No person, firm, corporation or association, other than an agency or instrumentality of the state, shall use the words 'Connecticut State Fair' in relation to any fair, exhibition or entertainment without the written consent of the Commissioner of Agriculture.(1959, P.A. 343, S. 1; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: Later 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 22-12a
Connecticut Title 22 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_422.htm#sec_22-12a· Version 2026