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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › Use and Fee Structure of Certain State Park Facilities › Section 23-4-22 - Renter's responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
In connection with an event, the renter shall assure that all
				  provisions of Sections
				  23-4-7
				  through 23-4-22 are complied with. This section shall not relieve any other
				  person of his or her obligations under such sections.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-23 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 23-4-23 to
				  23-4-35,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Camp Day" means from the time of arrival
				(1:00 p.m. check-in) until 12:00 noon the next day;
(2) "Columbus Day" means the second Monday in
				October;
(4) "Commissioner" means
				the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or his representative;
(5) "Contractor" means a person retained,
				whether or not for compensation, by a renter in connection with an event,
				including without limitation a caterer, photographer, musician, or
				entertainer;
(6) "Department" means
				the Department of Environmental Protection;
(7) "Event" means a social, cultural, or
				business function, including without limitation a party, reception, fund
				raiser, conference, or seminar;
(8)
				"Memorial Day" means the last Monday of May;
(9) "Park" means any park, forest, or other
				recreational area managed by the Department;
(10) "Park supervisor" means the Department
				employee stationed at a park who has ultimate responsibility for operations
				thereof;
(11) "Person" means a
				person as defined by section
				22a-2
				of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(12) "Picnic shelter" means an open-air,
				roofed structure, of whatever size and configuration, located at a state park,
				forest, or other recreational area;
(13) "Rental" or "rent" means
(a) for a picnic shelter: the occupation, for
				the fee and under the conditions specified in sections 23-4-23 to
				23-4-35,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, for the purpose of
				holding an event, and the exclusion from the picnic shelter of all persons
				other than the renter, the renter's guests or contractors, and representatives
				of the Department during a prescribed time; and
(b) for rustic cabins for camping: the
				occupation, for the fee and under the conditions specified in sections
				23-4-3 and
				23-4-23 to
				23-4-35,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State
				Agencies;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-24 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections
				  23-4-23 to
				  23-4-35,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, govern the use and
				  rental of open-air picnic shelters in all state parks, forests and other
				  recreational areas; and the rental of rustic cabins in state parks. Violation
				  of any provision of such sections shall be an infraction and shall be
				  punishable by a fine of up to $90 or by such higher fine as may be provided by
				  law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-25 - Availability of picnic shelters for rental

Current through July 10, 2024
Picnic shelters are available for rental from the Friday
				  before Memorial Day through Columbus Day from 8:00 a.m. to one-half hour before
				  sunset.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-26 - Use without rental

Current through July 10, 2024
Nothing in sections
				  23-4-25
				  to
				  23-4-35,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, shall be construed
				  to prevent any person from using a picnic shelter during times when it has not
				  been rented by another.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-28 - Rental fees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Picnic
				shelters
(1) The rental fee for a
				picnic shelter is $125 per day through December 31, 2004; $150 per day from
				January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007; and $175 per day from January 1,
				2008 and thereafter.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-29 - Admission and parking fees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Picnic
				shelters
(1) Payment of a rental fee
				does not relieve the renter, the renter's guests, or contractors from the
				obligation to pay any applicable admission or parking fee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-30 - Applications for rentals. Cancellations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Picnic shelters
(1) Rentals are
				to be arranged through the campground reservation system.
(2) Cancellations made thirty (30) days or
				more prior to the event will be entitled to a full refund; cancellations made
				six (6) to twenty-nine (29) days prior to the event will entitle the renter to
				a refund of 80% of the fee; cancellations made within five (5) days of the
				event will result in forfeiture of the fee.
(3) The renter is responsible for any
				processing charge(s) from the reservation system, i.e. reservation, change of
				date or cancellation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-31 - Liabilities. Commissioner's remedies

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Picnic
				shelters
(1) Nothing in sections
				23-4-23 to
				23-4-35,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, shall affect any
				obligation imposed by law on a renter to obtain any authorizations for
				activities in connection with an event, including, as applicable, a special use
				license under section
				23-11
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(2) By renting a picnic shelter, the renter
				agrees to, and shall, indemnify and save harmless the State of Connecticut and
				the Department from any and all claims, damages, losses, litigation, or
				expenses arising out of any injury, including death, or any damage to property
				resulting from any act, omission, or neglect of the renter or any of the
				renter's guests or contractors.
(3)
				Unless otherwise provided therein, nothing in sections
				23-4-23 to
				23-4-35,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, shall affect any
				rights or privileges of the commissioner or members of the public. The remedies
				provided to the commissioner under said sections are cumulative with any other
				remedies to which he is lawfully entitled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-32 - Catering

