Connecticut § 26-6b - Search of containers by conservation officers.
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§ 26-6b. Search of containers by conservation officers.
Sec. 26-6b. Search of containers by conservation officers. Any person who, upon request or signal of any conservation officer or special conservation officer performing his duty pursuant to section 26-6, fails to stop or remain stopped until such officer reaches his immediate vicinity and makes known to him the reason for the request or signal, or any person who fails to stand by for inspection of any container in his possession on request from such officer under such circumstances or who disposes of any fish, crustacean or container of any kind, or its contents, after being requested or signaled to stop by such officer but before such officer has inspected the same shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(1967, P.A. 305; P.A. 12-80, S. 175.)
History: P.A. 12-80 changed penalty from a fine of not less than $50 or more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days or both to a class C misdemeanor.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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