Colton Municipal Code Ch. 12.40 Disposal of Canine Feces on Public and Private Property

It Shall be unlawful for any Person owning or having control or custody of any dog:

A. To Permit or allow the dog to defecate upon Public Property, including, but not limited to, any Sidewalk, Street, Park, public Right-of-Way or other public area, within the City unless the Owner or the Person having control or custody of the dog immediately removes the feces and properly disposes the container of the feces in a sanitary manner; or

B. To Permit or allow the dog to defecate upon Private Property neither owned nor occupied by said Person unless the Owner or the Person having control or custody of the dog immediately removes the feces and properly disposes the container of the feces in a sanitary manner; or

C. To walk a dog on public or Private Property without carrying at all times a suitable container or other suitable instrument for the removal and disposal of canine feces.

(Ord. 0-10-02 § 1 (part), 2002)

Any Person owning or having control or custody of a dog will have on or near their Person a tool or device, such as a plastic bag, or any other disposable vessel that can be Used to fully clean-up and contain the feces, unexposed to said Person or the public, until it can be disposed of in a trash can or other appropriate receptacle. Such a device Must be produced and shown to anyone authorized to enforce this chapter upon request.

(Ord. 0-10-02 § 1 (part), 2002)

Violation of this chapter Shall be punishable as follows:

(Ord. 0-10-02 § 1 (part), 2002)

This chapter Shall not apply to a dog accompanying any handicapped Person who, by reason of his or her handicap, is physically unable to comply with the requirements of this chapter or to any individual who utilizes a guide dog.

(Ord. 0-10-02 § 1 (part), 2002)