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(a) No person shall:
(1) Torture an animal, deprive one of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, or impound or confine an animal without supplying it during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of good wholesome food and water;
(2) Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during such confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow or excessive direct sunlight if it can reasonably be expected that the animal would otherwise become sick or in some other way suffer. This subsection (a)(2) does not apply to animals impounded or confined prior to slaughter. For the purpose of this section, "shelter" means a man-made enclosure, windbreak, sunshade or natural windbreak or sunshade that is developed from the earth's contour, tree development or vegetation;
(3) Carry or convey an animal in a cruel or inhuman manner;
(4) Keep animals other than cattle, poultry or fowl, swine, sheep or goats in an enclosure without wholesome exercise and change of air, nor feed cows on food that produces impure or unwholesome milk;
(5) Detain livestock in railroad cars or compartments longer than twenty-eight hours after they are so placed without supplying them with necessary food, water and attention, nor permit such stock to be so crowded as to overlie, crush, wound or kill each other.
(b) Upon the written request of the owner or person in custody of any particular shipment of livestock, which written request shall be separate and apart from any printed bill of lading or other railroad form, the length of time in which such livestock may be detained in any cars or compartments without food, water and attention, may be extended to thirty-six hours without penalty therefor. This section does not prevent the dehorning of cattle.
(ORC 959.13)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(ORC 959.99 (D))
(a) No person shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle or give away any rabbit or baby poultry which has been dyed or otherwise colored. No poultry younger than four weeks of age may be sold, given away or otherwise distributed to any person in lots of less than six. Stores, shops, vendors and others offering young poultry for sale or other distribution shall provide and operate brooders or other heating devices that may be necessary to maintain poultry in good health, and shall keep adequate food and water available to the poultry at all times.
(ORC 925.62)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) No owner or keeper of any dog or cat shall permit such dog or cat to run at large, or allow any such dog or cat off the premises of the owner or keeper, unless such dog or cat is restrained by a substantial leash or harness or otherwise under the direct and constant supervision or control of the owner or handler. Any dog or cat within the limits of the City that is restricted upon the premises of the owner or keeper must be so restricted by means of a secured fastening or suitable enclosure. No leash shall be required when dogs and cats are permitted to exercise along streams and/or in parks, provided permits therefor have been obtained from the property owners or the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation.
(b) No person shall allow or permit a dog or cat to commit a nuisance on any public property or any improved private property other than that of the owner or person who has accepted custody of such dog or cat, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to street gutters.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 558-92. Passed 8-4-92.)
(a) No person, being the owner or having charge of any animal of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, geese, duck, chicken or goat kind, shall permit the same to run at large on any open lot, street, lane, alley, commons or other public ground within the City.
(1952 Code § 24-1-2)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
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