General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6340 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2211 *02211* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. LESSER, 100th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6340 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2211 *02211* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. LESSER, 100th Dist. AN ACT ABOLISHING THE SNAPPING TURTLE TRADE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 26-78 of the general statutes be amended to repeal the exclusion of snapping turtles from regulations that limit or prohibit the taking of certain wild animals. Statement of Purpose: To put an end to the snapping turtle trade.