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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-332a (2026)

Use of dogs for medical research restricted

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(a) No person shall procure or use any living dog for medical or biological teaching, research or study except a hospital, educational institution or laboratory licensed for such purpose in accordance with the provisions of section 22-332b. No such hospital, educational institution or laboratory shall purchase or accept, without fee, any living dog from any municipal animal control officer, pound, kennel or commercial kennel in this state.

(b) No animal control officer or municipal animal control officer shall sell, give or transfer any unclaimed, impounded dog to any animal dealer, whether or not such dealer is licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture.

(1963, P.A. 14, S. 1; P.A. 80-315, S. 2; P.A. 91-59, S. 7; P.A. 98-12, S. 9, 22.)

History: P.A. 80-315 prohibited hospital's or laboratory's, etc. acceptance of dog from pound, etc. “without fee” in Subsec. (a), replaced former Subsec. (b), prohibition incorporated into Subsec. (a), with prohibition against sale of animal to animal dealer by canine control officer or warden and deleted former Subsec. (c) which had exempted officers or agencies of U.S., state or political subdivision from provisions of Subsec. (a); P.A. 91-59 replaced references to “local dog warden” with references to “municipal animal control officer”; P.A. 98-12 changed “canine control officer” to “animal control officer” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 1998.

Cited. 218 C. 757.

Cited. 21 CA 629.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1990–1991 · leading case: Connecticut Humane Soc'y v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 591 A.2d 395 (Conn. 1991).
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Connecticut Humane Soc'y v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 591 A.2d 395 (Conn. 1991). “…Statutes § 22-272a (approved methods of slaughter), § 22-329 (prevention of cruelty to dogs and other animals), § 22-332a (restrictions on use of dogs for medical research), § 22-336 (maintenance of dog pounds), § 22-342 (b) (inspection of kennels), § 22-415 (prevention…”
Lewin v. United States Surgical Corp., 575 A.2d 262 (Conn. App. Ct. 1990). · cites it 2× “, General Statutes §§ 22-332a, 22-332b, 22-332c; Regs.”
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