Title 22 — Title 22: Agriculture. Domestic Animals

Sec. 22-353. Identifying insignia or tattoo marks. Section 22-353 is repealed, effective October 1, 1997. (1949 Rev., S. 3406; 1953, S. 1844d; 1963, P.A. 613, S. 24; 1969, P.A. 81, S. 4; P.A. 91-59, S. 15; P.A. 97-234, S. 11.)

Sec. 22-354. Imported dogs and cats. Certificates of health. Importation from rabies quarantine area. Sale of young puppies and kittens. Sale of dogs by pet shop licensees. Certificate of origin required. Purchase of dog or cat from outside of state. Penalties. (a) Any dog or cat…

Sec. 22-354a. Payment contracts and lease agreements for ownership of dogs or cats. Voided. Ownership of affected dog or cat. Exemptions. (a) Any contract entered into on or after October 1, 2019, that is described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection shall be deemed void…

Sec. 22-355. Damage by dog to domestic animals or poultry. (a) When any person sustains damage by dogs to such person's sheep, goats, horses, hogs, cattle, poultry or domestic rabbits kept in enclosures as described in subsection (f) of this section, such person shall report such…

Sec. 22-356. Damage by two or more dogs. If any person has been damaged in person or property by two or more dogs at the same time, kept by two or more persons, the owners or keepers of such dogs shall be jointly and severally liable for such damage. (1949 Rev., S. 3403; 1953, S.…

Sec. 22-357. Damage by dogs to person or property. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Law enforcement officer” means: Each officer, employee or other person otherwise paid by or acting as an agent of (A) the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and …

Sec. 22-358. Killing of dogs doing damage. Restraint or disposal orders. Notice. Seizure. Pre-appeal meeting. Appeal of order to the Superior Court. Complaints by persons sustaining damage by biting or attacking dog to poultry, ratite, domestic rabbit, animal or livestock. Invest…

Sec. 22-359. Control of rabies. Quarantine. Regulations. Report of rabies cases. Fine. Seizure of animals. Costs. (a) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may make such orders for the testing for rabies, adequate confinement, quarantine, control or humane euthanasia …

Sec. 22-359a. Clinic for vaccination against rabies. (a) On or before June first, annually, the town clerk and the director of health of any municipality or health district, in consultation with the municipal animal control officer of the municipality or the regional animal contr…

Sec. 22-359b. Rabies vaccine. A rabies vaccine used at an antirabies clinic shall be administered in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture. (P.A. 85-167, S. 6; P.A. 91-59, S. 18; 91-407, S. 7, 42.) History: P.A. 91-59 replaced referenc…

Secs. 22-359c and 22-359d. Certificate of rabies vaccination. Licensing and vaccination of cats not required. Sections 22-359c and 22-359d are repealed. (P.A. 85-167, S. 7, 8; P.A. 91-46, S. 11, 12; 91-59, S. 19.)

Sec. 22-359e. Tags and certificates indicating rabies vaccination. Any veterinarian who administers rabies vaccines to dogs and cats shall supply rabies vaccination tags and certificates of vaccination as required by section 22-339c and shall issue such tags and certificates to a…

Sec. 22-359f. Request for reduction of quarantine period after potential rabies exposure of animal. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall develop a waiver request process and form for the owner, keeper or veterinarian for any animal …

Secs. 22-360 and 22-361. Pasteur treatment. Examination of dog for rabies. Sections 22-360 and 22-361 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3408, 3409; 1953, S. 1846d, 1847d; 1963, P.A. 613, S. 30, 34; P.A. 85-145, S. 2.)

Sec. 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 m…

Sec. 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 i…

Sec. 22-364. Dogs or livestock roaming at large. Order for enforcement. Intentional or reckless subsequent violation. (a) No owner or keeper of any dog or livestock as defined in section 22-381 shall allow such dog or livestock to roam at large upon the land of another and not un…

Sec. 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 h…

Sec. 22-364b. Control of dogs in proximity to service animals. 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 person with a disability accompanied by a service animal…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 22-367. General penalty. Enforcement. Any person owning, keeping or harboring a dog or cat or maintaining a local 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 an…

Sec. 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.)