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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 66 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 26-66-6 - Trapping on state-owned land

Current through July 10, 2024
In addition to the regulations in subsections (a) to (d)
				inclusive of section
				26-66-5, the
				following regulations are in effect:
(a)
Definitions:
As used in this
			 section:
(1) "Commissioner" means the
			 Commissioner of Environmental Protection or his or her authorized
			 representative; and,
(2) "Unit or
			 units" means property or portions thereof specifically identified by the
			 commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 66 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 26-66-7 - Seasons and bag limits for trapping furbearing animals

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 There shall be no daily or season bag limit for trapping any species of
			 fur-bearing animal for which an open trapping season is provided, except that
			 the otter season bag limit shall be eight and the fisher season bag limit shall
			 be two.
(b) The open season for
			 trapping raccoon, wild mink, muskrat, river otter, gray fox, red fox, coyote,
			 opossum, weasel and skunk shall be from the first Sunday following the first
			 Saturday in November through March 15th. The open season for trapping fisher
			 shall be from November 20th through December
			 31st. The open season for trapping beaver shall be
			 from December 1 through March 31st.
(c) There shall be no open season for
			 trapping snowshoe rabbit (varying hare), cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel,
			 European hare, porcupine, red squirrel, woodchuck, Canada lynx, pine marten,
			 black bear, bobcat, mountain lion (Felis concolor), Indiana bat and harbor
			 seal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 66 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 26-66-10 - Birds. Open coastal waters beyond outer harbor limits

Current through July 10, 2024
The definition of "open coastal waters beyond outer harbor
				limits" for the purpose of hunting migratory waterfowl in Connecticut shall be
				all coastal waters and all waters of rivers and streams lying seaward from the
				first upstream bridge.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 66 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 26-66-11 - Wildlife management study areas

Current through July 10, 2024
On areas designated by posting as Wildlife Management Study
				Areas, hunters and others using the area shall be required to observe the
				following, when so indicated by posting:
(a) Enter and leave the area only at
			 authorized check stations;
(b) Use
			 the area by permit only, obtained at the check station on a first come-first
			 served basis, in numbers to be determined by the department of environmental
			 protection.
(c) Wear on the area,
			 at all times, an arm band or other visible identification furnished at the
			 check station;
(d) Persons using
			 the area will be issued a permit only when willing to cooperate in the study
			 and allow removal of bands and tags from the game taken, crops and the first
			 joint from one wing of birds and similar sampling of wildlife in the
			 bag.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 66 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 26-66-12 - Wild Turkey Seasons, Bag Limits, Firearms, Ammunition, Archery Equipment, Methods, Permits, Tags and Reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Season
			 and bag limit:
(1) Spring Season. In
			 such areas of the state as designated by the commissioner and listed in the
			 applicable annual Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide, the open spring
			 season for hunting bearded wild turkey on private and state lands shall begin
			 the last Wednesday in April and end the last Saturday in May. From the second
			 Saturday before the last Wednesday in April through the first Saturday before
			 the last Wednesday in April shall be designated as junior turkey hunting
			 training days. On these days, only hunters having a valid Connecticut junior
			 hunting license and a Resident Gamebird Stamp may hunt on state land or on
			 private lands for which they have written permission from the land owner. The
			 accompanying adult mentor shall have in his/her possession a valid Connecticut
			 hunting license, a Resident Gamebird Stamp and written permission from the
			 landowner when hunting on private lands. The adult mentor shall not carry a
			 firearm, but may assist in calling. The adult mentor shall remain within
			 physical contact of, and in a position to provide direct supervision and
			 instruction of, the junior hunter at all times. Hunting shall be allowed from
			 one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. The season bag limit shall be five
			 bearded wild turkeys.
(2) Fall
			 Archery Season. In such areas of the state as designated by the commissioner
			 and listed in the applicable annual Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide, the
			 open fall season for hunting either bearded or non-bearded wild turkey with bow
			 and arrow on private and state lands shall run concurrently with the archery
			 deer season as specified in Section
			 26-86a-6(b)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Hunting shall be allowed from
			 one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. The season bag limit shall be two
			 wild turkeys.
(3) Fall Firearms
			 Season. In such areas of the state as designated by the commissioner and listed
			 in the applicable annual Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide, the open fall
			 firearms season for hunting either bearded or non-bearded wild turkey with
			 firearms on private and state lands shall begin on the first Saturday in
			 October and end on October 31. Hunting shall be allowed from one-half hour
			 before sunrise until sunset. The season bag limit shall be three wild
			 turkeys.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 66 - Hunting and Trapping › Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 26-66-13 - Seasons, bag limits, and methods for taking amphibians

