Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05695 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5695
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 2344
 *02344*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. CASE, 63rd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5695 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 2344

*02344*

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. CASE, 63rd Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF FIREARMS TO SHOOT OR KILL A DOMESTIC ANIMAL ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ABSENT THE NEED FOR SELF DEFENSE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 22-358 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the use of a firearms on private property to shoot or kill a domestic animal unless such use is necessary to defend oneself or another person from such domestic animal. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To prohibit the use of firearms on private property to kill domestic animals.