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CT HB05140
Bill
Status
4/26/2022
Primary Sponsor
Environment Committee
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AI Summary
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Prohibits all hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs and their eggs from Connecticut waters effective October 1, 2022.
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Allows the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to issue permits for hand-harvesting only for educational or scientific purposes if no harm to the horseshoe crab population will result.
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Permits blood collection from horseshoe crabs for biomedical purposes if the crabs are returned unharmed to the waters from which they were collected.
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Establishes a penalty of $25 per specimen taken in violation of the harvesting prohibition.
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Assigns enforcement authority to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning The Hand-harvesting Of Horseshoe Crabs In The State.
Last Action
Senate Recommitted to Environment
4/29/2022