(a) No dog owner and/or person having possession, custody or control of a dog shall allow such dog to defecate upon any gutter, street, driveway, alley, curb or sidewalk in the city, or upon floors or stairways of any building or place frequented by the public or used in common by the tenants, or upon the outside walls, walkways, driveways, alleys, curbs or stairways of any building abutting on the public street or park or upon the grounds of any public park, public area or upon private property other than the property of the owner.
(b) Any dog owner or a person having possession, custody or control of a dog which defecates in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog as prohibited in subsection (a) above shall be required to immediately remove the feces from such surfaces and either:
(1) Carry same away for deposit in a toilet; or
(2) Place same in a non-leaking container for deposit in a trash or litter receptacle.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind persons or to a dog used to assist any other physically handicapped person, or to animals used in any police or fire activities of the city.
(d) No dog owner shall allow dog defecation to accumulate on his or her property to the point it becomes a health hazard and/or public nuisance.
(Ord. 5244, approved 5-24-1984)