(a) No owner, keeper or harborer of any female dog or cat shall permit it to go beyond the premises of the owner, keeper or harborer at any time the dog or cat is in heat, unless the dog or cat is properly in leash.
(b) No owner, keeper or harborer of any dog shall fail at any time to keep it either physically confined or restrained upon the premises of the owner, keeper or harborer by a leash, tether, adequate fence, supervision or secure enclosure to prevent escape, or under reasonable control of some person.
(c) No person who owns or harbors a domestic farm animal in the City of Ashtabula shall permit such animal to run at large.
(d) The running at large of any such animal in or upon any of the places mentioned in this section is prima-facie evidence that it is running at large in violation of this section.
(e) Any owner of any animal that causes damage to any property or injury to any person while running at large shall be liable for such damage or injury.
(f) Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense. Whoever violates subsections (b) or (c) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. In addition, if the offender is guilty of a violation of subsection (b) hereof, the court may order the offender to personally supervise the dog that he owns, keeps or harbors, to cause that dog to complete dog obedience training, or to do both. (Ord. 2017-36. Passed 3-20-17.)