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(a) Any person owning any dog or cat over ninety days of age shall be required to have such animal currently immunized against rabies. For the purpose of this chapter, "currently immunized" or "vaccinated" against rabies means that such animal has been inoculated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian within the past twelve months following such animal's initial vaccination and within the past thirty-six months following such animal's subsequent vaccinations. In order to be "currently immunized," the owner must have valid verification of vaccination from a licensed veterinarian. Regardless of the animal's age at initial vaccination, a second vaccination shall be given one year later. This provision shall not apply to any catterie breeder duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 39-1996. Passed 2-5-96; Eff. 3-5-96.)
(b) Whoever violates or fails to comply with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues. Whoever violates this section may execute a waiver and pay the Police Department the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00), if paid within seventy-two hours after the violation. Whoever fails to pay said sum within the seventy-two hour waiver period shall be bound over to the Municipal Court, and if found guilty, shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 599.02. A chronic or repeat offender under this section shall not be permitted to execute a waiver, shall be bound over to the Municipal Court and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 599.02. A chronic or repeat offender is any person who has been cited at least three times during the previous 365 days (one year) for violations of this section.
(Ord. 62-2003. Passed 3-17-03.)
(a) No person being the owner, keeper, or harborer of any animal shall allow such animal to enter upon any private property, other than that of the owner, keeper or harborer of such animal, without the approval of the owner of such property. In addition, the owner, keeper, or harborer of any dogs or other animals shall be prohibited from taking dogs or other animals into public buildings, school grounds, the golf course and other City-owned property.
(Ord. 122-1991. Passed 3-18-91; Ord. 165-2000. Passed 6-19-00; Ord. 62-2003. Passed 3-17-03; Ord. 163-2018. Passed 12-3-18.)
(b) Animals designated as service animals shall not be prohibited under this section, and a person who is accompanied by a service animal shall be able to enter all places into which the public is invited. A service animal is defined as being any animal that has been specifically trained to provide assistance to an individual who is disabled.
(c) A designated canine will be permitted on public grounds within the City for the specific purpose of discouraging Canada geese from nesting in areas such as public parks, playgrounds and golf courses.
(d) The canine will be under the direct supervision of its owner at all times. The owner shall provide to the Animal Control Department a current dog license, rabies tag number and current photograph of the canine.
(e) The designated canine will be permitted in public areas subject to a schedule created by the Director of Parks and Recreation to be adhered to by the canine's owner. Any changes to the schedule must be pre-approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation. A current copy of the schedule must be kept on file at the Animal Control Department at all times.
(f) The owner is responsible for seeing that the assignments and duties of the designated canine are carried out in accordance with all City, State and Federal laws.
(g) Whoever violates or fails to comply with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 599.02.
(Ord. 302-1998. Passed 12-21-98; Eff. 1-21-99; Ord. 161-2009. Passed 9-8-09.)
(a) The owner, keeper, harborer, handler or person in charge of any animal, when such animal is off the owner's property, shall be responsible for the removal of any feces deposited by such animal on public walks, streets, recreation areas or private property. No owner, keeper, harborer, handler or person in charge shall fail to remove or provide for the removal of such feces before taking such animal from the immediate area where such defecation occurred.
(Ord. 133-1981. Passed 5-18-81.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 599.02.
(Ord. 12-2010. Passed 2-1-10.)
(a) Any owner, keeper, harborer, handler or person in charge of any animal shall meet any requirements for the reporting of animal bites, the confinement of animals that have bitten persons, or any other duties prescribed by the Health Officer or Supervisor through regulations issued to protect the public health.
(Ord. 133-1981. Passed 5-18-81.)
(b) Whoever violates or fails to comply with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 599.02.
(Ord. 12-2010. Passed 2-1-10.)
(a) No person shall keep or maintain any animal in any yard structure or area that is not clean, dry and sanitary, free from debris and offensive odors and free of rodents and vermin.
