(a) No owner, keeper, handler or harborer of a dangerous or vicious dog shall fail to submit proof of separate canine insurance or a current Homeowners Liability Insurance Policy from an insurance company authorized to issue liability insurance in the State of Ohio at the current minimum level of Homeowners Insurance coverage, which is $100,000.00 per occurrence due to damage, bodily injury or death of a person caused by the dog.
In addition submission of written proof that the company issuing the Homeowners Liability Policy is aware of the ownership and presence of the dog and that the insurance coverage provided under the policy does not exclude coverage for the dog.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (§505.99(h), O.R.C. §955.22 and §955.99(H); Ord. 04-140. Passed 8-9-04.)