Connecticut § 26-68 - Emergency declaration of closed seasons.
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§ 26-68. Emergency declaration of closed seasons.
Sec. 26-68. Emergency declaration of closed seasons. The commissioner may, in an emergency, declare a closed season on any species of game birds, wild quadrupeds, reptiles or amphibians threatened with undue depletion from any cause and, if deemed necessary, to close any area, or any stream, lake or pond, or portions thereof, to hunting and trapping for limited periods of time.
(1955, S. 2479d; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 263; P.A. 85-53, S. 7.)
History: 1971 act substituted reference to environmental protection commissioner for reference to board of fisheries and game; P.A. 85-53 added reptiles and amphibians to the list of animals for which an emergency declaration of a closed season may be made.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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