505.01 Dogs and other animals running at large.
505.02 Impounding and disposition; records.
505.03 Annual registration of dogs; tags required.
505.04 Abandoning animals.
505.05 Killing or injuring animals.
505.06 Poisoning animals.
505.07 Cruelty to animals.
505.071 Cruelty to companion animals.
505.08 Nuisance conditions prohibited.
505.09 Barking or howling dogs.
505.10 Animals bites; reports and quarantine.
505.11 Dog kennels.
505.12 Coloring rabbits or baby poultry; sale or display of poultry.
505.13 Keeping of vicious, exotic or dangerous animals, reptiles or fowl.
505.14 Display of required licenses, permits and registrations.
505.15 Report of escape of dangerous animal, reptile or fowl.
505.16 Exhibitions or fights involving animals, reptiles or fowl.
505.17 Definitions applicable to vicious or dangerous animals.
505.18 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. 549.10
(a) No person being the owner or having charge of cats, horses, mules, goats, swine, cattle, sheep, geese, ducks, turkeys, chickens or other fowl or animals shall permit them to run at large upon any public place, or upon any unenclosed lands, or upon the premises of another.
(b) No person being the owner of or having charge of any dog, whether wearing a registration tag or not, shall permit it to run at large or to be upon any public place or upon the premises of another without a leash. No owner, keeper or harborer of any female dog shall permit such dog to go beyond the premises of such owner or keeper at any time such dog is in heat, unless such dog is properly in leash. The owner or keeper of every dog shall at all times keep such dog either confined upon the premises of the owner or keeper, or on a leash and under reasonable control of some person.
(Ord. 2003-21. Passed 9-22-03.)
(c) The running at large of any such animal in or upon any of the places mentioned in this section is prima-facie evidence that it is running at large in violation of this section.
(ORC 951.02)
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 955.99 (A); Ord. 1962-20. Passed 7-23-62.)
(a) A police officer or animal warden may impound every animal or dog found in violation of Section 505.01. If the impounded dog is not wearing a valid registration tag, the dog shall forthwith be turned over to an officer charged by law with the custody and disposal of such dogs. If the dog is wearing a valid registration tag or the identity of the owner or harborer is otherwise established, notice shall immediately be given to such owner or harborer that the dog has been impounded. Notice may be by telephone or by ordinary mail to the last known address of such owner or harborer. The dog shall not be released except upon the payment of reasonable expenses for its taking and keeping. Any dog not redeemed within three days of the time it is seized or impounded may be sold or otherwise disposed of as provided by Ohio R.C. 955.16.
(b) A record of all dogs impounded, the disposition of the same, the owner's name and address, if known, and a statement of any costs or receipts involving such dog shall be kept.
(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) Every dog over the age of three months, when off the owner's premises, shall at all times wear a substantial, durable collar, to which shall be securely attached the license tag. The tag shall not be used on the collar of any dog other than the one for which it is issued. No person shall remove the collar or tag or both from any dog without the consent of the person to
whom the license is issued. (Ord. 281. Passed 5-1-54.)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1962-20. Passed 7-23-62.)
(a) No owner or keeper of a dog, cat or other domestic animal shall abandon such animal. (ORC 959.01)
(b) Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree on each subsequent offense.
(ORC 959.99 (E)(3))
(ORC 959.99 (E)(3))
(a) No person shall maliciously, or willfully, and without the consent of the owner, kill or injure a farm animal, dog, cat or other domestic animal that is the property of another. This section does not apply to a licensed veterinarian acting in an official capacity.
(ORC 959.02)
(b) Whoever violates this section, if the value of the animal killed or the injury done amounts to less than three hundred dollars ($300.00), is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree; if the value of the animal killed or the injury done amounts to three hundred dollars ($300.00) or more, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 959.99(B))
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