(Ord. 245-1989. Passed 11-20-89.)
(b) All animal pens and yards shall be so located that adequate drainage is obtained, normal drying occurs and standing water is not present.
(Ord. 133-1981. Passed 5-18-81.)
(c) All premises, other than private residences, on which animals are kept, shall be subject to inspection by the Health Officer and/or the Animal Control Officer. If the Health Officer or the Animal Control Officer determines from such inspection that the premises are not being maintained in a clean and sanitary manner, he or she shall notify the owner of the animal in writing to correct the sanitation deficiencies within twenty-four hour after notice is served. If the sanitation deficiencies continue after the initial twenty-four hours notice is given, the Health Officer or the Animal Control Officer shall, at his or her discretion, either issue another twenty-four hour notice of violation or issue a citation. Once the owner of the animal has received one notice of sanitation deficiencies, if any subsequent inspections reveal sanitation deficiencies, a citation will be issued. Any animal kept under any condition which could endanger the public or the animal's health or create a health nuisance may be impounded. Animals shall be released after fees are paid and cause for impoundment has been corrected.
(Ord. 171-1994. Passed 6-20-94.)
(d) No person shall feed any animal including but not limited to wild animals, birds, other wildlife or domestic animals other than in suitable containers for food elevated at least forty-eight inches above the ground level and of such design and construction as to minimize the potential for food and/or seed from spilling or dropping to the ground. Such feeding shall be allowed so long as it does not create a nuisance or interfere with another's property. Such nuisance activity shall include, but not be limited to: excessive animal noise, excessive amounts of animal droppings, attracting enough animals to burden neighboring properties, birds perching on neighboring properties as a result of food availability, garbage left where it may attract wildlife, or debris that may provide a nesting area.
(Ord. 162-1990. Passed 5-21-90; Ord. 84-2000. Passed 4-3-00.)
(e) This section shall not apply to owners feeding their own pets on their property as long as by doing so it does not create a nuisance or attract any other animals, birds or rodents.
(f) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 599.02.
(Ord. 118-1997. Passed 5-19-97; Eff. 6-19-97; Ord. 62-2003. Passed 3-17-03.)
(a) No person shall willfully and wantonly kill, beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork, do or fail to do anything which is cruel or inhumane or otherwise abuse any animal.
(Ord. 120-1997. Passed 5-19-97; Eff. 6-19-97; Ord. 62-2003. Passed 3-17-03.)
(b) The operator of a motor vehicle which strikes any animal shall, as soon as possible, report the accident to the Supervisor or the Police Department.
(c) No person shall offer to give any live animal as a prize or business inducement.
(d) No person shall sell within the City any animal or fowl whose owning is prohibited by this chapter or sell or display any animal that has been artificially dyed or colored.
(e) No person shall expose any known poisonous substance whether mixed with food or not, so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by any animal.
(f) No person shall use a spring steel trap in the City limits except rat and mouse traps.
(g) No person shall willfully kill any bird or molest the nest of such birds.
(h) No person shall, without the knowledge or consent of the owner, hold or retain possession of any animal of which he or she is not the owner for more than seventy-two hours without first reporting the possession of such animal to the Supervisor.
(Ord. 133-1981. Passed 5-18-81.)
(i) This section shall not preclude authorized pest control activities performed by any of the following individuals:
(1) Persons certified by the Ohio Department of Agriculture; or
(2) Persons under their direct supervision; or
(3) Any other governmental agency; or
(4) Any persons engaged in pest control activities upon or within premises under their control or supervision.
(j) However, any materials used for pest control purposes shall meet the following conditions:
(1) The materials shall be approved by either the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; and
(2) Materials shall be applied in strict accordance with the labeled directions; and
(3) The materials shall be applied in a manner that does not create a substantial risk of harm to any animal or bird other than the targeted pest(s).
(k) Individuals described in paragraphs (i)(1) and (i)(2) hereof shall give prior notice of their pest control activities to the office of the Animal Warden.
