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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general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2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 cause 5
to believe that an animal is neglected or is cruelly treated in violation of 6
section 22-366, 22-415, 53-247, 53-248, 53-249, 53-249a, 53-250, 53-251 or 7
53-252, such officer may file a petition with the superior court which has 8
venue over such matter or with the superior court for the judicial district 9
of Hartford at Hartford, plainly stating such facts of neglect or cruel 10
treatment as to bring the animal within the jurisdiction of the court and 11
praying for appropriate action by the court to ensure the welfare of the 12
animal, including, but not limited to, physical removal and temporary 13
care and custody of the animal, an order to compel the owner of any 14
such animal to provide care in a manner that the court determines is 15
necessary, authorization of an animal control officer or regional animal 16
control officer appointed pursuant to section 22-328, 22-331 or 22-331a, 17
as applicable, or a licensed veterinarian to provide care for the animal 18 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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on site, vesting of ownership of the animal, the posting of a bond in 19
accordance with subsection (f) of this section and the assessment of costs 20
in accordance with subsection (h) of this section. Upon the filing of such 21
petition, the court shall cause a summons for an order to show cause to 22
be issued requiring the owner or owners or person having responsibility 23
for the care of the animal, if known, to appear in court at the time and 24
place named. If the owner or owners or person having responsibility for 25
the care of the animal is not known, notice of the time and place of the 26
hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper having a 27
circulation in the town where the animal is located not less than forty-28
eight hours prior to the date and time of the hearing. If it appears from 29
the allegations of the petition filed pursuant to this subsection and other 30
affirmations of fact accompanying the petition, or provided subsequent 31
thereto, that there is reasonable cause to find that the animal's condition 32
or the circumstances surrounding its care require the immediate 33
removal of the animal from the owner or owners or person having 34
responsibility for the care of the animal to safeguard its welfare, the 35
court shall issue an order vesting in some suitable state, municipal or 36
other public or private agency or person the animal's temporary care 37
and custody pending a hearing on the petition which hearing shall be 38
held not later than ten days after the issuance of such order for such 39
temporary care and custody. The service of such order may be made by 40
any officer authorized by law to serve process, state police officer or 41
indifferent person and shall be served not less than forty-eight hours 42
prior to the date and time of such hearing. 43
(f) If the court issues an order vesting the animal's temporary care 44
and custody in some suitable state, municipal or other public or private 45
agency or person, the owner or owners shall either relinquish 46
ownership of the animal or post a [surety bond or] cash bond with the 47
agency or person in whom the animal's temporary care and custody was 48
vested or with such agency's counsel of record in the case. The [surety 49
bond or] cash bond shall be in the amount of [five hundred] one 50
thousand dollars for each animal placed in the temporary care or 51
custody of such agency or person and shall secure payment for the 52 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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reasonable expenses of the agency or person having temporary care and 53
custody of the animal in caring and providing for such animal until the 54
court makes a finding as to the animal's disposition under subsection (g) 55
of this section. The requirement that a bond be posted may be waived if 56
such owner provides satisfactory evidence that such owner is indigent 57
and unable to pay for such bond. 58
(g) (1) If, after hearing, the court finds that the animal is neglected or 59
cruelly treated, it shall vest ownership of the animal in any state, 60
municipal or other public or private agency which is permitted by law 61
to care for neglected or cruelly treated animals or with any person found 62
to be suitable or worthy of such responsibility by the court. 63
(2) If, after hearing, the court finds that the animal is so injured or 64
diseased that it should be humanely euthanized, the court may order 65
that such animal be humanely euthanized by a licensed veterinarian. 66
(3) If, after hearing, the court finds that the animal is not neglected or 67
cruelly treated, it may cause the animal to be returned to its owner or 68
owners or person having responsibility for its care or, if such owner or 69
owners or person is unknown or unwilling to resume caring for such 70
animal, it may vest ownership of the animal in any state, municipal or 71
other public or private agency or person found to be suitable or worthy 72
of such responsibility. 73
(4) If the court makes a finding under subdivision (1) or (2) of this 74
subsection less than thirty days after the issuance of an order of 75
temporary care and custody and the owner of the animal has posted a 76
bond, the agency or person with whom the bond was posted shall return 77
the balance of such bond, if any, to the owner. The amount of the bond 78
to be returned to the owner shall be calculated at the rate of fifteen 79
dollars per day per animal or twenty-five dollars per day per animal if 80
the animal is a horse or other large livestock for the number of days less 81
than thirty that such agency or person has not had temporary care and 82
custody of the animal less any veterinary costs and expenses incurred 83
for the welfare of the animal. 84 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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(5) If the court makes a finding under subdivision (3) of this 85
subsection after the issuance of an order of temporary care and custody 86
and the owner of the animal has posted a bond, the agency or person 87
with whom the bond was posted shall return such bond to such owner. 88
(h) If the court finds that the animal is neglected or cruelly treated, 89
the expenses incurred by the state or a municipality in providing proper 90
food, shelter and care to an animal it has taken custody of under 91
subsection (a) or (b) of this section and the expenses incurred by any 92
state, municipal or other public or private agency or person in providing 93
temporary care and custody pursuant to an order vesting temporary 94
care and custody, calculated at the rate of [fifteen] twenty dollars per 95
day per animal or [twenty-five] thirty dollars per day per animal if the 96
animal is a horse or other large livestock until the date ownership is 97
vested pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of this section shall 98
be paid by the owner or owners or person having responsibility for the 99
care of the animal. In addition, all veterinary costs and expenses 100
incurred for the welfare of the animal [that are not covered by the per 101
diem rate] shall be paid by the owner or owners or person having 102
responsibility for the animal. 103
Sec. 2. Section 22-334 of the general statutes is repealed and the 104
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 105
On or before the tenth day of each month, each municipal animal 106
control officer shall [present to the chief administrative officer of the 107
town a sworn statement of the services rendered by the municipal 108
animal control officer in the performance of official duties during the 109
previous month] report their services rendered in the performance of 110
their official duties for the previous month to the Commissioner of 111
Agriculture and the chief administrative officer for the town or region 112
in which such services were rendered. The commissioner shall prescribe 113
and provide the forms for such statements. [and a copy of each such 114
statement shall be forwarded to the commissioner by the chief 115
administrative officer promptly upon receipt. Upon presentation of 116
