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(a) No person shall keep any swine, goat, sheep or bovine upon any premises not directly connected with any part of slaughtering establishment or stockyard or premises zoned agricultural, and in no event shall swine, goat or bovine either in pastures or in stables be kept nearer than 200 feet to a house or other structure used in whole or in part as a place of human habitation or to any place where food is prepared, placed or kept for commercial purposes or sold. No horses or mules either in pasture or in stables shall be kept nearer than 200 feet to a house or other structure used in whole or part as a place of human habitation or to any place where food is prepared, placed or kept for commercial purposes or sold. The provisions of this subsection may be waived pursuant to subsection (e).
(b) No person shall knowingly keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the City any dangerous or carnivorous wild animal or reptile, any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal, or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities, except to the extent that an exemption may be applicable pursuant to subsections (d) or (e), below. As used in this section dangerous or vicious animal means and includes the following:
(1) Any animal with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or domestic animals; or
(2) Any animal which attacks a human being or domestic animal without provocation; or
(3) Any animal owned or harbored primarily or in part for the purpose of fighting or any animal trained for fighting.
(c) For purposes of this section, there shall be an irrebuttable presumption that, when kept or maintained within the City, the animals listed below are considered dangerous animals to which the prohibition of subsection (b), in the absence of an exemption pursuant to subsections (d) or (e) below, applies:
(1) All crotalid, elapid and venomous colubroid snakes;
(2) Apes: Chempanzees (Pan); gibbons (Hylobates); gorillas (Gorilla); orangutans (Pongo); and siamangs (Symphalangus);
(3) Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus);
(4) Bears (Ursidae);
(5) Birds of prey;
(6) Bison (Bison);
(7) Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus);
(8) Crocodilians (Crocodilia);
(9) Constrictor snakes;
(10) Coyotes (Canis latrans);
(11) Deer (Cervidae), includes all members of the deer family, for example, white-tailed deer, elk, antelope and moose;
(12) Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta);
(13) Foxes (Canis vulpes);
(14) Game cocks and other fighting birds;
(15) Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae);
(16) Hyenas (Hyaenidae);
(17) Jaguars (Panthera onca);
(18) Leopards (Panthera pardus);
(19) Lions (Panthera leo);
(20) Lynxes (Lynx);
(21) Monkeys, old world (Cercopithecidae);
(22) Ostriches (Struthio);
(23) Piranha fish (Characidae);
(24) Poisonous spiders;
(25) Pumas (Felis concolor), also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers;
(26) Raccoons;
(27) Rhinoceroses (Rhinocero tidae);
(28) Scorpions;
(29) Sharks (class Chondrichthyes);
(30) Skunks;
(31) Snow leopards (Panthera uncia);
(32) Singing insects (except honey bees); (Ord. 187-1997. Passed 10-20-97)
(33) Swine (Suidae) (with exception of a miniature and/or pot-belly pig that is housed within a structure);
(Ord. 203-2015. Passed 12-21-15.)
(34) Tigers (Panthera tigris);
(35) Venomous fish;
(36) Wolves (Canis lupus);
(37) Scorpions;
(Ord. 187-1997. Passed 10-20-97.)
(38) Presa Canario breed of dog. (Ord. 70-2002. Passed 5-6-02.)
(d) Licensed menageries, zoological gardens, and circuses shall be exempt from the provisions of subsections (b) and (c), if all of the following conditions are applicable:
(1) The location conforms to the provisions of the City Planning and Zoning Code;
(2) All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors;
(3) Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape; and
(4) No person resides within fifty feet of the quarters in which the animals are kept.
(e) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Director of Public Service and Safety may grant a specific exemption, on a temporary or permanent basis, from any of the provisions of this section to any person with a legitimate scientific, educational, commercial or other purpose for maintaining the prohibited animals, in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) Written application for exemption shall be filed by any person desiring to obtain an exemption with the Director of Public Service and Safety. The application shall state the applicant's name, address, type and number of animals desired to be kept, general purpose for which the animals will be kept, and a general description of provisions which will be made for safe, sanitary and secure maintenance of the animals.
(2) The Director of Public Service and Safety may grant, deny or restrict the terms of an application for exemption; provided however that, he shall take some official action on an application within 120 days of its filing.
(3) In considering the merits of an application for exemption, the Director of Public Service and Safety may cause one or more inspections of the applicant's premises to be made by appropriate employees or representatives of the City and may also refer the application to persons who are technically knowledgeable with respect to the animals involved for an advisory opinion.
