(a) No retailer or hybrid retailer or employee or agent of a retailer or hybrid retailer shall permit any person under twenty-one years of age to loiter on his or her premises where cannabis is kept for sale or be in any room on such premises where cannabis is consumed, unless such person is (1) an employee of the retailer or hybrid retailer, (2) in the case of hybrid retailer or employee or agent of a hybrid retailer, permitted under chapter 420f to possess or consume cannabis, or (3) accompanied by his or her parent or guardian.

Attorney's Note

Under the Connecticut General Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $1,000
For details, see Conn. Gen. Stat.53a-36

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 21a-421eee

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

(b) Any retailer or hybrid retailer or employee or agent of a retailer or hybrid retailer who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be (1) fined not more than one thousand dollars for a first offense, and (2) guilty of a class B misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.