such statement, each municipal animal control officer, other than an 117 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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officer employed on a salary basis, shall be paid by such city or town 118
from the dog fund account (1) five dollars for each dog returned to its 119
owner or sold as a pet and four dollars for each dog captured, 120
impounded and killed, or otherwise disposed of as provided in this 121
chapter, (2) such expenses as the appointing authority may approve and 122
(3) such other remuneration as the officers having jurisdiction thereof 123
direct. Each municipal animal control officer employed on a salary basis 124
shall be paid, in addition to a regular salary, a bonus of one dollar for 125
each dog returned to its owner or sold as a pet. Each municipal animal 126
control officer shall pay to the town treasurer or other fiscal officer for 127
deposit in the dog fund account all moneys received by the officer in the 128
performance of official duties. Each regional animal control officer shall 129
pay to the commissioner for deposit with the State Treasurer all such 130
moneys received by the officer. Such moneys shall be deposited in the 131
dog fund account and credited to the town from which it was collected 132
for purposes of payment of the amount due under subsection (b) of 133
section 22-331a.] 134
Sec. 3. Section 22-342 of the general statutes is repealed and the 135
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 136
(a) Any owner or keeper of a [kennel who] facility that breeds more 137
than two litters of dogs annually shall apply to the town clerk in the 138
town in which such [kennel] facility is located for a breeding kennel 139
facility license. Any owner or keeper of a [kennel who] facility that 140
breeds not more than two litters of dogs annually may apply to the town 141
clerk of the town in which such [kennel] facility is located for a breeding 142
kennel facility license. For the purposes of this section, annually shall 143
refer to the breeding kennel facility license year which begins July first. 144
Such town clerk shall issue to such applicant a breeding kennel facility 145
license on a form prescribed by the commissioner for a period from the 146
date of such application until the thirtieth day of the ensuing June. The 147
license shall specify the name and number of the breeding kennel, the 148
name of the owner and the name of the keeper and shall be in lieu of 149
any other license required for any dog of either sex which may be kept 150 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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in such breeding kennel during the period for which the license is 151
issued. Each license may be renewed from year to year by the town clerk 152
upon application of such owner or keeper. Each such owner or keeper 153
shall cause to be kept, upon each dog in such breeding kennel, while it 154
is at large, a collar or harness of leather or other suitable material, to 155
which collar or harness shall be securely attached a tag or plate upon 156
which shall appear the number of the breeding kennel facility license, 157
the name of the town issuing the license and the year of license. Such 158
plates or tags shall be furnished by the town clerk of the town in which 159
such breeding kennel facility is licensed, at a cost of ten cents each, in 160
such numbers, not fewer than the number of dogs kept in such breeding 161
kennel, and at such time as the licensee may request. The fee for each 162
breeding kennel facility license, when no more than ten dogs are kept in 163
the breeding kennel, shall be fifty dollars, and for a license for a breeding 164
kennel containing more than ten dogs, the fee shall be one hundred 165
dollars, except that in the case of a breeding kennel started after the first 166
day of July, the license fee for the remainder of the year shall be a 167
proportional part of the fee charged for one year. If the owner or keeper 168
of any established [kennel] facility fails to obtain the breeding kennel 169
facility license, as required by this section, on or before June thirtieth, 170
[he] such owner or keeper shall pay one dollar for each dog kept therein, 171
in addition to the regular breeding kennel facility license fee. 172
(b) [The commissioner, the Chief Animal Control Officer or any state 173
animal control officer may at any time inspect any kennel including all 174
facilities of any kennel in which dogs are bred or housed or cause it to 175
be inspected by a Connecticut licensed veterinarian appointed by the 176
commissioner. If, in the judgment of the commissioner, such kennel is 177
not being maintained in good repair and in a sanitary and humane 178
manner or if the commissioner finds that communicable or infectious 179
disease or other unsatisfactory conditions exist in the kennel, he may 180
issue such orders as he deems necessary for the correction of such 181
conditions and may quarantine the premises and animals. If the owner 182
or keeper of such kennel fails to comply with such orders, the 183
commissioner shall revoke or suspend the kennel license of such owner 184 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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or keeper.] Any facility used as a breeding kennel may be inspected by 185
any animal control officer appointed pursuant to section 22-331 or 22-186
331a with jurisdiction in the municipality in which the breeding kennel 187
facility is located and upon receipt of any complaint concerning such 188
facility. Such inspection may include review of the sanitary conditions 189
in which the dogs are kept, compliance with any dog's access to proper 190
and wholesome food, water, exercise and veterinary care when 191
necessary, including rabies vaccinations and records of veterinary care 192
and the transfer of dogs or puppies to new owners. Any crate or other 193
enclosures in which dogs are kept for more than four hours shall be 194
clean and in good repair such that they do not pose a hazard to the dogs 195
and shall be of sufficient size as to allow the dogs to stand, sit, lie down, 196
turn around and make normal postural movements. If any such animal 197
control officer finds conditions exist in the breeding kennel facility that 198
may adversely affect the health, safety and welfare of the dogs, such 199
officer may issue such orders as are necessary for the correction of such 200
conditions. If such animal control officer suspects a communicable or 201
infectious disease is present, such officer may order the licensee to 202
consult a licensed veterinarian in this state at such licensee's own 203
expense to address the suspected health condition. The licensee shall be 204
required to implement any recommendations and orders of the animal 205
control officer and any recommendations of the attending veterinarian. 206
The municipality may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue any license 207
under this section for cause. 208
(c) Any person aggrieved by any order issued under the provisions 209
of this section may appeal to the [Superior Court in accordance with the 210
provisions of section 4-183] superior court of the judicial district in 211
which such municipality is located, provided such appeal is made not 212
later than fifteen days after the date of the order. 213
(d) Any person maintaining a breeding kennel facility after such 214
license has been revoked or suspended as herein provided shall be 215
guilty of a class [B] D misdemeanor. 216
(e) Any owner or keeper of a breeding kennel who breeds more than 217 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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two litters of dogs annually and (1) fails to apply for a breeding kennel 218
facility license as required in subsection (a) of this section, [or] (2) fails 219
to allow an inspection of such facility as required in subsection (b) of 220
this section, or (3) fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to 221
subsection (b) of this section, shall for a first offense have committed an 222
infraction and for a second or subsequent offense be guilty of a class [B] 223
D misdemeanor. 224
(f) Any person found guilty of violating section 53-247 shall not be 225
eligible to hold a license issued pursuant to this section. Any business 226
entity with any person with a controlling interest who is found guilty of 227
violating section 53-247 shall not be eligible to hold a license issued 228
pursuant to this section. 229
Sec. 4. Section 22-344 of the general statutes is repealed and the 230
