The commissioner may establish fish spawning areas and refuges on any waters; and the commissioner may establish closed areas and safety zones on public lands and waters and, with the consent of the owner, on private lands and waters, and close any such area to fishing and trespassing. The commissioner shall have emergency authority to declare a closed season on any regulated species threatened with undue depletion from any cause and, the provisions of section 26-116, notwithstanding, if such cause is any person, firm or corporation engaged in commercial fishing activity, the commissioner shall have the additional emergency power to establish prescribed conditions for the operation of such commercial fishing activity, or suspend or prohibit the right of such person, firm or corporation to operate within such waters for such period of time as the commissioner deems necessary. The commissioner may, if the commissioner deems it necessary, close any waters, or portions thereof, in the inland district to fishing for limited periods of time.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 26-102

  • Closed season: means that period of time during which hunting, trapping or fishing is prohibited for any species of wildlife. See Connecticut General Statutes 26-1
  • Commercial fishing: means taking or attempting to take any regulated species for commercial purposes or by the use of any commercial fishing gear. See Connecticut General Statutes 26-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Regulated species: means the following species or species groups: Bait species, crustacea, finfish, horseshoe crabs, sea scallops, squid or whelk. See Connecticut General Statutes 26-1