Sec. 462.301. - General.

(a) Animals shall not be kept on property in a manner that causes any one or more of the following: creates unsanitary conditions; is a source of infestation by insects or rodents; creates physical conditions that endanger the health or safety of humans, that are detrimental to property values, or that tend to degrade the appearance of a neighborhood. (b) Whenever an animal defecates upon any property not owned, leased, rented, or otherwise in the care, custody, or control of the animal's owner, the animal's owner shall immediately remove and properly dispose of feces. The only exception is by permission of the property owner. (c) An owner shall remove and properly dispose of feces and other animal wastes on owner's property so as to avoid noxious and nauseous odors that are irritating, annoying or offensive to a person of normal sensibilities; or that are injurious to human, plant or animal life; or that reasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of property. (d) No person shall maintain or feed any animal, domesticated or wild, in such manner that it: creates a nuisance; creates unsanitary conditions; is a source of infestation by insects or rodents; or creates physical conditions that endanger the health or safety of humans, that are detrimental to property values, or that tend to degrade the appearance of a neighborhood. (d) No person shall maintain or feed any animal, domesticated or wild, in such manner that it: creates a nuisance; creates unsanitary conditions; is a source of infestation by insects or rodents; or creates physical conditions that endanger the health or safety of humans, that are detrimental to property values, or that tend to degrade the appearance of a neighborhood. (e) A violation of this Section shall subject the violator to a civil fine of no less than the amount designated in Chapter 462 , Part 18. Each separate incident is considered a separate violation. The animal control officer may cite the owner or custodian of such animal(s) for a violation of this Section when either the animal control officer has received, from two or more unrelated adult witnesses residing at different residences or one adult witness with a recorded video or photograph showing the alleged violation, a sworn affidavit attesting to the nuisance of the owner or the animal(s) pursuant to this Section, or the citing animal control officer has directly observed the commission of such nuisance. (Ord. 2004-259-E, § 1; Ord. 2010-527-E, § 4; Ord. 2016-405-E , § 1)