Sec. 26-103. Management and preservation of islands in and marshes in or bordering the Housatonic River.
Sec. 26-103. Management and preservation of islands in and marshes in or
bordering the Housatonic River. All islands in the Housatonic River and all marshes
in or bordering the Housatonic River, extending from the mouth of the river to the upper
limits of its tidal fluctuation, are set aside as wildlife habitats and shall be under the
exclusive jurisdiction and control of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.
The commissioner shall have the same powers in reference to such islands and marshes
as are provided in section 26-16. Such islands or marshes or such portions thereof as
are recorded in private ownership shall not be included under the jurisdiction of the
commissioner, but such jurisdiction shall extend to all such islands and marshes or
portions thereof as are owned or as may be acquired by the state or for the use of the
state pursuant to said section 26-16.
(1955, S.A. 290; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 289.)
History: 1971 act replaced state board of fisheries and game with commissioner of environmental protection.