Section 29-NEW - Use of battery-charged security fences(a) For purposes of this section, "battery-charged security fence" means an alarm system and ancillary components, or equipment attached to such system, including, but not limited to, a fence, an energizer, cameras and a battery-charging device used exclusively to charge the battery that: (1) Interfaces with a monitored alarm device in a manner that enables the alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon the owner of the business protected by such fence or a law enforcement officer in response to an intrusion or burglary;(2) Is located on property that is not zoned by a municipality exclusively for residential use;(3) Has an energizer that is powered by a commercial storage battery that is not more than twelve volts of direct current and meets the standard set forth in International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 60335-2-76;(4) Is behind and interior to a nonelectric fence, wall or barrier that is not less than five feet in height;(5) Is the higher of ten feet in height, or at least two feet higher than the nonelectric fence described in subdivision (4) of this subsection; and(6) Is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on such battery-charged security fence at no more than thirty-foot intervals, and such signs state: "WARNING-ELECTRIC FENCE".(b) Notwithstanding any general statute, special act, local law, ordinance or charter, a municipality shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order or regulation that:(1) Requires a permit or fee to install or use a battery-charged security fence that is in addition to an alarm system permit, and no permit or fee other than for an alarm system shall be required for such a fence;(2) Imposes installation or operational requirements for a battery-charged security fence that are inconsistent with those described in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section; or(3) Prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged security fence.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-NEW
Added by P.A. 24-0071,S. 2 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 5/30/2024.