Title 26 — Title 26: Fisheries and Game
6 chapters · 405 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 26-172 and 26-173 Drag nets along shores of Long Island Sound and Fishers Island Sound. Weirs and pounds.
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Secs. 26-172 and 26-173. Drag nets along shores of Long Island Sound and Fishers Island Sound. Weirs and pounds. Sections 26-172 and 26-173 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4986, 4987; P.A. 80-164, S. 4, 5.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-174 Pawcatuck River.
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Sec. 26-174. Pawcatuck River. No person shall erect or continue any pound or weir upon any flat or other part of the bottom of the Pawcatuck River eastward or westward of its channel, between the first day of June and the twentieth day of March, or shall erect or continue any sta…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-175 Long Beach and Penfield Reef.
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Sec. 26-175. Long Beach and Penfield Reef. No person shall draw, set or use any net, seine, pound net, fyke net or set net in any waters of Long Island Sound or any creek or tributary thereof, lying north of a line drawn from the breakwater on what is known as Long Beach to the P…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-176 Restrictions on type of fishing at certain points on Connecticut, Mystic and Thames Rivers, Niantic Bay and North Cove in Old Saybrook.
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Sec. 26-176. Restrictions on type of fishing at certain points on Connecticut, Mystic and Thames Rivers, Niantic Bay and North Cove in Old Saybrook. No person shall take or attempt to take any fish from the waters of the Thames River or Niantic Bay above the bridges of the Penn-C…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-177 Mystic River.
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Sec. 26-177. Mystic River. No person shall draw any seine in the Mystic River north of a line running due east from the lighthouse in Groton, from April fifteenth to November first. No person shall draw or assist in drawing any seine for the purpose of taking fish in said river n…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-178 Thames River.
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Sec. 26-178. Thames River. No purse net shall be set in the Thames River above the railroad bridge. (1949 Rev., S. 4993.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-179 Taking smelt in Groton.
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Sec. 26-179. Taking smelt in Groton. No person shall take or assist in taking or attempt to take any smelt from the waters of Palmer's Cove, Poquonock River or Baker's Cove, or their tributaries, in the town of Groton, by means of a net, seine or trap. (1949 Rev., S. 4992.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-17a Acquisition and preservation of tidal wetlands.
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Sec. 26-17a. Acquisition and preservation of tidal wetlands. (a) For the purposes of this section, “tidal wetlands” means any land contiguous with, adjacent to or adjoining waters which are subject to tidal action at any time. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-18 Fish or game for propagation.
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Sec. 26-18. Fish or game for propagation. Any person who, in making application to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for any fish, fish fry, fingerling fish, game or game bird or any egg of any game bird, makes any false statement concerning the use to be ma…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-180 Milford Harbor.
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Sec. 26-180. Milford Harbor. No person shall draw, set or use any net, seine, pound net, fyke net or set net in the waters known as Milford Harbor, north of a line drawn from Welch's Lane on the east shore to the northeasterly point of Charles' Island and then in a northwesterly …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-181 Chester Cove.
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Sec. 26-181. Chester Cove. No person shall draw, set or use any net, seine, fyke net or set net in the waters of Chester Cove in the town of Chester. (1949 Rev., S. 4995.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-182 Wright's Cove.
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Sec. 26-182. Wright's Cove. No person shall draw, set or use any net, seine, fyke net or set net in the waters of Wright's Cove in the town of Portland between June first and March first, both inclusive. (1949 Rev., S. 4996.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-183 Use of nets in Long Island Sound adjacent to Stratford.
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Sec. 26-183. Use of nets in Long Island Sound adjacent to Stratford. No person shall draw, set or use any net, seine, pound net, fyke net or set net in any of the waters of Long Island Sound adjacent to the town of Stratford and within three hundred feet of the high water mark, n…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-184 Use of nets in Keney Cove.
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Sec. 26-184. Use of nets in Keney Cove. No person shall draw, set or use any net in the waters of Keney Cove in the towns of Glastonbury and East Hartford between April fifteenth and November first or between December first and March fifteenth. Between March fifteenth and April f…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-185 Use of trawls in the Poquonock River.
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Sec. 26-185. Use of trawls in the Poquonock River. No person shall take or attempt to take any fish from the Poquonock River in the town of Groton at any time by means of any beam or otter trawl or device of a similar nature, north of a line drawn from the westerly end of Pine Is…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-186 Penalties.
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Sec. 26-186. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this part for which no other penalty is provided shall (1) for a first offense, be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars, and (2) for any subsequent offense, be guilty of a class D misdemeanor, and each fish…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-186a Effect of license suspension on other licenses, permits or registrations and on right to obtain them.