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 231
(a) (1) No person shall maintain a commercial kennel until [he] such 232
person has obtained from the commissioner a license to maintain such 233
kennel under such regulations as the commissioner provides as to 234
sanitation, disease and humane treatment of dogs or cats and the 235
protection of the public safety. Upon written application and the 236
payment of a fee of four hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue 237
such license to be effective until the second December thirty-first 238
following issuance provided the commissioner finds (A) that such 239
regulations have been complied with, and (B) in the case of each initial 240
application for such license, that the zoning enforcement official of the 241
municipality wherein such kennel is to be maintained has certified that 242
the kennel conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Such license 243
shall be renewed biennially, not later than December thirty-first, in 244
accordance with the provisions of this section, and may be transferred 245
by the licensee to another premises upon approval of the commissioner. 246
(2) Any person who maintains a commercial kennel and who 247
advertises the services of such commercial kennel shall cause the license 248
number for such commercial kennel, as issued pursuant to this section, 249 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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to clearly appear in such advertisement. The commissioner may adopt 250
regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to prescribe the 251
requirements for the appearance of the license number of a commercial 252
kennel in any form of advertisement. Such regulation may include, but 253
need not be limited to, the size, font and location of such license number 254
for any given form of advertisement. 255
(3) For purposes of this subsection, no person who boards three or 256
fewer cats or dogs in his or her residence shall be required to obtain a 257
commercial kennel license pursuant to this subsection. 258
(b) No person shall maintain a pet shop until [he] such person has 259
obtained from the commissioner a license to maintain such pet shop 260
under such regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, 261
disease and humane treatment of animals and the protection of the 262
public safety. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of four 263
hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue such license to be 264
effective until the second December thirty-first following issuance 265
provided the commissioner finds (1) that such regulations have been 266
complied with, and (2) in the case of each initial application for such 267
license, that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality wherein 268
such pet shop is to be maintained has certified that the pet shop 269
conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Application for renewal 270
of such license shall be made biennially by not later than the second 271
December thirty-first following issuance. Such pet shop license may be 272
transferred by the licensee to another premises upon the approval of the 273
commissioner. The commissioner, after consultation with the 274
Commissioners of Public Health and Energy and Environmental 275
Protection, shall establish and maintain, pursuant to regulations 276
adopted in accordance with chapter 54, a list of animals which are 277
deemed to be injurious to the health and safety of the public or whose 278
maintenance in captivity is detrimental to the health and safety of the 279
animal. The sale or offer of sale of any animal which is on said list is 280
prohibited and any person who violates this provision shall be fined not 281
more than five hundred dollars. 282 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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(c) No person shall engage in the business of grooming or 283
maintaining a grooming facility until such person has obtained from the 284
commissioner a license to maintain such facility under such regulations 285
as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, disease and humane 286
treatment of such animals and the protection of the public safety. Upon 287
written application and the payment of a fee of two hundred dollars, the 288
commissioner shall issue such license to be effective until the second 289
December thirty-first following issuance provided the commissioner 290
finds (1) that such regulations have been complied with, and (2) in the 291
case of each initial application for such license, that the zoning 292
enforcement official of the municipality wherein such grooming is to be 293
maintained has certified that the facility conforms to the municipal 294
zoning regulations. Such license shall be renewed biennially, not later 295
than the second December thirty-first following issuance, in accordance 296
with the provisions of this section, and may be transferred by the 297
licensee to other premises upon approval of the commissioner. 298
(d) No person shall maintain a training facility until such person has 299
obtained from the commissioner a license to maintain such facility 300
under such regulations as the commissioner provides as to sanitation, 301
disease and humane treatment of such animals and the protection of 302
public safety. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of two 303
hundred dollars, the commissioner shall issue such license to be 304
effective until the second December thirty-first following issuance 305
provided the commissioner finds (1) that such regulations have been 306
complied with, and (2) in the case of each initial application for such 307
license, that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality wherein 308
such training facility is to be maintained has certified that the facility 309
conforms to the municipal zoning regulations. Such license shall be 310
renewed biennially not later than the second December thirty-first 311
following issuance upon the terms required for the original license and 312
may be transferred by the licensee to another premises upon approval 313
of the commissioner. 314
(e) (1) No animal importer shall import any dog or cat into this state 315 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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until such person registers as an animal importer with the 316
commissioner. Such registration shall be on a form as prescribed by the 317
commissioner. Such registration shall require the submission of the 318
following information: (A) The name, mailing address, business 319
address, telephone number and Internet address of such registrant, (B) 320
if such registrant is domiciled out-of-state, the name, Connecticut 321
address and phone number of a Connecticut-based agent for service of 322
process, and (C) the number of animals brought into the state during the 323
prior year by such animal importer and the state or country of origin for 324
each such animal. Such registration shall be accompanied by payment 325
of a fee of two hundred dollars and shall be valid until the second 326
December thirty-first following such registration. Such registration shall 327
be renewed biennially not later than the second December thirty-first 328
following issuance, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, 329
provided the commissioner determines that such registrant complies 330
with any requirements provided by the commissioner as to the health, 331
safety and humane treatment of animals that is applicable to animal 332
importers. Such registration shall not be required for any employee or 333
volunteer of a registered animal importer or other person who is 334
required to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, 335
provided such employee, volunteer or other person is not otherwise an 336
animal importer. Any person who violates the provisions of this 337
subdivision shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. 338
(2) Any animal importer who intends to offer for sale, adoption or 339
transfer any dog or cat at a venue or location that is open to the public 340
or at an outdoor location, including, but not limited to, a parking lot or 341
shopping center, shall provide notice to the Department of Agriculture 342
and the municipal zoning enforcement officer of the town where any 343
such sale, adoption or transfer will occur, not later than ten days prior 344
