Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-344a (2026)

Euthanasia of animals by pet shops

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(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.

(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.

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Cited in 1 case, 2005–2005 · leading case: Beardslee v. Woodford, 395 F.3d 1064 (9th Cir. 2005).

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Beardslee v. Woodford, 395 F.3d 1064 (9th Cir. 2005). “The states that mandate the use of particular methods for animal euthanasia, most often the use of the sedative sodium pentobarbitol, and therefore implicitly ban the use of neuromuscular blocking agents are: Connecticut, Conn. Gen.Stat. § 22-344a; Delaware, Del.”

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