Sec. 26-206. Shellfish police.
Sec. 26-206. Shellfish police. The Commissioner of Agriculture may, upon the
application of the Oystermen's Protective Association of Connecticut or the owner of
any oyster franchise or grounds or any natural growers' association, during such time
as the commissioner may determine, appoint and commission such number of policemen
as he deems necessary to be designated by such association or owner, who, having been
sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, may act as policemen upon the tidal
waters and flats of this state and upon any boats, wharves or docks owned, leased or
controlled by said association or a member thereof or an owner of oyster grounds. Said
commissioner shall cause a record to be made of the issuance or revocation of any such
commission. Any person so appointed shall have the powers to make arrests and, when
on duty, shall wear in plain view a badge bearing conspicuously the words "Shellfish
Policeman".
(1949 Rev., S. 5043; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 344; 1972, P.A. 52, S. 14; P.A. 00-99, S. 70, 154; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to shellfish commissioners and commission with references to environmental
protection commissioner; 1972 act replaced environmental protection commissioner with commissioner of agriculture;
P.A. 00-99 deleted reference to sheriff, effective December 1, 2000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner
of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed
Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer
Protection, effective June 1, 2004.