b'Here are a few steps HOAs cantake to ensure properties staywithin City, State and EPAground contamination laws:lCreate a plan lWalk your property dailylMake it easy on yourself: Hire aprofessional scooper. Professionals areconsistent, and as non-employees,eliminate expenses like payroll taxesand benefits. Oversight is unneces-sary, so maintenance staff can attendto higher priorities.lSet up a dog DNA plan to identifypoopitrators. lHold pet owners accountable.a) At move-in a sample of the dogsDNA is taken through a mouthswab at the cost of the resident.b) On the managers daily propertywalkscollect a nickel sized sample of a dropping, and send tothe DNA service. They provide thename of the residents in violation.lCreate a legal and binding leaseaddendum and, most important,enforce it. Charge back the DNAtesting at move in and at time ofviolation.lAddress the issue by being proactive.lEnsure repeat violations are metwith proper enforcement.At the end of the day, communi-ty leaders, board members and prop-erty owners must take action toensure our drinking water, marinelife, and waterways are not polluted.It is also our responsibility to ensureour children can play outside withoutgetting sick.USources: Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP)https://tbep.org/scoop-that-poop/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)https://cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/files/NJ_Petwaste.pdf To speak with Kristin Carson,founder/owner of ByByPoo, Inc.,please call 727.515.1414.www.bybypoo.comwww.TheNewBarker.com THE NEW BARKER 43'