Sec. 26-231. Towing dredge prohibited.

      Sec. 26-231. Towing dredge prohibited. Any person who, without the written permission of the owner or lessee of any properly designated oyster ground, tows or assists in towing under water any dredge, trawl or contrivance for taking fish or shellfish, in a manner to cause it to come into contact with any such ground or any shellfish thereon, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both and shall forfeit his right to fish in the marine district of Connecticut for one year, and for a second offense shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than sixty days or both.

      (1949 Rev., S. 5063.)