Pooper Scoopers & Bags

A pooper-scooper, poopie scoopie, or poop scoop is a device commonly used by dog owners to pick up their pet's fecal matter, so that it is not left in public or inappropriate places. Pooper-scooper devices often have a bag or bag attachment. more...

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Poop bags are alternatives to pooper scoopers, a bag used by dog owners to transport the poop of their dog, so that it is disposed properly and not left in public places.

A nested pair of grocery produce plastic bags works very well at effectively zero cost, turned inside out as the poop is scooped, then disposed of at the next trash can. If the bag need be carried farther, a small paper bag puts the contents out of sight–out of mind.

New York City’s (famous) Dog Poop Scoop 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.

§ 161.05. Dogs to be restrained.
A person who owns, possesses or controls a dog shall not permit it to be in any public place or in any open or unfenced area abutting on a public place unless the dog is effectively restrained by a leash or chain not more than six feet long.

Authorized employees of New York City Departments of Health (including Animal Care & Control), of Sanitation, or of Parks and Recreation can issue tickets.

Dog droppings are one of the leading sources of E. Coli (fecal coliforms) bacteria pollution: Each gram of dog feces contains over 20,000,000 E. Coli colonies. While an individual animal's desposit of feces will not measurably affect the environment, the compounded effect of thousands of dogs and cats in a metropolitan area would create problems due to microbe contamination of soil and water supplies. The runoff from neglected pet waste contaminates water, creating a public health hazard for residents—and Stream inhabitants like fish. Along with abruptly high volume during storm runoff and resulting turbidity, water quality is the remaining big issue in restoring fish in urban streams.

The situation is particularly dire in Germany, where an estimated 1.4 million kilos (1400 tonnes {metric tons}, three million pounds) of Hundekot are deposited daily on public property. A Dresden citizen commission (2005) overwhelmingly recommended a plan that would break even at about seven months. DNA samples would be required when pet licenses come up for renewal. Within a year, a database of some 12,500 registration-required canine residents would be available to sanitation workers with sample-test kits. Evidence would be submitted to a forensics laboratory where technicians could readily match doo to dog. The prospect of a prompt fine equivalent to $600 US (at 2005 exchange rate) would help assure preventive compliance, as well as cover costs.

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