Bill Text: CT SB00344 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Memorandum Of Understanding And Regulations For Electronic Surveillance Devices Required By The Department Of Agriculture.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-30 - File Number 655 [SB00344 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-SB00344-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 344
February Session, 2018		LCO No. 1302
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)

AN ACT CONCERNING REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE DEVICES REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2019, the Department of Agriculture shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to establish criteria for the enforcement of any requirement that any aquaculture licensee utilize an electronic surveillance device. Such regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, the establishment of any applicable fees and mandatory fines for violating any provisions of such regulations and protocols for the storage and safeguarding of any data collected by the department as a result of requiring the use of such electronic surveillance devices.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To require the Department of Agriculture to adopt regulations for the enforcement of the use of electronic surveillance devices by aquaculture licensees.

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