Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06153 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6153
66 January Session, 2025
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1010 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. WOOD K., 29th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT CONCERNING ANIMAL ABUSE.
1919 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
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2222 That subsection (a) of section 53-247 of the general statutes be 1
2323 amended to increase the penalty from an unclassified misdemeanor 2
2424 punishable up to one year in prison, a fine of up to one thousand dollars, 3
2525 or both, to a class D felony for a first offense of starvation of, violence 4
2626 against or death of an animal and performing medical procedures or 5
2727 experimentation without a veterinarian license. 6
2828 Statement of Purpose:
2929 To increase the penalty for a first offense of starvation of, violence
3030 against or death of an animal and performing medical procedures or
3131 experimentation without a veterinarian license.