Sec. 22-326d. Orders re environmental or health hazards at intensive poultry operations. Subsequent hearing.
Sec. 22-326d. Orders re environmental or health hazards at intensive poultry
operations. Subsequent hearing. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture, whenever he
finds after investigation, that any person who operated or is operating an intensive poultry operation regulated under the provisions of sections 22-323a to 22-323c, inclusive,
is causing, engaging in or maintaining, or is about to cause, engage in or maintain, any
condition or activity which in his judgment may result in the introduction or spread of
an environmental or health hazard, may take any action he deems necessary to prevent
such environmental or health hazard, including issuing an order, without prior hearing,
to such person to discontinue, abate or alleviate such condition or activity. Upon receipt
of such order such person shall immediately discontinue, abate or alleviate or shall
refrain from causing, engaging in or maintaining such condition or activity. The commissioner shall, within ten days of such order, hold a hearing to provide the person an
opportunity to be heard and show that such condition does not exist. Such order shall
remain in effect until ten days after the hearing within which time a new decision based
on the hearing shall be made.
(b) The commissioner, within available funds, may incur expenditures or contract
with any person to discontinue, abate or alleviate the condition or activity.
(P.A. 87-504, S. 2, 5; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 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Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.