§ 10-234. Animal excrement removal.  


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  • No person shall allow any animal under his or her direct or physical control by leash, tether or other apparatus to be upon public property or upon the property of another, absent the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, without some device for the removal and containment of such animal's excrement; nor shall any person fail to remove any excrement deposited by any animal under his or her control on public or private property.

    This section shall not apply to guide animals under the control of a blind person or animals trained to assist or support a person with a disability.

    A person may be found guilty or held liable under this section although the commission of the offense did not occur in the presence of a law enforcement officer if the evidence presented to the court establishes that the animal causing the violation of this section was owned by or under the direct or physical control of such person.

    Whoever fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and whoever is convicted of such shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. O-142-2017, § 3, 8-8-2017)