Ohio law (ORC 951.02) bars owners from letting horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, or poultry run at large on public roads, unenclosed land, or a neighbor's property. Owners are liable for damage and can be cited by local authorities.
Under ORC 951.02, no owner or keeper of horses, mules, cattle, bison, sheep, goats, swine, llamas, alpacas, or poultry may permit them to run at large on any public road or upon unenclosed land, nor herd them for grazing on premises they do not own or lawfully occupy. This statewide rule applies throughout Stark County's townships and cities. Whether you may keep livestock at all is a separate zoning question set by your township (ORC Chapter 519) or city code, not the county. Partition-fence duties between neighbors are governed by ORC Chapter 971.
Permitting livestock to run at large is a minor misdemeanor under ORC 951.99, and the owner is civilly liable for damage the animals cause to others' property or on roadways.
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