Ohio Code § 951.11
Ohio Code § 951.11. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 951.11.
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, promptly giving notice of the
taking and confining of the animal to the owner or keeper, if known, and, if not known,
by publishing a notice describing the animal once in a newspaper of general circulation
in the county, township, city, or village where the animal was found. If the owner or keeper does not appear and claim the animal and pay the compensation
prescribed in section 951.13 of the Revised Code for so taking, advertising, and keeping it within ten days from the date of the notice,
that person or the county shall have a lien for that compensation, and the animal
may be sold at public auction as provided in section 1311.49 of the Revised Code . The residue of the proceeds of sale shall be paid and deposited by the treasurer
in the general fund of the county.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 951.11
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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