HB1568

Local Government - Animal Control - Dogs At Large (Dog Leash Laws)

Requiring each county and municipality to adopt certain laws or ordinances prohibiting a dog from being at large; providing the Act may not be construed to preempt a local government from enacting and enforcing more stringent measures; and stating it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Act be applied and interpreted to recognize the definition of the term "running at large" as used by the Appellate Court of Maryland in Blitzer v. Breski, 259 Md. App. 257 (2023).

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Status
Chaptered
Session
2026 Regular Session
Type
Unknown
Cross-filed
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March 12, 2026 at 13:00
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