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Delegates spar over bill requiring counties to keep leash laws and add penalties
Summary
HB 15-68 would require each county and municipality to adopt or maintain laws prohibiting dogs at large and include civil and criminal penalties; sponsors and park police said the measure improves public safety, while municipal and county groups warned it would force local code re-openings and conflict with home-rule processes.
An extended exchange in the House Judiciary Committee centered on HB 15-68, a bill that would require every county and municipality in Maryland to adopt and retain local ordinances prohibiting dogs "at large," including enforcement provisions and both civil and criminal penalties.
Samuel Inuyomi presented the bill for the sponsor, saying it preserves local authority by not dictating specific ordinance language but would ensure jurisdictions retain an enforceable leash law…
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