Bill Text: CT HB05118 | 2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5118 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Certificates Of Origin For Dogs Sold By Pet Shop Licensees.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-16 - Public Hearing 02/22 [HB05118 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05118-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 5118*
*February Session, 2010*		LCO No. 834
		00834_______ENV
Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
(ENV)

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR DOGS SOLD BY PET SHOP LICENSEES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 22-354 of the 2010 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):

(a) Any dog or cat imported into this state shall be accompanied by a certificate of health issued no earlier than thirty days prior to the date of importation by a licensed, graduate veterinarian stating that such dog or cat is free from symptoms of any infectious, contagious or communicable disease, and that such dog or cat, if three months of age or older, is currently vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian. A copy of such health certificate shall be forwarded promptly to the commissioner from the livestock sanitary official of the state of origin. Any dog or cat originating from a rabies quarantine area shall have permission of the State Veterinarian prior to importation into this state. No person, firm or corporation shall import or export for the purposes of sale or offering for sale any dog or cat under the age of eight weeks unless such dog or cat is transported with its dam and no person, firm or corporation shall sell within the state any dog or cat under the age of eight weeks. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this subsection or bringing any dog or cat into this state from an area under quarantine for rabies shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

(b) Any dog sold or offered for sale by a pet shop licensee in this state shall be accompanied by a certificate of origin identifying the name and address of the person, firm or corporation that bred such dog and of any person, firm or corporation that sold such dog to such pet shop licensee. Such information contained in the certificate of origin shall be posted in a conspicuous manner not more than ten feet from the location where such dog is displayed for sale. A copy of such certificate shall be provided to the purchaser of such dog at the time of sale. [and shall be filed by such licensee with the Department of Agriculture not later than two days after such sale.] For a period of not less than one year after the date of issuance, each pet shop licensee shall retain an electronic or paper copy of any certificate of origin issued by such pet shop licensee to a purchaser. During such one-year period, each pet shop licensee shall make such electronic or paper copy available for inspection by the Department of Agriculture upon request by the department. No pet shop licensee shall purchase a dog or cat for resale from a breeder or other person, firm or corporation located outside of this state that is not in possession of a current license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture and any applicable state agency. Any pet shop licensee violating the provisions of this subsection shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, for each violation. Each day a pet shop licensee is in violation of this subsection shall constitute a separate offense.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2010	22-354

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce costs associated with the administration of certificates of origin.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]