Connecticut General Statutes/Title 22/Chapter 433/Section 22-301

CGS § 22-301. Sale of milk contingent on herd compliance with statutory provisions. New milk producer requirements. Surveillance testing of registered milk producing herds.

No milk may be offered for sale in Connecticut unless produced from herds complying with sections 22-287 and 22-298. For each new milk producer registered pursuant to section 22-172 or 22-173a, if such herd or any animals in such herd does not have a current tuberculosis and brucellosis negative test result, such herd shall be tested and found negative to a tuberculosis and brucellosis test prior to the issuance of the registration to produce milk. Such tuberculosis and brucellosis test may be conducted by employees of the department. Thereafter, each registered milk producing herd shall be surveillance tested for tuberculosis and brucellosis by the department at a frequency to be determined by the State Veterinarian.

Short History

(1955, S. 1788d; 1957, P.A. 36, S. 3; 1959, P.A. 477, S. 4; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 391, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 10-32, S. 83; P.A. 23-187, S. 11.)

Long History

History: 1959 acts replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources and replaced references to “brucellosis-free animals” with “herds complying with this act” and reference to herd which has reacted negatively to test; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1963 act replaced reference to repealed Sec. 22-299 with reference to Sec. 22-299a; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; June 30 Sp.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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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. 10-32 substituted “state Department of Agriculture” for “Livestock Division”, effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 23-187 deleted existing provisions re conditions for issuance of such permit and added reference to Sec. 22-287, added provisions re requirements for new milk producers and persons authorized to perform such testing and added provision re surveillance testing of registered herds for tuberculosis and brucellosis, effective June 28, 2023.