Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00999 Compare Versions

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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 999
6	6	January Session, 2019
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10	10	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E FEE FOR ADOPTING A DOG, CAT OR
20	20	OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMA L FROM A MUNICIPAL POUND AND
21	21	REQUIRING THE LICENSING OF SUCH CATS AND OTHER
22	22	DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24	Assembly convened:
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26	26	Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 22-332 of the general statutes is 1
27	27	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
28	28	1, 2019): 3
29	29	(c) The town treasurer or other fiscal officer shall pay from the dog 4
30	30	fund account the advertising expense incurred under the provisions of 5
31	31	this section upon receipt of an itemized statement together with a copy 6
32	32	of the advertisement as published. Any person who purchases a dog, 7
33	33	cat or other domestic animal as a pet shall pay a fee of [five] fifteen 8
34	34	dollars to the municipal animal shelter or dog pound and procure a 9
35	35	license and tag for such dog, cat or other domestic animal from the 10
36	36	town clerk, in accordance with the provisions of section 22-338, as 11
37	37	amended by this act. In addition to the [five-dollar] fifteen-dollar fee, 12
38	38	any person who purchases a dog, cat or other domestic animal as a pet 13 Raised Bill No. 999
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44	44	may be charged the cost the municipality incurred, if any, to spay or 14
45	45	neuter and vaccinate the dog, provided such charge shall not exceed 15
46	46	one hundred fifty dollars. 16
47	47	Sec. 2. Section 22-338 of the general statutes is repealed and the 17
48	48	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 18
49	49	(a) Each owner or keeper of a dog of the age of six months or older, 19
50	50	except dogs kept under a kennel license as provided in section 22-342, 20
51	51	and each owner of a cat or other domestic animal adopted from a 21
52	52	municipal animal shelter or dog pound shall cause such dog, cat or 22
53	53	other domestic animal to be licensed in the town clerk's office in the 23
54	54	town where such dog, cat or other domestic animal is kept, on or 24
55	55	before June thirtieth, annually, or at such time as such dog, cat or other 25
56	56	domestic animal becomes six months old, and annually thereafter, on 26
57	57	or before June thirtieth. The owner or keeper shall pay to such town 27
58	58	clerk for such license the sum of [seven] ten dollars for each such 28
59	59	neutered male or spayed female dog, cat or other domestic animal and 29
60	60	the sum of [twelve] fifteen dollars for each such unneutered male dog, 30
61	61	cat or other domestic animal and each such unspayed female dog, cat 31
62	62	or other domestic animal, and [one] two additional [dollar] dollars in 32
63	63	each case as the town clerk's fee for issuing a tag and license as 33
64	64	provided in section 22-340. [Two] Three dollars from each license fee 34
65	65	collected for [a] such neutered or spayed dog, cat or other domestic 35
66	66	animal shall be deposited into the animal population control account, 36
67	67	established under section 22-380g. If an owner or keeper of [a] such 37
68	68	dog, cat or other domestic animal fails to procure a license as required 38
69	69	by this section, such owner or keeper shall pay the appropriate license 39
70	70	fee specified in this section, the town clerk's fee and a penalty of one 40
71	71	dollar for each month or fraction thereof [the] such dog, cat or other 41
72	72	domestic animal remains unlicensed. 42
73	73	(b) Any owner or keeper applying for a license for [a] such dog, cat 43
74	74	or other domestic animal under subsection (a) of this section, except 44
75	75	for those owners or keepers possessing a rabies vaccination exemption 45
76	76	certificate, or a copy thereof, issued pursuant to section 22-339b, shall 46 Raised Bill No. 999
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82	82	submit to the town clerk a rabies certificate signed by a licensed 47
83	83	veterinarian, or a copy thereof, stating that such dog, cat or other 48
84	84	domestic animal has been vaccinated against rabies, the date of the 49
85	85	vaccination and the duration of the immunity provided by the vaccine. 50
86	86	No license shall be issued unless the certificate indicates that the 51
87	87	immunity provided by the vaccine is effective at the time of licensing. 52
88	88	(c) Any owner or keeper applying for a license for [a] such dog or 53
89	89	cat pursuant to subsection (a) of this section that has been exempted 54
90	90	from vaccination against rabies pursuant to section 22-339b shall 55
91	91	submit to the town clerk a rabies vaccination exemption certificate 56
92	92	issued by the department, or a copy thereof, in lieu of a rabies 57
93	93	certificate. 58
94	94	(d) This section shall not apply to any dog, cat or other domestic 59
95	95	animal which is imported into this state for exhibition purposes and 60
96	96	which does not remain in this state for more than thirty days. Any 61
97	97	person may import, from another state, any licensed dog, cat or other 62
98	98	domestic animal with collar, tag and rabies vaccination certificate, and 63
99	99	keep the same in this state for not more than thirty days, without 64
100	100	complying with the provisions of this section. 65
101	101	Sec. 3. Section 22-380l of the general statutes is repealed and the 66
102	102	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 67
103	103	For each license issued pursuant to section 22-338, as amended by 68
104	104	this act, for an unspayed or unneutered dog, cat or other domestic 69
105	105	animal the town clerk shall collect a surcharge of [six] eight dollars 70
106	106	which shall be deposited by such clerk into the animal population 71
107	107	control account established pursuant to section 22-380g. 72
108	108	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
109	109	sections:
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111	111	Section 1 July 1, 2019 22-332(c)
112	112	Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 22-338
113	113	Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 22-380l
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120	120	Statement of Purpose:
121	121	To increase the fee paid by anyone adopting a dog from a municipal
122	122	shelter and to require the payment of such fee for anyone adopting a
123	123	cat or other domestic animal from a municipal shelter and to require
124	124	the licensing of such cats and other domestic animals.
125	125	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
126	126	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
127	127	not underlined.]
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