Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22-336-31

Current through December 27, 2024

Section 22-336-31 - Definitions

As used in sections 22-336-14, 22-336-16 to 22-336-18, inclusive, this section, and sections 22-336-32 to 22-336-42, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations;

(2) "Clean" means to be made free of organic material and debris;

(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture;

(4) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture;

(5) "Disinfected" means treated with either a chemical used pursuant to the manufacturer's instructions or water heated to not less than one hundred-eighty (180) degrees Fahrenheit or eighty-two and two-tenths (82.2) degrees Celsius in order to eliminate pathogens such as canine parvovirus;

(6) "Dog Pound" means a suitable building provided and maintained by a city or town for the detention and care of dogs and other domestic animals or through written agreement with a city or town, a suitable building provided for the detention and care of dogs and other impounded animals with a licensed veterinarian, or in a licensed veterinary hospital, licensed commercial kennel, a dog pound maintained by another city or town, or other suitable building approved by the Commissioner;

(7) "Exercise Area" means an indoor run or outdoor run;

(8) "Impounded Animal" means a dog, cat or other domestic animal detained or seized by any animal control officer appointed pursuant to section 22-328, 22-331, or 22-331a of the Connecticut General Statutes for the purpose of detaining an animal, quarantining an animal, or holding an animal pursuant to any statute or municipal ordinance that authorizes the detention or seizure of an animal;

(9) "Indoor Pen" means a completely enclosed area inside a dog pound building to be used for shelter by an impounded dog;

(10) "Indoor Run" means an area inside a completely enclosed dog pound to be used for shelter and exercise by an impounded animal;

(11) "Outdoor Run" means an incompletely enclosed area adjacent to a dog pound to be used for exercise by an impounded animal;

(12) "Primary Enclosure" means any indoor structure or device used to restrict an animal or animals to a limited amount of space, such as a room, cage, or compartment;

(13) "Renovate" means to construct, add to, or change the size, construction or composition of indoor pens, indoor runs and outdoor runs, primary enclosures, fences, floors, heating system, water supply system, waste disposal system, or any other physical component of a dog pound;

(14) "Renovation" means the construction of, addition to, or change in the size, construction or composition of indoor pens, indoor runs and outdoor runs, primary enclosures, fences, floors, heating system, water supply system, waste disposal system, or any other physical component of a dog pound; and

(15) "Sanitary" means healthy, clean and free from infective and deleterious influences.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22-336-31

Effective 12/13/2023