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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5232
February Session, 2022
LCO No. 1453
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING SERVICE 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 Section 5-247b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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, 2022): 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 state or a quasi-public agency who [(1) is blind or 10
physically disabled, and (2)] (A) has a disability, and (B) has been 11
employed for at least twelve consecutive months, the use of 12
accumulated paid sick leave, not to exceed [fifteen] twenty days, to 13
participate in training conducted by [a guide dog organization or 14
assistance dog organization] an organization that trains service animals, 15
provided such organization is a member of a professional association of 16 Raised Bill No. 5232
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[guide dog or assistance dog] service animal schools, to prepare the 17
employee to handle a [guide dog or assistance dog] service animal for 18
the employee's own use. The appointing authority may require up to 19
seven days' advance notice of an employee's intention to use such leave 20
and may require the employee to provide reasonable documentation 21
that such leave is being taken for the purpose permitted under this 22
section. 23
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) As used in this section, (1) 24
"disability" means any one or more of the following, as defined in 25
section 46a-51 of the general statutes: (A) An "intellectual disability", (B) 26
"physically disabled", (C) a "mental disability", or (D) a "learning 27
disability"; and (2) "service animal" has the same meaning as provided 28
in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes a service 29
animal in training. Each chief elected official or chief executive officer of 30
a municipality shall grant to each full-time employee in a permanent 31
position who has a disability and has been employed for at least twelve 32
consecutive months, the use of accumulated paid sick leave, not to 33
exceed twenty days, to participate in training conducted by an 34
organization that trains service animals, provided such organization is 35
a member of a professional association of service animal schools, to 36
prepare the employee to handle a service animal for the employee's own 37
use. The chief elected official or chief executive officer may require up 38
to seven days' advance notice of an employee's intention to use such 39
leave and may require the employee to provide reasonable 40
documentation that such leave is being taken for the purpose permitted 41
under this section. 42
Sec. 3. Subsection (f) of section 13b-119 of the general statutes is 43
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 44
2022): 45
(f) A transportation network company driver shall: (1) Comply with 46
all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against transportation 47
network company riders or potential transportation network company 48
riders on the basis of age, color, creed, destination, intellectual or 49 Raised Bill No. 5232
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physical disability, national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation or 50
gender identity; (2) comply with all applicable laws relating to the 51
accommodation of service animals and accommodate service animals 52
without imposing additional charges for such accommodation; (3) 53
comply with the policies adopted by the transportation network 54
company pursuant to subsection (c) of section 13b-118 and subsections 55
(d) and (e) of this section; (4) not impose additional charges for 56
providing prearranged rides to persons with physical disabilities 57
because of such disabilities; and (5) not solicit or accept a request for 58
transportation unless the request is accepted through the transportation 59
network company's digital network. For purposes of this subsection, 60
"service animal" has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as 61
amended from time to time, and includes a service animal in training. 62
Sec. 4. Section 14-300 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 63
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 64
1, 2022): 65
(a) As used in this section and section 14-300i, "service animal" has 66
the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time 67
to time, and includes a service animal in training. The traffic authority 68
shall have power to designate, by appropriate official traffic control 69
devices, as defined in section 14-297, or markers, or by lines upon the 70
surface of the highway, such crosswalks and intersections as, in its 71
opinion, constitute a danger to pedestrians crossing the highway 72
including, but not limited to, specially marked crosswalks in the vicinity 73
of schools, which crosswalks shall have distinctive markings, in 74
accordance with the regulations of the Office of the State Traffic 75
Administration, to denote use of such crosswalks by school children; 76
and may maintain suitable signs located at intervals along highways, 77
particularly where there are no sidewalks, directing pedestrians to walk 78
facing vehicular traffic. 79
(b) At any intersection where special pedestrian-control signals 80
bearing the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" are placed, pedestrians may 81
cross the highway only as indicated by the signal. At any intersection 82 Raised Bill No. 5232
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where traffic is controlled by other traffic control signals or by police 83
officers, pedestrians shall not cross the highway against a red or "Stop" 84
signal and shall not cross at any place not a marked or unmarked 85
crosswalk. A pedestrian started or starting across the highway on a 86
"Walk" signal or on any such crosswalk on a green or "Go" signal shall 87
have the right-of-way over all vehicles, including those making turns, 88
until such pedestrian has reached the opposite curb or safety zone. 89
(c) Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 14-300c, at any 90
crosswalk marked as provided in subsection (a) of this section or any 91
unmarked crosswalk, provided such crosswalks are not controlled by 92
