Sec. 26-40d. Exceptions.

      Sec. 26-40d. Exceptions. The commissioner may permit, under such regulations as he may adopt in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, the transfer, sale, offering for sale, or delivery of any threatened or endangered species or any activity otherwise prohibited under sections 26-303 to 26-312, inclusive, for scientific, educational, biological or zoological purposes, and for the propagation of threatened and endangered species in captivity for preservation purposes, unless such transfer, sale, offering for sale, delivery or activity is prohibited by any federal law or regulation.

      (1971, P.A. 107, S. 4; June, 1971, P.A. 1, S. 7; P.A. 73-445, S. 5; P.A. 74-338, S. 66, 94; P.A. 85-104, S. 2; P.A. 89-224, S. 16, 22.)

      History: June, 1971 act replaced incorrect reference to commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with reference to commissioner of environmental protection; P.A. 73-445 substituted "rare or endangered species" for "wild animal" and "subsection (c) of section 26-40e" for "subsection (a) of section 26-40b"; P.A. 74-338 substituted "chapter 54" for "sections 4-41 to 4-50, inclusive"; P.A. 85-104 substituted references to "threatened" species for references to "rare" species and made other minor changes; P.A. 89-224 added language pertaining to activities otherwise prohibited under chapter 495, removed obsolete language and made technical changes.