General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5869 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1276 *01276* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5869 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1276 *01276* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE TIMING OF THE REMOVAL OF PUPPIES FROM THEIR MOTHER. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the taking of puppies from their mother prior to eight weeks of age. Statement of Purpose: To keep puppies with their mother for a certain minimum amount of time.