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(a) No owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog more than three months of age, nor owner of a dog kennel, shall fail to file an application for registration required by Ohio R.C. 955.01, nor shall he or she fail to pay the legal fee therefor.
(ORC 955.21)
(b) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) on a first offense, and on each subsequent offense shall be fined not less than seventy-five dollars ($75.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and may be imprisoned for not more than 30 days.
(ORC 955.99(E))
(a) No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a dog kennel registered under Ohio R.C. Chapter 955 or one licensed under Ohio 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); Ord. 1785. Passed 1-14-74.)
(a) When a person who is blind, deaf, or hearing impaired, a person with a mobility impairment, or a trainer of an assistance dog is accompanied by an assistance dog, the person or trainer, as applicable, is entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all public conveyances, hotels, and lodging places, all places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, and other places to which the general public is invited, and may take the dog into such conveyances and places, subject only to the conditions and limitations applicable to all persons not so accompanied, except that:
(1) The dog shall not occupy a seat in any public conveyance.
(2) The dog shall be leashed while using the facilities of a common carrier.
(3) Any dog in training to become an assistance dog shall be covered by a liability insurance policy provided by the nonprofit special agency engaged in such work protecting members of the public against personal injury or property damage caused by the dog.
(b) No person shall deprive a person who is blind, deaf, or hearing impaired, a person who has a mobility impairment, or a trainer of an assistance dog when the person or trainer, as applicable, is accompanied by an assistance dog of any of the advantages, facilities, or privileges provided in division (a) of this section, and no person shall charge the person or trainer a fee or charge for the dog.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) ““Assistance dog” means a dog that has been trained by a nonprofit or for- profit special agency and that is one of the following:
A. A guide dog;
B. A hearing dog;
C. A service dog.
(2) “Blind” means either of the following:
A. Vision 20/200 or less in the better eye with proper correction;
B. Field defect in the better eye with proper correction that contracts the peripheral field so that the diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
(3) “Guide dog” means a dog that has been trained or is in training to assist a blind person.
(4) “Hearing dog” means a dog that has been trained or is in training to assist a deaf or hearing-impaired person.
(5) "Institutions of education" means:
A. Any state university or college as defined in Ohio R.C. 3345.32;
B. Any private college or university that holds a certificate of authorization issued by the Ohio board of regents pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 1713;
C. Any elementary or secondary school operated by a board of education;
D. Any chartered or nonchartered nonpublic elementary or secondary school;
E. Any school issued a certificate of registration by the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools.
(6) “Person with a mobility impairment.” Any person, regardless of age, who is subject to a physiological impairment regardless of its cause, nature, or extent that renders the person unable to move about without the aid of crutches, a wheelchair, or any other form of support, or that limits the person’s functional ability to ambulate, climb, descend, sit, rise, or perform any related function. The phrase includes a person with a neurological or psychological disability that limits the person’s functional ability to ambulate, climb, descend, sit, rise, or perform any related function. The phrase also includes a person with a seizure disorder and a person who is diagnosed with autism.
(7) “Service dog.” Means a dog that has been trained or is in training to assist a person with a mobility impairment.
(R.C. §§ 955.011(B), 955.43(C))
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(ORC 955.99(D))
(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the Municipality so as to create noxious or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public.
(Ord. 1570. Passed 10-3-66.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) It is hereby declared a nuisance for any person to keep or harbor any dog which howls or barks to the annoyance of the inhabitants of the City, and no person shall create, continue, contribute to or suffer such nuisance to exist.
(Ord. 1341. Passed 10-15-56.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(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.
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