Bill Text: CA AB233 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 233

Bill Title: Local government: public or private property: disposal of animal excrement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-07 - Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Glazer. [AB233 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB233-Amended.html

Amended IN Senate June 22, 2023

Amended IN Senate June 12, 2023

Amended IN Assembly March 07, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 233

Introduced by Assembly Member Wilson

January 12, 2023

An act to add Chapter 6.4 (commencing with Section 51045) to Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, relating to local government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 233, as amended, Wilson. Local government: public or private property: disposal of animal excrement.

Existing law generally regulates the governance of local agencies and defines a local agency to mean a county, city, or city and county.

This bill would authorize a local agency to adopt an ordinance requiring the owner of, or person otherwise responsible for, an animal to collect and dispose of any animal excrement deposited by that animal on public or private property. The bill would declare that these provisions are declaratory of existing law.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Chapter 6.4 (commencing with Section 51045) is added to Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, to read:

CHAPTER 6.4. Disposal of Animal Excrement

51045.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local agency may adopt an ordinance requiring the owner of, or person otherwise responsible for, an animal to collect and dispose of any animal excrement deposited by that animal on public or private property.

(b) Under the general police powers afforded to local governments under Section 7 of Article XI of the California Constitution, this section is declaratory of existing law.