505.01 DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.

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Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
CHAPTER 501 General Provisions and Penalty
CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
505.01 DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.
505.02 IMPOUNDING AND DISPOSITION; RECORDS.
505.03 ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF DOGS; TAGS REQUIRED.
505.04 ABANDONING ANIMALS.
505.05 KILLING OR INJURING ANIMALS.
505.06 POISONING ANIMALS.
505.07 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS GENERALLY.
505.071 CRUELTY TO COMPANION ANIMALS.
505.08 NUISANCE CONDITIONS PROHIBITED.
505.09 UNREASONABLE ANIMAL NOISE PROHIBITED.
505.10 ANIMAL BITES; REPORTS AND QUARANTINE.
505.11 HUNTING PROHIBITED.
505.12 COLORING RABBITS OR BABY POULTRY; SALE OR DISPLAY OF POULTRY.
505.121 OWNING OF POULTRY AND FOWL
505.13 HINDERING CAPTURE OF UNLICENSED DOG.
505.14 ANIMAL OWNER LIABLE FOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
505.15 KEEPING OF DANGEROUS ANIMALS.
505.16 REPORT OF ESCAPE OF EXOTIC OR DANGEROUS ANIMAL.
505.17 REMOVAL OF DOG FECES.
505.18 OWNING, HARBORING AND CARING FOR VICIOUS DOGS; FEE.
505.19 REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE FOR VICIOUS DOGS.
505.20 NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS RESTRICTED.
505.21 RIGHTS OF BLIND, DEAF OR HEARING IMPAIRED, OR MOBILITY IMPAIRED PERSON, OR TRAINER WITH ASSISTANCE DOG.
505.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
CHAPTER 517 Gambling
CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
CHAPTER 531 Noise Control
CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
CHAPTER 553 Railroads
CHAPTER 557 Watercraft
CHAPTER 561 Weeds and Grass
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
OH
Sheffield Lake
Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
505.01 DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.
CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
CHAPTER 505
Animals and Fowl
505.01   Dogs and other animals running at large.
505.02   Impounding and disposition; records.
505.03   Annual registration of dogs; tags required.
505.04   Abandoning animals.
505.05   Killing or injuring animals.
505.06   Poisoning animals.
505.07   Cruelty to animals generally.
505.071   Cruelty to companion animals.
505.08   Nuisance conditions prohibited.
505.09   Unreasonable animal noise prohibited.
505.10   Animal bites; reports and quarantine.
505.11   Hunting prohibited.
505.12   Coloring rabbits or baby poultry; sale or display of poultry.
505.121   Owning of poultry and fowl.
505.13   Hindering capture of unlicensed dog.
505.14   Animal owner liable for damage to property.
505.15   Keeping of dangerous animals.
505.16   Report of escape of exotic or dangerous animal.
505.17   Removal of dog feces.
505.18   Owning, harboring and caring for vicious dogs.
505.19   Registration and insurance for vicious dogs; fee.
505.20   Number of dogs and cats restricted.
505.21      Rights of blind, deaf or hearing impaired, or mobility impaired person, or trainer with assistance dog.
505.99   Penalty.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
See sectional histories for similar State law
Owner or keeper liable for damages - see Ohio R.C 951.10
Dog registration - see Ohio R.C. 955.01
Discharging firearms prohibited - see GEN. OFF. 549.10
Stables and kennels - see BLDG. Ch. 1381
 
