Section 951.11 | Strays.
Effective: September 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 153, House Bill 22 – 129th General Assembly A person finding an animal at large in violation of section 951.02 of the Revised Code, may, and a law enforcement officer of a county, township, city, or village, on view or information, shall, take and confine that animal, […]
Section 951.12 | Unavoidable Escapes.
Effective: September 23, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 22 – 129th General Assembly If it is proven that an animal running at large in violation of section 951.02 of the Revised Code escaped from its owner or keeper without the owner’s or keeper’s knowledge or fault, the animal shall be returned to its owner or […]
Section 951.13 | Fees.
Effective: March 28, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 235 – 131st General Assembly The person or county, township, city, or village whose law enforcement officer takes an animal running at large in violation of section 951.02 of the Revised Code is entitled to receive from the owner or keeper of the animal the following compensation: […]
Section 951.99 | Penalty.
Effective: September 23, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 22 – 129th General Assembly Whoever recklessly violates section 951.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Section 951.02 | Animals Running at Large on Public Roads – Grazing on Another’s Land.
Effective: March 28, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 235 – 131st General Assembly No person, who is the owner or keeper of horses, mules, cattle, bison, sheep, goats, swine, llamas, alpacas, or poultry, shall permit them to run at large in the public road, highway, street, lane, or alley, or upon unenclosed land, or cause […]
Section 951.10 | Damages; Evidence.
Effective: September 23, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 22 – 129th General Assembly (A) The owner or keeper of an animal described in section 951.02 of the Revised Code, who negligently permits it to run at large in violation of that section, is liable for all damages resulting from injury, death, or loss to person […]