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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6726
January Session, 2023
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF LIVESTOCK AND
CERTAIN RABBIT PROCESSING FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 22-278 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
[For the purposes of this chapter "livestock" is defined as any camelid 3
or hooved animal raised for domestic or commercial use. The 4
Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized, subject to sections 4-168 to 5
4-174, inclusive, to make orders and regulations concerning the 6
importation, transportation, trailing, riding, driving, exhibiting, 7
examining, testing, identification, quarantining or disposing of livestock 8
to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among 9
livestock and to protect the public from such diseases as may be 10
transmissible to human beings, either directly or through the products 11
of such animals, and orders and regulations for the conservation of 12
livestock the products from which are used for food or clothing. The 13
commissioner shall give notice of any such order to any person named 14
therein by leaving a copy of such order with, or at the last-known place 15 Raised Bill No. 6726
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of abode of, such person, if a resident of the state; if not a resident of the 16
state, by leaving a copy with, or at the last-known place of abode of, an 17
agent of such person, or the person having custody of the animals 18
described in such order, if within the state, or by forwarding a copy of 19
such order by registered or certified mail addressed to the last-known 20
address of the person named therein. The commissioner, in case of 21
emergency, may give notice of any regulation limiting or prohibiting the 22
importation, transportation, trailing, riding, driving, exhibiting or 23
disposing of livestock on any highway by publishing a copy of such 24
regulation in a newspaper published or having a substantial circulation 25
in the town in which the highway affected by such regulation may be 26
located. The commissioner shall give notice of any such order or 27
regulation to any common carrier named therein or affected thereby by 28
leaving a copy of such order or regulation with the president, secretary 29
or treasurer of the company acting as common carrier, or by leaving a 30
copy with any person or firm acting as a common carrier, or at the last-31
known residence of any such person or a member of such firm in charge 32
of any office of such carrier. The commissioner is authorized to employ 33
assistants needed to enforce any such order or regulation. Any person 34
or any officer or agent of any corporation who violates any provision of 35
any such order or regulation, or who obstructs or attempts to obstruct 36
the commissioner or any assistant engaged in the discharge of any duty 37
hereunder, may be fined not more than one hundred dollars or may be 38
assessed an administrative civil penalty in accordance with section 22-39
7.] For the purposes of this chapter and sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of 40
this act: 41
(1) "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian who is approved 42
under Category II of the National Veterinary Accreditation Program by 43
the United States Department of Agriculture and by the state animal 44
health official of the state in which such veterinarian is licensed to 45
practice; 46
(2)"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture or the 47
commissioner's designated agent including the State Veterinarian; 48 Raised Bill No. 6726
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(3) "Certificate of veterinary inspection" or "health certificate" means 49
an official document on a form approved by the state animal health 50
official in the state of origin or by the United States Department of 51
Agriculture that is used for verification of veterinary inspection and is 52
issued by a licensed and accredited veterinarian at the point of origin 53
for a shipment of livestock; 54
(4) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture; 55
(5) "Livestock" means any camelid or hooved animal raised for 56
domestic or commercial use, generally used to produce food or fiber and 57
considered to be farm animals; 58
(6) "Notifiable disease" means a disease of livestock or poultry 59
published in the United States Department of Agriculture's National 60
List of Reportable Animal Diseases; 61
(7) "Official identification" means a numbering system approved by 62
the United States Department of Agriculture and the State Veterinarian 63
for the official identification of individual animals that provides a 64
nationally unique identification number for each animal and prescribes 65
the animal identification methods and devices approved for use in each 66
species of livestock and that is affixed to each animal by tag or other 67
United States Department of Agriculture approved method; 68
(8) "Owner-shipper statement" means a form issued by the state 69
animal health agency in the state of origin that contains a statement 70
certifying that the animals are being transported for purposes stipulated 71
on such form in accordance with Title 9 of the Code of Federal 72
Regulations, and that is signed by the owner or shipper of the livestock; 73
(9) "Poultry" has the same meaning as provided in section 22-324; and 74
(10) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture. 75
Sec. 2. Section 22-279 of the general statutes is repealed and the 76
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 77 Raised Bill No. 6726
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(a) The [Commissioner of Agriculture or his deputy or authorized 78
agents] commissioner may quarantine all animals that [they have] the 79
commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe (1) are infected with a 80
communicable disease, (2) do not meet import, export or disease testing 81
requirements of the department, or (3) are kept under unsanitary 82
conditions [which] that, in the opinion of the commissioner, [or his 83
deputy or authorized agents,] endanger the public health or the health 84
of such animals. The quarantine may (A) prohibit or regulate the sale or 85
movement of such quarantined animals, including any mortalities, and 86
all the products of such quarantined animals, and (B) require that such 87
animals, including any mortalities, and the products of such animals be 88
confined in a place designated by the commissioner [or his deputy or 89
authorized agents,] for such time as the commissioner judges necessary. 90
[(b) Any person who violates any provision of any quarantine 91
imposed under this section shall be fined five hundred dollars for each 92
day during which such violation continues, up to a maximum fine of 93
twenty-five thousand dollars.] 94
(b) (1) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with 95
the provisions of chapter 54, and make orders concerning the 96
importation, transportation, trailing, riding, driving, exhibiting, 97
examining, testing, identification, quarantining or disposing of livestock 98
to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among 99
livestock and to protect the public from such diseases as may be 100
transmissible to human beings, either directly or through the products 101
of such animals. Such orders and regulations may provide for the 102
conservation of livestock that is produced for use as food or clothing. 103
(2) The commissioner shall give notice of any such order to any 104
person named therein by leaving a copy of such order with, or at the 105
last-known place of abode of, such person, if a resident of the state. If 106
such person is not a resident of the state, such notice shall be provided 107
