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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6318
January Session, 2021
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 Section 5-247b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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, 2021): 2
As used in this section, (1) "disability" means any one or more of the 3
following, as defined in section 46a-51: (A) An "intellectual disability", 4
(B) "physically disabled", (C) a "mental disability", or (D) a "learning 5
disability"; and (2) "service animal" has the same meaning as provided 6
in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes a service 7
animal in training. Each appointing authority shall grant to each full-8
time employee in a permanent position in the state [service or full-time 9
employee of a] or quasi-public agency who [(1) is blind or physically 10
disabled, and (2)] (A) has a disability, and (B) has been employed for at 11
least twelve consecutive months, the use of accumulated paid sick leave, 12
not to exceed [fifteen] twenty days, to participate in training conducted 13
by [a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization] an 14
organization that trains service animals, provided such organization is 15
a member of a professional association of [guide dog or assistance dog] 16
service animal schools, to prepare the employee to handle a [guide dog 17
or assistance dog] service animal for the employee's own use. The 18
appointing authority may require up to seven days' advance notice of 19
an employee's intention to use such leave and may require the employee 20
to provide reasonable documentation that such leave is being taken for 21 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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the purpose permitted under this section. 22
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) As used in this section, (1) 23
"disability" means any one or more of the following, as defined in 24
section 46a-51 of the general statutes: (A) An "intellectual disability", (B) 25
"physically disabled", (C) a "mental disability", or (D) a "learning 26
disability"; and (2) "service animal" has the same meaning as provided 27
in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes a service 28
animal in training. Each chief elected official or chief executive officer of 29
a municipality shall grant to each full-time employee in a permanent 30
position who (A) has a disability, and (B) has been employed for at least 31
twelve consecutive months, the use of accumulated paid sick leave, not 32
to exceed twenty days, to participate in training conducted by an 33
organization that trains service animals, provided such organization is 34
a member of a professional association of service animal schools, to 35
prepare the employee to handle a service animal for the employee's own 36
use. The chief elected official or chief executive officer may require up 37
to seven days' advance notice of an employee's intention to use such 38
leave and may require the employee to provide reasonable 39
documentation that such leave is being taken for the purpose permitted 40
under this section. 41
Sec. 3. Subsection (f) of section 13b-119 of the general statutes is 42
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 43
2021): 44
(f) A transportation network company driver shall: (1) Comply with 45
all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against transportation 46
network company riders or potential transportation network company 47
riders on the basis of age, color, creed, destination, intellectual or 48
physical disability, national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation or 49
gender identity; (2) comply with all applicable laws relating to the 50
accommodation of service animals and accommodate service animals 51
without imposing additional charges for such accommodation; (3) 52
comply with the policies adopted by the transportation network 53
company pursuant to subsection (c) of section 13b-118 and subsections 54 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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(d) and (e) of this section; (4) not impose additional charges for 55
providing prearranged rides to persons with physical disabilities 56
because of such disabilities; and (5) not solicit or accept a request for 57
transportation unless the request is accepted through the transportation 58
network company's digital network. For purposes of this subsection, 59
"service animal" has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as 60
amended from time to time, and includes a service animal in training. 61
Sec. 4. Section 14-300 of the general statutes is repealed and the 62
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 63
(a) As used in this section and section 14-300i, "service animal" has 64
the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time 65
to time, and includes a service animal in training. The traffic authority 66
shall have power to designate, by appropriate official traffic control 67
devices, as defined in section 14-297, or markers, or by lines upon the 68
surface of the highway, such crosswalks and intersections as, in its 69
opinion, constitute a danger to pedestrians crossing the highway 70
including, but not limited to, specially marked crosswalks in the vicinity 71
of schools, which crosswalks shall have distinctive markings, in 72
