Connecticut Law
Title 26 Fisheries And Game


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Connecticut Laws | Title 26 Fisheries And Game

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CHAPTER 490 FISHERIES AND GAME

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PART I DEFINITIONS

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Sec. 26-1. Definitions.

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PART II GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 26-2. Members. Appointment. Compensation.

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Sec. 26-3. Powers and duties of commissioner.

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Sec. 26-3a. Acquisition of easements for maintenance of dams.

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Sec. 26-3b. Rental, sale, exchange or transfer of real property and buildings in the custody or control of the commissioner. Right of first refusal.

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Sec. 26-3c. Procedures and processes for use of Internet and other means for issuance of hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, permits, stamps and tags. Schedule of retainage by agents.

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Sec. 26-4. Appointment and duties of director.

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Sec. 26-5. Appointment of conservation officers, special conservation officers and patrolmen.

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Sec. 26-6. Powers and duties of conservation officers and patrolmen.

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Sec. 26-6a. Constables for fish and game protection.

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Sec. 26-6b. Search of containers by conservation officers.

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Sec. 26-6c. Immunity from attachments.

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Sec. 26-7. Volunteer assistants.

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Sec. 26-8. Ordinances controlling use of waters not applicable to department or employees.

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Sec. 26-9. Annual exhibition.

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Secs. 26-10 to 26-13. Board may borrow from General Fund. Game Fund. Fish Fund. Disposition of receipts.

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Sec. 26-14. Federal aid for fish restoration projects.

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Sec. 26-15. Fish and wildlife restoration projects. Funds for programs and functions of Bureau of Natural Resources.

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Sec. 26-15a. Appropriations to Bureau of Natural Resources. Federal aid. Annual report.

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Sec. 26-15b. Annual report re license, permit, stamp and tag fees and expenditures for fish and wildlife programs.

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Sec. 26-16. Public hunting and fishing lands and waters.

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Sec. 26-17. Release of fishing or hunting rights.

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Sec. 26-17a. Acquisition and preservation of tidal wetlands.

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Sec. 26-18. Fish or game for propagation.

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Sec. 26-19. Motor boats in Bantam River.

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Sec. 26-20. Signs on rights-of-way to state ponds or streams.

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Sec. 26-21. Notice not to be destroyed.

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Sec. 26-22. Control of aquatic plants and animals.

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Sec. 26-23. Abandoned or discarded fishing or hunting implements.

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Sec. 26-24. Use or disposal of seized articles.

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Sec. 26-25. Commissioner may declare closed season or extend open season.

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Sec. 26-25a. Regulation of feeding of wildlife on state-owned property.

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Sec. 26-25b. Disclosure of stocking schedules.

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Sec. 26-25c. Release of lighter-than-air balloons restricted. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-26. Enforcement in state boundary waters of fish and game laws.

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Sec. 26-26a. Northeast Conservation Law Enforcement Compact.

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PART III LICENSES AND PERMITS

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Sec. 26-27. Licenses required for hunting, trapping and fishing. Exceptions.

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Sec. 26-27a. Junior licenses.

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Sec. 26-27b. Hunting or taking of waterfowl, stamp required. Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp.

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Sec. 26-27c. Reproduction and marketing of stamp as artwork. Migratory bird conservation account. Subaccount. Restricted uses of funds.

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Sec. 26-27d. Citizens' Advisory Board for the Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp program.

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Sec. 26-27e. Sport fishing licenses. Statement re discarding of fishing line or other litter.

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Sec. 26-28. Hunting, trapping and sport fishing license fees.

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Sec. 26-28a. Combination licenses for servicemen. Fee.

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Sec. 26-28b. Marine waters fishing license. Exemptions.

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Sec. 26-28c. Marine waters fishing license fees.

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Sec. 26-29. Free lifetime fishing licenses for blind persons.

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Sec. 26-29a. Free lifetime fishing licenses for persons with mental retardation.

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Sec. 26-29b. Free lifetime hunting, sport fishing or trapping license for certain handicapped persons.

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Sec. 26-29c. Free private land deer permit for certain farmers.

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Sec. 26-30. Applications. Issuance of licenses.

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Sec. 26-31. Instruction in handling and use of hunting weapons. Required education course for reinstatement of suspended license.

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Sec. 26-31a. Instruction in fishing techniques.

