No person who owns, harbors, keeps, walks or is in charge of any dog shall permit or allow said dog to defecate on any public property or in any public place unless said person shall immediately clean up, remove and dispose of said waste in accordance with §
81-31 hereof.
No person who owns, harbors, keeps, walks or
is in charge of any dog shall permit or allow said dog to defecate
on the private property of another person.
Any person who owns, harbors, keeps, walks or
is in charge of a dog which defecates on public property or in any
public place shall be required to clean up, remove and dispose of
said waste as follows:
A. All feces deposited by said dog shall be picked up
immediately in a sanitary manner by shovel or other similar device.
B. The fecal material shall be placed in a plastic bag
or other waterproof container, and said plastic bag or container shall
be sealed.
C. The sealed plastic bag or other waterproof container
shall be placed in a trash can or other proper receptacle used for
disposal of wastes.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to blind persons in connection with the use of Seeing Eye dogs.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the following
penalties:
A. First offense: a fine not exceeding $100.
B. Second offense: a fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $250.
C. Third offense: a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $500.
D. Subsequent offenses: a fine of not less than $200
nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment in the Salem County Correctional
Facility for not more than 30 days, or both.
Each and every violation shall be regarded as
a separate offense, even if occurring on the same day, and shall subject
the offender to a separate and additional penalty.