Baltimore City Council
File #: 14-0370    Version: 0 Name: Animal Control - Impounding Public Nuisance Animals
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 4/28/2014 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 5/15/2014
Enactment #: 14-230
Title: Animal Control - Impounding Public Nuisance Animals FOR the purpose of allowing for the impoundment of any animal reasonably believed to be a public nuisance animal; and generally relating to the impoundment of animals.
Sponsors: Robert Curran, Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, Brandon M. Scott, Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward Reisinger, Nick Mosby, Rochelle Spector
Indexes: Animal Control, Impoundment, Nuisance
Attachments: 1. Finance - 14-0370.pdf, 2. Health - 14-0370.pdf, 3. Law - 14-0370.pdf, 4. Police - 14-0370.pdf, 5. 14-0370 - 1st Reader.pdf, 6. 14-0370 - 3rd Reader.pdf
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: Councilmembers Curran and Clarke                                                                           
      A BILL ENTITLED
 
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Animal Control - Impounding Public Nuisance Animals
 
FOR the purpose of allowing for the impoundment of any animal reasonably believed to be a public nuisance animal; and generally relating to the impoundment of animals.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
  Article - Health
  Section(s) 10-801
  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
                                               
Title 10.  Animal Control and Protection
 
      Subtitle 8. Impoundment
 
ยง 10801. Authority to impound.
 
An animal enforcement officer, police officer, humane officer, or other person authorized and contracting with the City to do so may impound any animal:
 
(1)       found at large;
 
(2)      whose owner or custodian does not have the required license or permit for the animal;
 
(3)      that is found without a license tag required by this title;
 
(4)      that poses a threat to public health, safety, or welfare;
 
 
 
(5)      reasonably believed to be a dangerous or vicious animal;
 
(6)      placed at risk by its health or environment;  
 
(7)      that is abandoned;
 
(8)      that is prohibited in the City;
 
(9)      [that is] REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE a public nuisance animal;
 
(10) whose owner or custodian is in violation of this title; or
 
(11) whose owner or custodian is in violation of any other animal control or protection law, rule, or regulation of this City or State.
 
  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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