Connecticut § 26-200 - Survey and staking; maps; fee.
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§ 26-200. Survey and staking; maps; fee.
Sec. 26-200. Survey and staking; maps; fee. Said Commissioner of Agriculture shall, previous to the delivery of any instrument conveying the right to plant or cultivate shellfish upon any of said grounds, make or cause to be made a survey of the same upon the official map or maps in his office, and shall locate and delineate the same or cause it to be located and delineated upon said map or maps. The fee for such survey, location and delineation shall be thirty-five dollars per corner and shall be paid by the applicant. Upon receipt of such instrument of conveyance, such grantee shall have the right to use and occupy such grounds for said purposes, which rights shall be and remain in such grantee and his legal representatives.
(1949 Rev., S. 5029; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 338; 1972, P.A. 52, S. 8; P.A. 80-239, S. 1, 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 53, 117; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to shellfish commissioners and commission with references to environmental protection commissioner; 1972 act replaced environmental protection commissioner with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 80-239 specified a fee for survey, location and delineation of shellfish grounds to be paid by the applicant; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised fee from $25 to $35; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
Effect of survey and map in fixing designations. 62 C. 50; 66 C. 285.
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