DOGS AT LARGE; DEFECATION ON STREETS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Raleigh City Code § 12-3011
in effectSec. 12-3011. - DOGS AT LARGE; DEFECATION ON STREETS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to allow such animal to be at large in the City or on any City property.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person owning, harboring, keeping, or in charge of any dog to fail to remove feces deposited by the dog on any street, sidewalk, park or other publicly owned area.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person owning, harboring, keeping, or in charge of any dog to fail to remove feces deposited by the dog on any private property unless the owner of the property has given permission allowing such use of the property.
(d) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and may also be enforced through issuance of a civil penalty pursuant to §14-1005, through injunctive or other equitable relief, or a combination of remedies.
(Code 1959, §4-8; Ord. No. 1979-184, 8-21-79; Ord. No. 1982-941, §2, 7-20-82; Ord. No. 1984-307, §2, 3-20-84; Ord. No. 2022-339, §44, 2-15-22)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT12LIRE_CH3AN_ARTBDOCA_DIV1GE_S12-3011DOLADESTPRPRFetched: 11/1/2026