§ 53-329 — Products of prison labor. Proceeds from sales credited to industrial fund.

No person, firm or corporation shall possess, use, distribute, exchange, sell or offer for sale in this state any goods, wares or merchandise manufactured, produced or mined wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners of this or any other state, except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation; provided nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid the sale of such goods to the state or any political subdivision thereof, or to any public institution owned and managed or controlled by the state or by any political subdivision thereof, when such goods are to be used or possessed solely by the state, such political subdivision thereof or such institution, or to any person, firm or corporation which may purchase such goods for its use or consumption but not for resale, when such purchase has been approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services or to forbid sales under the provisions of section 18-46a. Nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid the sale of products or by-products of farming operations conducted for the dual purpose of keeping convicts or prisoners employed and of producing food for use in state institutions, such by-products to include but not to be limited to bulls or bull calves or parts of carcasses thereof resulting from operations conducted to produce milk and cockerel chicks resulting from the incubation of eggs in egg-production activities. The proceeds from all sales resulting from such activities shall be paid to the Treasurer and credited to the industrial fund for the institutions of the Department of Correction created pursuant to section 18-88. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. See Sec. 18-88 re industrial activities in correctional institutions.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 8628; 1953, S. 3303d; 1963, P.A. 239, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 70, 610; P.A. 84-236, S. 3; P.A. 85-150, S. 1, 2; 85-613, S. 78, 154; P.A. 12-80, S. 186.) History: 1963 act added reference to sales under Sec. 18-46b; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 84-236 added provision requiring proceeds of sales to be paid to treasurer and credited to industrial fund for institutions of department of corrections created pursuant to Sec. 18-88; P.A. 85-150 added provision re sale of “products” of farming operations; P.A. 85-613 made technical change; P.A. 12-80 changed penalty from a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days or both to a class C misdemeanor.