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Sec. 26-31b. Hunting and fishing guide services. Licenses. Fee.

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Sec. 26-32. Permanent license.

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Sec. 26-33. Issuance of complimentary licenses to nonresidents.

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Sec. 26-34. License for nonresident servicemen.

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Sec. 26-34a. License for nonresident servicemen.

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Sec. 26-35. Expiration date. License not transferable. Restrictions. Wildlife management study area.

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Sec. 26-36. Record of licenses. Remittance of fees by town clerks.

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Sec. 26-37. Duplicate licenses.

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Sec. 26-38. Hunting by minors.

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Sec. 26-39. Hunting licenses for owners of packs of dogs.

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Sec. 26-40. Game breeders license. Possession of skunks or raccoons.

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Sec. 26-40a. Possession of potentially dangerous animal. Exemptions. Seizure, relocation and disposal. Penalties.

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Sec. 26-40b. Animals, the skin or body of which is not to be sold.

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Sec. 26-40c. Search and seizure.

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Sec. 26-40d. Exceptions.

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Sec. 26-40e. Killing, possession and sale of endangered and threatened species.

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Sec. 26-40f. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-41.

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Sec. 26-42. Licensing of raw fur dealers. Inspection. Regulations.

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Sec. 26-43. Sale of raw furs to unlicensed nonresident dealer.

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Sec. 26-44. Licensing of ferrets.

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Sec. 26-45. Bait dealer's license.

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Sec. 26-46. Reciprocal fishing privileges.

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Sec. 26-47. Permits to take wildlife damaging crops. License to control nuisance wildlife.

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Sec. 26-47a. Use of noise-making devices to repel marauding birds and wildlife.

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Sec. 26-48. Private shooting preserves; permits; regulations.

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Sec. 26-48a. Management of salmon, pheasant, turkey and migratory game birds. Issuance of permits, tags or stamps.

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Sec. 26-49. Training of hunting dogs. Permits for liberation of artificially propagated birds.

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Sec. 26-50. Permits for training hunting dogs using liberated pheasants.

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Sec. 26-51. Permits for field dog trials. Fee.

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Sec. 26-52. Permits for shooting birds liberated at field dog trials. Fees.

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Sec. 26-53. Hunting licenses not required at field trials.

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Sec. 26-54. Permits for custodians of protected birds and quadrupeds.

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Sec. 26-55. Permit for importing, introducing into state, possessing or liberating live fish, wild birds, wild mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Regulations. Exemptions. Seizure, relocation and disposal. Penalties.

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Sec. 26-55a. Possession of diploid grass carp.

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Sec. 26-56. Permits for importation of wild hares or rabbits.

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Sec. 26-57. Permits for transportation and exportation of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.

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Sec. 26-57a. Importation of reindeer into state from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day.

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Sec. 26-58. Taxidermist's license.

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Sec. 26-59. Regulation of tanning, curing and mounting; permits.

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Sec. 26-60. Permits to collect certain wildlife for scientific and educational purposes. Fee.

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Sec. 26-61. Suspension of license, registration or permit. Restoration. Fines.

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Sec. 26-62. Hunting accidents; suspension of license or privilege to hunt.

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Sec. 26-63. Notice of action on license.

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Sec. 26-64. Fine for violations.

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PART IV* HUNTING AND TRAPPING

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Sec. 26-65a. Prohibition re reduction of state land where hunting is permitted.

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Sec. 26-66. Scope of regulations.

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Sec. 26-66a. Posting of warning signs by the department. Fees.

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Sec. 26-66b. Hunting field guides produced by the department to include regulations for hunting in proximity to buildings.

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Sec. 26-67. Regulations.

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Sec. 26-67a. Confidentiality of reports.

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Sec. 26-67b. Commissioner to advise law enforcement authorities re fish and game laws.

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Sec. 26-67c. Complaints re hunting in proximity to certain areas. Hearing. Records to be kept by law enforcement officials. Report to General Assembly.

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Sec. 26-67d. Falconry: Definitions.

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Sec. 26-67e. Falconry: Applicable federal regulations. Commissioner authorized to adopt regulations. Fee reciprocity.

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Sec. 26-68. Emergency declaration of closed seasons.

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Sec. 26-69. Wildlife management practices.

