{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22-8","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-8","heading":"Duties of commissioner re avian ecology.","body":"The Commissioner of Agriculture shall investigate the distribution and food habits of the birds of the state; shall determine, so far as possible, the relation of birds to outbreaks of insects and animals; shall experiment with a view to discovering the best methods of protecting fruits and crops from birds and shall serve the people of the state in matters relating to the economic status of birds and to legislation concerning them.","path":["TITLE 22. AGRICULTURE. DOMESTIC ANIMALS","CHAPTER 422. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_422.htm#sec_22-8","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:06Z","sha256":"e62b6f7d4dfe6ce74c7b7ca5d5a0c290dab12f7c3d5b78155cb9470d48c9f67c","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22-7q","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}