(4) In evaluating an application for exemption, the Director of Public Service and Safety shall give consideration to the following criteria:
A. The experience and knowledge of the applicant relative to the animals involved;
B. Whether the applicant has obtained a Federal or State permit relative to the animals involved;
C. The relative danger, safety and health risks to the general public, to persons residing or passing near the applicant's premises, and to the applicant in connection with the animals involved;
D. The provisions which have been or will be made for the safe, sanitary and secure maintenance of the animals for the protection of the general public, persons residing or passing near the applicant's premises, and the applicant;
E. The provisions which have been made or will be made to protect the safety and health of the animals involved;
F. Any other logically relevant information.
(5) An application for exemption under this subsection (e) shall be denied unless the Director of Public Service and Safety determines that, in view of all the relevant criteria and any restrictions which he may provide, reasonably appropriate measures commensurate with the degree of risk associated with the animals involved have been or will be taken to assure at least a minimum acceptable level of protection from danger to the health and safety of the general public, persons residing or passing near the applicant's premises, and the applicant.
(6) An exemption granted pursuant to this subsection (e) may be withdrawn by action of the Director of Public Service and Safety in the event that the Director determines that there has been a change in the conditions or assumptions under which it was originally granted or in the event that the applicant fails to comply with restrictions originally placed on the exemption.
(f) No exemption granted pursuant to any subsection of this section shall be construed, nor is it intended by the City as a guaranty or warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, to any person, including without limitation the general public, persons residing or passing near the applicant's premises, or the applicant, either in general or individually, as to the danger, or lack thereof, or degree of risk to health or safety of any animal, specifically or generally, or any premises where any animal is maintained or kept pursuant to such exemption. (Ord. 193-1984. Passed 1-21-85.)
(g) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for the first offense with an enhancement to a misdemeanor of the third degree for any subsequent offenses. A separate offense should be as deemed committed for each day during or where a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 187-1997. Passed 10-20-97.)
(a) The owner or keeper of any member of a species of the animal kingdom that escapes from his custody or control and that is not indigenous to this State or presents a risk of serious physical harm to persons or property, or both, shall, within one hour after he discovers or reasonably should have discovered the escape, report it to:
(1) A law enforcement officer of the Municipality and the sheriff of the county where the escape occurred; and
(2) The Clerk of the Municipal Legislative Authority.
(b) If the office of the Clerk of the Legislative Authority is closed to the public at the time a report is required by subsection (a) hereof, then it is sufficient compliance with subsection (a) hereof if the owner or keeper makes the report within one hour after the office is next open to the public.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (ORC 2927.21)
(a) As used in this section:
(1) A. "Dangerous dog" means a dog that, without provocation, and subject to division (A)(1)(b) of this section, has done any of the following:
(i) Caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person;
(ii) Killed another dog;
(iii) Been the subject of a third or subsequent violation of division R.C. 955.22(C).
B. "Dangerous dog" does not include a police dog that has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person or has killed another dog while the police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.
(2) "Menacing fashion" means that a dog would cause any person being chased or approached to reasonably believe that the dog will cause physical injury to that person.
(3) A. Subject to division (a)(3)(B) of this section, "nuisance dog" means a dog that without provocation and while off the premises of its owner, keeper, or harborer has chased or approached a person in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person.
B. "Nuisance dog" does not include a police dog that while being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of official duties has chased or approached a person in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person.
(4) "Police dog" means a dog that has been trained, and may be used, to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.
(5) "Serious injury" means any of the following:
A. Any physical harm that carries a substantial risk of death;
B. Any physical harm that involves a permanent incapacity, whether partial or total, or a temporary, substantial incapacity;
C. Any physical harm that involves a permanent disfigurement or a temporary, serious disfigurement;
D. Any physical harm that involves acute pain of a duration that results in substantial suffering or any degree of prolonged or intractable pain.
(6) A. "Vicious dog" means a dog that, without provocation and subject to division (A)(6)(b) of this section, has killed or caused serious injury to any person.
B. "Vicious dog" does not include either of the following:
(i) A police dog that has killed or caused serious injury to any person while the police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties;
(ii) A dog that has killed or caused serious injury to any person while a person was committing or attempting to commit a trespass or other criminal offense on the property of the owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog.
(7) "Without provocation" means that a dog was not teased, tormented, or abused by a person, or that the dog was not coming to the aid or the defense of a person who was not engaged in illegal or criminal activity and who was not using the dog as a means of carrying out such activity.
(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 a leash, tether, adequate fence, supervision, or secure enclosure to prevent escape;
(2) Keep the dog under the reasonable control of some person.
