Sec. 21a-146. (Formerly Sec. 19-280). Exemption; registration of plants. Labeling of unpasteurized apple juice or cider.
Sec. 21a-146. (Formerly Sec. 19-280). Exemption; registration of plants. Labeling of unpasteurized apple juice or cider. (a) Under the provisions of this part
apple juice is exempted from the provisions of part I. Any plant or place where juice is
extracted from apples or put in containers shall be registered with the Commissioner of
Consumer Protection and shall be subject to sanitary inspection by the commissioner
or his agents and to labeling regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The registration fee shall be ten dollars per year and shall accompany each registration application.
Each registration shall expire annually. The form of registration application shall be
specified by the commissioner.
(b) Each container in which unpasteurized apple juice or cider is sold shall carry a
label stating that such apple juice or cider is not pasteurized. Such label shall be printed
in at least ten-point type.
(1949 Rev., S. 3994-3996; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 38, 42; P.A. 76-187, S. 1, 2; P.A. 94-36, S. 27, 42; P.A. 97-217, S. 2;
June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of food and drugs with commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 76-187
increased registration fee from $2 to $10 per year; Sec. 19-280 transferred to Sec. 21a-146 in 1983; P.A. 94-36 eliminated
the reference to the "June thirtieth" license expiration date, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 97-217 designated existing
provisions as Subsec. (a), made technical changes in Subsec. (a) and added new Subsec. (b) re labeling of unpasteurized
apple juice and cider; 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Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.
See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule for license renewals.