[Adopted 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14]
It shall be the duty of each person who owns,
possesses or controls a dog to remove and dispose of any feces left
by his/her dog on any sidewalk, street or other public area. It shall
further be the duty of each person who owns, possesses or controls
a dog to remove and dispose of any feces left by his/her dog on any
private property neither owned nor occupied by said person.
No person who owns, possesses or controls such
dog shall appear with such dog on any sidewalk, street, park or other
public area, including but not limited to Woodlake and Johnston Memorial
Parks, without the means of removal of any feces left by such dog.
Furthermore, no person who owns, possesses or controls such dog shall
appear on any private property neither owned nor occupied by said
person without the means of removal of any feces left by said dog.
For the purpose of this article, the means of
removal shall be any pooper scooper implement, or similar device,
carried for the purpose of picking up and containing such feces, unexposed
to said person or the public. Disposal shall be accomplished by transporting
such feces to a place suitable and regularly reserved for the disposal
of human feces, to a place specifically reserved for the disposal
of canine feces, or to a place so designated as appropriate by the
Department of Public Works.
A.
Violation of this article shall be punishable by a
fine not to exceed $25 for the first offense; not to exceed $35 for
the second offense within one year; a third or any subsequent offense
within one year shall require a summons and hearing before the Johnston
Municipal Court. Said Court may order a fine not to exceed $200 for
any such offense.
B.
The Police Department and the Animal Control Officer
of the Town of Johnston shall enforce said ordinance.
This article shall not apply to a licensed guide
dog accompanying any handicapped person who, by reason of his/her
handicap, is physically unable to comply with the requirements of
this article.
