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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5440
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 2270
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING SE RVICE ANIMALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 5-247b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2
For purposes of this section, (1) "disability" has the same meaning as 3
provided in 28 CFR 35.108, as amended from time to time, and (2) 4
"service animal" has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as 5
amended from time to time, and includes a service animal in training. 6
Each appointing authority shall grant to each full-time employee in a 7
permanent position in the state [service or full-time employee of a] or 8
quasi-public agency who [(1) is blind or physically disabled, and (2)] (A) 9
has a disability, and (B) has been employed for at least twelve 10
consecutive months, the use of accumulated paid sick leave, not to 11
exceed [fifteen] twenty days, to participate in training conducted by [a 12
guide dog organization or assistance dog organization] an organization 13
that trains service animals, provided such organization is a member of 14
a professional association of [guide dog or assistance dog] service 15
animal schools, to prepare the employee to handle a [guide dog or 16 Raised Bill No. 5440
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assistance dog] service animal for the employee's own use. The 17
appointing authority may require up to seven days' advance notice of 18
an employee's intention to use such leave and may require the employee 19
to provide reasonable documentation that such leave is being taken for 20
the purpose permitted under this section. 21
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) For purposes of this section, (1) 22
"disability" has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.108, as 23
amended from time to time, and (2) "service animal" has the same 24
meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, 25
and includes a service animal in training. Each chief elected official or 26
chief executive officer of a municipality shall grant to each full-time 27
employee in a permanent position who (A) has a disability, and (B) has 28
been employed for at least twelve consecutive months, the use of 29
accumulated paid sick leave, not to exceed twenty days, to participate 30
in training conducted by an organization that trains service animals, 31
provided such organization is a member of a professional association of 32
service animal schools, to prepare the employee to handle a service 33
animal for the employee's own use. The chief elected official or chief 34
executive officer may require up to seven days' advance notice of an 35
employee's intention to use such leave and may require the employee to 36
provide reasonable documentation that such leave is being taken for the 37
purpose permitted under this section. 38
Sec. 3. Subsection (f) of section 13b-119 of the 2020 supplement to the 39
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 40
thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 41
(f) A transportation network company driver shall: (1) Comply with 42
all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against transportation 43
network company riders or potential transportation network company 44
riders on the basis of age, color, creed, destination, intellectual or 45
physical disability, national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation or 46
gender identity; (2) comply with all applicable laws relating to the 47
accommodation of service animals and accommodate service animals 48
without imposing additional charges for such accommodation; (3) 49 Raised Bill No. 5440
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comply with the policies adopted by the transportation network 50
company pursuant to subsection (c) of section 13b-118 and subsections 51
(d) and (e) of this section; (4) not impose additional charges for 52
providing prearranged rides to persons with physical disabilities 53
because of such disabilities; and (5) not solicit or accept a request for 54
transportation unless the request is accepted through the transportation 55
network company's digital network. For purposes of this subsection, 56
"service animal" has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as 57
amended from time to time, and includes a service animal in training. 58
Sec. 4. Section 14-300 of the general statutes is repealed and the 59
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 60
(a) For purposes of this section and section 14-300i, "service animal" 61
has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from 62
time to time, and includes a service animal in training. The traffic 63
authority shall have power to designate, by appropriate official traffic 64
control devices, as defined in section 14-297, or markers, or by lines 65
upon the surface of the highway, such crosswalks and intersections as, 66
in its opinion, constitute a danger to pedestrians crossing the highway 67
including, but not limited to, specially marked crosswalks in the vicinity 68
of schools, which crosswalks shall have distinctive markings, in 69
accordance with the regulations of the Office of the State Traffic 70
Administration, to denote use of such crosswalks by school children; 71
and may maintain suitable signs located at intervals along highways, 72
particularly where there are no sidewalks, directing pedestrians to walk 73
facing vehicular traffic. 74
(b) At any intersection where special pedestrian-control signals 75
bearing the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" are placed, pedestrians may 76
cross the highway only as indicated by the signal. At any intersection 77
where traffic is controlled by other traffic control signals or by police 78
officers, pedestrians shall not cross the highway against a red or "Stop" 79
signal and shall not cross at any place not a marked or unmarked 80
crosswalk. A pedestrian started or starting across the highway on a 81
"Walk" signal or on any such crosswalk on a green or "Go" signal shall 82 Raised Bill No. 5440
