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## ANIMALS COMMITTING NUISANCES
- (a) No person having possession, custody or control of any · animal shall knowingly or negligently permit any dog or other animal to commit any nuisance upon any gutter, street, driveway, alley, curb or sidewalk in the Town, or upon the floors or stairways of any building or place frequented by the public or used in common by the tenants, or upon the outside walls, walkways, driveways, alleys, or stairways of any building abutting on a public street or park, or upon the grounds of any public park or public area, or upon any private property other than the property of the owner of such animal.
- (b) Any person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which commits a nuisance in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog or other animal, as prohibited in Section (a), shall be required to immediately remove the said feces from the surface and either;
- (1) Carry same away for disposal in a toilet, or
- (2) Place same in a Non-leaking container for deposit in a trash or litter receptacle.
- (c) Exceptions: The provisions of this section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind persons, or to a dog used in any police activities of the Town or to horses used by persons for the purposes of transportation on public roadways. Horses on private property other than owner's must have their droppings removed by the owner.
- (d) Enforcement: For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this section, notice of violation shall be issued by police officers or any other person authorized to enforce ordinances.
- (e) If the nuisance is properly disposed of by the owner or person in charge of the animal, it will not be considered a violation of Section (a).
- (f) Violations: Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation. For each subsequent offense, the minimum fine shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
1st Reading: November 3, 1986 2nd Reading: December 1, 1986
Vote of 3 in favor, 2 opposed
ADOPTED THIS 1st DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D., 1986.