01-05-1943 to 02-06-1951 Ordinance 620 to 869

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,.1 Y, Ordinance No. By mr. . AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE AND REGULATING THE KEEPING OF DOGS.: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Village of North Olmsted, State of Ohio: Section 1. (a) No person, being the owner or in charge or control of any dog, shall permit said dog to run at large within the limits of this Village except as provided in subsection (c) hereof. Unauthorized entry by said dog upon any premises or upon any public street or ground shall consti- tute running at large within the meaning of this subsection. (b) No person, b eing the owner, or in charge or control of any dog, shall permit such dog to go or remain upon any public street or ground within the limits of this. Village except when accompanied by a responsible person and upon a leash or under such control as to prevent such dog from enter.. ing priv`a.te property and from chasing or attacking any person, animal or vehicle. (c) The provisions of-subsections (a) and (b) .hereof shall not prevent a person from running a dog, during the season when such running is lawful, upon vacant property and Public streets and grounds adjacent thereto, not less than 500 feet from any lot or parcel improved with a dwelling. (d)' Every owner and person in charge or control of a female dog shall, during all times when such female dog is in' heat, either remove and keep her out of this Village or confine or treat her in such 'manner as not to attract other dogs. (e) No person shall keep or harbor within this Village any dog which by barking, biting, howling or in any way.or manner injures or disturbs the quiet of any other person, or Which 'destroys or damages .any other personts lawn, tree, shrub, Plant, building. or other property. (f) In addition to other penalties applicable to Violations of this section , it shall be the duty of the police . department of this Village to take up and impound every dog found in violation of this section. If such dog is not wear - ing a valid license tag, the police department shall turn it over forthwith--to an officer charged by law with the custody and disposal of such dogs. If such dog is wearing such a tag,.. :. h e cpolice department shall immediately give the licensee, if an be found, 'written notice that the dog' has been taken uP. The dog shall not-be released except on payment of the reasonable expense of taking it up.and keeping it as determined by the person in charge of -the police department, but not less than $2.00, and any dog not reclaimed within 7 days of receipt, notice by the licensee, or within 10 days of taking it up if the licensee cannot be. found, shall be destroyed or otherwise, disposed of at the discretion of the person in charge of the Aolice,department