General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5878 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1301 *01301* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. FERRARO, 117th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5878 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1301 *01301* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. FERRARO, 117th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING FINES ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLATION OF THE STATE'S RUNNING BAMBOO LAW. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to establish a fine of one hundred dollars per day for any person who violates the state's running bamboo law and to enable municipalities to assess such fine and retain fifty per cent of any such fines. Statement of Purpose: To provide for local enforcement of the state's running bamboo law.