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have the right-of-way over all vehicles, including those making turns, 83
until such pedestrian has reached the opposite curb or safety zone. 84
(c) Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 14-300c, at any 85
crosswalk marked as provided in subsection (a) of this section or any 86
unmarked crosswalk, provided such crosswalks are not controlled by 87
police officers or traffic control signals, each operator of a vehicle shall 88
grant the right-of-way, and slow or stop such vehicle if necessary to so 89
grant the right-of-way, to any pedestrian crossing the roadway within 90
such crosswalk, provided such pedestrian steps off the curb or into the 91
crosswalk at the entrance to a crosswalk or is within that half of the 92
roadway upon which such operator of a vehicle is traveling, or such 93
pedestrian steps off the curb or into the crosswalk at the entrance to a 94
crosswalk or is crossing the roadway within such crosswalk from that 95
half of the roadway upon which such operator is not traveling. No 96
operator of a vehicle approaching from the rear shall overtake and pass 97
any vehicle, the operator of which has stopped at any crosswalk marked 98
as provided in subsection (a) of this section or any unmarked crosswalk 99
to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway. The operator of any vehicle 100
crossing a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to each pedestrian and 101
all other traffic upon such sidewalk. 102
(d) The operator of a motor vehicle who approaches or comes into the 103
immediate vicinity of a pedestrian who is blind, as defined in subsection 104
(a) of section 1-1f, carrying a white cane or a white cane tipped with red, 105
or a pedestrian being guided by a [guide dog] service animal, shall 106
reduce speed or stop, if necessary, to yield the right-of-way to such 107
pedestrian. No person, except one who is blind, shall carry or use on any 108
street or highway, or in any other public place, a cane or walking stick 109
which is white in color or white, tipped with red. 110
(e) Any crosswalk designated by a traffic authority on or after 111
October 1, 2010, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be 112
required by such authority to have markings, signage, or any control 113
signals deemed necessary by such authority to provide sufficient time 114
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(f) The operator of any motor vehicle who violates this section shall 116
be fined not more than five hundred dollars. 117
(g) In any civil action arising under subsection (c) or (d) of this section 118
or sections 14-300b to 14-300d, inclusive, the doctrine of negligence per 119
se shall not apply. 120
Sec. 5. Section 22-345 of the general statutes is repealed and the 121
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 122
For purposes of this section and sections 22-357, 22-358 and 22-364b, 123
as amended by this act, (1) "disability" has the same meaning as 124
provided in 28 CFR 35.108, as amended from time to time, and (2) 125
"service animal" has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as 126
amended from time to time, and includes a service animal in training. 127
Any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a disability who is 128
the owner or keeper of a dog [which has been trained and educated to 129
guide and assist such person in traveling upon the public streets or 130
highways or otherwise] that has been trained as a service animal shall 131
receive a license and tag for such dog from the town clerk of the town 132
where such dog is owned or kept. Such license and tag shall be issued 133
in accordance with the provisions of section 22-340, and no fee shall be 134
required of the owner or keeper of any such dog. When any such dog 135
has not been previously licensed by the town clerk to whom application 136
is being made, and it is not obvious that the dog is a service animal, such 137
town clerk [shall not license such dog or issue to the owner a license and 138
tag unless written evidence is exhibited to such clerk that the dog is 139
trained and educated and intended in fact to perform such guide service 140
for such applicant] may inquire, in accordance with the Americans With 141
Disabilities Act, as amended from time to time, of such owner or keeper 142
whether the dog is a service animal required because of a disability and 143
what work or task the dog has been trained to perform. Any person who 144
has a dog placed with such person temporarily, including for breeding 145
purposes, by a nonprofit organization established for the purpose of 146
training or educating [guide dogs to so assist blind, deaf or mobility 147
impaired persons] the dog as a service animal shall receive a license and 148 Raised Bill No. 5440
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tag for such dog from the town clerk of the town where such dog is kept. 149
Such license and tag shall be issued in accordance with the provisions 150
of section 22-340, and no fee shall be required for such license and tag, 151
provided such person presents written evidence that such dog was 152
placed with such person by such organization. [As used in this section 153
and section 46a-44, "deaf person" means a person who cannot readily 154
understand spoken language through hearing alone and who may also 155
have a speech defect which renders such person's speech unintelligible 156
to most people with normal hearing.] 157
Sec. 6. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 22-357 of the general 158
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 159
(Effective July 1, 2020): 160
(3) "The amount of such damage", with respect to a companion 161
animal, includes expenses of veterinary care, the fair monetary value of 162
the companion animal, including all training expenses for a [guide dog] 163
service animal owned by a [blind person or an assistance dog owned by 164
a deaf or mobility impaired person] person with a disability and burial 165
expenses for the companion animal. 166
Sec. 7. Subsection (c) of section 22-358 of the 2020 supplement to the 167
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 168
thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 169
