ORDINANCE NO. 9258 Passed February 18, 2025 ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 9258 Passed February 18, 2025 ORDINANCE AMENDING AND ADOPTING SECTION 90.02 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, OHIO, REGARDING FAILURE TO CONFINE ANIMALS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, OHIO THAT: SECTION 1: Chapter 90 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio is hereby amended and adopted to read as follows: 90.02 FAILURE TO CONFINE ANIMALS (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to confine animals, a minor misdemeanor. However, if the animal running at large is a dog or cat and the dog or cat has either a current tag issued by the county auditor's office, any auditor's office in the state, or an identification tag affixed to the animal giving the name, address, and telephone number of the animal's owner, then the maximum fine shall be $50. If the offender has previously been convicted of a violation of this section or similar or related offenses , then violation of this section is aggravated failure to keep an animal confined, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. SECTION 2: All other sections of Chapter 90 remain unchanged. SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall take effect at the earliest time permitted by law. Passed: February 18, 2025 Mark Hollenbaugh President of Council Jodi Sickler, Clerk of Council Approved: February 19 '25 Michael A. Aspacher Mayor Hunter Brown City Attorney February 22 '25