A woman in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York picks up after her dog

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A woman in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York picks up after her dog on Sunday, July 10, 2011. The New York State Canine Waste Law, commonly called the "pooper-scooper law" is almost 33 years old having gone into effect August 1978. New York City was the first major American city to have such a law. (© Richard B. Levine)

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Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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