[Ord. 603, 7/6/1992]
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 Borough of Nazareth, or upon
the floors or stairways of any building or place frequented by the
public or used in common by the 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 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, defecation or urination, in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog or other animal, as prohibited in §
2-201 shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface and either:
1. Carry same
away for disposal in a toilet.
2. Place same
in a non-leaking container for deposit in a trash or litter receptacle.
The provisions of §§
2-201 and
2-202, hereof shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind persons, or to a dog used to assist any physically handicapped person.
[Ord. 603, 7/6/1992; as amended by Ord. 646, 4/6/1998; and by Ord. 770, 3/7/2011]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to
pay a fine of not more than $600, or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 30 days.