police officers or traffic control signals, each operator of a vehicle shall 93
grant the right-of-way, and slow or stop such vehicle if necessary to so 94
grant the right-of-way, to any pedestrian crossing the roadway within 95
such crosswalk. For the purposes of this subsection, a pedestrian is 96
"crossing the roadway within such crosswalk" when the pedestrian (1) 97
is within any portion of the crosswalk, (2) steps to the curb at the 98
entrance to the crosswalk and indicates his or her intent to cross the 99
roadway by raising his or her hand and arm toward oncoming traffic, 100
or (3) indicates his or her intent to cross the roadway by moving any 101
part of his or her body or an extension thereof, including, but not limited 102
to, a wheelchair, cane, walking stick, crutch, bicycle, electric bicycle, 103
stroller, carriage, cart or leashed or harnessed dog, into the crosswalk at 104
the entrance to the crosswalk. No operator of a vehicle approaching 105
from the rear shall overtake and pass any vehicle, the operator of which 106
has stopped at any crosswalk marked as provided in subsection (a) of 107
this section or any unmarked crosswalk to permit a pedestrian to cross 108
the roadway. The operator of any vehicle crossing a sidewalk shall yield 109
the right-of-way to each pedestrian and all other traffic upon such 110
sidewalk. 111
(d) The operator of a motor vehicle who approaches or comes into the 112
immediate vicinity of a pedestrian who is blind, as defined in subsection 113
(a) of section 1-1f, carrying a white cane or a white cane tipped with red, 114
or a pedestrian being guided by a [guide dog] service animal, shall 115
reduce speed or stop, if necessary, to yield the right-of-way to such 116 Raised Bill No. 5232
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pedestrian. No person, except one who is blind, shall carry or use on any 117
street or highway, or in any other public place, a cane or walking stick 118
which is white in color or white, tipped with red. 119
(e) Any crosswalk designated by a traffic authority on or after 120
October 1, 2010, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be 121
required by such authority to have markings, signage, or any control 122
signals deemed necessary by such authority to provide sufficient time 123
for the safe crossing of pedestrians. 124
(f) The operator of any motor vehicle who violates this section shall 125
be fined not more than five hundred dollars. 126
(g) In any civil action arising under subsection (c) or (d) of this section 127
or sections 14-300b to 14-300d, inclusive, the doctrine of negligence per 128
se shall not apply. 129
Sec. 5. Section 22-345 of the general statutes is repealed and the 130
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 131
As used in this section and sections 22-357, 22-358 and 22-364b, as 132
amended by this act, (1) "disability" means any one or more of the 133
following, as defined in section 46a-51: (A) An "intellectual disability", 134
(B) "physically disabled", (C) a "mental disability", or (D) a "learning 135
disability"; and (2) "service animal" has the same meaning as provided 136
in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes a service 137
animal in training. Any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with 138
a disability who is the owner or keeper of a dog [which has been trained 139
and educated to guide and assist such person in traveling upon the 140
public streets or highways or otherwise] that has been trained as a 141
service animal shall receive a license and tag for such dog from the town 142
clerk of the town where such dog is owned or kept. Such license and tag 143
shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 22-340, and 144
no fee shall be required of the owner or keeper of any such dog. When 145
any such dog has not been previously licensed by the town clerk to 146
whom application is being made, and it is not obvious that the dog is a 147
service animal, such town clerk [shall not license such dog or issue to 148 Raised Bill No. 5232
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the owner a license and tag unless written evidence is exhibited to such 149
clerk that the dog is trained and educated and intended in fact to 150
perform such guide service for such applicant] may inquire of such 151
owner or keeper whether the dog is a service animal required because 152
of a disability and what work or task the dog has been trained to 153
perform. Any person who has a dog placed with such person 154
temporarily, including for breeding purposes, by a nonprofit 155
organization established for the purpose of training or educating [guide 156
dogs to so assist blind, deaf or mobility impaired persons] the dog as a 157
service animal shall receive a license and tag for such dog from the town 158
clerk of the town where such dog is kept. Such license and tag shall be 159
issued in accordance with the provisions of section 22-340, and no fee 160
shall be required for such license and tag, provided such person 161
presents written evidence that such dog was placed with such person 162
by such organization. [As used in this section and section 46a-44, "deaf 163
person" means a person who cannot readily understand spoken 164
language through hearing alone and who may also have a speech defect 165
which renders such person's speech unintelligible to most people with 166
normal hearing.] 167
Sec. 6. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 22-357 of the general 168
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 169
(Effective July 1, 2022): 170
(3) "The amount of such damage", with respect to a companion 171
animal, includes expenses of veterinary care, the fair monetary value of 172
the companion animal, including all training expenses for a [guide dog] 173
service animal owned by a [blind person or an assistance dog owned by 174
a deaf or mobility impaired] person with a disability and burial 175
expenses for the companion animal. 176
Sec. 7. Subsection (c) of section 22-358 of the general statutes is 177
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 178
2022): 179
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control officer, any municipal animal control officer or any regional 181
animal control officer may make any order concerning the restraint or 182
