Redondo Beach Municipal Code Art. 5 Defecation by Animals

Note: Article 5 entitled "Rabies Quarantine," consisting of Sections 5-1.501 through 5-1.503, codified from Ordinance No. 826, repealed by Ordinance No. 1968 c.s., effective June 19, 1968.

(a) It is unlawful for the owner or person having the charge or control of any dog or cat or other household pet, referred to as "animal" in this section, to permit such animal to defecate and to allow the feces to remain upon any public or private property not owned or possessed by the owner or person having the charge or control of such animal, unless the person shall immediately and securely enclose all feces deposited by the animal in a bag, wrapper, or other container and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.

(b) Any person who has the charge or control of an animal in a location other than on the property of such person or the property of the owner of the animal shall have in his or her possession a suitable wrapper, bag, or container for the purpose of complying with the requirements of this section. The failure of such person to carry such wrapper, bag, or container when in the charge or control of an animal in a location other than on the property of such person or the property of the owner of the animal shall constitute a violation of this section.

(c) A sightless person who has the charge or control of a guide dog shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.

(§ 1, Ord. 2234 c.s., eff. August 30, 1978)