(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the municipality so as to create noxious, or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a nuisance or a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public.
(b) No person owning or having custody or control of any dog or any other animal shall permit said dog or other animal to defecate on any public school ground, public street, public alley, public sidewalk, public tree lawn, or public park or any other public grounds or public right-of-way within the City of Bellefontaine unless said defecation of animal waste is immediately removed and disposed of in a sanitary manner by such owner or person in charge or control of such animal.
(c) Whoever violates subsections (a) or (b) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense.
(Ord. 09-12. Passed 3-10-09.)