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Committee advances tougher 'dangerous dog' rules after testimony from attack survivor
Summary
The Public Safety, Law & Courts Committee on April 28, 2025 forwarded an ordinance to amend section 505.03 (animals running at large) to the full council. The draft raises confinement standards for owners of dogs designated dangerous and sets a minimum jail term of 30 days (up to six months) if a dangerous dog causes serious physical harm.
The Reynoldsburg Public Safety, Law & Courts Committee on April 28, 2025 voted to forward to city council an ordinance amending codified ordinance section 505.03 (animals running at large). The changes focus on owners of dogs designated as dangerous and on penalties when those animals cause serious physical harm.
Attorney presenting the proposal told the committee the amendment narrows and clarifies owners’ responsibilities in two principal settings: while a dangerous dog is on the owner’s premises, and while the dog is off the premises. Draft language requires owners to keep a designated dangerous dog securely confined on their property — in a locked pen with a top or in a locked fenced yard while under the…
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