Proposed H.B. No. 5315
Session Year 2025

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION AND CONTROL OF THE BLACK BEAR POPULATION IN THE STATE.

To establish a bear management framework intended to ensure a healthy bear population, minimize conflicts between bears and humans and allow for limited regulated hunting of black bear.

Other Bills with Similar Topics

  Bears 

 

• HB05021 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING A LIMITED BLACK BEAR HUNTING SEASON.
• HB05261 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING A LIMITED BLACK BEAR HUNTING SEASON.
• HB05671 - AN ACT CONCERNING A LIMITED BLACK BEAR HUNTING SEASON.
• HB06234 - AN ACT CONCERNING BLACK BEAR CONSERVATION AND THE REDUCTION OF PERSON TO BEAR CONFLICTS AND PREDATION OF WHITE-TAILED DEER BY BLACK BEARS.
• HB06285 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING A LIMITED BLACK BEAR HUNTING SEASON.
• HB07051 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE BLACK BEAR POPULATION IN THE STATE.
• SB00049 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE KILLING OF BLACK BEAR THAT INJURE OR KILL LIVESTOCK OR OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
• SB00054 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING BLACK BEAR HUNTING IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
• SB01523 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE TAKING OF WILDLIFE THAT DAMAGE CROPS OR BLACK BEAR THAT INJURE OR KILL LIVESTOCK.

  Hunting 

 

• HB05021 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING A LIMITED BLACK BEAR HUNTING SEASON.
• HB05022 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING SUNDAY HUNTING ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY BY SHOTGUN OR RIFLE.
• HB05132 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING SUNDAY HUNTING ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY BY SHOTGUN OR RIFLE.
• HB05140 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A SINGLE-SHOT HANDGUN TO HUNT DEER ON CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY.
• HB05261 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING A LIMITED BLACK BEAR HUNTING SEASON.
• HB05388 - AN ACT CONCERNING FISHING AND HUNTING RIGHTS OF CERTAIN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES.
• HB05671 - AN ACT CONCERNING A LIMITED BLACK BEAR HUNTING SEASON.
• HB05910 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE HUNTING OF ANIMALS BY FIREARM ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ON ALL DAYS OF THE WEEK DURING THE LEGAL HUNTING SEASON FOR SUCH ANIMAL.
• HB05912 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF FIREARMS FITTED WITH SOUND SUPPRESSORS BY HUNTERS.
• HB06227 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING SUNDAY HUNTING.
• HB06236 - AN ACT PROHIBITING WATERFOWL AND BIRD HUNTING IN SECTIONS OF THE MORRIS COVE AREA OF NEW HAVEN.
• HB06285 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING A LIMITED BLACK BEAR HUNTING SEASON.
• HB06643 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM FOR SELF-DEFENSE AND HUNTING NEAR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.
• HB07194 - AN ACT CONCERNING SELF-DEFENSE.
• HB07231 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING SUNDAY HUNTING ON PRIVATE LANDS.
• SB00049 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE KILLING OF BLACK BEAR THAT INJURE OR KILL LIVESTOCK OR OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
• SB00054 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING BLACK BEAR HUNTING IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
• SB00066 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING ALL SUNDAY HUNTING.
• SB00079 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING SUNDAY HUNTING ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LANDS.
• SB01523 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE TAKING OF WILDLIFE THAT DAMAGE CROPS OR BLACK BEAR THAT INJURE OR KILL LIVESTOCK.