Bill Text: CT SB00228 | 2016 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Damages For The Unlawful Killing Or Injuring Of A Companion Animal And Requiring A Report From The Department Of Agriculture Concerning The Tethering Of Dogs.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-04-30 - House Calendar Number 525 [SB00228 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00228-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2016 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING DAMAGES FOR THE UNLAWFUL KILLING OR INJURING OF A COMPANION ANIMAL AND REQUIRING A REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONCERNING THE TETHERING OF DOGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 22-351a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2016):
(b) Any person who intentionally kills or injures a companion animal, except in defense of such person or another person or as otherwise authorized by law, shall be liable to the owner of such companion animal for economic damages sustained by such owner including, but not limited to, expenses of veterinary care, the fair monetary value of the companion animal and burial expenses for the companion animal. Additionally, the court may award damages, not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars, to the owner of such companion animal for the loss of companionship of such animal upon receipt of evidence concerning the length of ownership of such animal, the use of such animal for companionship purposes and the disposition or temperament of such companion animal.
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the Chief Animal Control Officer and in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to domestic animals concerning the adequacy of the provisions of section 22-350a of the general statutes in protecting the health and welfare of tethered or confined dogs in this state. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis on the need to amend said section to include a requirement that any tethered dog have access to adequate shelter, a description of the components of any such adequate shelter requirement and any recommendations concerning restrictions on the duration for tethering or confining a dog in compliance with said section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2016 |
22-351a(b) |
Sec. 2 |
from passage |
New section |
ENV |
Joint Favorable Subst. |
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JUD |
Joint Favorable |