CGS § 25-133. Exemptions.

(a) Where the board finds that compliance with all requirements of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, other than requirements related to the purity, potability and safeguarding of well water, would result in undue hardship, an exemption from one or more of such requirements may be granted by the board, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, to the extent necessary to ameliorate such undue hardship and to the extent such exemption can be granted without impairing the intent and purpose of this chapter.

(b) With respect to matters related to the purity, potability and safeguarding of well water under section 19a-37, where a local director of health finds that compliance with all requirements of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant thereto would result in undue hardship, an exemption from one or more of such requirements may be granted by the local director of health upon a finding by such local director of health that such exemption can be granted without adversely affecting the purity and adequacy of the well water.

Short History

(1969, P.A. 659, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 183, 610; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 24-142, S. 25.)

Long History

History: P.A. 77-614 made granting of exemption subject to consumer protection commissioner's approval, effective January 1, 1979; 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of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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; P.A. 24-142 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added exception re requirements related to purity, potability and safeguarding of well water and made a technical change, and added Subsec. (b) re matters related to purity, potability and safeguarding of well water under Sec. 19a-37, effective June 6, 2024.