accordance with the regulations of the Office of the State Traffic 73
Administration, to denote use of such crosswalks by school children; 74
and may maintain suitable signs located at intervals along highways, 75
particularly where there are no sidewalks, directing pedestrians to walk 76
facing vehicular traffic. 77
(b) At any intersection where special pedestrian-control signals 78
bearing the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" are placed, pedestrians may 79
cross the highway only as indicated by the signal. At any intersection 80
where traffic is controlled by other traffic control signals or by police 81
officers, pedestrians shall not cross the highway against a red or "Stop" 82
signal and shall not cross at any place not a marked or unmarked 83
crosswalk. A pedestrian started or starting across the highway on a 84
"Walk" signal or on any such crosswalk on a green or "Go" signal shall 85
have the right-of-way over all vehicles, including those making turns, 86
until such pedestrian has reached the opposite curb or safety zone. 87 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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(c) Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 14-300c, at any 88
crosswalk marked as provided in subsection (a) of this section or any 89
unmarked crosswalk, provided such crosswalks are not controlled by 90
police officers or traffic control signals, each operator of a vehicle shall 91
grant the right-of-way, and slow or stop such vehicle if necessary to so 92
grant the right-of-way, to any pedestrian crossing the roadway within 93
such crosswalk, provided such pedestrian steps off the curb or into the 94
crosswalk at the entrance to a crosswalk or is within that half of the 95
roadway upon which such operator of a vehicle is traveling, or such 96
pedestrian steps off the curb or into the crosswalk at the entrance to a 97
crosswalk or is crossing the roadway within such crosswalk from that 98
half of the roadway upon which such operator is not traveling. No 99
operator of a vehicle approaching from the rear shall overtake and pass 100
any vehicle, the operator of which has stopped at any crosswalk marked 101
as provided in subsection (a) of this section or any unmarked crosswalk 102
to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway. The operator of any vehicle 103
crossing a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to each pedestrian and 104
all other traffic upon such sidewalk. 105
(d) The operator of a motor vehicle who approaches or comes into the 106
immediate vicinity of a pedestrian who is blind, as defined in subsection 107
(a) of section 1-1f, carrying a white cane or a white cane tipped with red, 108
or a pedestrian being guided by a [guide dog] service animal, shall 109
reduce speed or stop, if necessary, to yield the right-of-way to such 110
pedestrian. No person, except one who is blind, shall carry or use on any 111
street or highway, or in any other public place, a cane or walking stick 112
which is white in color or white, tipped with red. 113
(e) Any crosswalk designated by a traffic authority on or after 114
October 1, 2010, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be 115
required by such authority to have markings, signage, or any control 116
signals deemed necessary by such authority to provide sufficient time 117
for the safe crossing of pedestrians. 118
(f) The operator of any motor vehicle who violates this section shall 119
be fined not more than five hundred dollars. 120 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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(g) In any civil action arising under subsection (c) or (d) of this section 121
or sections 14-300b to 14-300d, inclusive, the doctrine of negligence per 122
se shall not apply. 123
Sec. 5. Section 22-345 of the general statutes is repealed and the 124
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 125
As used in this section and sections 22-357, 22-358 and 22-364b, as 126
amended by this act, (1) "disability" means any one or more of the 127
following, as defined in section 46a-51: (A) An "intellectual disability", 128
(B) "physically disabled", (C) a "mental disability", or (D) a "learning 129
disability"; and (2) "service animal" has the same meaning as provided 130
in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes a service 131
animal in training. Any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with 132
a disability who is the owner or keeper of a dog [which has been trained 133
and educated to guide and assist such person in traveling upon the 134
public streets or highways or otherwise] that has been trained as a 135
service animal shall receive a license and tag for such dog from the town 136
clerk of the town where such dog is owned or kept. Such license and tag 137
shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 22-340, and 138
no fee shall be required of the owner or keeper of any such dog. When 139
any such dog has not been previously licensed by the town clerk to 140
whom application is being made, and it is not obvious that the dog is a 141
service animal, such town clerk [shall not license such dog or issue to 142
the owner a license and tag unless written evidence is exhibited to such 143
clerk that the dog is trained and educated and intended in fact to 144
perform such guide service for such applicant] may inquire of such 145
