AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -- Two Texas judges have made a federal case out of dog poop on the courthouse lawn.
Irked by a profusion of pet excrement on the small lawn of the federal courthouse in downtown Austin, U.S. District Judges Sam Sparks and Lee Yeakel issued an order on Thursday:
"Any person who authorizes or permits any animal to relieve itself on the grass or grounds of the United States Courthouse shall be subject to citation, fine, and/or arrest effective from this date...
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/16/poop.order.reut/index.html
Irked by a profusion of pet excrement on the small lawn of the federal courthouse in downtown Austin, U.S. District Judges Sam Sparks and Lee Yeakel issued an order on Thursday:
"Any person who authorizes or permits any animal to relieve itself on the grass or grounds of the United States Courthouse shall be subject to citation, fine, and/or arrest effective from this date...
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/16/poop.order.reut/index.html