Section 21a-420y - Product packager license(a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may issue or renew a license for a person to be a product packager. No person may act as a product packager or represent that such person is a product packager unless such person has obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section.(b) A product packager may obtain cannabis from a producer, cultivator, micro-cultivator, food and beverage manufacturer or a product manufacturer, provided the product packager utilizes its own employees or a transporter. The product packager may sell, transfer or transport cannabis to and from any cannabis establishment, cannabis testing laboratory or research program, provided the product packager only transports cannabis packaged at its licensed establishment and utilizing its own employees or a transporter.(c) A product packager shall be responsible for ensuring that cannabis products are labeled and packaged in compliance with the provisions of RERACA and the policies and procedures issued by the commissioner to implement, and any regulations adopted pursuant to, RERACA.(d) A product packager shall ensure all equipment utilized for processing and packaging cannabis is sanitary and inspected regularly to deter the adulteration of cannabis.(e)(1) A product packager may expand the product packager's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer if: (A) The product packager submits to the department (i) a completed license expansion application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, and (ii) the fee prescribed in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e; and (B) the commissioner authorizes the product packager, in writing, to expand such product packager's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer.(2) A product packager that expands the product packager's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer under this subsection shall comply with all provisions of this chapter, and all regulations, policies and procedures prescribed pursuant to this chapter, concerning product manufacturers. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this chapter, or any regulation, policy or procedure prescribed pursuant to this chapter, concerning product packagers and any such provision, regulation, policy or procedure concerning product manufacturers, the provision, regulation, policy or procedure imposing the more stringent public health and safety standard shall prevail.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420y
Amended by P.A. 24-0076,S. 18 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.A. 23-0079, S. 36 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by P.A. 21-0001, S. 46 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2021.