General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5832
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2369
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist. REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist. REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist. REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5832
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2369
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.
REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist.
REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.
REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO CONNECTICUT'S EXOTIC PETS STATUTE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 26-40a of the general statutes be amended to provide that the sale, transfer or breeding of certain exotic animals is also prohibited and to add tigers, mole vipers, boa constrictors, burmese pythons and sea snakes to the list of prohibited animals. Further, to provide an exception to such prohibition for persons who lawfully possessed such animal prior to July 1, 2013, provided certain conditions are met and to further clarify the current exemption from the prohibition for certain educational and zoological organizations.
Statement of Purpose:
To make certain changes to the state's exotic pets law.