[Adopted 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 3083.3]
A. 
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 City of Bradford or upon the floors or stairways of any building or place frequented by the public or used in common with 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.
B. 
No person, having possession, custody or control of any animal shall take any dog or other animal upon the grounds of any public park within the geographical limits of the City of Bradford. It shall be unlawful also for any person, having possession, custody or control of any animal to knowingly or negligently permit any dog or other animal to be upon the grounds of any public park within the geographical limits of the City of Bradford.
[Added 6-27-1995 by Ord. No. 3083.5]
[Amended 4-26-1994 by Ord. No. 3083.4]
A. 
Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which commits a nuisance, i.e., defecation or urination, in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog or animal, as prohibited in § 70-22, shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface and either:
(1) 
Carry the same away for disposal in a toilet; or
(2) 
Bury the same on the pet owner's private property or property of the person having possession, custody or control of the animal.
B. 
Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which commits a nuisance, i.e., defecation or urination, on the private property of the owner or of the person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal shall be required to remove any feces from such property within 24 hours after the nuisance is committed and either:
(1) 
Carry the same away for disposal in a toilet; or
(2) 
Bury the same on the pet owner's private property or property of the person having possession, custody or control of the animal.
C. 
Cleanup shall not be required during those periods when the feces are covered over with snow and/or ice.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to walk a dog on public property of the City or upon private property of another without carrying, at all times, a suitable container or other suitable instrument for the removal and disposal of dog feces.
[Amended 6-24-2008 by Ord. No. 3083.5]
The provisions of §§ 70-22 and 70-23 hereof shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying blind persons or to a dog used to assist any other physically handicapped person.
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon his or its first conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.
B. 
Upon a conviction for the second time, the person, firm or corporation shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.
C. 
Upon a conviction for the third or greater time, the person, firm or corporation shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.