to such event. Such notice shall state the date for such sale, adoption or 345
transfer event, the exact location of such event and the anticipated 346
number of animals for sale, adoption or transfer at such event. Any 347
person who fails to provide notice as required pursuant to this 348
subdivision shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars per animal 349 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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that is offered for sale, adoption or transfer at such event. 350
(3) For the purpose of this subsection, "animal importer" means a 351
person who brings any dog or cat into this state from any other 352
sovereign entity for the purpose of offering such dog or cat to any 353
person for sale, adoption or transfer in exchange for any fee, sale, 354
voluntary contribution, service or any other consideration. "Animal 355
importer" includes any commercial or nonprofit animal rescue or 356
adoption, humane relocation or delivery organization that is not 357
otherwise required to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter. 358
(4) The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to apply 359
to any animal importer who offers a dog or cat for sale to a pet shop that 360
is licensed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this 361
section, provided such animal is delivered directly to a pet shop. 362
(5) The Commissioner of Agriculture may inspect any animal 363
imported by an animal importer or any record required to be kept by 364
such animal importer, provided such inspection shall not authorize the 365
entry of the commissioner into the residence of such animal importer. 366
(6) Not later than December 31, 2013, the Commissioner of 367
Agriculture shall prescribe the conditions that constitute the humane 368
treatment of animals that are applicable to animal importers. Such 369
conditions shall include, but not be limited to, the appropriate shelter, 370
availability of food and water and standard of care to be provided by an 371
animal importer to such animals. 372
(f) No [person] individual or private entity shall operate or maintain 373
an animal shelter until [he or she] such individual or private entity 374
registers such animal shelter with the commissioner to operate and 375
maintain such animal shelter under such regulations as the 376
commissioner provides as to sanitation, disease and humane treatment 377
of dogs or cats and the protection of the public safety. Upon written 378
application and payment of a fee of fifty dollars to offset administrative 379
costs of such registrations, the commissioner shall issue such 380 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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registration to be effective until the second December thirty-first 381
following issuance provided the commissioner finds [(A)] (1) that such 382
regulations have been complied with, and [(B)] (2) in the case of each 383
initial application for such registration, that the zoning enforcement 384
official of the municipality wherein such animal shelter is to be operated 385
or maintained has certified that the animal shelter conforms to the 386
municipal zoning regulations. Such registration shall be renewed 387
biennially, not later than December thirty-first, in accordance with the 388
provisions of this section, and may be transferred by the registrant to 389
another premises upon approval of the commissioner. For purposes of 390
this subsection, "animal shelter" means any individual or private entity 391
that operates a building or facility that is used solely to house homeless 392
animals for the purpose of rescue or adoption and that is not operated 393
within a private residence. 394
(g) The commissioner may, at any time, inspect or cause to be 395
inspected by the commissioner's agents any such commercial kennel, 396
animal shelter, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility, and if, (1) 397
in the commissioner's judgment such commercial kennel, animal 398
shelter, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is not being 399
maintained in a sanitary and humane manner or in a manner that 400
protects the public safety, (2) the commissioner finds that contagious, 401
infectious or communicable disease or other unsatisfactory conditions 402
exist, or (3) in the case of a pet shop, the commissioner finds any 403
violation of the provisions of section 22a-381d, the commissioner may 404
issue a fine to such commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, 405
grooming facility or training facility of not more than five hundred 406
dollars for each animal that is the subject of such violation, may issue 407
such orders as the commissioner deems necessary for the correction of 408
such conditions and may quarantine the premises and animals. If the 409
owner or keeper of such commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, 410
grooming facility or training facility fails to comply with the regulations 411
or orders of the commissioner, or fails to comply with any provision of 412
the statutes or regulations relating to dogs or other animals, the 413
commissioner may refuse to issue or renew, revoke or suspend such 414 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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license or registration, as applicable. Any person aggrieved by any order 415
issued under the provisions of this section may appeal therefrom in 416
accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. Any person 417
maintaining any commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, grooming 418
facility or training facility without having obtained a license or 419
registration for the same, as applicable or after any such license or 420
registration has been revoked or suspended as provided herein shall be 421
fined not more than two hundred dollars. The provisions of this section 422
shall not apply to veterinary hospitals, except those boarding or 423
grooming dogs for nonmedical purposes, and other establishments 424
where all the dogs or animals were born and raised on the premises 425
where they are kept for sale. 426
(h) The provisions of subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of this section 427
requiring certification by the zoning enforcement official that every 428
commercial kennel, pet shop, grooming facility and training facility 429
conforms to the zoning regulations of the municipality wherein such 430
kennel, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is maintained 431
shall not apply to any person who is licensed under said subsections 432
and maintained any such commercial kennel, pet shop or grooming 433
facility prior to October 1, 1977, provided such person does not relocate 434
such commercial kennel, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility 435
in a zone in which such commercial kennel, pet shop, grooming facility 436
or training facility is not a permitted use. In addition, the provisions of 437
said subsections and subsection (f) requiring certification by the zoning 438
enforcement official that every commercial kennel, animal shelter, pet 439
shop, grooming facility and training facility conforms to the zoning 440
regulations of the municipality wherein such commercial kennel, 441
animal shelter, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is 442
maintained shall not apply when a zone in which such commercial 443
kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility is 444
maintained is changed to a use which does not permit such commercial 445
kennel, animal shelter, pet shop, grooming facility or training facility in 446
such zone. 447 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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(i) Any person found guilty of violating section 53-247 shall not be 448
eligible to hold a license issued pursuant to this section. Any business 449
entity with any person with a controlling interest who is found guilty of 450
violating section 53-247 shall not be eligible to hold a license issued 451
pursuant to this section. 452
Sec. 5. Section 22-344b of the general statutes is repealed and the 453
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 454
(a) A pet shop licensee shall, prior to offering a dog or cat for sale and 455
thereafter at intervals of fifteen days until such dog or cat is sold, 456
provide for examination of such dog or cat by a veterinarian licensed 457
under chapter 384. Such licensee shall maintain [a] an electronic or 458
