Connecticut § 26-308 Treatment of species not listed as endangered or threatened as endangered or threatened species.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 26-308 — Treatment of species not listed as endangered or threatened as endangered or threatened species.

Connecticut § 26-308

Title 26Fisheries and Game

Ch. 495Endangered Species

This text of Connecticut § 26-308 (Treatment of species not listed as endangered or threatened as endangered or threatened species.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Connecticut primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-308 (2026).

Text

(a)The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to treat a species not listed as endangered or threatened pursuant to section 26-306 as an endangered or threatened species if he finds that:

(1)Such species so closely resembles a species listed as endangered or threatened that enforcement personnel would have substantial difficulty in attempting to differentiate between it and the listed species;

(2)the effect of such substantial difficulty is an additional threat to the endangered or threatened species; and (3) treatment of the unlisted species as an endangered or threatened species would substantially facilitate enforcement and further the policy state in section 26-303.

(b)The regulations may include a provision to allow a person to conduct

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to treat a species not listed as endangered or threatened pursuant to section 26-306 as an endangered or threatened species if he finds that: (1) Such species so closely resembles a species listed as endangered or threatened that enforcement personnel would have substantial difficulty in attempting to differentiate between it and the listed species; (2) the effect of such substantial difficulty is an additional threat to the endangered or threatened species; and (3) treatment of the unlisted species as an endangered or threatened species would substantially facilitate enforcement and further the policy state in section 26-303. (b) The regulations may include a provision to allow a person to conduct an activity which affects a species that resembles an endangered or threatened species if the person can demonstrate to the commissioner that the activity does not affect the endangered or threatened species.