CT HB07077

Persons responsible for producing, storing, or transporting adulterated food are liable for all costs and expenses of investigating, containing, removing, monitoring, mitigating, and disposing of such food, including court and legal costs.

The Attorney General shall bring civil actions to recover cleanup costs and expenses upon request of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.

If a responsible person fails to adequately contain and remove adulterated food, or if the responsible person is unknown, the Commissioner may contract with a third party to perform the cleanup work.

If the Commissioner incurs contractual obligations for third-party cleanup and the responsible person or federal government does not assume those obligations, the Attorney General shall bring a civil action to recover the contractual costs and expenses.

Effective July 1, 2017.