Shellfish spawning beds. — Connecticut Code § 26-220
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§ 26-220. Shellfish spawning beds.
Sec. 26-220. Shellfish spawning beds. The Commissioner of Agriculture may designate in such manner as he may determine such spawning beds as he deems necessary south of the jurisdiction line but not more than ten acres in any one town, and cause the same to be marked by buoys to be maintained under such regulations as said commissioner may prescribe. Any person who goes upon or over any such spawning bed for the purpose of taking oysters or dredging, or who tows a dredge under water, over or upon such spawning bed, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three months or both.
(1949 Rev., S. 5051; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 355; 1972, P.A. 52, S. 25; P.A. 78-334, S. 6; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced shellfish commission with commissioner of environmental protection; 1972 act replaced environmental protection commissioner with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 78-334 substituted “town” for “locality” and specified designation of spawning beds “south of the jurisdiction line”; 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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.
Secs. 26-221 to 26-223. Mud dumping. Notice of intended dumping on private oyster beds. Dumping inspectors. Sections 26-221 to 26-223, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(1949 Rev., S. 5052–5054; 1953, S. 2559d; 1955, S. 2558d; 1959, P.A. 95, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 356–358; 1972, P.A. 52, S. 26–28; P.A. 78-334, S. 7, 8; P.A. 96-180, S. 100, 166; P.A. 02-89, S. 90; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
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- Citation: Connecticut General Statutes § 26-220
- Jurisdiction: Connecticut
- Code: Connecticut General Statutes
- Subject: Shellfish spawning beds.
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