(a) If the Commissioner of Consumer Protection has reasonable cause to believe that a person licensed by him under section 21a-246, or any licensed practitioner, is violating or has violated any provision of sections 21a-243 to 21a-282, inclusive, relative to controlled substances, he may hold a hearing as to such violation upon reasonable notice and give opportunity to be heard to such licensee or practitioner.

(b) The commissioner may subpoena witnesses and papers on his own behalf and, if requested by the practitioner or licensee, may subpoena witnesses and papers in his behalf, may administer oaths, may compel the testimony of witnesses, may examine witnesses and may issue commissions to take testimony and testimony so taken and sworn to shall be admissible at such hearing. At such hearing the practitioner or licensee shall be entitled to representation by counsel.

(c) If the commissioner after a hearing finds that a person is violating or has violated any provision of sections 21a-243 to 21a-282, inclusive, he may revoke or suspend any license issued by him and forward his findings and the record upon which they are based to any other authority licensing such person with a recommendation that disciplinary action be taken.

(1967, P.A. 555, S. 34; 1969, P.A. 753, S. 17; 1972, P.A. 278, S. 22; P.A. 73-681, S. 16, 29; P.A. 74-338, S. 19, 94; P.A. 87-129, S. 7; P.A. 88-364, S. 28, 123; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

History: 1969 act added reference to cannabis-type drugs in Subsec. (a); 1972 act substituted “substances” for “drugs” and replaced reference to repealed Sec. 19-450 with reference to Sec. 19-451; P.A. 73-681 substituted “any licensed practitioner” for “pharmacist”, deleted exclusion for violations relative to narcotic or cannabis-type substances, deleted reference to hearings held by commissioner of health and removed obsolete provision re cooperation between consumer protection and health commissioners to avoid duplication of hearings; P.A. 74-338 made technical correction in Subsec. (c); Sec. 19-478 transferred to Sec. 21a-275 in 1983; P.A. 87-129 substituted reference to Sec. 21a-243 for Sec. 21a-242, repealed by the same act; P.A. 88-364 made technical change in Subsec. (c); 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of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.

Cited. 207 C. 698.