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				There shall be no open season for taking Jefferson Salamanders, (Ambystoma
				jeffersonianum), Blue-spotted Salamanders, (Ambystoma laterale), Tremblay's
				Salamanders, (Ambystoma tremblayi), Silvery Salamanders, (Ambystoma platineum),
				Eastern Spadefoot Toads, (Scaphiopus h. holbrookii), Red-spotted Newts,
				(Notophthalmus v. viridescens), and Northern Leopard Frogs, (Rana pipiens), in
				any developmental stage.
(b) The
				open season for taking adult Spotted Salamanders, (Ambystoma maculatum), and
				adult Marbled Salamanders, (Ambystoma opacum), shall be from May 1 through
				August 31. During the open season, adult Spotted Salamanders and Marbled
				Salamanders shall only be taken by hand or hand-held implement. No person shall
				take any adult Spotted Salamanders or Marbled Salamanders by seine net. The
				daily and season bag limit shall not exceed three (3) of each species. There
				shall be no open season for taking eggs or juveniles of these species. For
				purposes of this section, "seine net" means a net with sinkers on one edge and
				floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and encloses aquatic
				wildlife when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 66 - Hunting and Trapping › Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 26-66-15 - Guide

Current through July 10, 2024
For purposes of regulations promulgated under Section
				  26-66 and
				  Section
				  26-86a
				  of the general statutes, "guide" means the applicable annual Connecticut
				  Hunting and Trapping Guide issued by the Commissioner of the Department of
				  Environmental Protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-2 - General requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall
			 engage in falconry or possess a raptor identified in section
			 26-67e-13
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for the purpose of falconry in
			 the state of Connecticut without a valid falconry permit issued pursuant to
			 section
			 26-67e
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) No person in violation of 50 CFR 13, 20,
			 21 or 22 shall engage in falconry or possess a raptor identified in section
			 26-67e-13
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for the purpose of falconry in
			 the state of Connecticut.
(c) No
			 person shall be issued a falconry permit if such person has been convicted of
			 violating the falconry laws or regulations of any jurisdiction of the United
			 States or convicted of violating any federal migratory bird laws or regulations
			 within a five year period preceding the date upon which a permit application is
			 received by the commissioner.
(d)
			 No falconer shall take any raptor from the wild in Connecticut pursuant to
			 section
			 26-92
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes except that a falconer may capture by use
			 of a bow net, mistnet, dho-ghazza net or bal-chatri trap a legally possessed
			 captive-bred or hybrid raptor that has escaped, provided the raptor has been
			 banded with a seamless band pursuant to section
			 26-67e-15(b)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the raptor is wearing an item
			 of falconry equipment, and the raptor is returned to the custodial falconer or
			 surrendered to the commissioner.
(e) A falconry permit does not authorize the
			 propagation of any raptor.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-3 - Application for a permit; renewal of a permit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any resident
			 applying for a falconry permit shall:
(1)
			 Submit a complete application on a form prescribed by the
			 commissioner;
(2) submit the fee
			 specified in section
			 26-67e-5(a)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(3) submit proof of having successfully
			 completed the examination requirements specified in section
			 26-67e-8
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for the appropriate falconry
			 class permit;
(4) submit to the
			 commissioner written documentation from the zoning enforcement officer of the
			 municipality in which the raptor housing facility is located which verifies
			 that the possession of a raptor and construction of a raptor housing facility,
			 or use of an existing structure to house a raptor complies with all applicable
			 local zoning requirements;
(5)
			 certify, in writing, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, compliance with
			 the facility and equipment requirements specified in sections 26-67e-9 and
			 26-67e-10 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and consent to
			 periodic inspections, by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly designated
			 agents, without prior notice and at any reasonable time of day, of all
			 facilities, equipment and raptors used for falconry;
(6) submit proof of having a valid
			 Connecticut firearms hunting license; and,
(7) certify, in writing, on a form prescribed
			 by the commissioner, that they have not been convicted of violating the
			 falconry laws or regulations of any jurisdiction of the United States or
			 convicted of violating any federal migratory bird laws or regulations within a
			 five year period preceding the date upon which a permit application is received
			 by the commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-4 - Permit duration and revocation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The duration of
			 a falconry permit shall be three years, beginning on July 1 and ending on June
			 30.
(b) The commissioner may at any
			 time revoke, in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative
			 Procedures Act, a falconry permit for violations by the permittee of the terms
			 of the permit or any statute or regulation governing falconry in the state of
			 Connecticut.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-5 - Permit fees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The fee for an apprentice, general or
			 master class permit shall be:
(1) $220.00 for
			 the initial permit or for a permit that has lapsed or has been revoked;
			 and
(2) $190.00 for the renewal of
			 a current permit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-6 - Classes of permits

