Connecticut HB 5283: AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF DOGS, CATS AND RABBITS IN PET SHOPS.

Status: HOUSE DESIGNATED HO. AMEND. SCH. B (as of 2026-05-06)

State: Connecticut · Session: 2026 · Bill: HB 5283

Subjects: Cats, Cruelty to animals, Dogs, Municipalities, Pet shops, Sales

Sponsors: Aimee Berger-girvalo, Amy Morrin Bello, Anne M. Hughes, Anthony L. Nolan, Ben Mcgorty, Bill Buckbee, Brandon Chafee, Cara Christine Pavalock-d'amato, Derek Slap, Eilish Collins Main, Farley Santos, Frank Smith, Gary A. Turco, Hector Arzeno, Henri Martin, Hubert D. Delany, Jane M. Garibay, Jason Doucette, Jennifer Leeper, Jonathan Jacobson, Josh Elliott, Julie Kushner, Kaitlyn Shake, Kenneth Gucker, Kerry S. Wood

Bill Text

LCO 634 
 
1 of 2 
  
General Assembly  
Raised Bill No. 5283  
February Session, 2026 
 
LCO No. 634 
 
 
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND 
DEVELOPMENT  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(PD)  
 
 
 
AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF 
DOGS, CATS AND RABBITS IN PET SHOPS.  
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 1 
section  7-148  of  the  general  statutes  is  repealed  and  the  following  is 2 
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 3 
(D) (i) Regulate  and  prohibit  the  going  at  large  of  dogs  and  other 4 
animals in the streets and public places of the municipality and prevent 5 
cruelty to animals and all inhuman sports, except that no municipality 6 
shall adopt breed-specific dog ordinances; 7 
(ii) Regulate  and  prohibit  the  keeping  of  wild  or  domestic  animals, 8 
including reptiles, within the municipal limits or portions thereof; 9 
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 435, prohibit the sale 10 
of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet shops, as defined in section 22-327;  11 

Raised Bill No. 5283 
 
 
LCO 634     2 of 2 
 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 
October 1, 2026 
7-148(c)(7)(D) 
 
PD Joint Favorable

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