| 25 | | - | Section 1. Section 22-344 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 26 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2 |
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| 27 | | - | (a) (1) No person shall maintain a commercial kennel until he has 3 |
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| 28 | | - | obtained from the commissioner a license to maintain such kennel 4 |
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| 29 | | - | under such regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, 5 |
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| 30 | | - | disease and humane treatment of dogs or cats and the protection of the 6 |
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| 31 | | - | public safety. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of 7 |
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| 32 | | - | four hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue such license to be 8 |
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| 33 | | - | effective until the second December thirty-first following issuance 9 |
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| 34 | | - | provided the commissioner finds (A) that such regulations have been 10 |
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| 35 | | - | complied with, and (B) in the case of each initial application for such 11 |
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| 36 | | - | license, that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality 12 |
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| 37 | | - | wherein such kennel is to be maintained has certified that the kennel 13 |
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| 38 | | - | conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Such license shall be 14 |
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| 39 | | - | renewed biennially, not later than December thirty-first, in accordance 15 |
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| 40 | | - | Committee Bill No. 6016 |
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| 43 | | - | LCO No. 4637 2 of 8 |
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| 45 | | - | with the provisions of this section, and may be transferred by the 16 |
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| 46 | | - | licensee to another premises upon approval of the commissioner. 17 |
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| 47 | | - | (2) Any person who maintains a commercial kennel and who 18 |
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| 48 | | - | advertises the services of such commercial kennel shall cause the 19 |
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| 49 | | - | license number for such commercial kennel, as issued pursuant to this 20 |
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| 50 | | - | section, to clearly appear in such advertisement. The commissioner 21 |
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| 51 | | - | may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to prescribe the 22 |
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| 52 | | - | requirements for the appearance of the license number of a commercial 23 |
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| 53 | | - | kennel in any form of advertisement. Such regulation may include, but 24 |
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| 54 | | - | need not be limited to, the size, font and location of such license 25 |
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| 55 | | - | number for any given form of advertisement. 26 |
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| 56 | | - | (b) No person shall maintain a pet shop until he has obtained from 27 |
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| 57 | | - | the commissioner a license to maintain such pet shop under such 28 |
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| 58 | | - | regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, disease and 29 |
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| 59 | | - | humane treatment of animals and the protection of the public safety. 30 |
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| 60 | | - | Upon written application and the payment of a fee of four hundred 31 |
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| 61 | | - | dollars, the commissioner shall issue such license to be effective until 32 |
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| 62 | | - | the second December thirty-first following issuance provided the 33 |
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| 63 | | - | commissioner finds (1) that such regulations have been complied with, 34 |
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| 64 | | - | and (2) in the case of each initial application for such license, that the 35 |
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| 65 | | - | zoning enforcement official of the municipality wherein such pet shop 36 |
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| 66 | | - | is to be maintained has certified that the pet shop conforms to the 37 |
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| 67 | | - | municipal zoning regulations. Application for renewal of such license 38 |
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| 68 | | - | shall be made biennially by not later than the second December thirty-39 |
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| 69 | | - | first following issuance. Such pet shop license may be transferred by 40 |
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| 70 | | - | the licensee to another premises upon the approval of the 41 |
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| 71 | | - | commissioner. The commissioner, after consultation with the 42 |
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| 72 | | - | Commissioners of Public Health and Energy and Environmental 43 |
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| 73 | | - | Protection, shall establish and maintain, pursuant to regulations 44 |
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| 74 | | - | adopted in accordance with chapter 54, a list of animals which are 45 |
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| 75 | | - | deemed to be injurious to the health and safety of the public or whose 46 |
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| 76 | | - | maintenance in captivity is detrimental to the health and safety of the 47 |
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| 77 | | - | animal. The sale or offer of sale of any animal which is on said list is 48 |
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| 78 | | - | Committee Bill No. 6016 |
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| 81 | | - | LCO No. 4637 3 of 8 |
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| 83 | | - | prohibited and any person who violates this provision shall be fined 49 |
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| 84 | | - | not more than five hundred dollars. 50 |
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| 85 | | - | (c) No person shall engage in the business of grooming or 51 |
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| 86 | | - | maintaining a grooming facility until such person has obtained from 52 |
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| 87 | | - | the commissioner a license to maintain such facility under such 53 |
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| 88 | | - | regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, disease and 54 |
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| 89 | | - | humane treatment of such animals and the protection of the public 55 |
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| 90 | | - | safety. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of two 56 |
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| 91 | | - | hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue such license to be 57 |
