Connecticut § 26-80 Disposition of birds, quadrupeds, reptiles or amphibians illegally taken.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 26-80 — Disposition of birds, quadrupeds, reptiles or amphibians illegally taken.

Connecticut § 26-80

Title 26Fisheries and Game

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-80 (2026).

Text

Any bird, quadruped, reptile or amphibian, or part thereof, illegally taken or possessed, or any bird, quadruped, reptile or amphibian illegally used in the pursuit of any bird, quadruped, reptile or amphibian, shall be seized by the commissioner, any representative of the commissioner or any conservation officer, and the commissioner may, at his discretion, sell or otherwise dispose of the same. The proceeds of any such sale shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be credited to the General Fund.

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Any bird, quadruped, reptile or amphibian, or part thereof, illegally taken or possessed, or any bird, quadruped, reptile or amphibian illegally used in the pursuit of any bird, quadruped, reptile or amphibian, shall be seized by the commissioner, any representative of the commissioner or any conservation officer, and the commissioner may, at his discretion, sell or otherwise dispose of the same. The proceeds of any such sale shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be credited to the General Fund.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 4896; 1959, P.A. 398, S. 21; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 272; P.A. 85-53, S. 12.) History: 1959 act required that proceeds from sales be credited to general fund rather than to game fund; 1971 act replaced references to board members and the director of the board of fisheries and game with references to environmental protection commissioner and his representatives; P.A. 85-53 applied provisions of section to reptiles and amphibians.