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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6449
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2621
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF A BLACK
BEAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require that the 1
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection conduct a study 2
for developing recommendations regarding bear overpopulation that 3
shall include, but not be limited to, the feasibility of designating a 4
wildlife refuge or sanctuary for bears on designated or state-owned 5
land. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To generate recommendations for a safe, humane and effective way of
dealing with the state's bear population.