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(a) No person shall own, keep, or harbor a dog wearing a fictitious, altered, or invalid registration tag or a registration tag not issued by the County Auditor in connection with the registration of that animal.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 45-06. Passed 11-20-06.)
(a) Any person owning, keeping or harboring any dog or cat over the age of three months shall be required to have such animal currently immunized against rabies by a licensed veterinarian and shall maintain a record of such immunization as provided by such veterinarian. If the Animal Warden takes possession of any dog or cat for any reason, the owner/guardian or keeper shall provide such proof of immunization to the Animal Warden or his or her designee prior to the release of such animal.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor; thereafter, upon each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 45-06. Passed 11-20-06; Ord. 157-11. Passed 7-5-11.)
(a) The hunting of animals or fowl within the municipality is prohibited. No person shall hunt, kill or attempt to kill any animal or fowl by the use of firearms or any other means, except that the limited hunting of white-tailed deer by crossbow or long bow may be permitted within the City under the following terms and conditions:
(1) The Police Chief or his designated representative may, in his sole discretion, issue a municipal deer control permit to a qualified archer applicant (engaged to assist property owners aggrieved by deer damage);
(2) Only after the issuance by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources of its own deer damage control permit or license to allow bow-hunting (long bow and crossbow) of white-tailed deer;
(3) Qualified archers may hunt in areas of not less than three contiguous acres subject to such rules and regulations as the Chief may prescribe only after written permission is obtained from the property owners;
(4) “Qualified archer” shall be defined as an individual having obtained an approval/certification from approved archery proficiency test site, valid Ohio hunting license, if applicable, and all other state requirements and paid all relevant fees for permits including municipal deer control permit fee under PCO 185.031;
(5) Hunting shall be conducted from an elevated platform only;
(6) Qualified archers shall be in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations of the City and state;
(7) All applicants shall agree, in writing, to defend and indemnify the City for any negligent acts committed by the applicant;
(8) The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to promulgate any additional rules, regulations and requirements as deemed necessary to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents.
(b) The City may utilize firearms-trained personnel to cull white-tailed deer upon property owned or managed by the City or upon private property with permission, provided that:
(1) The Chief of Police or his designee has determined that such culling can be safely conducted on such property; and
(2) Such personnel are employed by or associated with a federal agency, state agency or local law enforcement agency; and
(3) Such culling has been approved by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.
(c) Trapping. The trapping of animals or birds within the municipality is prohibited by all persons except the animal control officer or wildlife removal and control service that resident's privately contract, providing that the wildlife removal and control service shall only use humane methods/traps, where possible, that are not dangerous to the life or limb of animals to be trapped, or any persons who have any possibility of coming into contact with such traps. Any use of firearms is strictly prohibited. Wildlife removal and control services must keep current records on animals destroyed and are required to produce said records on demand by any Police Officer, Humane Agent, or animal control officer. A person holding a nuisance trapping permit issued by the Division of Wildlife of the State of Ohio shall:
(1) Notify the animal control officer or the Police Department of his name, the location and time of placement of each trap placed in the municipality prior to setting such trap;
(2) Use a box trap or a trap approved by the Division of Wildlife of the State of Ohio;
(3) Release such animal outside the City limit within 24 hours of trapping or in accordance with the State of Ohio, Division of Wildlife regulations.
(d) Poisoning. No poisoned meat or any poisonous substance shall be cast into any of the streets, public places, lots or buildings in the City for the purpose of harming, destroying or killing animals. Nuisance rodent traps are excluded.
(e) No person shall, for the purpose of hindering or preventing the lawful culling of white- tailed deer pursuant to divisions (a) and (b) hereof, knowingly engage in any of the following conduct:
(1) Block, obstruct, impede, or attempt to block, obstruct, or impede a person lawfully engaged in such culling;
(2) Erect a barrier with the intent to deny ingress or egress from the areas where such culling is lawfully being conducted;
(3) Make or attempt to make unauthorized physical contact with or in any way interfere with a person lawfully engaged in such culling; or
(4) Make or attempt to make loud noises or gestures, set out or attempt to set out or attempt to set out animal baits, scents, lures, or human scent, use any other natural or artificial visual, aural, olfactory, or physical stimuli, or engage in or attempt to engage in any other similar action or activity in order to interfere with such culling.
(f) The prohibition set forth in division (a) hereof shall not apply to deer culling population management programs sponsored by and conducted by the City of Parma on land owned or managed by the City of Parma or the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District or upon private property with permission.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the killing of rats and other undesirable rodents authorized to be killed by the Chief of Police using means for such killing which are also authorized by the Chief.
(h) Whoever violates division (a) or (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02. Whoever violates division (d), (e) or (f) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the offender has been previously convicted of violating this section, any subsequent violation of division (d), (e) or (f) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 45-06. Passed 11-20-06; Ord. 73-16. Passed 6-20-16; Ord. 112-18. Passed 7-2-18; Ord. 125-23. Passed 10-2-23.)
(a) No person shall keep any dead animal or dead fowl, or any part of any dead animal or dead fowl, in any front or side yard in the City. No person shall keep any dead animal or dead fowl, or any part of any dead animal or dead fowl, in any rear yard other than in an enclosure or otherwise concealed such that the animal will be kept from view.
(b) In addition to the requirements of this section, enclosures in any rear yard shall be regulated by other applicable sections of these Codified Ordinances, including, but not limited to, Section 1529.39 of the Building Code.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 45-06. Passed 11-20-06.)
