§ 7.04.050. Animal Waste.

A. No owner and/or responsible person in charge of the animal shall permit such animal to defecate on any public sidewalk, street, improvement, park, or other public place, or on any private property without the consent of the owner of such private property, unless such owner and/or responsible person in charge of the animal removes any such defecation to a proper trash receptacle.

B. When the Animal Control supervisor or his/her enforcement officer(s) and/or inspector(s) determine that the owner and/or responsible person in charge of the animal has violated subsection (a) of this Section, such animal control personnel are authorized to:

1. Direct the owner and/or responsible person in charge of the animal for the animal to immediately remove and dispose of the defecation to a proper trash receptacle;

2. Issue a written notice to the owner and/or responsible person in charge of the animal that if, within a twelve (12) month period following the initial response, animal control personnel are again required to respond to the same owner and/or responsible person in charge of the animal for violating subsection (a) of this Section, a criminal and/or administrative citation will be issued pursuant to Chapters 1.20 and 7.04 of this Code; and

3. Issue criminal and/or administrative citations to the owner and/or responsible person in charge of the animal for recurrent violations of subsection (a) of this Section within a twelve (12) month period.

C. No person owning or occupying property where an animal is kept shall maintain such property in an unsanitary condition. An accumulation of uneaten food, feces or other matter that emits an offensive odor or encourages insect breeding shall constitute prima facie evidence of an unsanitary condition. This provision shall not prohibit storage of uneaten food, feces or other matter in a closed container prior to disposal.

[Ord. No. 500, 9/8/10; Ord. No. 521, 10/23/13.]