The City of Pleasanton has and enforces what is commonly known in California as pooper scooper laws. Any person having the custody or control of any dog shall remove immediately any feces left by such animal on any public place and to dispose of such feces in a sanitary manner. City Municipal code also requires that anyone having custody or control of a dog in a public place shall have in their possession a device or equipment for the picking up and removal of animal feces. The only exemption to this statute is to any disabled person when the person's disability requires a dog to accompany the person or to a person using a dog in emergency or rescue activities.

First time offenders can be given either a verbal warning from a police officer or Animal Services officer, be given a courtesy citation warning them of the violation, or be given a citation. Citations are handled according to the following schedule.

Three or more violations in any 12-month period are handled as Misdemeanors through the Courts.

Reports of people violating this code should be made to the main Police Department phone number at (925) 931-5100.