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4		-	Senate Bill No. 929
	7	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 929
	8	+	January Session, 2021
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6		-	Public Act No. 21-124
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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9	20		AN ACT CONCERNING PE NALTIES FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED
10	21		BASS.
11	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	23		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. Section 26-159a of the general statutes is repealed and the
15		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
16		-	To establish and manage populations of marine and anadromous
17		-	finfish and marine arthropods and to facilitate the establishment of
18		-	unified coast-wide regulations in accordance with the provisions of
19		-	fishery management plans developed pursuant to the Fishery
20		-	Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-265, as
21		-	amended) or other regional fishery management authorities, the
22		-	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt
23		-	regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 governing
24		-	possession of such species, sport fishing and commercial fishing by
25		-	persons fishing for such species in the waters of this state or landing
26		-	such species in this state, regardless of where such species were taken.
27		-	Such regulations may: (1) Establish the open and closed seasons; (2)
28		-	establish hours, days or periods during the open season when fishing
29		-	shall not be permitted in designated waters or areas for all or limited
30		-	species by all or limited methods; (3) establish legal lengths; (4) prescribe
31		-	the legal methods of sport fishing for all or limited species; (5) establish Senate Bill No. 929
	25	+	Section 1. Section 26-159a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	26	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
	27	+	To establish and manage populations of marine and anadromous 3
	28	+	finfish and marine arthropods and to facilitate the establishment of 4
	29	+	unified coast-wide regulations in accordance with the provisions of 5
	30	+	fishery management plans developed pursuant to the Fishery 6
	31	+	Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-265, as 7
	32	+	amended) or other regional fishery management authorities, the 8
	33	+	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt 9
	34	+	regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 governing 10
	35	+	possession of such species, sport fishing and commercial fishing by 11
	36	+	persons fishing for such species in the waters of this state or landing 12
	37	+	such species in this state, regardless of where such species were taken. 13
	38	+	Such regulations may: (1) Establish the open and closed seasons; (2) 14
	39	+	establish hours, days or periods during the open season when fishing 15 Raised Bill No. 929
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35		-	for sport fishing the daily creel limit, the season creel limit and the
36		-	possession limit; (6) restrict sport fishing from boats and other floating
37		-	devices and sport fishing from designated areas; (7) determine the
38		-	species which may be taken by commercial fishing methods, provided
39		-	striped bass, Atlantic salmon, other anadromous salmon, brown trout,
40		-	rainbow trout and brook trout may only be taken by angling and, if
41		-	taken in the waters of this state, shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged
42		-	or offered for sale, barter or exchange; (8) prescribe the legal methods of
43		-	commercial fishing; (9) determine the specifications, materials and
44		-	dimensions of nets, seines, fykes, traps, pounds, trawls, trolling gear,
45		-	long lines, set lines and other commercial fishing gear used in the waters
46		-	of this state; (10) regulate the use and marking of commercial fishing
47		-	gear, including boats used to conduct activities authorized pursuant to
48		-	section 26-142a; (11) determine the number and size of finfish and
49		-	marine arthropods which may be taken by commercial fishermen; (12)
50		-	determine the total number and pounds of finfish and marine
51		-	arthropods, by species, which may be taken by commercial fishing
52		-	methods or for commercial purposes during a calendar year or lesser
53		-	period; (13) prohibit the landing of protected species; (14) for a fishing
54		-	derby or tournament, require that such activity be registered and that
55		-	an accurate report of all fish tagged, marked and taken, time spent on
56		-	an area and any other data required by the commissioner for
57		-	management purposes be returned within a specified period of time.
58		-	Any person who violates any regulation concerning sport fishing
59		-	adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 and this section
60		-	shall have committed an infraction and may pay the fine by mail or
61		-	plead not guilty under the provisions of section 51-164n. [, except that
62		-	any person who violates any regulation adopted in accordance with the
63		-	provisions of chapter 54 and this section pertaining to the taking of
64		-	striped bass shall be fined one hundred dollars for each fish taken or
65		-	possessed for the first violation, be fined two hundred dollars for each
66		-	fish taken or possessed for the second violation and be fined five
67		-	hundred dollars for each fish taken or possessed or imprisoned not more Senate Bill No. 929
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	46	+	shall not be permitted in designated waters or areas for all or limited 16
	47	+	species by all or limited methods; (3) establish legal lengths; (4) prescribe 17
	48	+	the legal methods of sport fishing for all or limited species; (5) establish 18
	49	+	for sport fishing the daily creel limit, the season creel limit and the 19
	50	+	possession limit; (6) restrict sport fishing from boats and other floating 20
	51	+	devices and sport fishing from designated areas; (7) determine the 21
	52	+	species which may be taken by commercial fishing methods, provided 22
	53	+	striped bass, Atlantic salmon, other anadromous salmon, brown trout, 23
	54	+	rainbow trout and brook trout may only be taken by angling and, if 24
	55	+	taken in the waters of this state, shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged 25
	56	+	or offered for sale, barter or exchange; (8) prescribe the legal methods of 26
	57	+	commercial fishing; (9) determine the specifications, materials and 27
	58	+	dimensions of nets, seines, fykes, traps, pounds, trawls, trolling gear, 28
	59	+	long lines, set lines and other commercial fishing gear used in the waters 29
	60	+	of this state; (10) regulate the use and marking of commercial fishing 30
	61	+	gear, including boats used to conduct activities authorized pursuant to 31
	62	+	section 26-142a; (11) determine the number and size of finfish and 32
	63	+	marine arthropods which may be taken by commercial fishermen; (12) 33
	64	+	determine the total number and pounds of finfish and marine 34
	65	+	arthropods, by species, which may be taken by commercial fishing 35
	66	+	methods or for commercial purposes during a calendar year or lesser 36
	67	+	period; (13) prohibit the landing of protected species; (14) for a fishing 37
	68	+	derby or tournament, require that such activity be registered and that 38
	69	+	an accurate report of all fish tagged, marked and taken, time spent on 39
	70	+	an area and any other data required by the commissioner for 40
	71	+	management purposes be returned within a specified period of time. 41
	72	+	Any person who violates any regulation concerning sport fishing 42
	73	+	adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 and this section 43
	74	+	shall have committed an infraction and may pay the fine by mail or 44
	75	+	plead not guilty under the provisions of section 51-164n. [, except that 45
	76	+	any person who violates any regulation adopted in accordance with the 46
	77	+	provisions of chapter 54 and this section pertaining to the taking of 47
	78	+	striped bass shall be fined one hundred dollars for each fish taken or 48
	79	+	possessed for the first violation, be fined two hundred dollars for each 49
	80	+	fish taken or possessed for the second violation and be fined five 50 Raised Bill No. 929
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71		-	than thirty days, or both for each subsequent violation. No part of any
72		-	fine imposed for the taking or possession of any striped bass in violation
73		-	of any such regulation shall be remitted.]
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	87	+	hundred dollars for each fish taken or possessed or imprisoned not more 51
	88	+	than thirty days, or both for each subsequent violation. No part of any 52
	89	+	fine imposed for the taking or possession of any striped bass in violation 53
	90	+	of any such regulation shall be remitted.] 54
	91	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	92	+	sections:
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	94	+	Section 1 from passage 26-159a
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	96	+	ENV Joint Favorable
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