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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-17a · Acquisition and preservation of tidal wetlands.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-18 · Fish or game for propagation.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-19 · Motor boats in Bantam River.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-20 · Signs on rights-of-way to state ponds or streams.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-21 · Notice not to be destroyed.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-22 · Control of aquatic plants and animals.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-23 · Abandoned or discarded fishing or hunting implements. Derelict lobster gear.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-24 · Use or disposal of seized articles.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-25 · Commissioner may declare closed season or extend open season.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-25a · Regulation of feeding of wildlife on state-owned property. Intentional feeding of potentially dangerous animals on private property. Prohibition. Regulations. More restrictive municipal ordinances.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-25b · Disclosure of stocking schedules.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-25c · Release of lighter-than-air balloons restricted. Penalty.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-26 · Enforcement in state boundary waters of boating or fish and game laws.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-26a · Northeast Conservation Law Enforcement Compact.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-26b · Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27 · Licenses required for hunting, trapping and fishing. Exceptions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27a · Junior licenses.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27b · Stamps required for hunting or taking of migratory birds, resident birds or resident game birds. Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp. Connecticut Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamp.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27c · Reproduction and marketing of stamps as artwork. Migratory bird and resident game bird conservation account. Subaccount. Restricted uses of funds.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27d · Citizens' Advisory Board for the Connecticut Migratory Bird and Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamps program.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27e · Sport fishing licenses. Statement re discarding of fishing line or other litter.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27f · Three-day out-of-state bird hunting license. Fee. Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-27g · Lifetime hunting and fishing licenses. Authorization. Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-28 · Hunting, trapping and sport fishing license fees.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-28a · Combination licenses for servicemen. Fee.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-28b · Marine waters fishing license. Exemptions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-28c · Marine waters fishing license fees.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-29 · Free lifetime fishing license for person who is blind.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-29a · Free lifetime fishing licenses for persons with intellectual disability.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-29b · Free lifetime hunting, sport fishing or trapping license for person with physical disability.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-29c · Free private land deer permit for certain farmers.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-30 · Applications. Issuance of licenses.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-31 · Instruction in handling and use of hunting weapons. Required education course for reinstatement of suspended license.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-31a · Instruction in fishing techniques.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-31b · Hunting and fishing guide services. Licenses. Fee.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-31c · Hunting or fishing guide services. Registration. Fee. Exception. Limit on customers in vessel. Regulations. Fine.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-31d · Printed fishing guides for 2023 season. Public availability.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-32 · Permanent license.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-33 · Issuance of complimentary licenses to nonresidents.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-34 · License for nonresident servicemen.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-34a · License for nonresident servicemen.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-35 · Expiration date. License not transferable. Restrictions. Wildlife management study area.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-36 · Record of licenses. Remittance of fees by town clerks.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-37 · Duplicate licenses.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-38 · Hunting by minors.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-39 · Hunting licenses for owners of packs of dogs.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-40 · Game breeders license. Possession of skunks or raccoons.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-40a · Possession of potentially dangerous animal. Exemptions. Seizure, relocation and disposal. Penalties.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-40b · Animals, the skin or body of which is not to be sold.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-40c · Search and seizure.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-40d · Exceptions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-40e · Killing, possession and sale of endangered and threatened species.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-40f · Penalty.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-41 · Sec. 26-41.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-42 · Licensing of raw fur dealers. Inspection. Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-43 · Sale of raw furs to unlicensed nonresident dealer.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-44 · Licensing of ferrets.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-45 · Bait dealer's license.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-46 · Reciprocal fishing privileges.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-47 · Permits to take wildlife damaging crops. License to control nuisance wildlife. Permits to take wildlife damaging agricultural crops, livestock or apiaries. Conditions. Means. Methods. Times. Disposal of wildlife taken.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-47a · Use of noise-making devices to repel marauding birds and wildlife.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-48 · Private shooting preserves; permits; regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-48a · Management of salmon, trout and turkey. Issuance of permits, tags or stamps.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-49 · Training of hunting dogs. Permits for liberation of artificially propagated birds.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-50 · Permits for training hunting dogs using liberated pheasants.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-51 · Permits for field dog trials. Fee.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-52 · Permits for shooting birds liberated at field dog trials. Fees.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-53 · Hunting licenses not required at field trials.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-54 · Permits for custodians of protected birds and quadrupeds.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-55 · Permit for importing, introducing into state, possessing or liberating live fish, wild birds, wild mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Regulations. Exemptions. Seizure, relocation and disposal. Penalties.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-55a · Possession of diploid grass carp.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-56 · Permits for importation of wild hares or rabbits.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-57 · Permits for transportation and exportation of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-57a · Regulations for the establishment of in-state captive herds of cervids. Pilot program for businesses to maintain reindeer. Importation of reindeer into state from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-58 · Taxidermist's license.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-59 · Regulation of tanning, curing and mounting; permits.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-60 · Permits to collect certain wildlife for scientific and educational purposes. Fee.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-61 · Suspension of license, registration or permit. Restoration. Fines.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-62 · Hunting accidents; suspension of license or privilege to hunt.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-63 · Notice of action on license.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-64 · Fine for violations. Exception.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-65 · Commissioner authorized to regulate hunting. Landowner permission required for hunting on private land.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-65a · Prohibition re reduction of state land where hunting is permitted.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-66 · Scope of regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-66a · Posting of warning signs by the department. Fees.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-66b · Hunting field guides produced by the department to include regulations for hunting in proximity to buildings.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-67 · Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-67a · Confidentiality of reports.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-67b · Commissioner to advise law enforcement authorities re fish and game laws.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-67c · Complaints re hunting in proximity to certain areas. Hearing. Records to be kept by law enforcement officials. Report to General Assembly.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-67d · Falconry: Definitions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-67e · Falconry: Applicable federal regulations. Commissioner authorized to adopt regulations. Fee reciprocity.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-68 · Emergency declaration of closed seasons.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-69 · Wildlife management practices.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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. Requirements.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-71 · Penalty.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-72 · Regulation of trapping of fur-bearing animals.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-73 · Hunting on Sunday on private property. Bow and arrow hunting of deer on private property. Blazed trail setback.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-74 · Use of motor vehicles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in hunting.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-75 · Silencer on firearms.