SB 296 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL STATUTES CONCERNING ROAMING LIVESTOCK AND AMENDING CERTAIN STATUTES CONCERNING ROAMING LIVESTOCK.

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29624-105 Senate,AN AprilACT 4,ESTABLISHING 2024A TheTASK CommitteeFORCE onTO EnvironmentSTUDY reportedTHE throughENFORCEMENT SEN.OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL STATUTES CONCERNING ROAMING LIVESTOCK AND AMENDING CERTAIN STATUTES CONCERNING ROAMING LIVESTOCK.

LOPES of the 6th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL STATUTES CONCERNING ROAMING LIVESTOCK.

(Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study the enforcement of subsection (a) of section 22-364 of the general statutesstatutes, as amended by this act, in order to prevent the occurrence of certain undesired interactions between roaming swine and bovines.

SB296(4) /One Fileappointed No.by the majority leader of the Senate;

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253296 (4)(5) One appointed by the majorityminority leader of the Senate;House of Representatives;

(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;

ThisSec. act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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253Section 222-364 SB296of Filethe 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from Public Act No.

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253(a) TheNo followingowner Fiscalor Impactkeeper Statementof andany Billdog Analysisor arelivestock preparedas fordefined in section 22-381 shall allow such dog or livestock to roam at large upon the benefitland of another and not under control of the membersowner or keeper or the agent of the Generalowner Assembly,or solelykeeper, fornor purposesallow such dog or livestock to roam at large on any portion of information,any summarizationpublic highway and explanationnot andattended door notunder representcontrol theof intentsuch owner or keeper or an agent of thesuch Generalowner Assemblyor keeper, provided nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or eitherprohibit chamberthe thereofuse forof anyhunting purpose.dogs during the open hunting or training season.

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OFAThe Fiscalanimal Notecontrol Stateofficer Impact:or regional animal control officer appointed pursuant to section 22-328, 22-331 or 22-331a, as applicable, of any city or town in which any such dog or livestock is found roaming at large may, in additiontoanyotherremediesprovidedbylaw,seekanorderenforcing the provisions of this section, including an injunction, from the superior court of the judicial district in which such dog or livestock is found roaming at large.

None(b) MunicipalAny Impact:owner or keeper of any dog who, knowing of the vicious propensities of such dog and having violated the provisions of subsection (a) of this section within the preceding year, intentionally or recklessly violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, if such dog, while roaming at large, causes physicalinjurytoanotherpersonandsuchotherpersonwasnotteasing, tormenting or abusing such dog.

NoneSec. Explanation There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state or municipalities to establish a task force to study the prevention of undesired interactions between roaming swine and bovines as the task force members will have expertise in the subject area.

The3. staff of the Environment Committee will serve as task force administrative staff.

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253The 4proprietors SB296of Filelands No.shall make and maintain sufficient fences to secure their particular fields and to contain their livestock from roaming at large.

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SUMMARYin Theplaces Officeoutside of Legislativeincorporated Researchcities, doesa rail fence four and one-half feet high, a stone wall four feet high, suitably erected, a wire fence consisting of four strands not analyzemore Specialthan Acts.twelve inches apart, stretched tightly, the lower strand not more than twelve inches and the upper strand not less than four feet from the ground, with good substantial posts not more than sixteen feet apart, and any other fence which in the judgment of the selectmen is equal to such a rail fence, shall be a sufficient fence.

COMMITTEEAdjoining ACTIONproprietors Environmentshall Committeeeach Jointmake Favorableand Yeamaintain 34half Nayof 0a (03/20/2024)divisional SB296fence, /the Filemiddle No.line of which shall be on the dividing line, and such fence shall not exceed in width, if a straight wood fence or hedge fence, two feet;

253if 5a brick or stone fence, three feet;

if a crooked rail fence, six feet;

and, if a ditch, eight feet, not including the bank, which shall be on the land of the maker.

No ditch shall be made adjacent to a house lot without the consent of the owner of the house.

Approved June 4, 2024 Public Act No.

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