Connecticut § 22-45 Prohibited advertising, labeling, offering or selling of eggs.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22-45 — Prohibited advertising, labeling, offering or selling of eggs.

Connecticut § 22-45

Title 22Agriculture. Domestic Animals

Ch. 423Grading and Marketing of Farm Products

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-45 (2026).

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(a)No person, firm or corporation shall advertise, falsely label, sell or offer for sale any eggs which do not conform to the provisions of this part.

(b)The sale of:

(1)Inedible or adulterated eggs, as defined under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or the federal Egg Products Inspection Act, as amended from time to time, or (2) incubated eggs is prohibited, except that incubated eggs may be sold as commercial feed or for other commercial purposes other than human consumption, provided such incubated eggs shall be broken and denatured on the premises where incubated, in a manner approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture or the commissioner's designated agent.

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(a) No person, firm or corporation shall advertise, falsely label, sell or offer for sale any eggs which do not conform to the provisions of this part. (b) The sale of: (1) Inedible or adulterated eggs, as defined under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or the federal Egg Products Inspection Act, as amended from time to time, or (2) incubated eggs is prohibited, except that incubated eggs may be sold as commercial feed or for other commercial purposes other than human consumption, provided such incubated eggs shall be broken and denatured on the premises where incubated, in a manner approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture or the commissioner's designated agent.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 3082; 1949, 1953, S. 1710d; 1959, P.A. 207, S. 1; 412, S. 16; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 13-241, S. 5.) History: 1959 acts added reference to required consultation with consumer protection commissioner re grades of eggs in Subsec. (a), deleted exception re Sec. 22-46 with regard to sale of inedible or incubated eggs and replaced commissioner of food and drugs with commissioner of consumer protection in Subsec. (b) and further replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 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; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced separate Commissioners of Agriculture and Consumer Protection with single 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; P.A. 13-241 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing provision re standards for quality and size for consumer grades established by commissioner with provision re conforming with provisions of part and amended Subsec. (b) by making technical changes, adding reference to adulterated eggs and federal Egg Products Inspection Act and replacing reference to Commissioner of Consumer Protection with reference to Commissioner of Agriculture or commissioner's designated agent, effective July 2, 2013.