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) There shall be
			 four classes of falconry permits: Apprentice, general, and master; and
			 non-resident.
(b) Apprentice class.
(1) The commissioner may issue an apprentice
			 class permit to any resident who meets the requirements specified in section
			 26-67e-3(a)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies if the applicant:
(A) is at least 14 years old;
(B) has written approval of a parent or legal
			 guardian, if less than 18 years of age;
(C) has a sponsor who meets the requirements
			 of section
			 26-67e-7
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(D) provides the commissioner with a letter
			 from the sponsor stating that assistance will be provided to the applicant for
			 learning about the husbandry and training of a raptor held for falconry and
			 about relevant wildlife laws and regulations;
(E) certifies on a form prescribed by the
			 commissioner, that the applicant has read and is familiar with the regulations
			 in 50 CFR 13 and other applicable definitions in 50 CFR 10, Subpart B;
			 and,
(F) certifies that the
			 information provided in the application is complete and accurate;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-7 - Sponsorship requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person who
			 would like to sponsor an apprentice falconer shall certify, on a form
			 prescribed by the commissioner, that such person:
(1) Has a valid master falconry or general
			 falconry permit with a minimum of three years experience as a general falconer;
			 and,
(2) has not been convicted of
			 violating the falconry laws and regulations of any jurisdiction of the United
			 States or any federal migratory bird statutes or regulations within a three
			 year period preceding the start of the sponsorship.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-8 - Examination

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any resident applying for an apprentice
			 class falconry permit shall successfully complete a written examination
			 administered by the commissioner, or the commissioner's duly designated agent,
			 prior to submitting a permit application, or show proof of successfully
			 completing a written falconry examination in another jurisdiction of the United
			 States during the five year period prior to such application.
(b) Any resident applying for a general or
			 master class falconry permit shall successfully complete a written and
			 practical field examination administered by the commissioner, or the
			 commissioner's duly designated agent, prior to submitting a permit application,
			 or show proof of successfully completing such written and practical field
			 examinations in another jurisdiction of the United States during the ten year
			 period prior to such application.
(c) To successfully complete a written
			 examination provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a person
			 shall answer correctly at least 80 percent of the questions relative to the
			 biology, care and handling of raptors and laws and regulations governing
			 falconry.
(d) Any person failing an
			 examination shall not retake the examination for at least 60 days following the
			 date of the previous examination.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-9 - Housing facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No resident of
			 Connecticut shall be issued a falconry permit unless the commissioner or the
			 commissioner's duly designated agent has inspected and certified that the
			 raptor housing facilities comply with the requirements of subsections (b) to
			 (h), inclusive, of this section. For the purposes of this section, a "mews" is
			 an indoor area of a facility for housing a raptor.
(b) All raptors shall be kept under humane
			 and healthful conditions as described in this section. Raptor housing
			 facilities shall include a mews (indoor facility) and a weathering area that
			 provides protection from the environment, predators, domestic animals and undue
			 disturbance. Each raptor shall have a pan of clean water available at all times
			 except during short periods when weather conditions, the perch type used, or
			 other factor makes access to a water pan unsafe for the raptor. The mews and
			 weathering area may be one enclosure or two separate enclosures.
(c) The requirements for separate mews shall
			 be:
(1) For a single raptor: An enclosure
			 having minimum dimensions of eight feet by eight feet by seven feet, and allows
			 the bird room to fly if it is untethered;
(2) for two or three raptors: An enclosure
			 having minimum dimensions of eight feet by eight feet by seven feet, provided
			 that each raptor shall be able to fly if untethered and, if tethered, to fully
			 extend its wings or bate without damaging its feathers or touching the roof,
			 any walls or any other raptor;
(3)
			 a raptor shall be tethered or separated by solid partitions if the species or
			 individuals cannot be safely housed together;
(4) at least one window, protected on the
			 inside by vertical bars that are spaced narrower than the width of the raptor's
			 body;
(5) a roof which covers at
			 least one half the size of the enclosure;
(6) at least three walls constructed of solid
			 materials such as wood, metal, corrugated plastic or similar
			 material;
(7) the fourth wall may
			 be constructed of nonsolid material such as chain-link fencing, welded wire,
			 heavy-duty plastic mesh, heavy-duty netting, or vertical bars having a mesh
			 opening or spacing between the vertical bars that prevents the escape or
			 entrapment of the raptor. A mesh opening of two inches by two inches or spacing
			 between vertical bars of two inches shall not be exceeded;
(8) vestibule area with two secure doors that
			 can be easily closed and locked at all times;
(9) a floor consisting of pea gravel, sand,
			 grass, artificial turf, rubber mats, or other artificial substrates that
			 provide proper drainage and are easily cleaned; and,
(10) two or more perches per raptor if the
			 raptor is not tethered and one perch per raptor if the raptor is tethered, with
			 at least one perch available under the solid section of the roof.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-10 - Equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No resident of Connecticut shall be
			 issued a falconry permit unless the commissioner or his designee has inspected
			 and certified that the falconer is in possession of the following equipment:
(1) At least 1 glove or gauntlet appropriate
			 for each species being handled;
(2)
			 at least one pair of Aylmeri jesses or similar type constructed of pliable,
			 high-quality leather or suitable synthetic material;
(3) a supply of leather and grommets along
			 with grommet setters, a leather punch and cutting tools;
(4) at least 1 flexible, weather-resistant
			 leash and 1 strong swivel designed for use with raptors;
(5) a digital, triple-beam, postal or baby
			 scale weighing device that is graduated to increments of not more than ½
			 ounce (15 grams) and containing either a solid perch or an artificial turf
			 covering;
(6) at least one suitable
			 container, 2 to 6 inches deep and wider than the length of the raptor for the
			 drinking and bathing of each raptor; and,
(7) at least one tethering perch designed for
			 use with raptors.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-11 - Transportation and temporary holding requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Transportation. A raptor shall be transported within an enclosure that provides
			 protection from extreme temperatures, wind and excessive disturbance, and
			 equipped with one perch as described in section
			 26-67e-9(f)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The enclosure shall be at
			 least three inches taller than the height of the bird while perched, shall
			 allow for easy entry and removal to minimize stress, and have adequate
			 ventilation. The raptor shall be kept in this temporary enclosure for a period
			 not more than 30 days.
(b)
			 Temporary Holding. A raptor may be temporarily held at an offsite location in
			 an enclosure constructed of wood or sturdy plastic for a period not more than
			 30 consecutive days. The enclosure shall have minimum dimensions of five feet
			 by four feet by four feet; have at least one perch as described in section
			 26-67e-9(f)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; adequate ventilation; and
			 protect the raptor from extreme temperatures, excessive disturbance, wind,
			 domestic animals and predators.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-12 - Temporary custody of raptors

