Official:Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," to provide for mandatory annual licensing of dogs and the creation of dog licensing agents to facilitate the issuance of such licenses, to provide for minimum standards for the care and control of dogs and cats, including their maintenance in kennels operating in the City, to provide for sterilization of dogs and cats, to provide for the confiscation and protection of dogs used in dog fighting, and to provide for the administration and enforcement of laws relating to animals, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kelly
Introduced: March 17, 2011
Signed: May 5, 2011
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires dog owners in Philadelphia to obtain an annual license for their dogs and sets standards for the care and control of dogs and cats.
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