Bill Text: CT HB06311 | 2013 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Municipalities From Adopting Breed-specific Dog Ordinances.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-9-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-06 - Signed by the Governor [HB06311 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB06311-Chaptered.html
AN ACT PROHIBITING MUNICIPALITIES FROM ADOPTING BREED-SPECIFIC DOG ORDINANCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subparagraph (D) of subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 7-148 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):
(D) (i) Regulate and prohibit the going at large of dogs and other animals in the streets and public places of the municipality and prevent cruelty to animals and all inhuman sports, except that no municipality shall adopt breed-specific dog ordinances;
(ii) Regulate and prohibit the keeping of wild or domestic animals, including reptiles, within the municipal limits or portions thereof;