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Sec. 26-70. Regulation of hunting of wild birds, wild mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Permit for administration of chemical or biological substance to free-ranging wildlife. Requirements.

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Sec. 26-71. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-72. Regulation of trapping of fur-bearing animals.

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Sec. 26-73. Hunting on Sunday.

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Sec. 26-74. Use of motor vehicles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in hunting.

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Sec. 26-75. Silencer on firearms.

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Sec. 26-76. Possession limit of game birds, wild quadrupeds, reptiles and amphibians.

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Sec. 26-77. Taking of waterfowl in open coastal waters.

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Sec. 26-78. Sale of birds, quadrupeds, reptiles or amphibians.

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Sec. 26-78a. Donation of game to charitable organizations.

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Sec. 26-79. Hunting in Putnam Memorial Camp grounds.

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Sec. 26-80. Disposition of birds, quadrupeds, reptiles or amphibians illegally taken.

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Sec. 26-80a. Illegal taking of moose or bear. Suspension of hunting license. Penalties.

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Sec. 26-80b. Sale or use of computer software or service to remotely hunt animals or birds prohibited. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-81. Penalties.

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PART V* QUADRUPEDS

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Sec. 26-82a. Private land revolver permit to hunt deer. Requirements.

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Secs. 26-83 and 26-84. Permits to hunt deer. Fee for permit to kill deer.

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Sec. 26-85. Jacklighting for deer. Forfeiture and disposal of weapons.

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Sec. 26-86. Deer, moose or black bear killed or wounded by motor vehicle.

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Sec. 26-86a. Game management. Deer hunting; permitted weapons, locations, bag limits. Consent forms; permits, selection process.

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Sec. 26-86b. Tags. Report of kill.

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Sec. 26-86c. Permits to hunt deer and small game with bow and arrow. Fees. Applications. Education course requirement.

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Sec. 26-86d. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-86e. Regulation of hunting of doe deer.

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Sec. 26-86f. Hunting of fawn deer prohibited.

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Sec. 26-87. Taking rabbits by use of ferrets. Authorization. Penalties.

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Sec. 26-88. Use of explosives.

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Sec. 26-89. Cutting trees or using fire to take raccoon.

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Sec. 26-90. False statement, penalty. General penalty.

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PART VI* BIRDS

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Sec. 26-92. Wild birds other than game birds protected, exception. Game birds defined.

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Sec. 26-92a. State purchase of game birds.

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Sec. 26-93. Hunting of bald eagle prohibited. Disturbance of nest prohibited. Fine. No access area for bald eagle. Violation and fine or imprisonment.

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Sec. 26-94. Hunting swan prohibited.

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Sec. 26-95. Trapping of birds.

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Sec. 26-96. Trap shooting.

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Sec. 26-97. Killing game birds in Westport Fire District prohibited. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-98. Penalties.

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PART VII FISH AND GAME REFUGES

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Sec. 26-99. Establishment of fish and game refuges.

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Sec. 26-100. Posting notices.

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Sec. 26-101. Wildlife refuges and closed areas.

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Sec. 26-102. Fish spawning areas and refuges.

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Sec. 26-103. Management and preservation of islands in and marshes in or bordering the Housatonic River.

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Sec. 26-104. Bantam Lake sanctuary.

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Sec. 26-105. Lake Wononscopomuc sanctuary. Limited hunting.

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Sec. 26-106. Milford refuge.

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Sec. 26-107. Hunting and trapping on wildlife refuge or closed area.

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Secs. 26-107a to 26-107e.

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PART VIIa CONSERVATION PROGRAM

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Sec. 26-107f. Program for the conservation of nonharvested wildlife.

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Sec. 26-107g. Citizen's Advisory Board for Nonharvested Wildlife. Membership. Duties.

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Sec. 26-107h. Annual report.

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Sec. 26-107i. Sale of wildlife stamps, prints, publications and other items. Allocation revenue.

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PART VIII* SPORT FISHING

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Sec. 26-109. Dividing lines between inland and marine waters in Groton, Stonington, the Niantic River and the Housatonic River.

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Sec. 26-110. Demarcation lines.

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Sec. 26-111. Regulation of fishing.

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Sec. 26-112. Scope of regulations.

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Sec. 26-113. Hearings.

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Sec. 26-114. Prohibited acts.

