In addition, we were also successful in adding an amendment which allows USDA licensed shops to sell Hedgehogs, Sugar Gliders and Degus (which became illegal with the Connecticut Department of Environment and Energy regulations earlier this spring), specifically permitting Ferrets, which the DEEP inadvertently listed as illegal. All the above have an effective date of October 1, 2012.

The link at the end of this column provides the full bill and its language.

Our collective goal for next session is to make it a law that ALL sellers/ adopters of puppies and kittens have a warrantee like the pet shops do. We would also like to address the kitten warrantee for everyone, as most are strays that are vet checked and sold for a lot less than what the warrantee provides for.

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/FC/pdf/2012HB-05409-R000643-FC.pdf