(l) Any person authorized to conduct pest control activities under and in accordance with this subsection shall dispose of the resultant carcasses in a reasonable manner.
(Ord. 10-1994. Passed 1-18-94.)
(m) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 599.02.
(Ord. 120-1997. Passed 5-19-97; Eff. 6-19-97.)
(a) Except for guide, leader or listener dogs, or dogs in training to become guide, leader or listener dogs, registered under Ohio R.C. 955.011, and dogs kept by an institution or organization for teaching or 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. No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a registered kennel, shall fail to require the dog to wear, at all times, a valid tag issued in connection with a certificate of registration. 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.
(Adopting Ordinance)
(b) No owner, keeper or harborer of any cat more than three months of age shall, on or after the first day of the preceding December, but before the twentieth day of January, fail to register his or her cat with the City.
(1) Registration must be made by the twentieth day of January every three years or a penalty in the same amount as the fee for the registration will be assessed to the owner, harborer or keeper.
(2) Fees for registration shall be as follows: For each spayed or neutered cat, six dollars ($6.00); for each unaltered cat eight dollars ($8.00). Registration shall state the age, sex, color, length of hair and breed, if known, of the cat, and the name, address and telephone number of the owner. If the owner furnishes, at the time of registration, either a certificate from a licensed veterinarian verifying that the cat should not be spayed or neutered because of its age or medical condition, or that the cat has been spayed or neutered, then the higher fee is not required.
(3) Owners shall be issued a metal tag for each cat registered.
(4) Veterinarians licensed and doing business in the City are hereby authorized to be vendors of the license tags and may charge an additional fee, not to exceed fifty cents ($.50), to defray administrative costs.
(5) Every cat, except those being shown at an organized cat show, shall at all times wear a valid tag. Failure at any time to wear such tag shall be prima-facie evidence of lack of registration.
(Ord. 145-1994. Passed 6-6-94.)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Whoever violates this section may execute a waiver and pay the Police Department the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00), if paid within seventy-two hours after the violation. Whoever fails to pay said sum within the seventy-two hour waiver period shall be bound over to the Municipal Court, and if found guilty, shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 599.02. A chronic or repeat offender under this section shall not be permitted to execute a waiver, shall be bound over to the Municipal Court, and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 599.02. A chronic or repeat offender is any person who has been cited at least three times during the previous 365 days (one year) for violations of this section.
(Ord. 62-2003. Passed 3-17-03.)
Any other section of this chapter notwithstanding, the registration provision of Section 505.21 shall not apply to any nonresident owner of any dog while such person is passing through the City, provided such dog shall remain on a leash or otherwise be effectively restrained while within the City.
(Ord. 133-1981. Passed 5-18-81.)
(a) No person, either as owner or agent, representative, employee or bailee of an owner shall operate a commercial animal establishment without being licensed for that activity.
(b) Any establishment or individual holding such license shall not be required to register individual animals as outlined in Section 505.21.
(c) Any person desiring to obtain or annually renew a license to operate a commercial animal establishment, or kennel shall file an application with the City and pay an appropriate fee, as follows:
(1) Each Commercial Animal Establishment $100.00
A. Proof of animal vaccination required
(2) Each grooming shop $100.00
(3) Each guard dog service $150.00
(d) A Commercial Animal Establishment must be in compliance with all requirements listed in Section 505.231 before being granted a license and or a renewal of said license.
(e) Licenses issued under this section are not transferable.
(f) Commercial animal establishments must conspicuously display the license on the premises where the animals are kept for sale so that the license may be readily seen by potential consumers.
(g) No person who has been convicted of animal cruelty may be licensed to operate a commercial animal establishment, kennel or shelter within 5 years subsequent to that conviction. If a current licensee is convicted of animal cruelty, the licensee shall notify the City within 15 days of the conviction and the license shall be revoked upon receipt of notification.
(h) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 599.02.
(Ord. 121-2011. Passed 9-6-11.)
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