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ORDINANCE 2003-1-6606
AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW SECTIONS IN
CHAPTER 14, "ANIMALS", ARTICLE H, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, PERTAINING
TO THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL
FECES.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Board of Commissioners to protect the public from
the degradation of the aesthetic qualities of the City of Paducah and to promote and protect the general
appearance and aesthetics of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners hereby recognizes that requiring the public
to provide for the sanitary disposal of dog feces within the City of Paducah would further this goal.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
SECTION 1. A New Section. A new section shall be created in Chapter 14, Article
II, Section 35, of the Paducah Code of Ordinances as follows:
Sanitary Disposal of Dog Feces.
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in charge of a dog to permit such
animal to excrete feces on school grounds, cily parks, sidewalks or other public property, or on any
private property other than that of the owner or person in charge or control of the dog without the
permission of the owner of said property unless the owner or person in control of the dog immediately
removes all feces deposited by the dog and disposes of same in a sanitary manner.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to place animal feces in storm sewers or upon
the property of another or to dispose of such feces in any manner except b�dgpositing it in a toilet or a
covered, fly -tight container normally used forag rbage.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to 24.
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WILLIAM PAXTON, MAY R
ATTEST:
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City
Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, December 17, 2002
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, January 14, 2003
Recorded by City Clerk, January 14 2003
Published by The Paducah Sun, ..14 , 2003
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