Not scooping your dog's poop when visiting a park? It'll cost you $250 starting June....that's if you're caught in the act. So the current fine is $100 for not scooping in parks, but $250 if you fail to clean-up in the streets. It would be interesting to see some quantitative info on whether or not the $250 street fine has been effective. There are some numbers mentioned in this article, but they don't tell the whole story.
New York Daily NewsPick up your dog's poop, or pay up big: Parks Department raises fine to $250By Frank Lombardi
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, May 19th 2009, 6:56 PM
The Parks Department is giving dog owners $150 more reasons to pick up after their pets - it's raising its pooper-scooper fine to $250, from the current $100.
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe told a City Council budget hearing Tuesday that the fine will be hiked in June.
"And we hope it will further deter dog owners who do not stoop to scoop," he said.
The higher fine will bring parks up to the same $250 fine that the Sanitation Department began imposing in November for doggy-doo violations on the streets.
Benepe noted that the Parks Department has been cracking down on park pooper-scooper violators.
Enforcement agents issued 71 summonses in March, 98 in April and 10 so far this month.
He said he's also planning a new campaign to "change the culture of litter in our parks."