Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00130 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/13/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 130
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1041
 *01041*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. MINER, 30th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 130 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1041

*01041*

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT 

Introduced by:

SEN. MINER, 30th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SURCHARGE ON ANIMAL ADOPTION FEES TO FUND THE SECOND CHANCE LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE PROGRAM.

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

That the general statutes be amended to establish a surcharge of five per cent to any animal adoption fee in this state and require one-half of such generated funds to go to the state and one-half of such generated funds to be deposited with the Department of Agriculture for use by the Second Chance Large Animal Rescue Program.

Statement of Purpose: 

To help fund the Second Chance Large Animal Rescue Program of the Department of Agriculture.