Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06240 Compare Versions

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5		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6240
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	6	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6240
6	7		January Session, 2025
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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11	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ANIMALS
12	20		SOLD AT PET STORES.
13	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	22		Assembly convened:
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16	24		Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 22-354 of the general statutes is 1
17	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
18	26		1, 2025): 3
19	27		(b) Any dog sold or offered for sale by a pet shop licensee in this state 4
20	28		shall be accompanied by a certificate of origin identifying the name and 5
21	29		address of the person, firm or corporation that bred such dog and of any 6
22	30		person, firm or corporation that sold such dog to such pet shop licensee. 7
23	31		Such certificate shall be in a form as prescribed by the Commissioner of 8
24	32		Agriculture. Such information contained in the certificate of origin shall 9
25	33		be posted on the sign described in section 22-344d and such information 10
26	34		shall be visible to customers. A copy of such certificate shall be provided 11
27	35		to the purchaser of such dog at the time of sale and shall be filed by such 12
28	36		licensee with the Department of Agriculture not later than seven days 13
29	37		after such sale. No pet shop licensee shall purchase a dog or cat for resale 14
30	38		or sell or offer for sale any dog or cat purchased from: (1) Any breeder 15
31	39		that (A) is not in possession of a current license issued by the United 16
32		-	States Department of Agriculture and any applicable state agency, (B) 17
33		-	was found to have committed a direct violation of pet dealer-related 18
34		-	regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture during the 19
35		-	[two-year] three-year period prior to such purchase, or (C) was found to 20
36		-	have committed three or more indirect violations of pet dealer-related 21 Substitute Bill No. 6240
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41		-	regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture during the 22
42		-	[two-year] three-year period prior to such purchase provided such 23
43		-	violations pertained to the health or welfare of an animal and were not 24
44		-	administrative in nature; or (2) any other person, firm or corporation 25
45		-	that: (A) Is not in possession of a current license issued by the United 26
46		-	States Department of Agriculture and any applicable state agency, (B) 27
47		-	was found to have committed a direct violation of pet dealer-related 28
48		-	regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture during the 29
49		-	[two-year] three-year period prior to such purchase, (C) was found to 30
50		-	have committed three or more indirect violations of pet dealer-related 31
51		-	regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture during the 32
52		-	[two-year] three-year period prior to such purchase provided such 33
53		-	violations pertained to the health or welfare of an animal and were not 34
54		-	administrative in nature, or (D) directly or indirectly, has obtained such 35
55		-	dog or cat from a breeder described in subdivision (1) of this subsection. 36
56		-	Any pet shop licensee violating the provisions of this subsection shall 37
57		-	be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. Each 38
58		-	day a pet shop licensee is in violation of this subsection shall constitute 39
59		-	a separate offense. Not later than February first of each year, the 40
60		-	Commissioner of Agriculture shall submit a report to the joint standing 41
61		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 42
62		-	relating to the environment, in accordance with section 11-4a, that 43
63		-	indicates (i) the place of origin of all animals sold by pet shop licensees 44
64		-	for the previous calendar year, as determined by the certificates filed by 45
65		-	such licensees pursuant to this subsection, and (ii) the number of 46
66		-	violations of the provisions of this subsection that the Department of 47
67		-	Agriculture issued for the previous calendar year and the nature of each 48
68		-	such violation. 49
	45	+	States Department of Agriculture and any applicable state agency, or (B) 17
	46	+	was found to have committed a direct or indirect violation of pet dealer-18
	47	+	related regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture 19
	48	+	during the [two-year] seven-year period prior to such purchase, [or (C) 20
	49	+	was found to have committed three or more indirect violations of pet 21
	50	+	dealer-related regulations of the United States Department of 22
	51	+	Agriculture during the two-year period prior to such purchase] 23
	52	+	provided such [violations] violation pertained to the health or welfare 24
	53	+	of an animal and [were] was not administrative in nature; or (2) any 25
	54	+	other person, firm or corporation that: (A) Is not in possession of a 26
	55	+	current license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture 27
	56	+	and any applicable state agency, (B) was found to have committed [a] 28
	57	+	any direct or indirect violation of pet dealer-related regulations of the 29
	58	+	United States Department of Agriculture during the [two year] seven-30
	59	+	year period prior to such purchase, [(C) was found to have committed 31
	60	+	three or more indirect violations of pet dealer-related regulations of the 32
	61	+	United States Department of Agriculture during the two-year period 33
	62	+	prior to such purchase] provided such [violations] violation pertained 34
	63	+	to the health or welfare of an animal and [were] was not administrative 35
	64	+	in nature, or [(D)] (C) directly or indirectly, has obtained such dog or cat 36
	65	+	from a breeder described in subdivision (1) of this subsection. Any pet 37
	66	+	shop licensee violating the provisions of this subsection shall be fined 38
	67	+	not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. Each day a pet 39
	68	+	shop licensee is in violation of this subsection shall constitute a separate 40
	69	+	offense. Not later than February first of each year, the Commissioner of 41
	70	+	Agriculture shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the 42
	71	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the 43
	72	+	environment, in accordance with section 11-4a, that indicates (i) the 44
	73	+	place of origin of all animals sold by pet shop licensees for the previous 45
	74	+	calendar year, as determined by the certificates filed by such licensees 46
	75	+	pursuant to this subsection, and (ii) the number of violations of the 47
	76	+	provisions of this subsection that the Department of Agriculture issued 48
	77	+	for the previous calendar year and the nature of each such violation. 49
	78	+	Committee Bill No. 6240
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69	83		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
70	84		sections:
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72	86		Section 1 October 1, 2025 22-354(b)
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74		-	ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
	88	+	Statement of Purpose:
	89	+	To enhance oversight of the sale of animals in pet shops.
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	91	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	92	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	93	+	underlined.]
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	95	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. DOUCETTE, 13th Dist.; REP. KEITT, 134th Dist.
	96	+	REP. WOOD K., 29th Dist.
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	98	+	H.B. 6240
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