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| 92 | | - | effective until the second December thirty-first following issuance 58 |
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| 93 | | - | provided the commissioner finds (1) that such regulations have been 59 |
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| 94 | | - | complied with, and (2) in the case of each initial application for such 60 |
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| 95 | | - | license, that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality 61 |
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| 96 | | - | wherein such grooming is to be maintained has certified that the 62 |
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| 97 | | - | facility conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Such license 63 |
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| 98 | | - | shall be renewed biennially, not later than the second December thirty-64 |
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| 99 | | - | first following issuance, in accordance with the provisions of this 65 |
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| 100 | | - | section, and may be transferred by the licensee to other premises upon 66 |
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| 101 | | - | approval of the commissioner. 67 |
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| 102 | | - | (d) No person shall maintain a training facility until such person has 68 |
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| 103 | | - | obtained from the commissioner a license to maintain such facility 69 |
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| 104 | | - | under such regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, 70 |
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| 105 | | - | disease and humane treatment of such animals and the protection of 71 |
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| 106 | | - | public safety. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of 72 |
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| 107 | | - | two hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue such license to be 73 |
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| 108 | | - | effective until the second December thirty-first following issuance 74 |
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| 109 | | - | provided the commissioner finds (1) that such regulations have been 75 |
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| 110 | | - | complied with, and (2) in the case of each initial application for such 76 |
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| 111 | | - | license, that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality 77 |
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| 112 | | - | wherein such training facility is to be maintained has certified that the 78 |
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| 113 | | - | facility conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Such license 79 |
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| 114 | | - | shall be renewed biennially not later than the second December thirty-80 |
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| 115 | | - | first following issuance upon the terms required for the original license 81 |
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| 116 | | - | Committee Bill No. 6016 |
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| 119 | | - | LCO No. 4637 4 of 8 |
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| 121 | | - | and may be transferred by the licensee to another premises upon 82 |
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| 122 | | - | approval of the commissioner. 83 |
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| 123 | | - | (e) (1) No animal importer shall import any dog or cat into this state 84 |
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| 124 | | - | until such person registers as an animal importer with the 85 |
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| 125 | | - | commissioner. Such registration shall be on a form as prescribed by the 86 |
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| 126 | | - | commissioner. Such registration shall require the submission of the 87 |
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| 127 | | - | following information: (A) The name, mailing address, business 88 |
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| 128 | | - | address, telephone number and Internet address of such registrant, (B) 89 |
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| 129 | | - | if such registrant is domiciled out-of-state, the name, Connecticut 90 |
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| 130 | | - | address and phone number of a Connecticut-based agent for service of 91 |
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| 131 | | - | process, and (C) the number of animals brought into the state during 92 |
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| 132 | | - | the prior year by such animal importer and the state or country of 93 |
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| 133 | | - | origin for each such animal. Such registration shall be accompanied by 94 |
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| 134 | | - | payment of a fee of two hundred dollars and shall be valid until the 95 |
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| 135 | | - | second December thirty-first following such registration. Such 96 |
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| 136 | | - | registration shall be renewed biennially not later than the second 97 |
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| 137 | | - | December thirty-first following issuance, in accordance with the 98 |
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| 138 | | - | provisions of this subsection, provided the commissioner determines 99 |
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| 139 | | - | that such registrant complies with any requirements provided by the 100 |
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| 140 | | - | commissioner as to the health, safety and humane treatment of animals 101 |
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| 141 | | - | that is applicable to animal importers. Such registration shall not be 102 |
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| 142 | | - | required for any employee or volunteer of a registered animal 103 |
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| 143 | | - | importer or other person who is required to be licensed pursuant to the 104 |
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| 144 | | - | provisions of this chapter, provided such employee, volunteer or other 105 |
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| 145 | | - | person is not otherwise an animal importer. Any person who violates 106 |
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| 146 | | - | the provisions of this subdivision shall be fined not more than five 107 |
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| 147 | | - | hundred dollars. 108 |
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| 148 | | - | (2) Any animal importer who intends to offer for sale, adoption or 109 |
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| 149 | | - | transfer any dog or cat at a venue or location that is open to the public 110 |
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| 150 | | - | or at an outdoor location, including, but not limited to, a parking lot or 111 |
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| 151 | | - | shopping center, shall provide notice to the Department of Agriculture 112 |
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| 152 | | - | and the municipal zoning enforcement officer of the town where any 113 |
