2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22-332b. License for use of dogs.
Sec. 22-332b. License for use of dogs. (a) Any hospital, educational institution
or laboratory desiring to obtain a license to use living dogs in medical or biological
teaching, research or study shall apply to the Commissioner of Public Health, on forms
which said commissioner shall provide, giving its name, address, the nature of the activity for which a license is desired and the location at which such activity is to be conducted.
Such application shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred fifty dollars. Upon
receipt of an application and fee, the Commissioner of Public Health shall cause an
investigation to be made of the applicant and shall issue a license upon finding that the
applicant (1) has adequate land, buildings, equipment and facilities to engage in the
activity described in the application and (2) agrees to comply with all laws and regulations respecting the housing and care of dogs. Each license shall be in lieu of any license
required by sections 22-338, 22-339, 22-342 and 22-344 and shall be issued only for
the premises and activity described in the application. No license shall be transferable.
Each license shall expire on June thirtieth following the date of issue and shall be renewable annually upon application and payment of a fee of two hundred fifty dollars.
(c) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54, establishing humane standards for the proper housing, care, treatment, handling and disposition of dogs used by licensees under this section.
(1963, P.A. 14, S. 2; P.A. 76-436, S. 456, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 98, 125; 77-614, S. 323, 610; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11, S. 13, 25; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 35, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court in Subsec. (b) and added reference to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous appeal provision with statement requiring appeals to be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of health with commissioner and department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11 increased license fee from fifty to two hundred fifty dollars and deleted provision in Subsec. (b) requiring regular inspections of licensees by health services department; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 made certain technical and grammatical revisions, effective June 28, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Cited. 21 CA 629, 630, 633.
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