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Picnic shelters
If a renter wishes to retain a caterer in connection with an
				  event at a picnic shelter, the renter shall no later than 30 days before such
				  event submit to the park supervisor the name, address, and phone number of such
				  caterer and the name of such caterer's contact person.
(1) Failure to submit the information within
				the specified time frame will result in a $50 processing fee. The park
				supervisor may disapprove a caterer if the caterer has previously been retained
				for an event in a park and failed to fully restore all areas where food or
				beverages were served to their condition immediately prior to the
				event.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-33 - Use of tents

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Picnic
				shelters
(1) For the purpose of food
				preparation during an event, a renter or caterer may install a tent, with
				dimensions no greater than 400 square feet (unless otherwise approved by the
				park supervisor in writing, a charge of $2 per square foot will be levied for
				the additional square footage above the 400 square feet), adjacent to the
				picnic shelter, but only if the park supervisor has first approved the time,
				date and location of its installation and removal.
(2) Except as provided in this section and
				section
				23-4-21(d)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, no person may otherwise
				install a tent anywhere at a park other than at a designated park campground
				and as authorized by the department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-34 - Miscellaneous requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Picnic
				shelters
(1) The renter or renter's
				agent shall be present at the event from its scheduled commencement until its
				scheduled end. The renter or renter's agent shall, no later than ten days
				before the scheduled event, inform the Park Supervisor in writing of the name,
				title, and home and business telephone numbers of an employee or other agent
				designated by such renter as responsible for assuring compliance with the
				provisions of sections
				23-4-33
				through
				23-4-35,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) All food and beverages shall be served to
				the renter's guests free of charge.
(3) The only types of food cookers or warmers
				that may be used at a picnic shelter and associated tent are: sterno
				containers, propane or electric stoves, outdoor gas or charcoal
				grills.
(4) When a renter or a
				renter's agent vacates a picnic shelter, the renter or agent shall ensure that:
(A) all waste generated during the time the
				renter and any of the renter's guests or contractors used the picnic shelter
				and associated tent is properly disposed of;
(B) all equipment and supplies brought into
				the park in connection with the use of the picnic shelter and associated tent
				are removed; and
(C) all areas
				where food or beverages were served in connection with use of the picnic
				shelter and associated tent are restored to their original condition
				immediately after such use.
(5) No person may toss or otherwise disperse
				confetti, rice, or other scattering materials in or around a picnic
				shelter.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 4 - State Park Rules › State Park Rentals › Section 23-4-35 - Renter's responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
The renter shall ensure compliance with all the provisions of
				  sections
				  23-4-23 to
				  23-4-35, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. This
				  section shall not relieve any other person of his or her obligations under any
				  other sections of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or the
				  Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 5c - Management of State Natural Area Preserves › Section 23-5c-1 - Regulations for the management of state natural area preserves and procedures for the adoption of a management plan for each preserve

