Fines for Dog Poop as High as $1,000

24-1380. SCHEDULE OF FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LITTER CONTROL ADMINISTRATION ACT

"Failure to remove animal excrement from public space" results in the following fines or hours of community service...

1st violation within a 60-day period: $100 or 8 hours

2nd violation within a 60-day period: $200 or 16 hours

3rd violation within a 60-day period: $300 or 32 hours

4th violation within a 60-day period: $1,000 or 100 hours

900.1 No person shall own or keep a dog that, by barking or in any other manner, disturbs the quiet of any neighborhood or any person.

900.2 No dog shall be allowed to go at large without a collar or tag, as prescribed by law.

900.3 No person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog in the District shall permit the dog to be on any public space in the District, unless the dog is firmly secured by a substantial leash. The leash shall be held by a person capable of managing the dog.

900.4 The length of the leash required under 900.3 shall not exceed four feet (4 ft.).

900.5 No person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog in the District shall permit the dog to go on private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property.

900.6 No person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog in the District shall permit the dog to be confined in any yard or other enclosure, or on any private property, or in any automobile or other vehicle, in a manner that allows the dog to bite or menace persons lawfully using any public street, highway, or public space.

900.7 No person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog, except a seeing eye dog, shall allow or permit the dog to defecate or urinate on public parking or any sidewalk or in any and each such person shall immediately remove dog excrement from any curb, gutter, alley or street.

900.8 No person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog, except a seeing eye dog, shall permit the dog's excrement to remain on private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property.

900.9 Any person violating any provision of 900.1 through 900.6 shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300), or by imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days.

Clean up after your pet. In addition to being a smelly nuisance, pet poop is a food source for rats. §