Connecticut § 26-74 Use of motor vehicles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in hunting.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 26-74 — Use of motor vehicles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in hunting.

Connecticut § 26-74

Title 26Fisheries and Game

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-74 (2026).

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(a)No person while in a motor vehicle, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle or by aid or use of any light or lights carried thereon or attached thereto shall hunt or take any wild bird, wild quadruped or reptile or amphibian regulated by the commissioner under this chapter. The provisions of this section shall not affect the statutes relating to jacklighting for deer.

(b)The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who operates or is in an all-terrain vehicle and who is a paraplegic, or who is suffering from the loss of or the loss of the use of both lower extremities, provided such person has a valid hunting license issued pursuant to this chapter and has received a permit to be issued by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection upon documentary proof that su

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(a) No person while in a motor vehicle, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle or by aid or use of any light or lights carried thereon or attached thereto shall hunt or take any wild bird, wild quadruped or reptile or amphibian regulated by the commissioner under this chapter. The provisions of this section shall not affect the statutes relating to jacklighting for deer. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who operates or is in an all-terrain vehicle and who is a paraplegic, or who is suffering from the loss of or the loss of the use of both lower extremities, provided such person has a valid hunting license issued pursuant to this chapter and has received a permit to be issued by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection upon documentary proof that such person is a paraplegic. Such person shall not shoot or have in his possession or under his control a loaded rifle, shotgun or muzzleloader while such vehicle is in motion or such vehicle is on a public highway. (c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 4889; 1955, S. 2488d; P.A. 73-223; P.A. 76-120; P.A. 85-53, S. 9; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 12-80, S. 84.) History: P.A. 73-223 prohibited hunting or taking of birds or quadrupeds from snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles; P.A. 76-120 made previous provisions Subsecs. (a) and (c) and inserted new Subsec. (b) providing exception to provisions for paraplegics; P.A. 85-53 amended Subsec. (a) to apply provisions to reptiles and amphibians; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-80 amended Subsec. (c) to replace penalty of a fine of not more than $200 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a class D misdemeanor.