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Sec. 26-186a. Effect of license suspension on other licenses, permits or registrations and on right to obtain them. Upon suspension of a license, permit or registration issued by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to this chapter or the right to obta…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-19 Motor boats in Bantam River.
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Sec. 26-19. Motor boats in Bantam River. No person shall operate a boat propelled by an internal combustion engine upon the waters of that part of Bantam River in the town of Litchfield between the demarcation lines established under the provisions of section 26-110 at the mouth …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-2 Members. Appointment. Compensation.
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Sec. 26-2. Members. Appointment. Compensation. Section 26-2 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4847; 1953, June, 1955, S. 2443d; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 152.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-20 Signs on rights-of-way to state ponds or streams.
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Sec. 26-20. Signs on rights-of-way to state ponds or streams. The commissioner shall erect a sign or signs on the right-of-way to each pond or stream owned or leased by the state for the use of sport fishermen, which sign or signs shall clearly indicate the location and limits of…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-21 Notice not to be destroyed.
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Sec. 26-21. Notice not to be destroyed. Any person who defaces, obliterates or destroys any notice or proclamation, posted pursuant to any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be fined seventy-seven dollars. (1949 Rev., S. 4894, 4897; 1957, P.A. 277; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 224; P…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-22 Control of aquatic plants and animals.
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Sec. 26-22. Control of aquatic plants and animals. The commissioner may, after investigation has indicated that such measures are in the interest of fisheries management, use chemical, electrical or mechanical means to remove undesirable plants or animals from the waters of the s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-23 Abandoned or discarded fishing or hunting implements. Derelict lobster gear.
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Sec. 26-23. Abandoned or discarded fishing or hunting implements. Derelict lobster gear. (a) Any weapon, article or implement, capable of being used for the purpose of taking, catching or holding any fish, crustacean, wild or game bird, wild or game quadruped, reptile or amphibia…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-24 Use or disposal of seized articles.
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Sec. 26-24. Use or disposal of seized articles. Any hunting, fishing or trapping weapon, device, implement or article seized and held as evidence by the commissioner and not claimed by the owner thereof within a period of one year from the date of such seizure may be retained for…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-25 Commissioner may declare closed season or extend open season.
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Sec. 26-25. Commissioner may declare closed season or extend open season. (a) The commissioner may, when he finds that extraordinary precautions are necessary to prevent fires in any woodland of the state, declare a closed season, during which sport fishing in inland waters or hu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-25a Regulation of feeding of wildlife on state-owned property. Intentional feeding of potentially dangerous animals on private property. Prohibition. Regulations. More restrictive municipal ordinances.
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Sec. 26-25a. Regulation of feeding of wildlife on state-owned property. Intentional feeding of potentially dangerous animals on private property. Prohibition. Regulations. More restrictive municipal ordinances. (a)(1) For purposes of this section: (A) “Intentionally feed” means t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-25b Disclosure of stocking schedules.
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Sec. 26-25b. Disclosure of stocking schedules. Notwithstanding any provision of section 1-210 to the contrary, any schedule describing the date and location of the stocking or release of any fish or animal into the wild shall not be disclosed to the public until after such stocki…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-25c Release of lighter-than-air balloons restricted. Penalty.
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Sec. 26-25c. Release of lighter-than-air balloons restricted. Penalty. (a) No person, nonprofit organization, firm or corporation, including the state and its political subdivisions, shall knowingly release, organize the release of or intentionally cause to be released into the a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-26 Enforcement in state boundary waters of boating or fish and game laws.
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Sec. 26-26. Enforcement in state boundary waters of boating or fish and game laws. If and when the state of Rhode Island, the state of Massachusetts or the state of New York enacts a similar law for arrest and punishment for violations of the boating or fish and game laws of this…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-26a Northeast Conservation Law Enforcement Compact.
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Sec. 26-26a. Northeast Conservation Law Enforcement Compact. Section 26-26a is repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (P.A. 99-136, S. 2; P.A. 13-248, S. 2.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-26b Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
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Sec. 26-26b. Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACTADOPTION OF COMPACT The Wildlife Violator Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Connecticut with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27 Licenses required for hunting, trapping and fishing. Exceptions.
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Sec. 26-27. Licenses required for hunting, trapping and fishing. Exceptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) of this section and other provisions of this chapter providing specific license exemption, no person shall take, hunt or trap, or …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27a Junior licenses.
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Sec. 26-27a. Junior licenses. As used in this part: (1) “Junior firearms hunting license” means a license issued for firearms hunting to persons between twelve and sixteen years of age; (2) “Junior archery hunting license” means a license issued for archery hunting to persons bet…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27b Stamps required for hunting or taking of migratory birds, resident birds or resident game birds. Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp. Connecticut Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamp.
