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505.10 ANIMAL BITES; REPORTS AND QUARANTINE.
   (a)    Whenever any person is bitten by a dog or other animal, report of such bite shall be made to the Health Commissioner within twenty-four hours. Whenever it is reported to the Health Commissioner that any dog or cat has bitten a person, that dog or cat shall be quarantined under an order issued by the Health Commissioner. The dog or cat shall be quarantined by its owner or by a harborer, or shall be quarantined in a pound or kennel. In all cases, such quarantine shall be under the supervision of the Health Commissioner and shall be at the expense of the owner or harborer. Quarantine shall continue until the Health Commissioner determines that the dog or cat is not afflicted with rabies. The quarantine period hereby required shall not be less than ten days from the date on which the person was bitten. If at any time during the quarantine, the Health Commissioner requires the dog or cat to be examined for symptoms of rabies, then the examination shall be by a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine. The veterinarian shall report to the Health Commissioner the conclusions reached as a result of the examinations. The examination by a veterinarian shall be at the expense of the owner or harborer. No dog or cat shall be released from the required quarantine unless and until it has been properly vaccinated against rabies.
   No person shall fail to comply with the requirements of this section or with any order of the Health Commissioner made pursuant thereto, nor fail to immediately report to the Health Commissioner any symptoms or behavior suggestive of rabies.
   (b)   This section does not apply to a police dog that has bitten a person while the police dog is under the care of a licensed veterinarian or has bitten a person while the police dog is being used for law enforcement, corrections, prison or jail security, or investigative purposes. If, after biting a person, a police dog exhibits abnormal behavior, the law enforcement agency and the law enforcement officer the police dog assists, within a reasonable time after the person is bitten, shall make the police dog available for the Board of Health for the district in which the bite occurred to perform tests for rabies. “Police dog” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 505.16.
   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 13-06. Passed 2-13-06.)
505.11 HUNTING PROHIBITED.
   (a)   The hunting of animals or fowl within the Municipality is prohibited except as permitted pursuant to subsection (b) hereof. No person shall hunt, kill or attempt to kill any animal or fowl by the use of firearms or any other means.
   (b)   A waiver of the provisions of subsection (a) hereof may be granted to any person seeking to hunt within the corporate limits of the Municipality. Application shall be made to the Chief of Police and the Mayor on a form prescribed by the Chief of Police. The application shall set forth the area in which hunting is to take place, the dates such hunting shall occur, the type of animal or fowl to be hunted and the type of weapon to be used. If the Chief and the Mayor are satisfied that the circumstances are such that the safety of the citizens of the Municipality shall not be jeopardized, they shall issue a permit for the hunting of animal or fowl within the corporate limits of the Municipality. Application shall be made no later than two days prior to the first scheduled hunt. Only one permit shall be required during the course of the hunt.
   (c)   Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 30-93. Passed 3-8-93.)
505.12 COLORING RABBITS OR BABY POULTRY; SALE OR DISPLAY OF POULTRY
   (a)    No person shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle or give away any rabbit or baby poultry which has been dyed or otherwise colored. No poultry younger than four weeks of age may be sold, given away or otherwise distributed to any person in lots of less than six. Stores, shops, vendors and others offering young poultry for sale or other distribution shall provide and operate brooders or other heating devices that may be necessary to maintain poultry in good health, and shall keep adequate food and water available to the poultry at all times.
(ORC 925.62)
   (b)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 13-06. Passed 2-13-06.)
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