Title 22 — Title 22: Agriculture. Domestic Animals

Sec. 22-278. Livestock. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian who is approved under Category II of the National Veterinary Accreditation Program by the United States Department of Agriculture and by the state animal heal…

Sec. 22-279. Quarantine of animals. Regulations. Orders. Emergencies. Notice to common carriers. Assistants. Violations. Penalties. (a) The commissioner may quarantine all animals that the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe (1) are infected with a communicable disease…

Sec. 22-279a. Quarantine of animals being tested for disease or biological or chemical residue. Any livestock animal or poultry that is tested for any disease in accordance with the Uniform Methods and Rules of the United States Department of Agriculture or for any biological or …

Sec. 22-280. Control of communicable diseases. Fees. All veterinary work concerning the control of communicable diseases in, and the examination of, domestic animals, except poultry, which is carried out under state or federal supervision in accordance with the provisions of the …

Sec. 22-280a. Transporting and possession of vaccines and serums for dogs and cats. No antiserum, vaccine or other biological product for use in the control, prevention or treatment of canine distemper, canine infectious hepatitis, leptospirosis, rabies or feline distemper shall …

Secs. 22-281 to 22-283. Glanders or farcy. Inspection of animals; quarantine. Disposal of infected animal. Sections 22-281 to 22-283, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3315–3317; P.A. 80-159.)

Sec. 22-284. Anthrax or charbon. Section 22-284 is repealed, effective June 28, 2023. (1949 Rev., S. 3319; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 23-187, S. 29.)

Sec. 22-284a. Vaccination of equine animals against encephalomyelitis. Section 22-284a is repealed. (P.A. 73-312, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-161.)

Sec. 22-285. Emergency appropriations for suppression of diseases. The Governor is authorized, in the case of an emergency arising from the prevalence of any contagious disease among domestic animals, to appropriate such sum or sums as may be necessary to defray the state's share…

Sec. 22-286. Cooperation with United States government. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have authority to cooperate with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, of the United States Department of Agriculture in any national plan adopted by said …

Sec. 22-287. Tuberculosis testing of livestock. Procedures. Liability. Authorized persons to perform testing. (a) At the expense of the state, the commissioner may require and provide for the testing and the control of tuberculosis in livestock in this state. Any condemnation of …

Sec. 22-288. Compensation for condemned livestock. Appeals. (a) The commissioner may cause any livestock infected with an infectious or contagious disease, including, but not limited to, tuberculosis, anthrax or foot and mouth disease to be euthanized to protect the public health…

Sec. 22-288a. Condemnation of herd. Compensation. Appeals. If the commissioner finds the presence of tuberculosis or brucellosis recurring in one herd of livestock within any two-year period, or if the commissioner finds any herd of livestock substantially infected with tuberculo…

Sec. 22-289. Manufacture and sale of tuberculin. The Commissioner of Agriculture may, in writing, permit any person to make, produce, keep, use or sell tuberculin, and no person without such written permit shall make, produce, keep, use or sell tuberculin. Any person making any s…

Sec. 22-290. Tuberculin test. The tuberculin test shall be any approved tuberculin test or a combination of approved tests. Any animal which has been found to react shall not be presented for another tuberculin test. Any herd or any animal in any herd shall be tested or retested …

Secs. 22-291 to 22-293. Tuberculosis-free accredited herd defined. Additions to an officially tested herd. Additions or sales to be reported. Sections 22-291 to 22-293, inclusive, are repealed, effective June 28, 2023. (1949 Rev., S. 3348, 3349, 3354; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, …

Sec. 22-294. Care of herds. The owner of any herd of livestock shall house, feed and care for such herd under such sanitary conditions as shall promote the health and welfare of such herd. No calf shall be fed milk or any other dairy product except such milk or other product that…

Sec. 22-295. Owners to keep records. The owner of any herd of livestock shall keep a record of each animal in such herd including the final disposition of such animal that is made by such owner. Each such animal shall be marked with official identification when such animal leaves…

Sec. 22-296. Quarantine of infected herd. Permit for removal of animals. When infection with any disease listed as reportable or notifiable by the department or the USDA is found in any herd of livestock, the animals in such herd shall be quarantined. Such quarantine shall remain…

Sec. 22-297. Appraisal on post mortem examination. Section 22-297 is repealed, effective October 1, 1997. (1949 Rev., S. 3356; P.A. 97-234, S. 11.)

Sec. 22-298. Testing for brucellosis. Procedures. Liability. Breeding swine or goats on same premises as cattle. Prohibition. Persons authorized to test. (a) The commissioner may require and provide for the drawing and collecting of samples for testing and the control of brucello…

Sec. 22-299. Inclusion of calfhood vaccinated animals in herd test. Modified certified areas. Removal of animals under quarantine. Section 22-299 is repealed. (1955, S. 1786d; 1957, P.A. 36, S. 2; 1959, P.A. 477, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 256; 1963, P.A. 391, S. 5.)

Sec. 22-299a. Brucellosis class free areas. Quarantine. The Commissioner of Agriculture may make regulations to establish and maintain brucellosis class free areas in conformity with the uniform methods and rules established by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Vete…

Sec. 22-300. Compulsory testing. Section 22-300 is repealed. (1955, S. 1787d; 1959, P.A. 477, S. 3.)

Sec. 22-301. Sale of milk contingent on herd compliance with statutory provisions. New milk producer requirements. Surveillance testing of registered milk producing herds. No milk may be offered for sale in Connecticut unless produced from herds complying with sections 22-287 and…

Sec. 22-302. Informative tests to be at state expense. Section 22-302 is repealed. (1955, S. 1789d; 1959, P.A. 477, S. 5.)

