No person having possession, custody or control of any animal
shall knowingly or negligently permit any dog or other animal to commit
any nuisance, i.e., defecation or urination, upon any gutter, street,
driveway, alley, curb or sidewalk in the Township, 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 animal unless permission is otherwise given.
The above action shall constitute a nuisance only when the animal
feces is not properly removed by, and disposed of, by the animal owner
as below described.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any animal
in the Township, on property other than the private property of the
owner of such animal, shall have in his or her possession a container,
bag or other receptacle for the purpose of immediately removing any
feces from such surface.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any animal
which commits a nuisance, i.e., defecation, in any area other than
the private property of the owner of such animal shall be required
to immediately remove the feces from such surface and either:
The above provisions shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying
any visually impaired person, or to any dog used to assist any other
physically disabled person.
