Connecticut § 53-253 Notice of arrest of offender to be given.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 53-253 — Notice of arrest of offender to be given.

Connecticut § 53-253

Title 53Crimes

Ch. 945(Offenses Against Humanity and Morality) Cruelty to Animals

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-253 (2026).

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Any person making an arrest for a violation of the laws relating to cruelty to animals shall use reasonable diligence to give notice thereof to the owner of animals found in the charge or custody of the person arrested and shall properly care and provide for them until their owner takes charge of them, provided the owner shall take charge of them within sixty days from the date of such notice; and the person making such arrest shall have a lien on such animals for the expense of such care and provision. See Sec. 29-108a for definition of “animal”.

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Any person making an arrest for a violation of the laws relating to cruelty to animals shall use reasonable diligence to give notice thereof to the owner of animals found in the charge or custody of the person arrested and shall properly care and provide for them until their owner takes charge of them, provided the owner shall take charge of them within sixty days from the date of such notice; and the person making such arrest shall have a lien on such animals for the expense of such care and provision. See Sec. 29-108a for definition of “animal”.