| 13 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) The Commissioner of |
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| 14 | | - | Energy and Environmental Protection shall enter into an agreement |
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| 15 | | - | with the state of Rhode Island, the state of New York or both, to |
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| 16 | | - | provide for a dual-landing agreement that authorizes commercial |
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| 17 | | - | fishermen who are licensed in this state and Rhode Island or New |
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| 18 | | - | York, as applicable, to take fish from state and federal waters in an |
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| 19 | | - | amount that exceeds such commercial fisherman's daily limit in an |
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| 20 | | - | agreement state but not more than the total daily limit for such |
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| 21 | | - | commercial fisherman among the states that are a party to such |
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| 22 | | - | agreement. Such agreement shall be limited to the Winter I Summer |
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| 23 | | - | Flounder season. Pursuant to such agreement, such commercial |
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| 24 | | - | fisherman shall separate such take by the daily limits allowed in each |
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| 25 | | - | such state and complete any such landing in each state by the hour |
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| 26 | | - | specified in such agreement. Any such agreement shall allow for such |
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| 27 | | - | agreement to be extended to commercial fishermen licensed in this |
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| 28 | | - | state and any other state with which Connecticut shares either a water |
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| 29 | | - | or land boundary. The Department of Energy and Environmental |
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| 30 | | - | Protection may board the vessel of any commercial fisherman who |
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| 31 | | - | makes a take pursuant to such an agreement in order to inspect for Substitute Senate Bill No. 226 |
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| 18 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) The Commissioner of 1 |
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| 19 | + | Energy and Environmental Protection shall enter into an agreement 2 |
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| 20 | + | with the state of Rhode Island, the state of New York or both, to 3 |
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| 21 | + | provide for a dual-landing agreement that authorizes commercial 4 |
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| 22 | + | fishermen who are licensed in this state and Rhode Island or New 5 |
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| 23 | + | York, as applicable, to take fish from state and federal waters in an 6 |
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| 24 | + | amount that exceeds such commercial fisherman's daily limit in an 7 |
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| 25 | + | agreement state but not more than the total daily limit for such 8 |
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| 26 | + | commercial fisherman among the states that are a party to such 9 |
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| 27 | + | agreement. Such agreement shall be limited to the Winter I Summer 10 |
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| 28 | + | Flounder season. Pursuant to such agreement, such commercial 11 |
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| 29 | + | fisherman shall separate such take by the daily limits allowed in each 12 |
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| 30 | + | such state and complete any such landing in each state by the hour 13 |
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| 31 | + | specified in such agreement. Any such agreement shall allow for such 14 |
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| 32 | + | agreement to be extended to commercial fishermen licensed in this 15 |
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| 33 | + | state and any other state with which Connecticut shares either a water 16 |
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| 34 | + | or land boundary. The Department of Energy and Environmental 17 |
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| 35 | + | Protection may board the vessel of any commercial fisherman who 18 |
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| 36 | + | makes a take pursuant to such an agreement in order to inspect for 19 |
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| 37 | + | compliance with the terms of any such agreement. 20 Substitute Bill No. 226 |
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