Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06500 Latest Draft

Bill / Chaptered Version Filed 06/16/2021

                             
 
 
Substitute House Bill No. 6500 
 
Public Act No. 21-89 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTAL REVISIONS TO THE 
STATE'S HEMP PROGRAM STATUTE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Section 22-61l of the general statutes is repealed and the 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 
(a) For the purpose of this section and section 22-61m, the following 
terms have the same meaning as provided in 7 CFR 990.1, as amended 
from time to time: "Acceptable hemp THC level", "Agricultural 
marketing service", "Audit", "Cannabis", "Conviction", "Corrective 
action plan", "Culpable mental state greater than negligence", 
"Decarboxylated", "Decarboxylation", "Disposal", "Dry weight basis", 
"Gas chromatography", "Geospatial location", "Handle", ["High-
performance liquid] "Liquid chromatography", "Immature plants", 
"Information sharing system", "Measurement of uncertainty", 
"Negligence", "Phytocannabinoid", "Postdecarboxylation", [and] 
"Remediation", "Reverse distributor" and "Total THC". In addition, for 
the purpose of this section and section 22-61m: 
(1) "Cannabidiol" or "CBD" means the nonpsychotropic compound by 
the same name; 
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describing the results of the laboratory's testing of a sample; 
(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture, or the 
commissioner's designated agent; 
(4) "Cultivate" means to plant, grow, harvest, handle and store a plant 
or crop;  
(5) "Federal act" means the United States Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946, 7 USC 1639o et seq., as amended from time to time; 
(6) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture; 
(7) "Hemp" has the same meaning as provided in the federal act; 
(8) "Hemp products" means all manufacturer hemp products and 
producer hemp products; 
(9) "Independent testing laboratory" means a facility: 
(A) For which no person who has any direct or indirect financial or 
managerial interest in the laboratory and also has any direct or indirect 
interest in a facility that: 
(i) Produces, distributes, manufactures or sells hemp or hemp 
products, or marijuana in any state or territory of the United States; or 
(ii) Cultivates, processes, distributes, dispenses or sells marijuana; 
and 
(B) That is accredited as a laboratory in compliance with section 21a-
408-59 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies; 
(10) "Laboratory" means a laboratory that meets the requirements of 
7 CFR 990.3 and that is accredited as a testing laboratory to International 
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 by a third-party 
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Accreditation or the Assured Calibration and Laboratory Accreditation 
Select Services; 
(11) "Law enforcement agency" means the Connecticut State Police, 
the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of 
Agriculture, the Department of Consumer Protection Drug Control 
Division or any other federal, state or local law enforcement agency or 
drug suppression unit; 
(12) "Licensee" means an individual or entity that possesses a license 
to produce or manufacture hemp or hemp products in this state; 
(13) "Manufacture" means the conversion of the hemp plant into a by-
product by means of adding heat, solvents or any method of extraction 
that modifies the original composition of the plant for the purpose of 
creating a manufacturer hemp product for commercial or research 
purposes; 
(14) "Manufacturer" means a person in the state licensed by the 
Commissioner of Consumer Protection to manufacture, handle, store 
and market manufacturer hemp products pursuant to the provisions of 
section 22-61m and any regulation adopted pursuant to section 22-61m; 
(15) "Marijuana" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-
240; 
(16) "Market" or "marketing" means promoting, distributing or 
selling a hemp product within the state, in another state or outside of 
the United States and includes efforts to advertise and gather 
information about the needs or preferences of potential consumers or 
suppliers; 
(17) "On-site manager" means the individual designated by the 
producer license applicant or producer responsible for on-site 
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(18) "Pesticide" has the same meaning as "pesticide chemical" as 
provided in section 21a-92; 
(19) "Lot" means a contiguous area in a field, greenhouse or indoor 
growing structure containing the same variety or strain of hemp 
throughout the area; 
(20) "Post-harvest sample" means a representative sample of the form 
of hemp taken from the harvested hemp from a particular lot's harvest 
that is collected in accordance with the procedures established by the 
commissioner; 
(21) "Pre-harvest sample" means a composite, representative portion 
from plants in a hemp lot, that is collected in accordance with the 
procedures established by the commissioner; 
(22) "Produce" means to cultivate hemp or create any producer hemp 
product; 
(23) "State plan" means a state plan, as described in the federal act and 
as authorized pursuant to this section; 
(24) "THC" means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; 
(25) "Controlled Substances Act" or "CSA" means the Controlled 
Substances Act as codified in 21 USC 801 et seq.; 
(26) "Criminal history report" means [the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation's Identity History Summary] the fingerprint-based state 
and national criminal history record information obtained in accordance 
with section 29-17a; 
(27) "Drug Enforcement Administration" or "DEA" means the United 
States Drug Enforcement Administration; 
(28) "Farm service agency" or "FSA" means an agency of the United  Substitute House Bill No. 6500 
 
