Connecticut § 47-45 - Appointees to perform duties of selectmen as to fences.
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§ 47-45. Appointees to perform duties of selectmen as to fences.
Sec. 47-45. Appointees to perform duties of selectmen as to fences. In any town, city or borough which conducts its government under the provisions of any special act, and in which the duties in relation to fences imposed by the general statutes on selectmen are not specifically assigned to another officer or agency, the legislative body of such municipality, or the board of selectmen in the case of a municipality in which the legislative body is a town meeting, may appoint a suitable person or a committee of three persons to perform such duties and may provide for the payment of a fee therefor, which fee shall not be less than that provided by section 47-44.
(1953, S. 2967d; P.A. 94-59, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 94-59 provided that appointments be made by the board of selectmen in the case of a municipality in which the legislative body is a town meeting.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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