Connecticut § 26-186 - Penalties.
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§ 26-186. Penalties.
Sec. 26-186. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this part for which no other penalty is provided shall (1) for a first offense, be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars, and (2) for any subsequent offense, be guilty of a class D misdemeanor, and each fish or crustacean taken or possessed in violation of any provision of said sections shall constitute a separate offense, except that any person who violates any provision of section 26-154 or 26-155 shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor, and each fish or crustacean taken or possessed in violation of any provision of said sections shall constitute a separate offense.
(1949 Rev., S. 4998; P.A. 75-567, S. 52, 80; P.A. 01-115, S. 3, 5; P.A. 02-50, S. 3; P.A. 12-80, S. 152; P.A. 13-83, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 75-567 substituted “this part” for specifically listed sections; P.A. 01-115 changed fine from $50 to $100, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 02-50 increased fine to $250; P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not more $250 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with penalty of a fine of not more than $250 for first offense and a class D misdemeanor for subsequent offense, inserted Subdiv. designators (1) and (2) and added exception re person who violates Sec. 26-143a, 26-154 or 26-155 is guilty of a class D misdemeanor and each fish or crustacean taken or possessed constitutes separate offense; P.A. 13-83 deleted reference to Sec. 26-143a, effective October 1, 2014.
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