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 Borough, 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.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which commits a nuisance, i.e., defecation or urination, in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog or other animal, as prohibited in §
123-1, shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface and either:
A. Carry same away for disposal in a toilet.
B. Place same in a nonleaking container for deposit in a trash or litter
receptacle.
The provisions of §§
123-1 and
123-2 hereof shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind persons, or to a dog used to assist any other physically handicapped person.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Munhall, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues or each section of this article which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.