(A) No owner, keeper or harborer of a dog more than three months of age, nor owner of a dog kennel, shall fail to file an application for registration required by R.C. § 955.01, nor shall he or she fail to pay the legal fee therefor.
(R.C. § 955.21)
(B) Any person owning, keeping, possessing, harboring, maintaining or having the care, custody or control of a vicious dog shall:
(1) Register the dog with the Police Department annually between January 2 and January 20 and within 30 days when a vicious dog is obtained;
(2) At the time of registration provide proof of liability insurance as required by § 90.01(B)(5);
(3) Notify the Police Department within 72 hours if the dangerous or vicious dog has died or has been sold or donated, and provide the Police Department with the name, address and telephone number of the new owner;
(4) Pay an annual registration fee of $25 to cover the administrative expenses associated herewith;
(5) Have their dog spayed or neutered; and
(6) Upon moving into the village register their dog within 30 days and have the dog spayed or neutered within 30 days.
(C) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 on a first offense, and on each subsequent offense shall be fined not less than $75 nor more than $250 and may be imprisoned for not more than 30 days.
(R.C. § 955.99(E))