Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06101 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/23/2019

                             
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6101  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 1129 
 
 
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. CUMMINGS, 74th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER'S ABILITY 
TO ACCESS AN ANIMAL IN DISTRESS IN A  PASSENGER MOTOR 
VEHICLE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That section 52-557u of the general statutes be amended to ensure 1 
that an animal control officer, in the course of performing his or her 2 
official duties, may access a passenger motor vehicle, including 3 
accessing such vehicle by force, to assist an animal in distress. 4 
Statement of Purpose:   
To allow an animal control officer, when performing his or her official 
duties, to gain access to an animal in distress in a passenger motor 
vehicle.