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) 2024-08-30 - Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Allen. [AB233 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB233-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  June 12, 2023

Amended  IN  Assembly  March 07, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 233

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Introduced by Assembly Member Wilson

January 12, 2023

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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: streets and sidewalks: public property: disposal of horse 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 require adopt an ordinance requiring the rider owner of, or person otherwise responsible for, a horse an animal to collect and dispose of any horse animal excrement deposited by that horse animal on a street or sidewalk. public property. The bill would declare that these provisions are declaratory of existing law.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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 Animal Excrement

51045.

 (a) Notwithstanding Section 21050 of the Vehicle Code or any other law, a local agency may require adopt an ordinance requiring the rider owner of, or person otherwise responsible for, a horse an animal to collect and dispose of any horse animal excrement deposited by that horse animal on a street or sidewalk. public 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.