by leaving a copy of such order with, or at the last-known place of abode 108
of, an agent of such person, or the person that has custody of the animals 109
described in such order, if such person or agent is located in the state. If 110 Raised Bill No. 6726
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such agent or person that has custody of such animals is not located in 111
the state, the commissioner shall cause a copy of such order to be sent 112
by registered or certified mail to the last-known address of the person 113
named in such order or, alternatively, by electronic notice if previously 114
consented to by the person named in such order. 115
(3) The commissioner, in the instance of an emergency, as determined 116
by the commissioner, may give notice of any order limiting or 117
prohibiting the importation, transportation, trailing, riding, driving, 118
exhibiting or disposing of livestock on any highway by publishing a 119
copy of such order in a newspaper that is published or that has a 120
substantial circulation in the town in which the highway affected by 121
such order is located. 122
(4) The commissioner shall give notice of any such order or regulation 123
to any common carrier named in such order or affected by such order 124
or regulation by leaving a copy of such order or regulation: (A) With the 125
president, secretary or treasurer of the company that acts as such 126
common carrier, (B) any person or firm acting as a common carrier, (C) 127
at the last-known residence of any such person or a member of such firm 128
in charge of any office of such carrier, or (D) at the electronic mail 129
address of the common carrier if previously consented to by the 130
common carrier. 131
(5) The commissioner may employ assistants needed to enforce any 132
such orders or regulations. 133
(6) Any person including, but not limited to, any officer or agent of 134
any corporation, who violates the provisions of: (A) This section, or (B) 135
any order or regulation authorized by this section, or who obstructs or 136
attempts to obstruct the commissioner, or any assistant of the 137
commissioner, while engaged in the discharge of any duty undertaken 138
pursuant to this section may be fined not more than five hundred 139
dollars, per day per animal, for each day during which such violation 140
continues, up to a maximum fine of twenty-five thousand dollars. 141
Sec. 3. Section 22-279a of the general statutes is repealed and the 142 Raised Bill No. 6726
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 143
Any livestock animal or poultry [being] that is tested for any disease 144
in accordance with the Uniform Methods and Rules of the United States 145
Department of Agriculture or for any biological or chemical residue 146
known to be in this state shall be quarantined on the premises where the 147
test is made until the test results are available and the test chart is signed 148
by a licensed accredited veterinarian or an employee of the Department 149
of Agriculture administering the test, provided the commissioner may 150
release such livestock animal or poultry from quarantine at any time. 151
Any blood, tissue or milk sample taken from any livestock animal or 152
poultry pursuant to this section shall be submitted for analysis to a 153
laboratory approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The 154
laboratory shall report the results of the test to the commissioner who 155
shall notify the person administering the test of such results. 156
Sec. 4. Section 22-287 of the general statutes is repealed and the 157
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 158
[(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may cause all neat cattle and 159
all goats in the state to be tuberculin tested by a licensed accredited 160
veterinarian at the expense of the state or by a veterinarian employed by 161
the United States Department of Agriculture or by a veterinarian 162
employed by the Department of Agriculture. The owner of any such 163
herd to be so tested shall provide assistance and proper restraint for 164
confining the animals for and during the application of said tests. When 165
said commissioner has determined the condition of such animals by 166
physical examination and tuberculin test performed by said 167
veterinarians, each animal reacting to such test shall be immediately 168
segregated from the animals not reacting to such test by the owner 169
thereof and each animal reacting to such test shall be appraised as 170
provided in section 22-288 and shall be disposed of and the premises 171
upon which such animal has been kept shall be cleaned and disinfected 172
within fifteen days thereafter, subject to the approval of the 173
commissioner or his deputy or any a uthorized agent of the 174
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premises have been so cleaned and disinfected and inspected and 176
approved by the commissioner or his deputy or any authorized agent of 177
the commissioner. Any animal reacting to such test which has been 178
disposed of as provided by this section shall be paid for by the 179
Comptroller, provided funds shall be available for such purposes and 180
provided the animal reacting to such test and disposed of shall have 181
been approved by said commissioner as a proper addition to the herd. 182
(b) Surveillance tests may be performed by a technician trained by 183
and under the supervision of the State Veterinarian and employed by 184
the Department of Agriculture, provided no condemnation shall be 185
made on the basis of such surveillance tests. The owner of any herd to 186
be so tested shall provide assistance and proper restraint for confining 187
the animals for and during the application of such tests.] 188
(a) At the expense of the state, the commissioner may require and 189
provide for the testing and the control of tuberculosis in livestock in this 190
state. Any condemnation of livestock infected with tuberculosis shall 191
comply with the provisions of section 22-288, as amended by this act. 192
The procedures for testing for tuberculosis and the control and 193
disposition of livestock classified as reactors shall conform to one of the 194
following: (1) For goats, cattle, bison and captive cervids, the 195
procedures, methods, testing and the disposition of reactors shall 196
conform to the USDA Uniform Methods and Rules for Bovine 197
Tuberculosis Eradication; (2) for species of livestock other than goats, 198
cattle, bison or captive cervids, the procedures, methods, testing and the 199
disposition of reactors shall be determined by the State Veterinarian; or 200
(3) the most recent USDA approved and published procedures for 201
testing for tuberculosis and the control and disposition of Brucellosis 202
positive livestock. 203
(b) The state shall not be liable for any damage incurred or alleged to 204
have been incurred by any such test performed pursuant to this section. 205
(c) Official testing for tuberculosis shall be restricted to the State 206
Veterinarian, veterinarians employed by the federal government and 207 Raised Bill No. 6726
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accredited veterinarians licensed to practice in this state. Surveillance 208
tests may be performed by an employee of the department trained by 209
and under the supervision of the State Veterinarian, provided no 210
condemnation shall be made on the basis of such surveillance tests. The 211
owner of any herd to be so tested shall provide assistance and proper 212
restraint for confining the animals for such testing and during the 213
application of such tests. 214
Sec. 5. Section 22-288 of the general statutes is repealed and the 215
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 216
(a) The [Commissioner of Agriculture] commissioner may cause any 217
[domestic animal which has given a positive reaction to the tuberculin 218