 
505.01 DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.
   (a)   No person being the owner or having charge of cattle, horses, swine, sheep, geese, ducks, goats, turkeys, chickens or other fowl or animals shall permit them to run at large upon any public place, or upon any unenclosed lands or upon the premises of another.
   (b)   No person being the owner of or having charge of any dog, whether wearing a registration tag or not, shall permit it to run at large upon any public place or upon the premises of another. No owner, keeper or harborer of any female dog shall permit such dog to go beyond the premises of such owner or keeper at any time such dog is in heat, unless such dog is properly in leash. The owner or keeper of every dog shall at all times keep such dog either confined upon the premises of the owner or keeper, or under reasonable control of some person. (ORC 955.22)
   (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 this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Any individual previously found guilty of violating this section who is subsequently found guilty of a violation of this section within one year of a previous violation of this section shall be guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor. (Ord. 1-93. Passed 1-12-93.)
505.02 IMPOUNDING AND DISPOSITION; RECORDS.
   (a)   A police officer or animal warden may impound every animal or dog found in violation of Section 505.01. If the dog is not wearing a valid registration tag and the owner is not otherwise reasonably determined, notice shall be posted in the pound or animal shelter both describing the dog and place where seized and advising the unknown owner that unless the dog is redeemed within three days, it may thereafter be sold or destroyed according to law. If the dog is wearing a valid registration tag or the identity of the owner, keeper or harborer is otherwise reasonably determined, notice shall be given by certified mail to such owner, keeper or harborer that the dog has been impounded and unless redeemed within fourteen days of the date of notice, it may thereafter be sold or destroyed according to law. Any dog seized and impounded may be redeemed by its owner, keeper or harborer at any time prior to the applicable redemption period upon payment of all lawful costs assessed against the animal and upon providing the dog with a valid registration tag if it has none.
   (b)   A record of all dogs impounded, the disposition of the same, the owner’s name and address where known, and a statement of any costs assessed against the dogs shall be kept by any poundkeeper.
   (c)   In addition to all other fees and costs to be paid by the owner of any animal or dog impounded as a result of a violation of the Codified Ordinances, the owner of any such animal or dog shall pay to the City, a recovery fee in accordance with the schedule set forth herein below.
      (1)   For the first animal or dog released from impound within a calendar year, ten dollars ($10.00).
      (2)   For the second animal or dog released from impound within a calendar year, twenty dollars ($20.00).
      (3)   For the third animal or dog released from impound within a calendar year, thirty dollars ($30.00).
      (4)   For the fourth and each subsequent animal or dog released from impound within a calendar year, forty dollars ($40.00) per animal or dog so released. (Ord. 2-93. Passed 1-12-93.)
505.03 ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF DOGS; TAGS REQUIRED.
   (a)   Except for guide dogs registered under Ohio R.C. 955.011 and dogs kept by an institution or organization for teaching and research purposes under Ohio R.C. 955.16, no person shall own, keep or harbor a dog more than three months of age without annually registering such dog with the County Auditor. Failure of any dog at any time to wear a valid registration tag shall be prima-facie evidence of lack of registration and subject such dog to impounding and disposition as provided by Ohio R.C. 955.16.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense.
(ORC 955.99(D)).
505.04 ABANDONING ANIMALS.
   (a)   No owner or keeper of a dog, cat or other domestic animal shall abandon such animal. (ORC 959.01)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 959.99(A))
505.05 KILLING OR INJURING ANIMALS.
   (a)   No person shall maliciously, or willfully, and without the consent of the owner, kill or injure a farm animal, dog, cat or other domestic animal that is the property of another. This section does not apply to a licensed veterinarian acting in an official capacity, or to trespassing animals as set forth in Ohio R.C. 959.04.
(ORC 959.02)
   (b)   Except as otherwise provided herein, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the value of the animal killed or the injury done amounts to three hundred dollars ($300.00) or more, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (ORC 959.99(B))
505.06 POISONING ANIMALS.
   (a)   No person shall maliciously, or willfully and without the consent of the owner, administer poison, except a licensed veterinarian acting in such capacity, to a farm animal, dog, cat, poultry or other domestic animal that is the property of another; and no person shall, willfully and without the consent of the owner, place any poisoned food where it may be easily found and eaten by any of such animals, either upon his own lands or the lands of another. This section does not apply to trespassing animals as set forth in Ohio R.C. 959.04.
(ORC 959.03)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (ORC 959.99(C))
505.07 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS GENERALLY.
   (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 livestock 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. In addition, the court may order the offender to forfeit the animal or livestock and may provide for its disposition including, but not limited to, the sale of the animal or livestock. If an animal or livestock is forfeited and sold pursuant to this subsection, the proceeds from the sale first shall be applied to pay the expenses incurred with regard to the care of the animal from the time it was taken from the custody of the former owner. The balance of the proceeds from the sale, if any, shall be paid to the former owner of the animal. (ORC 959.99(D))

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• Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
• ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
• ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
• ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
• ORDS
• orderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
• ords
• Ord. 1-93
• ording to law
• ord of all dogs impounded, the disposition of the same, the owner’s name and address where known, and a statement of any costs assessed against the dogs shall be kept by any poundkeepe
• Ordinances, the owner of any such animal or dog shall pay to the City, a recovery fee in accordance with the schedule set forth herein below
• Ord. 2-93
• ording 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 o
• order the offender to forfeit the animal or livestock and may provide for its disposition including, but not limited to, the sale of the animal or livestock
• Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality
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