File #: Int 0827-2022    Version: * Name: Maintenance and cleaning of dog runs under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Parks and Recreation
On agenda: 11/22/2022
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the maintenance and cleaning of dog runs under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation
Sponsors: Lincoln Restler, Shahana K. Hanif, Crystal Hudson, Rita C. Joseph, Keith Powers , Carmen N. De La Rosa, Shaun Abreu
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Summary: This local law would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to directly maintain dog runs in parks under its jurisdiction, instead of volunteer groups that typically provide maintenance under authorization from DPR.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 827, 2. Int. No. 827, 3. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 11-22-22, 4. November 22, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - November 22, 2022

Int. No. 827

 

By Council Members Restler, Hanif, Hudson, Joseph, Powers, De La Rosa and Abreu

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the maintenance and cleaning of dog runs under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-159 to read as follows:

§ 18-159 Dog run maintenance. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following term has the following meaning:

Dog run. The term “dog run” means an enclosed area located within a park under the jurisdiction of the department where a pet dog, accompanied by the owner or person supervising such dog, may engage in leisure activity.

b. The department or contractors of the department shall perform regular maintenance and cleaning work in each dog run under the jurisdiction of the department. 

§ 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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