Pursuant to the statutes made and provided and
upon recommendation of the Old Saybrook Board of Selectmen shellfish
regulations are hereby adopted by the Town of Old Saybrook.
The harvesting of shellfish from the waters
under the jurisdiction of the Town of Old Saybrook shall be regulated
by the Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission.
The Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission shall
consist of five members appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The terms
of the Commissioners shall be staggered so that no more than three
members may be up for reappointment in any given year. Appointed members
will serve a two-year term and may be reappointed. The Commission
shall select a Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer.
The Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission shall
establish a regular schedule of meetings. Meetings will be open to
the public and minutes of all meetings kept in a file in the Town
Clerk's office for public inspection.
A Special Enforcement Officer may be appointed
by the Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission when required for the supervision
of transplants of shellfish, and for other enforcement purposes. A
member of the Shellfish Commission in good standing may act as the
designated Special Enforcement Officer.
The Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission shall
establish seasons for shellfishing, establish limits, quotas, issue
licenses and publish notice of action in a newspaper having a substantial
circulation. Revenue obtained from licenses will be deposited in the
Old Saybrook Shellfish Fund to be spent at the discretion of the Shellfish
Commission.
The Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission reserves
the right to issue depuration permits, aquaculture permits, transplant
permits and educational/experimental permits to harvest, transplant,
plant cultch, reseed, cultivate or culture shellfish in areas designated
by the Commission. Revenue obtained from permits will be deposited
in the Old Saybrook Shellfish Fund to be spent at the discretion of
the Shellfish Commission.
The Shellfish Commission reserves the right
to implement shellfish management plans for areas listed as permanently
closed for shellfishing by the State Department of Health. Management
plans may include provisions for regulating seasons, types of equipment,
harvest quotas, the issuing of licenses and assess fees or contract
relays of shellfish.
[Amended 3-13-2002]
The Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission shall
not designate any ground listed as natural clam, oyster, scallop or
mussel beds. All other designations shall consist of renewable permits
issued by said Commission. The fees, conditions, regulations, and
provisions for all such permits issued by said Commission shall be
voted upon by the Shellfish Commission.
Public hearing shall be held to consider permit
applications. At public hearings, written communications will be received
and interested parties will be heard. All permit applications must
be filed with the Town Clerk for public inspection. Copies of issued
permits will also be kept in the Town Clerk's shellfish file.
The Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission reserves
the right to designate areas for Town/public use or zone areas for
approved use.
The Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission may join
with or sign cooperative agreements with neighboring towns concerning
shellfish management under C.G.S. § 26-257a governing local
shellfisheries.
The Old Saybrook Shellfish Commission reserves
the right to amend any of the above upon approval of the Board of
Selectmen.