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(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. 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 for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense. (ORC 955.99)
(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.
(ORC 959.02)
(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. (ORC 959.99)
(a) No person shall maliciously, or willfully and without the consent of the owner, administer poison, except a licensed veterinarian acting in such capacity, to a farm animal, dog, cat, poultry or other domestic animal that is the property of another; and no person shall, willfully and without the consent of the owner, place any poisoned food where it may be easily found and eaten by any of such animals, either upon his own lands or the lands of another. This section does not apply to trespassing animals as set forth in Ohio R.C. 959.04.
(ORC 959.03)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(ORC 959.99)
(a) No person shall:
(1) Torture an animal, deprive one of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, or impound or confine an animal without supplying it during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of good wholesome food and clean fresh drinkable water. All food and water receptacles shall be kept clean and sanitary;
(2) Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during such confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow or excessive direct sunlight if it can reasonably be expected that the animal would otherwise become sick or in some other way suffer. For the purpose of this section, “shelter” means a man made enclosure, windbreak, sunshade or natural windbreak or sunshade that is developed from the earth’s contour, tree development or vegetation. The shelter shall be elevated off the ground no less than one and one-half (1-1/2) inches and sufficient for the animal to stand to their full height, turn around and lie down in areas that are clean and sanitary with appropriate bedding material;
(3) Dogs that are continuously maintained on a restrictive chain, rope or other kind of tether shall be deemed to be improperly confined. Tethering may be acceptable in certain cases where adequate daily socialization and exercise off the tether has been afforded and verified. If the dog is confined on a tether, excepting periods of time that are brief and incidental, the tether shall be at least fifteen feet in length and positioned to prevent tangling and hanging. The tether, collar and/or harness shall be of appropriate size and weight for the animal in order to prevent discomfort and/or injury.
(4) Carry or convey an animal in a cruel or inhuman manner.
(5) Keep animals in an enclosure without wholesome exercise and change of air;
(6) Fail to provide proper and necessary veterinary care for any animal that exhibits signs of diseased or severe parasitic infestation, infection, loss of appetite, weight loss, abnormal skin condition, hair loss, tremors, seizures, temperature fluctuation, inability to bear weight on a limb or lameness, or any other sign of illness or injury.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. In addition, the Court may order the offender to forfeit the animal or livestock.
(Ord. 2004-11. Passed 4-20-04.)
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