Connecticut HB 5393: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REMOVAL OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5393
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1967

Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Introduced by:
(PD)

AN ACT CONCERNING DOG LICENSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 22-338 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(a) Each owner or keeper of a dog of the age of six months or older, 3
except dogs kept under a kennel license as provided in section 22-342, 4
shall cause such dog to be licensed in the town clerk's office in the town 5
where such dog is kept, or, in the alternative, electronically with the 6
Department of Agriculture, on or before June thirtieth, [annually] every 7
three years, or at such time as such dog becomes six months old, and 8
[annually] every three years thereafter, on or before June thirtieth. The 9
owner or keeper shall pay to such town clerk or the Department of 10
Agriculture for such license the sum of [seven] fifteen dollars for each 11
[neutered male or spayed female] dog [and the sum of twelve dollars 12
for each unneutered male dog and each unspayed female dog,] and, as 13
applicable, one additional dollar [in each case] as the town clerk's fee for 14
issuing a tag and license as provided in section 22-340, as amended by 15
this act. [Two dollars from] Twenty-five per cent of each license fee 16

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collected for a [neutered or spayed] dog shall be deposited into the 17
animal population control account, established under section 22-380g. If 18
an owner or keeper of a dog fails to procure a license as required by this 19
section, such owner or keeper shall pay the appropriate license fee 20
specified in this section, the town clerk's fee, as applicable, and a penalty 21
of one dollar for each month or fraction thereof the dog remains 22
unlicensed. 23
(b) Any owner or keeper applying for a license for a dog under 24
subsection (a) of this section, except for those owners or keepers 25
possessing a rabies vaccination exemption certificate, or a copy thereof, 26
issued pursuant to section 22-339b, shall submit to the town clerk or the 27
Department of Agriculture, as applicable, a rabies certificate signed by 28
a licensed veterinarian, or a copy thereof, stating that such dog has been 29
vaccinated against rabies, the date of the vaccination and the duration 30
of the immunity provided by the vaccine. No license shall be issued 31
unless the certificate indicates that the immunity provided by the 32
vaccine is effective at the time of licensing. 33
(c) Any owner or keeper applying for a license for a dog pursuant to 34
subsection (a) of this section that has been exempted from vaccination 35
against rabies pursuant to section 22-339b shall submit to the town clerk 36
or the Department of Agriculture, as applicable, a rabies vaccination 37
exemption certificate issued by the department, or a copy thereof, in lieu 38
of a rabies certificate. 39
(d) This section shall not apply to any dog which is imported into this 40
state for exhibition purposes and which does not remain in this state for 41
more than thirty days. Any person may import, from another state, any 42
licensed dog with collar, tag and rabies vaccination certificate, and keep 43
the same in this state for not more than thirty days, without complying 44
with the provisions of this section. 45
Sec. 2. Section 22-339 of the general statutes is repealed and the 46
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 47

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Any person upon becoming the owner or keeper of any unlicensed 48
dog of the age of six months or older shall cause such dog to be licensed 49
within thirty days thereof until the thirtieth day of the ensuing June in 50
the manner and subject to the terms and conditions provided in section 51
22-338, as amended by this act. If the new owner has written proof of 52
purchase or transfer and the license is obtained within thirty days, [he] 53
such new owner shall not be required to pay any penalties as provided 54
by said section for failure to secure a license for a dog over six months 55
of age. Any person becoming the owner of a licensed dog shall present 56
the license and tag of such dog to the town clerk of the town in which 57
[he] such person resides and, for a fee of one dollar, such town clerk 58
shall issue, in lieu thereof, a new license and tag, which shall be recorded 59
in the name of the new owner. Such town clerk shall retain the old 60
license and tag. [in his possession.] 61
Sec. 3. Section 22-339a of the general statutes is repealed and the 62
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 63
(a) The town clerk of any town and the Commissioner of Agriculture, 64
as applicable, may individually or jointly deputize any employees of 65
any dog pound in such