| 14 | | - | Section 1. Section 22-331a of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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| 15 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): |
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| 16 | | - | Any two or more [contiguous] towns each of which has a |
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| 17 | | - | population of less than [twenty-five] fifty thousand, and which have or |
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| 18 | | - | will provide a dog pound facility within their region, by action of their |
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| 19 | | - | legislative bodies, may agree to be served by a regional animal control |
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| 20 | | - | officer. Upon certification of such agreement to the commissioner with |
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| 21 | | - | assurances from the towns so certifying that they will provide and |
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| 22 | | - | continue to provide adequate facilities and compensation for such |
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| 23 | | - | officer, the commissioner may, after giving due regard to the regional |
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| 24 | | - | aspects of the proposed facilities and whether the proposed region |
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| 25 | | - | would be in the best interests of the towns so certifying, establish such |
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| 26 | | - | region. Each person so appointed shall have the same powers and |
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| 27 | | - | duties within the region to which he is assigned as a municipal animal |
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| 28 | | - | control officer in each town therein. All costs of maintaining and |
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| 29 | | - | operating such pounds and administering and enforcing the laws |
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| 30 | | - | relating to dogs within such regions shall be paid in accordance with |
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| 31 | | - | the provisions of the agreement certified to the commissioner under Substitute House Bill No. 6643 |
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| 18 | + | Section 1. Section 22-331a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 19 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2 |
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| 20 | + | Any two or more [contiguous] towns each of which has a 3 |
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| 21 | + | population of less than [twenty-five] fifty thousand, and which have or 4 |
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| 22 | + | will provide a dog pound facility within their region, by action of their 5 |
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| 23 | + | legislative bodies, may agree to be served by a regional animal control 6 |
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| 24 | + | officer. Upon certification of such agreement to the commissioner with 7 |
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| 25 | + | assurances from the towns so certifying that they will provide and 8 |
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| 26 | + | continue to provide adequate facilities and compensation for such 9 |
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| 27 | + | officer, the commissioner may, after giving due regard to the regional 10 |
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| 28 | + | aspects of the proposed facilities and whether the proposed region 11 |
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| 29 | + | would be in the best interests of the towns so certifying, establish such 12 |
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| 30 | + | region. Each person so appointed shall have the same powers and 13 |
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| 31 | + | duties within the region to which he is assigned as a municipal animal 14 |
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| 32 | + | control officer in each town therein. All costs of maintaining and 15 |
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| 33 | + | operating such pounds and administering and enforcing the laws 16 |
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| 34 | + | relating to dogs within such regions shall be paid in accordance with 17 |
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| 35 | + | the provisions of the agreement certified to the commissioner under 18 |
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| 36 | + | this section. 19 Substitute Bill No. 6643 |
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