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CT Gen Stat § 22-362 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 435 - Dogs and Other Companion Animals. Kennels and Pet Shops|Section 22-362 - Annoyance by dogs on highway.

 Any person owning or having the custody of any dog which habitually goes out on any highway and growls, bites, or snaps at, or otherwise annoys, any person or domestic animal lawfully using such highway or chases or interferes with any motor vehicle so using such highway, shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.(1949 Rev., S. 3410; 1953, S. 1848d; 1963, P.A. 613, S. 31; 1969, P.A. 81, S. 4; P.A. 77-63, S. 1; P.A. 92-77, S. 3, 5; P.A. 07-217, S. 100; P.A. 12-80, S. 148.)History: 1963 act deleted references to “commons”, substituted “domestic animal” for “horse”, made provisions applicable to owners of animals which chase or interfere with motor vehicles, replaced reference to “penalties imposed by section 22-367” with specific penalty and required that notice be given by wardens and filed with town officers rather than that notice be given by prosecuting grand juror, trial justice or prosecuting attorney; 1969 act replaced references to dog wardens with references to canine control officers where necessary; P.A. 77-63 deleted notice provision and deleted reference to dogs accustomed to go on portions of highways adjacent to their owners' premises; P.A. 92-77 reworded some language but made no substantive changes; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes, effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not less than $25 or more than $50 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both for first offense and a fine of not less than $50 or more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than 60 days or both for subsequent offense with penalty of a class D misdemeanor.
CT Gen Stat § 22-363 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 435 - Dogs and Other Companion Animals. Kennels and Pet Shops|Section 22-363 - Nuisance.

 No person shall own or harbor a dog or dogs which is or are a nuisance by reason of vicious disposition or excessive barking or other disturbance, or, by such barking or other disturbance, is or are a source of annoyance to any sick person residing in the immediate vicinity. Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction for the first offense and a class D misdemeanor for each subsequent offense and the court or judge may make such order concerning the restraint or disposal of such dog or dogs as may be deemed necessary.(1949 Rev., S. 3411; 1953, S. 1849d; 1957, P.A. 75; 1969, P.A. 116; P.A. 76-381, S. 36; P.A. 12-80, S. 80.)History: 1969 act rephrased provisions, deleting necessity for formal complaint, investigation, etc.; P.A. 76-381 rephrased provisions, specified that violation is an infraction re first offense and that for subsequent offenses fine and/or imprisonment is the penalty, raising maximum fine from $25 to $100; P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty for subsequent offense of a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a class D misdemeanor.The “order” concerning restraint of dog must concern a specific dog or dogs. 127 C. 74.Cited. 8 CA 188. State not required to prove identity of the specific dog or dogs causing the nuisance. 81 CA 141.Selectmen may not make orders affecting all owners of dogs; they are limited to specific dogs. 7 CS 418.
CT Gen Stat § 22-364a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 435 - Dogs and Other Companion Animals. Kennels and Pet Shops|Section 22-364a - Intentional or reckless release of domestic animal which causes damage.

 Any person who intentionally or recklessly releases a domestic animal that enters upon the real property of another person and causes damage to such real property in an amount in excess of one hundred dollars shall have committed an infraction.(P.A. 96-243, S. 10, 16.)History: P.A. 96-243 effective June 6, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 22-364b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 435 - Dogs and Other Companion Animals. Kennels and Pet Shops|Section 22-364b - Control of dogs in proximity to guide dogs.

 The owner or keeper of a dog shall restrain and control such dog on a leash when such dog is not on the property of its owner or keeper and is in proximity to a blind, deaf or mobility impaired person accompanied by his guide dog, provided the guide dog is in the direct custody of such blind, deaf or mobility impaired person, is wearing a harness or an orange-colored leash and collar which makes it readily-identifiable as a guide dog and is licensed in accordance with section 22-345. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall have committed an infraction. If an owner or keeper of a dog violates the provisions of this section and, as a result of such violation, such dog attacks and injures the guide dog, such owner or keeper shall be liable, as provided in section 22-357, for any damage done to such guide dog, and such liability shall include liability for any costs incurred by such blind, deaf or mobility-impaired person for the veterinary care, rehabilitation or replacement of the injured guide dog and for reasonable attorney's fees.(P.A. 96-243, S. 9, 16; P.A. 98-61, S. 1.)History: P.A. 96-243 effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 98-61 added provision re the liability of the owner or keeper of a dog that attacks and injures a guide dog and the extent of such liability.
CT Gen Stat § 22-365 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 435 - Dogs and Other Companion Animals. Kennels and Pet Shops|Section 22-365 - Obstruction of commissioner or any animal control officer. Penalty.

