Brinkley Station Townhouse Association (BSTA)

Pet Policy

All dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pet(s). 

Picking up after your dog is an important part of pet ownership and

shows pride in your community and respect for others.  

Aside from this being an annoyance, it is the law. 

Please be respectful of your neighbors and the community and do not allow your dog to poop in their yards. Also, when walking your dog in the field and on other common areas, please clean up after your dog.

Please don't make your responsibility somebody else's problem.

Pets are not allowed to be left unattended or unleashed on community areas.

The BSTA has adopted the County’s fine system which ranges from $25.00 - $250.00 per incident for non-compliance with this guideline. Any homeowner/resident observed to be in violation will be assessed a fine.  The fine will increase with each reported incident.

Homeowners/residents are encouraged to inform the BSTA Board of anyone not adhering to these rules.  The BSTA will collaborate with the Prince George’s County Division of Animal Control for continued non-compliance.

Scoop that Poop: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/3689/Scoop-That-Poop

Prince George’s County Animal Control: 301-780-7200

Prince George's County Ordinances:  
Sec. 3-139. - Defecation; Removal of excrement.
(a)No person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog or cat, except a seeing eye dog, shall allow or permit excrement of such animal to remain on:
          (1)Public property, including streets as defined in Section 1-102(a)(34); or
          (2)Private property without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof.
(b)The person owning, keeping, or having custody of the animal shall immediately remove the excrement deposited by the animal.

Sec. 3-134. - Excessive noise by an animal prohibited.
(a)No person who owns, keeps, or has in his possession any animal of any kind whatsoever shall permit such animal to disturb the quiet of any person or neighborhood. Permitting an animal to disturb the quiet of any person or neighborhood, or failure to keep any animal from causing frequent or long continued noise, to the disturbance of the comfort or repose of any person or neighborhood, is declared to be a public nuisance and detrimental to the public health and welfare.
(b)Any person disturbed by a noisy animal shall first advise the owner or custodian who keeps such animal of the fact that the animal, by causing frequent or long continued noise, is disturbing the complainant and the neighborhood.
(c)No owner or custodian shall fail to abate a nuisance caused by the frequent, habitual or long continuing noise of his animal after having been notified in accordance with this Section.

Sec. 3-135. – Animals at large. 

"It is against the law for the owner or custodian of any animal to allow the animal to run at-large. Any dog or cat that is found at-large may be impounded. A Violation Notice may be issued to the owner of an animal found at-large by a County Police Officer or Animal Control Officer