ALBANY - Apple residents who fail to pick up after their dogs could soon get dumped on with a $250 fine, after the state Senate voted yesterday to hike the penalty.
The increase - up from $100 under the current pooper-scooper law - passed 59-1 after three failed attempts in recent years.
The legislation, which was sponsored by Sens. Frank Padavan (R-Queens) and Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn), now goes to the governor's desk to be signed or vetoed.
An identical bill sponsored by Audrey Pheffer (D-Queens) passed the Assembly last year.
The bill would also raise pooper-scooper fines in Albany and Yonkers.
City Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty lauded the bill, saying it "sends a strong message to all dog owners about the seriousness of the law and their responsibility to comply."
