Ohio § 955.10

§ 955.10.

(A) For the purposes of this section, ordinances or resolutions to control dogs include,

but are not limited to, ordinances or resolutions concerned with the ownership, keeping,

or harboring of dogs, the restraint of dogs, dogs as public nuisances, and dogs as

a threat to public health, safety, and welfare, except that such ordinances or resolutions

as permitted in division (B) of this section shall not prohibit the use of any dog

which is lawfully engaged in hunting or training for the purpose of hunting while

accompanied by a licensed hunter.  However, such dogs at all other times and in all other respects shall be subject

to the ordinance or resolution permitted by this section, unless actually in the field

and engaged in hunting or in legitimate training for such purpose. (B)(1) A board of county commissioners may adopt and enforce resolutions to control dogs

within the unincorporated areas of the county that are not otherwise in conflict with

any other provision of the Revised Code. (2) A board of township trustees may adopt and enforce resolutions to control dogs within

the township that are not otherwise in conflict with any other provision of the Revised

Code, if the township is located in a county where the board of county commissioners

has not adopted resolutions to control dogs within the unincorporated areas of the

county under this section.  In the event that the board of county commissioners adopts resolutions to control

dogs in the county after a board of township trustees has adopted resolutions to control

dogs within the township, the resolutions adopted by the county board of commissioners

prevail over the resolutions adopted by the board of township trustees. (3) A municipal corporation may adopt and enforce ordinances to control dogs within the

municipal corporation that are not otherwise in conflict with any other provision

of the Revised Code. (C) No person shall recklessly violate any resolution or ordinance adopted under this

section. (D) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.  Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.  Fines levied and collected for violations of that division shall be distributed

by the mayor or clerk of the municipal or county court in accordance with section

733.40, division (F) of section 1901.31 , or division (C) of section 1907.20 of the Revised Code to the treasury of the county, township, or municipal corporation whose resolution

or ordinance was violated.