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Chapter 490

• Sec. 26-1. Definitions.
• Sec. 26-2. Members. Appointment. Compensation.
• Sec. 26-3. Powers and duties of commissioner.
• Sec. 26-3a. Acquisition of easements for maintenance of dams.
• 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.
• Sec. 26-4. Appointment and duties of director.
• Sec. 26-5. Appointment of conservation officers, special conservation officers and patrolmen.
• Sec. 26-6. Powers and duties of conservation officers and patrolmen.
• Sec. 26-6a. Constables for fish and game protection.
• Sec. 26-6b. Search of containers by conservation officers.
• Sec. 26-6c. Immunity from attachments.
• Sec. 26-7. Volunteer assistants.
• Sec. 26-8. Ordinances controlling use of waters not applicable to department or employees.
• Sec. 26-9. Annual exhibition.
• Secs. 26-10 to 26-13. Board may borrow from General Fund. Game Fund. Fish Fund. Disposition of receipts.
• Sec. 26-14. Federal aid for fish restoration projects.
• Sec. 26-15. Federal aid for wildlife restoration projects.
• Sec. 26-15a. Appropriations to the department. Annual report.
• Sec. 26-16. Public hunting and fishing lands and waters.
• Sec. 26-17. Release of fishing or hunting rights.
• Sec. 26-17a. Acquisition and preservation of tidal wetlands.
• Sec. 26-18. Fish or game for propagation.
• Sec. 26-19. Motor boats in Bantam River.
• Sec. 26-20. Signs on rights-of-way to state ponds or streams.
• Sec. 26-21. Notice not to be destroyed.
• Sec. 26-22. Control of aquatic plants and animals.
• Sec. 26-23. Abandoned or discarded fishing or hunting implements.
• Sec. 26-24. Use or disposal of seized articles.
• Sec. 26-25. Commissioner may declare closed season or extend open season.
• Sec. 26-25a. Regulation of feeding of wildlife on state-owned property.
• Sec. 26-25b. Disclosure of stocking schedules.
• Sec. 26-25c. Release of lighter-than-air balloons restricted. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-26. Enforcement in state boundary waters of fish and game laws.
• Sec. 26-26a. Northeast Conservation Law Enforcement Compact.
• Sec. 26-27. Licenses required for hunting, trapping and fishing.
• Sec. 26-27a. Junior licenses.
• Sec. 26-27b. Hunting or taking of waterfowl, stamp required. Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp.
• Sec. 26-27c. Reproduction and marketing of stamp as artwork. Use of funds generated.
• Sec. 26-27d. Citizens' Advisory Board for the Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp program.
• Sec. 26-27e. Sport fishing licenses. Statement re discarding of fishing line or other litter.
• Sec. 26-28. Hunting, trapping and sport fishing license fees.
• Sec. 26-28a. Combination licenses for servicemen. Fee.
• Sec. 26-29. Free lifetime fishing licenses for blind persons.
• Sec. 26-29a. Free lifetime fishing licenses for persons with mental retardation.
• Sec. 26-29b. Free lifetime hunting, sport fishing or trapping license for certain handicapped persons.
• Sec. 26-29c. Free private land deer permit for certain farmers.
• Sec. 26-30. Applications. Issuance of licenses.
• Sec. 26-31. Instruction in handling and use of hunting weapons. Required education course for reinstatement of suspended license.
• Sec. 26-31a. Instruction in fishing techniques.
• Sec. 26-31b. Hunting and fishing guide services. Licenses. Fee.
• Sec. 26-32. Permanent license.
• Sec. 26-33. Issuance of complimentary licenses to nonresidents.
• Sec. 26-34. License for nonresident servicemen.
• Sec. 26-34a. License for nonresident servicemen.
• Sec. 26-35. Expiration date. License not transferable. Restrictions. Wildlife management study area.
• Sec. 26-36. Record of licenses. Remittance of fees by town clerks.
• Sec. 26-37. Duplicate licenses.
• Sec. 26-38. Hunting by minors.
• Sec. 26-39. Hunting licenses for owners of packs of dogs.
• Sec. 26-40. Game breeders license. Possession of skunks or raccoons.
• Sec. 26-40a. Possession of potentially dangerous animal. Bill for costs of confiscation. Civil penalty.
• Sec. 26-40b. Animals, the skin or body of which is not to be sold.
