Any person who owns a dog or has custody of a dog, which dog has caused its feces to be deposited upon any Village property or upon the property of another, shall immediately remove such feces or cause it to be removed and shall dispose of it in a sanitary manner. A person will be considered to have disposed of feces in a sanitary manner if such person flushes the same down a sanitary sewer system, or uses a chemical container causing disintegration, or places such material in a bag or wrapper made of paper, plastic or some similar material and places it in a refuse container which is regularly emptied by a refuse collector, or otherwise disposes of such material on his or her own property. Disposal of feces in street stormwater systems is prohibited.
[Adopted 10-11-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
Nothing herein shall be construed to apply to:
A.
Any dog that is on its owner's or custodian's property.
B.
Any dog that is upon the property of another, by permission of the landowner.
C.
Any dog that is owned by a government entity, while such dog is being used for public health, safety or welfare purposes.
D.
Any dog which serves as guide dog, while such dog is accompanying a blind person.
Any person who refuses to comply with this article shall be liable to pay a fine not exceeding $250 or be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than 15 days or both, upon conviction before any Town Justice.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Police Department serving the residents of the Village of North Hornell.