Department of Consumer Protection

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Welcome to the CT Department of Consumer Protection

Discover how the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) protects the public and ensures a fair marketplace for businesses and consumers in Connecticut.

Our mission is to ensure a fair, equitable, and safe marketplace for businesses and consumers in the industries we regulate by:

  • Managing licenses, permits, and registrations across many regulated industries
  • Enforcing regulations in the industries we oversee without overburdening businesses that follow the law
  • Monitoring the marketplace to protect consumers from unfair business practices and unsafe products
  • Investigating consumer complaints
DCP Programs and Services  

DCP license services

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Verify a license, permit, or registration

Check the current status of a license, permit, or registration to ensure it’s up to date.
Look up and verify a license  
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Renew a license or permit

Learn the steps and begin the process of renewing a license, permit, or registration.
Learn how to renew licenses and permits  
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Apply for a license

Review a list of all available license types, permits and registrations available.
Apply for a license  
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Adult-use cannabis in Connecticut

Cannabis is now legal for Connecticut residents over the age of 21. Get the latest updates, consumer alerts, addiction prevention, and tips for responsible use. Find out important statistics and learn about the State’s Medical Marijuana Program.

2024 DCP Cross-Cultural Communications Symposium

The Future is Now: AI in Public Policy and Public Good, DCP’s 8th annual Cross-Cultural Communication Symposium will bring together experts in academia, research, application, and responsible AI, as well as those who believe in unfettered innovation and those who believe that we need to develop strong regulatory systems and scaffolding.

The 2024 Symposium will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 25, 2024 at the Connecticut Convention Center located at 200 Columbus Boulevard in Hartford, Connecticut.

Register Now For The 2024 Symposium

DCP divisions

Complaint center 
We can help resolve disputes between consumers and businesses in Connecticut.
Drug control 
Regulates legal drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, pharmacies, controlled substance providers, and more.
Education and outreach 
Request a speaker from our agency, and learn more about internship opportunities.
Food and standards 
Regulates food products, ensures accuracy of weighing and measuring devices, tests motor fuel octane, and more.
Gaming 
Regulates and ensures the integrity of all forms of legalized gambling in Connecticut.
License types 
Find more information on the different kinds of licenses that DCP oversees.
License services 
Issues more than 200,000 credentials annually across dozens of industries.
Liquor control 
Regulates the distribution, sale, and dispensing of alcohol in Connecticut

Important resources and information

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DCP is always working to protect Connecticut citizens from fraud, unfair business practices, and physical injury from unsafe goods or services.

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