Huge condo complex in Tysons Corner orders residents to pick up pets poop

It appears its becoming more popular to catch your neighbors not scooping up their dogs poop.

The Rotonda, a condo complex in Tysons Corner, is the latest to jump on the bandwagon.

The huge condo facility just off Route 7 said it plans to implement PooPrints, a database that tracks the DNA of dogs and matches it to steamy messes left behind, according to its March newsletter.

The association for the condo said it is updating its regulations on pets, otherwise known as Policy Resolution 22. Now dogs will have to be registered with the association and their DNA will be collected via a swab of the dogs mouth. If the pets owner doesnt clean up its waste, it will be matched to the animal.

It is not the first condo association to take a firm stand against poop left behind.

In Northern Virginia, the Midtown Alexandria Station condos last year hired a service to track and match the DNA of dogs there. The Chase in Bethesda made a similar effort.

[Using DNA to catch canine culprits and their owners]

Many condo associations often use PooPrints, a product of BioPet Vet Lab in Knoxville, Tenn. The company started in late 2010 and said it has the DNA of more than 30,000 dogs from 45 states and Canada.

Environmental and health officials have put out warnings about the risks of owners not picking up poop.

At times, a pets poop can create a rift between neighbors. In Fairfax County, two neighbors disputed whether the owner of Baxter a white, fluffy Westie-bichon frise mix had failed to pick up his poop.

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Huge condo complex in Tysons Corner orders residents to pick up pets poop