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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7107
January Session, 2019
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E THEFT OF WASTE VEG ETABLE OIL OR
ANIMAL FATS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 53a-125 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
(a) A person is guilty of larceny in the fourth degree when he 3
commits larceny as defined in section 53a-119, and: (1) The property 4
consists of waste vegetable oil or animal fats; or (2) the value of the 5
property or service exceeds one thousand dollars. 6
(b) For purposes of this section, "waste vegetable oil or animal fats" 7
means used vegetable oil or animal fats stored by a school, restaurant, 8
institutional cafeteria or other institution or business for the purpose of 9
collection and recycling of such oil or fats, including the conversion of 10
such oil or fats into a biodiesel blend, as defined in section 16a-21b. 11
[(b)] (c) Larceny in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor. 12
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 53a-125
JUD Joint Favorable Subst. Substitute Bill No. 7107
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