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DOG DEFECATION.
Keep Our City Clean - Don't Litter. Please Pick Up After Your Pets
When walking your dog, carry a supply of plastic bags and clean up after your dog. Dispose of the waste in a sanitary manner by disposing in a trash receptacle or sanitary disposal unit.Dog droppings are a nuisance and a health hazard attracting flies and spreading disease. Oxnard City Code requires that dog owners pickup after their pets, both at home and in public places.
Oxnard City Co>e Sec 5-45
- No person shall, knowingly or by failure to exercise due care, permit any dog owned, harbored or
controlled by that person to defecate on any public property or on any private property without
the consent of the person owning or occupying the private property.
- If the person owning, harboring or controlling the subject dog immediately and properly removes
such defecation material from such public or private property, the person shall not be in violation
of this section.
- When walking your dog, carry a supply of plastic bags (sandwich size for small dogs, larger for
larger breeds) and clean up after your dog. Dispose of it in a sanitary manner, by depositing
in a trash receptacle, sanitary disposal unit or other closed or sealed container.
- Dog droppings are a nuisance and a health hazard. They attract flies and spread disease. Oxnard city code requires that dog owners pick up after their pets, both at home and in public places.
Violation is a minimum penalty of a one hundred dollar ($100.00) fine.