test to be killed,] livestock infected with an infectious or contagious 219
disease, including, but not limited to, tuberculosis, anthrax or foot and 220
mouth disease to be euthanized to protect the public health or prevent 221
the spread of such disease but no such [bovine animal] livestock shall 222
be [killed] euthanized until its value has been determined by the [owner 223
and the] commissioner. [If they are unable to agree upon the value of 224
such animal, each shall choose an arbitrator and the two so chosen shall 225
choose a third and the three so chosen, or a majority of the three so 226
chosen, shall determine the value of such animal, and the value so 227
determined shall be approved by the commissioner.] In determining the 228
value of condemned livestock, the commissioner shall consider the age, 229
sex, grade and purpose for which such animal was kept. The 230
commissioner may consult with livestock dealers, commission sales 231
stables or other sources familiar with the value of livestock in 232
determining the value of condemned animals. When a certificate has 233
been filed with the commissioner that such animal has been [killed] 234
euthanized and the premises disinfected according to the order of the 235
commissioner, within a period of [fifteen days] time specified by the 236
commissioner, following the issuance of such order, the amount 237
determined under [subsection (b) of] this section shall be paid to the 238
owner by the state. [If a majority of the three arbitrators do not agree, 239
they shall so find and report and the commissioner shall then determine 240
the value of such animal or animals, which shall be final; but no] No 241 Raised Bill No. 6726
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animal, the physical condition of which is such that it is of no real value, 242
and no animal which has been in the state for a period of less than three 243
months next preceding its quarantine shall be paid for by the state [; 244
provided such award may be paid in the case of cattle from any herd 245
which has been officially accredited, or from an officially declared 246
modified accredited area, or from any herd the entire number of which 247
has passed two negative tests and such cattle have not, since passing 248
such tests, been exposed to infection from tuberculosis. The provisions 249
of this section shall not apply to animals condemned to prevent the 250
spread of foot and mouth disease or anthrax.] unless such animal was a 251
natural addition to the herd that was born in this state or was imported 252
into this state in compliance with this chapter. 253
(b) [The state shall appraise any condemned registered purebred 254
bovine animal for a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars and any 255
grade bovine animal for a sum not exceeding eleven hundred dollars.] 256
The amount paid by the state for any [bovine animal which] livestock 257
that is condemned pursuant to this section and sold for slaughter, shall 258
be deposited by the commissioner [in] into the General Fund. The 259
amount paid by the state to the owner of any such animal shall be 260
limited to the difference between the fair market value of such animal, 261
established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and the amount of 262
any indemnity or payment for such animal received by the owner from 263
the federal government. No compensation shall be paid to the owner of 264
any such [domestic animal] livestock by the state unless such animal has 265
been destroyed to prevent the spread of an infectious or contagious 266
disease or to protect the public health. Any animal [which has reacted 267
to the tuberculin test] that is condemned shall be [tagged in the left ear 268
by the person making such test with a numbered metal ear tag, which 269
tag shall have stamped or impressed thereon the following: "Ct. 270
Reacted, Number (....)", including the number of such tag. Such tags 271
shall be furnished by said commissioner and shall be numbered 272
consecutively beginning with the number one, and such animal shall 273
also be branded at the time of the test with the letter "T" on the left jaw.] 274
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commissioner. No such animal shall be [killed] moved, euthanized, sold 276
or used for food, except under the direction of [said] the commissioner. 277
(c) Any person aggrieved by an order of the commissioner to 278
condemn livestock pursuant to this section may appeal such order to the 279
superior court for the judicial district of Hartford not later than seven 280
days after issuance of such order. 281
Sec. 6. Section 22-288a of the general statutes is repealed and the 282
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 283
If the [Commissioner of Agriculture] commissioner finds the 284
presence of tuberculosis or brucellosis recurring in one herd of livestock 285
within any two-year period, or if [he] the commissioner finds any herd 286
of [cattle] livestock substantially infected with tuberculosis, [or] 287
brucellosis or other infectious or contagious disease, [he] the 288
commissioner may order the condemnation of such herd to prevent the 289
spread of such disease or to protect the public health and compensation 290
therefor shall be paid in accordance with section 22-288, as amended by 291
this act. [Said] Such compensation shall not be paid, nor shall the herd 292
be restocked, until the premises from which such herd was taken have 293
been cleaned and disinfected, and such premises have been inspected 294
and approved by the commissioner. [or his deputy or any authorized 295
agent of the commissioner.] Any person aggrieved by an order of the 296
commissioner to so condemn a herd may, [within] not later than seven 297
days after such order, appeal therefrom in accordance with the 298
provisions of section 4-183. 299
Sec. 7. Section 22-294 of the general statutes is repealed and the 300
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 301
The owner of any herd of livestock shall house, feed and care for such 302
herd under such sanitary conditions as shall promote the health and 303
welfare of such herd. No calf shall be fed milk or any other dairy product 304
except such milk or other product [as has been] that is produced by a 305
herd that [has been tuberculin tested] is negative for tuberculosis, or 306
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being maintained at a heat of one hundred forty-two degrees Fahrenheit 308
for a period of thirty minutes. 309
Sec. 8. Section 22-295 of the general statutes is repealed and the 310
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 311
The owner of any herd of livestock shall keep a record [which shall 312
include a description] of each [registered or graded] animal in such herd 313
[and] including the final disposition of such animal that is made by such 314
owner. [which such owner makes of any animal of such herd.] Each such 315
animal shall be marked [by a tag or other marking approved by the 316
Commissioner of Agriculture] with official identification when such 317
animal leaves the premises and such official identification shall be made 318
part of such record. Such record shall be kept for the life of the animal 319
plus one additional year. 320
Sec. 9. Section 22-296 of the general statutes is repealed and the 321
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 322
When infection [of tuberculosis] with any disease listed as reportable 323
or notifiable by the department or the USDA is found in any herd of 324
[cattle or goats] livestock, the [remaining] animals in such herd shall be 325
quarantined. [until such herd has passed three successive negative tests, 326
at least sixty days to elapse between each two tests.] Such quarantine 327
shall remain in effect until such time as the State Veterinarian 328
