| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | + | LCO No. 3415 1 of 1 | |
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | - | LCO No. 5829 1 of 2 | |
| 5 | - | ||
| 6 | - | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6218 | |
| 5 | + | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6218 | |
| 7 | 6 | January Session, 2025 | |
| 8 | - | LCO No. | |
| 7 | + | LCO No. 3415 | |
| 9 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT | |
| 12 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 15 | - | (ENV) | |
| 14 | + | REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist. | |
| 15 | + | REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist. | |
| 16 | + | ||
| 16 | 17 | ||
| 17 | 18 | ||
| 18 | 19 | ||
| 19 | 20 | AN ACT CONCERNING QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT AS AN | |
| 20 | 21 | ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. | |
| 21 | 22 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 22 | 23 | Assembly convened: | |
| 23 | 24 | ||
| 24 | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) No person shall serve as 1 | |
| 25 | - | an animal control officer or regional animal control officer, pursuant to 2 | |
| 26 | - | section 22-331 or 22-331a of the general statutes, as applicable, if such 3 | |
| 27 | - | person is convicted of animal abuse or neglect, or enters a plea of nolo 4 | |
| 28 | - | contendere or into a plea bargain concerning a charge of animal abuse 5 | |
| 29 | - | or neglect, pursuant to section 53-247 of the general statutes. In the event 6 | |
| 30 | - | any such animal control officer or regional animal control officer is 7 | |
| 31 | - | convicted of such a charge, such officer shall be placed on unpaid 8 | |
| 32 | - | administrative leave until any applicable appeals are exhausted. 9 | |
| 33 | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following | |
| 34 | - | sections: | |
| 35 | - | ||
| 36 | - | Section 1 October 1, 2025 New section | |
| 37 | - | ||
| 25 | + | That the general statutes be amended to disqualify any person from 1 | |
| 26 | + | employment as an animal control officer who is convicted of animal 2 | |
| 27 | + | abuse or neglect, or who enters a plea of nolo contendere or into a plea 3 | |
| 28 | + | bargain concerning a charge of animal abuse or neglect pursuant to 4 | |
| 29 | + | section 53-247 of the general statutes. 5 | |
| 38 | 30 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 39 | 31 | To ensure that animal control officers are morally capable of adhering | |
| 40 | 32 | to a strict standard of care for animals in their possession. | |
| 41 | - | Committee Bill No. 6218 | |
| 42 | - | ||
| 43 | - | ||
| 44 | - | LCO No. 5829 2 of 2 | |
| 45 | - | ||
| 46 | - | ||
| 47 | - | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except | |
| 48 | - | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not | |
| 49 | - | underlined.] | |
| 50 | - | ||
| 51 | - | Co-Sponsors: REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.; REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist. | |
| 52 | - | ||
| 53 | - | H.B. 6218 | |
| 54 | - | ||
| 55 | - |