Sec. 21-78. Restrictions by owners on suppliers of commodities and services, reviewable by department.
Sec. 21-78. Restrictions by owners on suppliers of commodities and services,
reviewable by department. No owner shall restrict without good cause the number of
suppliers of other commodities or services customarily delivered by home delivery
including but not limited to milk, bakery goods, newspapers, laundry and dry cleaning
and no owner shall receive, directly or indirectly, any fee, charge, commission or remuneration from any supplier. Any resident aggrieved by such a restriction without cause
may petition the department for review of such restriction. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter
54, if necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions
of chapter 54, the decision of the commissioner shall be final with respect to the petition.
(P.A. 74-333, S. 3, 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 251, 610; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 12; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c);
P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted "commissioner of consumer protection, with advice and comments from the commission" for "commission", effective January 1, 1979; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3 substituted department for commission; 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Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.