(d) Except when a dangerous dog is lawfully engaged in hunting or training for the purpose of hunting and is accompanied by the owner, keeper, harborer, or handler of the dog, no owner, keeper, or harborer of a dangerous dog shall fail to do either of the following:
(1) While that dog is on the premises of the owner, keeper, or harborer, securely confine it at all times in a locked pen that has a top, locked fenced yard, or other locked enclosure that has a top;
(2) While that dog is off the premises of the owner, keeper, or harborer, keep that dog on a chain-link leash or tether that is not more than six feet in length and additionally do at least one of the following:
A. Keep that dog in a locked pen that has a top, locked fenced yard, or other locked enclosure that has a top;
B. Have the leash or tether controlled by a person who is of suitable age and discretion or securely attach, tie, or affix the leash or tether to the ground or a stationary object or fixture so that the dog is adequately restrained and station such a person in close enough proximity to that dog so as to prevent it from causing injury to any person;
C. Muzzle that dog.
(e) No person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of division (C) of this section involving the same dog and no owner, keeper, or harborer of a dangerous dog shall fail to do the following:
(1) Obtain liability insurance with an insurer authorized to write liability insurance in this state providing coverage in each occurrence because of damage or bodily injury to or death of a person caused by the dangerous dog if so ordered by a court and provide proof of that liability insurance upon request to any law enforcement officer, county dog warden, or public health official charged with enforcing this section;
(2) Obtain a dangerous dog registration certificate from the county auditor pursuant to division (I) of this section, affix a tag that identifies the dog as a dangerous dog to the dog's collar, and ensure that the dog wears the collar and tag at all times;
(3) Notify the local dog warden immediately if any of the following occurs:
A. The dog is loose or unconfined.
B. The dog bites a person, unless the dog is on the property of the owner of the dog, and the person who is bitten is unlawfully trespassing or committing a criminal act within the boundaries of that property.
C. The dog attacks another animal while the dog is off the property of the owner of the dog.
(4) If the dog is sold, given to another person, or dies, notify the county auditor within ten days of the sale, transfer, or death.
(f) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Debark or surgically silence a dog that the person knows or has reason to believe is a dangerous dog;
(2) Possess a dangerous dog if the person knows or has reason to believe that the dog has been debarked or surgically silenced;
(3) Falsely attest on a waiver form provided by the veterinarian under division (g) of this section that the person's dog is not a dangerous dog or otherwise provide false information on that written waiver form.
(g) Before a veterinarian debarks or surgically silences a dog, the veterinarian may give the owner of the dog a written waiver form that attests that the dog is not a dangerous dog. The written waiver form shall include all of the following:
(1) The veterinarian's license number and current business address;
(2) The number of the license of the dog if the dog is licensed;
(3) A reasonable description of the age, coloring, and gender of the dog as well as any notable markings on the dog;
(4) The signature of the owner of the dog attesting that the owner's dog is not a dangerous dog;
(5) A statement that R.C. 955.22(F) prohibits any person from doing any of the following:
A. Debarking or surgically silencing a dog that the person knows or has reason to believe is a dangerous dog;
B. Possessing a dangerous dog if the person knows or has reason to believe that the dog has been debarked or surgically silenced;
C. Falsely attesting on a waiver form provided by the veterinarian under division (G) of section 955.22 of the Revised Code that the person's dog is not a dangerous dog or otherwise provide false information on that written waiver form.
(h) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of a violation of division (f) of this section that the veterinarian who is charged with the violation obtained, prior to debarking or surgically silencing the dog, a written waiver form that complies with division (g) of this section and that attests that the dog is not a dangerous dog.
(i) (1) The county auditor shall issue a dangerous dog registration certificate to a person who is the owner of a dog, who is eighteen years of age or older, and who provides the following to the county auditor:
A. A fee of fifty dollars;
B. The person's address, phone number, and other appropriate means for the local dog warden or county auditor to contact the person;
C. With respect to the person and the dog for which the registration is sought, all of the following:
(i) Either satisfactory evidence of the dog's current rabies vaccination or a statement from a licensed veterinarian that a rabies vaccination is medically contraindicated for the dog;
(ii) Either satisfactory evidence of the fact that the dog has been neutered or spayed or a statement from a licensed veterinarian that neutering or spaying of the dog is medically contraindicated;
(iii) Satisfactory evidence of the fact that the person has posted and will continue to post clearly visible signs at the person's residence warning both minors and adults of the presence of a dangerous dog on the property;
(iv) Satisfactory evidence of the fact that the dog has been permanently identified by means of a microchip and the dog's microchip number.