(c) The commissioner, the Chief Animal Control Officer, any animal 170
control officer, any municipal animal control officer or any regional 171
animal control officer may make any order concerning the restraint or 172
disposal of any biting dog, cat or other animal as the commissioner or 173
such officer deems necessary. Notice of any such order shall be given to 174
the person bitten by such dog, cat or other animal within twenty-four 175
hours. The owner of such animal shall pay all fees as set forth in section 176
22-333. Any owner or keeper of such dog, cat or other animal who fails 177
to comply with such order shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor. If 178
an owner or keeper fails to comply with a restraining order made 179
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animal control officer, any municipal animal control officer or any 181
regional animal control officer may seize the dog, cat or other animal to 182
ensure such compliance and the owner or keeper shall be responsible 183
for any expenses resulting from such seizure. Any person aggrieved by 184
an order of any municipal animal control officer, the Chief Animal 185
Control Officer, any animal control officer or any regional animal 186
control officer may request a hearing before the commissioner within 187
fourteen days of the issuance of such order. Any order issued pursuant 188
to this section that requires the restraint of an animal shall be effective 189
upon its issuance and shall remain in effect during any appeal of such 190
order to the commissioner. After such hearing, the commissioner may 191
affirm, modify or revoke such order as the commissioner deems proper. 192
Any dog owned by a police agency of the state or any of its political 193
subdivisions is exempt from the provisions of this subsection when such 194
dog is under the direct supervision, care and control of an assigned 195
police officer, is currently vaccinated and is subject to routine veterinary 196
care. Any [guide dog] service animal owned or in the custody and 197
control of a [blind person or a person with a mobility impairment] 198
person with a disability is exempt from the provisions of this subsection 199
when such [guide dog] animal is under the direct supervision, care and 200
control of such person, is currently vaccinated and is subject to routine 201
veterinary care. 202
Sec. 8. Section 22-364b of the general statutes is repealed and the 203
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 204
The owner or keeper of a dog shall restrain and control such dog on 205
a leash when such dog is not on the property of its owner or keeper and 206
is in proximity to a [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 207
disability accompanied by his [guide dog] or her service animal, 208
provided the [guide dog] service animal is in the direct custody of such 209
[blind, deaf or mobility impaired person, is wearing a harness or an 210
orange-colored leash and collar which makes it readily-identifiable as a 211
guide dog] person, is wearing a harness or a vest readily identifying the 212
animal as a service animal and is licensed in accordance with section 22-213
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this section shall have committed an infraction. If an owner or keeper of 215
a dog violates the provisions of this section and, as a result of such 216
violation, such dog attacks and injures the [guide dog] service animal, 217
such owner or keeper shall be liable, as provided in section 22-357, as 218
amended by this act, for any damage done to such [guide dog] service 219
animal, and such liability shall include liability for any costs incurred by 220
such [blind, deaf or mobility-impaired] person with a disability for the 221
veterinary care, rehabilitation or replacement of the injured [guide dog] 222
service animal and for reasonable attorney's fees. 223
Sec. 9. Section 46a-44 of the general statutes is repealed and the 224
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 225
(a) For purposes of this section and section 46a-64, as amended by 226
this act, (1) "disability" has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 227
35.108, as amended from time to time, (2) "service animal" has the same 228
meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, 229
and includes a service animal in training, and (3) "person training an 230
animal as a service animal" means a person who (A) (i) is employed by 231
an organization that trains service animals and complies with the 232
criteria for membership in a professional association of schools that train 233
service animals, (ii) is authorized to engage in designated training 234
activities, and (iii) carries photographic identification indicating such 235
employment and authorization, or (B) volunteers for an organization 236
that (i) trains service animals, and (ii) authorizes volunteers to raise 237
animals to become service animals. 238
[(a)] (b) Any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 239
disability or any person training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person 240
or an assistance dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person] an 241
animal as a service animal to assist a person with a disability may travel 242
on a train or on any other mode of public transportation, and may enter 243
any other place of public accommodation which caters or offers its 244
services or facilities or goods to the general public, including but not 245
limited to, any public building, inn, restaurant, hotel, motel, tourist 246
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accommodation, accompanied by such person's [guide dog or assistance 248
dog] service animal, and such person may keep such [dog] animal with 249
him or her at all times in any such public accommodation or facility 250
thereof at no extra charge, provided such [dog] animal shall be in the 251
direct custody and control of such person. [and shall be wearing a 252
harness or an orange-colored leash and collar.] 253
[(b)] (c) Any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 254
disability or any person training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person 255
or an assistance dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person] an 256
