{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-342a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-342a","heading":"Civil penalty.","body":"Any person who places any obstruction, encroachment or hindrance within any stream channel encroachment line established by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 22a-342 without a permit issued under said section, or is maintaining any such obstruction, encroachment or hindrance placed without such a permit, or in violation of the terms and conditions of such permit shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may request the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to seek imposition and recovery of such civil penalty.","path":["TITLE 22a. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 446i*. WATER RESOURCES. INVASIVE PLANTS","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_446i.htm#sec_22a-342a","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:07Z","sha256":"811ab431561478c39af6afc7c204077983c35017b9424850bd35b4599ae19d49","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-342","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-343"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}