1872 Conn. Pub. Acts 108

Sec. 1. No person shall kill or expose for sale, or have in his possession after the same has been killed, any wild duck, goose or brant, between the first day of May and the first day of September, under a penalty of seven dollars for each bird killed or had in possession. Sec. 2. No person shall at any time kill any wild duck, goose or brant with any instrument known as a punt gun or swivel, or with any other than such guns as are habitually raised at arms' length and fired from the shoulder, or shall use any instrument or gun other than such gun as aforesaid, with attempt to capture or kill any such wild duck, goose or brant, under a penalty of seven dollars. Sec. 3. No person shall sail for any wild fowl, or shoot at any wild goose, brant or duck from any vessel propelled by steam or sails, or from any boat or other structure attached to the same, under a penalty of seven dollars.