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General Provisions
(1) Definitions As used in these regulations,
			 the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below, except where the
			 context requires otherwise:
(A) "Commissioner"
			 means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
(B) "Site manager" means the individual,
			 agency, or organization designated by the commissioner who has primary
			 supervisory responsibility for a Natural Area Preserve and is responsible for
			 the protection and care of that preserve in accordance with these rules and the
			 Management Plan.
(C) "Management
			 Plan" means a plan which sets forth in specific detail the purpose, character,
			 protected resources, management, and other considerations for the protection
			 and use of an individual Natural Area Preserve as described in subsection (b)
			 of this section.
(D) "Natural Area
			 Preserve" or "preserve" is an area designated by the Governor of Connecticut
			 pursuant to Section 23-5a to Section 23-5i of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(E) "Person" means
			 "person" as defined by Section 22a-2(c) of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(F) "Protected resources"
			 means "protected resources" as defined by Section 23-5b(4) of the Connecticut
			 General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › Section 23-26-1 - Fees at recreational boating facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 four dollar daily fee for a resident and an eight dollar daily fee for a
			 nonresident vehicle or combination of a tow vehicle and trailer may be
			 collected for parking or other vehicle use of the facility on Saturdays and
			 Sundays from the first day of April to the last day of October, inclusive, and
			 on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day at the following boat launch
			 facilities:
(1) Bantam Lake, Morris;
(2) Barn Island, Stonington;
(3) Bayberry Lane, Groton;
(4) Beach Pond, Voluntown;
(5) Branford River, Branford;
(6) Connecticut River (I-95), Old
			 Saybrook
(7) Coventry Lake,
			 Coventry:
(8) Highland Lake,
			 Winchester;
(9) Great Island, Old
			 Lyme;
(10) Connecticut River
			 (Haddam Meadows), Haddam;
(11)
			 Housatonic River, Milford;
(12)
			 Candlewood Lake (Lattins Cove), Danbury;
(13) Lake Lillinonah, Bridgewater;
(14) Lake Lillinonah, Newtown;
(15) Lake Zoar, Southbury;
(16) Niantic River, Waterford;
(17) Rainbow Reservoir, Windsor;
(18) Connecticut River (Salmon River), East
			 Haddam;
(19) Saugatuck River,
			 Westport;
(20) Thames River, New
			 London.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purposes of section 23-26-2 to
				  23-26-11,
				  inclusive:
(a) "Admission fee" means a
				fee required under section
				23-26-3
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State agencies;
(b) "Calendar-year pass" means the motor
				vehicle pass provided for in subsection (c) of section
				23-26
				of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(c) "Charter Oak pass" means the lifetime
				pass provided for in section
				23-26(d)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(d) "Columbus Day" means the second Monday in
				October;
(e) "Commissioner" means
				the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or the Commissioner's
				representative;
(f) "Department"
				means the Department of Environmental Protection;
(g) "Late day parking fee" means the fee
				required under subsection (d) of section
				23-26-5 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(h) "Motor vehicle" means motor vehicle as
				defined by section
				14-1 of
				Connecticut General Statutes and as follows:
a. "passenger motor vehicle" has a seating
				capacity of 12 or fewer people,
b.
				"mini-bus" has a seating capacity of more than 12 but less than 30
				people,
c. "bus" includes a motor
				bus or school bus that has a seating capacity of 30 or more people;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-3 - Admission fee

Current through July 10, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in section
				  23-26-9 of the
				  Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, no person shall be admitted
				  to:
(a) the Dinosaur State Park
				exhibition building without paying the following admission fee:
(1) Persons under the age of six years:
				free
(2) Persons six years of age
				through twelve years of age: $2.00
(3) Persons thirteen years of age and older:
				$5.00
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-4 - Heritage passport

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A Heritage
				passport may be purchased at Dinosaur State Park, Fort Trumbull State Park, or
				Gillette Castle State Park during normal operating hours at the price of $50
				for a family of 2 adults and up to 4 children.
(b) A family who has purchased a Heritage
				passport shall, from the date of such purchase until the end of that calendar
				year, be admitted without payment of an admission fee to the following
				facilities:
(1) Dinosaur State Park exhibition
				building
(2) Fort Trumbull State
				Park historic buildings and educational exhibits
(3) The castle at Gillette Castle State
				Park
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-5 - Day use parking fees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall
				enter Pattaconk Lake Recreation Area in a motor vehicle, other than a bus,
				before 4:00 p.m. on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday without paying the
				following parking fee:
(1) Vehicle with
				Connecticut license plates - $7.00
(2) Vehicle with out of state license plates
				- $10.00
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-6 - Parking fees for buses

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A bus shall not
				enter any state park or other recreational facility without presenting a bus
				permit obtained from the State Parks Division and paying the following parking
				fee:
(1) For a trip originating in
				Connecticut: $75.00 per bus
(2) For
				a trip originating out-of-state: $100.00 per bus
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-7 - Calendar year pass

