There is established a Connecticut Seafood Advisory Council to assist in the promotion of Connecticut seafood products and examine market opportunities. The advisory council shall consist of one freshwater fish producer appointed by the Governor, two finfish, shellfish or lobster harvesters or representatives of harvester organizations appointed one each by the speaker and majority leader of the House of Representatives, two finfish, shellfish or lobster processors or representatives of processor organizations appointed one each by the minority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, one retailer serving restaurants or representing a restaurant organization appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one member at-large appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, and four nonvoting members one of whom shall represent the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, one the Department of Economic and Community Development and one the Department of Agriculture and one the Sea Grant Program at The University of Connecticut. The advisory council shall be within the Department of Agriculture.

(P.A. 97-145, S. 3, 4; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11, S. 23, 65; P.A. 01-98, S. 2, 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 97-145 effective June 13, 1997; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 added provision placing council within Department of Agriculture, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 01-98 added one freshwater fish producer to the membership of the advisory council, effective June 6, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Department of Agriculture with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.