 Any person who obstructs or attempts to obstruct the commissioner, the Chief Animal Control Officer, any animal control officer or any municipal animal control officer engaged in the discharge of any duty imposed by this chapter shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.(1949 Rev., S. 3413; 1953, S. 1851d; 1969, P.A. 81, S. 4; P.A. 92-77, S. 4, 5; P.A. 98-12, S. 17, 22; P.A. 12-80, S. 81.)History: 1969 act replaced references to dog wardens with references to canine control officers where necessary; P.A. 92-77 replaced “warden” with “municipal animal control officer”; P.A. 98-12 changed “canine control officer” to “animal control officer”, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than 3 months or both with a class C misdemeanor.
CT Gen Stat § 22-366 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 435 - Dogs and Other Companion Animals. Kennels and Pet Shops|Section 22-366 - Cropping of dog's ears.

 Any person who crops or cuts or causes to be cropped or cut off the whole or any part of the ear of a dog, unless such person is a registered veterinary surgeon and unless such operation is performed when the dog is under an anesthetic, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offense and be guilty of a class D misdemeanor for each subsequent offense. The possession of a dog with an ear cropped or cut off and with the wound resulting therefrom unhealed, confined upon the premises of or in the charge or custody of any person, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section by the person in control of such premises or the person having charge or custody, unless such person has in his possession a certificate of cropping from a veterinarian registered in this state certifying that he performed the operation and giving the date of the operation, the name of the owner of the dog and a description of the dog.(1949 Rev., S. 8576; 1953, S. 1853d; P.A. 12-80, S. 82.)History: P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty for subsequent offense of a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a class D misdemeanor.
CT Gen Stat § 22-367 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 435 - Dogs and Other Companion Animals. Kennels and Pet Shops|Section 22-367 - General penalty. Enforcement.

 Any person owning, keeping or harboring a dog or cat or maintaining a kennel or commercial kennel who violates any provision of this chapter for the violation of which no other penalty is provided, or any regulation legally made and published for restraining or destroying dogs or cats, shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both. No commercial kennel shall board any dog or cat unless the owner of the dog or cat presents a certificate of vaccination as required by this chapter. Constables, municipal animal control officers, regional animal control officers, the Chief Animal Control Officer, the animal control officers, and all prosecuting officers shall diligently inquire after, and prosecute for, any violation of any provision of this chapter, and the commissioner shall, upon the complaint of any person that such officer is dilatory or negligent in the performance of the officer's duties concerning the enforcement of any such provision, take such action as the officer deems necessary to secure such enforcement.(1949 Rev., S. 3414; 1953, S. 1852d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 22; 1963, P.A. 613, S. 33; 1969, P.A. 81, S. 4; P.A. 91-46, S. 8, 12; 91-59, S. 20; 91-131, S. 3, 4; P.A. 98-12, S. 18, 22; P.A. 00-88, S. 2.)History: 1961 act deleted prosecuting grand jurors from list of those who prosecute violations; 1963 act imposed minimum fine of $25 and raised maximum fine from $25 to $50 and included state warden, deputy state and regional wardens among those who prosecute violations; 1969 act replaced references to wardens with references to canine control officers as necessary; P.A. 91-46 included reference to vaccinations of cats and added a requirement that commercial kennels insure that boarded cats have certificates of vaccination; P.A. 91-59 replaced references to “warden” and “regional canine control officer” with references to “municipal animal control officer” and “regional animal control officer”; P.A. 91-131 added commercial kennels to the scope of violators liable under this section and added a requirement that a certificate of vaccination be presented for the boarding of a dog at a commercial kennel; P.A. 98-12 changed “canine control officer” to “animal control officer”, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 00-88 increased the fine from a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $50 to a fine of $250 and made technical changes for the purposes of gender neutrality.
CT Gen Stat § 22-367a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 435 - Dogs and Other Companion Animals. Kennels and Pet Shops|Section 22-367a - Regulations.

 The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.(P.A. 91-46, S. 9, 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-380h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 436a - Animal Population Control|Section 22-380h - Participating veterinarians. Requirements.

