An owner of an animal commits an offense if the person permits, either willfully or through failure to exercise proper care and control, any animal to defecate upon the sidewalk or parkway or any public street, or upon the floor of any common hall in any entrance way, stairway or wall of any public place or building or any private property except the owners. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section if the owner immediately removes any excreta deposited by the owner's animal or the animals are performing in a parade or circus.
(Ord. 408, passed 2-14-2019)