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(a) No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a dog kennel registered under R.C. Chapter 955 or one licensed under R.C. Chapter 956, shall fail to require the dog to wear, at all times, a valid tag issued in connection with a certificate of registration. A dog found not wearing at any time a valid tag shall be prima-facie evidence of lack of registration and shall subject any dog found not wearing such a tag to impounding, sale, or destruction.
(ORC 955.10)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 955.99(B))
(a) No person shall own, keep, or harbor a dog wearing a fictitious, altered, or invalid registration tag or a registration tag not issued by the County Auditor in connection with the registration of that animal.
(ORC 955.25)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 955.99(B))
(a) No person having knowledge of the existence of rabies in an animal, or knowledge that an animal has exhibited symptoms or behavior suggestive of rabies, or knowledge that an animal has bitten any person, shall fail to immediately report such information to the Mayor or the Chief of Police.
(b) Whenever it is established by the Mayor or Chief of Police that any animal has bitten any person or exhibits symptoms or behavior suggestive of rabies, the person who owns, harbors or otherwise cares for such animal shall confine it in close quarantine and isolation or shall place such animal in the establishment of a veterinarian until, in either case, it is determined by the County Board of Health that the animal is not afflicted with rabies. The isolation and quarantine period hereby required shall be not less than ten days from the date the person was bitten. If the animal has, or develops, any symptoms suspicious of rabies during the ten-day period, the County Board of Health shall be notified immediately. All expenses incurred for the keeping of such animal, or the necessary tests to determine whether rabies exists, shall be borne exclusively by the person who owns, harbors or otherwise cares for such animal.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) Definitions. Definitions of terms used in this section if not contained herein are found in Section 1222.02
(b) of the Planning and Zoning Code (Part XII).
(b) Location of Stables. Stables shall be located on a lot as an accessory structure and regulated in conformity with the Planning and Zoning Code.
(Ord. 410-68. Passed 11-13-68.)
(c) Minimum Livestock Requirements. No person shall keep any livestock on a lot within the City unless such person is in compliance with Part XII of the Avon Codified Ordinances otherwise known as the Planning and Zoning Code and the minimum requirements set forth therein.
(Ord. 40-73. Passed 11-7-73.)
(d) Fenced Lot and Stable Required. No person shall keep livestock on any lot within the City unless a fenced corral and a stable to retain such livestock are constructed on such lot.
(e) Registration of Livestock in excess of 200 pounds. No person shall stable a head of livestock in excess of 200 pounds within the City without registering such head of livestock. Registration shall be made at the office of theZoning Enforcement Officer and shall set forth the name, age, breed and any special markings peculiar to such head of livestock, and the name, address and telephone number of the owner and keeper of such head of livestock.
(f) Sanitary Regulations. All stables, yards and corrals where livestock are kept shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. They shall be kept clean and in good repair so as to prevent the breeding of flies and the emission of deleterious and offensive odors.
(g) Poultry and/or rabbits.
(1) Poultry and/or rabbits, are permitted in the R-1 Single Family and R-2 Two-Family Residential districts, but subject to all regulations set forth in this Section, Chapter 668 and the Planning and Zoning Code.
(2) Poultry shall be kept in a covered, predator-proof coop that meets all building size and setback requirements in the Planning and Zoning Code, is well-ventilated and designed to be accessed for cleaning. The enclosure shall be maintained in good repair at all times.
(3) Poultry shall have access to an outdoor enclosure or run that is adequately fenced to contain the poultry on the property, to prevent them from running at large and to prevent access by predators. The combined area of the coop and run shall allow at least six square feet per fowl. Maximum allowable quantity of fowl in R-1 & R-2 shall be twenty-five.
(4) Roosters are prohibited in all districts.
(5) The combined area of the hutch and run shall allow at least five square feet per rabbit. Maximum allowable quantity of rabbits permitted on less than two acres shall be twenty-five.
(h) Prohibited Animals. No person shall harbor, maintain or control a wild, dangerous, undomesticated animal within the City.
(i) Application of Regulations. The provisions of divisions (c) through (e) of this section shall apply to all livestock, poultry and rabbits hereafter acquired and kept within the City after the adoption of this section. The provisions of division (c) through (e) of this section shall apply to all horses presently or hereafter kept within the City. The provisions of divisions (d) through (f) of this section shall apply to all livestock presently or hereafter kept within the City.
(Ord. 410-68. Passed 11-13-68.)
(j) Penalty. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on their first offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02. A conviction for a second offense within twelve months of the offender's prior conviction under any of provisions of this Section shall be deemed a fourth degree misdemeanor and punishable accordingly. (Ord. 304-66. Passed 12-14-66.)
(Ord. 72-23. Passed 5-22-23.)
(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the City so as to create noxious or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public.
(b) No person being the owner or in charge or control of any animal shall permit the animal to defecate upon any public or private land other than the land where the owner or person in charge of such animal resides.
(c) The owner or person in charge or control of any animal which defecates on any such prohibited land shall immediately clean such and cause its removal to a proper receptacle.
(d) The owner or person in charge of any animal shall keep the property where he or she resides in a clean and sanitary condition by regularly removing the defecation of his or her animal to prevent accumulation.
(e) The accumulation of defecation of any animal is hereby declared to be a nuisance condition if it creates an unsanitary or unhealthy condition and is a violation of this section.
(f) This section shall not apply to any animal which has been expressly invited to enter upon private property by the owner or person in charge of such animal.
(g) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 39-04. Passed 3-8-04.)
(a) A police officer or animal warden may impound every dog or other animal found in violation of Section 618.01. If the impounded dog is not wearing a valid registration tag, the dog shall forthwith be turned over to an officer charged by law with the custody and disposal of such dogs. If the dog is wearing a valid registration tag or the identity of the owner or harborer is otherwise established, notice shall immediately be given to such owner or harborer that the dog has been impounded. Notice may be by telephone or by ordinary mail to the last known address of such owner or harborer. The dog shall not be released except upon the payment of reasonable expenses for its taking and keeping. Any dog not redeemed within three days of the time it is seized or impounded may be sold or otherwise disposed of as provided by Ohio R.C. 955.16.
(b) A record of all dogs impounded, the disposition of the same, the owner’s name and address, if known, and a statement of any costs or receipts involving such dog shall be kept.
(a) No person shall knowingly do either of the following:
(1) Engage in cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another;
(2) Use, train, or possess any animal for seizing, detaining, or maltreating a domestic animal.
(b) No person shall knowingly do either of the following:
(1) Be employed at cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another;
(2) Do any of the following regarding an event involving cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another:
A. Wager money or anything else of value on the results of the event;
B. Pay money or give anything else of value in exchange for admission to or being present at the event;
C. Receive money or anything else of value in exchange for the admission of another person to the event or for another person to be present at the event;
D. Use, possess, or permit or cause to be present at the event any device or substance intended to enhance an animal's ability to fight or to inflict injury on another animal;
E. Permit or cause a minor to be present at the event if any person present at or involved with the event is conducting any of the activities described in division (b)(1) or (b)(2)A., (b)(2)B., (b)(2)C., or (b)(2)D. of this section.
(c) A person who knowingly witnesses cockfighting, bearbaiting, or an event in which one animal is pitted against another when a violation of division (b) of this section is occurring at the cockfighting, bearbaiting, or event is an aider and abettor and has committed a violation of this division.
(R.C. § 959.15)
(d) (1) Whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(2) Whoever violates division (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 959.99(C), (I))
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