(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the Municipality so as to create offensive odors, excessive noise or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public, or otherwise permit the commission or existence of a nuisance as defined herein.
(b) Any animal which scratches, digs or defecates upon any lawn, tree, shrub, plant, sidewalk, building, park, playground, school ground or private property, other than the property of the owner or person in charge or control of such animal, is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(c) No owner or keeper or person having custody or control of any animal shall allow or permit such animal to commit a nuisance on any public property or upon private property other than that of the owner or keeper or person who has accepted custody or control of such animal. Where the owner or person in charge of such animal immediately removes all feces deposited by such animal and disposes of same in a sanitary manner, such nuisance shall be considered abated.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for the first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense.
(Ord. 17-021. Passed 5-8-17.)