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A falconer may,
			 for not more than 120 consecutive days, place a raptor under the temporary care
			 of another falconer provided that the temporary care provider:
(1) Holds a valid falconry permit issued by
			 the commissioner pursuant to section
			 26-67e
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes; or holds a valid falconry permit issued by
			 another jurisdiction of the United States;
(2) receives a copy of the completed United
			 States Fish and Wildlife Service Form 3-186A (Migratory Bird
			 Acquisition/Disposition Report) that shows possession of the raptor;
			 and,
(3) has written authorization
			 signed and dated by the falconer, authorizing the temporary possession of the
			 raptor. The written authorization shall include the specific time period of the
			 temporary custody and the activities the temporary care provider may engage in
			 with a bird under care. The following conditions apply to temporary custody:
(A) the raptor shall remain on the permit of
			 the original falconer and shall not count against the possession limit of the
			 temporary care provider;
(B) if the
			 temporary care provider holds the appropriate level falconry permit, the
			 temporary care provider may fly or hunt the raptor if the custodial falconer
			 authorizes the temporary care provider to do so; and
(C) the commissioner, at the commissioner's
			 sole discretion, may authorize the care of the raptor to exceed 120 consecutive
			 calendar days in extenuating circumstances such as illness, military service or
			 a family emergency.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-13 - Approved raptor species

