- Title
- Local Government - Animal Control - Dogs At Large (Dog Leash Laws)
- Sponsored by
- Delegate Ross
- Status
- In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:30 p.m.
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Requiring each county and municipality to adopt certain laws or ordinances prohibiting a dog from being at large; providing the Act may not be construed to preempt a local government from enacting and enforcing more stringent measures; and stating it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Act be applied and interpreted to recognize the definition of the term "running at large" as used by the Appellate Court of Maryland in Blitzer v. Breski, 259 Md. App. 257 (2023).
Committees
- Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
Details
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026
Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit
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