505.01 Dogs and other animals running at large.
505.02 Impounding and disposition; records.
505.03 Annual registration of dogs; tags required.
505.04 Abandoning animals.
505.05 Killing or injuring animals.
505.06 Poisoning animals.
505.07 Cruelty to animals.
505.071 Cruelty to companion animals.
505.08 Nuisance conditions prohibited.
505.09 Barking or howling dogs.
505.10 Animal bites; reports and quarantine.
505.11 Hunting prohibited.
505.12 Coloring rabbits or baby poultry; sale or display of poultry.
505.13 Bird sanctuary.
505.14 Riding and leading animals upon public property.
505.15 Report of escape of exotic or dangerous animal.
505.16 Wild, dangerous or undomesticated animals prohibited.
505.17 Bees.
505.18 Rights of blind, deaf or hearing impaired, or mobility impaired person, or trainer with assistance dog.
505.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
See sectional histories for similar State law
Owner or keeper liable for damages - see Ohio R.C 951.10
Dog registration - see Ohio R.C. 955.01
Dangerous and vicious dogs - see GEN. OFF. Ch. 506
(a) No person being the owner or having charge of cattle, sheep, geese, ducks, turkeys, chickens or other fowl or animals shall permit them to run at large upon any public place, or upon any unenclosed lands, or upon the premises of another.
(b) No person being the owner of or having charge of any dog, whether wearing a registration tag or not, shall permit it to run at large upon any public place or upon the premises of another. No owner, keeper or harborer of any female dog shall permit such dog to go beyond the premises of such owner or keeper at any time such dog is in heat, unless such dog is properly in leash. The owner or keeper of every dog shall at all times keep such dog either confined upon the premises of the owner or keeper, or under reasonable control of some person. (ORC 955.22)
(c) 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.
(ORC 951.02)
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 955.99(A))
(a) A police officer or animal warden may impound every animal or dog found in violation of Section 505.01. 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 a fee as established in the following schedule:
(1) For first offense, the fee shall be three dollars ($3.00) plus three dollars ($3.00) per day for each day impounded.
(2) For second offense, the fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) plus three dollars ($3.00) per day for each day impounded.
(3) For third offense, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus three dollar ($3.00) per day for each day impounded.
(4) For fourth offense, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) plus three dollars ($3.00) per day for each day impounded.
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.
(Ord. 1978-24. Passed 5-16-78.)
(a) Except for guide dogs registered under Ohio R.C. 955.011 and dogs kept by an institution or organization for teaching and research purposes under Ohio R.C. 955.16, no person shall own, keep or harbor a dog more than three months of age without annually registering such dog with the County Auditor. Failure of any dog at any time to wear a valid registration tag shall be prima-facie evidence of lack of registration and subject such dog to impounding and disposition as provided by Ohio R.C. 955.16.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense. (ORC 955.99(D)).
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