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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1497
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1497
6	6		January Session, 2025
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING PROGRAMMING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
13	20		AGRICULTURE.
14	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	22		Assembly convened:
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17	24		Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 22-26f of the general statutes is 1
18	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
19	26		passage): 3
20	27		(a) There shall be a State Veterinarian who shall be an employee of 4
21	28		the Department of Agriculture and shall serve as the state animal health 5
22	29		official for the state. The Commissioner of Agriculture may designate 6
23	30		one or more veterinarians to exercise all or part of the authority, powers 7
24	31		and duties of the State Veterinarian. [in the absence of the State 8
25	32		Veterinarian.] Any veterinarian designated by the commissioner 9
26	33		pursuant to this subsection shall meet the requirements of subsection (b) 10
27		-	of this section. Any emergency or temporary appointments made 11
28		-	pursuant to this subsection shall be utilized within existing resources 12
29		-	and be consistent with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 5-235. 13
30		-	Sec. 2. Section 22-111c of the general statutes is repealed and the 14
31		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 15
32		-	(a) Each brand and grade of fertilizer shall be registered in the name 16
33		-	of the person whose name appears on the label for such fertilizer before 17 Substitute Bill No. 1497
	34	+	of this section. 11
	35	+	Sec. 2. Section 22-111c of the general statutes is repealed and the 12
	36	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 13
	37	+	(a) Each brand and grade of fertilizer shall be registered in the name 14
	38	+	Raised Bill No. 1497
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38		-	being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be 18
39		-	submitted to the commissioner on a form furnished by the 19
40		-	commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy-five dollars. 20
41		-	[On and after January 1, 2010, said] Said fee shall be established by the 21
42		-	commissioner by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions 22
43		-	of section 22-111j, provided such fee does not exceed seventy-five 23
44		-	dollars. The application shall include the following information: (1) The 24
45		-	net weight; (2) the brand and grade; (3) the guaranteed analysis; and (4) 25
46		-	the name and address of the registrant. Upon approval of the 26
47		-	application by the commissioner, a copy of the registration shall be 27
48		-	furnished to the applicant. All registrations shall expire on June thirtieth 28
49		-	of each year. 29
50		-	(b) A distributor shall not be required to register any fertilizer which 30
51		-	is already registered under this chapter by another person, provided the 31
52		-	label for such exempted fertilizer does not differ in any material respect 32
53		-	to such previously registered fertilizer. 33
54		-	(c) A distributor shall not be required to register fertilizer formulated 34
55		-	according to specifications which are furnished by a consumer prior to 35
56		-	mixing; but shall be required to label such fertilizer as provided in 36
57		-	subsection (c) of section 22-111d. 37
58		-	Sec. 3. Section 22-111bb of the general statutes is repealed and the 38
59		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 39
60		-	(a) No person may distribute a soil amendment unless it has been 40
61		-	registered with the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of 41
62		-	this section. An application for registration shall be submitted annually 42
63		-	to the commissioner on the form furnished or approved by the 43
64		-	commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee established by the 44
65		-	Commissioner of Agriculture that shall not exceed seventy-five dollars. 45
66		-	Upon approval of the application by the commissioner, a copy of the 46
67		-	registration shall be furnished to the applicant. Such registration shall 47
68		-	expire on September thirtieth of the following year. Each distributor 48
69		-	shall submit to the commissioner a copy of labels and any advertising 49 Substitute Bill No. 1497
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	44	+	of the person whose name appears on the label for such fertilizer before 15
	45	+	being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be 16
	46	+	submitted to the commissioner on a form furnished by the 17
	47	+	commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy-five dollars. 18
	48	+	[On and after January 1, 2010, said] Said fee shall be established by the 19
	49	+	commissioner by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions 20
	50	+	of section 22-111j, provided such fee does not exceed seventy-five 21
	51	+	dollars. The application shall include the following information: (1) The 22
	52	+	net weight; (2) the brand and grade; (3) the guaranteed analysis; and (4) 23
	53	+	the name and address of the registrant. Upon approval of the 24
	54	+	application by the commissioner, a copy of the registration shall be 25
	55	+	furnished to the applicant. All registrations shall expire on June thirtieth 26
	56	+	of each year. 27
	57	+	(b) A distributor shall not be required to register any fertilizer which 28
	58	+	is already registered under this chapter by another person, provided the 29
	59	+	label for such exempted fertilizer does not differ in any material respect 30
	60	+	to such previously registered fertilizer. 31
	61	+	(c) A distributor shall not be required to register fertilizer formulated 32
	62	+	according to specifications which are furnished by a consumer prior to 33
