General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 546 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1825 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 546 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1825 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING DOG OWNERS FROM ABUSING THEIR PETS THROUGH CHAINING AND CONFINEMENT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to enact restrictions on the ability of dog owners to abuse their pets through the chaining and confinement of such animals. Statement of Purpose: To better protect dogs from abuse.