(A) Duty of owner or controller to dispose. It shall be the duty of each person who owns, possesses or controls a dog to remove and dispose of any feces left by his dog on any sidewalk, street, park, playground or other public area. It shall further be the duty of each person who owns, possesses or controls a dog to remove and dispose of any feces left by his dog on any private property, neither owned nor occupied by such person.
(B) Duty to possess means of removal. No person who owns, possesses or controls such dog shall appear with such dog on any sidewalk, street, park, playground or other public area without the means of removal of any feces left by such dog. Furthermore, no person who owns, possesses or controls such dog shall appear on any private property, neither owned nor occupied by such person, without the means of removal of any feces left by such dog.
(C) Method of removal and disposal. For the purposes of this division, the means of removal shall be any tool, implement or other device carried for the purpose of picking up and containing such feces, unexposed to such person or the public. Disposal shall be accomplished by transporting such feces to a place suitable and regularly reserved for the disposal of garbage.
(D) Enforcement. Violation of this section shall be enforced in accordance with law by animal control officer, or a police officer.
(E) Violation; fine. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of $20 for each occurrence.
(Ord. 3198, passed 9-16-08)