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Sec. 26-114a. Purchase or sale of snakehead fish prohibited.

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Sec. 26-115. Fisheries management practices of commissioner.

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Sec. 26-116. Exceptions.

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Sec. 26-117. Fine for violation.

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Sec. 26-118. Fishing in reservoir.

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Sec. 26-119. Use of explosives or poisons.

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Sec. 26-120. Striped bass.

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Sec. 26-121. Taking of tomcod or frost fish in Saugatuck River.

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Sec. 26-122. Fishing through ice in Cranberry Pond, Cream Hill Lake and Lake Quonnipaug.

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Sec. 26-123. Fishing through ice in Long Meadow Pond.

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Sec. 26-124. Indian Pond.

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Sec. 26-125. Beach Pond and Killingly Pond.

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Sec. 26-126. Disposition of fish illegally taken.

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Sec. 26-127. Conservation of bait species.

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Sec. 26-128. Carp and goldfish.

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Sec. 26-128a. Taking of glass eels, elver eels and silver eels prohibited. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-129. Forfeiture of fishing tackle.

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Sec. 26-130. Sale of fish for stocking; sale of fish management commodities; sale of trout eggs.

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Sec. 26-131. Registration of private waters. Taking of fish without license.

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Sec. 26-132. Privately stocked waters.

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Sec. 26-133. Stocking with different species of fish.

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Sec. 26-134. Obstructing streams.

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Sec. 26-135. Pond weirs and nets.

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Sec. 26-136. Fishways.

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Sec. 26-137. Fishing near fishways.

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Sec. 26-138. Draining for taking fish.

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Sec. 26-139. Responsibility for draining. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-140. Fishing rights in stream crossing highway.

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Sec. 26-141. Fine for violation.

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Sec. 26-141a. Standards for flow of water in rivers or streams.

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Sec. 26-141b. Adoption of regulations establishing flow standards for rivers and streams. Procedure.

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Sec. 26-141c. Violation of regulations.

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PART IX COMMERCIAL FISHERIES

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Sec. 26-142. Registration of nets. Permits to tend or operate.

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Sec. 26-142a. Environmental tourism cruise vessel permit. Commercial fishing vessel permits. Registration of nets and areas of use. Registration of charter boats. Fishing licenses and registrations. Possession limits. Fees.

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Sec. 26-142b. Resident and nonresident commercial finfish, fishing and lobster pot licenses. Restrictions on issuance, transfer and renewal.

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Sec. 26-142c. Vessel permit exemption for taking lobsters or fish for personal use.

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Sec. 26-143. Nets to be marked.

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Sec. 26-143a. Nets to be buoyed and marked. Boats to display license or registration flag.

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Secs. 26-144 to 26-148. Nets for taking tomcod or frost fish. Smelt and tomcod; nets, registration and fee. Taking of smelt and tomcod; open season, net specifications, designated time and area, penalty. Eel pots. Shad; nets; penalty. Set nets for taking shad in Connecticut and Farmington Rivers.

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Sec. 26-149. Commercial hatcheries. Fees.

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Secs. 26-150 to 26-153. Registration of fishing boat or vessel; operator's license; fees. Boats to display license number. Drag nets. Drag net or seine, license to operate, required. Mesh of nets.

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Sec. 26-154. Restricted waters near mouth of stream or estuary. Use of otter trawls in estuaries.

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Sec. 26-154a. Use of purse seines in Long Island Sound.

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Sec. 26-155. Fish oil or fertilizer.

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Sec. 26-157b. Reports. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-157c. Regulations governing the taking and possession of lobsters. Regulations implementing the lobster trap allocation buy-back program.

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Sec. 26-157d. Lobster restoration program. Regulations.

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Sec. 26-157f. Lobster Restoration Advisory Committee. Establishment. Membership. Appointment, procedure and compensation.

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Sec. 26-157g. Lobster v-notch restoration program.

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Sec. 26-157j. Seafood dealer, wholesaler or shipper possession and sale of undersized lobsters. Conditions. Documentation.

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Sec. 26-158. Sale of lobsters.

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Sec. 26-159a. Regulations concerning certain sport and commercial fishing in the marine district and possession of certain species. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-159b. Taking and selling of sea sturgeon prohibited.

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Sec. 26-159c. Commissioner to conduct public hearings in coastal areas.

