Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6260: AN ACT CONCERNING THE INTENTIONAL FEEDING OF DANGEROUS WILDLIFE, LIMITING THE USE OF BIRD FEEDERS AND PROHIBITING THE IMPROPER S
Status: Introduced, January 23, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INTENTIONAL FEEDING OF DANGEROUS WILDLIFE, LIMITING THE USE OF BIRD FEEDERS AND PROHIBITING THE IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD, GARBAGE AND WILDLIFE ATTRACTANTS.
What the bill says
An act CONCERNING THE INTENTIONAL FEEDING OF DANGEROUS WILDLIFE, LIMITING THE USE OF BIRD FEEDERS AND PROHIBITING THE IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD, GARBAGE AND WILDLIFE ATTRACTANTS. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the intentional feeding of potentially dangerous wildlife, restrict the use of known bear attractants in bird feeders and disallow the improper storage of food, garbage and wildlife attractants. Statement of Purpose: To reduce wildlife to human habituation and the frequency and likelihood of negative human interactions with wildlife. LCO No. 3035 1 of.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INTENTIONAL FEEDING OF DANGEROUS WILDLIFE, LIMITING THE USE OF BIRD FEEDERS AND PROHIBITING THE IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD, GARBAGE AND WILDLIFE ATTRACTANTS. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the intentional feeding of potentially dangerous wildlife, restrict the use of known bear attractants in bird feeders and disallow the improper storage of food, garbage and wildlife attractants. Statement of Purpose: To reduce wildlife to human habituation and the frequency and likelihood of negative human interactions with wildlife. LCO No. 3035 1 of
Sponsors
- Melissa Osborne (D, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Environment