[Adopted 3-20-2006 by Ord. No. 1558-2006]
No person owning or in charge of any dog or
cat shall cause or allow such dog or cat to soil, defile, defecate
on or commit any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, beach,
passageway, bypath, play area, park or any place where people congregate
or walk, or upon any public property whatsoever, or upon any private
property without the permission of the owner of said private property.
Any person owning or in charge of any dog or
cat which soils, defiles, defecates on or commits any nuisance on
any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, beach passageway, bypath, play
area, park or any place where people congregate or walk or upon any
public property whatsoever or upon any private property without the
permission of the owner of said private property shall immediately
remove feces deposited by any such dog or cat by any sanitary method
approved by the local enforcement authority. Sanitary methods for
removing all feces are mechanical devices such as pooch scoops, small
shovels, etc.
A.
The owner or person in charge of such dog or cat shall
remove and dispose of all feces in a sealed, nonabsorbent, leakproof
container, such as a sealed plastic bag. Such material shall not be
disposed in public trash receptacles or storm drains.
B.
Any owner or person in charge of a dog or cat being
walked upon any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, beach, passageway,
bypath, play area, park or any place where people congregate must
have in their possession their cleanup device and nonabsorbent, leakproof
container(s).
Legally blind persons who may use dogs as guides
shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.
Any person who violates the provisions of this
article shall be subject to a fine of not more that $50 for the first
offense and not more than $100 for each subsequent offense.