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Sec. 26-160. Extension zones.

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Sec. 26-164. Inspection of license.

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Sec. 26-165. Reports.

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Sec. 26-166. Obstructions.

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Sec. 26-167. Stealing fish, lobsters or equipment. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-168. Sale or taking of salt water fish.

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Sec. 26-169. Nets and seines prohibited in Darien, Stamford and Greenwich.

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Sec. 26-170. Use of seine in Norwalk Harbor.

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Sec. 26-171. Taking smelt in Greenwich.

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Sec. 26-174. Pawcatuck River.

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Sec. 26-175. Long Beach and Penfield Reef.

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Sec. 26-179. Taking smelt in Groton.

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Sec. 26-183. Use of nets in Long Island Sound adjacent to Stratford.

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Sec. 26-184. Use of nets in Keney Cove.

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Sec. 26-186a. Effect of license suspension on other licenses, permits or registrations and on right to obtain them.

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Secs. 26-187 to 26-191. Commissioners; appointment; report. Compensation of shellfish commissioners. Office; clerk; expenses. Engineer; employment. Use of shellfisheries boat.

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Sec. 26-192. Exclusive jurisdiction of state.

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Sec. 26-192h. (Formerly Sec. 19a-101). License for the taking of shellfish from closed areas for certain purposes.

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Sec. 26-192i. (Formerly Sec. 19a-95). Shellfish; definition.

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Sec. 26-192j. Pollution which affects shellfish grounds. Liability to municipal shellfish commission.

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Sec. 26-192k. Shellfish relay from restricted relay grounds. Tag identification information confidential. Code re harvest location.

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Sec. 26-192l. Department of Agriculture's shellfish research and survey vessel.

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Sec. 26-193. Natural oyster beds: Map on file.

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Sec. 26-194. Leasing of shellfish grounds. Fee. Utility lines and public use structures. Shellfish removal or relocation costs. Annual host payments for Long Island Sound crossings. Deposits into expand and grow Connecticut agriculture account and General Fund. Designation of shellfish areas to regional agricultural science and technology education centers.

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Sec. 26-195. State ground; determination of disputed boundaries.

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Sec. 26-197. Commissioners' fees on hearings.

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Sec. 26-198. Fees for recording or copying.

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Sec. 26-199. Recording of transfers.

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Sec. 26-200. Survey and staking; maps; fee.

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Sec. 26-201. Release to the state.

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Sec. 26-202. Leasing beacon ground.

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Sec. 26-203. Buoying of certain natural beds.

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Sec. 26-204. Grant of right to plant or cultivate shellfish which interferes with established fishing right void.

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Sec. 26-206. Shellfish police.

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Sec. 26-207. Taxation of shellfish grounds.

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Sec. 26-209. Appeal.

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Sec. 26-210. Collection of tax.

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Sec. 26-211. Taxes unpaid five years; reversion.

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Sec. 26-212. Licensing and numbering of shellfish vessels. Fee.

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Sec. 26-213. License to work on natural beds.

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Sec. 26-214. Nonresident oystermen. Foreign vessels prohibited.

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Sec. 26-215. Power dredges. Local shellfish commissions. Use of power dredges to restore shellfish beds.

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Sec. 26-216. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-217. Use of chain bags on natural oyster beds.

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Sec. 26-218. License forfeited on conviction.

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Sec. 26-219. License to take conchs.

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Sec. 26-220. Shellfish spawning beds.

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Sec. 26-224. Deposit of injurious substances in tidal waters or on oyster ground. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-224a. Depositing of shellfish in tidal waters. Regulations.

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Sec. 26-225. Stealing oysters.

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Sec. 26-226. Injury to enclosure.

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Sec. 26-227. Taking from designated but unmarked ground.

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Sec. 26-228. Taking shellfish between sunset and sunrise.

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Sec. 26-229. Injury to monuments.

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Sec. 26-230. Speculation in ground prohibited. Illegally staking ground.

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Sec. 26-231. Towing dredge prohibited.

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Sec. 26-232. Taking oysters from natural beds or the Housatonic or Saugatuck Rivers.

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Sec. 26-233. Taking oysters from Housatonic River.

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Sec. 26-234a. Daily limit on oysters.

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Sec. 26-234b. Taking of eastern oysters. Regulations.

