ORD 696

§ 90.10  ANIMALS – REMOVAL OF EXCREMENT.
(A) This subchapter is added to this code for the purpose of making properties free from the deposits of animal excrement, buy requiring the owner or person in control of any animal responsible for collecting and disposing of such excrement.
(B) No owner or person in control of an animal shall permit the animal to deposit fecal matter on any public right-of-way or property, other than that of the owner of person in control, without providing a means of disposing of the fecal matter.  The owner or person in control of an animal shall immediately remove any fecal matter.  The owner or person in control of an animal shall immediately remove any fecal matte deposited on any property, other than the property belonging to the owner or person in control of the animal.  This section shall not apply to support dogs or guide dogs for the blind, visually handicapped, hearing impaired or otherwise physically disabled persons.
(C) The offense specified in this section shall be an absolute liability offense and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500.
(Ord. 696, passed 7-6-98)