The owner of every animal shall be responsible for the removal of any excreta deposited by his or her animal(s) on public rights-of-way, recreation areas or private property.

A. Animal Defecation Prohibited in Certain Areas.

1. It is unlawful for the owner or person in control of an animal to intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence allow or permit such animal to defecate on any public property or improved private property other than that of the owner of the animal. That the animal was at large at the time it defecated on any property shall constitute a prima facie evidence that the owner or person in control of the animal allowed or permitted the animal to so act.

2. Exception. It is an exception to the application of this section that the owner or person in control of the animal immediately removed and cleaned up such animal’s feces from public or private property. (Ord. G-1011 § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. G-1001 § 1 (part), 2007)