Sec. 26-31a. Instruction in fishing techniques.
Sec. 26-31a. Instruction in fishing techniques. (a) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall formulate a course of instruction in fishing techniques to be
known as the fishing education and urban angling program. The commissioner shall
designate one or more competent persons or organizations to give such instruction. Any
person so designated shall give such instruction to any person requesting the same and
shall upon successful completion thereof issue a certificate of completion to such person.
No fee shall be charged for such instruction.
(b) All certified fishing instructors shall, while performing their duties under this
section, be covered by liability and property damage insurance protection, which insurance shall be in an amount satisfactory to and negotiated by the Comptroller and the
premium for such insurance shall be paid from the General Fund.
(P.A. 85-570, S. 1, 4.)