Chapter 416 - Department of Consumer Protection

Sec. 21a-3b. Cannabis Control Division. (a) As used in this section:

(1) “Cannabis” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420;

(2) “Cannabis product” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420;

(3) “Comprehensive compliance initiative” means a coordinated effort by multiple government agencies to conduct unannounced compliance checks on not fewer than two business entities per day to ensure compliance with the provisions of chapters 420f, 420h, 420i, 420j and 424;

(4) “Division” means the Cannabis Control Division established in subsection (b) of this section;

(5) “Infused beverage” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-425;

(6) “Manufacturer hemp product” has the same meaning as provided in section 22-61l; and

(7) “Moderate-THC hemp product” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-426.

(b) There shall be within the Department of Consumer Protection a Cannabis Control Division to oversee cannabis and manufacturer hemp product licensing and enforcement activities on a state-wide basis for the purpose of ensuring the effective and cooperative enforcement of the laws of this state concerning the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, display, purchase, sale, dispensing, possession and use of cannabis, cannabis products, manufacturer hemp products, infused beverages and moderate-THC hemp products. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, within available appropriations, appoint a director and such other personnel as the commissioner deems necessary to perform the duties of the division, in addition to utilizing existing department staff assigned to cannabis and manufacturer hemp product licensing and enforcement activities.

(c) The division shall be authorized to conduct any investigation authorized by this section at any place within this state as may be deemed necessary. The division may request and receive from any federal, state or local agency cooperation and assistance in the performance of the division's duties. The division may enter into mutual assistance and cooperation agreements with other states pertaining to cannabis, cannabis product, manufacturer hemp product, infused beverage and moderate-THC hemp product law enforcement matters extending across state boundaries, and may consult and exchange information and personnel with agencies of other states concerning cannabis, cannabis product, manufacturer hemp product, infused beverage and moderate-THC hemp product law enforcement problems of mutual concern.

(d) (1) The division shall organize and conduct comprehensive compliance initiatives concerning the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, display, purchase, sale, dispensing, possession and use of cannabis, cannabis products, manufacturer hemp products, infused beverages and moderate-THC hemp products in this state. To effectuate such comprehensive compliance initiatives, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall coordinate with the Attorney General, the Chief State's Attorney, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Commissioner of Public Health, the Commissioner of Revenue Services and municipal officials.

(2) Not later than April 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Department of Consumer Protection shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding and consumer protection. Such report shall contain the following information for the preceding calendar year: (A) The number of comprehensive compliance initiatives that the division conducted during such calendar year; (B) the number of businesses that were involved in such initiatives during such calendar year; (C) the types of alleged violations that were discovered in the course of such initiatives during such calendar year; and (D) the agencies and departments that were involved in such initiatives during such calendar year.

(P.A. 25-166, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 25-166 effective July 1, 2025.

Sec. 21a-7. (Formerly Sec. 19-171f). Powers and duties of boards and commissions within Department of Consumer Protection. (a) Each board or commission within the Department of Consumer Protection under section 21a-6 shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Each board or commission shall exercise its statutory functions, including licensing, certification, registration, accreditation of schools and the rendering of findings, orders and adjudications. With the exception of the Liquor Control Commission, any exercise of such functions by such a board or commission that is adverse to a party shall be a proposed final decision and subject to approval, modification or rejection by the commissioner.

(2) Each board or commission may, in its discretion, issue (A) an appropriate order to any person found to be violating an applicable statute or regulation providing for the immediate discontinuance of the violation, (B) an order requiring the violator to make restitution for any damage caused by the violation, or (C) both. Each board or commission may, through the Attorney General, petition the superior court for the judicial district wherein the violation occurred, or wherein the person committing the violation resides or transacts business, for the enforcement of any order issued by it and for appropriate temporary relief or a restraining order and shall certify and file in the court a transcript of the entire record of the hearing or hearings, including all testimony upon which such order was made and the findings and orders made by the board or commission. The court may grant such relief by injunction or otherwise, including temporary relief, as it deems equitable and may make and enter a decree enforcing, modifying and enforcing as so modified, or setting aside, in whole or in part, any order of a board or commission.

(3) Each board or commission may conduct hearings on any matter within its statutory jurisdiction. Such hearings shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 54 and the regulations established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 21a-9. In connection with any such hearing, the board or commission may administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the production of books, records and documents. If any person refuses to appear, testify or produce any book, record or document when so ordered, a judge of the Superior Court may make such order as may be appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this section.

