General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5826 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2294 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. MINER, 66th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5826 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2294 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. MINER, 66th Dist. AN ACT AUTHORIZING A LIMITED BEAR HUNTING SEASON. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to direct the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to allow bear hunting by lottery for a fee. Statement of Purpose: To allow a limited bear hunting season.