(a) No owner or keeper of a dog, cat or other domestic animal shall abandon such animal. (ORC 959.01)
(b) Whoever violates division (a) of 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.
(ORC 959.99(A), (E)(2)) (Ord. 24-74. Passed 3-25-74.)