Connecticut § 23-13 - Animals for public parks.
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§ 23-13. Animals for public parks.
Sec. 23-13. Animals for public parks. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or the custodians of any state or municipal park may accept, either by purchase or gift, for free exhibition purposes only, any fish, crustacean, bird or animal.
(1949 Rev., S. 3439; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 103; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 175; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1961 act deleted reference to counties; 1971 act replaced “commissioners”, presumably members of state park and forest commission, with commissioner of environmental protection; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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