Sec. 22-28. Labels for standard grades.
Sec. 22-28. Labels for standard grades. The Commissioner of Agriculture may
determine or design brands to be used on labels for identifying farm products packed
in accordance with the official grades and standards established under the provisions
of section 22-27, and shall cause such labels to be printed and distributed at a reasonable
price. A written application to the Commissioner of Agriculture for permission to use
any such label and a written permission therefor, signed by the commissioner or an
authorized assistant, shall be a condition precedent to the use of any such label. Said
commissioner may revoke the right to use any such label whenever it appears on investigation that such label has been misused.
(1949 Rev., S. 3066; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 5; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 85-204, S. 2, 14;
June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 acts replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural
resources and required consultation with consumer protection commissioner re brands; 1961 act replaced commissioner
of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced
commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 85-204 eliminated the requirement that the commissioner of consumer protection be consulted; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of
Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed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.