PART IV. HUNTING AND TRAPPING  


Sec. 26-65. Commissioner authorized to regulate hunting. Landowner permission required for hunting on private land.
Sec. 26-65a. Prohibition re reduction of state land where hunting is permitted.
Sec. 26-66. Scope of regulations.
Sec. 26-66a. Posting of warning signs by the department. Fees.
Sec. 26-66b. Hunting field guides produced by the department to include regulations for hunting in proximity to buildings.
Sec. 26-67. Regulations.
Sec. 26-67a. Confidentiality of reports.
Sec. 26-67b. Commissioner to advise law enforcement authorities re fish and game laws.
Sec. 26-67c. Complaints re hunting in proximity to certain areas. Hearing. Records to be kept by law enforcement officials. Report to General Assembly.
Sec. 26-67d. Falconry: Definitions.
Sec. 26-67e. Falconry: Applicable federal regulations. Commissioner authorized to adopt regulations. Fee reciprocity.
Sec. 26-68. Emergency declaration of closed seasons.
Sec. 26-69. Wildlife management practices.
Sec. 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.
Sec. 26-71. Penalty.
Sec. 26-72. Regulation of trapping of fur-bearing animals.
Sec. 26-73. Hunting on Sunday. Bow and arrow hunting of deer on private property.
Sec. 26-74. Use of motor vehicles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in hunting.
Sec. 26-75. Silencer on firearms.
Sec. 26-76. Possession limit of game birds, wild quadrupeds, reptiles and amphibians.
Sec. 26-77. Taking of waterfowl in open coastal waters.
Sec. 26-78. Sale of birds, quadrupeds, reptiles or amphibians.
Sec. 26-78a. Donation of game to charitable organizations.
Sec. 26-79. Hunting in Putnam Memorial Camp grounds.
Sec. 26-80. Disposition of birds, quadrupeds, reptiles or amphibians illegally taken.
Sec. 26-80a. Illegal taking of moose or bear. Suspension of hunting license. Penalties.
Sec. 26-80b. Sale or use of computer software or service to remotely hunt animals or birds prohibited. Penalty.
Sec. 26-81. Penalty.

Notations

*From the nature of specific provisions throughout chapter, it is apparent that legislature intended to occupy the field of wildlife management, and regulation of hunting is an integral part of the overall wildlife management plan. 46 CS 588.

Conflict between municipal hunting ordinance and board regulation resolved in favor of regulation since alleged violation occurred on tidewater lands. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 413.