Sec. 22-64. Duties of Marketing Authority. Regulations.
Sec. 22-64. Duties of Marketing Authority. Regulations. The Marketing Authority shall develop the marketing facilities of Connecticut agriculture to bring about
a wider and more economical distribution of Connecticut's agricultural products through
the development of existing farmers' markets and through the establishment, acquisition, development and operation of market facilities, including land and buildings, by
purchase, construction or condemnation; provided, however, that any such real estate
acquisitions financed by bonds involving the full faith and credit of the state shall be
subject to the provisions of section 4b-23. Subject to the provisions of section 4b-3, the
Marketing Authority may lease the land or markets under the control of the authority.
The Marketing Authority shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54 concerning the leasing of land or markets. The Marketing Authority shall
maintain a written record of the reasons why a prospective tenant has been granted or
denied a lease, and shall notify applicants that such a record is available for inspection.
Any such market or land may be leased in portions (1) to an agricultural cooperative
organized under the laws of this state and (2) to wholesalers of farm produce or farm
supplies and (3) to dealers in other commodities, if the authority determines that the
sale of such other commodities is of general benefit to the market, and (4) to persons
rendering services connected therewith essential to the market, subject to such regulations as the Marketing Authority promulgates. Such leases shall be for periods determined by the authority, not to exceed ninety-nine years, and may be renewed for like
periods. Said leases may be terminated upon mutual agreement by both parties thereto.
Except as provided in section 22-63a, the appointment of all necessary employees by
the Marketing Authority shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 67. The Marketing
Authority shall, for the purpose of providing for the payment of the expenses of the
market and the construction, improvements, repairs, maintenance and operation of its
properties, fix, charge and collect rentals and charges for stores, stalls, space, buildings,
equipment and other appurtenances, privileges and services furnished or performed,
in or in connection with the market. The Marketing Authority shall have charge and
supervision of repairs, maintenance and capital improvements of its properties provided
that contracts may be submitted to the Commissioner of Public Works for review. The
Marketing Authority may collect any charges due a cooperative from its sublessees and
may apply any sums so collected to the payment of rent payable to the authority by such
cooperative. The Marketing Authority shall promulgate reasonable regulations relating
to the use and operation of the market and its premises, equipment and facilities; marketing hours and days; sanitation; weight, measurement and display of products; inspection
of products by the authority, and traffic and parking regulation, all in the interest of the
public safety and convenience and to insure the most efficient and economical use of
market property. The Marketing Authority, or a committee thereof to be designated by
the authority, after hearing, may impose a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars
for each violation of any of such regulations, and said authority may provide for the
removal from the market premises of any motor vehicle operated or parked in violation
of any regulation. The nonpayment of any penalty imposed as herein provided shall be
grounds for eviction and exclusion from the market of the person or corporation upon
whom the penalty is imposed and in addition the amount of such penalty may be recovered by the authority in a civil action. Any person or corporation aggrieved by the
imposition of penalties in excess of fifty dollars in the aggregate may appeal to the
superior court for the judicial district of Hartford.
(1949 Rev., S. 3102; 1949, 1953, 1955, S. 1717d; 1957, P.A. 268, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 537, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 152;
P.A. 75-425, S. 52, 57; P.A. 76-436, S. 447, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 83-487, S. 25, 33; P.A. 84-98, S. 2; P.A.
87-496, S. 89, 110; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6.)
History: 1965 act provided that leases may be terminated by mutual agreement of parties; 1971 act added Subdiv.
indicators and specified that lease may be made to dealers in commodities other than produce or farm supplies if the
authority considers sale of commodities of benefit to market; P.A. 75-425 added proviso requiring that real estate acquisitions financed by bond involving full faith and credit of state be subject to Sec. 4-26b; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of
common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 replaced "Hartford county" with "judicial district
of Hartford-New Britain"; P.A. 83-487 amended section to require adoption of regulations re leasing of land or markets
and to provide that authority is to have charge and supervision of repairs, maintenance and capital improvements of its
properties; P.A. 84-98 added reference to power of marketing authority to lease land or markets under its control; P.A. 87-496 substituted "public works" for "administrative services" commissioner and allowed, instead of required, marketing
authority to submit contracts to commissioner of public works for review; P.A. 88-230 replaced "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" with "judicial district of Hartford", effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of
P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from
September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230
from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.