(a) No person who is the owner or keeper of horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, dogs, geese or other fowl or animals shall permit them to run at large upon any public way or upon unenclosed land.
(b) No owner or keeper of a dog shall permit such dog to go beyond the premises of such owner or keeper at any time, except when held securely on a leash or under the control of some responsible person.
(c) The running at large of any such animal in or upon any of the places mentioned in this section is prima-facie evidence that it is running at large in violation of this section.
(ORC 951.02)
(d) Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(e) Whoever violates subsection (b) hereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first offense. For each subsequent offense, such person shall be fined not less than seventy-five dollars ($75.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and may be imprisoned for not more than thirty days. (Ord. 2021-103. Passed 7-19-21.)