General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5720
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2118
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. SCOTT, 40th Dist. REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO DOUBLE THE CAPACITY FOR SHELLFISH SAMPLE TESTING AND TO ESTABLISH A SITE FOR SHELLFISH SAMPLE TESTING EAST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Agriculture to double the state's capacity for shellfish sample testing and to establish a site for shellfish sample testing east of the Connecticut River.

Statement of Purpose:

To support the expansion of our state's shellfish industry by providing additional facilities for shellfish testing and reducing wait times for the results of such testing.