disposal of any biting dog, cat or other animal as the commissioner or 183
such officer deems necessary. Notice of any such order shall be given to 184
the person bitten by such dog, cat or other animal within twenty-four 185
hours. The owner of such animal shall pay all fees as set forth in section 186
22-333. Any owner or keeper of such dog, cat or other animal who fails 187
to comply with such order shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor. If 188
an owner or keeper fails to comply with a restraining order made 189
pursuant to this subsection, the Chief Animal Control Officer, any 190
animal control officer, any municipal animal control officer or any 191
regional animal control officer may seize the dog, cat or other animal to 192
ensure such compliance and the owner or keeper shall be responsible 193
for any expenses resulting from such seizure. Any person aggrieved by 194
an order of any municipal animal control officer, the Chief Animal 195
Control Officer, any animal control officer or any regional animal 196
control officer may request a hearing before the commissioner within 197
fourteen days of the issuance of such order. Any order issued pursuant 198
to this section that requires the restraint of an animal shall be effective 199
upon its issuance and shall remain in effect during any appeal of such 200
order to the commissioner. After such hearing, the commissioner may 201
affirm, modify or revoke such order as the commissioner deems proper. 202
Any dog owned by a police agency of the state or any of its political 203
subdivisions is exempt from the provisions of this subsection when such 204
dog is under the direct supervision, care and control of an assigned 205
police officer, is currently vaccinated and is subject to routine veterinary 206
care. Any [guide dog] service animal owned or in the custody and 207
control of a [blind person or a person with a mobility impairment] 208
person with a disability is exempt from the provisions of this subsection 209
when such [guide dog] service animal is under the direct supervision, 210
care and control of such person, is currently vaccinated and is subject to 211
routine veterinary care. 212
Sec. 8. Section 22-364b of the general statutes is repealed and the 213
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 214 Raised Bill No. 5232
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The owner or keeper of a dog shall restrain and control such dog on 215
a leash when such dog is not on the property of its owner or keeper and 216
is in proximity to a [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 217
disability accompanied by [his guide dog] his or her service animal, 218
provided the [guide dog] service animal is in the direct custody of such 219
[blind, deaf or mobility impaired person, is wearing a harness or an 220
orange-colored leash and collar which makes it readily-identifiable as a 221
guide dog] person, is wearing a harness or a vest readily identifying the 222
animal as a service animal and is licensed in accordance with section 22-223
345, as amended by this act. Any person who violates the provisions of 224
this section shall have committed an infraction. If an owner or keeper of 225
a dog violates the provisions of this section and, as a result of such 226
violation, such dog attacks and injures the [guide dog] service animal, 227
such owner or keeper shall be liable, as provided in section 22-357, as 228
amended by this act, for any damage done to such [guide dog] service 229
animal, and such liability shall include liability for any costs incurred by 230
such [blind, deaf or mobility-impaired] person for the veterinary care, 231
rehabilitation or replacement of the injured [guide dog] service animal 232
and for reasonable attorney's fees. 233
Sec. 9. Section 46a-44 of the general statutes is repealed and the 234
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 235
(a) As used in this section and section 46a-64, as amended by this act, 236
(1) "disability" means any one or more of the following, as defined in 237
section 46a-51: (A) An "intellectual disability", (B) "physically disabled", 238
(C) a "mental disability", or (D) a "learning disability"; (2) "service 239
animal" has the same meaning as provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as 240
amended from time to time, and includes a service animal in training; 241
and (3) "person training an animal as a service animal" means a person 242
who (A) (i) is employed by an organization that trains service animals, 243
(ii) complies with the criteria for membership in a professional 244
association of schools that train service animals, (iii) is authorized to 245
engage in designated training activities, and (iv) carries photographic 246
identification indicating such employment and authorization, or (B) 247
volunteers for an organization that (i) trains service animals, and (ii) 248 Raised Bill No. 5232
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authorizes volunteers to raise animals to become service animals. 249
[(a)] (b) Any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 250
disability or any person training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person 251
or an assistance dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person] an 252
animal as a service animal to assist a person with a disability may travel 253
on a train or on any other mode of public transportation, and may enter 254
any other place of public accommodation which caters or offers its 255
services or facilities or goods to the general public, including but not 256
limited to, any public building, inn, restaurant, hotel, motel, tourist 257
cabin, place of amusement, resort or any facility of any such public 258
accommodation, accompanied by such person's [guide dog or assistance 259
dog] service animal, and such person may keep such [dog] service 260
animal with him or her at all times in any such public accommodation 261
or facility thereof at no extra charge, provided such [dog] service animal 262
shall be in the direct custody and control of such person. [and shall be 263
wearing a harness or an orange-colored leash and collar.] 264
[(b)] (c) Any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 265
disability or any person training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person 266