determines the quarantine should be removed. No animals shall be 329
removed from such herd while under quarantine, except under a 330
written permit issued to the owner of the herd by the [Commissioner of 331
Agriculture or his agents] commissioner to move directly from the 332
quarantined premises to [immediate slaughter] another premises for the 333
purpose and under the conditions specified in such permit. Such permit 334
shall accompany such animals from the quarantined premises. [to the 335
point where slaughter is to be effected.] The owner shall deliver such 336
permit to any person [purchasing] receiving such animals, and such 337
person shall exercise all reasonable diligence in determining that such 338
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accompany such animals to slaughter] valid. 340
Sec. 10. Section 22-298 of the general statutes is repealed and the 341
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 342
[(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may require and provide for 343
the drawing and collecting of blood samples for the control of 344
brucellosis from goats over three months of age and herds of bovine 345
animals, including male bovine animals, six months of age or over, but 346
not including steers, and may at his discretion decide not to test heifers 347
which have been officially calfhood vaccinated, until they have calved 348
or are eighteen months of age. All blood samples shall be submitted to 349
a laboratory approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture and all milk 350
samples shall be submitted to a laboratory approved by said 351
commissioner for examination and the results of such tests shall be 352
reported by the laboratories to the commissioner in a manner prescribed 353
by him. Upon receipt of the laboratory reports on any such tests, the 354
commissioner shall inform the owner or agent and the veterinarian of 355
the result thereof. When the commissioner has determined the condition 356
of such herd by such tests, all animals reacting positively to any test for 357
brucellosis shall be identified by branding with a hot iron on the left jaw 358
and a metal number reactor tag in the left ear as approved by the 359
commissioner. All such reactors shall be appraised, branded, tagged 360
and slaughtered within fifteen days and the premises cleaned, 361
disinfected and approved within thirty days after slaughter in order to 362
qualify for indemnity under section 22-307. If the reaction of any animal 363
to a test for brucellosis is suspicious, it may be identified and 364
quarantined and shall not be disposed of without first obtaining written 365
permission from the commissioner. 366
(b) The state shall not be liable for any damage incurred or alleged to 367
have been incurred by any such test. 368
(c) No swine or goats used for breeding purposes shall be kept on the 369
same premises as cattle unless such swine or goats are certified free from 370
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the premises cleaned and disinfected. 372
(d) The drawing of blood samples for brucellosis tests shall be 373
restricted to the State Veterinarian, veterinarians employed by the 374
Department of Agriculture, veterinarians employed by the federal 375
government and veterinarians licensed to practice in this state and 376
assigned by the commissioner for that purpose.] 377
(a) The commissioner may require and provide for the drawing and 378
collecting of samples for testing and the control of brucellosis in 379
livestock in this state. All blood and milk samples shall be submitted to 380
a laboratory approved by the commissioner and the results of such tests 381
shall be reported by the laboratories to the commissioner in a manner 382
prescribed by the commissioner. Upon receipt of the laboratory reports 383
on any such tests, the commissioner shall inform the owner or agent of 384
any corporation and the applicable veterinarian of the results. Any 385
condemnation of livestock infected with brucellosis shall comply with 386
section 22-288, as amended by this act. The procedures for testing for 387
brucellosis and the control and disposition of livestock infected with 388
brucellosis shall conform to one of the following: (1) For cattle and bison, 389
the procedures, methods, testing and disposition shall conform to the 390
USDA uniform methods and rules for brucellosis eradication in cattle 391
and bison; (2) for swine, the procedures, methods, testing and 392
disposition of shall conform to the USDA uniform methods and rules 393
for brucellosis eradication in swine; (3) for cervidae, the procedures, 394
methods, testing and disposition of shall conform to the USDA uniform 395
methods and rules for brucellosis eradication in cervidae; (4) for species 396
other than cattle, bison, swine or cervidae, the procedures, methods, 397
testing and disposition for brucellosis shall be determined by the State 398
Veterinarian; or (5) the most recent USDA approved and published 399
brucellosis procedures for testing and the control and disposition of 400
brucellosis positive livestock. 401
(b) The state shall not be liable for any damage incurred or alleged to 402
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(c) No swine or goats used for breeding purposes shall be kept on the 404
same premises as cattle unless such swine or goats are certified free from 405
brucellosis. 406
(d) The drawing of samples for brucellosis tests shall be restricted to 407
the State Veterinarian, veterinarians and trained employees of the 408
department, veterinarians employed by the federal government and 409
accredited veterinarians licensed to practice in this state. 410
Sec. 11. Section 22-301 of the general statutes is repealed and the 411
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 412
No milk may be offered for sale in Connecticut unless produced from 413
herds complying with sections 22-287 and 22-298, as amended by this 414
act. [22-299a, 22-303, 22-304, 22-306 and 22-307 and this section. Before a 415
permit may be issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture for the sale 416
of milk, information must be available from the state Department of 417
Agriculture or from the livestock official of the state where milk is 418
produced that such herd producing milk for sale has reacted negatively 419
to tests which meet Connecticut specifications for the control of 420
tuberculosis and brucellosis.] For each new milk producer registered 421
pursuant to section 22-172 or 22-173a, if such herd or any animals in 422
such herd does not have a current tuberculosis and brucellosis negative 423
test result, such herd shall be tested and found negative to a tuberculosis 424
and brucellosis test prior to the issuance of the registration to produce 425
milk. Such tuberculosis and brucellosis test may be conducted by 426
employees of the department. Every two years thereafter, each 427
registered milk producing herd shall be surveillance tested for 428
tuberculosis and brucellosis by the department. 429
Sec. 12. Section 22-303 of the general statutes is repealed and the 430
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 431
(a) Each owner of bovine animals in this state may have all of [his] 432
such owner's female calves vaccinated for the control of brucellosis at 433
ages [the commissioner shall establish by regulation] established 434
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of the United States Department of Agriculture. [Animal and Plant 436
Health Inspection Service.] Calves may be vaccinated at the owner's 437
expense by [an approved] a licensed accredited veterinarian. [, an 438
approved federal or state full-time employed veterinarian assigned 439
directly and authorized by the Commissioner of Agriculture or by a 440
livestock inspector employed and authorized by the commissioner.] 441
