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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Welch
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Dangerous Animals - Required Restraints
FOR the purpose of strengthening the restraint requirements for dangerous animals; and generally relating to animal control and protection.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article - Health
Section(s) 10-101(i)
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Health
Section(s) 10-602
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 1. Definitions; General Provisions
§ 10-101. Definitions.
(i) Dangerous animal.
"Dangerous animal" means any animal that:
(1) has bitten or attacked a human being or another animal without provocation; or
(2) presents a physical threat to human beings or to other animals due to a disposition or propensity to cause injury or to behave in a way that could reasonably be expected to cause injury, regardless of whether its behavior is hostile.
Subtitle 6. Wild and Dangerous Animals
§ 10-602. Dangerous animals.
(a) Restraints required.
(1) Every dangerous animal must be:
(I) [(1) confined] MAI...
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