(2) Upon the issuance of a dangerous dog registration certificate to the owner of a dog, the county auditor shall provide the owner with a uniformly designed tag that identifies the animal as a dangerous dog. The owner shall renew the certificate annually for the same fee and in the same manner as the initial certificate was obtained. If a certificate holder relocates to a new county, the certificate holder shall follow the procedure in division (I)(3)(b) of this section and, upon the expiration of the certificate issued in the original county, shall renew the certificate in the new county.
(3) If the owner of a dangerous dog for whom a registration certificate has previously been obtained relocates to a new address within the same county, the owner shall provide notice of the new address to the county auditor within ten days of relocating to the new address.
(4) If the owner of a dangerous dog for whom a registration certificate has previously been obtained relocates to a new address within another county, the owner shall do both of the following within ten days of relocating to the new address:
A. Provide written notice of the new address and a copy of the original dangerous dog registration certificate to the county auditor of the new county;
B. Provide written notice of the new address to the county auditor of the county where the owner previously resided.
(5) The owner of a dangerous dog shall present the dangerous dog registration certificate upon being requested to do so by any law enforcement officer, dog warden, or public health official charged with enforcing this section.
(j) Hearing.
(1) The municipal court or county court that has territorial jurisdiction over the residence of the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog shall conduct any hearing concerning the designation of the dog as a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog.
(2) If a person who is authorized to enforce this chapter has reasonable cause to believe that a dog in the person's jurisdiction is a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog, the person shall notify the owner, keeper, or harborer of that dog, by certified mail or in person, of both of the following:
A. That the person has designated the dog a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog, as applicable;
B. That the owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog may request a hearing regarding the designation in accordance with this section. The notice shall include instructions for filing a request for a hearing in the county in which the dog's owner, keeper, or harborer resides.
(3) If the owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog disagrees with the designation of the dog as a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog, as applicable, the owner, keeper, or harborer, not later than ten days after receiving notification of the designation, may request a hearing regarding the determination. The request for a hearing shall be in writing and shall be filed with the municipal court or county court that has territorial jurisdiction over the residence of the dog's owner, keeper, or harborer. At the hearing, the person who designated the dog as a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog has the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the dog is a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog.
The owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog or the person who designated the dog as a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog may appeal the court's final determination as in any other case filed in that court.
(4) A court, upon motion of an owner, keeper, or harborer or an attorney representing the owner, keeper, or harborer, may order that the dog designated as a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog be held in the possession of the owner, keeper, or harborer until the court makes a final determination under this section or during the pendency of an appeal, as applicable. Until the court makes a final determination and during the pendency of any appeal, the dog shall be confined or restrained in accordance with the provisions of division (D) of section 955.22 of the Revised Code that apply to dangerous dogs regardless of whether the dog has been designated as a vicious dog or a nuisance dog rather than a dangerous dog. The owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog shall not be required to comply with any other requirements established in the Revised Code that concern a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog, as applicable, until the court makes a final determination and during the pendency of any appeal.
(5) If a dog is finally determined under this section, or on appeal as described in this section, to be a vicious dog, division (D) of section 955.11 and divisions (D) to (I) of section 955.22 of the Revised Code apply with respect to the dog and the owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog as if the dog were a dangerous dog, and section 955.54 of the Revised Code applies with respect to the dog as if it were a dangerous dog, and the court shall issue an order that specifies that those provisions apply with respect to the dog and the owner, keeper, or harborer in that manner. As part of the order, the court shall require the owner, keeper, or harborer to obtain the liability insurance required under division (E)(1) of section 955.22 of the Revised Code in an amount described in division (H)(2) of section 955.99 of the Revised Code.
(k) Penalty.
(1) A. Whoever violates division (b) of this section or commits a violation of division (c) of this section that involves a dog that is not a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) on a first offense, and on each subsequent offense shall be fined not less than seventy-five dollars ($75.00) or more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and may be imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days.
B. In addition to the penalties prescribed in division (j)(l)(A) of this section, if the offender is guilty of a violation of division (b) of this section or a violation of division (c) of this section that involves a dog that is not a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog, the court may order the offender to personally supervise the dog that the offender owns, keeps, or harbors, to cause that dog to complete dog obedience training, or to do both.
(2) A. Whoever commits a violation of division (c) of this section that involves a nuisance dog is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense and of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense involving the same dog. Upon a person being convicted of or pleading guilty to a third violation of division (c) of this section involving the same dog, the court shall require the offender to register the involved dog as a dangerous dog.
B. In addition to the penalties prescribed in division (j)(2)(A) of this section, if a violation of division (c) of this section involves a nuisance dog, the court may order the offender to personally supervise the nuisance dog that the offender owns, keeps, or harbors, to cause that dog to complete dog obedience training, or to do both.