(b) The state shall not be liable for any damages incurred or alleged 442
to have been incurred by the use of any vaccine. 443
(c) No person, firm or corporation, and no agent or employee of any 444
corporation, shall [have in his possession] possess any brucellosis 445
vaccine or any product containing any Brucella organisms unless 446
written permission has been obtained from the commissioner. 447
(d) No female bovine animal over the maximum vaccination age, as 448
established by the commissioner in accordance with the uniform 449
methods and rules for brucellosis eradication of the United States 450
Department of Agriculture, [Animal and Plant Health Inspection 451
Service,] shall be vaccinated with Brucella Abortus vaccine. Brucellosis 452
vaccine or any product containing any Brucella organisms shall not be 453
shipped into the state except upon written permission of the 454
commissioner. 455
Sec. 13. Section 22-308 of the general statutes is repealed and the 456
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 457
[All neat cattle and goats brought into this state shall be accompanied 458
by a permit obtained from the Commissioner of Agriculture. Such 459
permit shall accompany all waybills or, if the animals are driven over 460
the highways, shall be in the possession of the person in charge of the 461
same. The commissioner may refuse to grant a permit to any person, or 462
any officer or agent of any corporation, who violates any statute or 463
regulation governing the importation of livestock or poultry. Neat cattle 464
and goats brought into this state for the purpose of immediate slaughter 465
upon premises where federal inspection is maintained need not be 466
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transported into this state shall be accompanied by a bill of sale or 468
certificate of assignment, made out by the consignor and showing the 469
name of the consignee and the destination. The owner of each 470
establishment where federal inspection is maintained shall report 471
weekly to the commissioner, upon forms furnished by him, the number 472
of head so imported. Such owner shall also report to said commissioner 473
the ear tag or identification number and the name of the previous owner 474
of all animals purchased within the state and delivered to such 475
establishments.] 476
(a) All livestock brought into this state shall be accompanied by a 477
livestock importation permit obtained from the commissioner and a 478
certificate of veterinary inspection. Such certificate of veterinary 479
inspection shall include the following: (1) Date of examination, (2) 480
physical location of origin of such livestock, (3) name and mailing 481
address of the consignor, (4) physical location of the destination in this 482
state, (5) name and mailing address of the consignee, (6) official 483
identification of each animal's age, sex, breed and species for each 484
animal represented on the certificate of veterinary inspection, and (7) 485
results of all tests required by this chapter. At the time of examination, 486
the issuing veterinarian shall verify that each animal represented on the 487
certificate of veterinary inspection bears identification tags or other 488
identification to officially identify the livestock. Such certificate of 489
veterinary inspection shall also include a statement verifying that the 490
livestock identified on the document have been inspected and that they 491
are free from clinical signs of any contagious, infectious or 492
communicable diseases and that the livestock do not originate from an 493
area of quarantine, infestation or infection. A certificate of veterinary 494
inspection shall be valid for thirty days after the date of issuance and 495
shall be signed by an accredited veterinarian. Any livestock import 496
permit issued pursuant to this section shall expire fifteen days after the 497
date of issuance. 498
(b) Not later than forty-eight hours after imported livestock arrives at 499
the destination for such livestock in this state, the owner of such 500
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commissioner and report the number of each species imported and 502
include a copy of the certificate of veterinary inspection that 503
accompanied the livestock into this state. 504
(c) The commissioner may refuse to grant a livestock import permit 505
to any person, or any officer or agent of any corporation, who violates 506
any statute or regulation governing the importation of livestock. 507
Whenever an import permit is refused or revoked, the commissioner 508
shall notify such person importing the livestock of the violations and 509
corrections necessary and, after making corrections, such person may 510
reapply for a livestock import permit. 511
(d) Livestock brought into this state: (1) For the purpose of immediate 512
slaughter upon premises where federal inspection is maintained, (2) to 513
a slaughter facility approved by the commissioner, or (3) to a licensed 514
livestock commission sales stable authorized to handle out-of-state 515
livestock by the USDA and the State Veterinarian, shall be exempt from 516
the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, provided all such 517
livestock transported into this state are accompanied with an owner-518
shipper statement that shall include the following: (A) The name and 519
address of the consignor and the consignee; (B) the point of origin of 520
such livestock and identification of the premises that is the destination 521
for such livestock; (C) the date of entry into the state and a statement 522
that all livestock are consigned for immediate slaughter; (D) a listing of 523
official identification of each animal, as required in subsection (a) of this 524
section; and (E) the signature of the shipper certifying that the animals 525
are imported for slaughter only. 526
(e) Any person who transports livestock or equines into this state for 527
exhibition or competition purposes may obtain an exhibition permit 528
from the commissioner prior to entering the state. Livestock or equines 529
listed in the exhibition permit and on the certificate of veterinary 530
inspection shall be exempt from the requirement for a new certificate of 531
veterinary inspection every thirty days for the duration of the exhibition 532
permit. All tests required pursuant to this chapter and chapter 438a, as 533
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veterinary inspection and shall be kept current for the duration of the 535
exhibition permit. Exhibition permits shall expire six months after the 536
date of issuance. 537
Sec. 14. Section 22-309 of the general statutes is repealed and the 538
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 539
The commissioner may refuse to grant permits to import animals 540
from any and all sections or areas [which in his opinion] that the 541
commissioner determines are infected with a contagious disease, and 542
[he] the commissioner may, at any time, revoke any permit previously 543
issued and then outstanding, for the importation into this state of 544
animals [which] that in [his] the commissioner's opinion are infected, 545
and all damages caused or claimed to have been caused by such 546
revocation shall be borne by the owner. All [neat cattle and goats] 547
livestock entering the state shall be identified by [ear tags, registration 548
name or number, tattoo or other markings approved by the 549
commissioner] official identification. 550
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) No person shall import, or 551
cause to be imported, into this state any livestock that is under any state 552
or federal quarantine due to the presence of, or the suspected presence 553
of, an infectious or contagious disease. 554
(b) No person shall import, or cause to be imported, into this state 555
