§ 10-4. Restrictions on pet waste.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any pet to take it off the owner's own property limits without the means to properly remove and dispose of the pet's feces from any public or private property.

(b)

It is the responsibility of a pet's owner or custodian to clean up the pet's feces from any public or private property outside of the pet's owner's own property limits. Such property includes, but is not limited to, parks, rights-of-way, paths, and public access areas.

(c)

The term "means to properly remove and dispose of feces" shall consist of having on or near one's person a device such as a plastic bag, or other suitable plastic or paper container, that can be used to clean up and contain pet waste until it can be disposed of in an appropriate container. Such a device must be produced and shown, upon request, to anyone authorized to enforce this chapter.

(d)

This provision shall not apply to handicapped persons assisted by trained guide or assistance dogs.

(e)

The term "public nuisance" is defined to include "a pet which deposits feces on public property or on private property" without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of the private property, and the person owning, possessing, harboring or having the care, charge, control or custody of the pet fails to remove the feces so deposited. Provided, however, this definition shall not apply to any dog assisting a handicapped person.

(Code 2003, § 6-4; Ord. No. 10-03, § 1, 1-21-2010; altered in 2018 recodification)