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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1069
January Session, 2023
AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO CERTAIN DOMESTIC ANIMAL
RELATED STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsections (e) to (h), inclusive, of section 22-329a of the 1
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective from passage): 3
(e) If physical custody of an animal has not been taken pursuant to 4
subsection (a) or (b) of this section, and such officer has reasonable 5
cause to believe that an animal is neglected or is cruelly treated in 6
violation of section 22-366, 22-415, 53-247, 53-248, 53-249, 53-249a, 53-7
250, 53-251 or 53-252, such officer may file a petition with the superior 8
court which has venue over such matter or with the superior court for 9
the judicial district of Hartford at Hartford, plainly stating such facts of 10
neglect or cruel treatment as to bring the animal within the jurisdiction 11
of the court and praying for appropriate action by the court to ensure 12
the welfare of the animal, including, but not limited to, physical 13
removal and temporary care and custody of the animal, an order to 14
compel the owner of any such animal to provide care in a manner that 15
the court determines is necessary, authorization of an animal control 16
officer or regional animal control officer appointed pursuant to section 17
22-328, 22-331 or 22-331a, as applicable, or a licensed veterinarian to 18
provide care for the animal on site, vesting of ownership of the animal, 19 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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the posting of a bond in accordance with subsection (f) of this section 20
and the assessment of costs in accordance with subsection (h) of this 21
section. Upon the filing of such petition, the court shall cause a 22
summons for an order to show cause to be issued requiring the owner 23
or owners or person having responsibility for the care of the animal, if 24
known, to appear in court at the time and place named. If the owner or 25
owners or person having responsibility for the care of the animal is not 26
known, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given by 27
publication in a newspaper having a circulation in the town where the 28
animal is located not less than forty-eight hours prior to the date and 29
time of the hearing. If it appears from the allegations of the petition 30
filed pursuant to this subsection and other affirmations of fact 31
accompanying the petition, or provided subsequent thereto, that there 32
is reasonable cause to find that the animal's condition or the 33
circumstances surrounding its care require the immediate removal of 34
the animal from the owner or owners or person having responsibility 35
for the care of the animal to safeguard its welfare, the court shall issue 36
an order vesting in some suitable state, municipal or other public or 37
private agency or person the animal's temporary care and custody 38
pending a hearing on the petition which hearing shall be held not later 39
than ten days after the issuance of such order for such temporary care 40
and custody. The service of such order may be made by any officer 41
authorized by law to serve process, state police officer or indifferent 42
person and shall be served not less than forty-eight hours prior to the 43
date and time of such hearing. 44
(f) If the court issues an order vesting the animal's temporary care 45
and custody in some suitable state, municipal or other public or 46
private agency or person, the owner or owners shall either relinquish 47
ownership of the animal or post a [surety bond or] cash bond with the 48
agency or person in whom the animal's temporary care and custody 49
was vested or with such agency's counsel of record in the case. The 50
[surety bond or] cash bond shall be in the amount of [five hundred] 51
one thousand dollars for each animal placed in the temporary care or 52
custody of such agency or person and shall secure payment for the 53 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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reasonable expenses of the agency or person having temporary care 54
and custody of the animal in caring and providing for such animal 55
until the court makes a finding as to the animal's disposition under 56
subsection (g) of this section. The requirement that a bond be posted 57
may be waived if such owner provides satisfactory evidence that such 58
owner is indigent and unable to pay for such bond. 59
(g) (1) If, after hearing, the court finds that the animal is neglected or 60
cruelly treated, it shall vest ownership of the animal in any state, 61
municipal or other public or private agency which is permitted by law 62
to care for neglected or cruelly treated animals or with any person 63
found to be suitable or worthy of such responsibility by the court. 64
(2) If, after hearing, the court finds that the animal is so injured or 65
diseased that it should be humanely euthanized, the court may order 66
that such animal be humanely euthanized by a licensed veterinarian. 67
(3) If, after hearing, the court finds that the animal is not neglected 68
or cruelly treated, it may cause the animal to be returned to its owner 69
or owners or person having responsibility for its care or, if such owner 70
or owners or person is unknown or unwilling to resume caring for 71
such animal, it may vest ownership of the animal in any state, 72
municipal or other public or private agency or person found to be 73
suitable or worthy of such responsibility. 74
(4) If the court makes a finding under subdivision (1) or (2) of this 75
subsection less than thirty days after the issuance of an order of 76
temporary care and custody and the owner of the animal has posted a 77
bond, the agency or person with whom the bond was posted shall 78
return the balance of such bond, if any, to the owner. The amount of 79
the bond to be returned to the owner shall be calculated at the rate of 80
fifteen dollars per day per animal or twenty-five dollars per day per 81
animal if the animal is a horse or other large livestock for the number 82
of days less than thirty that such agency or person has not had 83
temporary care and custody of the animal less any veterinary costs and 84
expenses incurred for the welfare of the animal. 85 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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(5) If the court makes a finding under subdivision (3) of this 86
subsection after the issuance of an order of temporary care and 87
custody and the owner of the animal has posted a bond, the agency or 88
person with whom the bond was posted shall return such bond to such 89
owner. 90
(h) If the court finds that the animal is neglected or cruelly treated, 91
the expenses incurred by the state or a municipality in providing 92
proper food, shelter and care to an animal it has taken custody of 93
under subsection (a) or (b) of this section and the expenses incurred by 94
any state, municipal or other public or private agency or person in 95
providing temporary care and custody pursuant to an order vesting 96
temporary care and custody, calculated at the rate of [fifteen] twenty 97
dollars per day per animal or [twenty-five] thirty dollars per day per 98
animal if the animal is a horse or other large livestock until the date 99
ownership is vested pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of 100
this section shall be paid by the owner or owners or person having 101
responsibility for the care of the animal. In addition, all veterinary 102
costs and expenses incurred for the welfare of the animal [that are not 103
covered by the per diem rate] shall be paid by the owner or owners or 104
person having responsibility for the animal. 105
Sec. 2. Section 22-334 of the general statutes is repealed and the 106
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 107
On or before the tenth day of each month, each municipal animal 108
control officer shall [present to the chief administrative officer of the 109
town a sworn statement of the services rendered by the municipal 110
animal control officer in the performance of official duties during the 111
previous month] report their services rendered in the performance of 112
their official duties for the previous month to the Commissioner of 113
Agriculture and the chief administrative officer for the town or region 114
in which such services were rendered. The commissioner shall 115
prescribe and provide the forms for such statements. [and a copy of 116
each such statement shall be forwarded to the commissioner by the 117