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A Connecticut
				resident may purchase a calendar year pass that will cover the required parking
				fee at any state park, boat launch, or other recreational facility if the
				person affixes said pass on the windshield of the person's passenger vehicle.
				On the effective date of this regulation that fee will increase from $40 to $50
				for the calendar year.
(b) On the
				effective date of this regulation, the Commissioner may offer, and an
				out-of-state resident may purchase, a non-resident calendar year pass for a fee
				of $75, that will cover the required parking fee at any state park, boat
				launch, or other recreational facility if the person affixes said pass on the
				windshield of the person's passenger vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-8 - Special use license permit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The application
				fee for a special use license permit to be issued to a nonprofit organization,
				that is eligible for or complies with section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal
				Revenue Code, shall be $25. The permit would allow the said non-profit
				organization to conduct a single event subject to the conditions enumerated in
				the permit.
(b) The application fee
				for a special use license permit to be issued to a for-profit organization or
				company shall be $500. The permit would allow the said for-profit organization
				to conduct a single event subject to the conditions enumerated in the
				permit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-9 - Charter Oak Pass

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person to
				whom the Commissioner has issued a Charter Oak Pass shall not be required to
				pay a parking fee at any state park, boat launch, or other recreational
				facility if the person presents such pass at such facility.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-10 - Special tours

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Special tours
				may be conducted of the castle at Gillette Castle State Park during the regular
				park season. Such tours would commence following the conclusion of the last
				tour of the day and would be more extensive in presentation and coverage than
				the tours provided under the normal admission fee.
(b) A fee, not to exceed $20, would be
				charged per person.
(a) Tours would be by
				reservation only and subject to the availability of park staff.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 26 - Fees at Recreational Boating Facilities › State Park Fees › Section 23-26-11 - Tourism initiatives

Current through July 10, 2024
The Commissioner may, when participating in a statewide
				  tourism initiative in consultation with the CT commission on Culture and
				  Tourism, discount or waive admission to DEP facilities where a fee is
				  charged.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 37b - Forest Fire-Fighting Equipment Fund › Section 23-37b-1 - Forest fire-fighting equipment fund

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental
				Protection or his designated representative.
"Forest fire" means any fire within one hundred (100) feet of
				woodland, brushland or area containing dried grass that is adjacent to any
				woodland or brushland.
(b)
			 Items available for purchase, by local fire companies through the forest
			 firefighting equipment fund will be restricted to equipment used primarily in
			 fighting forest fires, as determined by the State Forest Fire Warden, and shall
			 include, but not be limited to:
(1) Hoses -
			 synthetic (weeping) self-protecting;
(2) Backpack pumps - galvanized;
(3) Fire rakes;
(4) Brooms - (forest fire types);
(5) Shovels;
(6) Nozzles - (forest fire types);
(7) Axes - (forest fire types).
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 61a - Tree Protection Examining Board › Section 23-61a-1 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
The commissioner shall examine the qualifications of a person
				desiring to perform arboriculture as defined in section
				23-61a
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. The commissioner shall issue a license to
				a qualified applicant and renew such license as provided in section
				23-61a-4 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The commissioner may cause to be
				investigated complaints against licensees. Information on licensing
				requirements may be obtained from the Department of Energy and Environmental
				Protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 61a - Tree Protection Examining Board › Section 23-61a-1a - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections
				23-61a-1 to
				23-61a-7,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Arboriculture" means any work done for
			 hire to improve the condition of fruit, shade or ornamental trees by feeding or
			 fertilizing, or by pruning, trimming, bracing, treating cavities or other
			 methods of improving tree conditions, or protecting trees from damage from
			 insects or diseases or curing these conditions by spraying or any other
			 method;
(2) "Board" means the state
			 tree protection examining board; and
(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
			 Energy and Environmental Protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 61a - Tree Protection Examining Board › Section 23-61a-2 - Examinations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The commissioner shall administer
			 examinations for licensure in consultation with the board as needed.
			 Examinations for licensure to perform arboriculture shall be held at least four
			 times a year. The form of the examination, oral or written, or both, shall be
			 determined by the commissioner.
(b)
			 Each candidate for a license shall file an application with the commissioner at
			 least thirty days prior to the date set for the examination. The commissioner
			 shall notify each applicant by mail as to the time, date and place of the exam.
			 No person shall be admitted to an exam without presenting picture
			 identification showing such person to be the person for whom an examination is
			 scheduled.
(c) An applicant shall
			 submit a check or money order for fifty dollars, made payable to "Department of
			 Energy and Environmental Protection" with each application. The fee shall be
			 nonrefundable.
(d) If a candidate
			 fails to pass an examination, such candidate may subsequently reapply for
			 examination and take any other examinations at dates specified by the
			 commissioner upon payment of the required fee for each examination.
(e) The commissioner shall inform each
			 candidate in writing of examination results. If the commissioner finds a
			 candidate unqualified, the commissioner shall indicate areas of deficiency
			 revealed by the examination.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 61a - Tree Protection Examining Board › Section 23-61a-3 - Licenses

