[Adopted 4-14-1992 by Ord. No. 856]
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 Morrisville, 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.
[Added 7-19-1999 by Ord. No. 900]
Any person having possession, custody or control of any animal in the Borough of Morrisville, on property other than the private property of the owner of such animal, shall have in his or her possession and conspicuously display a container, bag or other receptacle for the purpose of immediately removing any feces from such surface.
[Amended 7-19-1999 by Ord. No. 900]
Any person having possession, custody or control of any animal which commits a nuisance, i.e. defecation, in any area other than the private property of the owner of such animal, as prohibited in § 118-18, shall be required to immediately remove the feces from such surface and either:
A. 
Carry same away for disposal in a toilet; or
B. 
Place same in a non-leaking container for deposit in a trash or litter receptacle.
[Amended 7-19-1999 by Ord. No. 900]
The provisions of §§ 118-18, 118-19, and 118-20 hereof shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind person, or to any dog used to assist any other physically handicapped person.
[Amended 7-19-1999 by Ord. No. 900]
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 less than $25 nor more than $600, or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.