Conn. Gen. Stat. » Title 26 — FISHERIES AND GAME · Chapter 495 — Endangered Species
Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-315 (2025)

Elephant ivory

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If the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection determines that trade in Connecticut of raw elephant ivory or products manufactured or derived from elephant ivory contributes to the extinction or endangerment of elephants, he shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to regulate such trade.

(P.A. 89-224, S. 20, 22; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.

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Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Nonhuman Rights Proj., Inc. v. R.W. Commerford & Sons, Inc., 192 Conn. App. 36 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019).
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Nonhuman Rights Proj., Inc. v. R.W. Commerford & Sons, Inc., 192 Conn. App. 36 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “Whether, as a matter of public policy, nonhuman animals, such as elephants, should possess individual rights and be permitted to bring a claim in a court of law are issues for the legislature to address, if it is so inclined.”
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