Connecticut General Statutes 26-127 – Conservation of bait species. Daily limit
(a) Any person who transports out of this state any bait species taken from any of the waters of this state or who takes, assists in taking or attempts to take any bait species from any such waters for the purpose of transporting the same out of the state shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor; but no provision of this section shall prevent the exportation of bait species propagated and grown in private waters registered with the commissioner as such or in licensed commercial hatcheries.
Attorney's Note
Under the Connecticut General Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class D misdemeanor | up to 30 days | up to $250 |
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 26-127
- Bait species: means all species of fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects listed as bait in the regulations issued by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 26-1
- Private waters: means a natural or artificial pond or lake to which the owner, not a corporation, partnership or voluntary association, has exclusive right of access, of which water supply all sources are located substantially within the property of the owner, to which fish do not have access from waters not under the control of such owner or from water stocked at the expense of the state, except that a natural or artificial pond five acres or less in extent may be owned by an individual, a corporation, partnership or voluntary association and, when meeting the other requirements of this subsection, such pond may be registered as private waters. See Connecticut General Statutes 26-1
- Taking: means shooting, pursuing, hunting, fishing, killing, capturing, trapping, snaring, hooking and netting any species of wildlife and attempting to shoot, pursue, hunt, fish, kill, capture, trap, snare, hook, net or catch any species of wildlife or any act of assistance to any other person in taking or attempting to take such wildlife whether or not such act results in the capture of any such wildlife. See Connecticut General Statutes 26-1
(b) No person shall take or land, on a daily basis, two hundred pounds or more of any of the following bait species: (1) Tidewater silverside, (2) Atlantic silverside, (3) sand lance or sand eels, or (4) bay anchovy.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section shall have committed a separate infraction for each such violation.