Defecation by dogs or cats.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 8-3-7
in effectSec. 8-3-7. - Defecation by dogs or cats.
A. It is unlawful for any owner/custodian of any dog or cat to fail to promptly remove and dispose in a sanitary manner of feces left by a dog or cat on property, public or private, other than the premises of the owner or custodian of such dog or cat.
B. Persons owning pet dogs or service dogs, such as seeing eye dogs, who are legally blind or confined to a wheelchair and thereby physically incapable of disposing of feces left by their animal, are exempt from this law.
(Ord. No. 5843, § 1, 7-11-2023)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT8AN_CH8-3DOCA_S8-3-7DEDOCAFetched: 10/28/2026