paper record of the veterinary examinations and services rendered for 459
each dog or cat offered for sale. 460
(b) (1) If, (A) within twenty days of sale, any such dog or cat becomes 461
ill or dies of any illness which existed in such dog or cat at the time of 462
the sale, or (B) within six months of sale, any such dog or cat is 463
diagnosed with a congenital defect that adversely affects or will 464
adversely affect the health of such dog or cat, such licensee shall: (i) 465
Reimburse such consumer for the value of the actual services and 466
medications provided to such dog or cat by any veterinarian licensed 467
pursuant to chapter 384 for the treatment of such illness or congenital 468
defect upon the presentation by such consumer to such licensee of a 469
certificate from such veterinarian that such dog or cat suffers or suffered 470
from such illness or congenital defect, provided such reimbursement 471
shall not exceed (I) the full purchase price of such dog or cat for any dog 472
or cat purchased for five hundred dollars or more, and (II) five hundred 473
dollars for any dog or cat purchased for less than five hundred dollars. 474
No licensee may require the consumer to return such dog or cat to such 475
licensee to receive such reimbursement, or (ii) at the option of such 476
consumer, replace the dog or cat or refund in full the purchase price of 477
such dog or cat: (I) In the case of illness or such congenital defect, upon 478
return of the dog or cat to the pet shop and the receipt of a certificate 479
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consumer, stating that the dog or cat is ill from a condition which existed 481
at the time of sale, or suffers from such congenital defect, and (II) in the 482
case of death, the receipt of a certificate from a veterinarian licensed 483
under chapter 384 and selected by the consumer, stating that the dog or 484
cat died from an illness or a congenital defect which existed at the time 485
of sale. The presentation of such certificate shall be sufficient proof to 486
claim reimbursement or replacement and the return of such deceased 487
dog or cat to the pet shop shall not be required. Any such consumer may 488
seek the assistance of the Commissioner of Agriculture in the event that 489
the licensee fails to reimburse such consumer in accordance with the 490
provisions of this subsection. No such refund or replacement shall be 491
made if such illness or death resulted from maltreatment or neglect by 492
a person other than the licensee or such licensee's agent or employee. A 493
licensee shall not be subject to the obligations imposed by this 494
subsection for the sale of a cat where such cat has been spayed or 495
neutered prior to its sale. In the event the licensee fails to comply with a 496
demand for reimbursement or replacement, the consumer may bring an 497
action in the Superior Court to enforce the provisions of this section. 498
(2) Each pet shop licensee who sells dogs or cats shall post a statement 499
of customer rights pursuant to this section in a location that is readily 500
visible to the public and also provide a copy of such statement to any 501
purchaser of a dog or cat at the time of purchase. The commissioner shall 502
prescribe the content of such statement. Any statement of customer 503
rights posted pursuant to this section shall be printed in black lettering 504
of not less than twenty point size upon a white background. Any 505
licensee who violates the provisions of this subdivision shall be fined 506
two hundred fifty dollars. 507
(c) Any licensee who violates any provision of subsection (a) [or 508
subdivision (1) of subsection (b)] of this section shall be fined not more 509
than five hundred dollars. [Any fine assessed pursuant to this 510
subsection for a failure to reimburse a consumer, as described in 511
subsection (b) of this section, shall not preclude or be in lieu of any such 512
reimbursement.] 513 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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Sec. 6. Section 22-347 of the general statutes is repealed and the 514
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 515
Within thirty days after receipt of the fees for dog licenses and tags, 516
each town clerk shall deduct one dollar for each dog licensed, two 517
dollars for each kennel license issued and fifty cents for each 518
replacement tag issued and pay the balance to the town treasurer or 519
other proper fiscal officer. Each town treasurer or fiscal officer, as the 520
case may be, shall keep a separate dog fund account of all fees received 521
from the town clerk, and all receipts from the municipal animal control 522
officer and expended by said officer under the provisions of this chapter, 523
and shall pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture, on September first of 524
each year, fifty per cent of all moneys received from the sale of licenses 525
prior to July first, or forty per cent of all such moneys if the town has 526
made a survey of unlicensed dogs in accordance with the provisions of 527
section 22-349, and include with such payment a statement of the 528
number of licenses issued during such year. All moneys received from 529
licenses sold after June thirtieth and all moneys received from the 530
municipal animal control officer and all license fees returned to the town 531
by the State Treasurer, at the request of the commissioner, [under the 532
provisions of section 22-348] shall be kept by the town treasurer or other 533
fiscal officer in the separate dog fund account. The town treasurer or 534
other fiscal officer shall, on the ensuing September first, send fifty per 535
cent, or forty per cent as the case may be, of all license fees in such 536
account to the commissioner, including any penalty fees collected 537
pursuant to section 22-338. All payments to the commissioner shall be 538
accompanied by an account thereof in a form prescribed by the 539
commissioner and a copy of such account shall be sent to the 540
commissioner. Upon the failure of any town treasurer or other fiscal 541
officer to pay any amount due pursuant to this section, or any portion 542
thereof, within forty-five days from its due date, the commissioner shall 543
add interest of one and one-fourth per cent per month or fraction thereof 544
on the amount unpaid per month or fraction thereof from the due date 545
of such payment to the date of payment and a penalty in the amount of 546
ten per cent of the amount unpaid or fifty dollars, whichever is greater. 547 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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All funds in the dog fund account, except such funds as are to be sent to 548
the commissioner, shall be used only for the compensation of municipal 549
animal control officers, license certificates, tags, the construction and 550
maintenance of dog pounds, the detention and care of impounded dogs 551
in accordance with section 22-336, municipal animal control officer's 552
equipment, dog supplies and such veterinary fees as are provided for 553
by law or regulations and shall not be used for any other purpose except 554
upon written approval of the commissioner. No fees paid into the 555
treasury of the town for tags or licenses for dogs shall be paid back to 556
the persons from whom they were collected. 557
Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 22-354 of the general statutes is 558
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 559
2023): 560
(a) Any dog or cat imported into this state shall be accompanied by a 561
certificate of health issued no earlier than thirty days prior to the date of 562
importation by a licensed, graduate veterinarian accredited by the 563
United States Department of Agriculture stating that such dog or cat is 564
free from symptoms of any infectious, contagious or communicable 565
disease, and that such dog or cat, if three months of age or older, is 566
currently vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian. A copy of such 567
health certificate shall be forwarded promptly to the commissioner from 568
the livestock sanitary official of the state of origin. Any dog or cat 569
originating from a rabies quarantine area shall have permission of the 570
State Veterinarian prior to importation into this state. No person, firm 571
or corporation shall import or export for the purposes of sale, adoption 572
or transfer or offering for sale, adoption or transfer any dog or cat under 573