(4) Each board or commission may request the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to conduct an investigation and to make findings and recommendations regarding any matter within the statutory jurisdiction of the board or commission.

(5) Each board or commission may recommend rules and regulations for adoption by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection and may review and comment upon proposed rules and regulations prior to their adoption by said commissioner.

(6) Each board or commission shall meet at least once in each quarter of a calendar year and at such other times as the chairperson or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection deems necessary. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, except that for any examining board, forty per cent of the members shall constitute a quorum. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from office. Members of boards or commissions shall not serve for more than two consecutive full terms which commence on or after July 1, 1982, except that if no successor has been appointed or approved, such member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed or approved. Members shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(7) In addition to any other action permitted under the general statutes, each board or commission may, upon a finding of any cause specified in subsection (c) of section 21a-9: (A) Revoke, place conditions upon or suspend a license, registration or certificate; (B) issue a letter of reprimand to a practitioner and send a copy of such letter to a complainant or to a state or local official; (C) place a practitioner on probationary status and require the practitioner to (i) report regularly to the department, board or commission on the matter which is the basis for probation, (ii) limit the practitioner's practice to areas prescribed by the board or commission, or (iii) continue or renew the practitioner's education until the practitioner has attained a satisfactory level of competence in any area which is the basis for probation; or (D) impose a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars per violation. Each board or commission may discontinue, suspend or rescind any action taken under this subsection.

(8) Each examining board within the Department of Consumer Protection or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall conduct any hearing or other action required for an application submitted pursuant to section 20-333 and any completed renewal application submitted pursuant to section 20-335 not later than (A) thirty days after the date of submission for such application or completed renewal application, as applicable, or (B) a period of time deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, but not to exceed sixty days after such date of submission.

(b) With the exception of the Liquor Control Commission, each board or commission within the Department of Consumer Protection under section 21a-6 that makes a proposed final decision that is adverse to a party, as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, shall submit such proposed final decision to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Not later than thirty calendar days after receipt of any such proposed final decision, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall notify such board or commission that the commissioner shall render the final decision concerning such matter. Not later than thirty days after receipt of any such proposed final decision, the commissioner shall approve, modify or reject the proposed final decision or remand the proposed final decision for further review or for the taking of additional evidence. The commissioner shall notify the board or commission in writing of the commissioner's decision and include in such notification the rationale for such decision. The decision of the commissioner shall be the final decision in accordance with section 4-180 for purposes of reconsideration in accordance with section 4-181a or appeal to the Superior Court in accordance with section 4-183.

(P.A. 77-614, S. 167, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 76–78, 136; P.A. 82-370, S. 1, 16; 82-419, S. 1, 47; 82-422, S. 1, 14; P.A. 91-405, S. 6; P.A. 99-73, S. 8; P.A. 01-195, S. 89, 181; P.A. 03-19, S. 55; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 11-1, S. 77; P.A. 16-185, S. 2; P.A. 17-77, S. 1; P.A. 21-37, S. 14; P.A. 23-22, S. 9, 10; P.A. 25-134, S. 18.)

History: P.A. 78-303 replaced “the” board with “each” board in Subsecs. (c), (d) and (e); P.A. 82-370, 82-419 and 82-422 all amended section to include references to commissions within the department and added subsections (f) and (g) concerning meetings, number of terms for members, attendance requirements and permissible disciplinary actions; Sec. 19-171f transferred to Sec. 21a-7 in 1983 and alphabetic Subdiv. indicators replaced editorially by the Revisors with numeric indicators; P.A. 91-405 amended Subdiv. (6) to provide that if no successor to board member has been appointed or approved, the member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed or approved; P.A. 99-73 amended Subdiv. (2) by adding Subpara. indicators (A), (B) and (C), and in Subparas. (B) and (C) authorized the board to issue “an order requiring the violator to make restitution for any damage caused by the violation, or (C) both”; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes in Subdivs. (2) and (7), effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 03-19 made technical changes in Subdiv. (7), effective May 12, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department 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; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 11-1 amended Subdiv. (6) to provide that 40% of examining board members shall constitute a quorum and added Subdiv. (8) re 30-day deadline for hearing or other action by examining board re application pursuant to Sec. 20-333 or renewal application pursuant to Sec. 20-335, effective October 27, 2011; P.A. 16-185 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by replacing “transferred to the Department of Consumer Protection” with “within the Department of Consumer Protection”, replacing provisions re exercise of functions independently of commissioner and final decision with provisions re functions adverse to party to be proposed decision in Subdiv. (1), adding reference to commissioner in provision re meetings and deleting provision re meeting at request of majority of board or commission members in Subdiv. (6), adding reference to commissioner in provision re conducting hearing, designating existing provision re 30 days after submission as Subpara. (A) and adding Subpara. (B) re period of time deemed appropriate by commissioner in Subdiv. (8) and making technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re proposed decision of board or commission and final decision of commissioner, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-77 amended Subsecs. (a)(1) and (b) to add provision re exception for Liquor Control Commission, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 21-37 amended Subsec. (a)(7) in Subpara. (A) by adding “place conditions upon”, in Subpara. (C)(i) by adding “department” and by adding Subpara. (D) re imposing fine not exceeding $1,000 per violation, effective June 4, 2021; P.A. 23-22 amended Subsecs. (a)(1) and (b) by changing references from “proposed decision” to “proposed final decision”; P.A. 25-134 made a technical change in Subsec. (b).

