Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22-7-5
The department is composed of five divisions, the principal duties of which are as follows:
Pursuant to sections 22-278-22 -391 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Rev. of 1958, as amended, the livestock division is responsible for the prevention, control, and eradication of transmissible diseases of domestic animals and poultry and the registration of pet shops.
The marketing division supervises the registration and licensing of seed sellers, controlled atmosphere storages, and the buyers of live poultry. The division provides market news and statistical information to farmers, wholesalers, and consumers. Grading services and certificates of quality are provided for farms, wholesalers, and consumers. Users of this service pay a fee and licensing is under the auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture. Promotion of Connecticut farm products is another area of responsibility. Regulation work is done on seeds, egg products, sanitation on farm egg rooms, and surveillance of the distribution of eggs for consumer quality protection.
The primary function of the dairy division is to inspect dairy farms and plants in the New England area for quality milk production and adherence to proper sanitation levels in its production. Samples are taken for bacteriological, chemical, and butterfat control analysis. The division is also charged with the administration of the Connecticut Milk Marketing Act and is responsible for licensing of milk dealers, auditing dealer producer payrolls, financial responsibility audits in determining bonding requirements of dealers when necessary, auditing Connecticut Milk for Health, Inc., and enforcement of the financial provisions of section 22-242b of the general statutes of Connecticut, Rev. of 1958, as amended, as pertains to dealers and stores licensed to sell milk and fluid milk products.
The aquaculture division has administrative responsibility for approximately 40,000 acres of leased, franchised, and natural shellfish areas in the waters of Long Island Sound. Responsibilities also include surveying state owned grounds, setting buoys, collecting water samples for pollution control, maintenance of signals to be used for location of the grounds and continuous inspection for production of shell fish, control of predators, and patrolling for law violators.
The marketing authority provides facilities for the wholesale distribution of the state's agricultural products through operation of the regional market in Hartford and rental of merchandising space at this facility to distributors and producers of fruits, vegetables and other food products.
The Connecticut regional market strives to provide the consumer with the most efficient, economical and sanitary distribution of foodstuffs in Connecticut at no cost to the Connecticut taxpaying public.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22-7-5