Connecticut § 26-107 - Hunting and trapping on wildlife refuge or closed area.
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§ 26-107. Hunting and trapping on wildlife refuge or closed area.
Sec. 26-107. Hunting and trapping on wildlife refuge or closed area. No person shall, at any time, enter upon any state wildlife refuge or closed area to take, hunt, trap, snare, net, pursue, kill or destroy, or attempt to take, hunt, kill or destroy, any wildlife or disturb, destroy or remove the nest or egg of any bird or permit his dog to enter such wildlife refuge or closed area, and no person shall take, hunt, shoot, kill, pursue or trap any wildlife in any lane, road or highway adjacent to any land owned, leased or controlled by the state as a wildlife refuge or closed area; provided the commissioner or any person designated by him may take, hunt, kill or trap any fox, skunk, raccoon, wildcat, muskrat, mink, weasel, hawk, owl or other predacious bird or animal in any state wildlife refuge or closed area. The detection of any person with any firearm, bow and arrow, trap, snare, net or dog upon any state wildlife refuge or closed area shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 4924; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 293.)
History: 1971 act replaced reference to director of board of fisheries and game with reference to environmental protection commissioner.
Secs. 26-107a to 26-107e. Reserved for future use.
PART VIIa
CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR
NONHARVESTED WILDLIFE
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-107 ("Hunting and trapping on wildlife refuge or closed area.") 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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