§ 4-41. Maintaining sanitary conditions.

(a)

On public property. It shall be unlawful for any owner or custodian of any animal to cause or allow such animal to defecate on any public property or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, play area or common grounds owned jointly by the members of a homeowners' or condominium association, or upon private property other than that of the owner, unless such owner or custodian immediately removes and disposes of all feces deposited by such animal by the following methods:

(1)

Collection of the feces by appropriate implement and placement in a paper or plastic bag or other container; and

(2)

Placement of such bag in an appropriate trash receptacle.

(b)

On private property. It shall be unlawful for any person owning, harboring or keeping an animal within the city to permit any waste matter from the animal to collect and remain on the property of the owner or custodian, or on the property of others so as to cause or create an unhealthy, unsanitary, dangerous or offensive living condition on the owner's or custodian's property, or to abutting property of others.

(c)

Number of animals on private property. It shall be unlawful for any person owning, harboring, keeping or in charge of any animal to cause unsanitary dangerous or offensive conditions by virtue of the size or number of animals maintained at a single location or due to the inadequacy of the facilities.

(d)

Collection of feces on public property. It shall be unlawful for any owner or custodian of any animal to cause or allow such animal to soil, defile or defecate on any public property or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, play area or common grounds owned jointly by members of a homeowners' or condominium association, or upon private property other than that of the owner, unless such owner or custodian immediately removes and disposes of all feces deposited by such animal by the following methods:

(1)

Collection of feces by appropriate implement and placement in a paper or plastic bag or other container; and

(2)

Removal of such bag or container to the property of the animal owner or custodian and disposition thereafter in a manner as otherwise may be permitted by law.

(Code 1990, ch. 2, § 12)