The Connecticut House of Representatives approved legislation that protects owners and handlers of domesticated horses by clarifying into law that domesticated horses are not wild animals and as such are not “inherently dangerous.”
The legislation, which the House approved by a unanimous vote of 138 to 0, is House Bill 5044 – An Act Concerning Domesticated Horses.
It next moves to the Senate for consideration.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy introduced the legislation in response to a recent court decision, which he said went too far.
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