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| 153 | | - | such sale, adoption or transfer will occur, not later than ten days prior 114 |
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| 154 | | - | Committee Bill No. 6016 |
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| 157 | | - | LCO No. 4637 5 of 8 |
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| 159 | | - | to such event. Such notice shall state the date for such sale, adoption or 115 |
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| 160 | | - | transfer event, the exact location of such event and the anticipated 116 |
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| 161 | | - | number of animals for sale, adoption or transfer at such event. Any 117 |
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| 162 | | - | person who fails to provide notice as required pursuant to this 118 |
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| 163 | | - | subdivision shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars per 119 |
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| 164 | | - | animal that is offered for sale, adoption or transfer at such event. 120 |
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| 165 | | - | (3) For the purpose of this subsection, "animal importer" means a 121 |
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| 166 | | - | person who brings any dog or cat into this state from any other 122 |
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| 167 | | - | sovereign entity for the purpose of offering such dog or cat to any 123 |
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| 168 | | - | person for sale, adoption or transfer in exchange for any fee, sale, 124 |
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| 169 | | - | voluntary contribution, service or any other consideration. "Animal 125 |
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| 170 | | - | importer" includes any commercial or nonprofit animal rescue or 126 |
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| 171 | | - | adoption, humane relocation or delivery organization that is not 127 |
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| 172 | | - | otherwise required to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter. 128 |
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| 173 | | - | (4) The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to apply 129 |
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| 174 | | - | to any animal importer who offers a dog or cat for sale to a pet shop 130 |
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| 175 | | - | that is licensed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of 131 |
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| 176 | | - | this section, provided such animal is delivered directly to a pet shop. 132 |
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| 177 | | - | (5) The Commissioner of Agriculture may inspect any animal 133 |
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| 178 | | - | imported by an animal importer or any record required to be kept by 134 |
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| 179 | | - | such animal importer, provided such inspection shall not authorize the 135 |
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| 180 | | - | entry of the commissioner into the residence of such animal importer. 136 |
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| 181 | | - | (6) Not later than December 31, 2013, the Commissioner of 137 |
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| 182 | | - | Agriculture shall prescribe the conditions that constitute the humane 138 |
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| 183 | | - | treatment of animals that are applicable to animal importers. Such 139 |
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| 184 | | - | conditions shall include, but not be limited to, the appropriate shelter, 140 |
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| 185 | | - | availability of food and water and standard of care to be provided by 141 |
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| 186 | | - | an animal importer to such animals. 142 |
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| 187 | | - | (f) No person or municipality shall operate or maintain an animal 143 |
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| 188 | | - | shelter or dog pound until [he or she] such person or municipality 144 |
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| 189 | | - | registers such animal shelter or dog pound with the commissioner to 145 |
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| 190 | | - | Committee Bill No. 6016 |
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| 193 | | - | LCO No. 4637 6 of 8 |
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| 195 | | - | operate and maintain such animal shelter or dog pound under such 146 |
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| 196 | | - | regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, disease and 147 |
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| 197 | | - | humane treatment of dogs or cats and the protection of the public 148 |
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| 198 | | - | safety. Upon written application and payment of a fee of fifty dollars 149 |
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| 199 | | - | to offset administrative costs of such registrations, the commissioner 150 |
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| 200 | | - | shall issue such registration to be effective until the second December 151 |
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| 201 | | - | thirty-first following issuance provided the commissioner finds (A) 152 |
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| 202 | | - | that such regulations have been complied with, and (B) in the case of 153 |
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| 203 | | - | each initial application for such registration, that the zoning 154 |
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| 204 | | - | enforcement official of the municipality wherein such animal shelter or 155 |
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| 205 | | - | dog pound is to be operated or maintained has certified that the 156 |
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| 206 | | - | animal shelter or dog pound conforms to the municipal zoning 157 |
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| 207 | | - | regulations. Such registration shall be renewed biennially, not later 158 |
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| 208 | | - | than December thirty-first, in accordance with the provisions of this 159 |
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| 209 | | - | section, and may be transferred by the registrant to another premises 160 |
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| 210 | | - | upon approval of the commissioner. For purposes of this subsection, 161 |
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| 211 | | - | "animal shelter or dog pound" means any municipality or private 162 |
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| 212 | | - | entity that operates a building or facility that is used solely to house 163 |
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| 213 | | - | homeless animals for the purpose of rescue or adoption and that is not 164 |
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| 214 | | - | operated within a private residence. 165 |
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| 215 | | - | (g) The commissioner may, at any time, inspect or cause to be 166 |
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| 216 | | - | inspected by the commissioner's agents any such commercial kennel, 167 |
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| 217 | | - | animal shelter or dog pound, pet shop, grooming facility or training 168 |
