| 19 | | - | Section 1. Section 22-336 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 20 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2 |
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| 21 | | - | Each city or town, other than towns participating in a regional dog 3 |
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| 22 | | - | pound, shall (1) provide and maintain for use as a dog pound a 4 |
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| 23 | | - | suitable building, which shall be made comfortable for the detention 5 |
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| 24 | | - | and care of dogs and other domestic animals and kept in a sanitary 6 |
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| 25 | | - | condition, or (2) provide, through written agreement, for the detention 7 |
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| 26 | | - | and care of impounded dogs or other domestic animals by a licensed 8 |
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| 27 | | - | veterinarian, or in a licensed veterinary hospital, licensed commercial 9 |
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| 28 | | - | kennel, a dog pound maintained by another city or town, or other 10 |
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| 29 | | - | suitable facility approved by the commissioner. Any city or town may 11 |
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| 30 | | - | provide for the use of such building or facility to shelter other 12 |
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| 31 | | - | domestic animals that are found injured, mistreated or roaming in a 13 |
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| 32 | | - | manner that endangers the domestic animal or the public. The 14 |
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| 33 | | - | commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the 15 |
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| 34 | | - | provisions of chapter 54, concerning the construction and maintenance 16 |
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| 35 | | - | of dog pounds or other facilities where impounded dogs or other 17 |
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| 36 | | - | domestic animals are kept, and the care, handling and transportation 18 |
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| 44 | | - | officers. The commissioner shall approve the use of any facility as a 20 |
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| 45 | | - | regional dog pound facility if the commissioner determines that the 21 |
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| 46 | | - | building design of such facility does not reasonably permit 22 |
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| 47 | | - | modification of the outdoor run at such facility to satisfy any 23 |
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| 48 | | - | regulatory requirement for such run. The commissioner may inspect 24 |
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| 49 | | - | any dog pound or other facility where impounded dogs or other 25 |
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| 50 | | - | domestic animals are kept and may issue such orders as the 26 |
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| 51 | | - | commissioner deems necessary to correct any improper conditions 27 |
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| 52 | | - | found to exist. If such orders are not complied with, the commissioner 28 |
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| 53 | | - | may request the Attorney General to bring an action for their 29 |
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| 54 | | - | enforcement, including suit for an injunction in the judicial district in 30 |
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| 55 | | - | which the dog pound or facility is located. 31 |
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| 23 | + | Section 1. Section 7-148cc of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 24 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2 |
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| 25 | + | Two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that 3 |
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| 26 | + | each municipality may perform separately under any [provisions] 4 |
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| 27 | + | provision of the general statutes or of any special act, charter or home 5 |
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| 28 | + | rule ordinance by entering into an interlocal agreement pursuant to 6 |
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| 29 | + | sections 7-339a to 7-339l, inclusive. As used in this section, 7 |
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| 30 | + | "municipality" means any municipality, as defined in section 7-187, 8 |
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| 31 | + | any district, as defined in section 7-324, any metropolitan district or 9 |
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| 32 | + | any municipal district created under section 7-330 and located within 10 |
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| 33 | + | the state of Connecticut. 11 |
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