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(a) No person shall hunt, kill or attempt to kill any animal or fowl by the use of firearms, bow and arrow, air rifle or any other means within the corporate limits of the Municipality, unless all of the following terms apply:
(1) The hunting area is South of Packer Creek, and more than 500 feet from any Genoa residence, and more than 150 feet from any public right-of-way.
(2) The property owner has obtained a permit from the Chief of Police, verifying the hunting area satisfies the requirements of subsection 505.11(a)(1). The permit shall be in effect for five years from the date of issuance.
(3) The hunter has obtained written permission from the property owner or lessee to hunt on their property. Such written permission must be in possession of the hunter at all times, and produced upon request of a police officer or game warden.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 37-2023. Passed 6-20-23.)
(a) No person shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle or give away any rabbit or poultry which has been dyed or otherwise colored. No poultry younger than four weeks of age may be sold, given away or otherwise distributed to any person in lots of less than three. Stores, shops, vendors and others offering young poultry for sale or other distribution shall provide and operate brooders or other heating devices that may be necessary to maintain poultry in good health, and shall keep adequate food and water available to the poultry at all times.
(ORC 925.62)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) The owner or keeper of any member of a species of the animal kingdom that escapes from his custody or control and that is not indigenous to this State or presents a risk of serious physical harm to persons or property, or both, shall, within one hour after he discovers or reasonably should have discovered the escape, report it to:
(1) A law enforcement officer of the Municipality and the sheriff of the county where the escape occurred; and
(2) The Clerk of the Municipal Legislative Authority.
(b) If the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Authority is closed to the public at the time a report is required by subsection (a) hereof, then it is sufficient compliance with subsection (a) hereof if the owner or keeper makes the report within one hour after the office is next open to the public.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 2927.21)
(a) Except when a dangerous dog is lawfully engaged in hunting or training for the purpose of hunting and is accompanied by the owner, keeper, harborer, or handler of the dog, no owner, keeper, or harborer of a dangerous dog shall fail to do either of the following:
(1) While that dog is on the premises of the owner, keeper or harborer, securely confine it at all times in a building, in a locked pen that has a top, locked fenced yard or other locked enclosure that has a top;
(2) While that dog is off the premises of the owner, keeper or harborer, keep that dog on a chain-link leash or tether that is not more than six feet in length and additionally do at least one of the following:
A. Keep that dog in a locked pen that has a top, locked fenced yard or other locked enclosure that has a top;
B. Have the leash or tether controlled by a person who is of suitable age and discretion or securely attach, tie or affix the leash or tether to the ground or stationary object or fixture so that the dog is adequately restrained and station such a person in close enough proximity to that dog so as to prevent it from causing injury to any person;
C. Muzzle that dog.
(b) No owner, keeper or harborer of a dangerous dog shall fail to do the following:
(1) Obtain liability insurance with an insurer authorized to write liability insurance in this State providing coverage in each occurrence because of damage or bodily injury to or death of a person caused by the dangerous dog if so ordered by a court and provide proof of that liability insurance upon request to any law enforcement officer, County Dog Warden, or public health official charged with enforcing this section;
(2) Obtain a dangerous dog registration certificate from the County Auditor pursuant to Ohio R.C. 955.22(I), affix a tag that identifies the dog as a dangerous dog to the dog’s collar, and ensure that the dog wears the collar and tag at all times;
(3) Notify the local Dog Warden immediately if any of the following occurs:
A. The dog is loose or unconfined.
B. The dog bites a person, unless the dog is on the property of the owner of the dog, and the person who is bitten is unlawfully trespassing or committing a criminal act within the boundaries of that property.
C. The dog attacks another animal while the dog is off the property of the owner of the dog.
(4) If the dog is sold, given to another person, or dies, notify the County Auditor within ten days of the sale, transfer or death.
(ORC 955.22)
(c) Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense and of a misdemeanor of the third degree on each subsequent offense. Additionally, the court may order the offender to personally supervise the dangerous dog that the offender owns, keeps or harbors, to cause that dog to complete dog obedience training, or to do both, and the court may order the offender to obtain liability insurance pursuant to subsection (b) hereof. The court, in the alternative, may order the dangerous dog to be humanely destroyed by a licensed veterinarian, the Dog Warden or the humane society at the owner’s expense.