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following
			 species of raptors may be used for falconry in Connecticut:
(1) Any wild raptor of the subfamilies
			 Falconinae or Accipitrinae that is legal to possess for falconry as defined
			 under
			 50 CFR
			 21.29(e);
(2) any captive-bred raptor species of the
			 subfamilies Falconinae or Accipitrinae that is not a hybrid and is legal to
			 possess for falconry as defined under
			 50 CFR
			 21.29(e), provided at least
			 one functioning radio transmitter is attached to the bird while it is flown
			 free, and the bird is not released to the wild; and
(3) any species of hybrid raptor of the
			 subfamilies Falconinae or Accipitrinae that is legal to possess for falconry as
			 defined under
			 50 CFR
			 21.29(e), provided at least
			 two functioning radio transmitters are attached to the bird while it is flown
			 free, and the bird is not released to the wild.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-14 - Notification requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A falconer
			 shall submit a written request to and receive approval from the commissioner
			 before release of a raptor into the wild.
(b) Any person holding a falconry permit
			 pursuant to section
			 26-67e-6 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall, not later than five days
			 after any of the following events, complete and submit a Migratory Bird
			 Acquisition and Disposition Report in the manner required by the United States
			 Fish and Wildlife Service and shall notify the commissioner in writing of the
			 following transactions or events:
(1) The
			 acquisition of a raptor taken from the wild or received by transfer or purchase
			 from another person;
(2) the
			 recovery of a lost raptor;
(3) the
			 transfer of a raptor to another person;
(4) the loss of a raptor previously held
			 through release, escape, theft or death;
(5) the banding or rebanding of any
			 raptor;
(6) the loss, removal and
			 mutilation of banding from any raptor;
(7) the implanting of a microchip;
			 or
(8) any injury of a wild
			 bird.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-15 - Banding requirements; microchips

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A falconer
			 shall not possess a wild raptor unless the bird is banded with a cable band, or
			 the falconer holds an exemption pursuant to subsection (g) of this
			 section.
(b) A falconer shall not
			 possess a captive-bred raptor unless the bird is banded with a seamless band, a
			 cable band pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, or the falconer holds an
			 exemption pursuant to subsection (g) of this section.
(c) A falconer may implant a microchip in a
			 falconry bird.
(d) When any band
			 becomes mutilated, illegible or lost, or otherwise has been removed, the
			 falconer shall request a replacement band from the commissioner within five
			 calendar days from the day the band is removed or known to be lost. Any band
			 removed or lost shall be replaced with a cable band.
(e) Prior to releasing a wild raptor, the
			 falconer shall present the raptor to the commissioner or an authorized federal
			 agent for removal of the band affixed in accordance with subsection (a) of this
			 section and attachment of a standard band to the bird.
(f) A falconer shall not alter, deface, or
			 counterfeit a band. A falconer may remove the rear tab or smooth any imperfect
			 surface on a cable band provided the band is not materially affected.
(g) If a falconer documents injuries to a
			 raptor caused by a band, the commissioner, at the commissioner's sole
			 discretion, may provide a written exemption to the banding requirement for that
			 raptor. If an exemption is granted, the falconer shall have in their possession
			 the written exemption when transporting or flying the raptor. If an exemption
			 from banding is granted for a wild goshawk (
Accipiter
			 gentilis
), Harris's hawk (
Parabuteo unicinctus
),
			 peregrine falcon (
Falco peregrinus
) or gyrfalcon
			 (
Falco rusticolus
), a microchip shall be implanted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-16 - Record keeping and reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A falconer
			 shall maintain complete and accurate records for each raptor that identify:
(1) the species, sex, age, and
			 lineage;
(2) the date of
			 acquisition;
(3) the date of the
			 death, loss, release, or transfer to another person of each raptor and an
			 explanation of the reasons therefore; and,
(4) if applicable, the name, address, and
			 permit number of persons who previously possessed the raptor, and date of
			 transfer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-17 - Hunting requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Hunting or
			 training of a falconry bird shall only take place on:
(1) State-owned or managed lands identified
			 by the commissioner as open to hunting; or,
(2) private land, provided that the falconer
			 has obtained verbal permission from the landowner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program › Section 26-67e-18 - Other requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person who
			 is issued a falconry permit may retain, transfer or exchange feathers with
			 falconers, migratory bird wildlife rehabilitators or propagators for imping
			 purposes provided;
(1) The feathers are from a
			 raptor that is or that was held for falconry;
(2) the feathers have come from the transfer
			 or exchange of feathers pursuant to this section;
(3) the feathers are not bought, sold or
			 bartered; and
(4) the feathers are
			 transferred to an authorized person or institution upon expiration or
			 revocation of a falconry permit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 78 - Possession and Sale of Game and Furbearing Animals › Section 26-78-1 - Possession and sale of game and furbearing animals