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States Department of Agriculture; 
(29) "Key participant" means a sole proprietor, a partner in 
partnership or a person with executive managerial control in an entity, 
including persons such as a chief executive officer, chief operating 
officer and chief financial officer; 
(30) "Manufacturer hemp product" means a commodity 
manufactured from the hemp plant, for commercial or research 
purposes, that is intended for human ingestion, inhalation, absorption 
or other internal consumption, that contains a THC concentration of not 
more than 0.3 per cent on a dry weight basis or per volume or weight of 
such manufacturer hemp product; 
(31) "Producer" means an individual or entity licensed by the 
commissioner to produce and market producer hemp produ cts 
pursuant to the federal act, the state plan, the provisions of this section 
and the regulations adopted pursuant to this section; 
(32) "Producer hemp product" means any of the following produced 
in this state: Raw hemp product, fiber-based hemp product or animal 
hemp food product, and each of which contains a THC concentration of 
not more than 0.3 per cent on a dry weight basis or per volume or weight 
of such producer hemp product; 
(33) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture; 
(34) "Entity" means a corporation, joint stock company, association, 
limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability 
company, irrevocable trust, estate, charitable organization or other 
similar organization, including any such organization participating in 
the hemp production as a partner in a general partnership, a participant 
in a joint venture or a participant in a similar organization; and 
(35) "Homogenize" means to blend hemp into a mixture that has a  Substitute House Bill No. 6500 
 
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uniform quality and content throughout such mixture. 
(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall establish and operate an 
agricultural pilot program, as defined in 7 USC 5940, as amended from 
time to time, for hemp research to enable the department, and its 
licensees, to study methods of producing and marketing hemp. All 
producer licensees licensed pursuant to this section shall be participants 
in the state agricultural pilot program for hemp research. Until such 
time as said commissioner adopts regulations, in accordance with the 
provisions of chapter 54, the Department of Agriculture shall utilize 
procedures and guidance policies that the commissioner deems to be 
consistent with the provisions of 7 USC 5940, as amended from time to 
time, provided such procedures and guidance policies shall, at a 
minimum, require: (1) The commissioner to certify and register any site 
used to grow hemp, (2) any person who produces hemp to produce 
plants that meet the definition of hemp and verify such, (3) the 
maintenance of records by any person who grows hemp and the 
availability of inspection of such records by the commissioner, and (4) 
verification of compliance with the definition of hemp by a laboratory, 
at the expense of any licensee. The provisions of this section shall take 
precedence over any such procedure or guidance policy. Participants in 
the state agricultural pilot program for hemp research shall be licensed 
in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such pilot program 
shall operate until the earlier of the date of a fully approved state plan 
under the federal act, as described in this section, or the date of repeal 
of the federal law permitting the state's agricultural pilot program for 
hemp research. 
(c) (1) The commissioner shall prepare a state plan in accordance with 
the federal act and 7 CFR 990.3, for approval by the Governor, in 
consultation with the office of the Chief State's Attorney and the 
Attorney General. The state plan, once approved by the Governor and 
the Attorney General, shall be submitted by the commissioner to the  Substitute House Bill No. 6500 
 
