LCO No. 1528 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5630 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1528 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. BORER, 115th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF ANIMAL FIGHTING PARAPHERNALIA. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 53-247 of the general statutes be amended to establish as 1 a class E felony the possession, ownership, sale or manufacturing of 2 animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to wager upon, promote 3 or facilitate animal fighting. 4 Statement of Purpose: To discourage the ownership or transferring of animal fighting paraphernalia.