municipal animal control officer or regional
animal control officer may seize the dog, cat or
other animal to insure such compliance and the
owner or keeper shall be responsible for any
expenses resulting from such seizure. Any person
aggrieved by an order of any municipal animal
control officer, the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL control officer or
any regional animal control officer may request a
hearing before the commissioner within fourteen
days of the issuance of such order. After such
hearing, the commissioner may affirm, modify or
revoke such order as he deems proper. Any dog
owned by a police agency of the state or any of
its political subdivisions is exempt from the
provisions of this subsection when such dog is
under the direct supervision, care and control of
an assigned police officer, has been vaccinated
annually and is subject to routine veterinary
care.
(d) Any dog, while actually worrying or
pursuing deer, may be killed by the Chief [Canine]
ANIMAL Control Officer or [a canine] AN ANIMAL
control officer or by a conservation officer or
special conservation officer appointed by the
Commissioner of Environmental Protection, or by
any police officer or state policeman. The owner
or keeper of any dog found worrying or pursuing a
deer shall be fined not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or
imprisoned not more than sixty days or both.
(e) Any person who kills any dog, cat or
other animal in accordance with the provisions of
this section shall not be held criminally or
civilly liable therefor.
(f) The owner of any dog, cat or other animal
which has bitten or attacked a person and has been
quarantined pursuant to subsection (c) of this
section may authorize the humane euthanization of
such dog, cat or other animal by a licensed
veterinarian at any time before the end of the
fourteenth day of such quarantine. Any such dog,
cat or other animal so euthanized before the end
of the fourteenth day of quarantine shall be
examined for rabies by the Connecticut Department
of Public Health virology laboratory or any other
laboratory authorized by the Department of Public
Health to perform rabies examinations. The
veterinarian performing the euthanasia shall be
responsible for ensuring that the head of the
euthanized animal is delivered by him or his
designated agent within forty-eight hours to an
appropriate laboratory designated by said
department for rabies examination.
Sec. 16. Section 22-359 of the general
statutes, as amended by section 2 of public act
97-187, is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) The commissioner may make such orders for
the adequate confinement, control or destruction
of any dog, cat or other animal as he deems
necessary to prevent the spread of rabies and to
protect the public therefrom provided,
notwithstanding the provisions of section 22-358,
AS AMENDED BY THIS ACT, a local director of health
may order the destruction of any unowned animal
which is not currently vaccinated for rabies for
the purpose of rabies testing if the director
finds that the animal has bitten a person and the
health or life of such person may be threatened.
Any person who fails to comply with any order made
under the provisions of this section shall be
fined not more than one hundred dollars. The
commissioner, the Chief [Canine] ANIMAL Control
Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL control officer or
any municipal animal control officer may
quarantine any animal in a public pound,
veterinary hospital, kennel or other building or
enclosure approved by the commissioner for such
purpose, if in the determination of the
commissioner or such officer, such animal is rabid
or is suspected of being rabid, or has been bitten
by, or may have been bitten by, or has been in
contact with or exposed to, a rabid animal or an
animal suspected of carrying rabies or any wild
animal as defined in subsection (d) of this
section. The length of such quarantine period
shall be determined by the commissioner or the
State Veterinarian who shall take into account the
age, general health and vaccination history of the
animal as well as current accepted veterinary
practices. Any suspected or confirmed case of
rabies shall be reported to the commissioner by a
local director of health or board of health or any
veterinarian within twenty-four hours of receipt
of such information.
(b) Any dog, cat or other animal held in
quarantine which is clinically diagnosed as rabid
by two licensed veterinarians, at least one of
whom shall be engaged in private practice, shall
be humanely euthanized immediately without prior
notice to the owner or keeper of same. No person
who kills any animal in accordance with this
subsection shall be held criminally or civilly
liable therefor.
