General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 509 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2527 *02527* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. MINER, 30th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 509 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2527 *02527* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. MINER, 30th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO ESTABLISH A DOVE HUNTING SEASON. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to establish a dove hunting season. Statement of Purpose: To allow dove hunting in Connecticut.