any livestock that is infected with, or has been exposed to, any infectious 556
or contagious disease including, but not limited to, tuberculosis, 557
brucellosis, anaplasmosis, psoroptic scabies, chronic wasting disease, 558
bovine spongiform encephalopathy, hog cholera, pseudorabies, rabies 559
or scrapie. 560
(c) No person shall import, or cause to be imported, into this state any 561
livestock unless an import permit issued pursuant to section 22-308 of 562
the general statutes, as amended by this act, is obtained and each animal 563
is accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an 564
accredited veterinarian certifying that each animal has been inspected, 565
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tested in accordance with the requirements of chapter 433 of the general 567
statutes. 568
(d) Livestock imported into this state for movement directly to 569
slaughter at a facility under a grant of inspection from the United States 570
Department of Agriculture, or approved by the commissioner, are 571
exempt from subsection (c) of this section provided such livestock are 572
accompanied by the owner-shipper statement required pursuant to 573
subsection (d) of section 22-308 of the general statutes, as amended by 574
this act. No such livestock shall be sold or transferred live to any person, 575
firm or corporation. 576
Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective from passage) All cattle or bison imported into 577
this state shall be accompanied by an import permit required pursuant 578
to section 22-308 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and a 579
certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian 580
thirty days or less prior to entry to the state that includes the dates and 581
results of any tests required by this section, the official identification of 582
each animal and certification that such cattle or bison meet the following 583
requirements: (1) They originated from a herd that was negative to a 584
whole herd tuberculin test performed not more than twelve months 585
prior to such entry into this state and each imported animal was 586
included in such whole herd test or tested negative to a tuberculosis test 587
performed not more than sixty days prior to entry into this state, and (2) 588
for bulls and non-brucellosis vaccinated female cattle six months of age 589
and older and for official calfhood vaccinates eighteen months of age 590
and older, that they are negative to an official test for brucellosis that 591
was performed not more than thirty days prior to entry into this state. 592
Spayed heifers and steers imported as feeder cattle are exempt from 593
such brucellosis testing. Cattle and bison vaccinated as adults for 594
brucellosis are not eligible for entry into the state. Cattle and bison that 595
were vaccinated when they were more than three hundred fifty-nine 596
days of age with diluted brucella abortus vaccine are not eligible for 597
entry into the state. 598
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state shall be accompanied by an import permit required pursuant to 600
section 22-308 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and a 601
certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian 602
not more than thirty days prior to entry into this state that includes the 603
dates and results of any required tests, the official identification of each 604
animal and certification that the sheep listed on the certificate of 605
veterinary inspection have not been exposed to scrapie. 606
Sec. 18. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Any goat imported into this 607
state shall be accompanied by an import permit required pursuant to 608
section 22-308 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and a 609
certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian 610
not more than thirty days prior to entry into this state that includes: (1) 611
The dates and results of any tests required by this section, (2) the official 612
identification of each animal, and (3) certification that any goat listed on 613
the certificate of veterinary inspection has not been exposed to scrapie. 614
Additionally, any such goat shall meet the following requirements: (A) 615
They shall originate from a herd where they were included in a whole 616
herd with negative tuberculosis tests administered not more than 617
twelve months prior to such entry, (B) any such goat over three months 618
of age shall have tested negative to a tuberculin test not more than sixty 619
days prior to such entry, and (C) any goat over three months of age shall 620
have tested negative for brucellosis not more than thirty days prior to 621
such entry. Any kid goat under three months of age may be imported 622
on the dam's test chart if the dam was brucellosis tested and found 623
negative not more than twelve months prior to such entry and a copy of 624
such test result is provided to the commissioner. Any wether shall be 625
exempt from such brucellosis testing. 626
Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Any camelid imported into this 627
state shall be accompanied by an import permit required pursuant to 628
section 22-308 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and a 629
certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian 630
not more than thirty days prior to entry into this state. Such certificate 631
shall include the dates and results of any tests required by this section 632
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camelid shall: (1) Have tested negative for tuberculosis using an axillary 634
tuberculin test not more than sixty days prior to such entry, and (2) if 635
six months of age or older, test negative for brucellosis not more than 636
thirty days prior to such entry. 637
Sec. 20. (NEW) (Effective from passage) All cervidae imported into this 638
state shall be accompanied by an import or exhibition permit required 639
pursuant to section 22-308 of the general statutes, as amended by this 640
act, and a certificate of veterinary inspection that verifies compliance 641
with the provisions of section 26-57a of the general statutes and any 642
regulations adopted pursuant to said section. 643
Sec. 21. Section 22-316 of the general statutes is repealed and the 644
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 645
[All cattle or goats found to be affected with a communicable disease 646
shall be killed and the carcasses disposed of and premises disinfected in 647
accordance with the order of the Commissioner of Agriculture and at 648
the expense of the owner.] All carcasses of diseased livestock 649
condemned pursuant to this chapter shall be disposed of in a manner 650
acceptable to the commissioner. The premises shall be disinfected in a 651
manner acceptable to the commissioner before livestock are 652
reintroduced to such premises.] 653
Sec. 22. Section 22-318a of the general statutes is repealed and the 654
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 655
Any herd owner, auctioneer, [cattle] livestock dealer or sales 656
manager, who contemplates a complete dispersal sale of a herd or a sale 657
in which more than ten head is to be sold in a group shall furnish a list 658
of animals to be sold to the [Commissioner of Agriculture] 659
commissioner not later than fourteen days prior to the sale. [, unless the 660
commissioner, in his sole discretion, shall find that this requirement, 661
under existing conditions, would impose undue hardship on the seller, 662
in which case he may waive it.] No owner, auctioneer, cattle dealer or 663
sales manager shall conduct a dispersal sale without the approval of the 664
commissioner. The [commissioner may, in his discretion,] State 665 Raised Bill No. 6726
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Veterinarian may require such herd to be [tuberculin or brucellosis 666
