Beachwood Civic Association

Rules on Barking Pets And Leash Guidelines

Apr 10, 2009

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Recently, there have been episodes of dogs charging a resident resulting in injury. Please be a responsible pet owner.

Sec. 462.304. Habitual nuisance.
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner, or any person having temporary custody, of an animal or animals to permit the animal(s), either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, to commit a nuisance by running at-large habitually; by chasing or running after vehicles or persons habitually; by trespassing upon public or private school grounds habitually; by trespassing upon private property habitually and interfering with the reasonable use and enjoyment of the property; by barking habitually, or by making other objectionable animal noises habitually; or by doing any other thing habitually which is so offensive as to create a nuisance.
(b) For the purpose of this Section, "habitually" means at least two separate occurrences within a time period of no more than one month; except that barking habitually, or making other objectionable animal noises habitually, means making the sound persistently or continuously for at least 30 minutes occurring at least three separate times within a period of no more than eight hours.
(c) The animal control officer may cite the owner or any person having custody of such animal(s) for violation of this Section when either the citing animal control officer has witnessed the commission of such habitual nuisance or the animal control officer has received at least one sworn affidavit from each of at least two unrelated adult witnesses from different residences so that taken together, the affidavits attest to the committing of a nuisance pursuant to this Section.
(d) Each violation of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of $300. A subsequent violation of this Section within 30 days of a previous citation for violation of this Section shall subject the violator to double the fine, except that such fine shall not exceed the maximum fine allowable under the law.