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505.035 DOGS REQUIRED TO WEAR TAGS.
   (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))
505.04 ABANDONING ANIMALS.
   (a)   No owner or keeper of a dog, cat, or other domestic animal shall abandon the animal.
(ORC 959.01)
   (b)   Whoever violates division (a) of this section shall be 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(E)(3))
505.05 KILLING OR INJURING ANIMALS.
   (a)   No person shall maliciously, or willfully and without the consent of the owner, kill or injure a dog, cat, or any other domestic animal that is the property of another. This section does not apply to a licensed veterinarian acting in an official capacity.
(ORC 959.02)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section, if the value of the animal killed or the injury done amounts to less than three hundred dollars ($300.00), is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree; if the value of the animal killed or the injury done amounts to three hundred dollars ($300.00) or more, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 959.99(B))
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