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(a) No person shall own, harbor or keep in custody a dog which disturbs the peace by barking, yelping, howling or making other loud noises to the annoyance and/or discomfort of any person. Continuous barking, yelping, howling and/or making other loud noises for 15 consecutive minutes by the dog, whether confined inside a residence or building or to the outside area, shall be deemed to have disturbed the peace and to have caused the annoyance and discomfort of persons; provided, that at the time of the complaint, no person or persons were trespassing or threatening to trespass upon the private property of the owner, and provided that the dog was not being teased or provoked in any manner.
(b) Any person who shall allow any dog habitually to remain, be lodged or fed within any dwelling, building, yard or enclosure owned or occupied by the person shall be considered as harboring or keeping the dog.
(c) Upon an initial complaint, an enforcement officer shall warn the person in writing of the violation. Upon a second such complaint within 30 days, the enforcement officer shall charge the person with a violation of this section.
(d) Division (a) of this section does not apply to owners, operators or employees of licensed veterinary hospitals, licensed kennels or licensed animal boarding establishments, nor does this section apply to blind, deaf or hearing impaired, or mobility impaired persons when the dog serves as an assistance dog.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) No owner, keeper or harborer of a dog more than three months of age, nor owner of a dog kennel, shall fail to file an application for registration required by R.C. § 955.01, nor shall he or she fail to pay the legal fee therefor.
(R.C. § 955.21)
(b) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 on a first offense, and on each subsequent offense shall be fined not less than $75 nor more than $250 and may be imprisoned for not more than 30 days.
(R.C. § 955.99(E))
(a) No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a dog kennel registered under R.C. Chapter 955 or one licensed under R.C. Chapter 956, shall fail to require the dog to wear, at all times, a valid tag issued in connection with a certificate of registration. A dog found not wearing at any time a valid tag shall be prima-facie evidence of lack of registration and shall subject any dog found not wearing such a tag to impounding, sale, or destruction.
(R.C. § 955.10)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(R.C. § 955.99(B))
(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.
(R.C. § 955.25)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(R.C. § 955.99(B))
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