(d) (1) Whoever violates subsection (b)(2) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(2) Whoever violates subsections (b)(1), (3) or (4) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 955.99)
(ORC 955.99)
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) “Dangerous animal” means any animal other than domestic dogs and cats, which in wild state are carnivorous or which because of their nature or physical makeup are capable of inflicting serious physical harm or death to human beings, including but not limited to, such animals which belong to the cat or snake, which are poisonous or otherwise present a risk of serious physical harm or death to human beings as a result of their nature or physical make up, including all constructors, and all bears, wolverines, badgers, lions, tigers and other animals as the Police Chief of the Village of Genoa determines by written rules to be dangerous animals.
(2) “Own, keep or harbor” means to have legal title to or custody or control over any dangerous animal in the Village of Genoa, except as otherwise provided in Section 505.15(c).
(3) “Person” includes any natural persons, association, partnership or organization or corporation.
(4) “Serious physical harm” has the same meaning as contained in Ohio R.C. 2901.01(A)(5).
(b) Prohibited Acts. Except as provided in Section 505.15
(c) no person shall own, keep or harbor any dangerous animal in the Village of Genoa.
(c) Exceptions. The provisions of Section 505.15
shall not apply to any keeping of such animals in a bonafide licensed veterinary hospital for treatment, bonafide educational or medical institutions, museums, or any other place where they are kept as live or study; circus, carnival, zoo or other event for entertainment, which is authorized by law by the proper and responsible official or officials of the Village of Genoa, provided that proper bond or insurance be posted, to indemnify those who may be injured or killed by dangerous animals. The type and amount of such bond or insurance shall be determined by Village officials, except where otherwise provided by Ordinance.
(d) Notice of Keeping Dangerous Animals. Upon the written complaint of any person that a person owns or is keeping or harboring a dangerous animal on premises in the Village, the Police Chief shall forthwith cause the matter to be investigated and if after investigation, the facts indicate that such person named in the complaint is in fact the owner or is keeping or harboring any such dangerous animal in the Village, he shall forthwith send written notice to such person, requiring such person to safely remove said animal from the Village within three days of the date of said notice. Notice as herein provided shall not be required where such dangerous animal has previously caused serious physical harm or death to any person, or has escaped and is at large, in which case the Police Chief shall cause said animal to be immediately seized and impounded, according to the provisions of Section 505.15
(e) or killed, if seizure and impoundment are not possible without risk of serious physical harm or death to any person.
(e) Seizure and Impounding of Dangerous Animals.
(1) The Police Chief shall forthwith cause to be seized and impounded any dangerous animal, where the person owning, keeping or harboring such animal has failed to comply with the notice sent pursuant to Section 505.15
(d). Upon a seizure and impoundment, said animal shall be delivered to a place of confinement which may be with any organization which is authorized by law to accept, own, keep or harbor such animals.
(2) If during the course of seizing and impounding any such animal, the animal poses a risk of serious physical harm or death to any person, such person or persons authorized by the Village of Genoa Police Chief, may render said animal immobile by means of tranquilizers or other safe drugs, or if that is not safely possible, then said animal may be killed.
(f) Penalty. Any person who violates the provisions of Section 505.15
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for the first offense, for each subsequent offense under said section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree, provided, however, that each day a person fails to abide by the notice sent by the Police Chief, after the expiration date therein, shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.
(g) Costs to be Paid by Responsible Person. Any reasonable costs incurred by the Police Chief in seizing, impounding and for confining any dangerous or wild animal, pursuant to the provisions of Section 505.15
, shall be charged against the owner, keeper, or harborer of such animal and shall be collected by the Fiscal Officer. (Ord. 33-03. Passed 7-7-03.)
(a) No owner, keeper or harborer of any dog, cat or other animal shall knowingly permit the animal to defecate on the property, either public or private, of another without the owner, keeper, or harborer having in their possession the necessary tools or equipment to remove the defecation.
(b) The owner, keeper or harborer shall use the necessary tools and equipment to remove defecation from the property forthwith.
(c) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 501.99.
(Ord. 22-09. Passed 7-20-09.)