(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal in the City so as to create offensive odors or unsanitary conditions.
(b) No person, owning, keeping or harboring any animal shall permit such animal to dig, urinate, defecate or other damage any public property or private property other than the parcel owned or occupied by such owner, keeper or harborer of such animal. The person in charge of such animal shall immediately remove all feces deposited by it and shall dispose of the same in a sanitary manner.
(c) No person shall keep or harbor any animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal within the City which, by frequent and habitual howling, yelping, barking or other activity, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises of such character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of the community or as to annoy, disturb or endanger the comfort, repose or health of persons occupying property in the neighborhood. The provisions of this division (c) shall pertain to and be enforced in all areas incorporated within the City, including all public parks; however, this division shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying a blind person or to a service dog accompanying a disabled person or to a dog when used in police or rescue activities.
(d) No person shall keep or harbor any animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal in or about an animal shelter adjoining to or abutting upon any lot upon which another person resides, or any street or highway, so as to constitute a threat to the preservation of the health, safety or general welfare of the public. All places maintained for the harboring or keeping of an animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition free from rats, mice, filth, vermin, rubbish or collection of feces.
(e) No person owning, keeping or harboring any animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal shall take, lead or carry such animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal into any store or place of business, or permit or allow such animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal to enter any store or place of business within the City except the office of a veterinarian or pet shop or other place of business for the purpose of obtaining services therein offered to such animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal, provided, however, this section shall not apply to a blind person accompanied by a "seeing eye" dog.
(f) No person owning, keeping or harboring any animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal shall fail to exercise proper care and control of his or her animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance. Chasing vehicles, molesting passerbys, habitually attacking other domestic animals, trespassing upon school grounds, or trespassing upon private property in such manner as to damage property, shall be deemed a nuisance.
(g) Nothing in division (a) shall prohibit the keeping of animals in public parks or at the Greene County Fairgrounds.
(h) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02 of this General Offenses Code.
(1964 Code 505.08(b); Ord. 78-36. Passed 07/27/78; Ord. 06-34. Passed 05/25/06)