All pet owners are required to dispose of a pet's solid waste
deposited on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed
by that person. Disposal of said waste shall occur immediately and
without delay.
For the purposes of this article, a pet owner shall be any person
who possesses, maintains, houses, or harbors any pet or otherwise
has custody of any pet, regardless of whether the person is the actual
owner of such pet.
Disposal of a pet's solid waste shall consist of placing the
solid waste in a designated waste receptacle or other suitable container,
or discarded in a refuse container which is regularly emptied by the
municipality or some other refuse collector; or introducing the solid
waste, free of any container, bag, or handling device, into a system
designed to convey domestic sewage for proper treatment and disposal.
A professionally trained disability assistance animal shall be exempt
from the provisions of this article while such animal is being used
for that purpose.
An animal owned by a law enforcement or other governmental agency
shall be exempt from the provisions of this article while such animal
is being used for that purpose.
† Related legislation is found in Chapter 52, Dogs and Other Animals.