Connecticut § 26-58 Taxidermist's license.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 26-58 — Taxidermist's license.

Connecticut § 26-58

Title 26Fisheries and Game

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-58 (2026).

Text

(a)No person shall practice taxidermy for profit unless he has obtained a license from the commissioner. The commissioner may, upon the application of any citizen of this state, accompanied by payment of a fee of one hundred five dollars, issue to such person a license to practice taxidermy, which license shall expire on December thirty-first next following the date of issue. Any such licensee shall permit, at any time, any law enforcement officer to examine and inspect any premises used by him for the practice of taxidermy. Such licensee may receive any bird or animal legally killed in this state or any bird or animal legally killed and imported into this state, for the purpose of tanning, curing or mounting the same, and the provisions of section 26-76 shall not apply to such person. Ea

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(a) No person shall practice taxidermy for profit unless he has obtained a license from the commissioner. The commissioner may, upon the application of any citizen of this state, accompanied by payment of a fee of one hundred five dollars, issue to such person a license to practice taxidermy, which license shall expire on December thirty-first next following the date of issue. Any such licensee shall permit, at any time, any law enforcement officer to examine and inspect any premises used by him for the practice of taxidermy. Such licensee may receive any bird or animal legally killed in this state or any bird or animal legally killed and imported into this state, for the purpose of tanning, curing or mounting the same, and the provisions of section 26-76 shall not apply to such person. Each licensee shall make an annual report to the commissioner, containing such information as he requires. (b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars. (c) The license of any person to practice taxidermy may be revoked or suspended at any time for cause by the commissioner.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 4672–4674; 1959, P.A. 398, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 254; P.A. 82-91, S. 23, 38; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 17, 21; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1, S. 96; P.A. 03-278, S. 87; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 456; P.A. 10-3, S. 46; P.A. 12-80, S. 25.) History: 1959 act increased license fee from $5 to $15; 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 82-91 increased license fee to $50; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the fee for a taxidermist's license to $60; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1 increased fee to $84 in Subsec. (a), effective January 1, 2003; P.A. 03-278 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 9, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase fee from $84 to $168; P.A. 10-3 amended Subsec. (a) by reducing fee from $168 to $105, effective April 14, 2010; P.A. 12-80 amended Subsec. (b) to replace penalty of a fine of not less than $1 or more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a fine of not more than $250.