(A) It shall be unlawful for any animal owner, or keeper, to harbor, maintain, or permit on any lot, parcel of land, or premises under his or her control, any dog, or other animal, which by any sound, or cry, shall disturb the peace and comfort of the inhabitants of the neighborhood, or interfere, in any manner, with any person in the reasonable and comfortable enjoyment of life or property.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the owner, or a person having the custody or care, of an animal to allow the animal to defecate, or deposit, any excretory matter (waste) on any property other than that of the animal’s owner, or person having care or custody of the animal, unless such owner, or person with custody or care, immediately removes the animal waste (feces or solid excretory matter) using a plastic bag, or other suitable container, and depositing same in a receptacle suitable for such purpose.
(C) Any person who is walking, is in charge of, or is in possession of, an animal on public property, a public right-of-way, a public park, or private property without the consent of the owner of the private property, shall have, in his or her possession, a bag, or other container that closes and which is suitable for removing feces or solid excretory matter that may be deposited by the animal, and failure to possess such a bag, or other container, shall be unlawful.
(D) Violations of this section may be enforced by any one, all, or a combination of the remedies and penalties set forth in § 1-111, including, but not limited to, a civil penalty in the amount of $50 to be recovered by the town in a civil action in the nature of a debt if the offender does not pay the penalty within ten calendar days, or such longer period of time as may be prescribed, after he or she has been cited for violation of this article.
(Code 1976, § 11.24) (Ord. 5-75, passed 5-5-1975; Ord. 12-94, passed 6-20-1994; Ord. 3-2018, passed 1-15-2018) Penalty, see § 1-111
Cross-reference:
General Provisions, Ch. 1.