[Added 12-16-2002]
No owner or custodian of any animal shall cause or allow such
animal to soil, defile or defecate on any public property or upon
any street, sidewalk, esplanade, parking lot, park or play area; or
common grounds owned jointly by members of a homeowners' or condominium
association; or upon private property other than that of the animal
owner or custodian, unless such owner or custodian immediately removes
and disposes of all feces deposited by such animal by the following
methods:
A.Â
Immediate collection of the feces by appropriate implement and placement
in a paper or plastic bag or other container; and
B.Â
Removal of such bag or container to the property of the animal owner
or custodian for disposal in toilet facilities; by burial; or in a
location and in a manner otherwise expressly permitted by law.
The foregoing section shall not apply to an animal accompanying
a handicapped person who, by reason of his disability, is physically
unable to remove and properly dispose of the excrement.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Animal
Control Officer or other designee of the Chief of Police.