owner or keeper whether the dog is a service animal required because 146
of a disability and what work or task the dog has been trained to 147
perform. Any person who has a dog placed with such person 148
temporarily, including for breeding purposes, by a nonprofit 149
organization established for the purpose of training or educating [guide 150
dogs to so assist blind, deaf or mobility impaired persons] the dog as a 151
service animal shall receive a license and tag for such dog from the town 152
clerk of the town where such dog is kept. Such license and tag shall be 153 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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issued in accordance with the provisions of section 22-340, and no fee 154
shall be required for such license and tag, provided such person 155
presents written evidence that such dog was placed with such person 156
by such organization. [As used in this section and section 46a-44, "deaf 157
person" means a person who cannot readily understand spoken 158
language through hearing alone and who may also have a speech defect 159
which renders such person's speech unintelligible to most people with 160
normal hearing.] 161
Sec. 6. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 22-357 of the general 162
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 163
(Effective July 1, 2021): 164
(3) "The amount of such damage", with respect to a companion 165
animal, includes expenses of veterinary care, the fair monetary value of 166
the companion animal, including all training expenses for a [guide dog] 167
service animal owned by a [blind person or an assistance dog owned by 168
a deaf or mobility impaired person] person with a disability and burial 169
expenses for the companion animal. 170
Sec. 7. Subsection (c) of section 22-358 of the general statutes is 171
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 172
2021): 173
(c) The commissioner, the Chief Animal Control Officer, any animal 174
control officer, any municipal animal control officer or any regional 175
animal control officer may make any order concerning the restraint or 176
disposal of any biting dog, cat or other animal as the commissioner or 177
such officer deems necessary. Notice of any such order shall be given to 178
the person bitten by such dog, cat or other animal within twenty-four 179
hours. The owner of such animal shall pay all fees as set forth in section 180
22-333. Any owner or keeper of such dog, cat or other animal who fails 181
to comply with such order shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor. If 182
an owner or keeper fails to comply with a restraining order made 183
pursuant to this subsection, the Chief Animal Control Officer, any 184
animal control officer, any municipal animal control officer or any 185 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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regional animal control officer may seize the dog, cat or other animal to 186
ensure such compliance and the owner or keeper shall be responsible 187
for any expenses resulting from such seizure. Any person aggrieved by 188
an order of any municipal animal control officer, the Chief Animal 189
Control Officer, any animal control officer or any regional animal 190
control officer may request a hearing before the commissioner within 191
fourteen days of the issuance of such order. Any order issued pursuant 192
to this section that requires the restraint of an animal shall be effective 193
upon its issuance and shall remain in effect during any appeal of such 194
order to the commissioner. After such hearing, the commissioner may 195
affirm, modify or revoke such order as the commissioner deems proper. 196
Any dog owned by a police agency of the state or any of its political 197
subdivisions is exempt from the provisions of this subsection when such 198
dog is under the direct supervision, care and control of an assigned 199
police officer, is currently vaccinated and is subject to routine veterinary 200
care. Any [guide dog] service animal owned or in the custody and 201
control of a [blind person or a person with a mobility impairment] 202
person with a disability is exempt from the provisions of this subsection 203
when such [guide dog] service animal is under the direct supervision, 204
care and control of such person, is currently vaccinated and is subject to 205
routine veterinary care. 206
Sec. 8. Section 22-364b of the general statutes is repealed and the 207
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 208
The owner or keeper of a dog shall restrain and control such dog on 209
a leash when such dog is not on the property of its owner or keeper and 210
is in proximity to a [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 211
disability accompanied by his [guide dog] or her service animal, 212
provided the [guide dog] service animal is in the direct custody of such 213
[blind, deaf or mobility impaired person, is wearing a harness or an 214
orange-colored leash and collar which makes it readily-identifiable as a 215
guide dog] person, is wearing a harness or a vest readily identifying the 216
animal as a service animal and is licensed in accordance with section 22-217
345, as amended by this act. Any person who violates the provisions of 218 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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this section shall have committed an infraction. If an owner or keeper of 219
