Bill Text: CT HB06323 | 2013 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Adoption Fees For Dogs.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-06 - Signed by the Governor [HB06323 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB06323-Chaptered.html
AN ACT CONCERNING ADOPTION FEES FOR DOGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 22-332 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):
(c) The town treasurer or other fiscal officer shall pay from the dog fund account the advertising expense incurred under the provisions of this section upon receipt of an itemized statement together with a copy of the advertisement as published. Any person who purchases a dog as a pet shall pay a fee of five dollars and procure a license and tag for such dog from the town clerk, in accordance with the provisions of section 22-338. In addition to the five-dollar fee, any person who purchases a dog as a pet may be charged the cost the municipality incurred, if any, to spay or neuter and vaccinate the dog, provided such charge shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars.