A. A person owning or responsible for an animal shall not permit the animal to defecate on any public property or right-of-way or on any private property other than property owned or leased by the person owning or responsible for the animal;

B. It is a specific defense to a charge of violating this section that the person charged immediately removed the excrement and properly disposed of it in a sanitary manner;

C. It is a specific defense to a charge of violating this section that the dog involved is a certified working dog trained to assist disabled individuals and that the person charged has a disability which prevents the individual from removing the excrement and properly disposing of it in a sanitary manner;

D. An owner or custodian of an animal shall not permit it to upset garbage on public or private property. (Ord. 07-014 § 4, 2007)