Sec. 22-39f. Penalty. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 22-39f. Penalty. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of sections 22-39a to 22-39e, inclusive, or who obstructs or hinders the Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or any of their authorized agents in the performance of their duties under the provisions of said sections, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars or more than fifty dollars for the first offense and not less than one hundred dollars or more than two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. In addition to such fine, the Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to deny, suspend or revoke the license provided for in said sections issued to such person.

      (1963, P.A. 72, S. 6; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-288, S. 89.)

      History: 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced separate Commissioners of Agriculture and Consumer Protection with single Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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. 05-288 made technical changes, effective July 13, 2005.