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An initial license is valid from date of
			 issue until the expiration date indicated on the license, unless sooner
			 suspended or revoked. A licensee shall renew an initial license on or before
			 the expiration date indicated on the license and each five years thereafter on
			 or before the last day of January.
(b) For each organization, there shall be at
			 least one licensed person actively engaged in supervisory duties for each ten
			 unlicensed personnel actively engaged in arboriculture.
(c) No licensee shall be designated to be
			 licensed on behalf of more than one organization engaged in arboriculture at
			 any time.
(d) Each licensee shall
			 notify the commissioner of any change of address not later than thirty days
			 after such change. If any licensee is licensed on behalf of an organization
			 engaged in arboriculture that licensee shall notify the commissioner of any
			 change of the name of the organization or of any change of address not later
			 than thirty days after such change.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 61a - Tree Protection Examining Board › Section 23-61a-4 - Renewal

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The commissioner shall issue a license
			 renewal for a period of five years unless sooner suspended or revoked. The
			 expiration date of each license shall be clearly displayed on the face of said
			 license.
(b) At least sixty days
			 before the date of expiration of a license, the commissioner shall mail or
			 otherwise provide a notice of expiration and a renewal application to each
			 licensee. If a signed renewal application accompanied by the statutory renewal
			 fee has not been received by the commissioner on or before midnight of the
			 expiration date, or if the expiration date is Saturday, Sunday, or a legal
			 holiday, on or before midnight of the next working day following, the license
			 automatically lapses. Failure of a licensee to receive a notice of expiration
			 and renewal application shall not prevent lapse of license.
(c) The holder of a license lapsed less than
			 one year may renew the license upon submission of a signed renewal application
			 and payment of the statutory renewal fee. The holder of a license lapsed more
			 than one year shall be examined in accordance with section
			 23-61a-2
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and licensed in accordance
			 with section
			 23-61a-3 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 61a - Tree Protection Examining Board › Section 23-61a-5 - Complaints and investigations

Current through July 10, 2024
A person shall forward a complaint to the commissioner for
				investigation under the uniform rules of procedure of the Department of Energy
				and Environmental Protection, as contained in sections
				22a-3a-5 to
				22a-3a-6,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 61a - Tree Protection Examining Board › Section 23-61a-6 - Hearings, suspension and revocation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 commissioner shall hold such hearings as necessary to decide on suspension or
			 revocation of license or the issuance of an order of immediate discontinuance
			 pursuant to sections
			 22a-6,
			 22a-7,
			 23-61b(f),
			 and
			 22a-61
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The commissioner shall provide notice and
			 conduct hearings in accordance with Chapter 54 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes and section
			 22a-3a-5 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) The commissioner may suspend or revoke a
			 license if the licensee is found to have:
(1)
			 violated any provision of sections
			 23-61a
			 through
			 23-61d of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2) violated any provision of the regulations
			 promulgated pursuant to section
			 23-61a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(3) engaged in substandard or improper
			 workmanship; or
(4) engaged in
			 fraudulent practices regarding work to be performed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 61a - Tree Protection Examining Board › Section 23-61a-7 - Records and reports

