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Although the law may vary from state to state, most states have a law that requires dog owners to pick up their dog's poop or known as the “pooper scooper law.” This means, in most states, yes, it is illegal to let your dog poop in someone's yard.
Hereof, is it okay to let your dog poop in someone's yard?
It is a generally accepted rule of etiquette that if you pick up your dog's poop, it's ok. I walk my dog every day through the neighborhood, there are no sidewalks, and I avoid the yards of people who don't have dogs.
In this manner, what can I do about neighbors dog pooping in my yard?
Do not light the dog poop on fire in front of your neighbor. Don't yell at your neighbor or cause a scene. Don't take the dog poop and toss it onto your neighbor's property. Don't deliver the dog poop to your neighbor's mailbox or front door.
In order to fine someone for not picking up after their dog, an enforcement agent has to catch them in the act, and that often means staking out a block that's a suspected “dumping ground.” Any offender who is caught not removing dog waste will be issued a $250 summons for violation of the pooper-scooper law.