chief administrative officer promptly upon receipt. Upon presentation 118 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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of such statement, each municipal animal control officer, other than an 119
officer employed on a salary basis, shall be paid by such city or town 120
from the dog fund account (1) five dollars for each dog returned to its 121
owner or sold as a pet and four dollars for each dog captured, 122
impounded and killed, or otherwise disposed of as provided in this 123
chapter, (2) such expenses as the appointing authority may approve 124
and (3) such other remuneration as the officers having jurisdiction 125
thereof direct. Each municipal animal control officer employed on a 126
salary basis shall be paid, in addition to a regular salary, a bonus of 127
one dollar for each dog returned to its owner or sold as a pet. Each 128
municipal animal control officer shall pay to the town treasurer or 129
other fiscal officer for deposit in the dog fund account all moneys 130
received by the officer in the performance of official duties. Each 131
regional animal control officer shall pay to the commissioner for 132
deposit with the State Treasurer all such moneys received by the 133
officer. Such moneys shall be deposited in the dog fund account and 134
credited to the town from which it was collected for purposes of 135
payment of the amount due under subsection (b) of section 22-331a.] 136
Sec. 3. Section 22-342 of the general statutes is repealed and the 137
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 138
(a) Any owner or keeper of a [kennel who] facility that breeds more 139
than two litters of dogs annually shall apply to the town clerk in the 140
town in which such [kennel] facility is located for a breeding kennel 141
facility license. Any owner or keeper of a [kennel who] facility that 142
breeds not more than two litters of dogs annually may apply to the 143
town clerk of the town in which such [kennel] facility is located for a 144
breeding kennel facility license. For the purposes of this section, 145
annually shall refer to the breeding kennel facility license year which 146
begins July first. Such town clerk shall issue to such applicant a 147
breeding kennel facility license on a form prescribed by the 148
commissioner for a period from the date of such application until the 149
thirtieth day of the ensuing June. The license shall specify the name 150
and number of the breeding kennel, the name of the owner and the 151 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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name of the keeper and shall be in lieu of any other license required for 152
any dog of either sex which may be kept in such breeding kennel 153
during the period for which the license is issued. Each license may be 154
renewed from year to year by the town clerk upon application of such 155
owner or keeper. Each such owner or keeper shall cause to be kept, 156
upon each dog in such breeding kennel, while it is at large, a collar or 157
harness of leather or other suitable material, to which collar or harness 158
shall be securely attached a tag or plate upon which shall appear the 159
number of the breeding kennel facility license, the name of the town 160
issuing the license and the year of license. Such plates or tags shall be 161
furnished by the town clerk of the town in which such breeding kennel 162
facility is licensed, at a cost of ten cents each, in such numbers, not 163
fewer than the number of dogs kept in such breeding kennel, and at 164
such time as the licensee may request. The fee for each breeding kennel 165
facility license, when no more than ten dogs are kept in the breeding 166
kennel, shall be fifty dollars, and for a license for a breeding kennel 167
containing more than ten dogs, the fee shall be one hundred dollars, 168
except that in the case of a breeding kennel started after the first day of 169
July, the license fee for the remainder of the year shall be a 170
proportional part of the fee charged for one year. If the owner or 171
keeper of any established [kennel] facility fails to obtain the breeding 172
kennel facility license, as required by this section, on or before June 173
thirtieth, [he] such owner or keeper shall pay one dollar for each dog 174
kept therein, in addition to the regular breeding kennel facility license 175
fee. 176
(b) [The commissioner, the Chief Animal Control Officer or any 177
state animal control officer may at any time inspect any kennel 178
including all facilities of any kennel in which dogs are bred or housed 179
or cause it to be inspected by a Connecticut licensed veterinarian 180
appointed by the commissioner. If, in the judgment of the 181
commissioner, such kennel is not being maintained in good repair and 182
in a sanitary and humane manner or if the commissioner finds that 183
communicable or infectious disease or other unsatisfactory conditions 184
exist in the kennel, he may issue such orders as he deems necessary for 185 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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the correction of such conditions and may quarantine the premises and 186
animals. If the owner or keeper of such kennel fails to comply with 187
such orders, the commissioner shall revoke or suspend the kennel 188
license of such owner or keeper.] Any facility used as a breeding 189
kennel may be inspected by any animal control officer appointed 190
pursuant to section 22-331 or 22-331a with jurisdiction in the 191
municipality in which the breeding kennel facility is located and upon 192
receipt of any complaint concerning such facility. Such inspection may 193
include review of the sanitary conditions in which the dogs are kept, 194
compliance with any dog's access to proper and wholesome food, 195
water, exercise and veterinary care when necessary, including rabies 196
vaccinations and records of veterinary care and the transfer of dogs or 197
puppies to new owners. Any crate or other enclosures in which dogs 198
are kept for more than four hours shall be clean and in good repair 199
such that they do not pose a hazard to the dogs and shall be of 200
sufficient size as to allow the dogs to stand, sit, lie down, turn around 201
and make normal postural movements. If any such animal control 202
officer finds conditions exist in the breeding kennel facility that may 203
adversely affect the health, safety and welfare of the dogs, such officer 204
may issue such orders as are necessary for the correction of such 205
conditions. If such animal control officer suspects a communicable or 206
infectious disease is present, such officer may order the licensee to 207
consult a licensed veterinarian in this state at such licensee's own 208
expense to address the suspected health condition. The licensee shall 209
be required to implement any recommendations and orders of the 210
animal control officer and any recommendations of the attending 211
veterinarian. The municipality may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue 212
any license under this section for cause. 213
(c) Any person aggrieved by any order issued under the provisions 214
of this section may appeal to the [Superior Court in accordance with 215
the provisions of section 4-183] superior court of the judicial district in 216
which such municipality is located, provided such appeal is made not 217
later than fifteen days after the date of the order. 218 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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(d) Any person maintaining a breeding kennel facility after such 219
license has been revoked or suspended as herein provided shall be 220
guilty of a class [B] D misdemeanor. 221
(e) Any owner or keeper of a breeding kennel who breeds more 222
than two litters of dogs annually and (1) fails to apply for a breeding 223
kennel facility license as required in subsection (a) of this section, [or] 224
(2) fails to allow an inspection of such facility as required in subsection 225
(b) of this section, or (3) fails to comply with an order issued pursuant 226
to subsection (b) of this section, shall for a first offense have committed 227
an infraction and for a second or subsequent offense be guilty of a class 228
[B] D misdemeanor. 229
(f) Any person found guilty of violating section 53-247 shall not be 230
eligible to hold a license issued pursuant to this section. Any business 231
entity with any person with a controlling interest who is found guilty 232
of violating section 53-247 shall not be eligible to hold a license issued 233
pursuant to this section. 234