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each licensee
			 or the senior licensed officer of an organization with more than one licensee
			 shall report to the commissioner on request, but not more than once yearly, the
			 kinds and amounts of pesticides applied during the period covered by the report
			 on forms provided by the commissioner.
(b) Each individual, firm or corporation
			 doing arboriculture in this state shall furnish the commissioner upon request,
			 but not more than once yearly, the maximum number of unlicensed personnel
			 employed by such individual, firm, or corporation and actively engaged in
			 arboriculture. In organizations with more than one licensee, the report shall
			 include the maximum number of licensed personnel employed in supervisory
			 duties.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 65g - Voluntary Registration of Foresters and Loggers › Section 23-65g-1 - Voluntary registration for foresters (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 65g - Voluntary Registration of Foresters and Loggers › Section 23-65g-2 - Voluntary registration for loggers (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 65h - Certification of Forest Practitioners › Section 23-65h-1 - Certification of forest practitioners

Current through July 10, 2024
GENERAL DEFINITIONS
(a) The following terms shall have the
			 meaning ascribed to them by section
			 23-65f of
			 the general statutes: "commercial forest practices"; "commercial forest
			 products"; "commercial forest practitioner"; "commissioner"; "department";
			 "forest land"; "forest practice"; "forest practitioner"; "person";
			 "tree."
(b) As used in this
			 section:
(1) "Applicant" means any person
			 applying for certification or renewal of certification in accordance with this
			 section;
(2) "Harvesting" means
			 performing an activity related to the cutting or removal of forest tree
			 species;
(3) "Passing grade" (on an
			 examination for certification administered under this section): means a score
			 of at least 75 out of a possible 100 point and;
(4) "State": means the State of
			 Connecticut.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 65j - Forest Practices › Section 23-65j-1 - Conduct of forest practitioners

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions
For the purposes of section 23-65j-1:
(1) "Certified forest practitioner" means an
			 individual certified as a forester, supervising forest products harvester or
			 forest products harvester in accordance with section
			 23-65h
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2) "Client" means a person who has entered
			 into a written or verbal agreement with a certified forest practitioner to
			 conduct a forest practice on their forest land; and
(3) "Prospective client" means a person to
			 whom a certified forest practitioner has submitted a proposal to conduct a
			 forest practice on their forest land or upon whose forest land the practitioner
			 has entered for the purposes of soliciting or contracting a forest
			 practice.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-1 - Short title

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections 23-101(b)-1 to
				23-101(b)-11,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be known as
				the Greenways Small Grants Regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-3 - Eligible costs

Current through July 10, 2024
The following costs are eligible for funding through a
				greenways small grant:
(1) The costs
			 of planning a greenway;
(2) the
			 costs of designing a greenway; and
(3) the costs of implementing a greenway as
			 defined by section 23-101(b)-2(11), excluding construction provided that the
			 applicant's routine operating costs, such as salaries and utility service, and
			 the cost of acquiring any interest in land, shall not be deemed costs of
			 implementing a greenway.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-5 - Other requirements for eligibility

Current through July 10, 2024
A greenways small grant is not available:
(1) If any motorized vehicle, including, but
			 not limited to, a car, motorcycle, motor bicycle, all-terrain vehicle,
			 motorized scooter, moped, and dune buggy, except a motorized wheelchair or
			 scooter operated by a physically handicapped person, will be allowed to enter
			 the subject project area;
(2) if
			 any individual will be prohibited from entering such project area on account of
			 the individual's place of residence; or
(3) for payment of an applicant's routine
			 operating costs, including, but not limited to, salaries and utility
			 services.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-6 - Announcement of grant availability

Current through July 10, 2024
At least once during each fiscal year, provided that funds are
				available, the commissioner shall announce that applications for greenways
				small grants may be filed not later than three months from the date of such
				announcement. Such announcement shall also state the total amount of money
				available during such fiscal year for greenways small grants.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-7 - Review of grant applications

Current through July 10, 2024
The grant applications shall be reviewed by the department
				division responsible for greenways. Such review shall take into account the
				total amount of funds available for greenways small grants. Each application
				shall be evaluated in light of the factors listed in section
				23-101(b)-8
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and a decision shall be made
				as to which applicants should receive all or a portion of the grant funds they
				seek. The reviewer shall transmit recommendations, in writing, to the
				commissioner, who shall make the final determination and award grants in
				accordance therewith.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-8 - Decisions on applications