a dog violates the provisions of this section and, as a result of such 220
violation, such dog attacks and injures the [guide dog] service animal, 221
such owner or keeper shall be liable, as provided in section 22-357, as 222
amended by this act, for any damage done to such [guide dog] service 223
animal, and such liability shall include liability for any costs incurred by 224
such [blind, deaf or mobility-impaired] person with a disability for the 225
veterinary care, rehabilitation or replacement of the injured [guide dog] 226
service animal and for reasonable attorney's fees. 227
Sec. 9. Section 46a-44 of the general statutes is repealed and the 228
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 229
(a) As used in this section and section 46a-64, as amended by this act, 230
(1) "disability" means any one or more of the following, as defined in 231
section 46a-51: (A) An "intellectual disability", (B) "physically disabled", 232
(C) a "mental disability", or (D) a "learning disability"; (2) "service 233
animal" has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as 234
amended from time to time, and includes a service animal in training; 235
and (3) "person training an animal as a service animal" means a person 236
who (A) (i) is employed by an organization that trains service animals, 237
(ii) complies with the criteria for membership in a professional 238
association of schools that train service animals, (iii) is authorized to 239
engage in designated training activities, and (iv) carries photographic 240
identification indicating such employment and authorization, or (B) 241
volunteers for an organization that (i) trains service animals, and (ii) 242
authorizes volunteers to raise animals to become service animals. 243
[(a)] (b) Any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 244
disability or any person training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person 245
or an assistance dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person] an 246
animal as a service animal to assist a person with a disability may travel 247
on a train or on any other mode of public transportation, and may enter 248
any other place of public accommodation which caters or offers its 249
services or facilities or goods to the general public, including but not 250
limited to, any public building, inn, restaurant, hotel, motel, tourist 251 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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cabin, place of amusement, resort or any facility of any such public 252
accommodation, accompanied by such person's [guide dog or assistance 253
dog] service animal, and such person may keep such [dog] service 254
animal with him or her at all times in any such public accommodation 255
or facility thereof at no extra charge, provided such [dog] service animal 256
shall be in the direct custody and control of such person. [and shall be 257
wearing a harness or an orange-colored leash and collar.] 258
[(b)] (c) Any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 259
disability or any person training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person 260
or an assistance dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person] an 261
animal as a service animal for a person with a disability shall be entitled 262
to visit any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement or a 263
dwelling as a guest of a lawful occupant thereof, accompanied by such 264
person's [guide dog or assistance dog] service animal, and such person 265
may keep such [dog] service animal with him or her at all times in such 266
public accommodation, resort, amusement or dwelling at no extra 267
charge, provided such [dog] service animal shall be in the direct custody 268
and control of such person. [and shall be wearing a harness or an 269
orange-colored leash and collar.] No such [blind, deaf or mobility 270
impaired] person with a disability or person training [a dog as a guide 271
dog or an assistance dog] an animal as a service animal shall be charged 272
any fee not applicable alike to all guests, provided the owner of such 273
[dog] service animal shall be liable for any damage done to the premises 274
or facilities by such [dog] service animal. For the purposes of this 275
subsection, (1) a "place of public accommodation, resort or amusement" 276
means any establishment which caters or offers its services or facilities 277
or goods to the general public, including, but not limited to, any 278
commercial building lot, on which it is intended that a commercial 279
property or building will be constructed or offered for sale or rent, and 280
(2) "dwelling" means any building, structure, mobile manufactured 281
home park or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or 282
intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any 283
vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or 284
location thereon of any such building, structure, mobile manufactured 285 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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home park or portion thereof, provided the provisions of this subsection 286
shall not apply to (A) the rental of a room or rooms in a single-family 287
dwelling unit, if the owner actually maintains and occupies part of such 288