Sec. 4. Section 22-344 of the general statutes is repealed and the 235
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 236
(a) (1) No person shall maintain a commercial kennel until [he] such 237
person has obtained from the commissioner a license to maintain such 238
kennel under such regulations as the commissioner provides as to 239
sanitation, disease and humane treatment of dogs or cats and the 240
protection of the public safety. Upon written application and the 241
payment of a fee of four hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue 242
such license to be effective until the second December thirty-first 243
following issuance provided the commissioner finds (A) that such 244
regulations have been complied with, and (B) in the case of each initial 245
application for such license, that the zoning enforcement official of the 246
municipality wherein such kennel is to be maintained has certified that 247
the kennel conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Such license 248
shall be renewed biennially, not later than December thirty-first, in 249
accordance with the provisions of this section, and may be transferred 250 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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by the licensee to another premises upon approval of the 251
commissioner. 252
(2) Any person who maintains a commercial kennel and who 253
advertises the services of such commercial kennel shall cause the 254
license number for such commercial kennel, as issued pursuant to this 255
section, to clearly appear in such advertisement. The commissioner 256
may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to prescribe the 257
requirements for the appearance of the license number of a commercial 258
kennel in any form of advertisement. Such regulation may include, but 259
need not be limited to, the size, font and location of such license 260
number for any given form of advertisement. 261
(3) For purposes of this subsection, no person who boards three or 262
fewer cats or dogs in his or her residence shall be required to obtain a 263
commercial kennel license pursuant to this subsection. 264
(b) No person shall maintain a pet shop until [he] such person has 265
obtained from the commissioner a license to maintain such pet shop 266
under such regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, 267
disease and humane treatment of animals and the protection of the 268
public safety. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of 269
four hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue such license to be 270
effective until the second December thirty-first following issuance 271
provided the commissioner finds (1) that such regulations have been 272
complied with, and (2) in the case of each initial application for such 273
license, that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality 274
wherein such pet shop is to be maintained has certified that the pet 275
shop conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Application for 276
renewal of such license shall be made biennially by not later than the 277
second December thirty-first following issuance. Such pet shop license 278
may be transferred by the licensee to another premises upon the 279
approval of the commissioner. The commissioner, after consultation 280
with the Commissioners of Public Health and Energy and 281
Environmental Protection, shall establish and maintain, pursuant to 282
regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, a list of animals 283 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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which are deemed to be injurious to the health and safety of the public 284
or whose maintenance in captivity is detrimental to the health and 285
safety of the animal. The sale or offer of sale of any animal which is on 286
said list is prohibited and any person who violates this provision shall 287
be fined not more than five hundred dollars. 288
(c) No person shall engage in the business of grooming or 289
maintaining a grooming facility until such person has obtained from 290
the commissioner a license to maintain such facility under such 291
regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, disease and 292
humane treatment of such animals and the protection of the public 293
safety. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of two 294
hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue such license to be 295
effective until the second December thirty-first following issuance 296
provided the commissioner finds (1) that such regulations have been 297
complied with, and (2) in the case of each initial application for such 298
license, that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality 299
wherein such grooming is to be maintained has certified that the 300
facility conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Such license 301
shall be renewed biennially, not later than the second December thirty-302
first following issuance, in accordance with the provisions of this 303
section, and may be transferred by the licensee to other premises upon 304
approval of the commissioner. 305
(d) No person shall maintain a training facility until such person has 306
obtained from the commissioner a license to maintain such facility 307
under such regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, 308
disease and humane treatment of such animals and the protection of 309
public safety. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of 310
two hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue such license to be 311
effective until the second December thirty-first following issuance 312
provided the commissioner finds (1) that such regulations have been 313
complied with, and (2) in the case of each initial application for such 314
license, that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality 315
wherein such training facility is to be maintained has certified that the 316 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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facility conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Such license 317
shall be renewed biennially not later than the second December thirty-318
first following issuance upon the terms required for the original license 319
and may be transferred by the licensee to another premises upon 320
approval of the commissioner. 321
(e) (1) No animal importer shall import any dog or cat into this state 322
until such person registers as an animal importer with the 323
commissioner. Such registration shall be on a form as prescribed by the 324
commissioner. Such registration shall require the submission of the 325
following information: (A) The name, mailing address, business 326
address, telephone number and Internet address of such registrant, (B) 327
if such registrant is domiciled out-of-state, the name, Connecticut 328
address and phone number of a Connecticut-based agent for service of 329
process, and (C) the number of animals brought into the state during 330
the prior year by such animal importer and the state or country of 331
origin for each such animal. Such registration shall be accompanied by 332
payment of a fee of two hundred dollars and shall be valid until the 333
second December thirty-first following such registration. Such 334
registration shall be renewed biennially not later than the second 335
December thirty-first following issuance, in accordance with the 336
provisions of this subsection, provided the commissioner determines 337
that such registrant complies with any requirements provided by the 338
commissioner as to the health, safety and humane treatment of animals 339
that is applicable to animal importers. Such registration shall not be 340
required for any employee or volunteer of a registered animal 341
importer or other person who is required to be licensed pursuant to the 342
provisions of this chapter, provided such employee, volunteer or other 343
person is not otherwise an animal importer. Any person who violates 344
the provisions of this subdivision shall be fined not more than five 345
hundred dollars. 346
(2) Any animal importer who intends to offer for sale, adoption or 347
transfer any dog or cat at a venue or location that is open to the public 348
or at an outdoor location, including, but not limited to, a parking lot or 349 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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shopping center, shall provide notice to the Department of Agriculture 350
and the municipal zoning enforcement officer of the town where any 351
such sale, adoption or transfer will occur, not later than ten days prior 352
