Reynoldsburg, OH: Family fears Reynoldsburg will remove, destroy dog

Posted on September 19, 2009 by | 1 Comment

Reynoldsburg, Ohio bills itself as the city of respect.

Clerk of Council Nancy Frazier, nfrazier@ci.reynoldsburg.oh.us
Phone 614.322.6805
Fax 614.322.6837

City council members:
William Hills
Fred Deskins, Jr., fdeskins@insight.rr.com
Leslie Kelly, lkellywd2@yahoo.com
Doug Joseph
Mel Clemens
Donna Shirey
Barth Cotner
Ron Stake

Family fears Reynoldsburg will remove, destroy dog

By LAURA ENGLEHART

Two pet owners pleaded with Reynoldsburg City Council Monday, Sept. 14 not to let police take a “family member” from their residence on Brice Road.

That family member is 9-year-old Mercedes, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, considered a pit bull breed and one that is illegal under Reynoldsburg’s law against harboring viscous or dangerous dogs.

[...] Reynoldsburg’s law prevents residents from owning or keeping a vicious dog, defined as one that has caused serious injury or killed a person or other animal, trained to fight or belongs to a pit bull breed.

As part of the law, the city can seize the dog and humanely destroy it. [...]

Full article retrieved 9/19/09 from http://www.snponline.com/articles/2009/09/18/multiple_papers/news/allrypitbu_20090918_0924am_11.txt

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One Response to Reynoldsburg, OH: Family fears Reynoldsburg will remove, destroy dog

  1. James L | April 28, 2010 at 1:29 pm |

    CASE LAW:

    http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/3/2006/2006-ohio-4549.pdf

    In short, “Under R.C. 955.11(A)(4)(a) “belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull dog” only creates a rebuttable presumption that such animals are “vicious dogs.”"

    Thus, the presumption that your dog is vicious is REBUTTABLE!!!!! Show evidence to the court that your dog is NOT vicious and they can not by law consider that specific dog inherently dangerous.