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Codified Ordinances of Greenfield, OH
Codified Ordinances of Greenfield, Ohio
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 8-81
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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505.08 NUISANCE CONDITIONS PROHIBITED.
   (a)   No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the Municipality so as to create noxious, or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public.
   (b)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
505.09 BARKING OR HOWLING DOGS.
   (a)   No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Municipality which, by frequent and habitual barking, howling or yelping, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises of such a character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace, quiet and good order of the Municipality. Any person who shall allow any dog habitually to remain, be lodged or fed within any dwelling, building, yard or enclosure, which he occupies or owns, shall be considered as harboring such dog.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
505.10 ANIMAL BITES; REPORTS AND QUARANTINE.
   (a)    Whenever any person is bitten by a dog or other animal, report of such bite shall be made to the Health Commissioner within twenty-four hours. Whenever it is reported to the Health Commissioner that any dog or cat has bitten a person, that dog or cat shall be quarantined under an order issued by the Health Commissioner. The dog or cat shall be quarantined by its owner or by a harborer, or shall be quarantined in a pound or kennel. In all cases, such quarantine shall be under the supervision of the Health Commissioner and shall be at the expense of the owner or harborer. Quarantine shall continue until the Health Commissioner determines that the dog or cat is not afflicted with rabies. The quarantine period hereby required shall not be less than ten days from the date on which the person was bitten. If at any time during the quarantine, the Health Commissioner requires the dog or cat to be examined for symptoms of rabies, then the examination shall be by a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine. The veterinarian shall report to the Health Commissioner the conclusions reached as a result of the examinations. The examination by a veterinarian shall be at the expense of the owner or harborer. No dog or cat shall be released from the required quarantine unless and until it has been properly vaccinated against rabies.
   No person shall fail to comply with the requirements of this section or with any order of the Health Commissioner made pursuant thereto, nor fail to immediately report to the Health Commissioner any symptoms or behavior suggestive of rabies.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
505.11 HUNTING PROHIBITED.
   (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.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
505.12 COLORING RABBITS OR BABY POULTRY; SALE OR DISPLAY OF POULTRY.
   (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.
505.13 CERTAIN ANIMALS PROHIBITED WITHIN CITY.
   (a)   No person, firm or corporation, who are the owners or have control of cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats or other animals shall keep the same within the City, except for purposes of immediate slaughter. (Ord. 650. Passed 9-19-55.)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
505.14 REPORT THE ESCAPE OF EXOTIC OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS OR REPTILES AND PROHIBITING THE DISPLAY OF SAID ANIMALS OR REPTILES.
   (a)   The owner or keeper of any member of a species of the animal or reptile kingdoms 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)   No person shall openly display or carry in a manner which causes inconvenience, annoyance or alarm to others in any public place, exotic or dangerous animals or reptiles as described in subsection (a) hereof, specifically on streets, alleys or public thoroughfares within the City corporate limits.
   (c)   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.
   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 22-99. Passed 7-21-99.)
505.15 VICIOUS DOGS.
   (a)   No person owning or harboring or having the care of a vicious dog shall suffer or permit such animal to go unconfined on the premises of such person.
   (b)   No person owning or harboring or having the care of a vicious dog shall suffer or permit such dog to be beyond the premises of such person unless such dog is securely leashed and muzzled.
   (c)   Definitions.
      (1)   A “vicious dog” is “unconfined” as the term is used in this section if such dog is not securely indoors or confined in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure upon the premises of the person described in subsection (a) hereof. Such pen or structure must have secure sides. If the structure does not have a secure top, the sides shall extend to a height of six feet above ground. If the pen or structure has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be imbedded in the ground no less than one foot. The fence must be made of adequate material to restrain the dog.
      (2)   A “vicious dog” as the term is used in this section means:
         A.   Any dog with a propensity, tendency or disposition to attack, to cause injury or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or other domestic animals; or
         B.   Any dog which attacks a human being or another domestic animal one or more times without provocation; or
         C.   Any pit bull terrier which shall be herein defined as any Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed of dogs or any mixed breed of dog which contains as an element of its breeding the breed of Staffordshire Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier as to be identifiable as partially of the breed of Staffordshire Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier by a qualified veterinarian duly licensed as such by the State of Ohio.