to such event. Such notice shall state the date for such sale, adoption or 353
transfer event, the exact location of such event and the anticipated 354
number of animals for sale, adoption or transfer at such event. Any 355
person who fails to provide notice as required pursuant to this 356
subdivision shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars per 357
animal that is offered for sale, adoption or transfer at such event. 358
(3) For the purpose of this subsection, "animal importer" means a 359
person who brings any dog or cat into this state from any other 360
sovereign entity for the purpose of offering such dog or cat to any 361
person for sale, adoption or transfer in exchange for any fee, sale, 362
voluntary contribution, service or any other consideration. "Animal 363
importer" includes any commercial or nonprofit animal rescue or 364
adoption, humane relocation or delivery organization that is not 365
otherwise required to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter. 366
(4) The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to apply 367
to any animal importer who offers a dog or cat for sale to a pet shop 368
that is licensed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of 369
this section, provided such animal is delivered directly to a pet shop. 370
(5) The Commissioner of Agriculture may inspect any animal 371
imported by an animal importer or any record required to be kept by 372
such animal importer, provided such inspection shall not authorize the 373
entry of the commissioner into the residence of such animal importer. 374
(6) Not later than December 31, 2013, the Commissioner of 375
Agriculture shall prescribe the conditions that constitute the humane 376
treatment of animals that are applicable to animal importers. Such 377
conditions shall include, but not be limited to, the appropriate shelter, 378
availability of food and water and standard of care to be provided by 379
an animal importer to such animals. 380 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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(f) No [person] individual or private entity shall operate or maintain 381
an animal shelter until [he or she] such individual or private entity 382
registers such animal shelter with the commissioner to operate and 383
maintain such animal shelter under such regulations as the 384
commissioner provides as to sanitation, disease and humane treatment 385
of dogs or cats and the protection of the public safety. Upon written 386
application and payment of a fee of fifty dollars to offset 387
administrative costs of such registrations, the commissioner shall issue 388
such registration to be effective until the second December thirty-first 389
following issuance provided the commissioner finds [(A)] (1) that such 390
regulations have been complied with, and [(B)] (2) in the case of each 391
initial application for such registration, that the zoning enforcement 392
official of the municipality wherein such animal shelter is to be 393
operated or maintained has certified that the animal shelter conforms 394
to the municipal zoning regulations. Such registration shall be 395
renewed biennially, not later than December thirty-first, in accordance 396
with the provisions of this section, and may be transferred by the 397
registrant to another premises upon approval of the commissioner. For 398
purposes of this subsection, "animal shelter" means any individual or 399
private entity that operates a building or facility that is used solely to 400
house homeless animals for the purpose of rescue or adoption and that 401
is not operated within a private residence. 402
(g) The commissioner may, at any time, inspect or cause to be 403
inspected by the commissioner's agents any such commercial kennel, 404
animal shelter, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility, and if, 405
(1) in the commissioner's judgment such commercial kennel, animal 406
shelter, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is not being 407
maintained in a sanitary and humane manner or in a manner that 408
protects the public safety, (2) the commissioner finds that contagious, 409
infectious or communicable disease or other unsatisfactory conditions 410
exist, or (3) in the case of a pet shop, the commissioner finds any 411
violation of the provisions of section 22a-381d, the commissioner may 412
issue a fine to such commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, 413
grooming facility or training facility of not more than five hundred 414 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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dollars for each animal that is the subject of such violation, may issue 415
such orders as the commissioner deems necessary for the correction of 416
such conditions and may quarantine the premises and animals. If the 417
owner or keeper of such commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, 418
grooming facility or training facility fails to comply with the 419
regulations or orders of the commissioner, or fails to comply with any 420
provision of the statutes or regulations relating to dogs or other 421
animals, the commissioner may refuse to issue or renew, revoke or 422
suspend such license or registration, as applicable. Any person 423
aggrieved by any order issued under the provisions of this section may 424
appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. 425
Any person maintaining any commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet 426
shop, grooming facility or training facility without having obtained a 427
license or registration for the same, as applicable or after any such 428
license or registration has been revoked or suspended as provided 429
herein shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars. The 430
provisions of this section shall not apply to veterinary hospitals, except 431
those boarding or grooming dogs for nonmedical purposes, and other 432
establishments where all the dogs or animals were born and raised on 433
the premises where they are kept for sale. 434
(h) The provisions of subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of this section 435
requiring certification by the zoning enforcement official that every 436
commercial kennel, pet shop, grooming facility and training facility 437
conforms to the zoning regulations of the municipality wherein such 438
kennel, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is maintained 439
shall not apply to any person who is licensed under said subsections 440
and maintained any such commercial kennel, pet shop or grooming 441
facility prior to October 1, 1977, provided such person does not 442
relocate such commercial kennel, pet shop, grooming facility or 443
training facility in a zone in which such commercial kennel, pet shop, 444
grooming facility or training facility is not a permitted use. In addition, 445
the provisions of said subsections and subsection (f) requiring 446
certification by the zoning enforcement official that every commercial 447
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conforms to the zoning regulations of the municipality wherein such 449
commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, grooming facility or 450
training facility is maintained shall not apply when a zone in which 451
such commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, grooming facility or 452
training facility is maintained is changed to a use which does not 453
permit such commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, grooming 454
facility or training facility in such zone. 455
(i) Any person found guilty of violating section 53-247 shall not be 456
eligible to hold a license issued pursuant to this section. Any business 457
entity with any person with a controlling interest who is found guilty 458
of violating section 53-247 shall not be eligible to hold a license issued 459
pursuant to this section. 460
Sec. 5. Section 22-344b of the general statutes is repealed and the 461
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 462
(a) A pet shop licensee shall, prior to offering a dog or cat for sale 463
and thereafter at intervals of fifteen days until such dog or cat is sold, 464
provide for examination of such dog or cat by a veterinarian licensed 465
under chapter 384. Such licensee shall maintain [a] an electronic or 466
paper record of the veterinary examinations and services rendered for 467
each dog or cat offered for sale. 468
(b) (1) If, (A) within twenty days of sale, any such dog or cat 469
becomes ill or dies of any illness which existed in such dog or cat at the 470
time of the sale, or (B) within six months of sale, any such dog or cat is 471