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United States Secretary of Agriculture for his or her approval. The 
commissioner shall have the authority to amend the state plan, in 
consultation with the Governor, the Attorney General and the office of 
the Chief State's Attorney, as necessary to comply with the federal act. 
(2) The commissioner shall operate the state plan, which shall 
include, at a minimum, the following requirements: 
(A) The sampling of hemp shall comply, at a minimum, with 7 CFR 
[990.3(a)(2)] 990.3 and be performed by [the commissioner, the 
commissioner's designated agents, or] an authorized sampling agent; 
(B) The testing of hemp shall comply, at a minimum, with 7 CFR 
[990.3(a)(3)] 990.3; 
(C) The control, remediation and disposal of noncompliant cannabis 
plants shall comply with 7 CFR 990.27 and 7 CFR 990.3; 
(D) The department shall comply with all recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements in the federal act, and 7 CFR 990.1 to 7 CFR 
990.71, inclusive; 
(E) The department shall comply with enforcement procedures in 7 
CFR 990.6; 
(F) The department shall conduct annual inspections of, at a 
minimum, a random sample of producers to verify that hemp is not 
produced in violation of the federal act, the state plan and the provisions 
of this section, and shall enforce any violation as provided for in the 
federal act and as defined in 7 CFR 990.6; 
(G) Producers shall report their required license, lot and hemp crop 
acreage information to FSA, in accordance with the requirements in 7 
CFR 990.7; and 
(H) Producers shall report to the commissioner the total acreage of  Substitute House Bill No. 6500 
 
