No person having possession, custody or control of any animals
shall knowingly or negligently permit, cause, suffer or allow any
dog or other animal to soil, defile, defecate on or commit any nuisance
upon any gutter, street, driveway, 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 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 that of the
property of the owner of such animal.
Any person having possession, custody or control of any animal which defecates in any area other than the private property of the owner of such animal, as prohibited in §
109-10, shall be required to immediately remove any feces or excrement 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 §§
109-10 and
109-11 hereof shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying a person with defective eyesight 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/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days.