Sec. 21a-236. (Formerly Sec. 19-424). Inspection by commissioner. Disciplinary action. Penalties.
Sec. 21a-236. (Formerly Sec. 19-424). Inspection by commissioner. Disciplinary action. Penalties. (a) Each place where bedding or filling material is made, renovated, sterilized, sanitized or sold shall be subject to inspection by the commissioner
who may examine the contents of bedding and filling material and order off sale and
hold for evidence any bedding or filling material which the commissioner has reason
to believe was made or is being sold in violation of this chapter. No bedding or filling
material placed off sale by the commissioner shall be sold, altered, interfered with or
moved, in whole or in part, until the bedding or filling material is released by the commissioner.
(b) The commissioner may revoke or suspend any license or permit, reprimand any
licensee or permittee, deny an application for a license or permit or renewal thereof,
upon proof that: The applicant has made a false statement in the application for or
renewal of a license or permit; the applicant has violated any of the provisions of this
chapter; or the applicant has engaged in any fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.
(c) The department shall have the power to impose a civil penalty not exceeding
two hundred dollars for any violation.
(d) Upon notification of revocation or suspension, the person to whom a license or
permit was issued or his successor shall immediately return the licensee or permit to
the department.
(e) No license or permit shall be denied, suspended or revoked nor shall any civil
penalty be imposed until after a hearing held in accordance with chapter 54.
(f) Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any person has been
engaged or is engaged in an alleged violation of any provision of this chapter, the commissioner may request the Attorney General to apply to the Superior Court for an order
temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining the continuance of such violation
and such other relief as may be granted in equity. In such action the commissioner shall
be responsible for all necessary investigative support.
(1949 Rev., S. 4176; P.A. 82-326, S. 6, 7; P.A. 04-22, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 82-326 deleted previous provisions re fines and imprisonment imposed on violators of chapter provisions
and inserted listing of specific enforcement powers of commissioner; Sec. 19-424 transferred to Sec. 21a-236 in 1983;
P.A. 04-22 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to "sanitized".