CHAPTER 419a
NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

      Sec. 21a-137. (Formerly Sec. 19-271). License fee; disposition. A fee of one hundred fifty dollars shall accompany each application for the license provided for in section 21a-136. Each such license shall expire annually. Such license shall be in such form as the commissioner determines and shall be kept exposed to view in a conspicuous place upon the premises where such business is conducted or carried on. All fees received for such licenses shall be paid by the commissioner to the State Treasurer. No person, firm or corporation shall sell or offer for sale within the state any beverages manufactured or bottled beyond the boundaries of the state unless such person, firm or corporation has made application for and secured a license from said commissioner upon the payment of one hundred fifty dollars, and no such license shall be issued by said commissioner until such establishment has been inspected by him or his agent or until such establishment has furnished said commissioner a certificate from the commission having the enforcement of the beverage law in the state where such establishment is located that such establishment complies in every respect with the requirements of the Connecticut beverage law. The provisions of this section shall not apply to out-of-state manufacturers, bottlers or distributors of malt and cereal drinks, grape juice, lime juice, fruit-flavored syrups, powders or mixtures, concentrated fruit juices or fruit and vegetable juices.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3985; 1959, P.A. 389, S. 1; P.A. 76-183, S. 1, 2; P.A. 94-36, S. 26, 42; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 284.)

      History: 1959 act raised fee from $20 to $50; P.A. 76-183 raised fee to $75; Sec. 19-271 transferred to Sec. 21a-137 in 1983; P.A. 94-36 eliminated the reference to the "thirtieth day of June" license expiration date, effective January 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees from $75 to $150.

PART II
APPLE JUICE AND CIDER

      Sec. 21a-146. (Formerly Sec. 19-280). Exemption; registration of plants. Labeling of unpasteurized apple juice or cider. (a) Under the provisions of this part apple juice is exempted from the provisions of part I. Any plant or place where juice is extracted from apples or put in containers shall be registered with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection and shall be subject to sanitary inspection by the commissioner or his agents and to labeling regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The registration fee shall be twenty dollars per year and shall accompany each registration application. Each registration shall expire annually. The form of registration application shall be specified by the commissioner.

      (b) Each container in which unpasteurized apple juice or cider is sold shall carry a label stating that such apple juice or cider is not pasteurized. Such label shall be printed in at least ten-point type.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3994-3996; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 38, 42; P.A. 76-187, S. 1, 2; P.A. 94-36, S. 27, 42; P.A. 97-217, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 285.)

      History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of food and drugs with commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 76-187 increased registration fee from $2 to $10 per year; Sec. 19-280 transferred to Sec. 21a-146 in 1983; P.A. 94-36 eliminated the reference to the "June thirtieth" license expiration date, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 97-217 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), made technical changes in Subsec. (a) and added new Subsec. (b) re labeling of unpasteurized apple juice and cider; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase registration fee from $10 to $20.