animal as a service animal for a person with a disability shall be entitled 257
to visit any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement or a 258
dwelling as a guest of a lawful occupant thereof, accompanied by such 259
person's [guide dog or assistance dog] service animal, and such person 260
may keep such [dog] animal with him or her at all times in such public 261
accommodation, resort, amusement or dwelling at no extra charge, 262
provided such [dog] animal shall be in the direct custody and control of 263
such person. [and shall be wearing a harness or an orange-colored leash 264
and collar.] No such [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 265
disability or person training [a dog as a guide dog or an assistance dog] 266
an animal as a service animal shall be charged any fee not applicable 267
alike to all guests, provided the owner of such [dog] animal shall be 268
liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such [dog] 269
animal. For the purposes of this subsection, (1) a "place of public 270
accommodation, resort or amusement" means any establishment which 271
caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public, 272
including, but not limited to, any commercial building lot, on which it 273
is intended that a commercial property or building will be constructed 274
or offered for sale or rent, and (2) "dwelling" means any building, 275
structure, mobile manufactured home park or portion thereof which is 276
occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by 277
one or more families, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or 278
lease for the construction or location thereon of any such building, 279
structure, mobile manufactured home park or portion thereof, provided 280
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room or rooms in a single-family dwelling unit, if the owner actually 282
maintains and occupies part of such living quarters as the owner's 283
residence or (B) a unit in a dwelling containing living quarters occupied 284
or intended to be occupied by no more than two families living 285
independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and 286
occupies the other such living quarters as the owner's residence. 287
[(c)] (d) Any person who intentionally interferes with [a blind, deaf 288
or mobility impaired person's use of a guide dog or an assistance dog] 289
the use of a service animal by a person with a disability, including, but 290
not limited to, any action intended to harass or annoy the [blind, deaf or 291
mobility impaired] person, the person training [a dog as a guide dog or 292
assistance dog or the guide dog or assistance dog] an animal as a service 293
animal, or who denies the rights afforded to a [blind, deaf or mobility 294
impaired] person with a disability or person training [a dog as a guide 295
dog or an assistance dog] an animal as a service animal under subsection 296
[(a)] (b) or [(b)] (c) of this section shall be guilty of a class C 297
misdemeanor, provided such [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person 298
with a disability or person training [a dog as a guide dog or an assistance 299
dog] an animal as a service animal complies with the applicable 300
provisions of subsection [(a)] (b) or [(b)] (c) of this section. 301
[(d) For the purposes of this section, "guide dog" or "assistance dog" 302
includes a dog being trained as a guide dog or assistance dog and 303
"person training a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or an assistance 304
dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person" means a person who 305
is employed by and authorized to engage in designated training 306
activities by a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization 307
that complies with the criteria for membership in a professional 308
association of guide dog or assistance dog schools and who carries 309
photographic identification indicating such employment and 310
authorization, or a person who volunteers for a guide dog organization 311
or assistance dog organization that authorizes such volunteers to raise 312
dogs to become guide dogs or assistance dogs and causes the 313
identification of such dog with (1) identification tags, (2) ear tattoos, (3) 314
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(5) leashes and collars.] 316
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 46a-64 of the general statutes is 317
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 318
2020): 319
(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: (1) 320
To deny any person within the jurisdiction of this state full and equal 321
accommodations in any place of public accommodation, resort or 322
amusement because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, 323
gender identity or expression, marital status, age, lawful source of 324
income, intellectual disability, mental disability, physical disability, 325
including, but not limited to, blindness or deafness, or status as a 326
veteran, of the applicant, subject only to the conditions and limitations 327
established by law and applicable alike to all persons; (2) to 328
discriminate, segregate or separate on account of race, creed, color, 329
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, marital 330
status, age, lawful source of income, intellectual disability, mental 331
disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, but not 332
limited to, blindness or deafness, or status as a veteran; (3) for a place of 333
public accommodation, resort or amusement to restrict or limit the right 334
of a mother to breast-feed her child; (4) for a place of public 335
accommodation, resort or amusement to [fail or refuse to post a notice, 336
in a conspicuous place, that any blind, deaf or mobility impaired person, 337
accompanied by his guide dog wearing a harness or an orange-colored 338
leash and collar, may enter such premises or facilities] refuse entry to a 339
person with a disability who is accompanied by a service animal; or (5) 340
to deny any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a disability 341
or any person training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog 342
