Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," and related provisions of The Philadelphia Code pertinent to electric fences, to provide for the operation and regulation of electric fences, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: May 3, 2012
Signed: June 21, 2012
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law regulates electric security fences in Philadelphia by setting rules for their installation and operation, including restrictions on height, location, and warning signs.
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