Current through July 10, 2024
An applicant shall not be awarded a greenways small grant
				unless such applicant's project satisfies at least one of the criteria listed
				in subdivisions (1) through (13) of this section. Projects satisfying more than
				one of these criteria may receive higher priority for a grant award under this
				program. The criteria are as follows:
(1) The applicant is, in light of its
			 financial resources and other relevant factors, likely to actually complete the
			 subject project;
(2) The applicant,
			 if a municipality, (A) has adopted a conservation and development plan which
			 includes establishment of greenways or other open space, and (B) such project
			 is consistent with such plan;
(3)
			 Such project area extends into more than one municipality;
(4) Such project area adds to a greenway or
			 other open space existing on the date the application was filed with the
			 commissioner;
(5) Such project area
			 connects an urban area to a greenway or other open space existing on the date
			 the application was filed with the commissioner;
(6) Such project area connects two or more
			 greenways or other open space areas existing on the date the application was
			 filed with the commissioner;
(7)
			 Such project area, because of its location, biological resources, or other
			 features, is capable of being, and likely to be, utilized as a corridor for
			 migration of wildlife or fish species native to Connecticut;
(8) Such project will preserve scenic
			 values;
(9) Such project will
			 protect or enhance biological or habitat values of a watercourse, wetlands, or
			 other natural resource;
(10) Such
			 project will protect a significant geological or historical feature;
(11) Such project includes provision of
			 educational material, such as signage, maps, or trail guides, about the
			 biological, scenic, geological, or historical features within such project area
			 or its vicinity or includes educational materials or opportunities which would
			 have a positive impact on greenway activities statewide;
(12) The applicant, if a municipality, (A)
			 has not adopted a conservation and development plan and such project consists
			 of preparing such a plan which includes establishment of greenways or other
			 open space, or (B) has adopted such a plan which does not include establishment
			 of greenways or other open space, and such project consists of revising such
			 plan to include greenways or other open space; and
(13) The project is in an area officially
			 designated as a greenway by the Connecticut Greenways Council.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-9 - Acceptance; contracts

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Not later than
			 ten days, or such later time as the commissioner may for good cause allow,
			 after the commissioner informs an applicant that it has been awarded a
			 greenways small grant, the applicant shall confirm to the commissioner in
			 writing that it intends to accept such grant. If such confirmation is not
			 timely made, such applicant's application shall be deemed withdrawn and the
			 commissioner shall award such grant funds to one or more other applicants in
			 accordance with the recommendation of the department division responsible for
			 greenways.
(b) Upon receiving
			 timely confirmation from an applicant under subsection (a) of this section, the
			 commissioner shall provide to such applicant a proposed contract pursuant to
			 the terms of which the subject grant funds will be transferred to such
			 applicant. Unless the applicant returns to the commissioner not later than
			 thirty days of its receipt thereof a duly executed copy of such contract, such
			 applicant's application shall be deemed withdrawn and the commissioner shall
			 award such grant funds to one or more other applicants in accordance with the
			 recommendation of the department division responsible for greenways.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-10 - Refunds

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The recipient of a greenways small grant
			 shall refund to the commissioner the full amount of such grant, or the
			 commissioner may withhold installments of such grant, if:
(1) The activities funded by such grant are
			 not completed within the time stated in the subject application, provided the
			 commissioner may, for good cause shown, extend such time until a date
			 certain;
(2) the subject project is
			 not completed within the time stated in such application, provided the
			 commissioner may release such recipient from its obligation to refund the grant
			 if good cause is shown for failure to complete the project not later than such
			 time;
(3) such recipient uses any
			 portion of the grant for any purpose other than those for which it was
			 awarded;
(4) such recipient or its
			 consultant or other independent contractor misrepresents a material fact,
			 whether in the application for such grant or at any other relevant
			 time;
(5) such recipient violates
			 any provision of section
			 22a-101(b)
			 -11 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or fails to timely comply
			 with a request made by the commissioner thereunder; or
(6) any portion of such grant is paid to any
			 member of the immediate family of any full-time or part-time employee,
			 director, or officer of such recipient.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-11 - Reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Until completion of the activities for
			 which a greenways small grant is awarded, the recipient thereof shall, at
			 four-month intervals beginning on the date that such recipient receives such
			 grant or the first installment of such grant, file with the commissioner a
			 written report describing the progress of such activities and the amount of
			 grant funds expended as of such date and identifying any consultant or other
			 independent contractor retained by the recipient in connection with such
			 activities other than a consultant or other independent contractor identified
			 in the recipient's application for such grant.
(b) Not later than fourteen days of receiving
			 written notice from the commissioner, a recipient shall file with the
			 commissioner the documentation or other proof requested in such notice
			 concerning the amounts of the greenways small grant which the recipient has
			 expended, the purposes of such expenditures, to whom such amounts have been
			 paid, and whether the work thus paid for has been satisfactorily
			 completed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 25 - Water Resources, Flood and Erosion Control › 32 - Qualifications of Operators of Water Treatment Plants › Certification of Water Treatment Plant Operators › Section 25-32-8 - Classification of water treatment plants