Sec. 21a-8c. State-Wide Cannabis and Hemp Enforcement Policy Board. (a) There shall be a State-Wide Cannabis and Hemp Enforcement Policy Board consisting of the Attorney General, the Chief State's Attorney, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Commissioner of Public Health, the Commissioner of Revenue Services and the executive director of the Social Equity Council, or their designees.

(b) The policy board shall convene quarterly to (1) identify areas of need and enforcement opportunities concerning illegal cannabis sales and intoxicating hemp product sales, (2) examine scientific developments and public health studies concerning cannabis and hemp, (3) examine developments in national trends and best practices concerning cannabis and hemp regulation and enforcement, and (4) examine developments in the cannabis and hemp industries.

(P.A. 25-166, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 25-166 effective July 1, 2025.

Sec. 21a-9. (Formerly Sec. 19-171h). Uniform rules of procedure. Regulations re subjects within jurisdiction of boards and commissions within Department of Consumer Protection. Prohibited acts by practitioners. Rejection of decisions with anticompetitive effect. Definitions. (a) With regard to the boards and commissions within the Department of Consumer Protection, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection (1) shall adopt uniform rules of procedure, consistent with chapter 54, for hearings and other proceedings to be conducted by the boards or commissions or by the commissioner and for the giving of notice to persons affected by such proceedings, and (2) may, where authorized by statute, adopt regulations regarding any subject within the jurisdiction of a board or commission.

(b) Any rules of procedure and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 54. No regulation shall be adopted pursuant to this section until the appropriate board or commission has had reasonable opportunity to review the proposed regulation and to offer comments thereon.

(c) Each such board or commission may act in accordance with the provisions of section 21a-7, and the commissioner may act in accordance with the provisions of section 21a-8, in the case of a practitioner who: (1) Engages in fraud or material deception in order to obtain a license, registration or certificate issued by the board, commission or commissioner or to aid another in obtaining a license, registration or certificate issued by the board, commission or commissioner; (2) performs work beyond the scope of the license, registration or certificate issued by the board, commission or commissioner; (3) illegally uses or transfers a license, registration or certificate issued by the board, commission or commissioner; (4) performs incompetent or negligent work; (5) makes false, misleading or deceptive representations to the public; (6) has been subject to disciplinary action similar to that specified in section 21a-7 or 21a-8 by a duly authorized professional agency of the United States, any state within the United States, the District of Columbia, a United States possession or territory or a foreign jurisdiction; or (7) violates any provision of the general statutes or any regulation established thereunder, relating to the practitioner's profession or occupation.

(d) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Sherman Act, 15 USC 1 et seq., as amended from time to time, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall reject any proposed final decision of a board or commission submitted for the commissioner's approval pursuant to section 21a-7 if the commissioner finds such decision will have an anticompetitive effect.

(e) As used in chapters 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 396, 400g, 400j, 482 and 400l:

(1) “Certificate” includes the whole or part of any Department of Consumer Protection permit which the department issues under authority of the general statutes and which (A) authorizes practice of the profession by certified persons but does not prohibit the practice of the profession by others, not certified, (B) prohibits a person from falsely representing that such person is certified to practice the profession unless the person holds a certificate issued by the department, and (C) requires as a condition of certification that a person submit specified credentials to the department which attest to qualifications to practice the profession.

