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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5138
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1444
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. DOUCETTE, 13th Dist.
REP. ALLIE-BRENNAN, 2nd Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF CATS, DOGS AND RABBITS IN
PET SHOPS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the sale of dogs, cats 1
and rabbits in pet shops after January 1, 2026, and authorize the 2
Commissioner of Agriculture to revoke the pet shop license of any pet 3
shop licensee that does so. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the sale of animals in pet shops that originate from puppy
mills and other inhumane commercial breeding facilities.