The owner/guardian, keeper or harborer of any dog which damages or destroys park or public property shall be held liable for the full value of the property damaged or destroyed in addition to any penalty imposed for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 45-06. Passed 11-20-06; Ord. 157-11. Passed 7-5-11.)
(a) Whenever it is shown that an animal has bitten a person or shows signs of being infected with rabies, the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer of such animal, within 24 hours following the biting incident or upon any reason stated in this section, shall take and remove such animal to a qualified veterinarian for examination, and subsequently, on the tenth day following such original examination by the veterinarian, permit re-examination of such animal by the veterinarian. After such animal is first examined, it shall be confined, during the ten-day period until the second examination is completed, in the animal clinic, kennel or hospital where examined, or secured at the home of the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer of such animal, inaccessible to the public at large. The animal shall not be released from quarantine until there is provided a written report, signed by the examining veterinarian, setting forth the dates of examinations of such animal and the results thereof, and proof that such animal had or has a current rabies vaccination and the date the vaccine was given. Such report must be submitted within 24 hours following the last examination. If the animal dies prior to the tenth day of examination, as provided in this subsection, the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer of such animal shall immediately contact the Animal Warden, who shall arrange for the removal of the animal to a qualified laboratory for examination. Under no circumstances shall the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer of such animal purposely destroy the animal prior to compliance with this section.
(b) If the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer of such animal fails to comply with any such order of the Animal Warden within 24 hours of the notification that such order has been served upon the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer, the Warden or a police officer may take such animal into custody and place the same in quarantine. An animal subject to rabies and known to have bitten a person shall be immediately surrendered to the Warden on his or her demand. An animal surrendered to the custody of the Warden shall be quarantined for a period not to exceed 180 days, as directed by the Warden. At the end of the expiration of such period, such animal shall be removed by the owner/guardian from the place of quarantine if such animal is declared by the Warden to be free from rabies. Expenses of the quarantine of such animal shall be charged to the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer thereof.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense. For each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 45-06. Passed 11-20-06; Ord. 157-11. Passed 7-5-11.)
(a) Subject to constitutional or statutory restrictions governing search and seizure:
(1) The Animal Warden shall take up and impound every animal found in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, in addition to the other applicable penalties for such violation.
(2) The Animal Warden may take up and impound any animal found to be creating a serious and imminent risk of physical harm to any person.
(3) If a person is subject to arrest while an animal is in his or her custody, the Animal Warden may impound such animal.
(b) Any animal that has been impounded, which creates a serious imminent threat to the health or safety of any person or other animal, or which has been so seriously injured or diseased that reasonable veterinary measures are not expected to return the animal to full health, may be immediately and humanely destroyed by the Animal Warden, subject to the specific restrictions of the Ohio Revised Code.
(c) With respect to wild animals under the jurisdiction of the State Division of Wildlife, the Animal Warden is authorized to take up, impound and release such wild animals in compliance with the procedures and restrictions of the Division.
(d) With respect to animals that have been impounded, the Animal Warden shall proceed as follows:
(1) If the animal has been licensed or registered and can be so identified, or if the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer of the animal is otherwise known to the Animal Warden, the Animal Warden shall give written notice, by certified mail or in person, to such owner/guardian, keeper or harborer, of his or her right to claim and redeem the animal. Dogs and cats shall be kept for 14 days from the date of notice.
(2) The Animal Warden shall establish a bulletin board at a location upon City property that is available to public inspection during business hours and shall notify the Clerk of Council of its location. If the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer of an impounded dog or cat is not known to the Animal Warden, he or she shall post a notice at the designated site, describing the animal and the date, time and place where the animal was seized, and advising the unknown owner/guardian that the dog or cat will be kept for 72 hours.
(3) Any dog or cat, the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer of which is not known to the Animal Warden, will be kept for 72 hours (three working days), exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from the date of impoundment.
(e) Animals which have not been claimed and redeemed within the time periods established in division (d) of this section may be offered for adoption to any interest person who agrees to enter into an adoption agreement with the City on a first come-first serve basis, may be transferred to the Animal Protective League, or may be humanely destroyed.
(f) In order to claim and redeem any impounded animal, the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer thereof shall submit the Animal Warden proof of owner/guardianship. Further, as a condition of release, the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer shall obtain a valid license, if applicable, and pay all fees appurtenant thereto. Finally, as a condition of release, the owner/guardian, keeper or harborer shall pay all fees and costs accruing in connection with the impoundment.
(g) (1) The following fees and costs shall accrue incident to the impoundment of animals:
For seizing and impounded an animal | $20.00 |
For housing and feeding, per day | 10.00 |
For certified mail service of notice | 5.00 |
(2) If any such animal cannot be harbored at the Parma Animal Shelter, then the owner/guardian of such animal shall be responsible for all costs of harboring such animal at other facilities.
(Ord. 45-06. Passed 11-20-06; Ord. 157-11. Passed 7-5-11.)
In addition to penalties provided in this chapter, if a court determines that an animal is vicious, that on one or more occasions such animal has bitten or attacked a person without provocation, or that the owner/guardian of the animal has habitually permitted such animal to run at large or violate this chapter on one or more occasions so as to constitute a nuisance, the court may, in order to protect the health, welfare, safety and property of the residents of the City, order that such animal be removed from the City or be destroyed.
(Ord. 45-06. Passed 11-20-06; Ord. 157-11. Passed 7-5-11.)
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