Invercargill's Poo Corner has been cleaned up.

A resident's grass verge on the corner of Kildare Dr and Orkney St, in the north Invercargill suburb of Waikiwi, was labelled Poo Corner by one man after neighbours complained it was invariably littered with dog poo.

When The Southland Times visited the site on Tuesday, more than 50 large dog poos covered an 18-metre grass strip at the front of the section.

Following a story in Wednesday's paper about the mess, all the poo was removed from the roadside lawn.

But yesterday a single fresh dog poo was sighted on the offending strip of grass, dropped by an unknown canine.

The Invercargill City Council's environmental and planning services director, Pamela Gare, said the council had received no complaints about dog poo on the offending property in the past.

The council's animal control bylaw required the owners of dogs to pick up and suitably dispose of their dog's faeces.

If they didn't, the council could impose $300 fines on the owners. No fines had been issued in the past, she said.

Occasionally, people had complained to the council about repeated offending by dog owners. And when the council had been able to identify the owners, the council's staff had outlined their responsibilities to them. The dog owners tended to respond positively to that approach, Mrs Gare said.

Dog owners were expected to carry a "poo bag" while walking their dogs and dispose of the content in an appropriate manner.

"Dog ownership comes with responsibilities."