[Adopted 3-8-1990 by Ord. No. 447]
No person having possession, custody or control of any dog shall knowingly or negligently permit any dog to commit any nuisance, i.e., defecation, upon any gutter, street, driveway, alley, curb or sidewalk in the Borough of Ligonier or upon the floors or stairways of any building or place frequented by the public or used in common by the tenants or upon the outside walls, walkways, driveways, alleys, curbs or stairways of any building abutting on a public street or park or upon the grounds of any public park or public area or upon any private property other than the property of the owner of such dog.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog which commits a nuisance, i.e., defecation, in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog, as prohibited in § 73-6, shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface and either:
A. 
Carry the same away for disposal in a sanitary sewer system.
B. 
Place the same in a nonleaking chemical container causing disintegration. If a chemical container is used, the ultimate disposal must be made in accordance with the Department of Environmental Resources regulations concerning solid waste disposal.
The provisions of §§ 73-6 and 73-7 hereof shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind person or to a dog used to assist any other physically handicapped person.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.