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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2004 - 130 BY: Council Members Dailey, Miller and Kasler AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW SECTION 505.081 AND AMENDING SECTION 505.08 OF CHAPTER 505 OF THE GENERAL OFFENSES CODE ENTITLED "ANIMALS AND FOWL, " IN ORDER TO REQUIRE THAT DOG OWNERS CARRY MATERIALS OR IMPLEMENTS FOR COLLECTING FECES WHILE WALKING THEIR DOGS, AND FURTHER TO MORE CLEARLY EST.ABLISH THAT ALLOWING ANIMALS TO DEFECATE ON THE PROPERTIES OF OTHERS CREATES A NUISANCE CONDITION PROSCRIBED BY SECTION 505.08. WHEREAS, the North Olmsted police department has recommended that an appropriate amendment be made to Section 505.08 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted in to establish that even single instances of owners permitting or suffering their pets to defecate upon the properties of others constitutes a nuisance condition; and WHEREAS, this Council accordingly desires to amend Section 505.08 of the Codified Ordinances to accomplish the foregoing, and in addition further desires to create new Section 505.081 of the Codified Ordinances in order to require that dog owners carry materials or implements with them for collecting feces while walking their dogs; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That there is hereby created new Section 505.081 of Chapter 505 of the General Offenses Code, which as created shall read as follows: SECTION 505.081. MATERIAL TO REMOVE DOG FECES. (a) No person shall walk, or otherwise have in his or her custody or control, any dog upon any public property, including streets, sidewalks, public parks, parkways and alleys, unless the person has in his or her possession, and in plain view, readily usable materials or implements sufficient to remove and to dispose of lawfully any fecal matter that may be deposited on the ground by the dog.