[Adopted 4-3-2000 by Ord.
No. 196-00]
If any dog shall defecate upon any property or area as hereinafter defined,
then the owner, keeper and person then walking or otherwise in charge of said
dog shall immediately remove or cause to be removed from said property or
area all feces so deposited by said. Unless said feces are removed, the owner,
keeper and the person then walking or otherwise in charge of said dog (or
if said owner, keeper or person shall be a minor, then the parent or guardian)
shall each be deemed to have committed a punishable offense.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any public property or the common areas of any privately owned property
or any private property owned or occupied by any person or persons who are
not members of the family of the owner or keeper of or the person then walking
or otherwise in charge of the dog.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying
any blind person.
The commission of any offense punishable under this article shall be
punishable by a fine of $50, which is to be paid to the Town by the said owner,
keeper or person walking said dog within 14 days of receipt. If said fine
is not paid within 14 days the fine will double.
