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(a) No person being the owner of or having charge of any cat or other animal, whether wearing a registration tag or not, shall permit it to run at large upon any public place or upon the premises of another.
(b) 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.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 176-02. Passed 10-21-02.)
(a) No person being the owner of or having charge of any cat, shall allow such cat to be off their premises without a leash which keeps such cat under control.
(b) Any person having charge of any dog or cat while away from their premises shall have on their person the appropriate container to hold dog or cat feces.
(c) No person shall dispose of dog or cat feces on any property other than the property of the owner or person in charge of the animal.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 176-02. Passed 10-21-02.)
(a) A police officer or animal warden may impound every animal or dog found in violation of Section 505.02 and 505.03. If the impounded dog is not wearing a valid registration tag, the dog shall forth with 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) The dog shall not be released to the owner or harborer until proof of rabies vaccination is furnished.
(c) 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.
(Ord. 176-02. Passed 10-21-02.)
(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 or his designated agent. 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) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 176-02. Passed 10-21-02.)
(a) No owner or keeper of a dog, cat or other domestic animal shall abandon such animal. (ORC 959.01)
(b) Whoever violates this section 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)
(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, or to trespassing animals as set forth in Ohio R.C. 959.04.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, whoever violates this section 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. (Ord. 176-02. Passed 10-21-02.)
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