(3) Whoever commits a violation of division (c) of this section that involves a dangerous dog, or a violation of division (e) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense and of a misdemeanor of the third degree on each subsequent offense. Additionally, the court may order the offender to personally supervise the dangerous dog that the offender owns, keeps, or harbors, to cause that dog to complete dog obedience training, or to do both, and the court may order the offender to obtain liability insurance pursuant to division (e)(1) of this section. The court, in the alternative, may order the dangerous dog to be humanely destroyed by a licensed veterinarian, the county dog warden, or the county humane society at the owner's expense. With respect to a violation of division (c) of this section that involves a dangerous dog, until the court makes a final determination and during the pendency of any appeal of a violation of that division and at the discretion of the dog warden, the dog shall be confined or restrained in accordance with division (d) of this section or at the county dog pound at the owner's expense.
(4) Whoever commits a violation of division (c) of this section that involves a vicious dog is guilty of one of the following:
A. A felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law if the dog kills or seriously injures a person. Additionally, the court shall order that the vicious dog be humanely destroyed by a licensed veterinarian, the county dog warden, or the county humane society at the owner's expense.
B. A misdemeanor of the first degree if the dog causes serious injury to a person. Additionally, the court may order the vicious dog to be humanely destroyed by a licensed veterinarian, the county dog warden, or the county humane society at the owner's expense.
C. If the court does not order the vicious dog to be destroyed under division (j)(5)(B) of this section, the court shall issue an order that specifies that ORC 955.11(D) and divisions (D) to (I) of ORC 955.22 apply with respect to the dog and the owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog as if the dog were a dangerous dog and that ORC 955.54 applies with respect to the dog as if it were a dangerous dog. As part of the order, the court shall order the offender to obtain the liability insurance required under division (e)(1) of this section in an amount, exclusive of interest and costs, that equals or exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).
Until the court makes a final determination and during the pendency of any appeal of a violation of division (c) of this section and at the discretion of the dog warden, the dog shall be confined or restrained in accordance with the provisions described in division (d) of this section or at the county dog pound at the owner's expense.
(5) Whoever violates division (e)(2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(6) Whoever violates division (f)(1), (f)(2), or (f)(3) of this section is guilty of a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. Additionally, the court shall order that the dog involved in the violation be humanely destroyed by a licensed veterinarian, the county dog warden, or the county humane society. Until the court makes a final determination and during the pendency of any appeal of a violation of division (f)(1), (f)(2), or (f)(3) of this section and at the discretion of the dog warden, the dog shall be confined or restrained in accordance with the provisions of division (d) of this section or at the county dog pound at the owner's expense.
(7) Whoever violates division (e)(1), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(8) Whoever violates division (i)(5) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(9) A. If a dog is confined at the county dog pound pursuant to division (1)(4), (1)(5), or (1)(7) of this section, the county dog warden shall give written notice of the confinement to the owner of the dog. If the county dog warden is unable to give the notice to the owner of the dog, the county dog warden shall post the notice on the door of the residence of the owner of the dog or in another conspicuous place on the premises at which the dog was seized. The notice shall include a statement that a security in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) is due to the county dog warden within ten (10) days to secure payment of all reasonable expenses, including medical care and boarding of the dog for sixty (60) days, expected to be incurred by the county dog pound in caring for the dog pending the determination. The county dog warden may draw from the security any actual costs incurred in caring for the dog.
B. If the person ordered to post security under division (1)(10)A. of this section does not do so within ten (10) days of the confinement of the animal, the dog is forfeited, and the county dog warden may determine the disposition of the dog unless the court issues an order that specifies otherwise.
C. Not more than ten (10) days after the court makes a final determination under division (1)(4), (1)(5), or (1)(7) of this section, the county dog warden shall provide the owner of the dog with the actual cost of the confinement of the dog. If the county dog warden finds that the security provided under division (1)(10)A. of this section is less than the actual cost of confinement of the dog, the owner shall remit the difference between the security provided and the actual cost to the county dog warden within thirty (30) days after the court's determination. If the county dog warden finds that the security provided under division (1)(10)A. of this section is greater than that actual cost, the county dog warden shall remit the difference between the security provided and the actual cost to the owner within thirty (30) days after the court's determination.
(Ord. 81-2018. Passed 9-4-18.)
(a) No person being the owner of or having charge of any cat whether wearing a registration tag or not, shall permit it to run at large upon any public place or upon the premises of another. No owner, keeper or harborer of any female cat shall permit such cat to go beyond the premises of such owner or keeper at any time such cat is in heat, unless such cat is properly in leash.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 81-2018. Passed 9-4-18.)