The first post is about the thing we all know and love: picking up dog poop. New York City was the first to enact a "pooper scooper" law in 1978. According to the NY Times, 471 people were ticketed in 2004, a small percentage of overall dog owners. Here is the exact wording of the law:
Section 161.03 of the New York City Health Code
a) A person who owns, possesses or controls a dog, cat or other animal shall not permit the animal to commit a nuisance on a sidewalk of any public place, on a floor, wall, stairway or roof of any public or private premises used in common by the public, or on a fence, wall or stairway of a building abutting on a public place.
I've never been fined personally, but I can tell you, your neighbors will be very vocal if you don't pick up after your dog. You'll often seen "curb your dog" signs, which I found out means, pick up his poop! Some people buy the baggies at pet stores, but I just save plastic bags from the grocery store, etc. It's really gross and annoying when he goes more than once, so I usually take a few. I live in a residential area in Brooklyn, so one issue I've run into is where to throw it away. Public garbage cans are few and far between and people get testy if you throw it in the bins in front of our building. I don't understand why they get so upset because garbage is garbage, but I've been yelled at more than once. Anyway, I generally know when he will go and plan my walk so that I'm near a city trash can. If my dog has tummy problems, I have to bring along a newspaper and position it very carefully when he goes. Gross, I know.
That's really about it. If you are thinking of moving to New York or just have, feel free to email me with questions.
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