 (a) Any veterinarian licensed pursuant to section 20-199 may file with the commissioner, on forms provided by the commissioner, an application to become a participating veterinarian in the program.(b) In order to be certified by the commissioner as a participating veterinarian, the veterinarian shall: (1) Perform all spay and neuter surgical procedures in a veterinary hospital facility or mobile clinic equipped for such procedures located in this state that meets the standards set forth in regulations adopted by the commissioner, as provided in section 20-196; (2) make all records pertaining to care provided, work done and fees received for or in connection with the program available for inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee; (3) maintain records in accordance with regulations adopted under section 19a-14; and (4) hold a currently valid license to practice veterinary medicine in this state issued by the Department of Public Health.(c) Any licensed veterinarian of this state may be certified by the commissioner as a participating veterinarian unless the commissioner disqualifies such veterinarian. The commissioner may disqualify a veterinarian if such veterinarian has been found in violation of any provision of sections 22-380e to 22-380m, inclusive, or any laws relating to the practice of veterinary medicine. Any veterinarian disqualified or otherwise denied participation in the program may appeal, within ten days of receipt of a notice of such disqualification or denial, to the commissioner who shall hold a hearing to consider such appeal, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.(d) Complaints received by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee regarding services provided by participating veterinarians shall be referred to the Board of Veterinary Medicine of the Department of Public Health.(P.A. 92-187, S. 4, 10; P.A. 01-87, S. 4; 01-195, S. 174, 175; 01-204, S. 10, 29; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 73, 131.)History: P.A. 92-187, S. 4 effective January 1, 1994; P.A. 01-87 divided existing provisions into Subsecs. (a) and (c), amended Subsec. (a) by changing “forms prescribed” to “forms provided” and deleting provisions re animal sterilization fee schedule, added Subsec. (b) re requirements to be certified as a participating veterinarian, amended Subsec. (c) by eliminating provisions re one-year time period for validity of certification, charging of unreasonable fee and regulations, and added Subsec. (d) re referral of complaints by participating veterinarians; P.A. 01-195 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute “designee” for “representative” and to delete “Connecticut” re Department of Public Health and amended Subsec. (d) to substitute “designee” for “representative”; P.A. 01-204 also substituted “designee” for “representative” in Subsecs. (b) and (d), effective July 11, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 revised effective date of P.A. 01-204 but without affecting this section.
CT Gen Stat § 22-380i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 436a - Animal Population Control|Section 22-380i - Payments to participating veterinarians for sterilizations and vaccinations performed.

 (a) The program established under section 22-380g shall provide for payment to any participating veterinarian of an amount equivalent to the voucher issued pursuant to section 22-380f for each animal sterilization and vaccinations, coincident with sterilization, performed by such veterinarian upon a dog or cat owned by an eligible owner. For a sterilization procedure, such voucher shall be in the amount of one hundred twenty dollars for a female dog, one hundred dollars for a male dog, seventy dollars for a female cat and fifty dollars for a male cat. In the case of a sterilization fee exceeding the amount of the voucher, the eligible owner shall pay the participating veterinarian the difference between such fee and the amount of the voucher. Such voucher shall be in the amount of twenty dollars, in addition to the amount designated for sterilization, for vaccinations coincident with the sterilization of a dog or cat owned by an eligible owner.(b) The program established under section 22-380g shall further provide for a payment to any participating veterinarian for the presurgical immunization of dogs against rabies, distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis and parvovirus, or the presurgical immunization of cats against rabies, feline panleukopenia, calici, pneumonitis and rhinotracheitis, as the case may be, on animals not previously immunized. The payment shall be for no more than ten dollars for each immunization procedure and, in any case, not more than twenty dollars for one animal. Such veterinarian shall be paid by the commissioner upon the submission of a voucher, to be provided by the commissioner and signed by the veterinarian performing such operation and by the owner, stating that the animal has been immunized coincident with a spaying or neutering operation under the program.(c) The participating veterinarian shall be paid by the commissioner for sterilization and coincident vaccinations of a dog or cat owned by an eligible owner upon submission of the voucher issued pursuant to section 22-380f and signed by such veterinarian.(P.A. 92-187, S. 5, 10; P.A. 01-87, S. 5.)History: P.A. 92-187, S. 5 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 01-87 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, establish payments to participating veterinarians for vaccinations coincident with sterilizations, delete provisions re animal sterilization certificate and establish payment amount for sterilizations and vaccinations, amended Subsec. (b) to change “certificate” to “voucher” and added Subsec. (c) re submission of signed vouchers by participating veterinarians for payment.
CT Gen Stat § 22-380j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 436a - Animal Population Control|Section 22-380j - Procedure for abandonment of dogs or cats in program.