to assist a deaf or mobility impaired] an animal as a service animal to 343
assist a person with a disability, accompanied by [his guide dog or 344
assistance dog] his or her service animal, full and equal access to any 345
place of public accommodation, resort or amusement. Any [blind, deaf 346
or mobility impaired person or any person training a dog as a guide dog 347
for a blind person or a dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person 348
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disability may keep his or her service animal at all times in such place 350
of public accommodation, resort or amusement at no extra charge, 351
provided [the dog wears a harness or an orange-colored leash and collar 352
and is] such animal is in the direct custody and control of such person. 353
[The blind, deaf or mobility impaired person or person training a dog as 354
a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to assist a deaf or mobility 355
impaired person] Such person or any person training an animal as a 356
service animal to assist a person with a disability shall be liable for any 357
damage done to the premises or facilities by his [dog] or her service 358
animal. [For purposes of this subdivision, "guide dog" or "assistance 359
dog" includes a dog being trained as a guide dog or assistance dog and 360
"person training a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to assist 361
a deaf or mobility impaired person" means a person who is employed 362
by and authorized to engage in designated training activities by a guide 363
dog organization or assistance dog organization that complies with the 364
criteria for membership in a professional association of guide dog or 365
assistance dog schools and who carries photographic identification 366
indicating such employment and authorization.] 367
Sec. 11. Section 52-175a of the general statutes is repealed and the 368
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 369
The failure of a blind person to use a [guide dog] service animal or to 370
carry a cane or walking stick which is predominantly white or metallic 371
in color, with or without red tip, shall not be construed as evidence of 372
comparative or contributory negligence in any negligence action. For 373
purposes of this section, "service animal" has the same meaning as 374
provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes 375
a service animal in training. 376
Sec. 12. Section 54-201 of the general statutes is repealed and the 377
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 378
As used in [sections 54-201] this section and sections 54-202 to 54-235, 379
inclusive: 380
(1) "Victim" means a person who is injured or killed as provided in 381 Raised Bill No. 5440
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section 54-209; 382
(2) "Personal injury" means (A) actual bodily harm or emotional harm 383
and includes pregnancy and any condition thereof, or (B) injury or death 384
to a service animal, as defined in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time 385
to time, owned or kept by a person with a disability; 386
(3) "Dependent" means any relative of a deceased victim or a person 387
designated by a deceased victim in accordance with section 1-56r who 388
was wholly or partially dependent upon his income at the time of his 389
death or the child of a deceased victim and shall include the child of 390
such victim born after his death; 391
(4) "Relative" means a person's spouse, parent, grandparent, 392
stepparent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, child, including a natural born 393
child, stepchild and adopted child, grandchild, brother, sister, half 394
brother or half sister or a parent of a person's spouse; 395
(5) "Crime" means any act which is a felony, as defined in section 53a-396
25, or misdemeanor, as defined in section 53a-26, and includes any crime 397
committed by a juvenile; and 398
(6) "Emotional harm" means a mental or emotional impairment that 399
requires treatment through services and that is directly attributable to a 400
threat of (A) physical injury, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 53a-401
3, or (B) death to the affected person. 402
Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) The Commission on Human 403
Rights and Opportunities, within available appropriations, shall make 404
available on its Internet web site links to educational materials on (1) the 405
differences between service animals, emotional support animals and 406
therapy animals, (2) the rights and responsibilities of an owner of each 407
such animal under state and federal law, and (3) permitted methods 408
under state and federal law for an owner of a place of public 409
accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in section 46a-63 of 410
the general statutes, or a landlord to determine whether an animal is a 411
service animal, emotional support animal or therapy animal. For 412 Raised Bill No. 5440
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purposes of this section, "service animal" has the same meaning as 413
provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes 414
a service animal in training. 415
Sec. 14. Section 46a-42 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective July 416
1, 2020) 417
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2020 5-247b
Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 13b-119(f)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 14-300
Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 22-345
Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 22-357(a)(3)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 22-358(c)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2020 22-364b
Sec. 9 July 1, 2020 46a-44
Sec. 10 July 1, 2020 46a-64(a)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2020 52-175a
Sec. 12 July 1, 2020 54-201
Sec. 13 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 14 July 1, 2020 Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To align state law with federal law concerning service animals and raise
public awareness as to the rights and responsibilities of persons with
service animals, emotional support animals and therapy animals.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]