§ 10-8. Disposal of excrement.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person having control of any domestic animal on a leash to allow such animal to defecate on or upon any premises other than his own, unless the person shall promptly clean up any feces deposited by the animal.

(b)

No person shall allow any animal under his ownership or control to leave excrement on any private or public property, unless that excrement is promptly and thoroughly removed from the property; provided, however, a person may fail to remove excrement from private property which that person owns or in which he has a lawful possessory interest. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to permit an accumulation of feces on a person's own property which may be detrimental to the public health.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person to appear with any animal on a private or public property, unless that person has in his possession an appropriate device for the immediate and thorough removal of any animal excrement; provided, however, the owner or lawful occupant of a vacant parcel of real property or a parcel of real property on which there is located a single-family residence may appear on his own property with an animal without possession of such device.

(Ord. No. 98-07, § 1, 5-19-1998)