The City Council has decided to include private property as part of the new Pooper Scooper law.
Councilman Jack Benson said Tuesday that he has received complaints about some dog owners taking their pet to another person's yard for bathroom purposes. He said, "They don't clean up the mess, then they go back to their clean yard."
He said the new ordinance "does not mean that city police officers are going to be following dogs around."
But he said if an officer does observe an infraction, the officer can either issue a citation that can lead to a $50 fine, or in the case of repeat offenses, have the dog declared a nuisance.
The council will deal with that section of the law later.
The panel on Tuesday night passed a section of the Pooper Scooper law dealing with city parks and greenways.
It says a pet owner or custodian cannot allow a dog to run at large in a city park.
The owner shall be responsible for cleaning up any solid waste left by their dog in a city park or greenway.