[Amended 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 13-07]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons owning,
harboring or having the care, custody or control of any dog or horse
to permit such dog or horse to soil, defile, defecate on or commit
any nuisance upon any common thoroughfare, sidewalk, passageway, play
area, park, school property or any public place where people congregate
or walk or upon any public property whatsoever or upon any private
property, without the permission of the owner of said property. The
restriction in this section shall not apply if such person shall immediately
remove all feces deposited by such dog or horse as follows:
(1) The person in charge of said dog shall have in his
or her possession appropriate sanitary means, including but not limited
to implements and/or plastic bags to remove any feces so deposited.
(2) The person in charge of said dog or horse shall immediately
remove all feces so deposited by an appropriate sanitary means, including
but not limited to implements and/or plastic bags and shall dispose
of said feces in a sanitary manner. In no event shall said feces be
deposited in sewers or drains, whether storm or sanitary.
B. No blind person in charge of a guide dog shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection
A(1) and
(2) of this section.
Any person who violates or fails or refuses
to comply with the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction,
be liable to a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $2,000,
or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, at the
discretion of the court, for each offense.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 14-92]
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Municipal Violations Officer, local Board of Health or any
private citizen by the filing of a complaint in the Municipal Court.