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Connecticut House Bill HB06484

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4-House Bill No. 6484
7+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6484
8+January Session, 2023
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12+Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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920 AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN HARVESTING OF HORSESHOE
1021 CRABS.
1122 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1223 Assembly convened:
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14-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) Notwithstanding the
15-provisions of title 26 of the general statutes, no person shall engage in
16-the hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs or the eggs of horseshoe crabs
17-from the waters of this state.
18-(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section,
19-the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may
20-authorize the hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs by permit for
21-educational or scientific purposes provided the commissioner
22-determines that such harvesting will not cause harm to the horseshoe
23-crab population in this state.
24-(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be
25-fined twenty-five dollars for each specimen taken in violation of this
26-section.
27-(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall
28-enforce the provisions of this section.
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25+Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) Notwithstanding the 1
26+provisions of title 26 of the general statutes, no person shall engage in 2
27+the hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs or the eggs of horseshoe crabs 3
28+from the waters of this state. 4
29+(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 5
30+the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may 6
31+authorize the hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs by permit for 7
32+educational or scientific purposes provided the commissioner 8
33+determines that such harvesting will not cause harm to the horseshoe 9
34+crab population in this state. 10
35+(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be 11
36+fined twenty-five dollars for each specimen taken in violation of this 12
37+section. 13
38+(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 14 Raised Bill No. 6484
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46+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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49+Section 1 October 1, 2023 New section
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51+ENV Joint Favorable
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