Connecticut § 26-56 - Permits for importation of wild hares or rabbits.
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§ 26-56. Permits for importation of wild hares or rabbits.
Sec. 26-56. Permits for importation of wild hares or rabbits. No person shall transport into this state any wild hare or rabbit or liberate in this state any such animal which has been so transported, without a permit from the commissioner, except that wild hares known as snowshoe rabbits or variant hares may be imported without a permit from any of the New England states or the Province of Quebec or the maritime provinces of Canada and liberated in this state, subject to regulations issued by the commissioner, any statute to the contrary notwithstanding. The commissioner may quarantine, confiscate, destroy or otherwise dispose of any wild hare or rabbit other than a snowshoe rabbit or variant hare imported into this state and may make regulations as to importation and liberation of any such animal. Any person who violates any provision of this section or any regulation made under any such provision shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 4864; 1957, P.A. 393; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 252; P.A. 12-80, S. 24.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a fine of not more than $250.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-56 ("Permits for importation of wild hares or rabbits.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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