City of Philadelphia - File #: 000537

• File #: 000537
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/14/2000
• In control: Committee on Public Safety
• Final action: 11/16/2000
• Title: Amending Chapters 10-100 and 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code relating to Animals, Individual Conduct and the use of public and private property by adding to Sections 10-101, 105, 603 and 10-606 the prohibition of Dog Fighting.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell
• Indexes: ANIMALS
• Code sections: 10-100 - Animals, 10-101 - Definitions, 10-105 - Animals Committing Nuisances, 10-600 - Public Places-Prohibited Conduct, 10-603 - Loitering, 10-606 - Penalties

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/6/2000	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/16/2000	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/16/2000	1	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
11/2/2000	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
11/2/2000	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/2/2000	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/19/2000	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING HELD
10/19/2000	0	Committee on Public Safety	AMENDED
10/19/2000	1	Committee on Public Safety	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
9/14/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
9/14/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Chapters 10-100 and 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code relating to Animals, Individual Conduct and the use of public and private property by adding to Sections 10-101, 105, 603 and 10-606 the prohibition of Dog Fighting.
Body
WHEREAS, It is the intent of City Council to protect all animals from extreme cruelty and abuse within the City; and

WHEREAS, Members of City Council have made the finding that dog fighting is a form of extreme cruelty and abuse which must stop; and

WHEREAS, It is the intent of City Council to promote the health, safety and welfare of all its citizens; now, therefore

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

§10-101. Definitions.

In this Chapter the following definitions apply:

(1) Adult dog or cat. Shall mean any dog or cat at least seven (7) months of age.

(2) Dog Fighting. A dog engaging in physical violence with another dog or animal.

[(2)] (3) Animal. Shall include any description of vertebrate excluding only Homo sapiens.

[(3)] (4) Animal Control Officer. Shall mean any person authorized by the Department of Public Health to enforce this Chapter, whether employed directly by the Department or not.

[(4)] (5) Animal Shelter. Shall mean any facility operated, owned or maintained by a duly incorporated human society, animal welfare society or other non-profit organization or by or under contract with the City whose purpose is to provide for and promote the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals or for the purpose of impounding seized, stray, homeless or unwanted dogs, cats, or other animals.

[(5)] (6) Carriage Horse. Shall mean any horse which is used by its owner or other person to pull any vehicle, carriage, sled, sleigh, wagon or other device. A horse rented or leased by its owner to another for any of the foregoing purposes shall be deemed a carriage horse f...