AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

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Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and includes them as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this law.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 6, 2026
Last action: Feb 11, 2026 — 02/11/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsor: Bill O'Brien D
Session: 2026
Momentum: 5 · Stalled