(a) No person, who is the owner or keeper of, horses, mules, cattle, bison, sheep, goats, swine, llamas, alpacas, poultry or other domesticated animal shall permit them to run at large in the public road, highway, street, lane, or alley, or upon unenclosed land, or cause the animals to be herded, kept, or detained for the purpose of grazing on premises other than those owned or lawfully occupied by the owner or keeper of the animals.
(b) No owner, keeper or harborer of any female dog shall permit it to go beyond the premises of the owner, keeper or harborer at any time the dog is in heat unless the dog is properly in leash.
(c) Except when a dog is lawfully engaged in hunting and accompanied by the owner, keeper, harborer, or handler of the dog, no owner, keeper or harborer of any dog shall fail at any time to do either of the following;
(1) Keep the dog physically confined or restrained upon the premises of the owner, keeper or harborer by any of the following means: (1) a leash; (2) a tether; (3) an adequate fence; (4) by supervision by a person; (5) by other secure enclosure to prevent such dog from escaping; or
(2) Keep the dog under the reasonable control of some person.
(d) 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.
(e) Penalty. Whoever violates this section, where the animal at large is not a classified dog, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(Ord. 16-O-60, passed 5-3-2017)
Statutory reference:
Animals running at large on public roads - grazing on another's land, see R.C. § 951.02