§ 42-26. Littering; section 6.8 of the Standard Uniform Public Offense Code amended.

Section 6.8 of the Standard Uniform Public Offense Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Littering is intentionally or recklessly depositing or causing to be deposited any object or substance into, upon or about:

Any public street, highway, alley, road, right-of-way, park or other public place, or any lake, stream, watercourse, or other body of water except by direction of some public officer or employee authorized by law to direct or permit such acts; or

Any private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of such property.

Littering shall include failure of any person owning or having control or custody of any dog or other animal that defecates on the property prohibited above, and failing to remove and properly dispose of such animal's feces.

For the purposes of this subsection the term "properly disposes" shall mean the collection of animal feces and the disposal of said feces in an appropriate waste receptacle.

This subsection shall not apply to any animal that is: a police service animal under the supervision of a police officer in the performance of his official duties; or a service animal assisting a person with a disability.

Littering is a Class C violation.

(Prior Code(2), § 9.02.090; Ord. No. 4195, § 1, 2009)