Bill Text: CT HB06799 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 6799 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Requiring Safety Training For Equestrian Riding Establishments' Operators And Instructors.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-19 - Public Hearing 02/24 [HB06799 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06799-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 6799*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 3521
		03521_______KID
Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
(KID)

AN ACT REQUIRING SAFETY TRAINING FOR EQUESTRIAN RIDING ESTABLISHMENTS' OPERATORS AND INSTRUCTORS.

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

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) For purposes of this section "equestrian riding establishment" means any area where private, semi-private or group instruction on the care, maintenance or riding of an equine is provided to individuals for profit.

(b) No individual shall operate an equestrian riding establishment in the state, or provide any instruction at such equestrian riding establishment, unless such individual has furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Agriculture that he or she (1) is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, (2) has completed a course in first aid offered by the American Red Cross, the American Health Association, the Department of Health or any director of health, and (3) has completed a training course regarding concussions approved by the commissioner. Any individual who violates any provision of this subsection shall be deemed to have committed an infraction.

(c) The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes to carry out the provisions of this section.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2015	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To require persons that operate or provide instruction at an equestrian riding establishment to complete a safety training course approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

[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.]