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Editor's Note: Former § 122-6, Curbing of dogs required, was repealed 1-21-2010 by Ord. No. 01-2010, amended 4-17-2014 by Ord. No. 17-2014 to state that the penalty for violation of the section shall be in the amount of $100.
[Amended 1-25-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-1]
Any person violating the provisions of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period of not more than 90 days, or both.
[Added 3-8-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-4]
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Removal of feces required. Any person owning or in charge of any dog which soils, defiles, defecates on or commits any nuisance on any common thoroughfare, parkway, street, sidewalk, passageway, bypath, play area, park, beach or any place where people congregate or walk or upon any public property whatsoever or upon any private property shall immediately remove all feces deposited by any such dog by any sanitary method approved by the local health authority.
[Amended 3-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-4]
B. 
Disposal of feces. The feces removed from the aforementioned designated area shall be disposed of by the person owning or in charge of any such dog in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
C. 
Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to blind persons who may use dogs as guides.
D. 
Methods of disposal. Sanitary methods for removing all feces approved by the local health authority are mechanical devices such as pooch scoops, small shovels, etc. All feces removed by the person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any such dog shall have an approved device or sanitary method of disposal with them whenever their dog is on public property. All feces shall be disposed of in a sealed, nonabsorbent leakproof container.