General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5623 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 598 *00598* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5623 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 598 *00598* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist. AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO PROHIBIT THE ERECTION OF SPITE FENCES AND SPITE HEDGES AND TREES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 7-148 of the general statutes be amended to authorize towns to enact ordinances to prohibit the erection of spite fences and spite hedges and trees that are intended to obstruct a neighbor's water views. Statement of Purpose: To enable towns to regulate the erection of spite fences and spite hedges and trees.