1. (a) In the interest of developing a sound wildlife program for all species of wild birds and wild quadrupeds, to encourage landowner participation in such program and to develop public hunting on public and private lands and waters, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection is delegated authority to regulate hunting within the state as hereinafter provided.
2. (b) No person may engage in hunting on private land without the permission of the owner of such land.

See Sec. 53a-217e re negligent hunting offenses.

(1955, S. 2475d; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 260; P.A. 93-408, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: 1971 act substituted commissioner of environmental protection for board of fisheries and game; P.A. 93-408 added new Subsec. (b) re landowner permission for hunting on private land; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.