A. Cleanliness Of Pens Or Yards:
1. An owner or custodian of any animal shall keep all structures, pens, coops, or yards wherein an animal is confined clean and free from excrement and the odor arising from excrement.
2. Such area shall also be clean and free of vermin and anything that is likely to become putrid, offensive, or injurious to health.
3. An area, structure, pen, coop, or yard not maintained in a clean and sanitary condition may be declared a public nuisance.
B. Removal Of Excrement From Public Or Private Property:
1. It shall be unlawful for an owner or custodian to permit an animal to discharge excrement upon any public property, common area, common thoroughfare, street, sidewalk, alley, play area, park or private property unless the excrement is immediately picked up and disposed of in an appropriate refuse container.
2. If the owner of private property has given another owner or custodian permission for their animal to use their private property, then this section shall not apply to that particular usage.
C. Disposal Of Excrement Restricted: Animal excrement shall not be placed in storm sewers or street gutters, but shall be picked up and disposed of in a sanitary manner in an appropriate refuse container. (2008 Code § 5-8)