Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-097-2025

• Reference No.: CB-097-2025
• Draft No.: 3
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee
• Meeting Date: 11/18/2025
• Introduced Date: 10/21/2025
• Public Hearing Date: 11/18/2025 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 2/2/2026
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING ANIMAL CONTROL for the purpose of revising and adding certain definitions; increasing certain civil penalties; expanding the leash law; expanding the type of dangerous animals; providing for a certain provocation; requiring a certain special permit and fee; providing for a certain licensing fee; providing for a certain licensing penalty; lifting a certain ban; providing for a certain grandfather provision; providing for certain pet parenting or animal handling courses; providing for a pilot program to foster and adopt a certain specific dog breed under specific circumstances; providing for certain timeframes for permits and agreements and registration; providing for certain fines; providing for certain facilities to refer a certain specific dog breed to serve in a certain pilot program to be service animals; providing for certain spaying and neutering of a certain dog breed; providing for a certain re-lettering; and generally regarding animal control in the County.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Edward P. Burroughs, Calvin S. Hawkins, Sydney J. Harrison, Ingrid S. Watson
• Code sections: 03-101 - , 03-116 - , 03-135 - , 03-136 - , 03-185.01 -
• Contact: Kathy Canning, Legislative Attorney

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/18/2025	3	County Executive	Unsigned
11/18/2025	3	County Council	public hearing held
11/18/2025	3	County Council	enacted	Pass
10/21/2025	2	County Council	amended (1)	Pass
10/21/2025	2	County Council	introduced
10/14/2025	1	Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee	amended (1)	Pass
10/14/2025	1	Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee	Reported out with no recommendation with amendments	Pass
10/7/2025	1	County Council	rules suspended	Pass
10/7/2025	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING ANIMAL CONTROL for the purpose of revising and adding certain definitions; increasing certain civil penalties; expanding the leash law; expanding the type of dangerous animals; providing for a certain provocation; requiring a certain special permit and fee; providing for a certain licensing fee; providing for a certain licensing penalty;  lifting a certain ban; providing for a certain grandfather provision; providing for certain pet parenting or animal handling courses; providing for a pilot program to foster and adopt a certain specific dog breed under specific circumstances; providing for certain timeframes for permits and agreements and registration; providing for certain fines; providing for certain facilities to refer a certain specific dog breed to serve in a certain pilot program to be service animals; providing for certain spaying and neutering of a certain dog breed; providing for a certain re-lettering; and generally regarding animal control in the County.

Background

This bill lifts the County's Pit Bull Terrier ban and provides for a pilot program to foster and adopt Pit Bull Terriers in the County. It also revises certain definitions, increases certain civil penalties, expands the leash law, and expands the type of dangerous animals with requirements found in the County Code.