No person operating a pick-up truck, as defined in section 14-1, on a public highway of this state shall transport a dog in the open rearward compartment of the pick-up truck unless the dog is secured in a cage or other container or otherwise protected or secured in such a manner as to prevent the dog from being thrown or falling or jumping from the pick-up truck.(P.A. 05-218, S. 18.)
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 14-272b
Connecticut Title 14 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_248.htm#sec_14-272b· Version 2026