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hemp planted, harvested and, if applicable, disposed of or remediated, 
and such other information as the commissioner may require. 
(3) All sampling and testing of hemp shall be done using protocols 
that are at least as statistically valid as the USDA's published protocols 
for sampling and testing of hemp, which protocols shall be posted on 
the department's Internet web site. During a scheduled sample 
collection, the producer, or an authorized representative of the 
producer, shall be present at the lot. A producer shall not harvest the 
cannabis crop prior to the taking of samples. Samples of hemp plant 
material from one lot shall not be commingled with hemp plant material 
from other lots. Lots tested and not certified by a laboratory at or below 
the acceptable hemp THC level shall be handled, remediated and 
disposed of in accordance with the federal act, the provisions of this 
section and the state plan, as applicable. 
(4) The commissioner shall collect, maintain and provide to the 
USDA, on a timely basis, and not less than once per month, license status 
of each hemp producer, contact information for each hemp producer 
licensed in the state, including lot legal descriptions and locations, and 
any changes to such information. The commissioner shall also report to 
the USDA, on a timely basis, and not less than once per month, all 
required hemp test results and disposal information for all 
nonconforming hemp plants and plant material. Such information shall 
not include state and federal fingerprint-based records pursuant to 
section 29-17a. 
(d) The commissioner shall have the authority to enforce the federal 
act, as amended from time to time, the state plan, this section and any 
regulations adopted in accordance with the federal act and chapter 54 
for hemp production in the state. The commissioner shall have the 
authority to enforce the applicable standards for producer hemp 
products. The commissioner may consult, collaborate and enter into 
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or political subdivision of the state concerning application of the 
provisions of the federal act and the regulations adopted pursuant to the 
federal act, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
section. 
(e) Any person who produces hemp shall: (1) Be licensed by the 
commissioner; (2) comply with the federal act, the state plan, the 
provisions of this section and any regulation adopted pursuant to this 
section; and (3) transport hemp and hemp samples in a manner and with 
such documentation as required by the commissioner. 
(f) Any person who sells hemp products shall not be required to be 
licensed provided such person only engages in: (1) The retail or 
wholesale sale of hemp or hemp products in which no further 
producing or manufacturing of the hemp products occurs and the hemp 
products are acquired from a person authorized under the laws of this 
state or another state, territory or possession of the United States or 
another sovereign entity to possess and sell such hemp products; (2) the 
acquisition of hemp or hemp products for the sole purpose of product 
distribution for resale; or (3) the retail sale of hemp products that are 
otherwise authorized under federal or state law. 
(g) Any applicant for a license pursuant to this section shall meet each 
of the following requirements, as applicable: 
(1) Each applicant, whether an individual or an entity, shall submit 
an application for a license that consists, at a minimum, of the following: 
(A) The name, telephone number, electronic mail address, business 
address and address of any individual who is the applicant, the full 
name of any entity that is the applicant, including any applicable 
principal business location and the full name, title and electronic mail 
address of each key participant; (B) the name and address of each lot for 
the hemp cultivation or producing location; (C) the geospatial location 
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description of each lot used for the hemp cultivation; (D) the acreage 
size of each lot where the hemp will be cultivated; (E) written consent 
allowing the commissioner to conduct both scheduled and random 
inspections of and around the premises on which the hemp is to be 
cultivated, harvested, stored and produced; (F) the applicant's employer 
identification number or the applicant's Social Security number if an 
employer identification number is not available; and [(F)] (G) any other 
information as may be required by the commissioner; 
(2) Each individual who is an applicant and each key participant of 
any entity applying for a producer license, or renewal thereof, shall 
submit to state and national fingerprint-based criminal history records 
checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a, at his or her own 
expense; [. For the period commencing on the effective date of this 
section and ending on December 31, 2021, the results of any such 
criminal history records checks shall be provided by such applicants 
and key participants to the commissioner for review;]  
(3) No individual, including any key participant of any entity, who 
has been convicted of any state or federal felony, [as prescribed in the 
federal act] related to a controlled substance, shall be eligible to obtain 
or hold a producer license for ten years from the date of the conviction, 
provided such restriction shall not apply to any individual who lawfully 
grew hemp with a license, registration or authorization under any state 
pilot program authorized by section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
before December 20, 2018. Any individual or entity that materially 
falsifies any information in an application pursuant to this section shall 
be ineligible to obtain a producer license; and 
(4) Each individual or entity who is required by this section to obtain 
a producer license shall pay for all costs of sampling, testing, retesting 
and resampling any samples at a laboratory for the purpose of 
determining the THC concentration level of any cannabis under their 
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by this section to obtain a producer license shall pay for all costs of 
disposal of all noncompliant cannabis plants under their control, or in 
their possession. 
(h) Any producer license issued by the commissioner shall expire on 
the third following December thirty-first and may be renewed during 
the preceding month of October. Such licenses shall not be transferable. 
(i) The following fees shall apply for each producer license and 
inspection: 
(1) A nonrefundable license application fee of fifty dollars, provided 
any constituent unit of higher education, state agency or department 
shall be exempt from such application fee if such production is for 
research purposes; 
(2) A nonrefundable triennial producer license fee of four hundred 
fifty dollars for up to one acre of planned hemp plantings and thirty 
dollars per each additional acre of planned hemp plantings rounded to 
the nearest acre, except no license fee charged shall exceed three 
thousand dollars, provided any constituent unit of higher education, 
state agency or department shall be exempt from such license fee if such 
production is for research purposes; and 
(3) In the event that resampling by the commissioner is required due 
to a test result that shows a violation of any provision of this section or 
any regulation adopted pursuant to this section, the licensee shall pay 
an inspection fee of fifty dollars. Such fee shall be paid prior to the 
inspection and collection of the sample to be used for resampling. 
(j) After receipt and review of an application for producer licensure, 
the commissioner may grant a triennial license upon a finding that the 
applicant meets the applicable requirements. Each producer licensee 
shall notify the commissioner of any changes to their application 
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pilot program is in effect, the commissioner may grant a conditional 
approval of a producer license, pending receipt of the criminal history 
records check required by this section. The commissioner shall assign 
each producer with a license or authorization identifier in a format 
consistent with 7 CFR [990.3(a)(9)] 990.3. 
(k) Whenever an inspection or investigation conducted by the 
commissioner pursuant to this title reveals any violation of the state 
plan, this section or any regulation adopted thereunder, the producer 
license applicant or respondent, as applicable, shall be notified, in 
writing, of such violation and any corrective action to be taken and the 
time period within which such corrective action shall be taken. Any such 
producer license applicant or respondent may request a hearing, 
conducted in accordance with chapter 54, on any such notification. Any 
notification issued pursuant to this section shall be made by certified 
mail, return receipt requested to the producer license applicant or 
respondent's last known address, by in-hand service by the 
commissioner or designated agent of the commissioner, electronic mail 
service with the consent of the recipient, or by service in accordance 
with chapter 896. The commissioner shall report all producer violations 
made with a culpable mental state greater than negligence to the United 
States Attorney General and the State's Attorney for the judicial district 
in which the producer violation occurred. 
(l) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the 
commissioner's authority to issue a cease and desist order pursuant to 
section 22-4d, or an emergency order, in order to respond to a condition 
that may present a public health hazard, or issue orders necessary to 
effectuate the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, 
orders for the embargo, partial destruction, destruction and release of 
hemp or hemp products. Any cease and desist order or an emergency 
order shall become effective upon service of such order by the 
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proceedings shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of section 
22-4d and the rules of practice for such agency. Any embargo, partial 
destruction, destruction or release order issued pursuant to this section 
shall be served by certified mail, return receipt requested to the 
respondent's last known address, by in-hand service by the 
commissioner or designated agent of the commissioner, or by service in 
accordance with chapter 896. 
(m) Following a hearing conducted in accordance with chapter 54, 
the commissioner may impose an administrative civil penalty, not to 
exceed two thousand five hundred dollars per violation, and suspend, 
revoke or place conditions upon any producer licensee who violates the 
provisions of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to this 
section. 
(n) (1) Any individual who produces hemp in this state without 
obtaining a license pursuant to this section, or who produces hemp in 
this state after having a license suspended or revoked shall have 
committed an infraction. 
(2) Any entity that produces hemp in this state without obtaining a 
license pursuant to this section, produces hemp in violation of this 
section or produces hemp in this state after having a license suspended 
or revoked may be fined not more than two thousand five hundred 
dollars per violation, after a hearing conducted in accordance with 
chapter 54. 
(o) (1) Any negligent violation, as described in the federal act, of this 
section or the state plan shall be subject to enforcement in accordance 
with the federal act, and the state plan for negligent violations. 
(2) For any negligent violation, a producer shall be required to correct 
such negligent violation, by means of a corrective action plan approved 
by the commissioner. Each corrective action plan shall include, at a  Substitute House Bill No. 6500 
 
