§ 6-30. Defecation disposal.

(a)

It shall be a violation for any owner or person in custody of a dog to allow such dog to defecate on any property within the city other than the owner's private property without immediately removing such defecation with some sort of material, utensil or suitable container and depositing the defecation in the pet owner's trash container or a city owned trash container. When walking a dog on any property within the city, other than the owner's property, the owner or person in custody of that dog shall carry some sort of material, utensil or suitable container with which to dispose of the defecation. Pet owners must place their pet's waste in their own trash containers or a city owned trash container.

(b)

A citation may be issued to the owner or any person having custody of an animal for violation of this section when either: (1) the city has received, from an adult witness, a sworn affidavit attesting to the animal violating this section; or (2) the citing officer, or other person duly authorized under this chapter to issue citations for violations pursuant to this chapter, has witnessed the commission of such violation.

(c)

The owner or person in custody of the animal in violation of this chapter shall pay a civil penalty to the department of public safety as set forth in section 6-5.

(Ord. No. 1998-01, § 1, 4-6-98; Ord. No. 2005-09, § 5, 5-2-05; Ord. No. 2011-15, § 1, 7-11-11; Ord. No. 2011-22, § 6, 11-7-11; Ord. No. 2017-01 , 2-6-17)