Connecticut § 22-8 - Duties of commissioner re avian ecology.
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§ 22-8. Duties of commissioner re avian ecology.
Sec. 22-8. Duties of commissioner re avian ecology. 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.
(1949 Rev., S. 3060; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 77-614, S. 314, 610; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture with commissioner and department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner and department agriculture; P.A. 77-614 abolished division of ornithology, transferred its duties and those of its director to agriculture commissioner, deleted provisions rendered obsolete by the transfer re reports to commissioner, etc. and deleted powers to issue reports and bulletins and to appoint special observers to study birds' distribution and habits, effective January 1, 1979; 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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.
See Sec. 10a-111 re appointment of State Ornithologist.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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