Connecticut § 26-171 - Taking smelt in Greenwich.
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§ 26-171. Taking smelt in Greenwich.
Sec. 26-171. Taking smelt in Greenwich. No person shall take any smelt in any of the waters of Long Island Sound, or in any river or creek or tributary thereof lying north and east of a line drawn from the southwest end of J. Kennedy Tod's Point to what is known as W. M. Ritch's Dock in Byram Harbor, in the town of Greenwich, otherwise than with a hook and line.
(1949 Rev., S. 4984.)
Secs. 26-172 and 26-173. Drag nets along shores of Long Island Sound and Fishers Island Sound. Weirs and pounds. Sections 26-172 and 26-173 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4986, 4987; P.A. 80-164, S. 4, 5.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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