The Scoop On Poop!

DNA to prove what dog did do: Newmarket landlord to track canine waste

By LIZ MARKHLEVSKAYA
lmark@fosters.comTuesday, January 31, 2012

NEWMARKET— With the new initiative to prevent doggy land mines, some dog-owning tenants in town are being required to submit DNA samples of their canines via the cheek swab method.

Cheney East Corporation and Cheney Property Management are taking advantage of the PooPrints program, in hopes that more tenants will pick up after their dogs.

The program compares DNA found in dog feces to the DNA samples of tenants' dogs, which certain tenants are now required to provide.

If dog feces are found on Cheney's property and the DNA profile is matched to a tenant's dog, the dog owner will face a fine.

Recently, tenants on Mead Hill Road, owned by Cheney Property Management, received notice they will have to provide their dogs' DNA sample by Feb. 27, as well as pay the $30 fee to cover the $29.95 cost for the swabbing kit.

Beginning in March, any feces found on the land of Cheney Property Management will be checked for DNA, and the pet owners responsible will be fined $100.

If the fine is not paid, the tenant in question will have their rental agreement terminated.

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