Overview
- PAN deputy Olivia Garza introduced an amendment to Mexico City’s Ley de Cultura Cívica to toughen sanctions for walking dogs without a leash.
- The proposal would reclassify the conduct from infraction type B to type C, raising penalties to 21–30 Unidades de Medida, 25–36 hours of administrative arrest, or 12–18 hours of community work.
- Under current rules the offense is type B, with fines of 11–40 Unidades de Medida, 13–24 hours of arrest, or 6–12 hours of community service.
- Garza argues the change is a preventive public-safety step, citing reports that Mexico City leads national tallies of dog-bite incidents.
- The measure has been filed with the local Civic Justice Committee for expert evaluation, and if approved could translate to fines reported at up to roughly 3,500 pesos.