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Codified Ordinances of Kent, OH
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CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF KENT
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
CHAPTER 501 General Provisions and Penalty
CHAPTER 503 Advertising and Billposting
CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
CHAPTER 511 Mass Gatherings Prohibited During Health Emergency (Repealed)
CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
CHAPTER 517 Gambling
CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
CHAPTER 523 Clandestine Drug Labs
CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
CHAPTER 527 Illegal Distribution of Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products,
CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
CHAPTER 543 Registration of Felons
CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
CHAPTER 551 Weeds and Grass
CHAPTER 553 Railroads
CHAPTER 555 Fair Employment Practices
CHAPTER 557 Fair Housing Practice
CHAPTER 559 Emergency Alarms
CHAPTER 561 Criminal Activity Nuisances
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE.
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND HOUSING 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; EXCEPTED AREAS.
   (a)    The hunting of animals or fowl within the Municipality is prohibited.
   (b)    No person shall hunt, kill, or attempt to kill any animal or fowl by the use of firearms or any other means, unless the person is performing a valid and authorized law enforcement function.
   (c)    No person shall trap any game animal or fowl unless that person is a trapper, licensed by the state of Ohio, having expressed, written permission of the property owner, or is performing a valid and authorized law enforcement function.
   (d)    Penalty. Whoever violates this ordinance is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If a violation of this ordinance results in death or serious injury to an animal, or injury to a person, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 2007-07. Passed 1-17-07.)
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 IMMUNIZATION OF DOGS AND CATS REQUIRED; METHOD.
   (a)   Any person who keeps or harbors any dog or cat over six months of age within the City Health District shall have such dog immunized against rabies by a licensed veterinarian and, thereafter, in those cases where chick embryo vaccine has been used, shall have such dog or cat reimmunized by a licensed veterinarian every thirty-six months.
   (b)   Any method, other than that of reimmunization described above, approved by the Health Commissioner an approved and/or licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture may be used. (Ord. 1964-97. Passed 11-2-64.)
   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
505.14 DOGS OR CATS TEMPORARILY IN THIS JURISDICTION.
   (a)   Dogs or cats entering this jurisdiction temporarily (not to exceed seventy-two hours) for dog or cat shows and/or breeding purposes, or any other purposes, shall not be allowed out of the owner’s, keeper’s or handler’s direct control unless properly immunized. Immunized dogs or cats shall be accompanied by an immunization certificate executed by the veterinarian who has immunized the dog or cat. (Ord. 1964-97. Passed 11-2-64.)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
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