(c) Any animal, other than a dog, which is
quarantined pursuant to this section which is not
claimed by its owner or keeper within the period
of such quarantine may be sold by the municipal
animal control officer, if he finds that the
animal is in good health. The animal may only be
sold as a pet to a person who satisfies the
officer that the animal will be given a good home
and proper care. The municipal animal control
officer may retain possession of such animal for
such additional period of time as he may deem
advisable in order to place such animal. Any
animal, other than a dog, which is quarantined
pursuant to this section which is not claimed by
its owner or keeper within the period of such
quarantine and which is not sold by the municipal
animal control officer within five days of the
expiration of such quarantine may be disposed of
at the direction of the State Veterinarian. No
person who disposes of any animal in accordance
with this subsection shall be held criminally or
civilly liable therefor.
(d) The commissioner, any [canine or] animal
control officer or any state or municipal police
officer may immediately kill any wild animal which
is displaying behavior which causes the
commissioner or such officer to reasonably
conclude that such animal is rabid. For purposes
of this subsection, "wild animal" means any mammal
which is ferae naturae or wild by nature.
Sec. 17. Section 22-365 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
Any person who obstructs or attempts to
obstruct the commissioner, the Chief [Canine]
ANIMAL Control Officer, any [canine] ANIMAL
control officer or any municipal animal control
officer engaged in the discharge of any duty
imposed by this chapter shall be fined not more
than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more
than three months or both.
Sec. 18. Section 22-367 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
Any person owning, keeping or harboring a dog
or cat or maintaining a kennel or commercial
kennel who violates any provision of this chapter
for the violation of which no other penalty is
provided, or any regulation legally made and
published for restraining or destroying dogs or
cats, shall be fined not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than fifty dollars or imprisoned
not more than thirty days or both. No commercial
kennel shall board any dog or cat unless the owner
of the dog or cat presents a certificate of
vaccination as required by this chapter.
Constables, municipal animal control officers,
regional animal control officers, the Chief
[Canine] ANIMAL Control Officer, the [canine]
ANIMAL control officers, and all prosecuting
officers shall diligently inquire after, and
prosecute for, any violation of any provision of
this chapter, and the commissioner shall, upon the
complaint of any person that such officer is
dilatory or negligent in the performance of his
duties concerning the enforcement of any such
provision, take such action as he deems necessary
to secure such enforcement.
Sec. 19. Section 22-413 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) Any equine presented for public auction
in this state shall have a health certificate
issued by a veterinarian licensed pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 384 and cosigned by the
State Veterinarian. Such examination shall be
obtained within ten days prior to the auction and
shall be made at the expense of the owner.
(b) Any equine presented for public auction
in this state shall have a certificate indicating
a negative reaction to a coggins test which shall
be obtained within sixty days prior to such
auction.
[(c) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall
adopt regulations pursuant to chapter 54 to carry
out the purposes of this section.]
[(d)] (c) Any person violating any provision
of this section shall be fined not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars
for each violation.
Sec. 20. Section 22-197b of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) In addition to the requirements of
[sections 22-135 and] SECTION 22-197, each
container of milk or cream, yogurt, cream cheese,
cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, eggnog or sour
cream sold or offered for retail sale to
consumers, on and after January 1, 1982, shall be
clearly marked with the last date on which such
item may be sold or offered for sale. If such milk
or cream was pasteurized at a temperature of two
hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit or less, the
last sale date shall not exceed twelve days from
the day on which such milk or cream was
pasteurized except as provided in subsection (b)
of this section.
(b) The Milk Regulation Board shall adopt
regulations in accordance with chapter 54
establishing a uniform method of displaying such
date on such containers and a procedure which the
Commissioner of Agriculture shall follow for
approval of a last sale date for milk or cream in
excess of twelve days for milk or cream
pasteurized at a temperature of two hundred twelve
degrees Fahrenheit or less. The regulations shall
include but not be limited to procedures for
verification of an extended last sale date and
review of the appropriateness of such date. The
commissioner may authorize an extended last sale
date for milk or cream upon request of a milk
processor.
Sec. 21. Sections 22-37a, 22-135, 22-144a and
22-452 of the general statutes are repealed.
Sec. 22. This act shall take effect July 1,
1998.
Approved April 24, 1998