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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5512
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 311
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE MISREPRESENTATION OF A DOG AS A
SERVICE ANIMAL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 46a of the general statutes be amended to provide that no 1
individual may knowingly represent, whether expressly or impliedly, 2
that a dog is a service animal or being trained as a service animal for 3
an individual with a disability, as such animal and individual are 4
defined in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, for the 5
purpose of obtaining any rights or privileges afforded to such an 6
individual, unless such dog is a service animal or is being trained to be 7
a service animal. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit misrepresentation of a pet dog as a service animal in order
to receive benefits reserved for persons with disabilities.