Legislation Details

File #: 261171    Version: 1 Name: Health Code - Animal Shelter Holding Periods and Dog Sterilization, Pit Bull Sterilization, and Dog Breeding
Type: Ordinance Status: 30 Day Rule
Introduced: 10/27/2026 In control: Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Ordinance amending the Health Code to reduce the time an animal impounded in the City animal shelter operated by the Animal Care and Control Department (ACC) must be held before being deemed abandoned; reduce the time before an animal is deemed abandoned by its owner after being delivered to ACC because the owner is unable to care for it; modify the rules concerning mandatory sterilization of pit bulls; require a person who wishes to breed dogs in the City to obtain a permit from ACC and setting the permit fee at $200; allow ACC to sterilize all dogs impounded in the City animal shelter, subject to certain exceptions; and to require ACC to report certain information concerning the impact of these amendments to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor.
Sponsors: Mayor, Bilal Mahmood, Danny Sauter, Stephen Sherrill, Matt Dorsey, Rafael Mandelman
Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. FYI Referral 110326
Legislation Details
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