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.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police
Chapter 530a - Connecticut Humane Society
Section 29-108a. (Formerly Sec. 17-22). - Definitions.
Section 29-108b. (Formerly Sec. 17-23). - Appointment of agents as special police officers.
Section 29-108c. (Formerly Sec. 17-24). - Prevention of cruelty to animals.
Section 29-108d. (Formerly Sec. 17-25). - Disposition of animal or vehicle of person arrested.
Section 29-108g. (Formerly Sec. 17-29). - Destruction of animal in the charge of the society.
Section 29-108h. (Formerly Sec. 17-29a). - Use of high altitude euthanasia devices prohibited.
Section 29-108i. (Formerly Sec. 17-30). - Officers and agents to have certificates or badges.