diagnosed with a congenital defect that adversely affects or will 472
adversely affect the health of such dog or cat, such licensee shall: (i) 473
Reimburse such consumer for the value of the actual services and 474
medications provided to such dog or cat by any veterinarian licensed 475
pursuant to chapter 384 for the treatment of such illness or congenital 476
defect upon the presentation by such consumer to such licensee of a 477
certificate from such veterinarian that such dog or cat suffers or 478
suffered from such illness or congenital defect, provided such 479
reimbursement shall not exceed (I) the full purchase price of such dog 480 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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or cat for any dog or cat purchased for five hundred dollars or more, 481
and (II) five hundred dollars for any dog or cat purchased for less than 482
five hundred dollars. No licensee may require the consumer to return 483
such dog or cat to such licensee to receive such reimbursement, or (ii) 484
at the option of such consumer, replace the dog or cat or refund in full 485
the purchase price of such dog or cat: (I) In the case of illness or such 486
congenital defect, upon return of the dog or cat to the pet shop and the 487
receipt of a certificate from a veterinarian licensed under chapter 384 488
and selected by the consumer, stating that the dog or cat is ill from a 489
condition which existed at the time of sale, or suffers from such 490
congenital defect, and (II) in the case of death, the receipt of a 491
certificate from a veterinarian licensed under chapter 384 and selected 492
by the consumer, stating that the dog or cat died from an illness or a 493
congenital defect which existed at the time of sale. The presentation of 494
such certificate shall be sufficient proof to claim reimbursement or 495
replacement and the return of such deceased dog or cat to the pet shop 496
shall not be required. Any such consumer may seek the assistance of 497
the Commissioner of Agriculture in the event that the licensee fails to 498
reimburse such consumer in accordance with the provisions of this 499
subsection. No such refund or replacement shall be made if such 500
illness or death resulted from maltreatment or neglect by a person 501
other than the licensee or such licensee's agent or employee. A licensee 502
shall not be subject to the obligations imposed by this subsection for 503
the sale of a cat where such cat has been spayed or neutered prior to its 504
sale. In the event the licensee fails to comply with a demand for 505
reimbursement or replacement, the consumer may bring an action in 506
the Superior Court to enforce the provisions of this section. 507
(2) Each pet shop licensee who sells dogs or cats shall post a 508
statement of customer rights pursuant to this section in a location that 509
is readily visible to the public and also provide a copy of such 510
statement to any purchaser of a dog or cat at the time of purchase. The 511
commissioner shall prescribe the content of such statement. Any 512
statement of customer rights posted pursuant to this section shall be 513
printed in black lettering of not less than twenty point size upon a 514 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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white background. Any licensee who violates the provisions of this 515
subdivision shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars. 516
(c) Any licensee who violates any provision of subsection (a) [or 517
subdivision (1) of subsection (b)] of this section shall be fined not more 518
than five hundred dollars. [Any fine assessed pursuant to this 519
subsection for a failure to reimburse a consumer, as described in 520
subsection (b) of this section, shall not preclude or be in lieu of any 521
such reimbursement.] 522
Sec. 6. Section 22-347 of the general statutes is repealed and the 523
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 524
Within thirty days after receipt of the fees for dog licenses and tags, 525
each town clerk shall deduct one dollar for each dog licensed, two 526
dollars for each kennel license issued and fifty cents for each 527
replacement tag issued and pay the balance to the town treasurer or 528
other proper fiscal officer. Each town treasurer or fiscal officer, as the 529
case may be, shall keep a separate dog fund account of all fees received 530
from the town clerk, and all receipts from the municipal animal control 531
officer and expended by said officer under the provisions of this 532
chapter, and shall pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture, on 533
September first of each year, fifty per cent of all moneys received from 534
the sale of licenses prior to July first, or forty per cent of all such 535
moneys if the town has made a survey of unlicensed dogs in 536
accordance with the provisions of section 22-349, and include with 537
such payment a statement of the number of licenses issued during 538
such year. All moneys received from licenses sold after June thirtieth 539
and all moneys received from the municipal animal control officer and 540
all license fees returned to the town by the State Treasurer, at the 541
request of the commissioner, [under the provisions of section 22-348] 542
shall be kept by the town treasurer or other fiscal officer in the separate 543
dog fund account. The town treasurer or other fiscal officer shall, on 544
the ensuing September first, send fifty per cent, or forty per cent as the 545
case may be, of all license fees in such account to the commissioner, 546
including any penalty fees collected pursuant to section 22-338. All 547 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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payments to the commissioner shall be accompanied by an account 548
thereof in a form prescribed by the commissioner and a copy of such 549
account shall be sent to the commissioner. Upon the failure of any 550
town treasurer or other fiscal officer to pay any amount due pursuant 551
to this section, or any portion thereof, within forty-five days from its 552
due date, the commissioner shall add interest of one and one-fourth 553
per cent per month or fraction thereof on the amount unpaid per 554
month or fraction thereof from the due date of such payment to the 555
date of payment and a penalty in the amount of ten per cent of the 556
amount unpaid or fifty dollars, whichever is greater. All funds in the 557
dog fund account, except such funds as are to be sent to the 558
commissioner, shall be used only for the compensation of municipal 559
animal control officers, license certificates, tags, the construction and 560
maintenance of dog pounds, the detention and care of impounded 561
dogs in accordance with section 22-336, municipal animal control 562
officer's equipment, dog supplies and such veterinary fees as are 563
provided for by law or regulations and shall not be used for any other 564
purpose except upon written approval of the commissioner. No fees 565
paid into the treasury of the town for tags or licenses for dogs shall be 566
paid back to the persons from whom they were collected. 567
Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 22-354 of the general statutes is 568
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 569
1, 2023): 570
(a) Any dog or cat imported into this state shall be accompanied by 571
a certificate of health issued no earlier than thirty days prior to the date 572
of importation by a licensed, graduate veterinarian accredited by the 573
United States Department of Agriculture stating that such dog or cat is 574
free from symptoms of any infectious, contagious or communicable 575
disease, and that such dog or cat, if three months of age or older, is 576
currently vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian. A copy of 577
such health certificate shall be forwarded promptly to the 578
commissioner from the livestock sanitary official of the state of origin. 579
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permission of the State Veterinarian prior to importation into this state. 581
No person, firm or corporation shall import or export for the purposes 582
of sale, adoption or transfer or offering for sale, adoption or transfer 583
any dog or cat under the age of eight weeks unless such dog or cat is 584
transported with its dam and no person, firm or corporation shall sell 585
or offer for adoption or transfer within the state any dog or cat under 586
the age of eight weeks. Any person, firm or corporation violating the 587
provisions of this subsection or bringing any dog or cat into this state 588
