Official:Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," to establish provisions for the reporting of wild raccoons, and to provide for the manner of their abatement, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: September 8, 2011
Signed: November 3, 2011
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires Philadelphians to report wild raccoons causing nuisance activities on their property and mandates the use of non-lethal abatement methods when possible.
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