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minimum, a reasonable completion deadline for correction of the 
negligent violation, periodic reporting to the commissioner for at least 
two years and compliance with the state plan. 
(3) Any producer that negligently violates the state plan shall not, as 
a result of such negligent violation, be referred by the commissioner for 
any criminal enforcement action by the federal, state or local 
government. 
(4) Any producer that negligently violates the state plan three times 
during any five-year period shall be ineligible to produce hemp for a 
period of five years beginning on the date of the third violation. 
(5) The commissioner shall conduct an inspection to determine if the 
corrective action plan for a producer who commits any such negligent 
violation was properly implemented. 
(p) Any person aggrieved by an order issued pursuant to this section 
may appeal to the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of 
chapter 54. Such appeal shall be made in writing to the commissioner 
and received not later than fifteen days after the date of the order. If no 
appeal is made pursuant to this subsection the order shall be final. 
(q) (1) All documents submitted under this section shall be subject to 
disclosure in accordance with chapter 14, except: (A) Information 
depicting or describing (i) the test results of any producer, (ii) the 
location of any hemp growing, harvesting, processing or storage 
location, or (iii) hemp producer location security schematics; and (B) the 
results of any criminal history records check. 
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 
subsection, all documents and records submitted or maintained 
pursuant to this section shall be disclosed to any law enforcement 
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(r) The commissioner may inspect and shall have access to the 
buildings, equipment, supplies, vehicles, records, real property and 
other information that the commissioner deems necessary to carry out 
the commissioner's duties pursuant to this section from any person 
participating in producing, handling, storing marketing or researching 
hemp. 
(s) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any licensee 
of palliative marijuana authorized pursuant to chapter 420f. 
(t) All licensees pursuant to this section shall maintain records 
required by the federal act, the state plan, this section and any regulation 
adopted pursuant to this section. Each licensee shall make such records 
available to the department immediately upon request of the 
commissioner and in electronic format, if available. 
(u) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the 
provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section 
including, but not limited to, the labeling of producer hemp products. 
(v) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes: (1) 
Marijuana does not include hemp or hemp products; (2) THC that does 
not exceed 0.3 per cent by dry weight and that is found in hemp shall 
not be considered to be THC that constitutes a controlled substance; (3) 
hemp-derived cannabidiols, including CBD, shall not constitute 
controlled substances or adulterants solely on the basis of containing 
CBD; and (4) hemp products that contain one or more hemp-derived 
cannabidiols, such as CBD, intended for ingestion shall be considered 
foods, not controlled substances or adulterated products solely on the 
basis of the containing hemp-derived cannabidiols. 
(w) Whenever the commissioner believes or has reasonable cause to 
believe that the actions of a licensee or any employee of a producer 
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concerning the growing, cultivation, handling, transporting or 
possession of marijuana, the commissioner shall notify the Department 
of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the State Police.  
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 
passage): 
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 
who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 
section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-283, 7-325, 7-
393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-230, 10-
251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, subdivision (4) 
of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 12-411, section 12-
435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 
13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-247 or 13a-
253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 
13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, subsection 
(a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, subsection (d) of section 
14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 
subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 14-50a or 14-58, 
subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) 
of section 14-80, subsection (f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-100b, 
14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first 
violation as specified in subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219 
as specified in subsection (e) of said section, subdivision (1) of section 
14-223a, section 14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, subsection (a) of section 14-
261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-275a, 14-278 or 
14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-291, 14-293b, 14-
296aa, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 
14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 15-25 or 15-
33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, 
section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section  Substitute House Bill No. 6500 
 