from an area under quarantine for rabies shall be fined not more than 589
one thousand dollars. 590
Sec. 8. Section 22-359 of the general statutes is repealed and the 591
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 592
(a) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may make 593
such orders for the testing for rabies, adequate confinement, 594
quarantine, control or [destruction] humane euthanasia of any dog, cat 595
or other animal as [he deems] necessary to prevent the spread of rabies 596
and to protect the public. [therefrom provided, notwithstanding the 597
provisions of section 22-358, a] Any local director of health may order 598
the [destruction] humane euthanasia of any unowned animal [which] 599
that is not currently vaccinated for rabies for the purpose of rabies 600
testing if the director finds that the animal has bitten a person and the 601
health or life of such person may be threatened. [Any person who fails 602
to comply with any order made under the provisions of this section 603
shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.] 604
(b) The commissioner [, the Chief Animal Control Officer, any 605
animal control officer or any municipal animal control officer] or any 606
animal control officer appointed pursuant to section 22-328, 22-331 or 607
22-331a shall quarantine any animal in a public pound, veterinary 608
hospital, kennel or other building or enclosure approved by the 609
commissioner for such purpose, if in the determination of the 610
commissioner or such officer, such animal is rabid or is suspected of 611
being rabid, or has been bitten by, or may have been bitten by, or has 612
been in contact with or exposed to, a rabid animal or an animal 613 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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suspected of carrying rabies or any wild animal as defined in 614
subsection (d) of this section. The length of such quarantine period 615
shall be determined by the commissioner or the State Veterinarian who 616
shall take into account the age, general health and vaccination history 617
of the animal as well as current accepted veterinary practices. Any 618
suspected or confirmed case of rabies shall be reported by such officer 619
to the [commissioner by a local director of health or board of health or 620
any veterinarian within] State Veterinarian not later than twenty-four 621
hours of receipt of such information. 622
(c) Whenever a person, companion animal or other animal has been 623
bitten or attacked by a dog, cat or ferret, any [state, municipal or 624
regional] animal control officer appointed pursuant to section 22-328, 625
22-331 or 22-331a shall quarantine such biting or attacking dog, cat or 626
ferret for ten days. During such quarantine such biting or attacking 627
dog, cat or ferret shall be observed for clinical signs of rabies. On the 628
tenth day of such quarantine, such dog, cat or ferret shall be examined 629
by the State Veterinarian or a person designated by the State 630
Veterinarian to determine whether such quarantine shall be continued 631
or removed. The quarantine of a biting or attacking dog, cat or ferret 632
shall conform to one of the following: (1) When the biting or attacking 633
dog, cat or ferret has a current rabies vaccination, the biting or 634
attacking dog, cat or ferret shall be quarantined in a public pound or in 635
a veterinary hospital or in a commercial kennel approved by the State 636
Veterinarian for such purpose or on the premises of the owner or 637
keeper of such biting dog, cat or ferret when such premises is adequate 638
for the confinement of such animal, as determined by the authority 639
that issued such order; or (2) when the biting or attacking dog, cat or 640
ferret does not have a current rabies vaccination, the biting or attacking 641
dog, cat or ferret shall be quarantined in a public pound or in a 642
veterinary hospital or in a commercial kennel approved by the State 643
Veterinarian for such purpose, or the dog, cat or ferret may be 644
quarantined or confined on the premises of the owner or keeper of the 645
biting or attacking dog, cat or ferret due to medical necessity 646
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for the confinement of such animal and acceptable to the municipality 648
or agency issuing the quarantine order and provided such animal is 649
vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian on the tenth day of 650
such quarantine. 651
(d) The management, confinement, quarantine or disposition of 652
biting or attacking animals other than dogs, cats or ferrets shall be 653
determined by the State Veterinarian who shall take into account the 654
age, general health, rabies vaccination status of the biting or attacking 655
animal, the rabies vaccination status of the animal exposed to or bitten 656
by rabid or suspected rabid wildlife and the current national 657
recommendations for the prevention and control of rabies. 658
(e) The owner or keeper of any animal that has been quarantined or 659
confined pursuant to this section may authorize the humane 660
euthanasia of such animal by a licensed veterinarian at any time before 661
the end of the quarantine or confinement period for the purpose of 662
testing such animal for rabies. Any animal so euthanized shall be 663
examined for rabies by the Connecticut Department of Public Health 664
[virology laboratory] Laboratory or any laboratory authorized by the 665
Connecticut Department of Public Health. The veterinarian performing 666
the euthanasia shall be responsible for ensuring that the head of the 667
euthanized animal is delivered to the appropriate laboratory for rabies 668
examination not later than forty-eight hours after such euthanasia. The 669
costs of any such quarantine, veterinary examination, rabies 670
vaccination, euthanasia and rabies testing shall be the responsibility of 671
the owner or keeper of any animal quarantined or confined pursuant 672
to this section. 673
[(b)] (f) Any dog, cat or other animal held in quarantine [which] that 674
is clinically diagnosed as rabid by [two licensed veterinarians, at least 675
one of whom shall be engaged in private practice,] a licensed 676
veterinarian or the State Veterinarian shall be humanely euthanized 677
immediately without prior notice to the owner or keeper of same. No 678
person who [kills] humanely euthanizes any animal in accordance 679
with this subsection shall be held criminally or civilly liable therefor. 680 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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Any animal that is humanely euthanized pursuant to this subsection 681
shall be examined for rabies by the Connecticut Department of Public 682
Health Laboratory or any laboratory authorized by the Connecticut 683
Department of Public Health. The veterinarian performing the 684
euthanasia shall be responsible for ensuring that the head of the 685
euthanized animal is delivered to the appropriate laboratory for rabies 686
examination not later than forty-eight hours after being euthanized. 687
[(c)] (g) Any animal, other than a dog, [which] that is quarantined 688
pursuant to this section which is not claimed by its owner or keeper 689
[within the period] not later than five days after the expiration of such 690
quarantine may be sold or given away by the municipal or regional 691
animal control officer [, if he finds that] provided the animal is in good 692
health. The animal may only be sold or given away as a pet to a person 693
who satisfies [the] such officer that the animal will be given a good 694
home and proper care. The municipal animal control officer may retain 695
possession of such animal for such additional period of time as [he 696
may deem advisable in order] necessary to place such animal. Any 697
animal, other than a dog, [which] that is quarantined pursuant to this 698
section [which] and that is not claimed by its owner or keeper [within 699
the period of] not later than five days after the expiration of such 700
quarantine and [which] that is not sold by the municipal or regional 701
animal control officer [within] not later than five days [of] after the 702
expiration of such quarantine, may be disposed of at the direction of 703
the State Veterinarian. No person who disposes of any animal in 704
accordance with this subsection shall be held criminally or civilly liable 705
therefor. 706
[(d) The commissioner, any] (h) Any animal control officer 707
appointed pursuant to section 22-328, 22-331 or 22-331a or any state or 708
municipal police officer may immediately kill any wild animal [which 709
is displaying] that displays behavior [which] that causes the 710
