Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-22
MARKETING OF VENIsoN.
Senator Hewitt Introduces Bill to Make This Legal Under Certain Conditions.


 State Senator Benjamin II. Hewitt of the IWent4ejh or SnUSStrinS district
 introduced In the sena,e an act whlth Would allow the sale of VenIsOn under certain ciIcumstances. The proposed act follows: ,
 An act to increase the food supply of the state of COuneCtlcut through the propagation and marketing Of deer for
 De u enacted by the senate and house of representatives in general asSemUIy convened:
 Section l. The commissioner of do- mestic animals may upon application SpCnslbie citIzenS Ot the state of Con- necticUt to purchase, to hoId. in an | inCiOSure, to seh, slaughter ana con- Vey to market any deer lawfully pos seSSed in accordance win sect4On of tbIs act. Said application shall con tain a Ceruhcatton py 9 seIe~lnan ot the town in which the applicant re- sides that he IS a SuItaDIe person 10 hold license for such purpose and the person so licensed snail pay to said commissioner q tee of twenty-five dchars ($25).
 ! Sec. ?. Said license shall run for period of ten (1G) years, but shall be ! terminated upon conviction of the viO- 1 act or any of the fish and bame laws 1 OI this state.
 1 Sec. 3. All persons so licensed shall | keep an accurate. record OI all an4maIS i purchased. sold, slaughtered for mar 1 6et or for any other purpose, dyIng l through natural causes or by accl- | dent. and snail make an annual return 1 to the secretary of state through the | commlsslCner of domestic annals, upon blanks furnished tor said pur- i pose.
 i Sec. 4. All deer so held shall be 1 exempt from taxation for a period of | five (5) years alter the passage of this act, after which they shall be assessed | by the town at the same rate and ratio ] as cattle.
 Sec. 5. The commissioner of do- | mestiC animals shall make or cause to 1 be made an inspection at least once q year, aild as much ottener as he may | deem neces sary. l Sec. s. The duties Of the inspector l shall be to determine the accuracy Of | the records kept and to determine evil | deuces of vidntion of th-s act, and if l such exist to take such steps as will | terminate said licenses.
 l Sec. '. No person shall retain with | in any enclosure or in any other man.
 ner any deer which has been at large l or run wild in the state and which is ! protected by chapter II. public acts, | 1911.
 Sec. 8. The person licensed under ! section 1 of this act shall be consld- i cred to hold any deer lawfully who | 1 gift, loan. exchange, inheritance, or | birth from animals. or the offspring of ! animals acquired through purchase, | gift, loan, exchange or inheritance.
 Sec 9. St shall be lawful for licensed persons to slaughter deer owned by 1 them at any season of the year. 1 Sec. 10. No live deer shall be trans 1 ported within the state unless accom- ! panied by the owner or by a represent . atiVe of the owner, duly attested or by a certificate on form prescribed by said commissioner. signed by the own | CT. giving his license number, stating ! the name of the person to which the deer is to be shipper, the date of ship i ment the age and size of the deer and | such other information as may be necessary to establish the identity of tho animal in question. When more
 than one i've deer is to be shipped each 1 animal must bear Q numbered tag and be accompanied by a cOrrespondingly mum bered certificate.
 Sec. Il. No butcher or other person shall receive any live deer unless ceru- ., lied as in section 10.
 Sec. F. No person shall remove any
 tag or destroy or alter any certificate
 of any deer in transit
 Sec 13. It shall be lawful to trans port the carcasseS of deer or parts of the carcasses of deer only. when the same are accompanied by the licensed owner. or licensed vendor. or by @ duly accredited representative of the li- censed owner OF licensed vendor, or by 8 tag, label or certificate bearing the name of the licensed owner, or licensed l vendor, giving his license number, the date of sale or shipment the name of
 the consigree and the size or weight of
 the carcass or part of the carcass.
 Sec. IA. It shall be lawful for butch CTS or other persons who desire to
 market venison, but not to propagate deer to do so on receipt of permission
 from the commissioner of domestic an- l imals.
 Sec. 15. The commissioner of do-
 mestic animals shall upon application license as a vendor any responsible
 person of the state of Connecticut to
 purchase to sell. to market. to trans
 port, to hold in storage or in poss ession
 the carcasses or parts of carcasses of deer lawfully acquired through pur-
 chase, gift. barter or exchange from
 citizens licensed under section of this act. upon certification of two select
 men of his town that he is 2 suitable