(A) Device for removing excrement. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit a dog or cat under his or her ownership or control to be on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by such person unless such person shall have in his or her immediate possession a device for the complete removal of any excrement which might be deposited by such a dog or cat upon the aforesaid public or private property.
(B) Removal of excrement. It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or controls a dog or cat which deposits excrement upon any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by such person to fail to promptly remove such excrement to a proper receptacle located upon property owned or possessed by such person.
(C) Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed to be guilty of an offense and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $20 for the first offense, $30 for the second offense, $60 for the third offense and $120 for the fourth offense and for each offense thereafter. If a person shall be found to have violated division (B) of this section by not promptly removing such excrement, then each day after the day upon which the person was notified to remove such excrement by a village official shall be deemed a separate offense and subject to the progressive penalties contained herein.
(Ord. 92-05-51, passed 5-12-1992)