General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6303
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2905
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Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
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General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6303
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 2905
*02905_______PD_*
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ANIMAL SHELTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 22-336 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(a) Each city or town, other than towns participating in a regional dog pound, shall (1) provide and maintain for use as a dog pound a suitable building, which shall be made comfortable for the detention and care of dogs and kept in a sanitary condition, or (2) provide, through written agreement, for the detention and care of impounded dogs by a licensed veterinarian, or in a licensed veterinary hospital, licensed commercial kennel, a dog pound maintained by another city or town, or other suitable facility approved by the commissioner. Any city or town may provide for the use of such building or facility to shelter other animals which are found injured, mistreated or roaming in a manner which endangers the animal or the public. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning the construction and maintenance of dog pounds or other facilities where impounded dogs are kept, and the care, handling and transportation of dogs by municipal animal control officers. The commissioner may inspect any dog pound or other facility where impounded dogs are kept and may issue such orders as he deems necessary to correct any improper conditions found to exist. If such orders are not complied with, the commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action for their enforcement, including suit for an injunction in the judicial district in which the dog pound or facility is located.
(b) Each city or town that maintains a dog pound pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall maintain a current list of nonprofit organizations that are willing to arrange for or fund the treatment by a licensed veterinarian of any impounded animal that is ill or injured. Whenever an impounded animal that is considered by a municipal animal control officer to be adoptable requires treatment by a licensed veterinarian and the city or town does not have sufficient funds to pay for such treatment, such city or town shall contact the organizations on the list required under this subsection to arrange for treatment of such animal.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 22-336
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
22-336
Statement of Purpose:
To require municipal animal shelters to attempt to treat ill or injured animals in their custody when such animals are considered adoptable.
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