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Sec. 26-27b. Stamps required for hunting or taking of migratory birds, resident birds or resident game birds. Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp. Connecticut Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamp. (a) No person sixteen years of age or older may hunt migratory birds or …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27c Reproduction and marketing of stamps as artwork. Migratory bird and resident game bird conservation account. Subaccount. Restricted uses of funds.
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Sec. 26-27c. Reproduction and marketing of stamps as artwork. Migratory bird and resident game bird conservation account. Subaccount. Restricted uses of funds. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may provide for the Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stam…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27d Citizens' Advisory Board for the Connecticut Migratory Bird and Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamps program.
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Sec. 26-27d. Citizens' Advisory Board for the Connecticut Migratory Bird and Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamps program. (a) There is established a Citizens' Advisory Board for the Connecticut Migratory Bird and Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamps program. The board shall …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27e Sport fishing licenses. Statement re discarding of fishing line or other litter.
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Sec. 26-27e. Sport fishing licenses. Statement re discarding of fishing line or other litter. Each sport fishing license issued pursuant to this part shall contain a conspicuous statement with or printed on such license stating that any person who intentionally discards fishing l…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27f Three-day out-of-state bird hunting license. Fee. Regulations.
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Sec. 26-27f. Three-day out-of-state bird hunting license. Fee. Regulations. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish a three-day out-of-state bird hunting license that may be use…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27g Lifetime hunting and fishing licenses. Authorization. Regulations.
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Sec. 26-27g. Lifetime hunting and fishing licenses. Authorization. Regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to establish and issue lifetime hunting and …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-28 Hunting, trapping and sport fishing license fees.
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Sec. 26-28. Hunting, trapping and sport fishing license fees. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) to (f), inclusive, of this section, the fees for firearms hunting, archery hunting, trapping and sport fishing licenses or for the combination thereof shall be as follows: (1) …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-28a Combination licenses for servicemen. Fee.
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Sec. 26-28a. Combination licenses for servicemen. Fee. Section 26-28a is repealed. (1967, P.A. 211, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 79, S. 1; P.A. 79-81, S. 2, 3; P.A. 81-298, S. 3, 9; P.A. 82-366, S. 8.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-28b Marine waters fishing license. Exemptions.
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Sec. 26-28b. Marine waters fishing license. Exemptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (d), (e) or (f) of this section and other provisions of this chapter providing specific license exemption, no person more than sixteen years of age shall take, attempt to take or ass…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-28c Marine waters fishing license fees.
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Sec. 26-28c. Marine waters fishing license fees. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the fee for a resident marine waters fishing license shall be as specified in section 26-28. Persons sixty-five years of age and over who have been residents of this state f…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-29 Free lifetime fishing license for person who is blind.
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Sec. 26-29. Free lifetime fishing license for person who is blind. No fee shall be charged for any sport fishing license issued under this chapter to any person who is blind, and such license shall be a lifetime license not subject to the expiration provisions of section 26-35. P…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-29a Free lifetime fishing licenses for persons with intellectual disability.
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Sec. 26-29a. Free lifetime fishing licenses for persons with intellectual disability. No fee shall be charged for any sport fishing license issued under this chapter to any person with intellectual disability, and such license shall be a lifetime license not subject to the expira…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-29b Free lifetime hunting, sport fishing or trapping license for person with physical disability.
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Sec. 26-29b. Free lifetime hunting, sport fishing or trapping license for person with physical disability. No fee shall be charged for any hunting, sport fishing or trapping license issued under this chapter to any person with physical disability, and such license shall be a life…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-29c Free private land deer permit for certain farmers.
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Sec. 26-29c. Free private land deer permit for certain farmers. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 26-27, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall issue, without fee, a private land deer permit for use only on a farm provided: (1) The farm is an S corp…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-3 Powers and duties of commissioner.
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Sec. 26-3. Powers and duties of commissioner. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall enforce all of the laws relating to fish and wildlife of the state and shall possess all powers necessary to fulfill the duties prescribed by law with respect thereto and t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-30 Applications. Issuance of licenses.
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Sec. 26-30. Applications. Issuance of licenses. (a) Resident licenses to firearms hunt, archery hunt, trap or fish, or the combination thereof, shall be issued only to qualified applicants therefor by the town clerk of any town, an agent of such town clerk deputized pursuant to s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-31 Instruction in handling and use of hunting weapons. Required education course for reinstatement of suspended license.
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Sec. 26-31. Instruction in handling and use of hunting weapons. Required education course for reinstatement of suspended license. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall formulate conservation courses of instruction in safe trapping, hunting and archery …