Bill Text: CT SB00105 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Proceedings Involving The Disposition Of A Dog That Has Attacked Or Bitten A Person.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-13 - Referred to Joint Committee on Environment [SB00105 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00105-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 105 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 739 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING THE DISPOSITION OF A DOG THAT HAS ATTACKED OR BITTEN A PERSON.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 22-358 of the general statutes be amended to provide that in any proceeding involving a person who is attacked or bitten by a dog, if there is a factual determination that the dog has been abused, such determination may be considered as a mitigating factor when determining the disposition of the dog.
Statement of Purpose:
To recognize abuse as a mitigating factor in any proceeding involving the disposition of a dog that has attacked or bitten a person.