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(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))
(a) Reports; quarantine.
(1) Every animal that bites a person shall be promptly reported to the Animal Warden and shall thereupon be examined by a practicing veterinarian and securely confined for clinical observation at the direction of the Animal Warden for a period of ten days.
(2) After a laboratory confirmed case of rabies has occurred within the last 12 months, such confinement shall be at the City Animal Shelter or, at the owner’s option and expense, in a veterinary hospital of his or her choice.
(3) Dogs that have been vaccinated within three years with CEO, or within one year with phenolized vaccine, may be confined on the premises of the owner, isolated from all individuals other than the immediate family. The animal must be examined by a practicing veterinarian on the first and tenth days after the bite and a written report sent to the Animal Warden.
(4) Confinement may be on the premises of the owner as provided in division (a)(3) of this section if there have been no laboratory confirmed cases of rabies during the past 12 months within the county.
(5) In the case of stray animals, or in the case of animals whose ownership is not known, such confinement shall be at the direction of the Animal Warden. At the end of the ten-day confinement, the animals shall be examined a second time and a written report sent to the Animal Warden.
(6) The owner, upon demand by the Animal Warden, shall forthwith surrender any animal that has bitten a human being, or that is suspected of having been exposed to rabies, for supervised confinement, the expense of which shall be borne by the owner. Such animal may be reclaimed by the owner, if it is adjudged free of rabies, upon payment of the actual costs incurred for such confinement.
(7) When rabies has been diagnosed in an animal confined for clinical observation, or when rabies is suspected by a practicing veterinarian, or when the animal has bitten anyone within ten days and the animal dies while under such observation, the head of such animal shall be sent to the State Health Department by the local health authorities for pathological examination and the proper public health officer shall be notified of reports of human contacts and the diagnosis.
(8) When a positive diagnosis of rabies has been made, the Animal Warden shall recommend an area-wide quarantine for a period of ten days, during which all animals must be on a leash. All pets shall be under restraint of the owner. During such quarantine, no animal shall be taken or shipped from the city without written permission of the Animal Warden.
(9) During the quarantine period and as long afterward as he or she decides it is necessary to prevent the spread of rabies, the Animal Warden may require that all dogs that are three months of age and older be vaccinated against rabies by an accredited veterinarian with a canine rabies vaccine approved by the Biologics Control Section of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The types of approved canine anti-rabies vaccine to be used and the recognized duration of immunity for each shall be established by any qualified health officer or veterinarian. All vaccinated dogs shall be restricted (leashing or confinement on enclosed premises) for 30 days after vaccination. During the quarantine period, the health officer or veterinarian shall be empowered to provide for a program of mass immunization by the establishment of temporary emergency canine rabies vaccination clinics strategically located throughout the area of health jurisdiction.
(10) Dogs bitten by a known rabid animal shall be immediately destroyed. If the owner is unwilling to destroy the exposed animal, strict isolation and observation of the animal in the City Animal Shelter or, at the owner’s option and expense, in a veterinary hospital of his or her choice, for six months, shall be enforced. If the dog has been previously vaccinated, re-vaccination and restraint (leashing and confinement) for 30 days shall be carried out.
(11) If additional cases of rabies occur during the period of the quarantine, such quarantine may be extended for additional six-month periods.
(12) No person shall kill or cause to be killed any rabid animal, any animal suspected of having been exposed to rabies, or any animal biting a human being, except as herein provided, nor remove any such animal from the city without written permission from the Animal Warden.
(13) The carcass of any animal exposed to rabies shall, upon demand, be surrendered to the Animal Warden.
(14) The Animal Warden shall direct the disposition of any animal found to be infected with rabies.
(15) No person shall fail or refuse to surrender any animal for quarantine or destruction as required herein when demand is made therefor by the Animal Warden.
(b) Responsibility of physicians and medical practitioners. It shall be the duty of every physician or other medical practitioner to report to the Animal Warden or a law enforcement officer within the city the names and addresses of persons treated for bites inflicted by animals, together with such other information as will be helpful in rabies control.