• Sec. 26-40c. Search and seizure.
• Sec. 26-40d. Exceptions.
• Sec. 26-40e. Killing, possession and sale of endangered and threatened species.
• Sec. 26-40f. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-41.
• Sec. 26-42. Licensing of raw fur dealers. Inspection. Regulations.
• Sec. 26-43. Sale of raw furs to unlicensed nonresident dealer.
• Sec. 26-44. Licensing of ferrets.
• Sec. 26-45. Bait dealer's license.
• Sec. 26-46. Reciprocal fishing privileges in borderline waters.
• Sec. 26-47. Permits to take wildlife damaging crops. License to control nuisance wildlife.
• Sec. 26-47a. Use of noise-making devices to repel marauding birds and wildlife.
• Sec. 26-48. Private shooting preserves; permits; regulations.
• Sec. 26-48a. Management of salmon, pheasant, turkey and migratory game birds. Issuance of permits, tags or stamps.
• Sec. 26-49. Training of hunting dogs. Permits for liberation of artificially propagated birds.
• Sec. 26-50. Permits for training hunting dogs using liberated pheasants.
• Sec. 26-51. Permits for field dog trials. Fee.
• Sec. 26-52. Permits for shooting birds liberated at field dog trials. Fees.
• Sec. 26-53. Hunting licenses not required at field trials.
• Sec. 26-54. Permits for custodians of protected birds and quadrupeds.
• Sec. 26-55. Permit for importing, possessing or liberating fish, wild birds, wild mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.
• Sec. 26-55a. Possession of diploid grass carp.
• Sec. 26-56. Permits for importation of wild hares or rabbits.
• Sec. 26-57. Permits for transportation and exportation of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.
• Sec. 26-58. Taxidermist's license.
• Sec. 26-59. Regulation of tanning, curing and mounting; permits.
• Sec. 26-60. Permits to collect certain wildlife for scientific and educational purposes. Fee.
• Sec. 26-61. Suspension of license, registration or permit. Restoration. Fines.
• Sec. 26-62. Hunting accidents; suspension of license or privilege to hunt.
• Sec. 26-63. Notice of action on license.
• Sec. 26-64. Fine for violations.
• Sec. 26-65. Commissioner authorized to regulate hunting. Landowner permission required for hunting on private land.
• Sec. 26-66. Scope of regulations.
• Sec. 26-66a. Posting of warning signs by the department. Fees.
• Sec. 26-66b. Hunting field guides produced by the department to include regulations for hunting in proximity to buildings.
• Sec. 26-67. Regulations.
• Sec. 26-67a. Confidentiality of reports.
• Sec. 26-67b. Commissioner to advise law enforcement authorities re fish and game laws.
• Sec. 26-67c. Complaints re hunting in proximity to certain areas. Hearing. Records to be kept by law enforcement officials. Report to General Assembly.
• Sec. 26-67d. Falconry: Definitions.
• Sec. 26-67e. Falconry: Applicable federal regulations. Commissioner authorized to adopt regulations. Fee reciprocity.
• Sec. 26-68. Emergency declaration of closed seasons.
• Sec. 26-69. Wildlife management practices.
• 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. Requireme
• Sec. 26-71. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-72. Regulation of trapping of fur-bearing animals.
• Sec. 26-73. Hunting on Sunday.
• Sec. 26-74. Use of motor vehicles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in hunting.
• Sec. 26-75. Silencer on firearms.
• Sec. 26-76. Possession limit of game birds, wild quadrupeds, reptiles and amphibians.
• Sec. 26-77. Taking of waterfowl in open coastal waters.
• Sec. 26-78. Sale of birds, quadrupeds, reptiles or amphibians.
• Sec. 26-78a. Donation of game to charitable organizations.
• Sec. 26-79. Hunting in Putnam Memorial Camp grounds.
• Sec. 26-80. Disposition of birds, quadrupeds, reptiles or amphibians illegally taken.
• Sec. 26-80a. Illegal taking of moose or bear. Suspension of hunting license. Penalties.
• Sec. 26-81. Penalties.
• Sec. 26-82. Killing of deer regulated. Damage permit. Jacklight permit. Penalties. Plan by homeowner association, municipality or nonprofit land-holding organization to take deer.
• Secs. 26-83 and 26-84. Permits to hunt deer. Fee for permit to kill deer.
