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505.11 KILLING, INJURING, POISONING OR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
   (a)   No person shall maliciously or willfully kill or injure a dog, cat, or any other domesticated animal, unless such act is to protect the public or themselves from serious injury.
   (b)   No person shall maliciously or willfully administer poison to a dog, cat, or any other domestic animal that is the property of another; and no person shall, willfully, place any poisoned food where it may be easily found and eaten by any such animal, either upon his or her own lands or the lands of another.
   (c)   No person shall:
      (1)   Torture an animal, deprive one (1) of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, or impound or confine an animal without supplying it during the confinement with a sufficient quantity of good wholesome food and water;
      (2)   Commit an act of cruelty against an animal;
      (3)   Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during the confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow, heat, cold 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 an artificially made enclosure, windbreak;
      (4)   Carry or convey an animal in a cruel or inhumane manner.
   (d)   Whoever violates division (a) or (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Whoever violates division (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
   (e)   As used in this section, "cruelty," "torment," and "torture" shall have the same meaning as in R.C. § 1717.01.
   (f)   This section does not apply to the lawful practice of veterinary medicine by a person who has been issued a license, temporary permit, or registration certificate to do so under R.C. Chapter 4741 nor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 76-96. Passed 6-10-96; Ord. 72-03. Passed 9-8-03; Ord. 08-2020. Passed 1-27-20.)
505.13 TETHERING ANIMALS.
   (a)   No person shall tether an animal in any of the following circumstances:
      (1)   For more than six (6) hours total in a twenty-four (24) hour period and not more than two (2) unsupervised consecutive hours with no less than a one (1) hour period between tetherings;
      (2)   Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. other than short, not to exceed twenty (20) minutes, periods;
      (3)   When a heat or cold advisory has been issued by a local or state authority or the National Weather Service;
      (4)   When a severe weather warning has been issued by a local or state authority or the National Weather Service;
      (5)   When the tether is less than ten (10) feet in length;
      (6)   When the tether allows the animal to come within fifteen (15) feet of a sidewalk or otherwise within ten (10) feet of a property line;
      (7)   When the tether is attached by means of a pinch-type, prong-type, of choke-type collar or if the collar is unsafe or is not properly fitted;
      (8)   When the tether may cause injury or entanglement;
      (9)   When the tether is made of a material that is unsuitable for the animal's size and weight or that causes any unnecessary discomfort to the animal;
      (10)   When no owner or occupant is present at the premises.
   (b)   As used in this section, "tether" means a rope, chain, cord, dog run or pulley, or similar restraint for holding an animal in place, allowing a radius in which it can move about.
   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on the second offense, and a misdemeanor of the first degree on the third or any subsequent offense. Notwithstanding the foregoing penalties, if an animal becomes sick or injured as a result of this section, then whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 10-2020. Passed 1-27-20.)
505.15 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; CRUELTY TO COMPANION ANIMALS. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 505.15 was repealed by Ordinance 08-2020, passed January 27, 2020.)
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