General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 562
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1986
Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 562
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1986
Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENFORCEMENT OF HUNTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING LAWS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 54-56h of the general statutes be amended to authorize a court in the disposition of a case involving the violation of any provision of title 26 of the general statutes to consider the fact that the defendant has made a monetary contribution to a nonprofit organization that provides rewards for persons who report violations of fish and game or wildlife protection laws.
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize courts and prosecutors in the disposition of a criminal case to consider the fact that a person charged with a fish and game law violation has made a monetary contribution to an organization that offers rewards to persons who turn in poachers or other persons who violate fish and game laws.