(2) “License” includes the whole or part of any Department of Consumer Protection permit, approval, or similar form of permission which the department issues under authority of the general statutes and which requires (A) practice of the profession by licensed persons only, (B) demonstration of competence to practice by examination or other means and meeting of certain minimum standards, and (C) enforcement of standards by the department or regulatory board or commission.

(3) “Registration” includes the whole or part of any Department of Consumer Protection permit which the department issues under authority of the general statutes and which (A) requires persons to place their names on a list maintained by the department before they can engage in the practice of a specified profession or occupation, (B) does not require a person to demonstrate competence by examination or other means, and (C) may be revoked or suspended by the commissioner for cause.

(P.A. 77-614, S. 169, 610; P.A. 82-370, S. 3, 16; 82-419, S. 3, 47; 82-422, S. 3, 14; P.A. 83-487, S. 19, 33; P.A. 85-504, S. 13, 15; 85-613, S. 57, 154; P.A. 95-264, S. 52; P.A. 97-166, S. 9; P.A. 99-73, S. 9; 99-194, S. 6; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 07-188, S. 4; P.A. 16-185, S. 16; P.A. 25-111, S. 22.)

History: P.A. 82-370, 82-419 and 82-422 all added references to commissions within the department and added Subsecs. (c) and (d) establishing uniform grounds for disciplinary action and defining “certificate”, “license” and “registration”; Sec. 19-171h transferred to Sec. 21a-9 in 1983; P.A. 83-487 amended Subsec. (c) to permit disciplinary action for incompetent or negligent work where prior law required gross negligence or incompetence; P.A. 85-504 amended Subsec. (d) by removing chapter 389 from the list of chapters for which the definitions are applicable; P.A. 85-613 made technical change; P.A. 95-264 amended Subsec. (d) to make technical changes to conform section with other provisions of the Pharmacy Practice Act; P.A. 97-166 added reference to chapter 400l in Subsec. (d) and made technical changes; P.A. 99-73 amended Subsec. (c)(1) by adding reference to a practitioner who engages in fraud, etc., to obtain a license, registration or certificate issued by the board or commission or to aid another in obtaining such a license, registration or certificate, amended Subsec. (c)(6) by adding reference to a practitioner who has been subject to disciplinary action similar to that specified in Sec. 21a-7(7) by a professional agency of the United States, any state within the United States, the District of Columbia, a United States possession or territory or a foreign jurisdiction, designated former Subsec. (c)(6) as Subsec. (c)(7), and made various technical changes to Subsec. (c)(5), new Subsec. (c)(7), and Subsec. (d)(1); P.A. 99-194 amended Subsec. (d) to add reference to chapter 400g, delete reference to chapter 451 and make gender neutral change in Subdiv. (1); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department 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; P.A. 07-188 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re hearings or proceedings conducted by commissioner, amended Subsec. (c) by adding provisions re action under Sec. 21a-8(b)(3) and made a technical change in Subsec. (d)(3); P.A. 16-185 amended Subsec. (c) by adding “or commissioner” and making technical changes, added new Subsec. (d) re rejection of proposed final decision found to have anticompetitive effect and redesignated existing Subsec. (d) re definitions of “certificate”, “license” and “registration” as Subsec. (e), effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 25-111 made technical changes in Subsec. (c), effective June 24, 2025.

Sec. 21a-11. (Formerly Sec. 19-171). Powers and duties of commissioner. (a)(1) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, employ such agents and assistants as are necessary to enforce the provisions of the general statutes wherein the commissioner is empowered to carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned to the commissioner or the Department of Consumer Protection. For the purpose of inquiring into any suspected violation of such provisions, the commissioner and the commissioner's deputy and assistants shall (A) have free access, at all reasonable hours, to all places and premises, homes and apartments of private families keeping no boarders excepted, and shall be permitted therein to inspect and document by audio and visual means, and (B) unless prohibited by other applicable law, be provided, upon request, copies of any accounts, books, records, memoranda, correspondence, signage and other documents related to such suspected violation.

(2) The commissioner and the commissioner's deputy or assistants shall have the authority to issue citations pursuant to section 51-164n for violations for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the general statutes wherein the commissioner is empowered to carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned to the commissioner or the department. The commissioner may delegate the commissioner's authority to render a final decision in a contested case to a hearing officer employed by, or contracted with, the department.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, all records, papers and documents obtained during an investigation or enforcement action conducted pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure under said act until such investigation or enforcement action has been finally adjudicated or otherwise settled or closed.

