Horse poop excluded from scooping law

TITUSVILLE, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Commissioners in Florida's Brevard County voted to exclude horses from an ordinance making owners responsible for cleaning up after their animals.

The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to exclude horses from the ordinance, which requires owners to clean up after their animals if they urinate or defecate on public property, after hearing from several concerned horse owners, Florida Today reported Wednesday.

"To stop a 1,000-pound animal, get off, hold it while you try and put the poop in a bag is just not a good idea," horse owner Wanetta Dyer of Canaveral Groves told commissioners.

"We should just leave the horses alone," Commissioner Mary Bolin said before introducing the motion to exclude the horses. "This just isn't feasible."