Hunting/Fishing Licenses Available Again in Derby

 

Derby – Town/City Clerk Marc J. Garofalo, MPA, CCTC announced that effective Tuesday, October 10, 2017, the City of Derby Town/City Clerk’s Office will begin issuing Hunting and Fishing Licenses. 

 

“I am happy to have our office offer this service to hunters and anglers so that they may conveniently enjoy these outdoor sports in our City and State.”  stated Garofalo who has served as Town/City Clerk since 2013.

 

“We have received numerous requests to re-institute this service and I felt it was a service that the City should be providing.”  he continued.  The Town/Clerk’s office stopped issuing sports licenses in 2009.

 

The Town/City Clerk’s Office obtained, at no cost to the City, the necessary hardware from the State of Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection and it has been installed.  “It was a pleasure working with DEEP to re-introduce this service to the City of Derby. They have been very helpful through the process.”  Garofalo noted.

 

Residents may also obtain a Hunting or Fishing licenses online by visiting DEEP at https://www.ct.wildlifelicense.com/internetsales .

 

Derby City Hall is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm, and Friday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

 

The Town/City Clerk’s Office can be reached at 203.736.1462 Extension 2 or http://www.derbyct.gov/City/Town-Clerk/

House passes bow hunting on Sundays on private property

State Rep. Linda M. Gentile speaks on the House floor. / Contributed photo

Legislation (HB 5412) that would allow deer hunting on private property on Sundays was approved this week by the House of Representatives.

The bill permits bow and arrow hunting on Sundays in accordance with Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) guidelines. 
The DEEP Commissioner could authorize landowners to engage in deer management programs on private property with landowner permission.  The bill now heads to the state Senate for consideration. 

     “This bill allows for the humane culling of the deer population in Connecticut,” said State Rep. Linda M. Gentile, D-Ansonia, House Chair of the Environment Committee. 

      “Deer cause significant damage to property and agriculture and bring with them the danger of Lyme disease.”

     Potential deer hunters would need to meet certain conditions:

·       Hunting cannot take place within 40 yards of a blazed hiking trail.

·       Hunters would need written consent of the private property owner

·       Hunters would need a DEEP bow and arrow permit

If enacted, the bill would take effect Oct. 1, 2013.

This post is taken from a press release from Gentile's office.