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AN ORDINANCE . AMENDING AND REORDAINING SECTIONS 4-41 (LEASHES REQUIRED • FOR DOGS IN CERTAIN AREAS) AND 4-42 (REMOVAL OF DOG DEFECATION) OF CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that Sections 4-41 and 4-42 of Chapter 4 of the Charlottesville City Code, 1990, as amended, are hereby amended and reordained as follows: Sec. 4-41. Leashes required for dogs in certain areas. (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, dogs shall be kept on a leash and under control in Pen Park; ineittding and the Meadow Creek Golf Course, on the downtown pedestrian mall between the Ninth Street bridge and Ridge -McIntire Road, and on all side streets between Water Street and Market Street which adjoin the downtown mall, and on all public school property; provided, however, that dogs in a sanctioned obedience or training show, trial, class, or similar event held in Pen Park shall not be required to be on a leash, while they are actually participating in such an event. (b) Any person who violates this section by failing to have his or her dog on a leash in the areas so designated herein shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor; provided that, upon a • third conviction within one (1) year of any offense under this section involving the same dog, the defendant shall be deemed guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Sec. 4-42. Removal of dog defecation. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person owning, keeping, or having in his care or custody any dog, to fail, refuse, or neglect to remove any feces of such dog immediately and to dispose of it in a sanitary manner whenever such dog has defecated upon the following described property located within the City: (1) Lee Park, jaekson Park, and MeGuffey Park; All city parks: (2) The Meadow Creek Golf Course; (3) The Rivanna Greenbelt Trail• (4) The Downtown Pedestrian Mall from Ridge -McIntire to the Ninth Street bridge, including the East End amphitheater, and an M other publiely inaitttained and paved sidewalks, streets, atid bieyele path -s; (5) Regularly maintain All public school property; and (6) The property on which the Albemarle County Court Houses and the Albemarle County Office Building are located (7) Any other publicly maintained rights-of-way and paved sidewalks, streets, and bicycle paths. •