LCO No. 1247 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 313 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1247 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist. AN ACT DETERRING ABUSE OF PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO OWNERS OF SERVICE ANIMALS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prevent abuse of the special 1 protections that are afforded to service animals and the owners of such 2 animals, including, but not limited to, establishing penalties for persons 3 who represent animals not trained as service animals as such animals. 4 Statement of Purpose: To prevent abuse of the special protections that are afforded to service animals and the owners of such animals.