Section 22a-2-17a - Deputy commissioner(a) The deputy commissioner for conservation and preservation manages and regulates the use of natural resources and land and water areas within the jurisdiction of the department. He is responsible for establishing seasons and conditions for hunting, fishing, and other recreational sports, for creating and maintaining fish, wildlife, and plant management programs, for managing state land and water interests. (b) The deputy commissioner directs the activities of seven staff units: operations and maintenance, law enforcement, fisheries, forestry, property management, parks and recreation, and wildlife. Each unit is headed by a director or chief. In addition, the deputy commissioner supervises five regional field offices, whose personnel implement policies and programs coordinated, reviewed and developed by the staff units with the approval of the deputy commissioner. Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-2-17a
Effective February 5, 1979