(a) No person, or the members of a household collectively, or organization or corporation shall own, keep, harbor, or provide substance for more than one vicious dog, as defined by Ohio R.C. 955.11, or dog commonly known as a Pit Bull or Pit Bull mixed breed dog, regardless of age, in the Village of Forest, with the exception of puppies commonly known as Pit Bull or Pit Bull mix breed for which the owner has filed an ownership acknowledgment form in person with the Dog Warden of Hardin County, prior to reaching seven days of age. The ownership of these puppies must be transferred according to Ohio R.C. 955.11 before they are three months of age. Additionally Section 505.14
requires that all vicious dogs, as described in the Ohio Revised Code, or dogs commonly known as Pit Bull or Pit Bull mixed breed dogs are required, when off the owner’s premises, to be securely confined as described in Ohio Revised Code 955.22 and muzzled.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.