1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Montgomery County, Ohio.
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Dog regulation in Montgomery County, OH is driven by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 955 - the state dog law - which requires every dog over three months old to be licensed annually through the Montgomery County Auditor. R.C. 955.22 requires owners to keep dogs physically confined, on a chain or leash, or under reasonable control at all times; dogs may not run at large. Dayton Revised Code of General Ordinances Chapter 91 (Animals) reinforces these rules and prohibits dogs from running at large on streets, parks, or other public grounds. Dogs over 4 months must wear current rabies and registration tags. Montgomery County Animal Resource Center: 937-898-4457.
Ohio R.C. 955.22(A)(2)-(3)
(2) "Dangerous dog act" means one of the following actions committed by a dog without provocation, other than by a police dog that is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties: (a) Causing injury by physical contact, other than killing or serious injury, to any person in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack; (b) ...
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