§ 9-9. Removal of feces.

(1)

It shall be unlawful and prohibited for any person having an animal within his ownership and/or control, to leave any deposit of feces on any public or private premises, pavement or streets, parkways or walkways, or on any public park, or ways on the oceanfront devoted to the use of the public, or anywhere within the town corporate limits, other than on premises owned by the owner or custodian of such animal.

(2)

All feces must be removed by the person walking the animal; which feces must be placed in a plastic bag and deposited in a trash container.

(3)

It shall be unlawful for any person walking an animal to fail to have a plastic bag in his possession while walking the animal. Failure to possess a plastic bag while walking a dog shall constitute a violation of this section.

(4)

This section shall be enforced by the town's code enforcement officers or police officers. Persons in violation of this section shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the town's code enforcement board and/or shall be subject to the issuance of a citation or other enforcement in accordance with F.S. Ch. 162, Pt. II.

(Ord. No. 02-2012, § 1, 4-9-12)