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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6699
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2533
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THERAPY PETS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to permit therapy animals, as 1
defined in section 17a-22ee of the general statutes, to enter any public 2
building for an educational, comforting or healing purpose when 3
accompanied by a registered handler. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To allow therapy pets access to public buildings in which they and
their handler are performing an educational, comforting or healing
purpose.