(A) No person owning or having control of a dog shall permit it to run at large in any street, alley, lane, public park, other public place or unenclosed land.
(B) Any dog found running at large, or not otherwise sufficiently restrained, in any street, alley, lane, public park, other public place, or upon unenclosed land, in violation of this chapter, may be impounded on sight and placed in the animal shelter maintained by Miami County. Impounding and maintaining impounded animals shall be at the owner's expense or at the expense of any person having charge or control of the dog.
(C) Sufficient restraint for purposes of this section shall include dogs in latched cages, enclosed automobiles, the arms of an owner or caretaker, and dogs on leashes or chains which do not extend beyond 30 feet.
(D) It shall be the duty of the owner or the person in charge of any dog which defecates upon any lawn, street, alley or any other public or private property, other than the property of the owner or the person in charge or control of such animal, to immediately remove all feces deposited by such animal and dispose of same in a sanitary manner
(E) This section is not applicable to owners who are deemed blind, deaf, or mobility impaired\and have registered their dog in accordance with R.C. § 955.01.
(F) If the owner or the person in charge of any dog fails to comply with this section, the penalty for the violation is a minor misdemeanor.
(1974 Code, § 90.01) (Ord. 39-96, passed 12-16-1996; Am. Ord. 51-04, passed 10-18-2004) Penalty, see § 90.99