(c) Responsibilities of veterinarians. It shall be the duty of every veterinarian to notify the Animal Warden promptly upon presentation of any suspected rabid animal or any animal presented for quarantine examination. At the termination of the quarantine, a written report shall be submitted to the Animal Warden or a law enforcement officer within the city. During the quarantine period, any animal showing clinical signs of rabies shall be reported immediately to the Animal Warden.
(d) Penalty. Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) The hunting of animals or birds within the territorial limits of the city is regulated. No person shall hunt, kill or attempt to kill any animals or birds by use of firearm, bow and arrow, cross bow or any other means that may endanger the life or safety of persons or cause injury or destruction of property, except as follows:
(1) A law enforcement officer or animal warden in discharge of his or her duties;
(2) Any person authorized by the Police Chief while participating in a city authorized animal control program;
(3) A state licensed nuisance animal trapper or property owner operating under the authority of an Ohio Division of Wildlife Damage Control permit and utilizing trapping in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Police Chief; or
(4) Any person participating in a city approved Deer Management Program.
(b) No person shall set or maintain any trap within the municipality, except under the authority of the owner or lawful occupant of the premises upon which such trap is set or maintained.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 2002-257, passed 10-18-2004)
(a) Notwithstanding § 618.12, special permits may be issued by the Police Chief with the approval of the Mayor for culling excessive deer on private or public property by means of clover traps, nets, captive bolt and sharp shooting provided that the trapping and removal of the deer is to be done by a city approved Wildlife Management Specialist or by a licensed nuisance trapper and provided further that an appropriate permit has already been obtained from the State of Ohio, Division of Wildlife, and there is compliance with all state and local regulations.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 2002-257, passed 10-18-2004)
(1) Block, obstruct, impede or attempt to block, obstruct or impede a person lawfully taking wildlife;
(2) Erect a barrier with the intent to deny ingress or egress from areas where wildlife may be lawfully taken;
(3) Make or attempt to make unauthorized physical contact with or in any way interfere with a person lawfully taking wildlife;
(4) Engage in or attempt to engage in theft, vandalism or destruction of personal or real property;
(5) Disturb or alter, or attempt to disturb or alter the condition or authorized placement of personal or real property intended for use in the lawful taking of wildlife;
(6) Enter or remain upon public lands or waters, or upon private lands or waters without the permission of the owner thereof, or an agent of that landowner, where wildlife may be lawfully taken; and
(7) Make or attempt to make loud noises or gestures; 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 disturb, alarm, drive, attract or affect the behavior of wildlife, or disturb, alarm, disrupt, annoy or interfere with a person lawfully taking wildlife.
(b) There is hereby established a 200-foot buffer zone around any authorized and designated site being used for an animal or wildlife control program as established in §§ 618.12 and 618.125. No person shall enter the 200-foot buffer zone during the implementation of any program as authorized in §§ 618.12 and 618.125; provided, however, that the buffer zone authorized herein shall not extend over any land owned by a private landowner unless such private landowner has consented to the use of his or her land as an authorized and designated site.
(c) This section shall not apply to a law enforcement officer, game officer or conservation officer enforcing the laws of the state or any local ordinance, nor shall it apply to any private landowner, or agent thereof, on land or waters owned by that private landowner, nor anyone officially authorized by the city to engage in the city’s Wildlife Management Program.
(d) The city and/or the Division of Wildlife may initiate a civil action in the Court of Common Pleas for injunctive and other relief for any violation of this section.
(e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree for each violation.
(f) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) TAKING. To hunt, capture, kill, trap, catch, net, possess, collect or attempt to hunt, capture, kill, trap, catch, net, possess or collect wildlife.
(2) WILDLIFE. Any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, shellfish, mollusk, crustacean or other wild animal, or any part, product, egg, offspring or the dead body or parts thereof.
(Ord. 2005-6, passed 1-18-2005; Ord. 2005-283, passed 12-19-2005)
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