Committee backs changing stray‑animal hold from five to three days with clarifying amendments
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
The Montgomery County Public Safety Committee considered Bill 27‑24 to shorten the hold period for unidentifiable impounded animals from five days to three, and agreed to clarifying amendments to define “stray” and preserve existing appeal procedures.
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The Montgomery County Public Safety Committee discussed Bill 27‑24, a committee‑sponsored measure to reduce the period an impounded, unidentifiable (“stray”) animal is held before becoming county property from five days to three days, and agreed to staff recommended clarifying amendments.
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