commissioner, the State Veterinarian, a state or municipal police officer 711
or such animal control officer to reasonably conclude that such animal 712
is rabid. For purposes of this [subsection] section, "wild animal" means 713 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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any mammal which is ferae naturae or wild by nature. 714
[(e)] (i) The commissioner shall institute such measures as the 715
commissioner deems necessary to prevent the transmission of rabies 716
associated with animals in public settings, including, but not limited 717
to, fairs, shows, exhibitions, petting zoos, riding stables, farm tours, pet 718
shops and educational exhibits. 719
[(f)] (j) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance 720
with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsection [(e)] (i) of 721
this section. Such regulations may include requirements for the 722
vaccination of animals against rabies, identification of animals, 723
identification of owners or keepers of such animals, animal enclosures, 724
posting of public advisories, reporting of rabies exposure incidents, 725
records deemed necessary and proper relating to the vaccination of 726
animals against rabies, and any other methods determined by the 727
commissioner to prevent the transmission of rabies. Such regulations 728
may consider the species of animal, the characteristics of the public 729
settings and the nature and type of contact the public may have with 730
animals. 731
(k) Any suspected or confirmed case of rabies shall be reported to 732
the State Veterinarian by the testing diagnostic laboratory or a local 733
director of health or any licensed veterinarian not later than twenty-734
four hours after receipt of such information. 735
(l) Any person who fails to comply with any order issued pursuant 736
to this section shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars. Any dog, cat or 737
other animal subject to a quarantine or confinement order issued 738
pursuant to this section whose owner or keeper fails to comply with 739
such quarantine order may be seized by any state, municipal or 740
regional animal control officer and held in quarantine until such 741
quarantine is complete and the dog, cat or other animal is examined by 742
a licensed veterinarian. All costs associated with a failure to comply 743
with a quarantine or confinement order issued pursuant to this section, 744
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veterinary examination and rabies vaccination shall be paid by the 746
owner or keeper of such animal prior to the release of such animal to 747
such owner or keeper. 748
Sec. 9. Section 22-364b of the general statutes is repealed and the 749
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 750
The owner or keeper of a dog shall restrain and control such dog on 751
a leash when such dog is not on the property of its owner or keeper 752
and is in proximity to a [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with 753
a disability accompanied by [his guide dog] a service animal, provided 754
[the guide dog] such service animal is in the direct custody of such 755
[blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person [, is wearing a harness or an 756
orange-colored leash and collar which makes it readily-identifiable as a 757
guide dog] and is licensed in accordance with section 22-345. Any 758
person who violates the provisions of this section shall have 759
committed an infraction. If an owner or keeper of a dog violates the 760
provisions of this section and, as a result of such violation, such dog 761
attacks and injures the [guide dog] service animal, such owner or 762
keeper shall be liable, as provided in section 22-357, for any damage 763
done to such [guide dog] service animal, and such liability shall 764
include liability for any costs incurred by such [blind, deaf or mobility-765
impaired] person for the veterinary care, rehabilitation or replacement 766
of the injured [guide dog] service animal and for reasonable attorney's 767
fees. 768
Sec. 10. Section 22-367 of the general statutes is repealed and the 769
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 770
Any person owning, keeping or harboring a dog or cat or 771
maintaining a breeding kennel or commercial kennel who violates any 772
provision of this chapter for the violation of which no other penalty is 773
provided, or any regulation legally made and published [for 774
restraining or destroying dogs or cats,] shall be fined not less than two 775
hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both. 776
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the dog or cat presents a certificate of vaccination as required by this 778
chapter. [Constables, municipal animal control officers, regional 779
animal control officers, the] The Chief Animal Control Officer, [the] 780
any animal control [officers, and all prosecuting officers] officer and 781
any municipal or regional control officer shall diligently inquire after, 782
and prosecute for, any violation of any provision of this chapter. [, and 783
the commissioner shall, upon the complaint of any person that such 784
officer is dilatory or negligent in the performance of the officer's duties 785
concerning the enforcement of any such provision, take such action as 786
the officer deems necessary to secure such enforcement.] 787
Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 22-380i of the general statutes is 788
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 789
passage): 790
(a) The program established under section 22-380g shall provide for 791
payment to any participating veterinarian of an amount equivalent to 792
the voucher issued pursuant to section 22-380f for each animal 793
sterilization and vaccinations, coincident with sterilization, performed 794
by such veterinarian upon a dog or cat owned by an eligible owner. 795
For a sterilization procedure, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall 796
establish a rate of reimbursement biennially that is not more than 797
seventy-five per cent of the market rate or the fee charged by 798
veterinarians in the state. [as of October 31, 2021.] In the case of a 799
sterilization fee exceeding the amount of the voucher, the eligible 800
owner shall pay the participating veterinarian the difference between 801
such fee and the amount of the voucher. Such voucher shall be in the 802
amount of thirty dollars, in addition to the amount designated for 803
sterilization, for vaccinations coincident with the sterilization of a dog 804
or cat owned by an eligible owner. 805
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 806
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 807
passage): 808
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any 809 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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person who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the 810
provisions of section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 2-71h, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35 or 7-811
41, subsection (c) of section 7-66, section 7-83, 7-147h, 7-148, 7-148f, 7-812
148o, 7-283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-185, 10-813
193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-254, 10a-35, 12-52, 12-54, 12-129b 814
or 12-170aa, subdivision (3) of subsection (e) of section 12-286, section 815
12-286a, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, subdivision (4) of section 12-408, 816
subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-817
476b, 12-476c, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-818
117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-253, 13a-263 or 819
13b-39f, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90 or 13b-100, 820
subsection (a) of section 13b-108, section 13b-221 or 13b-292, subsection 821
(a) or (b) of section 13b-324, section 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-822
410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, 823
section 13b-414 or 14-4, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-824
12, subsection (d) of section 14-12, subsection (f) of section 14-12a, 825
subsection (a) of section 14-15a, section 14-16c, 14-20a or 14-27a, 826
subsection (f) of section 14-34a, subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 827
14-43, 14-44j, 14-49, 14-50a, 14-58 or 14-62a, subsection (b) of section 14-828
66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection 829
(f) or (i) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a or 14-98, subsection (a), (b) or 830
