§ 6-8. Removal of excrement.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for the keeper of any dog or cat to fail to promptly remove and dispose of in a sanitary manner excrement deposited by the dog or cat.

(b)

Animal excrement shall not be placed in storm sewers or street gutters, but shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner.

(c)

It shall also be unlawful under this section to permit excessive animal excrement to accumulate on any property to the degree that it becomes offensive or injurious to health or constitutes a nuisance.

(d)

Failure to remove and properly dispose excrement can result in fines up to $500.00 and/or 90 days in jail as pursuant to section 1-8 of this Code.

(e)

Nothing in this section 6-8 is intended or shall be deemed to prohibit an owner or keeper of an animal from adequately providing by alternative arrangements for the removal of excrement by working dogs in performance of their duties or livestock at public events.

(Ord. No. 02-076, § 4, 4-25-2006)