• Sec. 26-85. Jacklighting for deer. Forfeiture and disposal of weapons.
• Sec. 26-86. Deer, moose or black bear killed or wounded by motor vehicle.
• Sec. 26-86a. Game management. Deer hunting; permitted weapons, locations, bag limits. Consent forms; permits, selection process.
• Sec. 26-86b. Tags. Report of kill.
• Sec. 26-86c. Permits to hunt deer and small game with bow and arrow. Fees. Applications. Education course requirement.
• Sec. 26-86d. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-86e. Regulation of hunting of doe deer.
• Sec. 26-86f. Hunting of fawn deer prohibited.
• Sec. 26-87. Taking rabbits by use of ferrets. Authorization. Penalties.
• Sec. 26-88. Use of explosives.
• Sec. 26-89. Cutting trees or using fire to take raccoon.
• Sec. 26-90. False statement, penalty. General penalty.
• Sec. 26-91. Taking of migratory game birds. Plan by municipality, homeowner association or nonprofit land-holding organization to take Canada geese.
• Sec. 26-92. Wild birds other than game birds protected, exception. Game birds defined.
• Sec. 26-92a. State purchase of game birds.
• Sec. 26-93. Hunting of bald eagle prohibited. Disturbance of nest prohibited. Fine. No access area for bald eagle. Violation and fine or imprisonment.
• Sec. 26-94. Hunting swan prohibited.
• Sec. 26-95. Trapping of birds.
• Sec. 26-96. Trap shooting.
• Sec. 26-97. Killing game birds in Westport Fire District prohibited. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-98. Penalties.
• Sec. 26-99. Establishment of fish and game refuges.
• Sec. 26-100. Posting notices.
• Sec. 26-101. Wildlife refuges and closed areas.
• Sec. 26-102. Fish spawning areas and refuges.
• Sec. 26-103. Management and preservation of islands in and marshes in or bordering the Housatonic River.
• Sec. 26-104. Bantam Lake sanctuary.
• Sec. 26-105. Lake Wononscopomuc sanctuary. Limited hunting.
• Sec. 26-106. Milford refuge.
• Sec. 26-107. Hunting and trapping on wildlife refuge or closed area.
• Secs. 26-107a to 26-107e.
• Sec. 26-107f. Program for the conservation of nonharvested wildlife.
• Sec. 26-107g. Citizen's Advisory Board for Nonharvested Wildlife. Membership. Duties.
• Sec. 26-107h. Annual report.
• Sec. 26-107i. Sale of wildlife stamps, prints, publications and other items. Allocation revenue.
• Sec. 26-108. Inland waters and marine district defined.
• Sec. 26-109. Dividing lines between inland and marine waters in Groton, Stonington, the Niantic River and the Housatonic River.
• Sec. 26-110. Demarcation lines.
• Sec. 26-111. Regulation of fishing.
• Sec. 26-112. Scope of regulations.
• Sec. 26-113. Hearings.
• Sec. 26-114. Prohibited acts.
• Sec. 26-114a. Purchase or sale of snakehead fish prohibited.
• Sec. 26-115. Fisheries management practices of commissioner.
• Sec. 26-116. Exceptions.
• Sec. 26-117. Fine for violation.
• Sec. 26-118. Fishing in reservoir.
• Sec. 26-119. Use of explosives or poisons.
• Sec. 26-120. Striped bass.
• Sec. 26-121. Taking of tomcod or frost fish in Saugatuck River.
• Sec. 26-122. Fishing through ice in Cranberry Pond, Cream Hill Lake and Lake Quonnipaug.
• Sec. 26-123. Fishing through ice in Long Meadow Pond.
• Sec. 26-124. Indian Pond.
• Sec. 26-125. Beach Pond and Killingly Pond.
• Sec. 26-126. Disposition of fish illegally taken.
• Sec. 26-127. Conservation of bait species.
• Sec. 26-128. Carp and goldfish.
• Sec. 26-128a. Taking of glass eels, elver eels and silver eels prohibited. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-129. Forfeiture of fishing tackle.
• Sec. 26-130. Sale of fish for stocking; sale of fish management commodities; sale of trout eggs.
• Sec. 26-131. Registration of private waters. Taking of fish without license.
• Sec. 26-132. Privately stocked waters.