the age of eight weeks unless such dog or cat is transported with its dam 574
and no person, firm or corporation shall sell or offer for adoption or 575
transfer within the state any dog or cat under the age of eight weeks. 576
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this 577
subsection or bringing any dog or cat into this state from an area under 578
quarantine for rabies shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars. 579
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 581
(a) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may make 582
such orders for the testing for rabies, adequate confinement, quarantine, 583
control or [destruction] humane euthanasia of any dog, cat or other 584
animal as [he deems] necessary to prevent the spread of rabies and to 585
protect the public. [therefrom provided, notwithstanding the provisions 586
of section 22-358, a] Any local director of health may order the 587
[destruction] humane euthanasia of any unowned animal [which] that 588
is not currently vaccinated for rabies for the purpose of rabies testing if 589
the director finds that the animal has bitten a person and the health or 590
life of such person may be threatened. [Any person who fails to comply 591
with any order made under the provisions of this section shall be fined 592
not more than one hundred dollars.] 593
(b) The commissioner [, the Chief Animal Control Officer, any animal 594
control officer or any municipal animal control officer] or any animal 595
control officer appointed pursuant to section 22-328, 22-331 or 22-331a 596
shall quarantine any animal in a public pound, veterinary hospital, 597
kennel or other building or enclosure approved by the commissioner for 598
such purpose, if in the determination of the commissioner or such 599
officer, such animal is rabid or is suspected of being rabid, or has been 600
bitten by, or may have been bitten by, or has been in contact with or 601
exposed to, a rabid animal or an animal suspected of carrying rabies or 602
any wild animal as defined in subsection (d) of this section. The length 603
of such quarantine period shall be determined by the commissioner or 604
the State Veterinarian who shall take into account the age, general health 605
and vaccination history of the animal as well as current accepted 606
veterinary practices. Any suspected or confirmed case of rabies shall be 607
reported by such officer to the [commissioner by a local director of 608
health or board of health or any veterinarian within] State Veterinarian 609
not later than twenty-four hours of receipt of such information. 610
(c) Whenever a person, companion animal or other animal has been 611
bitten or attacked by a dog, cat or ferret, any [state, municipal or 612
regional] animal control officer appointed pursuant to section 22-328, 613 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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22-331 or 22-331a shall quarantine such biting or attacking dog, cat or 614
ferret for ten days. During such quarantine such biting or attacking dog, 615
cat or ferret shall be observed for clinical signs of rabies. On the tenth 616
day of such quarantine, such dog, cat or ferret shall be examined by the 617
State Veterinarian or a person designated by the State Veterinarian to 618
determine whether such quarantine shall be continued or removed. The 619
quarantine of a biting or attacking dog, cat or ferret shall conform to one 620
of the following: (1) When the biting or attacking dog, cat or ferret has a 621
current rabies vaccination, the biting or attacking dog, cat or ferret shall 622
be quarantined in a public pound or in a veterinary hospital or in a 623
commercial kennel approved by the State Veterinarian for such purpose 624
or on the premises of the owner or keeper of such biting dog, cat or ferret 625
when such premises is adequate for the confinement of such animal, as 626
determined by the authority that issued such order; or (2) when the 627
biting or attacking dog, cat or ferret does not have a current rabies 628
vaccination, the biting or attacking dog, cat or ferret shall be 629
quarantined in a public pound or in a veterinary hospital or in a 630
commercial kennel approved by the State Veterinarian for such 631
purpose, or the dog, cat or ferret may be quarantined or confined on the 632
premises of the owner or keeper of the biting or attacking dog, cat or 633
ferret due to medical necessity determined by a licensed veterinarian 634
when such premises is adequate for the confinement of such animal and 635
acceptable to the municipality or agency issuing the quarantine order 636
and provided such animal is vaccinated for rabies by a licensed 637
veterinarian on the tenth day of such quarantine. 638
(d) The management, confinement, quarantine or disposition of 639
biting or attacking animals other than dogs, cats or ferrets shall be 640
determined by the State Veterinarian who shall take into account the 641
age, general health, rabies vaccination status of the biting or attacking 642
animal, the rabies vaccination status of the animal exposed to or bitten 643
by rabid or suspected rabid wildlife and the current national 644
recommendations for the prevention and control of rabies. 645
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confined pursuant to this section may authorize the humane euthanasia 647
of such animal by a licensed veterinarian at any time before the end of 648
the quarantine or confinement period for the purpose of testing such 649
animal for rabies. Any animal so euthanized shall be examined for 650
rabies by the Connecticut Department of Public Health [virology 651
laboratory] Laboratory or any laboratory authorized by the Connecticut 652
Department of Public Health. The veterinarian performing the 653
euthanasia shall be responsible for ensuring that the head of the 654
euthanized animal is delivered to the appropriate laboratory for rabies 655
examination not later than forty-eight hours after such euthanasia. The 656
costs of any such quarantine, veterinary examination, rabies 657
vaccination, euthanasia and rabies testing shall be the responsibility of 658
the owner or keeper of any animal quarantined or confined pursuant to 659
this section. 660
[(b)] (f) Any dog, cat or other animal held in quarantine [which] that 661
is clinically diagnosed as rabid by [two licensed veterinarians, at least 662
one of whom shall be engaged in private practice,] a licensed 663
veterinarian or the State Veterinarian shall be humanely euthanized 664
immediately without prior notice to the owner or keeper of same. No 665
person who [kills] humanely euthanizes any animal in accordance with 666
this subsection shall be held criminally or civilly liable therefor. Any 667
animal that is humanely euthanized pursuant to this subsection shall be 668
examined for rabies by the Connecticut Department of Public Health 669
Laboratory or any laboratory authorized by the Connecticut 670
Department of Public Health. The veterinarian performing the 671
euthanasia shall be responsible for ensuring that the head of the 672
euthanized animal is delivered to the appropriate laboratory for rabies 673
examination not later than forty-eight hours after being euthanized. 674
[(c)] (g) Any animal, other than a dog, [which] that is quarantined 675
pursuant to this section which is not claimed by its owner or keeper 676
[within the period] not later than five days after the expiration of such 677
quarantine may be sold or given away by the municipal or regional 678
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health. The animal may only be sold or given away as a pet to a person 680
who satisfies [the] such officer that the animal will be given a good home 681
and proper care. The municipal animal control officer may retain 682
possession of such animal for such additional period of time as [he may 683
deem advisable in order] necessary to place such animal. Any animal, 684
other than a dog, [which] that is quarantined pursuant to this section 685
[which] and that is not claimed by its owner or keeper [within the period 686
of] not later than five days after the expiration of such quarantine and 687
[which] that is not sold by the municipal or regional animal control 688
officer [within] not later than five days [of] after the expiration of such 689
quarantine, may be disposed of at the direction of the State Veterinarian. 690
No person who disposes of any animal in accordance with this 691
