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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5631
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1995
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO STUDY THE BEAR
POPULATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require that the Department 1
of Energy and Environmental Protection conduct a study for developing 2
recommendations regarding bear overpopulation that shall include, but 3
not be limited to, the feasibility of designating a wildlife refuge or 4
sanctuary for bears on designated or state-owned land. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To generate recommendations for a safe, humane and effective way of
dealing with the state's bear population.