 In the event that any person who submits any cat or dog for spaying or neutering to a participating veterinarian fails to retrieve such cat or dog within the time recommended by such participating veterinarian, such veterinarian shall transfer custody of such dog or cat to a state animal control officer, regional animal control officer or a municipal animal control officer, as defined in section 22-327. No participating veterinarian who has performed services provided for in sections 22-380e to 22-380m, inclusive, shall be denied payment from the account due to any failure of an owner of a dog or cat to retrieve such dog or cat.(P.A. 92-187, S. 6, 10; P.A. 01-87, S. 6.)History: P.A. 92-187, S. 6 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 01-87 changed “canine control officer” to “state animal control officer” and “fund” to “account”.
CT Gen Stat § 22-380k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 436a - Animal Population Control|Section 22-380k - Report re operation of program.

 Not later than one year following the inception of the animal population control program, established pursuant to sections 22-380e to 22-380m, inclusive, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment setting forth a complete operating and financial statement regarding the operation of said program. The commissioner shall include in the report an evaluation of the effectiveness of said program and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes he deems appropriate.(P.A. 92-187, S. 7, 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-380l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 436a - Animal Population Control|Section 22-380l - Surcharge on licensure of unspayed or unneutered dogs.

 For each license issued pursuant to section 22-338 for an unspayed or unneutered dog, the town clerk shall collect a surcharge of six dollars which shall be deposited by such clerk into the animal population control account established pursuant to section 22-380g.(P.A. 92-187, S. 8, 10.)History: (Revisor's note: In 1995 the phrase “animal population control fund” was replaced editorially by the Revisors with “animal population control account” to conform with Sec. 22-380g, as amended by P.A. 94-95, S. 19).
CT Gen Stat § 22-380m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 436a - Animal Population Control|Section 22-380m - Regulations.

 The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of sections 22-380e to 22-380m, inclusive.(P.A. 92-187, S. 9, 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-381 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 437 - Livestock Dealers|Section 22-381 - Definitions.

 As used in this chapter, “commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture; “dealer” or “broker” means any person, copartnership, association, limited liability company or corporation engaged in the business of buying, receiving, selling or exchanging or negotiating or soliciting the sale, resale, exchange, transporting for a fee, transfer or shipment of any livestock; “agent” means any person buying or soliciting or negotiating the sale for a fee, resale or exchange of livestock for or on behalf of any dealer or broker; “livestock” means any camelid or hooved animal raised for domestic or commercial use; and “livestock producer” means a person involved in the keeping, feeding, growing, raising or breeding of livestock for domestic or commercial use.(1959, P.A. 573, S. 1; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 57, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 95-79, S. 88, 189; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 08-27, S. 1.)History: Later 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1963 act added references to swine in definitions of “dealer” or “broker” and “agent”; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 95-79 redefined “dealer” or “broker” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 08-27 redefined “dealer” or “broker” and “agent”, deleted definition of “cattle” and defined “livestock” and “livestock producer”, effective April 29, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 22-382 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 437 - Livestock Dealers|Section 22-382 - Exceptions.

 The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to (1) any person, association, copartnership or corporation which by dispersal sale is permanently discontinuing the activities or business of a livestock producer; (2) any person, association, copartnership or corporation which sells livestock that have been raised on the premises of such person, association, copartnership or corporation; (3) any livestock producer who purchases or receives livestock for the purpose of producing milk, meat or other animal products or improving such livestock producer's own herd or flock; (4) any butcher, packer or processor to whom livestock are delivered which are used exclusively for immediate slaughter; (5) any farmer who buys or receives livestock for grazing and feeding and sells or disposes of such livestock after a feeding or grazing period of not less than sixty days; (6) any railroad; (7) any youth project or organization keeping, feeding, breeding, growing, showing or raising livestock; or (8) any person who does not buy, receive, sell, exchange, solicit or negotiate the sale, resale, exchange or shipment of livestock in the aggregate of more than ten head in any one license year.(1959, P.A. 573, S. 2; 1963, P.A. 57, S. 2; P.A. 08-27, S. 2.)History: 1963 act added references to growers of swine and swine; P.A. 08-27 substantially revised and renumbered section by replacing provisions re dairymen, growers of swine, cattle and swine with provisions re livestock and livestock producers, adding exception for purchasing or receiving livestock for purpose of producing milk, meat or other animal products, deleting exception re trucking concern and adding exception re certain youth projects or organizations, effective April 29, 2008.