Sec. 26-219. License to take conchs. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 26-219. License to take conchs. Any person may apply to the Commissioner of Agriculture for a license to take conchs in excess of one-half bushel daily. Such license shall not apply to any area lawfully designated as oyster, clam or mussel beds under town or state jurisdiction. Such application shall state the name, residence and post-office address of the applicant and such other information as said commissioner requires. Such license shall be valid for one year from the date of its issuance, and a fee of fifty dollars shall be charged therefor. Any person who takes any conchs in excess of one-half bushel daily without having obtained such a license shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both.

      (1949, S. 2556d; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 354; 1972, P.A. 52, S. 24; P.A. 78-334, S. 5; P.A. 83-357; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 54, 117; P.A. 99-169, S. 2, 7; 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 with references to environmental protection commissioner; 1972 act replaced environmental protection commissioner with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 78-334 raised license fee from $5 to $10; P.A. 83-357 reduced the limit for the taking of conchs from five to one-half bushels daily, raised the license fee $25 and increased the penalty for exceeding the daily limit for the taking of conchs from $50 to $200; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised license fee to $50; P.A. 99-169 deleted a provision limiting licenses under this section to residents of this state, effective June 23, 1999; 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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.