2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 26-5. Appointment of conservation officers, special conservation officers and patrolmen.
Sec. 26-5. Appointment of conservation officers, special conservation officers
and patrolmen. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall appoint such
number of conservation officers as may be necessary for the efficient execution of the
duties of the department under section 26-6. The commissioner may supplement the
regular conservation officer force by appointing as special conservation officer or as
patrolman any employee of the department. Each conservation officer, special conservation officer or patrolman shall complete a police training course at the state police training school or an equivalent course approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
Special conservation officers and patrolmen shall be entitled to the same benefits to
which conservation officers are entitled under the provisions of section 5-142; and such
an appointment shall be deemed not to be in conflict with any of the provisions of chapter
67. In addition to their salaries, conservation officers, special conservation officers and
patrolmen shall be reimbursed for all expenses incurred in performance of official duty.
History: 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game and its director with references to commissioner and department of environmental protection; P.A. 74-245 referred to department's duties under Sec. 26-6 rather than under entire title, authorized appointment of patrolmen who complete a police training course and deleted provision which had allowed appointment of caretakers or watchmen at state parks, game refuges, etc. as special officers or patrolmen; P.A. 77-614 replaced state police commissioner with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 81-227 required conservation officers, special conservation officers, and patrolmen to complete police training courses.
