Title 26, Title 26: Fisheries and Game

Sec. 26-231. Towing dredge prohibited. Any person who, without the written permission of the owner or lessee of any properly designated oyster ground, tows or assists in towing under water any dredge, trawl or contrivance for taking fish or shellfish, in a manner to cause it to c…

Sec. 26-232. Taking oysters from natural beds or the Housatonic or Saugatuck Rivers. (a) Any person who (1) between the twentieth day of July and the twentieth day of September, gathers or takes any oysters or shells from any natural oyster bed specified in section 26-193 other t…

Sec. 26-233. Taking oysters from Housatonic River. Section 26-233 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 5065; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 26; P.A. 78-334, S. 17.)

Secs. 26-233a and 26-234. Taking of oysters in Housatonic River other than by tongs. Greenwich Cove oysters. Sections 26-233a and 26-234 are repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev., S. 5066; 1971, P.A. 155, S. 1; 872, S. 440; 1972, P.A. 52, S. 38; P.A. 02-89, S. 90; S.A. …

Sec. 26-234a. Daily limit on oysters. Section 26-234a is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (1969, P.A. 218, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 362; 1972, P.A. 52, S. 32; P.A. 99-110, S. 6.)

Sec. 26-234b. Taking of eastern oysters. Regulations. No person may take eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from the waters of this state which are less than three inches long or which are otherwise not ready for harvest, as determined by the Commissioner of Agriculture, exc…

Sec. 26-235. Taking of clams. Recreational harvest limit. Penalties. Defacing or removal of sign. (a) No person shall take any long clams less than one and one-half inches in length, provided the Waterford-East Lyme shellfish commission may make such residency requirements for di…

Sec. 26-236. Uncertified natural grounds. No provisions of any public or special act concerning the quantity of shellfish to be taken from natural grounds shall apply to the harvesting of shellfish from the following-described uncertified natural grounds posted by the Department …

Sec. 26-237. Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which violation no specific penalty is imposed shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both. (1949 Rev., S. 5068.)

Sec. 26-237a. Deposit of cultch material on state shellfish beds. There is established within the Department of Agriculture a program to purchase and acquire shell or other cultch material for deposit on state shellfish beds. The program shall also include the purchase of managem…

Sec. 26-237b. Shellfish Fund. (a) There is established and created a fund to be known as the “Shellfish Fund”. The proceeds of any bonds authorized for the purpose of section 26-237a and any private, state or federal grants or direct funding received or awarded for the purposes o…

Sec. 26-237c. License for the harvesting of oysters from state shellfish grounds. Section 26-237c is repealed, effective June 3, 2004, and applicable to calendar quarters commencing on and after July 1, 2004. (P.A. 87-426, S. 3; P.A. 88-291, S. 2, 6; P.A. 91-236, S. 21, 25; P.A. …

Sec. 26-237d. Municipal collection of sea water samples for shellfish harvest water classification. (a) The Department of Agriculture may, upon written request of a municipality, enter into a memorandum of understanding with such municipality to authorize the health department or…

Sec. 26-237e. Resource assessment permits. Section 26-237e is repealed, effective June 4, 2024. (P.A. 07-74, S. 5; P.A. 24-100, S. 5.)