Sec. 22-303. Brucellosis vaccination. (a) Each owner of bovine animals in this state may have all of such owner's female calves vaccinated for the control of brucellosis at ages established pursuant to the uniform methods and rules for brucellosis eradication of the United States…

Sec. 22-304. Control of disease in imported cattle. Disposal of reactors. Section 22-304 is repealed, effective June 28, 2023. (1953, S. 1353c; 1955, S. 1791d; 1957, P.A. 36, S. 5; 1959, P.A. 477, S. 7; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; February, 1965, P.A. 34, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 149; 1971…

Sec. 22-305. No distinction between dairy and beef cattle. In all matters pertaining to the control and eradication of brucellosis in Connecticut there shall be no distinction made between cattle kept for dairying and for beef. (1955, S. 1792d.)

Sec. 22-306. Enforcement. Regulations. (a) The commissioner shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of sections 22-298, 22-299a, 22-301 and 22-303 to 22-307, inclusive, and shall make such regulations as are necessary thereunder for the eradication of brucellos…

Sec. 22-307. Indemnities. Indemnities shall be paid for animals declared reactors as a result of serological tests approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. Such indemnities shall be paid at the same rate as indemnities paid for cattle condemned for tuberculosis, and shall be …

Sec. 22-308. Livestock. Importation permit. Certificate of veterinary inspection. Requirements. Return of import permit to commissioner. Exemptions. Exhibition permit. (a) All livestock brought into this state shall be accompanied by a livestock importation permit obtained from t…

Sec. 22-308a. Livestock importation while under quarantine. Prohibition. Importation of livestock with infectious or contagious disease. Prohibition. Importation permit. Requirement for livestock. Certificate of veterinary inspection. Exemption. (a) No person shall import, or cau…

Sec. 22-308b. Cattle or bison. Importation permit. Certificate of veterinary inspection. Cattle and bison ineligible for importation. All cattle or bison imported into this state shall be accompanied by an import permit required pursuant to section 22-308 and a certificate of vet…

Sec. 22-308c. Sheep. Importation permit. Certificate of veterinary inspection. Any sheep imported into this state shall be accompanied by an import permit required pursuant to section 22-308 and a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian not more …

Sec. 22-308d. Goats. Importation permit. Certificate of veterinary inspection. Additional requirements. Kid goats. Wethers exempt from brucellosis testing. Any goat imported into this state shall be accompanied by an import permit required pursuant to section 22-308 and a certifi…

Sec. 22-308e. Camelids. Importation permit. Certificate of veterinary inspection. Additional requirements. Any camelid imported into this state shall be accompanied by an import permit required pursuant to section 22-308 and a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an acc…

Sec. 22-308f. Cervidae. Importation permit. Certificate of veterinary inspection. All cervidae imported into this state shall be accompanied by an import or exhibition permit required pursuant to section 22-308 and a certificate of veterinary inspection that verifies compliance w…

Sec. 22-308g. Livestock or poultry testing by laboratory or veterinarian. Notice of positive test results. Timing. Violation. Penalty. Any laboratory or veterinarian that conducts testing of livestock or poultry in this state shall notify the State Veterinarian, on forms or in a …

Sec. 22-309. Refusal of permit. The commissioner may refuse to grant permits to import animals from any and all sections or areas that the commissioner determines are infected with a contagious disease, and the commissioner may, at any time, revoke any permit previously issued an…

Secs. 22-310 to 22-313. Importation of dairy and breeding cattle and goats. Report of arrival. Requirements concerning dairy cattle and goats. Cattle for slaughter. Sections 22-310 to 22-313, inclusive, are repealed, effective June 28, 2023. (1949 Rev., S. 3361–3364; 1959, P.A. 4…

Sec. 22-314. Disinfection of carriers. All boats, cars, crates, wagons, vans or other vehicles used in the transportation of live animals shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before such animals are placed in the same for shipment into this state. All boats, cars, crates, …

Sec. 22-315. Illegal importations. Reward for information. Section 22-315 is repealed, effective October 1, 1997. (1949 Rev., S. 3358; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 97-234, S. 11.)

Sec. 22-316. Disposal of diseased livestock. All carcasses of diseased livestock condemned pursuant to this chapter shall be disposed of in a manner acceptable to the commissioner. The premises shall be disinfected in a manner acceptable to the commissioner before livestock are r…

Sec. 22-317. Cattle in transit. The provisions of sections 22-308 to 22-316, inclusive, shall not apply to working oxen that enter the state in their daily work, or to such animals as are being transported through the state by common carriers aboard cars from any area classified …

Sec. 22-318. Importation of feeder cattle. Section 22-318 is repealed, effective June 28, 2023. (1951, S. 1810d; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 95-14, S. 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 23-187, S. 29.)

Sec. 22-318a. Dispersal sale of herd. Any herd owner, auctioneer, livestock dealer or sales manager, who contemplates a complete dispersal sale of a herd or a sale in which more than ten head is to be sold in a group shall furnish a list of animals to be sold to the commissioner …

Sec. 22-318b. Issuance of interstate health charts for cattle at time of sale. Section 22-318b is repealed, effective June 28, 2023. (1967, P.A. 583, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 99; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 23-187, S. 29.)

Sec. 22-319. Registration of growers of swine. Control of disease. Section 22-319 is repealed, effective October 1, 2012. (1953, 1955, S. 1781d; 1957, P.A. 556; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 58; 1969, P.A. 51, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 77-400; P.A.…

Sec. 22-319a. Hog cholera serum or vaccine prohibited. Penalty. No person shall use, sell, possess or give away hog cholera serum or vaccine in this state, and no hogs shall be imported into this state if hog cholera serum or vaccine has been administered to them. Any person who …