(b) On the tender of the market price, the commissioner or his deputy may take from any person, firm or corporation samples of any article which he suspects is sold, offered for sale, kept with intent to sell, made or manufactured contrary to any provision of this chapter or related chapters under the jurisdiction of said commissioner. He may analyze such samples or have them analyzed by a state chemist or by an experiment station or by the laboratories of the Department of Public Health, and a sworn or affirmed certificate by such analyst shall be prima facie evidence of the ingredients and constituents of the samples analyzed. If such analysis shows that any such sample does not conform to the requirements of law, and gives the commissioner or his deputy reasonable grounds for believing that any provision of this chapter or related chapters under his jurisdiction has been violated, he shall cause such violator to be prosecuted. Any person who refuses the access provided for herein to the commissioner, his deputy or assistants, or who refuses to sell the samples provided for herein, shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor. Evidence of violation of any provision of this section shall be prima facie evidence of wilful violation.

(c) The commissioner may, subject to the provisions of chapter 54, revoke, suspend, place conditions upon, deny or impose a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars per violation with regard to any license or registration issued by the department in the event that such licensee or registrant, including, but not limited to, an owner of any business entity holding such license or registration, owes moneys to any guaranty fund or account maintained or used by the department, including, but not limited to, the Home Improvement Guaranty Fund established pursuant to section 20-432, the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund established pursuant to section 20-417i, the Connecticut Health Club Guaranty Fund established pursuant to section 21a-226, the Real Estate Guaranty Fund established pursuant to section 20-324a and the privacy protection guaranty and enforcement account established pursuant to section 42-472a.

(d) In addition to any other action permitted under the general statutes, the commissioner may, upon a finding of a violation: (1) Revoke, place conditions upon or suspend a license, registration or certificate; (2) issue a letter of reprimand to the holder of a license, registration or certificate and send a copy of such letter to a complainant or to a state or local official; (3) place the holder of a license, registration or certificate on probationary status and require the holder to (A) report regularly to the commissioner on the matter which is the basis for probation, (B) limit the holder's practice to areas prescribed by the commissioner, or (C) continue or renew the holder's education until the holder of a license, registration or certificate has attained a satisfactory level of competence in any area which is the basis for probation; or (4) impose a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars per violation. The commissioner may discontinue, suspend or rescind any action taken under this subsection. If a license, registration or certificate is voluntarily surrendered or is not renewed, the commissioner shall not be prohibited from suspending, revoking or imposing other penalties permitted by law on any such license, registration or certificate.

(1949 Rev., S. 3884; 1951, S. 2070d; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 12-80, S. 73; P.A. 13-299, S. 46; P.A. 17-77, S. 6; P.A. 18-141, S. 12; P.A. 21-37, S. 17; P.A. 23-99, S. 21; P.A. 25-111, S. 23.)

History: 1959 act substituted commissioner of consumer protection for commissioner of food and drugs, extended statute's application to enforcing provisions of general statutes, etc., instead of this chapter, changed technical language, deleted enumeration of violations and products involved and provided for analysis of samples by laboratories of state department of health; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-171 transferred to Sec. 21a-11 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; 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; P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not more than $25 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a class D misdemeanor; P.A. 13-299 divided section into Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-77 added Subsec. (c) re revocation, suspension or denial of license or registration, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 18-141 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re authority of commissioner, deputy or assistants to issue citations pursuant to Sec. 51-164n, effective June 11, 2018; P.A. 21-37 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re delegating commissioner's authority to render a final decision, amended Subsec. (c) to add “place conditions upon” and provision re imposing a fine not exceeding $1,000 per violation and added Subsec. (d) re powers of commissioner upon finding of a violation, effective June 4, 2021; P.A. 23-99 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and making technical changes therein and adding Subdiv. (2) re confidentiality and nondisclosure of records, papers and documents during investigation or enforcement action, effective June 29, 2023; P.A. 25-111 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provision re free access as Subdiv. (1)(A) and adding provision therein re inspection and documentation by audio and visual means, adding Subdiv. (1)(B) re provision of copies of documents, designating existing provisions re issuance of citations as Subdiv. (2) and adding provision therein re other provisions of general statutes empowering commissioner to carry out duties and responsibilities and making technical and conforming changes, effective June 24, 2025.