Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-238
Town oyster ground committee
Section 26-238 is repealed.
General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 492 — Local Shellfisheries
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-239
Certain grants of oyster, clam and mussel grounds valid
Any grant of oyster, clam or mussel ground, made by the duly constituted state or town authorities, which is not in territory that has been designated as natural oyster ground by the General Assembly or by the courts, and which has remained in the possession of the owner or owners for five years, shall be valid; and an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-240
Town ground; designation; designation requirements and prohibitions; hearing
(a) Any person desiring to plant or cultivate oysters, clams or mussels, in any waters within town jurisdiction, may apply in writing, to the shellfish commission or to selectmen authorized to act, of the town where such grounds are situated, to designate a suitable place to be used by him for that purpose, and such co…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-241
Name of owner to appear on stakes, buoys and markers. Buoy specifications
(a) All stakes, buoys or other markers placed by any person, except buoys placed by the state, so as to mark the divisional line, in whole or in part, between any private and any public or natural oyster, clam or mussel beds, in any waters of this state, shall have the name or initial of the owner plainly marked and vi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-242
Granting of designation; condition precedent
No shellfish commission or selectmen shall grant any designation of ground for the planting or cultivation of oysters, until the applicant for such ground has shown them a certificate from the town clerk that the ground has not been previously designated and that such ground is within the limits allotted by law for des…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-243
Evidence of designation to be recorded
The selectmen of each town in which places have been designated in its navigable waters for planting or cultivating oysters, clams or mussels shall provide a book, to be kept by the town clerk, for recording all applications for such places, together with the written designation and descriptions of the places designate…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-244
Lost title; redesignation. Penalty
Any owner of any such place who has lost the evidences of his title, after filing the same with the town clerk, may apply to the shellfish commission of the town in which such place is situated, and in East Haven and West Haven to the selectmen, and if he satisfies them that the same justly belongs to him, and that he…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-245
Fees of shellfish commissions
A shellfish commission may establish a fee for a description of grounds designated for planting and cultivating oysters and a fee to be paid to each member for each day occupied in making such designation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-246
Designation of disputed lines in local jurisdiction
When the boundaries of lands or grounds not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the state, lawfully designated for the planting or cultivation of oysters, clams or mussels, between adjoining proprietors, have been lost or become uncertain, or when the shellfish commission authorized to stake out such lands or grounds…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-247
Removal of beds improperly staked
When any natural oyster or clam bed, or any part thereof, within town jurisdiction, has been designated, enclosed or staked out, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the superior court for the judicial district in which such bed is situated, upon the petition of any individual aggrieved, or of the town in which…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-248
Procedure to dam creek or inlet
When the owner of any land in which there is any saltwater creek or inlet desires to dam, gate or lock the same for any oyster pond, for the cultivation of oysters, he may make application therefor to the selectmen of the town or the shellfish commission where such creek or inlet may be, who shall visit and examine it.…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-249
Private ownership in cultivated shellfish
Each person who plants or cultivates oysters, clams or mussels, in any place lawfully designated, shall own them and also all other oysters, clams or mussels on such place, and have the exclusive right of taking up and disposing of them and of using such place for the purpose of planting or cultivating oysters, clams o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-250
Taxation of town ground
Section 26-250 is repealed, effective October 1, 2021.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-251
Natural clam beds not to be designated
No shellfish commission or selectman of any town shall designate, and no person shall mark, stake out or enclose, for the cultivation of oysters, clams or mussels, any natural clam bed.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-252
Taking of hard or round clams; size
No rake, tongs, dredge or other device shall be used for taking hard or round clams in any of the waters of this state, with spaces or openings between the teeth or prongs of less than one inch, and no such clams less than one inch in thickness, or which will pass through a ring of one and one-half inches internal diam…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-253
Trespass on designated ground
Any person who wilfully commits any trespass or injury with eel spears or other implements on any designated oyster ground on which oysters are being cultivated shall have committed an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-256
Injury to pond gates and dams
Any person who injures the dams or gates of any oyster pond shall have committed an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-257
Local shellfish grounds under state control
When shellfish grounds or franchises located within the limits of the towns of West Haven, New Haven, Milford and Westport, and northerly of the state jurisdiction line, have been surveyed, and a map of the same made and accepted by the Commissioner of Agriculture according to law, said commissioner shall have and exer…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-257a
Local shellfish commissions
(a) Any town, city or borough, acting by its legislative body or its board of selectmen, if a town, or its mayor, if a city, or its warden, if a borough, may establish a shellfish commission or may join with one or more other towns, cities or boroughs, acting by their respective legislative bodies or boards of selectme…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-258
Location of local natural clam or oyster beds
The superior court for the judicial district of New Haven, on the application of the selectmen of the town of West Haven, and the superior court for any judicial district, on the application of the oyster-ground committee of any town in such judicial district, shall appoint a committee of three disinterested persons, n…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-259
Maps to be lodged in town clerk's office
The selectmen of the town of West Haven and the committees of other towns shall, at the expense of their respective towns, procure and cause to be lodged and kept in the office of the town clerk of each town, respectively, accurate maps showing the boundary lines of their respective towns in the navigable waters of the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-260
Selectmen of Milford and West Haven may prohibit the taking of clams
The selectmen of the towns of West Haven and Milford may, from time to time as they deem expedient, prohibit the taking of long or soft-shell clams from such portions of the natural clam grounds of their respective towns as they shall from time to time designate, for a period not exceeding one year at a time. When said…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-261
Taking of clams from Oyster River in West Haven and Milford
Section 26-261 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-262
Taking of oysters from natural ground in Milford
Section 26-262 is repealed.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-266
Shellfisheries in Branford. Grants. Requirements and prohibitions of grants
(a) The selectmen of the town of Branford or shellfish commission established in accordance with section 26-257a shall have charge of all the shellfisheries and shell and shellfish grounds lying in said town not granted to others and not under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Agriculture, between the center line…
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