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall purchase, sell, offer or expose for sale, or
				possess the raw skin, raw pelt, or carcass of any bobcat, black bear, pine
				martin, Canada lynx, or mountain lion (Felis concolor) unless such skin, pelt
				or carcass was legally acquired in this state or any other state or country.
				Any such skin, pelt or carcass legally acquired shall, in addition to any tag
				required by any other state or country, have a separate tag attached with the
				following information printed legibly thereon: the date on which the raw skin,
				raw pelt, or carcass was acquired; the name and address of the person from whom
				such skin, pelt, or carcass was acquired and, if applicable, the trapping, or
				hunting license number under which such skin, pelt, or carcass was harvested;
				the state and/or country (if other than the United States) from which the raw
				skin, raw pelt, or carcass was acquired.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 78 - Possession and Sale of Game and Furbearing Animals › Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 26-78-2 - Conditions on possession of bog turtles (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 86a - Deer Hunting › Section 26-86a-1 - Check Stations and Reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person
			 taking a deer during the seasons as established pursuant to section
			 26-86a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall report within 24 hours by the method
			 specified in the hunting and trapping guide published annually by the
			 Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. All persons issued a deer
			 permit that are contacted by the Department for the purposes of surveying deer
			 hunting activity shall complete a hunting season activity report by the method
			 specified in the hunting and trapping guide published annually by the
			 Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
(b) Any person, taking a deer with a shotgun,
			 rifle, revolver, muzzleloader or bow and arrow on days or deer management zones
			 specified in the hunting and trapping guide published annually by the
			 Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall register such deer and
			 have a metal possession seal affixed to the carcass at an official Department
			 of Energy and Environmental Protection deer check station. Such deer shall be
			 registered on the same date taken. This provision shall not apply to owners and
			 other persons hunting with a free landowner deer season permit.
(c) No person shall register or allow to be
			 registered in their name, any deer which they did not legally kill.
(d) No person shall possess any deer affixed
			 with a metal possession seal unless such deer has been registered at an
			 official deer check station.
(e)
			 The metal possession seal shall remain attached to any deer so marked until it
			 is cut up and packaged for consumption.
(f) Any deer registered at an official deer
			 check station shall be subject to the collection of biological data, including,
			 but not limited to, the removal of teeth, lower jaw and organs.
(g) No person shall submit any deer killed
			 other than during a regulated sport hunting deer season to be recognized by the
			 state for any official trophy program or officially verified by the state for
			 use in any national official record book entries.
(h) No person shall affix a metal possession
			 seal to any deer not properly tagged in accordance with section
			 26-86a-2(c)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(i) No person other than an authorized
			 operator of an official Department of Energy and Environmental Protection check
			 station shall possess or affix a metal possession seal to any deer carcass. The
			 authorized check station operator or their designated employee shall personally
			 affix the metal possession seal on the deer carcass being registered.
(j) The operator of any deer check station
			 shall maintain accurate records of any information required by the department
			 in registering legally taken deer and or in operating such check station. Such
			 records shall be made available for inspection by any State Conservation
			 Officer or other Department official during normal business hours.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 86a - Deer Hunting › Section 26-86a-4 - Firearms and Ammunition

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Persons hunting
			 subject to a state land shotgun deer permit may hunt with a 12, 16, or 20 gauge
			 shotgun incapable of holding more than three shells containing a single
			 projectile, or a muzzleloader, as defined in section
			 26-86a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) Persons hunting subject to a private land
			 rifle/shotgun deer permit on lands less than ten acres may hunt with a 12, 16
			 or 20 gauge shotgun using shells containing a single projectile, or
			 muzzleloader, as defined in section
			 26-86a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(c) Persons hunting subject to a private land
			 rifle/shotgun deer permit on lands of ten or more acres may hunt with a 12, 16
			 or 20 gauge shotgun using shells containing a single projectile, a centerfire
			 rifle or a muzzleloader, as defined in section
			 26-86a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(d) No person shall possess an electronic
			 ignition firearm with the battery connected, a capped percussion lock firearm,
			 or a flintlock firearm having powder in the pan, where a loaded firearm is
			 prohibited.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 86a - Deer Hunting › Section 26-86a-5 - Written consent

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall
			 hunt deer with bow and arrow on private land without carrying dated written
			 consent of the landowner for the current season on forms provided by the
			 commissioner.
(b) No person shall
			 hunt deer with firearms on private land except landowners and lineal
			 descendants hunting their own property, without carrying dated written consent
			 of the landowner for the current season specifying the firearm(s) type to be
			 used on forms provided by the commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 86a - Deer Hunting › Section 26-86a-6 - Open Seasons