or an assistance dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person] an 267
animal as a service animal for a person with a disability shall be entitled 268
to visit any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement or a 269
dwelling as a guest of a lawful occupant thereof, accompanied by such 270
person's [guide dog or assistance dog] service animal, and such person 271
may keep such [dog] service animal with him or her at all times in such 272
public accommodation, resort, amusement or dwelling at no extra 273
charge, provided such [dog] service animal shall be in the direct custody 274
and control of such person. [and shall be wearing a harness or an 275
orange-colored leash and collar.] No such [blind, deaf or mobility 276
impaired] person with a disability or person training [a dog as a guide 277
dog or an assistance dog] an animal as a service animal shall be charged 278
any fee not applicable alike to all guests, provided the owner of such 279
[dog] service animal shall be liable for any damage done to the premises 280
or facilities by such [dog] service animal. For the purposes of this 281
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means any establishment which caters or offers its services or facilities 283
or goods to the general public, including, but not limited to, any 284
commercial building lot, on which it is intended that a commercial 285
property or building will be constructed or offered for sale or rent, and 286
(2) "dwelling" means any building, structure, mobile manufactured 287
home park or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or 288
intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any 289
vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or 290
location thereon of any such building, structure, mobile manufactured 291
home park or portion thereof, provided the provisions of this subsection 292
shall not apply to (A) the rental of a room or rooms in a single-family 293
dwelling unit, if the owner actually maintains and occupies part of such 294
living quarters as the owner's residence, or (B) a unit in a dwelling 295
containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no 296
more than two families living independently of each other, if the owner 297
actually maintains and occupies the other such living quarters as the 298
owner's residence. 299
[(c)] (d) Any person who intentionally interferes with [a blind, deaf 300
or mobility impaired person's use of a guide dog or an assistance dog] 301
the use of a service animal by a person with a disability, including, but 302
not limited to, any action intended to harass or annoy the [blind, deaf or 303
mobility impaired] person, the person training [a dog as a guide dog or 304
assistance dog or the guide dog or assistance dog] an animal as a service 305
animal, or who denies the rights afforded to a [blind, deaf or mobility 306
impaired] person with a disability or person training [a dog as a guide 307
dog or an assistance dog] an animal as a service animal under subsection 308
[(a) or] (b) or (c) of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor, 309
provided such [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 310
disability or person training [a dog as a guide dog or an assistance dog] 311
an animal as a service animal complies with the applicable provisions of 312
subsection [(a) or] (b) or (c) of this section. 313
[(d) For the purposes of this section, "guide dog" or "assistance dog" 314
includes a dog being trained as a guide dog or assistance dog and 315
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dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person" means a person who 317
is employed by and authorized to engage in designated training 318
activities by a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization 319
that complies with the criteria for membership in a professional 320
association of guide dog or assistance dog schools and who carries 321
photographic identification indicating such employment and 322
authorization, or a person who volunteers for a guide dog organization 323
or assistance dog organization that authorizes such volunteers to raise 324
dogs to become guide dogs or assistance dogs and causes the 325
identification of such dog with (1) identification tags, (2) ear tattoos, (3) 326
identifying bandanas on puppies, (4) identifying coats on adult dogs, or 327
(5) leashes and collars.] 328
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 46a-64 of the general statutes is 329
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 330
2022): 331
(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: (1) 332
To deny any person within the jurisdiction of this state full and equal 333
accommodations in any place of public accommodation, resort or 334
amusement because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, 335
gender identity or expression, marital status, age, lawful source of 336
income, intellectual disability, mental disability, physical disability, 337
including, but not limited to, blindness or deafness, or status as a 338
veteran, of the applicant, subject only to the conditions and limitations 339
established by law and applicable alike to all persons; (2) to 340
discriminate, segregate or separate on account of race, creed, color, 341
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, marital 342
status, age, lawful source of income, intellectual disability, mental 343
disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, but not 344
limited to, blindness or deafness, or status as a veteran; (3) for a place of 345
public accommodation, resort or amusement to restrict or limit the right 346
of a mother to breast-feed her child; (4) for a place of public 347
accommodation, resort or amusement to [fail or refuse to post a notice, 348
in a conspicuous place, that any blind, deaf or mobility impaired person, 349
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leash and collar, may enter such premises or facilities] refuse entry to a 351
person with a disability who is accompanied by a service animal; or (5) 352
to deny any [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a disability 353
or any person training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog 354
to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person] an animal as a service 355
animal to assist a person with a disability, accompanied by [his guide 356
