General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5844 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2381 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5844 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2381 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE OVERNIGHT TETHERING OF DOGS OUTSIDE UNDER CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prescribe conditions under which a dog may be tethered outside at night when the weather conditions are below freezing or above ninety degrees. Statement of Purpose: To prescribe the conditions under which the overnight tethering of a dog may occur if certain weather conditions exist.