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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5589
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1893
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. NOLAN, 39th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS TO SECURE
ANIMALS IN MOTOR VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 248 of the general statutes be amended to require a 1
person operating a motor vehicle on a public highway to restrain an 2
animal in such motor vehicle in such a manner to prevent the animal 3
from sitting on the lap of or otherwise distracting such person. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage safe driving and protect both the driver and animal by
requiring the driver to restrain an animal in the motor vehicle.