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16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-
131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 
19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-
222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-
336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-
231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, subsection (b) of section 20-334, 20-
341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 
21-63 or 21-76a, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 
21a-19, section 21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-
25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-
46, 21a-61, 21a-63 or 21a-77, subsection (b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-
85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, 
subsection (a) of section 21a-279a, section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-
16, 22-26g, 22-29, 22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 
22-39d, 22-39e, 22-49, [or] 22-54 [,] or 22-61l, as amended by this act, 
subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-98, 22-99, 22-100, 
22-111o, 22-167, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a, 22-326 or 22-
342, subsection (b), (e) or (f) of section 22-344, section 22-359, 22-366, 22-
391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of section 
22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, 
subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 22a-461, 23-
38, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of 
section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) of section 25-43, 
section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-
49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) 
of section 26-61, section 26-64, subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 
26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-
117, 26-128, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138 or 26-141, subdivision (1) of section 
26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-224a, subdivision (1) of 
section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-
276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-294, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 
29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (g) of section 29-161q, 
section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of section 29-198, section 29- Substitute House Bill No. 6500 
 
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210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 29-291c, section 29-316, 
29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-
15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-
47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-
69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection 
(i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, subdivision (1) of section 35-20, 
section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision 
(13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 47-
34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 
53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-331 or 53-
344, subsection (c) of section 53-344b, or section 53-450, or (2) a violation 
under the provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation 
adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 
13b-410, or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any 
town, city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health 
code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed 
two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has 
established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation 
pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this 
section.