(A) No owner or person in charge of any dog shall permit the dog to bite or cause injury to any livestock, domestic animal, or person engaged in a lawful activity.
(B) No owner or person in charge of any dog shall permit the dog to cause damage to the property of another.
(C) No owner or person in charge of any dog shall allow the dog to soil, defile or defecate on the grounds of any public street, highway, public place or upon any private property other than that owned or lawfully controlled by the owner or person in charge of the dog, unless otherwise permitted or unless such person immediately removes and disposes of all feces deposited by the dog by the following method:
(1) Collection of the feces by appropriate implement and placement in a paper or plastic bag or other container.
(2) Removal of the bag or container to the property of the dog owner or person in charge of the dog and disposition thereafter in a manner as otherwise may be permitted by law.
(D) Injury or damage to property in violation of this section shall be the responsibility of the owner or custodian of the dog at the time the injuries or damages were inflicted.
(E) The provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs owned or controlled by government law enforcement agencies.
(F) Injury to any person or animal or damage to any property by an animal while at large or under the owner’s control shall be the full responsibility of the animal owner or person responsible for the animal when the damages are inflicted.
(`82 Code, § 6-2-8) (Ord. 500, passed 6-26-97; Am. Res. 2391, passed 7-17-08; Am. Res. 2793, passed 8-14-14; Am. Ord. 854, passed 8-14-14) Penalty, see § 90.99