Sec. 21a-103. (Formerly Sec. 19-223). Emergency permit control.
Sec. 21a-103. (Formerly Sec. 19-223). Emergency permit control. (a) Whenever the commissioner finds, after investigation, that the distribution in intrastate commerce of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms during
the manufacture, processing or packing thereof in any locality, be injurious to health,
and that such injurious nature cannot be adequately determined after such articles have
entered intrastate commerce, he then, and in such case only, shall promulgate regulations
providing for the issuance, to manufacturers, processors or packers of such class of food
in such locality, of permits to which shall be attached such conditions governing the
manufacture, processing or packing of such class of food, for such temporary period of
time, as may be necessary to protect the public health; and, after the effective date of
such regulations, and during such temporary period, no person shall introduce or deliver
for introduction into intrastate commerce any such food manufactured, processed or
packed by any such manufacturer, processor or packer unless such manufacturer, processor or packer holds a permit issued by the commissioner as provided by such regulations.
Such regulations shall conform, so far as practicable, with those promulgated under
Section 344 (a) of the federal act.
(b) The commissioner is authorized to suspend immediately, upon notice, any permit issued under authority of this section, if it is found that any of the conditions of the
permit have been violated. The holder of a permit so suspended shall be privileged at
any time to apply for the reinstatement of such permit, and the commissioner shall,
immediately, after prompt hearing and an inspection of the factory or establishment,
reinstate such permit, if it is found that adequate measures have been taken to comply
with and maintain the conditions of the permit, as originally issued or as amended.
(c) Any officer or employee designated by the commissioner shall have access to
any factory or establishment, the operator of which holds a permit from the commissioner, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the conditions of the permit are
being complied with, and denial of access for such inspection shall be ground for suspension of the permit until such access is freely given by the operator.
(1949 Rev., S. 3941.)
History: Sec. 19-223 transferred to Sec. 21a-103 in 1983.