Connecticut § 26-21 - Notice not to be destroyed.
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§ 26-21. Notice not to be destroyed.
Sec. 26-21. Notice not to be destroyed. Any person who defaces, obliterates or destroys any notice or proclamation, posted pursuant to any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be fined seventy-seven dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 4894, 4897; 1957, P.A. 277; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 224; P.A. 95-119, S. 2.)
History: 1971 act replaced board of fisheries and game with department of environmental protection; P.A. 95-119 deleted provision re destruction of certain property of the Department of Environmental Protection, deleted provision re imprisonment for defacing a notice or proclamation and set the fine at $77.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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