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

California Assembly Bill 233

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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-Introduced.html

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 introduced, Wilson. Local government: animal waste disposal: horses.

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 require the rider of, or person otherwise responsible for, a horse to collect and dispose of any animal waste deposited by that horse on a street, sidewalk, or other public property.

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 Horse Waste

51045.

Notwithstanding Section 21050 of the Vehicle Code or any other law, a local agency may require the rider of, or person otherwise responsible for, a horse to collect and dispose of any animal waste deposited by that horse on a street, sidewalk, or other public property.