(a) No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a dog kennel registered under R.C. Chapter 955 or one licensed under R.C. Chapter 956, shall fail to require the dog to wear, at all times, a valid tag issued in connection with a certificate of registration. A dog found not wearing at any time a valid tag shall be prima-facie evidence of lack of registration and shall subject any dog found not wearing such a tag to impounding, sale, or destruction but only after first having the dog scanned for chip information.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 16-O-60, passed 5-3-2017)
Statutory reference:
Tags to be worn, see R.C. § 955.10
Penalty, see R.C. § 955.99(B)