1923 Conn. Acts 3732
Abstract
Unnaturalized Persons, ch. 259, § 17: Prohibited noncitizens from owning or possessing any shotgun or rifle; violators subject to confiscation and resale of gun by state upon conviction.
Summary
Prohibited noncitizens from owning or possessing any shotgun or rifle; violators subject to confiscation and resale of gun by state upon conviction.
Law Text
SEC. 17. Unnaturalized persons. No alien resident in the United States shall hunt, capture or kill, any bird or quadruped and no such alien shall own or be possessed of any shot gun or rifle. The presence of any shot gun or rifle upon any premises or in any building or tent within this state occupied or controlled by such alien resident in the United States, shall be prima facie evidence that such gun is owned or controlled by such alien and any such gun or rifle shall, upon conviction of such person, be forfeited to the state and shall be sold by the superintendent of fisheries and game and the proceeds of such sale shall be paid to the treasurer and credited to the fund for the protection and propagation of game.
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Categories
POSSESSION - DANGEROUS PERSONS