Euthanasia of animals by pet shops
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Beardslee v. Woodford (2005)
Most recently applied in Beardslee v. Woodford (January 2005)
(P.A. 87-143, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-435, S. 49, 95.) History: P.A. 93-435 made certain technical and grammatical revisions, effective June 28, 1993.
(a) Euthanasia of any warm-blooded animal which was offered for sale by a pet shop and not sold or transferred to another owner shall be by lethal injection of sodium pentobarbitol administered by a veterinarian licensed in this state or a person under his supervision.
(b) The commissioner shall revoke the license issued under section 22-344 of any pet shop that violates subsection (a) of this section.
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.