(d) of section 14-100a, section 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-831
145a or 14-146, subsection (b) of section 14-147, section 14-152, 14-153, 832
14-161 or 14-163b, subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-213b or 833
14-219, subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, subsection (d) of section 14-834
224, section 14-240, 14-250, 14-253a, 14-261a, 14-262, 14-264, 14-266, 14-835
267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-272b, 14-274, 14-275 or 14-275a, subsection (c) 836
of section 14-275c, section 14-276, subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-277, 837
section 14-278, 14-279 or 14-280, subsection (b), (e) or (h) of section 14-838
283, section 14-283d, 14-283e, 14-283f, 14-283g, 14-291, 14-293b, 14-839
296aa, 14-298a, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-300f, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 840
14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, 841
section 15-15e, 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, 842
subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-15, 16-16, 16-44, 16-256e, 16-843
278 or 16a-15, subsection (a) of section 16a-21, section 16a-22, 844 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 16a-106, 17a-24, 17a-145, 845
17a-149 or 17a-152, subsection (b) of section 17a-227, section 17a-465, 846
subsection (c) of section 17a-488, section 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-847
33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 848
19a-102a, 19a-102b, 19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-216a, 19a-849
219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-850
335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-442, 19a-502, 19a-851
565, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-153a, 20-158, 20-231, 20-233, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 852
20-324e, 20-329c or 20-329g, subsection (b) of section 20-334, section 20-853
341l, 20-366, 20-482, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 20-623, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 854
21-43, 21-47, 21-48 or 21-63, subsection (d) of section 21-71, section 21-855
76a or 21-100, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 856
21a-19, section 21a-20 or 21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 857
section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) of section 21a-858
37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63, 21a-70b or 21a-77, subsection (b) or 859
(c) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of 860
subsection (a) of section 21a-159, section 21a-278b, subsection (c), (d) or 861
(e) of section 21a-279a, section 21a-421eee, 21a-421fff, 21a-421hhh, 862
subsection (a) of section 21a-430, section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-863
16, 22-26g, 22-30, 22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39f, 22-49, 22-54, 864
22-61j or 22-61l, subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of section 22-61l, 865
subsection (f) of section 22-61m, subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of 866
section 22-61m, section 22-84, 22-89, 22-90, 22-96, 22-98, 22-99, 22-100 or 867
22-111o, subsection (d) of section 22-118l, section 22-167, subsection (c) 868
of section 22-277, section 22-278, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-869
324a or 22-326, subsection (b), subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (e) or 870
subsection (g) of section 22-344, as amended by this act, subsection (a) 871
or (b) of section 22-344b, as amended by this act, [section 22-344c,] 872
subsection (d) of section 22-344d, section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-354, as 873
amended by this act, 22-359, as amended by this act, 22-366, 22-391, 22-874
413, 22-414, 22-415, 22-415c, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of 875
section 22a-250, section 22a-256g, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, 876
section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, 877
section 22a-449, 22a-450, 22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-45, 23-46 or 23-61b, 878
subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, 879 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 880
25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-43, 26-49, 26-881
54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of 882
section 26-61, section 26-64, subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-883
79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-884
114a, 26-117, subsection (b) of section 26-127, 26-128, 26-128a, 26-131, 885
26-132, 26-138, 26-139 or 26-141, subdivision (1) of section 26-186, 886
section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-887
226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-231, 26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-888
276, 26-280, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-287, 26-288, 26-290, 26-291a, 26-889
292, 26-294, 27-107, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-16, 29-17, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 890
29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or (h) of section 29-161q, section 29-891
161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 892
or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 29-291c, section 29-316 or 29-318, 893
subsection (b) of section 29-335a, section 29-381, 30-19f, 30-48a or 30-894
86a, subsection (b) of section 30-89, subsection (c) or (d) of section 30-895
117, section 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 896
31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47 or 31-48, 897
subsection (b) of section 31-48b, section 31-51, 31-51g, 31-52, 31-52a, 31-898
53 or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 899
31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, 900
section 31-288, 31-348, 33-624, 33-1017, 34-13d or 34-412, subdivision (1) 901
of section 35-20, subsection (a) of section 36a-57, subsection (b) of 902
section 36a-665, section 36a-699, 36a-739, 36a-787, 38a-2 or 38a-140, 903
subsection (a) or (b) of section 38a-278, section 38a-479qq, 38a-479rr, 904
38a-506, 38a-548, 38a-626, 38a-680, 38a-713, 38a-733, 38a-764, 38a-786, 905
38a-828, 38a-829, 38a-885, 42-133hh, 42-230, 42-470 or 42-480, 906
subsection (a) or (c) of section 43-16q, section 45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 907
or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 46a-59, 908
46a-81b, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 46b-38d, 47-34a, 47-47 or 47-53, 909
subsection (i) of section 47a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (k) of 910
section 47a-21, section 49-2a, 49-8a, 49-16, 52-143 or 52-289, subsection 911
(j) of section 52-362, section 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-912
264, 53-280, 53-290a, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-314, 53-321, 53-322, 913
53-323 or 53-331, subsection (b) of section 53-343a, section 53-344, 914 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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subsection (b) or (c) of section 53-344b, subsection (b) of section 53-915
345a, section 53-377, 53-422 or 53-450 or subsection (i) of section 54-36a, 916
or (2) a violation under the provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation 917
of any regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 918
12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation of any ordinance, 919
regulation or bylaw of any town, city or borough, except violations of 920
building codes and the health code, for which the penalty exceeds 921
ninety dollars but does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars, unless 922
such town, city or borough has established a payment and hearing 923
procedure for such violation pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow 924
the procedures set forth in this section. 925
Sec. 13. Sections 22-344c and 22-348 of the general statutes are 926
repealed. (Effective from passage) 927
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 22-329a(e) to (h)
Sec. 2 from passage 22-334
Sec. 3 from passage 22-342
Sec. 4 from passage 22-344
Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 22-344b
Sec. 6 from passage 22-347
Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 22-354(a)
Sec. 8 from passage 22-359
Sec. 9 from passage 22-364b
Sec. 10 from passage 22-367
Sec. 11 from passage 22-380i(a)
Sec. 12 from passage 51-164n(b)
Sec. 13 from passage Repealer section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 8(h), "state or" was added for consistency.
ENV Joint Favorable Subst.