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.