House Bill No. 6484
Public Act No. 23-6
AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN HARVESTING OF HORSESHOE
CRABS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) Notwithstanding the
provisions of title 26 of the general statutes, no person shall engage in
the hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs or the eggs of horseshoe crabs
from the waters of this state.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section,
the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may
authorize the hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs by permit for
educational or scientific purposes provided the commissioner
determines that such harvesting will not cause harm to the horseshoe
crab population in this state.
(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be
fined twenty-five dollars for each specimen taken in violation of this
section.
(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall
enforce the provisions of this section.
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