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.
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 §
79-9, shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface and either:
A. Carry same away for disposal in a toilet; or
B. Place same in a nonleaking container for deposit in a
trash or litter receptacle.
The provisions of §§
79-9 and
79-10 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 provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $600 and costs, or, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 30 days.