tested, or both,] tested for diseases, as the State Veterinarian determines 667
are necessary, before such sale. If such herd has been tested or is tested 668
in accordance with the provisions of this section [and is found negative 669
to both tests, or a permit has been issued by the commissioner in 670
accordance with the provisions of section 22-303] and is found negative, 671
permission shall be granted for said sale. [These tests shall be applied as 672
private tests if not a routine test assignment. Any person who violates 673
any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred 674
dollars.] Any test required pursuant to this section shall be performed 675
at the owner's expense. 676
Sec. 23. Section 22-319b of the general statutes is repealed and the 677
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 678
(a) Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the growing of swine 679
that are to be used or disposed of elsewhere than on the premises where 680
such swine are grown shall register with the [Commissioner of 681
Agriculture] commissioner on forms furnished by the commissioner. 682
The commissioner may make orders and adopt regulations, in 683
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning examination, 684
quarantine, disinfection, preventive treatment, disposition, 685
transportation, importation, feeding and sanitation for the protection of 686
swine from contagious and infectious disease. Said commissioner shall, 687
at once, cause an investigation of all cases of such diseases coming to the 688
commissioner's knowledge and shall use all proper means to 689
exterminate and prevent spread of the same. Instructions shall be 690
issued, in writing, by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent that 691
shall contain directions for quarantine and disinfection of the premises 692
where such disease exists. [No swine shall be brought into Connecticut 693
by any individual, corporation or common carrier, unless the same 694
originate from a herd that is validated as brucellosis-free and qualified 695
pseudorabies-negative, and are accompanied by a permit issued by the 696
commissioner and an official health certificate showing such animals to 697
be free from any contagious or infectious disease, except that swine 698
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premises where federal inspection is maintained need not be 700
accompanied by an official health certificate and the owner of each 701
establishment where federal inspection is maintained shall report 702
weekly to the commissioner, upo n forms furnished by the 703
commissioner, the number of such swine imported. Such permit shall 704
accompany all waybills or, if animals are driven or carted over 705
highways, shall be in the possession of the person in charge of swine. In 706
addition to any other requirements of this section, all swine imported 707
for other than immediate slaughter that are over three months of age, 708
other than barrows, shall be negative as to a blood test for brucellosis 709
and pseudorabies within thirty days of importation. With approval of 710
the State Veterinarian, a thirty-day blood test may not be required for 711
swine originating from, and residing for at least thirty days prior to 712
importation in, a state that is validated as brucellosis-free and stage V 713
pseudorabies-free, or for swine originating from any herd which the 714
State Veterinarian determines to be pathogen-free. With such approval, 715
swine may be imported pursuant to an import permit and a current 716
official health certificate. All swine brought into the state for immediate 717
slaughter shall be killed in an approved slaughterhouse under 718
veterinary inspection.] 719
(b) Any person, firm or corporation engaged in breeding swine in this 720
state shall have all breeding swine tested for brucellosis and 721
pseudorabies. Such testing shall be performed by an accredited 722
veterinarian, a veterinarian employed by the USDA, or the department 723
or an employee employed by the department, under supervision of the 724
State Veterinarian. The owner of any herd or animal to be so tested shall 725
provide assistance and proper restraint for confining the animals for and 726
during the application and diagnosis of said test. The state shall not be 727
liable for any damages incurred or alleged to have been incurred from 728
such test. Testing for brucellosis shall comply with section 22-298, as 729
amended by this act. The procedures for testing for pseudorabies and 730
the control and disposition of pseudorabies positive swine shall 731
conform to the USDA, pseudorabies eradication program standards. 732
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import permit required pursuant to section 22-308, as amended by this 734
act, and a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited 735
veterinarian not more than thirty days prior to entry into this state and 736
that includes the dates and results of any tests required by this section, 737
the official identification of each swine and certification that each swine 738
originated from a: (1) Brucellosis validated free herd, provided the herd 739
number, the date of the last whole herd negative brucellosis test that 740
includes the swine being imported shall be recorded on the certificate of 741
veterinary inspection, or, in the alternative, each swine over three 742
months of age shall have been tested and found negative for brucellosis 743
not more than thirty days prior to such entry; and (2) pseudorabies 744
qualified free herd, provided the number and date of the last whole herd 745
negative test that includes the swine being imported shall be recorded 746
on the certificate of veterinary inspection, or, in the alternative, each 747
swine shall have been tested and found negative for pseudorabies not 748
more than thirty days prior to such entry. Barrows shall be exempt from 749
such brucellosis testing. 750
Sec. 24. Section 22-320a of the general statutes is repealed and the 751
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 752
As used in [sections 22-320a] this section and sections 22-320b to 22-753
320h, inclusive: 754
[(a) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture; 755
(b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture; 756
(c) "Person" means the state or any political subdivision thereof, or 757
any institution, public or private, any corporation, any limited liability 758
company, any individual or any partnership; 759
(d)] (1) "Garbage" means any material containing meat resulting from 760
the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods including 761
animal carcasses or parts thereof. [, but the term "garbage" shall] 762
"Garbage" does not [apply to] include waste materials from 763
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processing; and 765
[(e)] (2) "Garbage-feeding swine farm" includes all premises on which 766
one or more swine are maintained and are fed garbage. 767
Sec. 25. Section 22-321 of the general statutes is repealed and the 768
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 769
(a) Any person, or any officer or agent of any corporation, who 770
violates any provision of this chapter for which no other penalty is 771
provided, [or] who obstructs or attempts to obstruct the [Commissioner 772
of Agriculture or his deputy or any of his assistants] commissioner, an 773
authorized agent of the commissioner or an employee of the department 774
in the performance of [his duty] a duty established in this chapter, or 775
who violates any regulation established by said commissioner, shall be 776
fined two hundred fifty dollars for a first such violation or obstruction 777
and for any such second violation or obstruction shall be guilty of a class 778
D misdemeanor. 779
(b) Any person who misleads or attempts to mislead the 780
