Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a) of § 26-142a, no commercial fishing vessel permit shall be required for any vessel used for taking lobsters or fish, including menhaden, for personal use only.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 26-142c

  • 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
  • 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
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