CT Legislative Alert Feb 17 2012
Public Hearing 2/22/12 Environment CommitteeThe Environment Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. in Room 1C of the LOB. Please submit 50 copies of written testimony to Committee staff one hour prior to the start of the hearing in Room 1C of the LOB. Testimony can also be submitted to Committee staff the night before via e-mail, and sent to
Jason.Bowsza@cga.ct.gov. Sign-up for the hearing will begin at 9:30 A.M. in Room 1C of the LOB. Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony.
HB 5120 AN ACT CONCERNING HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, IMPROVING SAFE HUNTING EDUCATION AND AMENDING DEFINITIONS FOR THE WILDLIFE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. To promote participation in hunting and fishing and increase sales of licenses for said activities; to increase opportunities for prospective hunters to attend on-line education services provided by private vendors; to add the definition of "snare" to section 26-1 of the general statutes; and to make technical changes.
The text of the bill can be seen here:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/TOB/H/2012HB-05120-R00-HB.htm The 2012 Connecticut General Assembly legislative session will run from Feb 8th until May 9th. To find contact information for your legislator, see the text of bills, or get a status, visit the CGA website at
www.cga.ct.gov. Bills are just starting to be published, and many do not have full text available yet. When speaking to legislators, please remember to be polite.
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