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| 218 | | - | facility, and if, (1) in the commissioner's judgment such kennel, shelter 169 |
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| 219 | | - | or pound, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is not being 170 |
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| 220 | | - | maintained in a sanitary and humane manner or in a manner that 171 |
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| 221 | | - | protects the public safety, (2) the commissioner finds that contagious, 172 |
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| 222 | | - | infectious or communicable disease or other unsatisfactory conditions 173 |
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| 223 | | - | exist, or (3) in the case of a pet shop, the commissioner finds any 174 |
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| 224 | | - | violation of the provisions of section 22a-381d, the commissioner may 175 |
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| 225 | | - | issue a fine to such commercial kennel, shelter or pound, pet shop, 176 |
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| 226 | | - | grooming facility or training facility of not more than five hundred 177 |
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| 227 | | - | dollars for each animal that is the subject of such violation, may issue 178 |
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| 228 | | - | such orders as the commissioner deems necessary for the correction of 179 |
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| 232 | | - | LCO No. 4637 7 of 8 |
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| 234 | | - | such conditions and may quarantine the premises and animals. If the 180 |
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| 235 | | - | municipality or owner or keeper of such kennel, shelter or pound, pet 181 |
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| 236 | | - | shop, grooming facility or training facility fails to comply with the 182 |
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| 237 | | - | regulations or orders of the commissioner, or fails to comply with any 183 |
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| 238 | | - | provision of the statutes or regulations relating to dogs or other 184 |
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| 239 | | - | animals, the commissioner may revoke or suspend such license or 185 |
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| 240 | | - | registration, as applicable. Any municipality or person aggrieved by 186 |
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| 241 | | - | any order issued under the provisions of this section may appeal 187 |
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| 242 | | - | therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. Any 188 |
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| 243 | | - | municipality or person maintaining any commercial kennel, animal 189 |
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| 244 | | - | shelter or pound, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility 190 |
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| 245 | | - | without having obtained a license or registration for the same, as 191 |
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| 246 | | - | applicable or after any such license or registration has been revoked or 192 |
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| 247 | | - | suspended as provided herein shall be fined not more than two 193 |
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| 248 | | - | hundred dollars. The provisions of this section shall not apply to 194 |
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| 249 | | - | veterinary hospitals, except those boarding or grooming dogs for 195 |
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| 250 | | - | nonmedical purposes, and other establishments where all the dogs or 196 |
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| 251 | | - | animals were born and raised on the premises where they are kept for 197 |
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| 252 | | - | sale. 198 |
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| 253 | | - | (h) The provisions of subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of this section 199 |
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| 254 | | - | requiring certification by the zoning enforcement official that every 200 |
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| 255 | | - | commercial kennel, pet shop, grooming facility and training facility 201 |
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| 256 | | - | conforms to the zoning regulations of the municipality wherein such 202 |
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| 257 | | - | kennel, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is maintained 203 |
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| 258 | | - | shall not apply to any person who is licensed under said subsections 204 |
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| 259 | | - | and maintained any such kennel, pet shop or grooming facility prior to 205 |
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| 260 | | - | October 1, 1977, provided such person does not relocate such kennel, 206 |
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| 261 | | - | pet shop, grooming facility or training facility in a zone in which such 207 |
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| 262 | | - | kennel, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is not a 208 |
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| 263 | | - | permitted use. In addition, the provisions of said subsections and 209 |
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| 264 | | - | subsection (f) requiring certification by the zoning enforcement official 210 |
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| 265 | | - | that every commercial kennel, animal shelter or pound, pet shop, 211 |
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| 266 | | - | grooming facility and training facility conforms to the zoning 212 |
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| 267 | | - | regulations of the municipality wherein such kennel, shelter or pound, 213 |
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| 268 | | - | Committee Bill No. 6016 |
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| 271 | | - | LCO No. 4637 8 of 8 |
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| 273 | | - | pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is maintained shall not 214 |
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| 274 | | - | apply when a zone in which such kennel, shelter or pound, pet shop, 215 |
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| 275 | | - | grooming facility or training facility is maintained is changed to a use 216 |
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| 276 | | - | which does not permit such kennel, shelter or pound, pet shop, 217 |
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| 277 | | - | grooming facility or training facility in such zone. 218 |
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| 278 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 281 | | - | Section 1 October 1, 2019 22-344 |
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| 24 | + | That the general statutes be amended to require municipal animal 1 |
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| 25 | + | control facilities to register with the Department of Agriculture and 2 |
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| 26 | + | comply with regulations of said department concerning sanitation and 3 |
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| 27 | + | the humane treatment of animals. 4 |
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