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The hours for
			 hunting deer authorized under the regulated sport hunting season permits shall
			 be one-half hour before sunrise to sunset-prevailing time standard. The hours
			 for hunting deer authorized under deer damage permits issued per Connecticut
			 General Statutes section 26-82 shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to
			 one-half hour after sunset-prevailing time standard.
(b) The open seasons shall be:
(1) for archery deer hunting on state lands
			 open to archery deer hunting and firearms deer hunting, from September 15
			 through the second Tuesday before Thanksgiving Day and from the fourth
			 Wednesday after Thanksgiving Day through December 31;
(2) for archery deer hunting on state lands
			 open to archery deer hunting and closed to firearms deer hunting, and on
			 private lands, from September 15 through December 31;
(3) for archery deer hunting on private lands
			 in deer management zones designated by the commissioner and listed in the
			 applicable annual Connecticut hunting and trapping guide, from September 15
			 through January 31;
(4) for
			 muzzleloader deer hunting on state lands, from the second Wednesday after
			 Thanksgiving Day through the fourth Tuesday after Thanksgiving Day;
(5) for muzzleloader deer hunting on private
			 land, from the second Wednesday after Thanksgiving Day through December
			 31;
(6) for shotgun deer hunting on
			 state lands, from the second Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day through the
			 second Tuesday after Thanksgiving Day;
(7) for shotgun or rifle deer hunting on
			 private land, from the second Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day through the
			 second Tuesday after Thanksgiving Day;
(8) for revolver, as defined in section 29-27
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, with a cartridge of .357 caliber or larger
			 and subject to the revolver carry permit provisions of subsection (b) of
			 section 29-28 of the Connecticut General Statutes, deer hunting on 10 or more
			 acres of private land, the seasons shall be:
(A) by persons authorized to hunt deer
			 pursuant to a free private land deer permit, as provided for in section 26-86a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and a revolver deer permit, from November
			 1 through December 31;
(B) by other
			 residents of the state authorized to hunt deer pursuant to a private land
			 shotgun rifle deer permit and a revolver deer permit, from the second Wednesday
			 before Thanksgiving Day through the second Tuesday after Thanksgiving
			 Day.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 86a - Deer Hunting › Section 26-86a-8 - Deer permit limit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each deer
			 permit shall limit the number of deer by sex or antler class.
(b) When it is shown to the satisfaction of
			 the commissioner that a deer is unfit for human consumption at the time it was
			 taken during a regulated deer season, upon surrender of the carcass to a
			 biological deer check station or to a wildlife biologist, the commissioner may
			 issue the taker a special replacement deer permit of the same type, provided
			 that season is still open.
(c) The
			 commissioner may issue replacement tags for specific permit types to persons
			 reporting deer taken during the regulated seasons as required at such times and
			 places designated by the commissioner when it is determined to be biologically
			 prudent for the resource and/or habitat.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 86a - Deer Hunting › Section 26-86a-9 - Daily regulated deer hunting areas

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) On areas
			 identified in the hunting and trapping guide published annually by the
			 Department of Environmental Protection or designated by posting as wildlife
			 management study areas, hunters and others using the area shall be required to
			 observe the following:
(1) Enter and leave the
			 area only at authorized check stations;
(2) Use the area by permit only; such permit
			 shall be obtained at the check station or from an authorized issuing
			 agent;
(3) Wear at all times while
			 on the area an arm band or other visible identification furnished at the check
			 station;
(4) As a condition of
			 permit issuance, cooperate in the study, which may require that deer killed not
			 be field dressed prior to submission to the check station and/or that the
			 removal of teeth, jaws, body organs and tissue samples from deer killed be
			 allowed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 86a - Deer Hunting › Section 26-86a-10 - Hunting option

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In such areas
			 of the state as designated by the Commissioner and listed in the applicable
			 annual Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide, during the private land
			 muzzleloader season specified in Section
			 26-86a-6(f)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and during the private land
			 shotgun/rifle season as specified in Section
			 26-86a-6(d)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a person possessing a valid
			 archery permit may use a bow and arrow to hunt deer on private land provided:
(1) Any deer killed with a bow and arrow
			 during the said muzzleloader and shotgun/rifle seasons shall be identified with
			 a tag pursuant to section
			 26-86a-2(c)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. In addition, any deer killed
			 with a bow and arrow on days specified in the hunting and trapping guide
			 published annually by the Department of Environmental Protection shall be
			 registered at an official deer check station pursuant to section
			 26-86a-1(b)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) Any person hunting with a bow and arrow
			 during the said muzzleloader and shotgun/rifle seasons shall wear above the
			 waist a minimum of 400 square inches of fluorescent orange clothing visible
			 from all sides at all times except as provided in section
			 26-66-1(r)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 86a - Deer Hunting › Section 26-86a-11 - Deer management for Bluff Point