living quarters as the owner's residence or (B) a unit in a dwelling 289
containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no 290
more than two families living independently of each other, if the owner 291
actually maintains and occupies the other such living quarters as the 292
owner's residence. 293
[(c)] (d) Any person who intentionally interferes with [a blind, deaf 294
or mobility impaired person's use of a guide dog or an assistance dog] 295
the use of a service animal by a person with a disability, including, but 296
not limited to, any action intended to harass or annoy the [blind, deaf or 297
mobility impaired] person, the person training [a dog as a guide dog or 298
assistance dog or the guide dog or assistance dog] an animal as a service 299
animal, or who denies the rights afforded to a [blind, deaf or mobility 300
impaired] person with a disability or person training [a dog as a guide 301
dog or an assistance dog] an animal as a service animal under subsection 302
[(a)] (b) or [(b)] (c) of this section shall be guilty of a class C 303
misdemeanor, provided such [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person 304
with a disability or person training [a dog as a guide dog or an assistance 305
dog] an animal as a service animal complies with the applicable 306
provisions of subsection [(a)] (b) or [(b)] (c) of this section. 307
[(d) For the purposes of this section, "guide dog" or "assistance dog" 308
includes a dog being trained as a guide dog or assistance dog and 309
"person training a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or an assistance 310
dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person" means a person who 311
is employed by and authorized to engage in designated training 312
activities by a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization 313
that complies with the criteria for membership in a professional 314
association of guide dog or assistance dog schools and who carries 315
photographic identification indicating such employment and 316
authorization, or a person who volunteers for a guide dog organization 317
or assistance dog organization that authorizes such volunteers to raise 318 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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dogs to become guide dogs or assistance dogs and causes the 319
identification of such dog with (1) identification tags, (2) ear tattoos, (3) 320
identifying bandanas on puppies, (4) identifying coats on adult dogs, or 321
(5) leashes and collars.] 322
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 46a-64 of the general statutes is 323
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 324
2021): 325
(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: (1) 326
To deny any person within the jurisdiction of this state full and equal 327
accommodations in any place of public accommodation, resort or 328
amusement because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, 329
gender identity or expression, marital status, age, lawful source of 330
income, intellectual disability, mental disability, physical disability, 331
including, but not limited to, blindness or deafness, or status as a 332
veteran, of the applicant, subject only to the conditions and limitations 333
established by law and applicable alike to all persons; (2) to 334
discriminate, segregate or separate on account of race, creed, color, 335
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, marital 336
status, age, lawful source of income, intellectual disability, mental 337
disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, but not 338
limited to, blindness or deafness, or status as a veteran; (3) for a place of 339
public accommodation, resort or amusement to restrict or limit the right 340
of a mother to breast-feed her child; (4) for a place of public 341
accommodation, resort or amusement to [fail or refuse to post a notice, 342
in a conspicuous place, that any blind, deaf or mobility impaired person, 343
accompanied by his guide dog wearing a harness or an orange-colored 344
leash and collar, may enter such premises or facilities] refuse entry to a 345
person with a disability who is accompanied by a service animal; or (5) 346
to deny any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a disability 347
or any person training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog 348
to assist a deaf or mobility impaired] an animal as a service animal to 349
assist a person with a disability, accompanied by his [guide dog or 350
assistance dog] or her service animal, full and equal access to any place 351 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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of public accommodation, resort or amusement. Any [blind, deaf or 352
mobility impaired] person with a disability or any person training [a 353
dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to assist a deaf or mobility 354
impaired person] an animal as a service animal may keep his [guide dog 355
or assistance dog with him] or her service animal at all times in such 356
place of public accommodation, resort or amusement at no extra charge, 357
provided [the dog wears a harness or an orange-colored leash and collar 358
and] such service animal is in the direct custody and control of such 359
person. [The blind, deaf or mobility impaired person or person training 360
