Sec. 4-9. - Dogs prohibited on school property, Oakland Beach Common and city athletic fields; removal of waste deposited by dogs.

(a)

[Dogs prohibited in schoolyards, Oakland Beach Common and athletic fields.] No dogs are allowed in schoolyards or on school property whether at large or under restraint, except so-called Seeing Eye dogs; further, for reasons of public health and safety, dogs shall not be permitted on city athletic fields or on Oakland Beach Common.

(b)

Duties to dispose. It shall be the duty of each person who owns, possesses or controls a dog to immediately remove and then dispose of any feces left by his/her dog on any sidewalk, street or other public area. It shall further be the duty of each person who owns, possesses or controls a dog to immediately remove and then dispose of any feces left by his/her dog on any private property neither owned nor occupied by said person.

(c)

Duty to possess means of removal. No person who owns, possesses or controls such dog shall appear with such dog on any sidewalk, street, park or other public area without the means of removal of any feces left by such dog. Furthermore, no person who owns, possesses or controls such dog shall appear on any private property neither owned nor occupied by said person without the means of removal of any feces left by said dog.

(d)

Method of removal and disposal. For the purpose of this regulation, the means of removal shall be any tool, implement or other device carried for the purpose of picking up and containing such feces, unexposed to said person or the public. Disposal shall be accomplished by transporting such feces to a place suitable and regularly reserved for the disposal of human feces, or to a place specifically reserved for the disposal of canine feces.

(e)

Exemption. This regulation shall not apply to a licensed dog accompanying any handicapped person who, by reason of his/her handicap, is physically unable to comply with the requirement of this section.

(f)

[Violation.] Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $50.00, which fine shall be paid directly to the city's municipal court as provided in section 42-13.

(Code 1971, § 3-9; Ord. No. O-95-5, 4-10-95; Ord. No. O-04-21, § I, 8-3-04; Ord. No. O-09-29, § I, 10-15-09)