(a) No person shall maliciously, or willfully and without the consent of the owner, kill or injure any animal that is the property of another. This section does not apply to a licensed veterinarian acting in an official capacity.
(ORC 959.02)
(b) Whoever owns any animal that kills or injures other animals, causing loss to owners, shall be in violation of this section.
(c) 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 less than three hundred dollars ($300.00). 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. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(ORC 959.99(B); Ord. 1983-46. Passed 4-6-83.)