a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to assist a deaf or 361
mobility impaired person shall be liable for any damage done to the 362
premises or facilities by his dog. For purposes of this subdivision, "guide 363
dog" or "assistance dog" includes a dog being trained as a guide dog or 364
assistance dog and "person training a dog as a guide dog for a blind 365
person or a dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person" means a 366
person who is employed by and authorized to engage in designated 367
training activities by a guide dog organization or assistance dog 368
organization that complies with the criteria for membership in a 369
professional association of guide dog or assistance dog schools and who 370
carries photographic identification indicating such employment and 371
authorization.] When it is not obvious what service an animal provides, 372
staff of a public accommodation, resort or amusement may inquire of 373
the owner or keeper whether such animal is a service animal required 374
because of a disability and what work or task the animal has been 375
trained to perform. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a business 376
owner's ability to recover for damage caused to a person or property by 377
a service animal. 378
Sec. 11. Section 52-175a of the general statutes is repealed and the 379
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 380
The failure of a blind person to use a [guide dog] service animal or to 381
carry a cane or walking stick which is predominantly white or metallic 382
in color, with or without red tip, shall not be construed as evidence of 383
comparative or contributory negligence in any negligence action. For 384 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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purposes of this section, "service animal" has the same meaning as 385
provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes 386
a service animal in training. 387
Sec. 12. Section 54-201 of the general statutes is repealed and the 388
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 389
As used in sections 54-201 to 54-235, inclusive: 390
(1) "Victim" means a person who is injured or killed as provided in 391
section 54-209; 392
(2) "Personal injury" means (A) actual bodily harm or emotional harm 393
and includes pregnancy and any condition thereof, or (B) injury or death 394
to a service animal, as defined in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time 395
to time, owned or kept by a person with a disability; 396
(3) "Dependent" means any relative of a deceased victim or a person 397
designated by a deceased victim in accordance with section 1-56r who 398
was wholly or partially dependent upon his income at the time of his 399
death or the child of a deceased victim and shall include the child of 400
such victim born after his death; 401
(4) "Relative" means a person's spouse, parent, grandparent, 402
stepparent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, child, including a natural born 403
child, stepchild and adopted child, grandchild, brother, sister, half 404
brother or half sister or a parent of a person's spouse; 405
(5) "Crime" means any act which is a felony, as defined in section 53a-406
25, or misdemeanor, as defined in section 53a-26, and includes any crime 407
committed by a juvenile; and 408
(6) "Emotional harm" means a mental or emotional impairment that 409
requires treatment through services and that is directly attributable to a 410
threat of (A) physical injury, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 53a-411
3, or (B) death to the affected person. 412 Substitute Bill No. 6318
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Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) The Commission on Human 413
Rights and Opportunities, within available appropriations, shall make 414
available on its Internet web site links to educational materials on (1) the 415
differences between service animals, emotional support animals and 416
therapy animals, (2) the rights and responsibilities of an owner of each 417
such animal under state and federal law, and (3) permissible methods 418
under state and federal law for an owner of a place of public 419
accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in section 46a-63 of 420
the general statutes, or a landlord to determine whether an animal is a 421
service animal, emotional support animal or therapy animal. For 422
purposes of this section, "service animal" has the same meaning as 423
provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes 424
a service animal in training. 425
Sec. 14. Section 46a-42 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective July 426
1, 2021) 427
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 5-247b
Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 13b-119(f)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 14-300
Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 22-345
Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 22-357(a)(3)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2021 22-358(c)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2021 22-364b
Sec. 9 July 1, 2021 46a-44
Sec. 10 July 1, 2021 46a-64(a)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2021 52-175a
Sec. 12 July 1, 2021 54-201
Sec. 13 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 14 July 1, 2021 Repealer section
HS Joint Favorable Subst.