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Sec. 26-235. Taking of clams. Recreational harvest limit. Penalties. Defacing or removal of sign.

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Sec. 26-236. Uncertified natural grounds.

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Sec. 26-237. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-237a. Deposit of cultch material on state shellfish beds.

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Sec. 26-237b. Shellfish Fund.

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Sec. 26-237c. License for the harvesting of oysters from state shellfish grounds.

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Sec. 26-237d. Municipal collection of sea water samples for shellfish harvest water classification.

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Sec. 26-237e. Resource assessment permits.

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Sec. 26-238. Town oyster ground committee.

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Sec. 26-239. Certain grants of oyster, clam and mussel grounds valid.

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Sec. 26-240. Town ground; designation; designation requirements and prohibitions; hearing.

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Sec. 26-241. Name of owner to appear on stakes, buoys and markers. Buoy specifications.

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Sec. 26-242. Granting of designation; condition precedent.

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Sec. 26-243. Evidence of designation to be recorded.

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Sec. 26-244. Lost title; redesignation. Penalty.

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Sec. 26-245. Fees of shellfish commissions.

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Sec. 26-246. Designation of disputed lines in local jurisdiction.

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Sec. 26-247. Removal of beds improperly staked.

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Sec. 26-248. Procedure to dam creek or inlet.

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Sec. 26-249. Private ownership in cultivated shellfish.

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Sec. 26-250. Taxation of town ground.

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Sec. 26-251. Natural clam beds not to be designated.

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Sec. 26-252. Taking of hard or round clams; size.

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Sec. 26-253. Trespass on designated ground.

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Secs. 26-254 and 26-255. Catching of shellfish on bridge pier. Plowing for shellfish along Long Island Sound.

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Sec. 26-256. Injury to pond gates and dams.

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Sec. 26-257. Local shellfish grounds under state control.

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Sec. 26-257a. Local shellfish commissions.

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Sec. 26-258. Location of local natural clam or oyster beds.

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Sec. 26-259. Maps to be lodged in town clerk's office.

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Sec. 26-260. Selectmen of Milford and West Haven may prohibit the taking of clams.

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Sec. 26-261. Taking of clams from Oyster River in West Haven and Milford.

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Sec. 26-262. Taking of oysters from natural ground in Milford.

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Secs. 26-263 to 26-265. Taking of clams from Gulf Pond in Milford. Dredging prohibited in New Haven harbor. Dredging in New Haven, Morris Creek and East Haven.

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Sec. 26-266. Shellfisheries in Branford. Grants. Requirements and prohibitions of grants.

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Secs. 26-267 to 26-270. Branford and Farm Rivers. Branford or East Haven shores. Taking of clams from clam flats in and adjacent to the town of Branford. Taking of oysters and claims in Westbrook.

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Sec. 26-277. Clinton and Madison; special constables.

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Sec. 26-278. Jurisdiction of special constables.

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Sec. 26-279. Madison; town rights.

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Sec. 26-280. Taking of shellfish at Saugatuck Shores in Westport.

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Secs. 26-281 to 26-283. Protection of clams and oysters in Fairfield. Taking of clams from Fairfield Beach. Clamming restricted in Mill River in Fairfield.

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Sec. 26-284. Thames River oysters; limitation.

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Sec. 26-285. Taking of oysters and clams in Old Lyme regulated.

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Sec. 26-286. Taking oysters from the inland waters of East Lyme and Waterford.

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Sec. 26-287. Waterford-East Lyme shellfish commission. Taking of shellfish from Niantic River.

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Sec. 26-288. Escallops.

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Sec. 26-289. Dredging for escallops in Little Narragansett Bay or Stonington Harbor.

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Sec. 26-291. Taking of oysters and clams in Stonington.

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Sec. 26-291a. Taking of clams and oysters in Stonington.

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Sec. 26-292. Taking of escallops in the waters of Stonington.

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Sec. 26-292a. Cockenoe Flats shellfish grounds, Westport. Jurisdiction. Recreational clamming permits.

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Sec. 26-296. Joint regulation of specific fisheries.

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CHAPTER 495 ENDANGERED SPECIES

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Sec. 26-306. Regulations. Determination of whether any native species is endangered, threatened or of special concern. List. Essential habitats identified.

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Sec. 26-309. State acquisition of essential habitat. Management.

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