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Hunting
			 at Bluff Point.
No person shall hunt at Bluff Point Coastal Reserve
			 except for deer pursuant to an authorization lawfully obtained from the
			 Commissioner under this section of the Regulations of Connecticut State
			 Agencies. All deer hunting at Bluff Point shall be conducted in accordance with
			 subsections (d), (e), (f), (h), (I), (l) and (m) of section
			 26-66-1,
			 section 26-86a-3 and this section of the Regulations of Connecticut State
			 Agencies.
(b)
Seasons for
			 deer hunting, hours and deer hunting closure procedures.
(1) Through the issuance of press releases or
			 using similar means, the Commissioner may declare a deer hunting season when
			 the deer population as estimated by the Commissioner in November preceding the
			 calendar year in which a hunt will occur exceeds by at least ten deer the
			 population goal established under subsection (c) of this section. The
			 Commissioner shall estimate the deer population on the basis of aerial survey
			 data, night spotlight data, and any other scientifically recognized deer
			 population survey methods that the Commissioner deems appropriate.
(2) If the Commissioner declares a deer
			 hunting season, it may run for up to, but no more than, 20 days beginning no
			 earlier than the first Monday in January and ending no later than the last day
			 of March. During any such season, no person shall hunt on Sunday if such
			 hunting is prohibited by law.
(3)
			 The Commissioner shall close a deer hunting season when 90 percent of the
			 harvest quota has been tagged at the check station. If 90 percent of the
			 harvest quota is reached prior to 12:00 noon, the season shall close at sunset
			 of that day. If 90 percent of the quota is reached after 12:00 noon, the season
			 shall close at 12:00 noon on the following day. Upon conclusion of the deer
			 hunting season, all permits issued for that season by the Commissioner for deer
			 hunting at Bluff Point Coastal Reserve shall be null and void.
(4) The hours for hunting deer during a deer
			 hunting season shall be from one half hour before sunrise until
			 sunset.
(5) During a deer hunting
			 season no person shall enter Bluff Point State Park or Bluff Point Coastal
			 Reserve except for persons with lawful authorization from the Commissioner
			 issued in connection with the taking of deer or state personnel engaged in the
			 performance of their duties.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 86a - Deer Hunting › Section 26-86a-12 - Method of Take

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall use a deer decoy to take
			 or attempt to take any deer during the firearms deer hunting seasons as defined
			 in subdivisions (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8) of section
			 26-86a-6(b).
(b) No person shall transport a deer decoy
			 during the bow and arrow deer season, as defined in subdivisions (1), (2) and
			 (3) of section
			 26-86a-6(b),
			 unless such decoy displays at least 400 square inches of fluorescent material
			 visible from all sides.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 102 - Fish Spawning Areas and Refuges › Section 26-102-1 - Fish spawning areas and refuges

Current through July 10, 2024
The following waters shall be designated fish refuges and shall
				be closed to all fishing.
(a)
			 Farmington River power company canal from the Rainbow Dam downstream to it
			 confluence with the Farmington River.
(b) Rainbow Reservoir from Rainbow Dam
			 upstream to the buoys which mark the downstream limits of boating.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 112 - Sport Fishing in the Inland District › Section 26-112-21 - Application of regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations concern sport fishing in all waters in the
				inland district, except fishing at licensed commercial hatcheries, in waters
				registered as private waters with the Department of Environmental Protection
				and in waters under association ownership or control and privately stocked as
				provided in section
				26-132
				of the General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 112 - Sport Fishing in the Inland District › Section 26-112-23 - Waters of the inland district

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purpose of these regulations, the waters of the inland
				district are such waters as are established by the Commissioner under the
				provisions of Sections
				26-108
				and
				26-109
				of the general statutes and are defined as follows:
(a) "Streams" means all rivers, streams,
			 brooks, creeks, and their flood waters, including temporary and seasonal pools
			 resulting therefrom, and all coves, lagoons and canals contiguous thereto, but
			 does not include that portion of impounded bodies of water on rivers, streams,
			 brooks and creeks listed by the Secretary of the State as a lake, pond or
			 reservoir.
(b) "Lakes and ponds"
			 means all natural and artificial impounded bodies of water listed by the
			 Secretary of the State as lakes, ponds and reservoirs, and includes their flood
			 waters, including temporary and seasonal pools resulting therefrom and all
			 coves and lagoons contiguous thereto.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 112 - Sport Fishing in the Inland District › Section 26-112-24 - Closed season

Current through July 10, 2024
There shall be no fishing by any method in the inland district
				from 12:00 midnight on March thirty-first to 6 a.m. on the third Saturday in
				April, except as provided in section
				26-112-27(a),
				section 26-112-28 and section
				26-112-41.