[Adopted as Secs. 11-6.02 and 11-6.02.1 of the 1965 General
Ordinances]
A person who owns, possesses or controls a dog,
cat or other animal shall not permit the animal to commit a nuisance
upon any paved sidewalk, upon any public premises or upon private
premises owned by another, except at the curb.
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Editor's Note: Amended during codification.
[Added 5-19-1981 by Ord. No. 142-1981; amended 10-18-1994 by Ord. No. 235-1994]
A.
It shall be the duty of any person who owns or controls
any dog or domestic animal to immediately remove any feces left by
such dog or domestic animal on any public area, including but not
limited to the area between the street and the sidewalk, sidewalks,
curbs, roads, streets, paths, passageways, parks or any other public
place where people congregate or walk or upon any private property
not belonging to the owner or custodian of said dog or domestic animal.
B.
Any person who owns or controls any dog or domestic
animal shall immediately remove any fecal matter from the aforementioned
areas to such person's own premises or dispose of the fecal matter
in a sanitary manner approved by the Local Health Authority. If the
fecal matter is deposited in a public waste receptacle, it shall first
be placed in a closed, sealed bag or container.
C.
This provision shall not be applicable to Seeing Eye
dogs which are licensed as such pursuant to §§ 108
and 109 of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
[Amended 11-16-2010 by Ord. No. 187-2010]
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Editor's Note: Amended during codification.
An offense against the provisions of this article
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both.
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Editor's Note: Added during codification.
