Sec. 22-328. Enforcement. Animal control officers. Expenses. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 22-328. Enforcement. Animal control officers. Expenses. (a) The commissioner is authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapters 436 and 436a and the regulations adopted thereunder in accordance with the provisions of such chapters and chapter 54.

      (b) The commissioner shall appoint, as provided by chapter 67: (1) A Chief State Animal Control Officer; (2) an Assistant Chief State Animal Control Officer, who shall perform all the duties of the Chief State Animal Control Officer in such officer's absence or inability, or at such officer's direction; and (3) not more than twelve state animal control officers and as many regional animal control officers and assistants as may be deemed necessary to insure, subject to the commissioner's direction, the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and chapters 436 and 436a and the enforcement of regulations adopted by the commissioner. The expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter and chapters 436 and 436a shall be paid from dog funds in the custody of the State Treasurer which have been received from the several municipalities and from the commissioner for the same fiscal year as the expenses are incurred.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3375; 1953, 1955, S. 1813d; 1963, P.A. 613, S. 2; February, 1965, P.A. 143, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 81, S. 2; P.A. 82-119, S. 1; P.A. 93-435, S. 30, 95; P.A. 98-12, S. 4, 22.)

      History: 1963 act added exception to enforcement power, increased number of deputy dog wardens from five to maximum of eight, allowed appointment of regional wardens and assistants and rephrased provision re payment of expenses; 1965 act substituted "sections 22-332, 22-332a, 22-332b and 22-332c" for "sections 22-332a to 22-332[sic]" in exception, gave commissioner power to appoint assistant state dog warden and increased maximum number of deputy dog wardens to twelve; 1969 act replaced references to dog wardens with references to corresponding canine control officers; P.A. 82-119 amended the section by clarifying the commissioners authority to authorize his enforcement of all chapters concerning dogs, pounds and spaying and neutering clinics where before his enforcement authority was restricted to chapter 435 and specific statutory citations; P.A. 93-435 made certain technical and grammatical revisions, effective June 28, 1993; P.A. 98-12 amended Subsec. (b) by changing "canine control officer" to "animal control officer" and adding provision re the same fiscal year as expenses are incurred, effective July 1, 1998.