• Sec. 26-133. Stocking with different species of fish.
• Sec. 26-134. Obstructing streams.
• Sec. 26-135. Pond weirs and nets.
• Sec. 26-136. Fishways.
• Sec. 26-137. Fishing near fishways.
• Sec. 26-138. Draining for taking fish.
• Sec. 26-139. Responsibility for draining. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-140. Fishing rights in stream crossing highway.
• Sec. 26-141. Fine for violation.
• Sec. 26-141a. Standards for flow of water in rivers or streams.
• Sec. 26-141b. Adoption of regulations establishing flow standards for rivers and streams. Procedure.
• Sec. 26-141c. Violation of regulations.
• Sec. 26-142. Registration of nets. Permits to tend or operate.
• 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. P
• Sec. 26-142b. Resident and nonresident commercial finfish, fishing and lobster pot licenses. Restrictions on issuance, transfer and renewal.
• Sec. 26-142c. Vessel permit exemption for taking lobsters or fish for personal use.
• Sec. 26-143. Nets to be marked.
• Sec. 26-143a. Nets to be buoyed and marked. Boats to display license or registration flag.
• 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, penal
• Sec. 26-149. Commercial hatcheries. Fees.
• 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.
• Sec. 26-154. Restricted waters near mouth of stream or estuary. Use of otter trawls in estuaries.
• Sec. 26-154a. Use of purse seines in Long Island Sound.
• Sec. 26-155. Fish oil or fertilizer.
• Secs. 26-156 and 26-157. Crabs. Lobsters.
• Sec. 26-157a. Lobster management program.
• Sec. 26-157b. Reports. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-157c. Regulations governing the taking and possession of lobsters. Regulations implementing the lobster trap allocation buy-back program.
• Sec. 26-157d. Lobster restoration program. Regulations.
• Sec. 26-157e. Commissioner to pursue lobster restoration funds. Administration of funds. Entering into contracts.
• Sec. 26-157f. Lobster Restoration Advisory Committee. Establishment. Membership. Appointment, procedure and compensation.
• Sec. 26-157g. Lobster v-notch restoration program.
• Sec. 26-157h. Lobster trap allocation buy-back program.
• Sec. 26-157i. Economic assistance program for resident commercial lobster fishermen. Establishment. Regulations.
• Sec. 26-157j. Seafood dealer, wholesaler or shipper possession and sale of undersized lobsters. Conditions. Documentation.
• Sec. 26-158. Sale of lobsters.
• Sec. 26-159. Sea sturgeon.
• Sec. 26-159a. Regulations concerning certain sport and commercial fishing in the marine district and possession of certain species. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-159b. Taking and selling of sea sturgeon prohibited.
• Sec. 26-159c. Commissioner to conduct public hearings in coastal areas.
• Sec. 26-160. Extension zones.
• Secs. 26-161 to 26-163. Commercial taking of yellow perch. Northern fluke or summer flounder. Alewives and glut herring.
• Sec. 26-164. Inspection of license.
• Sec. 26-165. Reports.
• Sec. 26-166. Obstructions.
• Sec. 26-167. Stealing fish, lobsters or equipment. Penalty.
• Sec. 26-168. Sale or taking of salt water fish.
• Sec. 26-169. Nets and seines prohibited in Darien, Stamford and Greenwich.
• Sec. 26-170. Use of seine in Norwalk Harbor.
• Sec. 26-171. Taking smelt in Greenwich.
• Secs. 26-172 and 26-173. Drag nets along shores of Long Island Sound and Fishers Island Sound. Weirs and pounds.
• Sec. 26-174. Pawcatuck River.
• Sec. 26-175. Long Beach and Penfield Reef.
• 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.
• Sec. 26-177. Mystic River.
• Sec. 26-178. Thames River.
• Sec. 26-179. Taking smelt in Groton.
• Sec. 26-180. Milford Harbor.
• Sec. 26-181. Chester Cove.
• Sec. 26-182. Wright's Cove.
• Sec. 26-183. Use of nets in Long Island Sound adjacent to Stratford.
• Sec. 26-184. Use of nets in Keney Cove.
• Sec. 26-185. Use of trawls in the Poquonock River.
• Sec. 26-186. Penalties.
• Sec. 26-186a. Effect of license suspension on other licenses, permits or registrations and on right to obtain them.