(a) Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the production of milk for pasteurization in Connecticut, which milk or the products thereof are to be used or disposed of elsewhere than on the premises where such milk is to be produced shall register with the Commissioner of Agriculture in a manner prescribed, and on forms furnished by the commissioner for such registration.

(b) Milk shall not be used, sold, offered for sale or disposed of away from any dairy farm located in Connecticut without a permit from the commissioner.

(c) Such permits may be renewed annually upon written application to the commissioner, shall be designated “Dairy Farm Permit” or “Milk Producer Permit” and may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner for cause.

(1949 Rev., S. 3215; 1953, S. 1758d; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 78-358, S. 4, 6; P.A. 79-200; P.A. 91-312, S. 23; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 34, 55; P.A. 94-171; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-175, S. 8.)

History: 1959 act 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. 78-358 referred specifically to Subsec. (a) of Sec. 22-173 rather than to whole section as previously; P.A. 79-200 changed month for renewing registration from April to January; P.A. 91-312 divided section into Subsecs., required the registration to be renewed annually during the first six months of the calendar year rather than during the month of January, deleted the requirement that the commissioner furnish copies of dairy farm permits or a certified list thereof to be kept on file by the dairy plant or milk dealer, and provided that the penalty for a violation shall be a civil penalty rather than “the penalty prescribed by section 22-203”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12 amended Subsec. (a) by establishing a registration fee for the sale, use or disposal of milk; P.A. 94-171 amended Subsec. (a) to delete $25 annual fee for registration and deleted Subsec. (d) re penalties for violation of this section; 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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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. 05-175 added provision re milk for pasteurization, deleted provision re entities located outside Connecticut, made a technical change and deleted annual registration requirement in Subsec. (a), added provision re offering milk for sale and deleted out-of-state seller permit requirement in Subsec. (b), and added discretionary annual permit renewal authority and changed names of permits in Subsec. (c).

See Sec. 22-301 re requirement that milk herd must test negative for tuberculosis and brucellosis before issuance of permit.