[Adopted 4-1-1998 by Ord. No. 12-1998 (Ch. 2, Part 2, of the 2004 Code of Ordinances)]
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 City of Nanticoke, or upon the floors or stairways of any building or place frequented by the public or used in common by the tenants, or upon 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 animal, as prohibited in § 163-6, 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 the same in a nonleaking container for deposit in a trash or litter receptacle.
The provisions of §§ 163-6 and 163-7 hereof shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind persons or to a dog used to assist any other physically handicapped person.
[Amended 12-1-2004 by Ord. No. 16-2004[1]]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $100 plus costs or to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).