	63	+	mixing; but shall be required to label such fertilizer as provided in 34
	64	+	subsection (c) of section 22-111d. 35
	65	+	Sec. 3. Section 22-111bb of the general statutes is repealed and the 36
	66	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 37
	67	+	(a) No person may distribute a soil amendment unless it has been 38
	68	+	registered with the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of 39
	69	+	this section. An application for registration shall be submitted annually 40
	70	+	to the commissioner on the form furnished or approved by the 41
	71	+	commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee established by the 42
	72	+	Commissioner of Agriculture that shall not exceed seventy-five dollars. 43
	73	+	Upon approval of the application by the commissioner, a copy of the 44
	74	+	registration shall be furnished to the applicant. Such registration shall 45
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74		-	literature for each soil amendment with the registration application. 50
75		-	(b) A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of soil 51
76		-	amendment that is already registered under this section by another 52
77		-	person, providing the label does not differ in any respect. 53
78		-	(c) Before registering any soil amendment, the commissioner may 54
79		-	require evidence to substantiate the claims made for the soil amendment 55
80		-	and proof of the value and usefulness of the soil amendment. 56
81		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 22-341 of the general statutes is 57
82		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 58
83		-	passage): 59
84		-	(b) The town clerk of each town shall order a sufficient number of 60
85		-	such tags or plates from the commissioner, who shall furnish the same 61
86		-	at [a cost of five cents each] the cost incurred to procure and distribute 62
87		-	such tags or plates, which cost shall be paid by the town on the approval 63
88		-	of the town clerk. [Any balance of the moneys received by the 64
89		-	commissioner after deducting the cost of the tags, the expenses 65
90		-	incidental to their distribution to the town clerks and the expenses 66
91		-	incidental to the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, shall be 67
92		-	accounted for by the commissioner to the Comptroller.] The design and 68
93		-	the shape of such tags or plates shall be changed each year, and such 69
94		-	tags or plates for each year shall be of uniform design and material 70
95		-	throughout the state. Any dog found roaming at large upon any public 71
96		-	highway or common or upon the premises of any person other than its 72
97		-	owner, without a tag as provided in this section, shall be presumed to 73
98		-	be an unlicensed dog. 74
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	81	+	expire on September thirtieth of the following year. Each distributor 46
	82	+	shall submit to the commissioner a copy of labels and any advertising 47
	83	+	literature for each soil amendment with the registration application. 48
	84	+	(b) A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of soil 49
	85	+	amendment that is already registered under this section by another 50
	86	+	person, providing the label does not differ in any respect. 51
	87	+	(c) Before registering any soil amendment, the commissioner may 52
	88	+	require evidence to substantiate the claims made for the soil amendment 53
	89	+	and proof of the value and usefulness of the soil amendment. 54
	90	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 22-341 of the general statutes is 55
	91	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 56
	92	+	passage): 57
	93	+	(b) The town clerk of each town shall order a sufficient number of 58
	94	+	such tags or plates from the commissioner, who shall furnish the same 59
	95	+	at [a cost of five cents each] the cost incurred to procure and distribute 60
	96	+	such tags or plates, which cost shall be paid by the town on the approval 61
	97	+	of the town clerk. [Any balance of the moneys received by the 62
	98	+	commissioner after deducting the cost of the tags, the expenses 63
	99	+	incidental to their distribution to the town clerks and the expenses 64
	100	+	incidental to the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, shall be 65
	101	+	accounted for by the commissioner to the Comptroller.] The design and 66
	102	+	the shape of such tags or plates shall be changed each year, and such 67
	103	+	tags or plates for each year shall be of uniform design and material 68
	104	+	throughout the state. Any dog found roaming at large upon any public 69
	105	+	highway or common or upon the premises of any person other than its 70
	106	+	owner, without a tag as provided in this section, shall be presumed to 71
	107	+	be an unlicensed dog. 72
	108	+	Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The annual harvest season for 73
	109	+	the purpose of vehicles transporting agricultural products shall be year-74
	110	+	round. 75
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99	117		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
100	118		sections:
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102	120		Section 1 from passage 22-26f(a)
103	121		Sec. 2 from passage 22-111c
104	122		Sec. 3 from passage 22-111bb
105	123		Sec. 4 from passage 22-341(b)
106		-	~~Substitute Bill No~~. ~~1497~~
	124	+	Sec. 5 from passage New section
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	126	+	Statement of Purpose:
	127	+	To streamline certain services at the Department of Agriculture while
	128	+	increasing access to such services.
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111		-	~~ENV Joint Favorable Subst.~~
	130	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	131	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	132	+	underlined.]
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