   (d)   Subsections (a) and (b) above are necessary controls on the unrestrained activity of vicious animals which threaten the safety of streets, parks, sidewalks, yards and all areas of the City; and lack of knowledge or lack of intent is not a defense to a violation thereof.
   (e)   Penalty.
      (1)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree; and any animal which attacks another domestic animal or human being may be ordered destroyed by the court.
      (2)   When any person is found guilty of a second offense of this section, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, and shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) which fine shall be mandatory, and shall not be suspended.
      (3)   Any person found guilty of violating 505.15 shall pay all expenses, including shelter, food, veterinary expenses for identification or certification of the breed of the animal or boarding and veterinary expenses necessitated by the seizure of any dog for the protection of the public, and such other expenses as may be required for the destruction of any such dog. (Ord. 19-01. Passed 9-5-01.)
505.16 RIGHTS OF BLIND, DEAF OR HEARING IMPAIRED, OR MOBILITY IMPAIRED PERSON, OR TRAINER WITH ASSISTANCE DOG.
   (a)   When either a blind, deaf or hearing impaired, or mobility impaired person, or a training of an assistance dog is accompanied by an assistance dog, the person or trainer, as applicable, is entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all public conveyances, hotels, and lodging places, all places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, and other places to which the general public is invited, and may take the dog into such conveyances and places, subject only to the conditions and limitations applicable to all persons not so accompanied, except that:
      (1)   The dog shall not occupy a seat in any public conveyance; and
      (2)   The dog shall be leashed while using the facilities of a common carrier.
      (3)   Any dog in training to become an assistance dog shall be covered by a liability insurance policy provided by the nonprofit special agency engaged in such work protecting members of the public against personal injury or property damage caused by the dog.
   (b)   No person shall deprive a blind, deaf or hearing impaired, or mobility impaired person, or a training of an assistance dog who is accompanied by an assistance dog, of any of the advantages, facilities or privileges provided in subsection (a) of this section, nor charge the person or training a fee or charge for the dog.
(ORC 955.43(A), (B))
   (c)   As used in this section:
      (1)   “Assistance dog” means a dog that has been trained by a nonprofit or for-profit special agency and that is one of the following:
         A.   A guide dog;
         B.   A hearing dog;
         C.   A service dog.
      (2)   “Blind” means either of the following:
         A.   Vision 20/20 or less in the better eye with proper correction;
         B.   Field defect in the better eye with proper correction that contracts the peripheral field so that the diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees.
      (3)   “Guide dog” means a dog that has been trained or is in training to assist a blind person.
      (4)   “Hearing dog” means a dog that has been trained or is in training to assist a deaf or hearing-impaired person.
      (5)   “Institutions of education” means:
         A.   Any state university or college as defined in Ohio R.C. 3345.32;
         B.   Any private college or university that holds a certificate of authorization issued by the Ohio Board of Regents pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 1713;
         C.   Any elementary or secondary school operated by a board of education;
         D.   Any chartered or nonchartered nonpublic elementary or secondary school; or
         E.   Any school issued a certificate of registration by the state Board of Career Colleges and Schools.
      (6)   “Person with a mobility impairment” means any person, regardless of age, who is subject to a physiological impairment regardless of its cause, nature or extent that renders the person unable to move about without the aid of crutches, a wheelchair, or any other form of support, or that limits the person’s functional ability to ambulate, climb, descend, sit, rise, or perform any related function. The phrase includes a person with a neurological or psychological disability that limits the person’s functional ability to ambulate, climb, descend, sit, rise or perform any related function. The phrase also includes a person with a seizure disorder and a person who is diagnosed with autism.
      (7)   “Service dog” means a dog that has been trained or is in training to assist a person with a mobility impairment.
         (ORC 955.011(B), 955.43(C))
   (d)   Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(ORC 955.99(D))
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