commissioner by removing or altering the official identification of any 781
livestock or by falsifying a certificate of veterinary inspection shall be 782
fined two hundred fifty dollars for a first such violation and shall be 783
guilty of a class D misdemeanor for any second or subsequent such 784
violation. 785
Sec. 26. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Any laboratory or veterinarian 786
that conducts testing of livestock or poultry in this state shall notify the 787
State Veterinarian, on forms or in a manner prescribed by the 788
Commissioner of Agriculture, of any positive test results for any 789
notifiable or reportable disease pursuant to section 22-26f of the general 790
statutes. Such notification shall be made not later than twenty-four 791
hours after receipt of any such results. Any person who violates this 792
section for a first violation shall be subject to an administrative civil 793
penalty, issued pursuant to section 22-7 of the general statutes, of not 794
more than five hundred dollars, and for any such second or subsequent 795
violation, not more than one thousand dollars. 796 Raised Bill No. 6726
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Sec. 27. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) The Commissioner of 797
Agriculture shall be the state official in charge of inspecting any 798
producer and any producer that also operates as a rabbit processing 799
facility. Any inspection conducted pursuant to this section by the 800
commissioner, or the commissioner's designated agent, shall be 801
consistent with the requirements of any applicable provision of the 802
Code of Federal Regulations, including, but not limited to, any health, 803
sanitary and safety-related provision. Rabbit processing facilities that 804
have passed Department of Agriculture facility inspections pursuant to 805
this section shall be designated as approved food sources for household 806
consumers, restaurants, hotels, boarding houses and retail food 807
establishments. For purposes of this section, "producer" means any 808
person, firm or corporation engaged in the breeding, raising or keeping 809
of not more than one thousand rabbits in a calendar year for the purpose 810
of food production. 811
Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 22-277 of the general statutes is 812
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 813
passage): 814
(a) As used in this section, "livestock animal" means any camelid or 815
hooved animal raised for domestic or commercial use. The 816
Commissioner of Agriculture shall supervise commission sales stables 817
where livestock animals are sold at public auctions. Any person, firm or 818
corporation engaged in the business of selling livestock animals at such 819
auctions or sales shall annually apply to said commissioner for a license 820
upon a form to be prescribed by the commissioner. The fee for each such 821
license shall be one hundred ninety dollars, payable to said 822
commissioner. Each such license shall be issued for the period of one 823
year from July first and may be revoked for cause. If, in the judgment of 824
the commissioner, any provision of this section has been violated, the 825
commissioner shall send notice by registered or certified mail to the 826
licensee, who shall be given a hearing, and, if violation is proven, the 827
license shall be revoked. If a license to deal in livestock, issued to any 828
person, firm or corporation by another state, has been suspended or 829
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issuance or renewal of a license to such person, firm or corporation 831
under the provisions of this section, such suspension or revocation shall 832
constitute just cause for revocation under this section. All dairy animals 833
to be sold at such auction shall be segregated from beef animals prior to 834
such sales. The sale of dairy animals shall precede the sale of those 835
assigned for slaughter. All bovines more than three hundred pounds in 836
weight, except dairy and breeding animals, that are delivered to a sale 837
shall be branded with the letter "S" in a conspicuous place or identified 838
in a manner acceptable to the commissioner or the commissioner's 839
designee by the operator of the sale or the operator's representative. All 840
dairy and breeding animals from within the state arriving at a sale shall 841
be from a herd that: (1) Is under state supervision for the control of 842
brucellosis and tuberculosis and that has been tested for brucellosis and 843
tuberculosis less than fourteen months before the sale, (2) has been 844
tested for tuberculosis less than fourteen months before the sale and is 845
regularly tested under the brucellosis ring test program of the 846
Department of Agriculture, or (3) is certified to be brucellosis-free under 847
the program established pursuant to section 22-299a. All dairy and 848
breeding animals arriving at a sale from outside the state shall comply 849
with [section 22-304] chapter 433 and be accompanied by a health 850
certificate issued by the livestock official of the state of their origin and 851
by an import permit from the commissioner. All animals offered for 852
dairy or breeding purposes shall be identified by an official ear tag, or 853
by a breed registration number if accompanied by the corresponding 854
breed registration certificate. Animals consigned for slaughter shall be 855
sold only to owners or agents of slaughtering establishments and moved 856
directly to such slaughtering establishments for immediate slaughter or 857
slaughter that occurs not later than seventy-two hours after the time of 858
sale. All stables and sales rings shall be kept clean and shall be suitably 859
disinfected prior to each sale. The provisions of this section shall not 860
apply to the sale of an individual herd at an auction conducted by the 861
owner thereof. Any person, or any officer or agent of any corporation, 862
who violates any provision of this section or who obstructs or attempts 863
to obstruct the Commissioner of Agriculture or the commissioner's 864
deputy or assistants in the performance of their duty, shall be guilty of 865 Raised Bill No. 6726
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a class D misdemeanor. 866
Sec. 29. Sections 22-284, 22-304, 22-318, 22-318b, 22-291 to 22-293, 867
inclusive, and 22-310 to 22-313, inclusive, of the general statutes are 868
repealed. (Effective from passage) 869
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 22-278
Sec. 2 from passage 22-279
Sec. 3 from passage 22-279a
Sec. 4 from passage 22-287
Sec. 5 from passage 22-288
Sec. 6 from passage 22-288a
Sec. 7 from passage 22-294
Sec. 8 from passage 22-295
Sec. 9 from passage 22-296
Sec. 10 from passage 22-298
Sec. 11 from passage 22-301
Sec. 12 from passage 22-303
Sec. 13 from passage 22-308
Sec. 14 from passage 22-309
Sec. 15 from passage New section
Sec. 16 from passage New section
Sec. 17 from passage New section
Sec. 18 from passage New section
Sec. 19 from passage New section
Sec. 20 from passage New section
Sec. 21 from passage 22-316
Sec. 22 from passage 22-318a
Sec. 23 from passage 22-319b
Sec. 24 from passage 22-320a
Sec. 25 from passage 22-321
Sec. 26 from passage New section
Sec. 27 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 28 from passage 22-277(a)
Sec. 29 from passage Repealer section
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Statement of Purpose:
To provide enhanced procedures concerning the regulation of livestock
by the Department of Agriculture for the prevention and containment
of contagious and infectious diseases and to authorize the regulation
and inspection of rabbit producing and processing facilities that
produce and process rabbits for consumption by household consumers,
hotels and restaurants.
[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.]