§ 22.39

Any person who obstructs or hinders the Commissioner of Agriculture or any of the commissioner's assistants in the performance of their duties under the provisions of sections 22-27 to 22-38, inclusive, shall be fined not less than ten dollars or more than one hundred dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 3068; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 6; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 85-204, S. 8, 14; P.A. 99-110, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-288, S. 88.)History: 1959 acts made provisions applicable with respect to commissioner of consumer protection and 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; P.A. 85-204 inserted new Subsec. (a) authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to adopt regulations and designated prior provisions as Subsec. (b) and eliminated the reference to the commissioner of consumer protection; P.A.

bsec. (a) authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to adopt regulations and designated prior provisions as Subsec. (b) and eliminated the reference to the commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 99-110 deleted former Subsec. (a) which had required adoption of regulations regarding grading and marketing of farm products and removed Subsec. (b) designator; 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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change, effective July 13, 2005.