Connecticut General Statutes 22-111o – Procedure re violations. Notice and hearing. Fine. Injunctions
(a) If it appears from the examination of any fertilizer that any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to § 22-111j has been violated, the commissioner shall cause notice of the violation to be given to the registrant, distributor or possessor from whom the sample was taken. Any person so notified shall be given opportunity to be heard by the commissioner. If it appears after such hearing, either in the presence or absence of the person so notified, that any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to § 22-111j has been violated, such person shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each such violation.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22-111o
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Distributor: means any person who distributes fertilizer. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Fertilizer: means any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients, which is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, association, firm, corporation, limited liability company or other entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Registrant: means a person who registers fertilizer pursuant to public act 09-229*. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
(b) The commissioner may apply for and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to § 22-111j, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. Such injunction shall be issued without bond.