[Adopted 11-21-1995; amended in its entirety 5-21-2013[1]]
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Editor’s Note: The provisions of the revised §§ 78-19 and 78-20 were originally adopted as §§ 78-5 and 78-6 but were renumbered by the City.
A. 
An owner or person having custody of any canine shall not permit said canine to defecate on any public property, including public streets, highways, alleys, sidewalks, parks, or any other public grounds, within the City unless said defecation is removed immediately and not disposed of in City waste receptacles.
B. 
This requirement shall not apply to a canine accompanying any disabled person, who, by reason of his/her disability, is physically unable to comply with the requirements of § 78-19A.
Any person violating the provisions of this article or § 78-3 shall be guilty of a civil violation and subject to a fine as follows:
A. 
First offense: $50.
B. 
Second offense within one year: $100.
C. 
Third offense within one year: $200.