Sec. 21a-159. (Formerly Sec. 19-291). Penalty; civil remedy.
Sec. 21a-159. (Formerly Sec. 19-291). Penalty; civil remedy. (a) Any person
who violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation made thereunder, or fails
to comply with an order of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, shall be fined
not more than fifty dollars for the first offense, shall be fined not more than one hundred
dollars or imprisoned not more than ten days for the second offense and shall be fined
not more than two hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than thirty days for each
subsequent offense.
(b) The commissioner may apply to the Superior Court for and such court may,
upon hearing and for cause shown, grant a temporary or permanent injunction enjoining
any person from operating a bakery without a license issued in accordance with this
chapter, irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law. The
commissioner also may apply to the Superior Court for, and such court shall have jurisdiction to grant, a temporary restraining order pending a hearing. Such application for
injunctive or other appropriate relief shall be brought by the Attorney General.
(1949 Rev., S. 4009; 1949, S. 2112d; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 38, 42; P.A. 76-417, S. 2; P.A. 84-97, S. 4; 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. 76-417
added provisions re commissioner's application for injunctions and restraining orders; Sec. 19-291 transferred to Sec. 21a-159 in 1983; P.A. 84-97 divided section into Subsecs. and made technical change; 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2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.