Hello! I was walking my dog today when my dog ended up pooping on someone's lawn. The person started to yell while my dog was still pooing, and I was wondering, is it illegal for my dog to poo on their lawn if I pick it uo? BTW, I live in California if there is a certain law.

Thanks for your help!

I just found this law for my area that states "No person owning/as the guardian of or having control of any animal or animals shall permit such animal(s) to do any of the following:
(1) Defecate or urinate on private property other than that of the owner/guardian or the person having control of the animal"

So this make it illegale right?

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Not sure of any laws. Some people are funny about their lawns though. I've been yelled at by a Maine State Trooper when my dog peed on his lawn.

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It's illegal if you poo on their lawn, but not for your dog.

Sheesh, everybody knows that!
(Just kidding!)

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I admit I get upset if you don't pick it up! However if you are a responsible dog owner, we won't say a word. The other day, some young people (teenagers maybe?) were walking a dog. It took a dump in our yard and they headed on their marry way. My husband opens the door and says "do you need a bag to pick that up?" He hands them one. Hopefully they will know better next time.

Ann

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Another side note is that if you were on the sidewalk there is a very good chance that your dog was still within the road right-of-way and not actually on the persons property. Most road right of ways are much wider than the actual width of the road and sidewalk. In my town most road right of ways are 66' wide. A typical street is 24 to 28' wide and a typical sidewalk is 4'-8 wide.

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I think it is illegal around here, even if you pick up the poop. I usually walk my dogs early in the morning, long before sunrise, so it isn't a problem. But I've been yelled at when my dogs were just slowing down to sniff something and I was carrying a rather full bag of poop, evidence that I clean up after my dog's. I do my best to avoid letting them set foot on others' property, especially if I've had trouble with the person before.

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I'm in CA too. I'm not sure of the legality, but in general, I try and keep pooping limited to the parkway (streetside section of grass) and make sure to always pick it up.

When I walk my dogs on Flexis, I don't let them roam up in people's yards, poop or no poop. Just feels a bit rude to me.

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I'm not sure if it's illegal in our town or not, but we do have several signs in our cul-de-sac that say "scoop the poop." We always carry plastic bags with us on our walks. I know that we would be pretty annoyed if someone let their dog poop on our lawn and not bother to pick it up. We try to keep our yard as poop-free as possible by cleaning up after our own dogs on a daily basis.

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Most of the roads in our town don't even have sidewalks, and those that do, there is no grass between the sidewalk and road. There is no sidewalk on either side of the road we live on. So my pup poops on people's lawns although we always pick it up. I hope I'm not upsetting people! I never thought about it being an issue since we are always careful to pick up.

For me, I guess it would depend on how far up my lawn you came. If there's no parkway, well, the dog's gotta go somewhere! If you kept your dog somewhat near where you were walking, I'd be cool with that, but when the dog starts travelling way up onto the property, running around like he owns the place...... to me (and I may be alone in this quirk!), that's a bit rude.

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Stephanie and her Canine Crew of Two:

"Quiz" (Golden Retriever)
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"Zoie" (Whippet)
Donmar-Valair Second Wind, CD, RE, MC, ASCA-CD, Th.D.
#1 AKC Obedience Whippet for 2004 / AKC and ASFA FCH Pointed