Connecticut § 26-48 - Private shooting preserves; permits; regulations.
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§ 26-48. Private shooting preserves; permits; regulations.
Sec. 26-48. Private shooting preserves; permits; regulations. The commissioner may issue permits authorizing the establishment and operation of regulated private shooting preserves when in his judgment such preserves will not conflict with any reasonable prior public interest. The fee for such permit shall be sixty-three dollars per season. A hunting license shall not be required to hunt on such private shooting preserves. The commissioner shall govern and prescribe by regulations the size of the preserves, the methods of hunting, the species and sex of birds that may be taken, the open and closed seasons, the tagging of birds with tags furnished by the commissioner at a reasonable fee and the releasing, possession and use of legally propagated game birds thereon; and may require such reports as the commissioner deems necessary concerning the operation of such preserves. Any permit issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked for a violation of any provision of this chapter or for a violation of any regulation made by the commissioner relating to private shooting preserves.
(1949, 1955, S. 2469d; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 244; P.A. 82-91, S. 22, 38; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 16, 21; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1, S. 91; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 451; P.A. 10-3, S. 41.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 82-91 increased permit fee from $10 to $25; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3 increased the fee for permits authorizing the operation of private shooting preserves from $25 to $35; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1 increased permit fee to $50, effective January 1, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $50 to $100; P.A. 10-3 reduced fee from $100 to $63, effective April 14, 2010.
See Sec. 26-73 prohibiting hunting on Sunday.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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