City of Baltimore - File #: 05-0178

• File #: 05-0178
• Version: 0
• Name: Health - Animal Waste
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/6/2005
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/22/2005
• Enactment #: 05-0121
• Title: FOR the purpose of clarifying and expanding requirements for the removal of animal waste; requiring the possession of certain devices for the removal and sanitary disposal of animal waste; providing for certain exceptions; and generally relating to the duties of an owner, keeper, or other person with custody of an animal.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Animal Waste, Educ., Housing, Health, & Human Serv., Health

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/22/2005	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor	Pass
8/15/2005	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor	Pass
8/15/2005	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report	Pass
8/4/2005	0	Education, Housing, Health & Human Services/Judiciary & Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
6/9/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/9/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/9/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/9/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/6/2005	0	City Council	Introduced
6/6/2005	0	The City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

                     * WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.

                     THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.

                     INTRODUCTORY*

                     CITY OF BALTIMORE

                     COUNCIL BILL          

Introduced by:  The Council President

At the request of:  The Administration (Health Department)                                                            

                     A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning

                     Health - Animal Waste

Title

FOR the purpose of clarifying and expanding requirements for the removal of animal waste; requiring the possession of certain devices for the removal and sanitary disposal of animal waste; providing for certain exceptions; and generally relating to the duties of an owner, keeper, or other person with custody of an animal.

Body

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments

Article - Health

Section(s) 10-313

Baltimore City Revised Code

(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1.  BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

                     Baltimore City Revised Code

                     Article - Health

§ 10-313.  Animal waste.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

[The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE owner, [or] keeper, OR OTHER PERSON HAVING CUSTODY of [any] AN animal must:

(1)                     HAVE IN HIS OR HER POSSESSION A DEVICE FOR THE REMOVAL AND SANITARY DISPOSAL OF THE ANIMAL'S FECES; AND

(2)                     IMMEDIATELY remove all [excretions] FECES left by the animal:

(I)                     on THAT PERSON'S OR ANY OTHER PERSON'S PRIVATE PROPERTY; OR

(II)                     ON ANY PUBLIC PROPERTY, INCLUDING [a public walk, recreation area,] ANY STREET, SIDEWALK, FOOT PATH, MEDIAN, GUTTER, ALLEY, PARK, OR RECREATION AREA [or private property].

(B)  EXCEPTIONS.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO:

(1)                     AN ANIMAL OWNED BY AND WHILE WORKING FOR A LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; OR

(2)                     AN ANIMAL PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TO AID THE  VISUALLY, HEARING, OR MOBILITY IMPAIRED, WHILE ACTUALLY IN USE FOR THAT PURPOSE.

SECTION 2.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.

SECTION 3.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.

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