(NEW) Sec. 26-48a-4. Trout and salmon stamps.
(a) Trout stamp
(1) No person required to obtain a license to sport fish under the provisions of section 26-27 of the
Connecticut General Statutes shall fish in any Trout Management Area, as provided in section 26-
112-46(c) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, any Wild Trout Management Area, as
provided in section 26-112-46(g) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or any Trout
Park, as provided in section 26-112-46(i) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, without
first obtaining a trout stamp.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, no person required to obtain a license
to sport fish under the provisions of sections 26-27 or 26-28b of the Connecticut General Statutes,
shall possess on the waters of the inland district or the marine district, or on the shores of such waters,
trout or kokanee without first obtaining a trout stamp.
(3) No trout stamp shall be required for any person possessing trout in the waters or on the shores
of any stream or pond the waters of which have been stocked with trout at no expense to the state.
(b) Salmon stamp.
(1) During the period from September first through March thirty first, inclusive, no person
required to obtain a license to sport fish under the provisions of section 26-27 of the Connecticut
General Statutes shall fish in any Atlantic Salmon Broodstock Area, as provided in section 26-112-
46(h) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, without first obtaining a salmon stamp.
(2) No person required to obtain a license to sport fish under the provisions of sections 26-27 or
26-28b of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall possess on the waters of the inland district or the
marine district, or on the shores of such waters, Atlantic salmon without first obtaining a salmon
stamp.
(c) Fees. Trout stamps and salmon stamps shall be issued for a calendar year, and shall expire
December thirty-first next following the date of issue and shall not be transferable. The fees for trout
and salmon stamps, or the combination thereof shall be as follows; (1) trout stamp, five dollars; (2)
salmon stamp, ten dollars; (3) combination trout and salmon stamp, twelve dollars.

June fifteenth through September fifteenth, inclusive.
(l) Trophy Carp Waters. The maximum length for common carp shall be twenty-six inches and
the daily creel limit for common carp shall be one in: Batterson Park Pond (Farmington, New
Britain), the Connecticut River, its coves, and those portions of its tributaries open to fishing
throughout the year, as provided in section 26-112-44(a)(1) of the Regulations of Connecticut State
Agencies, Squantz Pond (New Fairfield), and West Thompson Reservoir (Thompson). The
commissioner may grant an exemption from maximum length and daily creel limit requirements of
this subsection to any person issued a permit under section 26-112-42 to conduct a fishing
tournament or derby in any Trophy Carp Water provided that all fish caught shall be released, without
avoidable injury, to the waters where taken.