§ 4-70. Procedure for declaration as public nuisance.

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Any animal which causes unsanitary conditions or odors about any part of a public street or sidewalk or the private property of one other than the owner, or keeper of the animal through urination or defecation, is deemed and declared a public nuisance.

In the case of nuisance by defecation, whether or not such action shall take place in the presence of the owner or keeper, the owner or keeper shall, upon become aware thereof, promptly remove all feces and dispose of them in a sanitary manner.

Upon the sworn statement of two (2) witnesses, not in the same household, in the immediate neighborhood and upon investigation by the director or his/her designated agents, any owner or keeper violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) days, or both.

(Code 1970, § 4-59; Ord. No. 281, 2-10-97; Ord. No. 666, 6-13-05)

Cross reference

Hazards and nuisances, Ch. 12.

                    
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