Connecticut 2025 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06231 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2025

                     
 
LCO No. 3385   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6231  
January Session, 2025  
LCO No. 3385 
 
 
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT RESTRICTING THE EUTHANIZATION OF FERAL CATS AND 
REQUIRING THE INVOLVEMENT OF FERAL CAT ORGANIZATIONS 
FOR THE TRAPPING OF SUCH ANIMALS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit the euthanization 1 
of feral cats by any animal control officer unless a public health danger 2 
exists in the form of a communicable disease such as rabies or such 3 
animal is so severely injured that a licensed veterinarian determines 4 
euthanasia is the humane course of action, and (2) require the 5 
involvement of a feral cat organization for any trapping of feral cats 6 
conducted by animal control officers. 7 
Statement of Purpose:   
To restrict the use of euthanasia on feral cat populations and require the 
involvement of feral cat organizations in the trapping of feral cats by 
animal control officers.