Connecticut General Statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-108c (2026)
(Formerly Sec. 17-24). Prevention of cruelty to animals
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Any officer or agent of the Connecticut Humane Society may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any animal in his presence, and any person who interferes with or obstructs or resists any such officer or agent in the discharge of his duty shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
(1949 Rev., S. 2916.)
History: Sec. 17-24 transferred to Sec. 29-108c in 1989.
Cited. 218 C. 757.
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1991–1991 · leading case: Connecticut Humane Soc'y v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 591 A.2d 395 (Conn. 1991).
Connecticut Humane Soc'y v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 591 A.2d 395 (Conn. 1991). “Moreover, agents of the society have statutory authorization to: (1) prevent cruel treatment of animals and impose fines or terms of imprisonment for interference with such prevention; General Statutes § 29-108c; (2) detain abandoned or cruelly treated animals; General Statutes…”
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