Baltimore City Council
File #: 09-0322    Version: 0 Name: Leash Law - Environmental and Civil Citations
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 4/20/2009 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 6/1/2009
Enactment #: 09-172
Title: Leash Law - Environmental and Civil Citations FOR the purpose of reducing certain civil penalties for violating animal control law requirements for leashes or other restraints; and providing for a special effective date.
Sponsors: James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Robert Curran, Edward Reisinger, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry, Agnes Welch, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle Spector, President Young, Warren Branch, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, Belinda Conaway
Indexes: Citations, Civil Citations, Environmental Citations, Leash Law
Attachments: 1. 09-0322 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Health - 09-0322.pdf, 3. Law - 09-0322.pdf, 4. Environmental Control - 09-0322.pdf, 5. Finance - 09-0322.pdf, 6. Recreation & Parks - 09-0322.pdf, 7. BARCS - 09-0322.pdf, 8. 09-0322 - 3rd Reader.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
6/1/20090 Mayor Signed by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/18/20090 Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Recommended Favorably with Amendment  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/18/20090 City Council Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/18/20090 City Council Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/4/20090 Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/23/20090 The City Council Referred for a Report  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/23/20090 The City Council Referred for a Report  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/23/20090 The City Council Referred for a Report  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/23/20090 The City Council Referred for a Report  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/23/20090 The City Council Referred for a Report  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/23/20090 The City Council Referred for a Report  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/23/20090 The City Council Referred for a Report  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/20/20090 City Council Introduced  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/20/20090 City Council Assigned  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/20/20090 Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
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:  Councilmember Kraft                                                                                               
 
      A BILL ENTITLED
 
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Leash Law - Environmental and Civil Citations
 
FOR the purpose of reducing certain civil penalties for violating animal control law requirements for leashes or other restraints; and providing for a special effective date.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
  Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
  Section(s) 40-14(e)(7)(Title 10, Subtitle 3) and 41-14(6)(Title 10, Subtitle 3)
   Baltimore City 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 Code
 
      Article 1.  Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
 
      Subtitle 40.  Environmental Control Board
 
§ 4014.  Violations to which subtitle applies.
 
  (e)  Provisions and penalties enumerated.
 
     (7)  Health Code
        . . . .
 
        Title 10:  Animal Control and Protection
           . . . .
 
           Subtitle 3:  General Care and Control
 
§ 10301.  Rabies vaccinations                                                $500
 
§ 10302.  Reporting possible rabies exposure                        $500
 
 
 
                               § 10307.  RESTRAINTS REQUIRED                                                   $250
 
All other provisions                                                                        $1,000
           . . . .
 
Subtitle 41.  Civil Citations
 
§ 41-14.  Offenses to which subtitle applies - Listing.
 
  (6) Health Code
     . . . .
 
     Title 10:  Animal Control and Protection
        . . . .
 
        Subtitle 3:  General Care and Control
 
§ 10301.  Rabies vaccinations                                                      $500
 
§ 10302.  Reporting possible rabies exposure                              $500
 
§ 10307.  RESTRAINTS REQUIRED                                                          $250
 
All other provisions                                                                        $1,000
        . . . .
 
  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 date it is enacted.
 
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