It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or other animal not to immediately remove excrement deposited by such animal upon a common thoroughfare, street, sidewalk, play area, park or upon any other public property, or upon private property. It shall be unlawful to place animal excrement in storm sewers or street gutters. Animal excrement shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner. It shall also be unlawful under this chapter to permit excessive excrement to accumulate on any property to the degree that it becomes offensive, injurious to health, or is the subject of complaints. (Code 1979, § 7-6; Ord. No. 2020-55, § 10, 11-2-2020)