On May 3, 2004, Milton Town Meeting enacted a Dog Fouling Bylaw. The bylaw has been approved by the Attorney General's Office and is now law. Milton residents who violate the bylaw will be subject to enforcement from the Milton Police.
The Dog Fouling Bylaw reads as follows:
A. Duty to Dispose: It shall be the duty of each person who owns, possesses or controls a dog to remove and dispose of any feces left by his/her dog on any sidewalk, street or other public area in the Town. It shall further be the duty of each person who owns, possesses or controls a dog to remove and dispose of any feces left by his/her dog on any private property neither owned nor occupied by said person.
B. Duty to Possess Means of Removal: No person who owns, possesses or controls such dog shall appear with such dog on any sidewalk, street, park or other public area without the means of removal of any feces left by such dog. Furthermore, no person who owns, possesses or controls such dog shall appear with such dog on any private property neither owned nor occupied by said person without the means of removal of any feces left by said dog.
C. Method of Removal and Disposal: For the purposes of this regulation, the means of removal shall be any tool, implement, or other device carried for the purpose of picking up and containing such feces, unexposed to said person or the public. Disposal shall be accomplished by transporting such feces to a place suitable and regularly reserved for the disposal of canine feces, or as otherwise designated as appropriate by the Board of Health.
D. Enforcement: Enforcement of this bylaw may be a Town Police Officer, an agent of the Town’s Board of Health, or any person designated by the Board of Selectmen.
E. Violation of this section shall be punishable as follows:
First offense: warning
Second offense: by a fine of $50
Third and each subsequent occurrence: $100
F . Exemption: This regulation shall not apply to a dog accompanying any handicapped person who, by reason of his/her handicap, is physically unable to comply with the requirements of this Bylaw, or to any individual who utilizes a guide dog.
For further information, please call Chief Kevin Mearn of the Milton Police Department at (617) 696-5018.
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