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	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report	Pass
8/15/2005	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor	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) EX...