dog or assistance dog] his or her service animal, full and equal access to 357
any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement. Any [blind, 358
deaf or mobility impaired] person with a disability or any person 359
training [a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to assist a deaf 360
or mobility impaired person] an animal as a service animal to assist a 361
person with a disability may keep his [guide dog or assistance dog with 362
him] or her service animal with him or her at all times in such place of 363
public accommodation, resort or amusement at no extra charge, 364
provided [the dog wears a harness or an orange-colored leash and collar 365
and] such service animal is in the direct custody and control of such 366
person. [The blind, deaf or mobility impaired person or person training 367
a dog as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to assist a deaf or 368
mobility impaired person shall be liable for any damage done to the 369
premises or facilities by his dog. For purposes of this subdivision, "guide 370
dog" or "assistance dog" includes a dog being trained as a guide dog or 371
assistance dog and "person training a dog as a guide dog for a blind 372
person or a dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person" means a 373
person who is employed by and authorized to engage in designated 374
training activities by a guide dog organization or assistance dog 375
organization that complies with the criteria for membership in a 376
professional association of guide dog or assistance dog schools and who 377
carries photographic identification indicating such employment and 378
authorization.] When it is not obvious what service an animal provides, 379
staff of a public accommodation, resort or amusement may inquire of 380
the owner or keeper whether such animal is a service animal required 381
because of a disability and what work or task the animal has been 382
trained to perform. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a business 383
owner's ability to recover for damage caused to a person or property by 384
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Sec. 11. Section 52-175a of the general statutes is repealed and the 386
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 387
The failure of a blind person to use a [guide dog] service animal or to 388
carry a cane or walking stick which is predominantly white or metallic 389
in color, with or without red tip, shall not be construed as evidence of 390
comparative or contributory negligence in any negligence action. For 391
purposes of this section, "service animal" has the same meaning as 392
provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes 393
a service animal in training. 394
Sec. 12. Section 54-201 of the general statutes is repealed and the 395
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 396
As used in sections 54-201 to 54-235, inclusive: 397
(1) "Victim" means a person who is injured or killed as provided in 398
section 54-209; 399
(2) "Personal injury" means (A) actual bodily harm or emotional harm 400
and includes pregnancy and any condition thereof, or (B) injury or death 401
to a service animal, as defined in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time 402
to time, owned or kept by a person with a disability; 403
(3) "Dependent" means any relative of a deceased victim or a person 404
designated by a deceased victim in accordance with section 1-56r who 405
was wholly or partially dependent upon his income at the time of his 406
death or the child of a deceased victim and shall include the child of 407
such victim born after his death; 408
(4) "Relative" means a person's spouse, parent, grandparent, 409
stepparent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, child, including a natural born 410
child, stepchild and adopted child, grandchild, brother, sister, half 411
brother or half sister or a parent of a person's spouse; 412
(5) "Crime" means any act which is a felony, as defined in section 53a-413
25, or misdemeanor, as defined in section 53a-26, and includes any crime 414
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(6) "Emotional harm" means a mental or emotional impairment that 416
requires treatment through services and that is directly attributable to a 417
threat of (A) physical injury, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 53a-418
3, or (B) death to the affected person. 419
Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) The Commission on Human 420
Rights and Opportunities, within available appropriations, shall make 421
available on its Internet web site links to educational materials on (1) the 422
differences between service animals, emotional support animals and 423
therapy animals, (2) the rights and responsibilities of an owner of each 424
such animal under state and federal law, and (3) permissible methods 425
under state and federal law for an owner of a place of public 426
accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in section 46a-63 of 427
the general statutes, or a landlord to determine whether an animal is a 428
service animal, emotional support animal or therapy animal. For 429
purposes of this section, "service animal" has the same meaning as 430
provided in 28 CFR 35.104, as amended from time to time, and includes 431
a service animal in training. 432
Sec. 14. Section 46a-42 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective July 433
1, 2022) 434
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2022 5-247b
Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 13b-119(f)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 14-300
Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 22-345
Sec. 6 July 1, 2022 22-357(a)(3)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 22-358(c)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 22-364b
Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 46a-44
Sec. 10 July 1, 2022 46a-64(a)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2022 52-175a
Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 54-201
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Sec. 14 July 1, 2022 Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To align state statutes concerning service animals with federal law.
[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.]