Connecticut General Statutes Title 22. Agriculture. Domestic Animals § 22-277a. Prompt payment for livestock required

(a) Any dealer or broker licensed pursuant to chapter 437  1 and any person, firm or corporation licensed pursuant to section 22-277 shall deliver to the seller or his duly authorized representative before the close of the next business day following the purchase of livestock and transfer of possession thereof, the full amount of the purchase price. Each such dealer, broker, person, firm or corporation purchasing livestock for slaughter shall deliver a check to the seller or his duly authorized representative before the close of the next business day following the purchase of livestock and transfer of possession thereof, at the point of transfer of possession or shall wire transfer funds to the seller's account for the full amount of the purchase price; or, in the case of a purchase on a carcass or “grade and yield” basis, the purchaser shall make payment by check at the point of transfer of possession or shall wire transfer funds to the seller's account for the full amount of the purchase price not later than the close of the first business day following determination of the purchase price. If the seller or his duly authorized representative is not present to receive payment at the point of transfer of possession, as herein provided, such dealer, broker, person, firm or corporation shall wire transfer funds or place a check in the United States mail for the full amount of the purchase price, properly addressed to the seller, within the time limits specified in this subsection, such action being deemed compliance with the requirement for prompt payment.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and subject to such terms and conditions as the commissioner may prescribe by regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54,  2 the parties to the purchase and sale of livestock may expressly agree in writing, before such purchase or sale, to effect payment in a manner other than that required in subsection (a) of this section. Any such agreement shall be disclosed in the records of any such dealer, broker, person, firm or corporation selling the livestock, and in the purchaser's records and on the accounts or other documents issued by the purchaser relating to the transaction.

(c) Each license issued to a dealer or broker pursuant to chapter 437 or to a person, firm or corporation pursuant to section 22-277, shall be shown, upon request, to any person with whom the licensee transacts or proposes to transact business. If, in the judgment of the commissioner, any provision of this section or any regulation adopted thereunder has been violated, the commissioner shall send a notice by registered or certified mail to the licensee, who shall be given a hearing, and, if a violation is proven, his license shall be revoked or suspended.