LCO No. 2256 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6008 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2256 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING PERSONS CONVICTED OF ANIMAL ABUSE FROM ADOPTING ANIMALS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit any individual 1 convicted of animal abuse from adopting an animal. 2 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit any individual who is convicted of animal abuse from adopting an animal.