(a) No person, being the owner of or having charge of any dog, whether or not wearing a registration tag, shall permit such dog to defecate upon any public place or upon the premises of another.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (a) hereof that the person being the owner of or having charge of any dog that has defecated upon any public place or upon the premises of another has, within a reasonable time after becoming aware of such defecation, removed such defecation and deposited the same in an appropriate trash container or other lawfully suitable place.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 698.02.
(Ord. 83-O-668, passed 5-3-1983)