subsection shall be held criminally or civilly liable therefor. 692
[(d) The commissioner, any] (h) Any animal control officer appointed 693
pursuant to section 22-328, 22-331 or 22-331a or any state or municipal 694
police officer may immediately kill any wild animal [which is 695
displaying] that displays behavior [which] that causes the 696
commissioner, the State Veterinarian, a state or municipal police officer 697
or such animal control officer to reasonably conclude that such animal 698
is rabid. For purposes of this [subsection] section, "wild animal" means 699
any mammal which is ferae naturae or wild by nature. 700
[(e)] (i) The commissioner shall institute such measures as the 701
commissioner deems necessary to prevent the transmission of rabies 702
associated with animals in public settings, including, but not limited to, 703
fairs, shows, exhibitions, petting zoos, riding stables, farm tours, pet 704
shops and educational exhibits. 705
[(f)] (j) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 706
chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsection [(e)] (i) of this 707
section. Such regulations may include requirements for the vaccination 708
of animals against rabies, identification of animals, identification of 709
owners or keepers of such animals, animal enclosures, posting of public 710
advisories, reporting of rabies exposure incidents, records deemed 711
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rabies, and any other methods determined by the commissioner to 713
prevent the transmission of rabies. Such regulations may consider the 714
species of animal, the characteristics of the public settings and the nature 715
and type of contact the public may have with animals. 716
(k) Any suspected or confirmed case of rabies shall be reported to the 717
State Veterinarian by the testing diagnostic laboratory or a local director 718
of health or any licensed veterinarian not later than twenty-four hours 719
after receipt of such information. 720
(l) Any person who fails to comply with any order issued pursuant 721
to this section shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars. Any dog, cat or 722
other animal subject to a quarantine or confinement order issued 723
pursuant to this section whose owner or keeper fails to comply with 724
such quarantine order may be seized by any state, municipal or regional 725
animal control officer and held in quarantine until such quarantine is 726
complete and the dog, cat or other animal is examined by a licensed 727
veterinarian. All costs associated with a failure to comply with a 728
quarantine or confinement order issued pursuant to this section, 729
including, but not limited to, the costs of seizure, care, handling, 730
veterinary examination and rabies vaccination shall be paid by the 731
owner or keeper of such animal prior to the release of such animal to 732
such owner or keeper. 733
Sec. 9. Section 22-364b of the general statutes is repealed and the 734
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 735
The owner or keeper of a dog shall restrain and control such dog on 736
a leash when such dog is not on the property of its owner or keeper and 737
is in proximity to a [blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person with a 738
disability accompanied by [his guide dog] a service animal, provided 739
[the guide dog] such service animal is in the direct custody of such 740
[blind, deaf or mobility impaired] person [, is wearing a harness or an 741
orange-colored leash and collar which makes it readily-identifiable as a 742
guide dog] and is licensed in accordance with section 22-345. Any 743
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an infraction. If an owner or keeper of a dog violates the provisions of 745
this section and, as a result of such violation, such dog attacks and 746
injures the [guide dog] service animal, such owner or keeper shall be 747
liable, as provided in section 22-357, for any damage done to such [guide 748
dog] service animal, and such liability shall include liability for any costs 749
incurred by such [blind, deaf or mobility-impaired] person for the 750
veterinary care, rehabilitation or replacement of the injured [guide dog] 751
service animal and for reasonable attorney's fees. 752
Sec. 10. Section 22-367 of the general statutes is repealed and the 753
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 754
Any person owning, keeping or harboring a dog or cat or maintaining 755
a breeding kennel or commercial kennel who violates any provision of 756
this chapter for the violation of which no other penalty is provided, or 757
any regulation legally made and published [for restraining or 758
destroying dogs or cats,] shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty 759
dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both. No commercial 760
kennel shall board any dog or cat unless the owner of the dog or cat 761
presents a certificate of vaccination as required by this chapter. 762
[Constables, municipal animal control officers, regional animal control 763
officers, the] The Chief Animal Control Officer, [the] any animal control 764
[officers, and all prosecuting officers] officer and any municipal or 765
regional control officer shall diligently inquire after, and prosecute for, 766
any violation of any provision of this chapter. [, and the commissioner 767
shall, upon the complaint of any person that such officer is dilatory or 768
negligent in the performance of the officer's duties concerning the 769
enforcement of any such provision, take such action as the officer deems 770
necessary to secure such enforcement.] 771
Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 22-380i of the general statutes is 772
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 773
passage): 774
(a) The program established under section 22-380g shall provide for 775
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the voucher issued pursuant to section 22-380f for each animal 777
sterilization and vaccinations, coincident with sterilization, performed 778
by such veterinarian upon a dog or cat owned by an eligible owner. For 779
a sterilization procedure, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall 780
establish a rate of reimbursement biennially that is not more than 781
seventy-five per cent of the market rate or the fee charged by 782
veterinarians in the state. [as of October 31, 2021.] In the case of a 783
sterilization fee exceeding the amount of the voucher, the eligible owner 784
shall pay the participating veterinarian the difference between such fee 785
and the amount of the voucher. Such voucher shall be in the amount of 786
thirty dollars, in addition to the amount designated for sterilization, for 787
vaccinations coincident with the sterilization of a dog or cat owned by 788
an eligible owner. 789
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 790
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 791
passage): 792
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 793
who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 794
section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 2-71h, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35 or 7-41, subsection (c) 795
of section 7-66, section 7-83, 7-147h, 7-148, 7-148f, 7-148o, 7-283, 7-325, 7-796
393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-185, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-797
230, 10-251, 10-254, 10a-35, 12-52, 12-54, 12-129b or 12-170aa, subdivision 798
(3) of subsection (e) of section 12-286, section 12-286a, 12-292, 12-314b or 799
12-326g, subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of 800
section 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-476c, 12-487, 13a-71, 801
13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 802
13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-253, 13a-263 or 13b-39f, subsection (f) of section 803
13b-42, section 13b-90 or 13b-100, subsection (a) of section 13b-108, 804
section 13b-221 or 13b-292, subsection (a) or (b) of section 13b-324, 805
section 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, 806
subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414 or 14-4, 807
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12, subsection (d) of 808
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14-15a, section 14-16c, 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 810
subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-44j, 14-49, 14-50a, 14-58 811
or 14-62a, subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, 812
subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection (f) or (i) of section 14-80h, 813
section 14-97a or 14-98, subsection (a), (b) or (d) of section 14-100a, 814
section 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-145a or 14-146, subsection 815
(b) of section 14-147, section 14-152, 14-153, 14-161 or 14-163b, subsection 816
(f) of section 14-164i, section 14-213b or 14-219, subdivision (1) of section 817
14-223a, subsection (d) of section 14-224, section 14-240, 14-250, 14-253a, 818
14-261a, 14-262, 14-264, 14-266, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-272b, 14-274, 819
14-275 or 14-275a, subsection (c) of section 14-275c, section 14-276, 820
subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-277, section 14-278, 14-279 or 14-280, 821
subsection (b), (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-283d, 14-283e, 14-822
283f, 14-283g, 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 14-298a, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-823
300f, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, 824
subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 15-15e, 15-25 or 15-825
33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, 826
section 16-15, 16-16, 16-44, 16-256e, 16-278 or 16a-15, subsection (a) of 827
section 16a-21, section 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, 828
section 16a-106, 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149 or 17a-152, subsection (b) of 829
section 17a-227, section 17a-465, subsection (c) of section 17a-488, section 830
17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of 831
section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-102a, 19a-102b, 19a-105, 19a-107, 832
19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-216a, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 833
19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 834
19a-425, 19a-442, 19a-502, 19a-565, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-153a, 20-158, 20-231, 835
20-233, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-329c or 20-329g, subsection (b) 836
of section 20-334, section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-482, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 837
20-623, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48 or 21-63, subsection (d) of 838
section 21-71, section 21-76a or 21-100, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, 839
subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-20 or 21a-21, subdivision 840
(1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, 841
subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63, 21a-70b 842
or 21a-77, subsection (b) or (c) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-843
154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, section 21a-278b, 844 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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subsection (c), (d) or (e) of section 21a-279a, section 21a-421eee, 21a-845
421fff, 21a-421hhh, subsection (a) of section 21a-430, section 22-12b, 22-846
13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-30, 22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-847
39f, 22-49, 22-54, 22-61j or 22-61l, subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of 848
section 22-61l, subsection (f) of section 22-61m, subdivision (1) of 849
subsection (f) of section 22-61m, section 22-84, 22-89, 22-90, 22-96, 22-98, 850
22-99, 22-100 or 22-111o, subsection (d) of section 22-118l, section 22-167, 851
subsection (c) of section 22-277, section 22-278, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 852
22-320h, 22-324a or 22-326, subsection (b), subdivision (1) or (2) of 853
subsection (e) or subsection (g) of section 22-344, as amended by this act, 854
subsection (a) or (b) of section 22-344b, as amended by this act, [section 855
22-344c,] subsection (d) of section 22-344d, section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-856
354, as amended by this act, 22-359, as amended by this act, 22-366, 22-857
391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22-415c, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of 858
section 22a-250, section 22a-256g, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, 859
section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, 860
section 22a-449, 22a-450, 22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-45, 23-46 or 23-61b, 861
subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 862
25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-863
18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-43, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-864
56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, 865
section 26-64, subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 866
26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-114a, 26-117, 867
subsection (b) of section 26-127, 26-128, 26-128a, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138, 868
26-139 or 26-141, subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 869
26-217 or 26-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-870
230, 26-231, 26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-280, 26-284, 26-871
285, 26-286, 26-287, 26-288, 26-290, 26-291a, 26-292, 26-294, 27-107, 28-13, 872
29-6a, 29-16, 29-17, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), 873
(e), (g) or (h) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision 874
(1) of section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of 875
section 29-291c, section 29-316 or 29-318, subsection (b) of section 29-876
335a, section 29-381, 30-19f, 30-48a or 30-86a, subsection (b) of section 877
30-89, subsection (c) or (d) of section 30-117, section 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 878
31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 879 Substitute Bill No. 1069
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31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47 or 31-48, subsection (b) of section 31-48b, 880
section 31-51, 31-51g, 31-52, 31-52a, 31-53 or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) 881
of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-882
134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 31-348, 33-624, 33-883
1017, 34-13d or 34-412, subdivision (1) of section 35-20, subsection (a) of 884
section 36a-57, subsection (b) of section 36a-665, section 36a-699, 36a-885
739, 36a-787, 38a-2 or 38a-140, subsection (a) or (b) of section 38a-278, 886
section 38a-479qq, 38a-479rr, 38a-506, 38a-548, 38a-626, 38a-680, 38a-713, 887
38a-733, 38a-764, 38a-786, 38a-828, 38a-829, 38a-885, 42-133hh, 42-230, 888
42-470 or 42-480, subsection (a) or (c) of section 43-16q, section 45a-283, 889
45a-450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, 890
section 46a-59, 46a-81b, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 46b-38d, 47-34a, 47-47 or 891
47-53, subsection (i) of section 47a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (k) 892
of section 47a-21, section 49-2a, 49-8a, 49-16, 52-143 or 52-289, subsection 893
(j) of section 52-362, section 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-894
264, 53-280, 53-290a, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-314, 53-321, 53-322, 53-895
323 or 53-331, subsection (b) of section 53-343a, section 53-344, 896
subsection (b) or (c) of section 53-344b, subsection (b) of section 53-345a, 897
section 53-377, 53-422 or 53-450 or subsection (i) of section 54-36a, or (2) 898
a violation under the provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any 899
regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 900
12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or 901
bylaw of any town, city or borough, except violations of building codes 902
and the health code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but 903
does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or 904
borough has established a payment and hearing procedure for such 905
violation pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set 906
forth in this section. 907
Sec. 13. Sections 22-344c and 22-348 of the general statutes are 908
repealed. (Effective from passage) 909
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 22-329a(e) to (h) Substitute Bill No. 1069
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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
ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
JUD Joint Favorable