§ 10-138. Sanitation.


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  • (a)

    Animal owners, or persons who care for animals at the person's residence, must keep their property, including but not limited to their yards, porches, balconies, decks, and interior living spaces reasonably free of animal waste including feces and urine and the residue thereof. Animal waste will be removed in a timely manner by placing said material in a closed or sealed container and thereafter disposing of it in the animal owner's trash receptacle, sanitary disposal unit, or other closed or sealed refuse container, so as to provide a sanitary and odor-free condition at all times. The waste removal method described above shall not apply to those persons maintaining animals on tracts of land seven acres or greater.

    (b)

    Persons who permit their animals to defecate on public or private property other than their own property are required to immediately pick up the feces, bag the feces, and properly dispose of the feces. Animal waste shall be removed by placing said matter in a closed or sealed container and thereafter disposing of it in the animal owner's or public trash receptacle, sanitary disposal unit or other closed or sealed refuse container.

    (c)

    Any person found in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be in violation of this chapter, subject to the following exceptions:

    (1)

    Persons using guide dogs or assistance dogs are exempt from removing feces;

    (2)

    Hunting dogs being used in a legal hunt with permission of the property owner; or

    (3)

    Law enforcement officers working police trained dogs.

(Ord. of 5-24-05; Amd. of 2-24-09)