AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ANIMAL ABUSER REGISTRY.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 871*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 1852

Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
SEN. LEBEAU, 3rd Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ANIMAL ABUSER REGISTRY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to establish an animal abuser registry and to require any person convicted of cruelty to animals in violation of section 53-247 of the general statutes to register such person's name and other identifying information for inclusion in the registry.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce animal abuse by allowing animal shelters to screen potential adopters of animals.