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Water treatment
				plants shall be classified according to points assigned to each plant based on
				the ABC system. The classification form shall be provided by the Department,
				and shall be filled in by the system. The contents of such form shall be
				verified by the department. The classifications are as follows:
Class I
30 points or less
Class II
31-55 points
Class III
56-75 points
Class IV
76 points or greater
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 25 - Water Resources, Flood and Erosion Control › 32 - Qualifications of Operators of Water Treatment Plants › Certification of Water Treatment Plant Operators › Section 25-32-10 - Classification of water distribution systems

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each water
				distribution system shall be classified acccording to the population served.
The classifications are as follows:
Class I
1000-5000 persons served
Class II
5001-50,000 persons served
Class III
Over 50,000 persons served
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 25 - Water Resources, Flood and Erosion Control › 32 - Qualifications of Operators of Water Treatment Plants › Certification of Water Treatment Plant Operators › Section 25-32-12 - Reciprocity

Current through July 10, 2024
The Department may waive the examination requirements
				  specified in Section
				  25-32-9(d)
				  Section
				  25-32-11(d),
				  and Section
				  25-32-11a(c)
				  in the event that the applicant has passed an examination given by another
				  state or ABC and the Department has entered into a reciprocity agreement with
				  that state or ABC. A reciprocity agreement may only be established if the
				  Department deems that the requirements of the other state or ABC are at least
				  as stringent as those of the Department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 25 - Water Resources, Flood and Erosion Control › 32 - Qualifications of Operators of Water Treatment Plants › Certification of Water Treatment Plant Operators › Section 25-32-13 - Disciplinary action by the department

Current through July 10, 2024
The commissioner may take any disciplinary action set forth
				  in section
				  19a-17
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, except for the assessment of a civil
				  penalty, against an operator holding a certificate issued pursuant to sections
				  25-32-7a
				  to
				  25-32-14,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, for any of the
				  following reasons: fraud or material deception in procuring a certificate, the
				  renewal of a certificate or the reinstatement of a certificate; fraud or
				  material deception in the performance of the certified operator's professional
				  activities; incompetent, negligent or illegal performance of the certified
				  operator's professional activities; conviction of the certified operator for a
				  felony; or failure of the certified operator to complete the training required
				  under sections
				  25-32-7a
				  to
				  25-32-14,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 25 - Water Resources, Flood and Erosion Control › 32d - Source Water Protection Measures › Section 25-32d-2 - Preparation of plans and schedule for submission

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each
			 water company supplying water to 1,000 or more persons or 250 or more
			 consumers, and any other water company requested by the commissioner, shall
			 submit a water supply plan for approval in conformance with Sections
			 25-32d-1 a
			 through 25-32d-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State
			 Agencies.
(b) If the commissioner
			 requests a water company to submit an initial plan, the water company shall
			 submit the plan within two years from the date of the request.
(c) If the commissioner requests a water
			 company to submit a revised plan, the water company shall submit the plan
			 within one year from the date of the request.
(d) In preparing the plan, the water company
			 shall:
(1) Provide a separate analysis for
			 each water supply system;
(2) use
			 gallons as a unit of measure; and
(3) use the most current national geodetic
			 vertical datum from the National Geodetic Survey, unless otherwise
			 specified.