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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6222
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3490
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING AQUACULTURE IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Reduce the minimum 1
size, from three inches to two and one-half inches long for the taking of 2
farm-raised eastern oysters; (2) expand oyster shell recycling efforts in 3
the state by reforming the permitting system to establish shell recycling 4
operations; (3) create a program through the Bureau of Aquaculture in 5
the Department of Agriculture to increase black, indigenous and people 6
of color farmers in shellfishing; (4) support the growth of seaweed 7
cultivation in the state; (5) study the Noank Aquaculture Cooperative as 8
a model for shellfishing; (6) change a commercial landing vessel 9
operator's license to a commercial vessel landing license; (7) introduce 10
special licensing for unregulated species and direct sales at docks; and 11
(8) establish a tax credit of two hundred fifty dollars for each restaurant 12
that participates in a shell recycling program. 13
Statement of Purpose:
To support and expand aquaculture in the state.