Connecticut § 21a-420y Product packager license.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 21a-420y — Product packager license.

Connecticut § 21a-420y

Title 21aConsumer Protection

Ch. 420hRegulation of Adult-Use Cannabis

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420y (2026).

Text

(a)On and after July 1, 2021, the department may issue or renew a license for a person to be a product packager. No person may act as a product packager or represent that such person is a product packager unless such person has obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section.

(b)A product packager may obtain cannabis from a producer, cultivator, micro-cultivator, food and beverage manufacturer or a product manufacturer, provided the product packager utilizes its own employees or a transporter. The product packager may sell, transfer or transport cannabis to and from any cannabis establishment, cannabis testing laboratory or research program, provided the product packager only transports cannabis packaged at its licensed establishment and utilizing its own employees or a t

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(a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may issue or renew a license for a person to be a product packager. No person may act as a product packager or represent that such person is a product packager unless such person has obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section. (b) A product packager may obtain cannabis from a producer, cultivator, micro-cultivator, food and beverage manufacturer or a product manufacturer, provided the product packager utilizes its own employees or a transporter. The product packager may sell, transfer or transport cannabis to and from any cannabis establishment, cannabis testing laboratory or research program, provided the product packager only transports cannabis packaged at its licensed establishment and utilizing its own employees or a transporter. (c) A product packager shall be responsible for ensuring that cannabis products are labeled and packaged in compliance with the provisions of RERACA and the policies and procedures issued by the commissioner to implement, and any regulations adopted pursuant to, RERACA. (d) A product packager shall ensure all equipment utilized for processing and packaging cannabis is sanitary and inspected regularly to deter the adulteration of cannabis. (e) (1) A product packager may expand the product packager's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer if: (A) The product packager submits to the department (i) a completed license expansion application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, and (ii) the fee prescribed in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e ; and (B) the commissioner authorizes the product packager, in writing, to expand such product packager's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer. (2) A product packager that expands the product packager's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer under this subsection shall comply with all provisions of this chapter, and all regulations, policies and procedures prescribed pursuant to this chapter, concerning product manufacturers. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this chapter, or any regulation, policy or procedure prescribed pursuant to this chapter, concerning product packagers and any such provision, regulation, policy or procedure concerning product manufacturers, the provision, regulation, policy or procedure imposing the more stringent public health and safety standard shall prevail.

Legislative History

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 46; P.A. 23-79, S. 36; P.A. 24-76, S. 18.) History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-79 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re product packager utilize its own employees or transporter, adding “and from” and substituting “cannabis testing laboratory” for “laboratory”, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 24-76 added Subsec. (e) re expansion of product packager's authorized activities to include authorized activities of product manufacturer, effective July 1, 2024.