§ 22-336a — Municipal or regional dog pounds. Standards. Enforcement.

(a) Each municipal or regional dog pound shall provide mechanical heating and cooling systems of appropriate design and capacity to maintain an indoor ambient temperature of between fifty-five and eighty degrees Fahrenheit, unless other temperatures are medically required by a Connecticut licensed veterinarian. (b) (1) In any municipal or regional dog pound, dogs shall not share the same primary enclosure, except dams or foster dams and their puppies. (2) In any municipal or regional dog pound, primary enclosures shall be provided for each cat with space equal to or more than the space requirements for cats pursuant to 9 CFR 3.6(a) and 9 CFR 3.6(b), as amended from time to time. (3) Whenever dogs or cats are kept in respective groups at any municipal or regional dog pound, the following shall apply: (A) Females in heat shall not be kept with males; (B) Any dog or cat exhibiting a vicious or aggressive disposition shall be kept separately; and (C) Puppies or kittens four months of age or less shall not be kept with adult dogs or cats other than their dams or foster dams. (c) (1) Any dog or cat that has or is suspected of having a contagious disease at any municipal or regional dog pound shall be isolated from and have no nose-to-nose contact with healthy animals. (2) Any dog or cat at a municipal or regional dog pound that has or is suspected of having a contagious disease shall be examined, treated and handled as directed by a Connecticut licensed veterinarian. (d) The Commissioner of Agriculture may enforce the provisions of this section, as necessary, to protect the health and well-being of any animal at a municipal or regional dog pound.

Legislative History

(P.A. 23-138, S. 1.)