(a) No owner or custodian of any animal shall cause or allow such animal to soil, defile or defecate on any public property or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, or upon private property other than that of the owner, unless such owner or custodian immediately removes and disposes of all feces deposited by such animal by the following methods:
(1) Collection of the feces by appropriate implement and placement in a paper or plastic bag or other container; and
(2) Removal of such bag or container to the property of the animal owner or custodian and disposition thereafter in a manner as otherwise may be permitted by law.
(b) Any person who violates this specific code section, and is later found guilty of the same, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). (Passed 6-9-98.)