Connecticut § 26-59 - Regulation of tanning, curing and mounting; permits.
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§ 26-59. Regulation of tanning, curing and mounting; permits.
Sec. 26-59. Regulation of tanning, curing and mounting; permits. The commissioner may make regulations governing the tanning, curing and mounting of all species of wild birds, wild quadrupeds, reptiles and amphibians, including the issuance of permits therefor. All applications for such a permit shall contain such information, in writing, as the commissioner requires. Any person who possesses any such bird, quadruped, reptile or amphibian for any such purpose unless so authorized by the commissioner shall be fined not less than fifty dollars or more than one hundred dollars, and any such bird, quadruped, reptile or amphibian shall be seized by any representative of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and shall be disposed of as shall be determined by the commissioner.
(1953, 1955, S. 2455d; 1957, P.A. 273; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 255; P.A. 85-53, S. 6; P.A. 95-119, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act substituted references to commissioner and department of environmental protection for references to board of fisheries and game; P.A. 85-53 added reptiles and amphibians to the list of animals that may be regulated by the commissioner; P.A. 95-119 provided a minimum fine of $50 for violation of section; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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