Connecticut General Statutes Title 22A. Environmental Protection § 22a-462. Sale of certain detergents prohibited: Excepted uses. Regulations

(a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any synthetic detergent or detergent which requires a recommended use level of such synthetic detergent or detergent which contains more than seven grams of phosphorus by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus, within the state of Connecticut from and after February 1, 1972, except that synthetic detergents or detergents manufactured for use or to be used for medical, scientific or special engineering purposes or for use in machine dishwashers, dairy equipment, beverage equipment, food processing equipment and industrial cleaning equipment shall not be subject to the limitation in this section.

(b) The concentration of phosphorus, by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus in any synthetic detergent or detergent shall be determined by the current applicable method prescribed by the American Society for Testing and Materials.

(c) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 22a-438, shall not apply to violations of subsection (a) of this section.

(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54  1 to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-460 to 22a-462, inclusive.