General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5555
February Session, 2014 LCO No. 2503
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
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General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5555
February Session, 2014
LCO No. 2503
*02503_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO ANIMALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) Any person who, voluntarily and gratuitously and other than in the ordinary course of such person's employment, renders emergency medical assistance or other emergency assistance to any animal in need, or reasonably perceived to be in need thereof, including, but not limited to, the provision of safe and secure refuge to such animal, shall not be liable to the owner of such animal for civil damages for any injuries that result from acts or omissions by such person in rendering such emergency medical assistance or other emergency assistance that may constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity provided in this section does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2014 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2014
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To extend good samaritan protections to persons providing assistance to animals.
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