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

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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-Amended.html

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

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 horse excrement deposited by that horse on a street, sidewalk, or other public property. street or sidewalk.

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