(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain an animal in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance. A violation of division (B) below is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to remove feces deposited by a dog who is under the charge or control of that person or to allow any dog who is under their charge or control to deposit feces on any public street, sidewalk, gutter, park or other publicly owned property or private property, unless the owner of the property has given permission allowing such use of the property. This section shall not apply to visually impaired persons, who have charge, control or use of guide dogs or persons using dogs in conjunction with activities of the Police Department for the city.
(C) It shall be the duty of anyone reporting a violation of division (B), as aforementioned, to reveal his or her identity to the Police Department when making such a report. Anonymous reports of a violation of this section shall not be investigated solely on the basis of the anonymous report.
(D) A violation of this section shall result in a civil penalty being issued to such individual found to be in violation, in the amount of $50 for the first offense; $100 for the second offense; and the sum of $500 for the third or subsequent offenses. The civil penalties shall be paid directly to the city within ten days of the issuance of a citation for such violation.
(Ord. 22-02, passed 1-25-2022)