Sec. 21a-34. (Formerly Sec. 19-193a). Vending machines. Definitions.
Sec. 21a-34. (Formerly Sec. 19-193a). Vending machines. Definitions. As used
in sections 21a-34 to 21a-45, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection;
(2) "Vending machine" means any self-service device offered for public use upon
public or private property which, upon insertion of a coin, coins or token, or by other
means, dispenses unit servings of food or beverage, either in bulk or in package, without
the necessity of replenishing the device between each vending operation;
(3) "Food" means any raw, cooked or processed edible substance, cough drops of
a nonmedicinal type, beverage or ingredient used or intended for use in the whole, or
in part, for human consumption;
(4) "Readily perishable foods" means any food or beverage or ingredients consisting in whole or in part of milk, milk products, eggs, meat, fish, poultry or other food
capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of microorganisms which can cause
food infections or food intoxication, except products in hermetically sealed containers
processed by heat to prevent spoilage, and dehydrated, dry or powdered products so
low in moisture content as to preclude development of microorganisms;
(5) "Hot liquid food or beverage" means liquid food or beverage, the temperature
of which at the time of service to the consumer is at least one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit;
(6) "Single service articles" means any utensil, container, implement or wrapper
intended for use only once in the preparation, storage, display, service or consumption
of food or beverage;
(7) "Product contact surface" means any surface of the vending machine, appurtenances or containers which comes into direct contact with any food, beverage or ingredient;
(8) A food is "adulterated" (A) if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious
substance which may be injurious to health; (B) if it bears or contains any added poisonous or deleterious substance for which no safe tolerance has been established by regulation, or in excess of such tolerance if one has been established; (C) if it consists in whole
or in part of any filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for
human consumption; (D) if it has been prepared, packed or stored under unsanitary
conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth or rendered injurious
to health; or (E) if the container is composed in whole or in part of a poisonous or
deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health;
(9) "Misbranding" means the use of any written, printed or graphic matter upon or
accompanying products or containers dispensed from vending machines, including
signs or placards displayed in relation to such products so dispensed, which is false or
misleading or which violates any applicable local, state or federal labeling requirements;
(10) "Operator" means any person who owns or operates or who, on his own behalf
or through an agent or employee, prepares or transports any food or beverage dispensed
in any vending machine or who supplies or replenishes the contents of any such machine;
(11) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association;
(12) "Employee" means any supplier or any person employed by him who handles
any food, beverage or ingredient to be dispensed through vending machines, or who
comes into contact with food contact surfaces of containers, equipment, utensils or
packaging materials used in connection with vending machine operations, or who otherwise services or maintains one or more such machines.
(1961, P.A. 579, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 345; 576; 1971, P.A. 380; P.A. 95-79, S. 74, 189; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S.
146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1963 acts added "cough drops" to definition of food and changed definition of operator to refer to more than
three rather than one vending machine; 1971 act divided section into alphabetically designated Subdivs. and redefined
"operator" to add phrase "who owns or operates" and made definition applicable to single vending machines rather than
to "more than three" vending machines; Sec. 19-193a transferred to Sec. 21a-34 in 1983 and alphabetic Subdiv. indicators
replaced with numeric Subdiv. indicators and numeric Subpara. indicators revised accordingly to achieve conformity with
general use elsewhere in general statutes; P.A. 95-79 redefined "person" to include a limited liability company, effective
May 31, 1995; 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.