NYC Council · Int 0281-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring the department of sanitation to install and fill dog waste bag dispensers on public litter baskets.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 28, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of sanitation to install and fill dog waste bag dispensers on public litter baskets” Read the full text

Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to install and regularly fill dog waste bag dispensers on or next to all public litter baskets on city streets. This bill would also require the Department of Sanitation to work with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a public awareness campaign to educate the public on the negative public health consequences associated with dog waste.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.