General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5011
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 62
Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
REP. CHAPIN, 67th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5011
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 62
Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
REP. CHAPIN, 67th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING OWNERS OF DOGS THAT HAVE VICIOUS DISPOSITIONS OR THAT BARK EXCESSIVELY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 22-363 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person who owns or harbors a dog in violation of the statute a second or subsequent time within thirty days of the first offense be required to make a court appearance.
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage dog owners to maintain control over their dogs and not allow their dogs to be a repeated nuisance.