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Codified Ordinances of Amherst, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF AMHERST, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 0-72-3
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
   505.04 ABANDONING ANIMALS OR FOWL.
   (a)   No owner or keeper of a dog, cat or other domestic animal or fowl shall abandon such animal. (ORC 959.01)
 
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree on each subsequent offense.
(Ord. 14-32. Passed 7-28-14.)

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