505.01 Animals running at large.
505.02 Nuisance conditions prohibited.
505.03 Abatement of nuisance.
505.04 Annual registration of dogs; tags required.
505.05 Vicious animals.
505.06 Impounding.
505.07 Quarantine of animals.
505.08 Maximum number of dogs permitted.
505.09 Bees.
505.10 Dogs in public parks.
505.11 Cruelty to animals.
505.12 Poisoning animals.
505.13 Certain animals prohibited.
505.14 Hunting prohibited.
505.15 Killing or injuring animals.
505.16 Report of escape of exotic or dangerous animal.
505.17 Dangerous and vicious dogs.
505.18 Rabies vaccination of dogs and cats required.
505.19 Dead animals.
505.20 Animal neglect.
505.21 Animal cruelty.
505.22 Animal abandonment.
505.23 Dog tether.
505.24 Dog shelter design standards.
505.25 Failure to restrain dog in a motor vehicle.
505.26 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
Discharging firearms prohibited - see GEN. OFF. 549.12
Noise control - see GEN. OFF. 557.03(l)
The entry of any dog or cat upon any public or private property within the limits of the City, other than the property of the owner or person in charge or control of such dog or cat shall constitute running at large, unless such dog or cat, is securely leashed or under such control by a reasonable person as to prevent the animal from being or creating a nuisance. No person, being the owner or in charge or control of any dog or cat shall permit such animal to run at large within the City limits.
(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal in the City so as to create offensive odors, excessive noise or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public, or otherwise permit the commission or existence of a nuisance as hereinafter defined.
(b) No person shall intentionally or recklessly provide food within the Municipality to any wild or feral animal so as to create noxious or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions, endanger the health, comfort or safety of any other person, or contribute to the damage of real or personal property of any other person.
(c) Any animal, which by biting or frequent and habitual barking, howling or yelping, or in any way or manner injures or disturbs the quiet of any person or the community, or which disturbs or endangers the comfort, repose or health of persons, is hereby declared to be a nuisance. No owner or person having custody of such animal shall harbor or permit it to commit such nuisance.
(d) Any animal which scratches, digs or defecates upon any lawn, tree, shrub, plant building or any other public or private property, other than the property of the owner or person in charge or control of such animal, is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(e) No person being the owner or in charge or control of any dog shall allow or permit such dog to commit a nuisance on any school grounds, City park or other public property, or upon any private property other than that of the owner or person in charge or control of such dog without the permission of the owner of such property. Where the owner or person in charge or control of such dog immediately removes all feces deposited by such dog and disposes of the same in a sanitary manner, such nuisance shall be considered abated.
(Ord. 16-44. Passed 12-19-16.)
No person, being the owner or in charge or control of any animal shall continue to keep or harbor within this City any animal which is or creates a nuisance as defined by Section 505.02, unless such animal is confined or otherwise kept under such strict control as to abate the nuisance.
(Ord. 74-36. Passed 5-6-74.)
(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)).
In addition to other penalties applicable to this chapter, the Municipal Court may order the owner or person in custody or possession of any animal which is determined by the Court to be vicious, or a perennial and continued nuisance, or which constitutes a serious threat to the health or safety of the public, to forthwith remove such animal from the City. If such animal is not removed from the City in compliance with such order, the Court may order the Chief of Police to cause the animal to be impounded and destroyed.
(Ord. 74-36. Passed 5-6-74.)
In addition to other penalties applicable to violations of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the Police Department to take up and impound every dog or cat found in violation of Sections 505.01 to 505.05. If a dog is not wearing a valid license tag, the Police Department may turn it over to an officer charged by law with the custody and disposal of such dogs. If such dog is wearing such a tag, the Police Department shall immediately give the licensee, if he can be found, written notice that the dog has been taken up. The dog or cat shall not be released except upon payment of five dollars ($5.00) to cover the cost of taking it up, plus such additional costs as may be incurred by the City for impounding in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00). Any dog or cat not reclaimed within five days of receipt of notice by the licensee or within five days of taking it up, if the licensee cannot be found, shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of.
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