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Reynoldsburg council amends 'animals running at large' rule to create rebuttable presumption after attacks
Summary
Council amended section 505.03 of the City of Reynoldsburg codified ordinances to add language making an attack by a dog prima facie evidence the owner failed to exercise reasonable control; the amendment was forwarded from committee and approved on third reading by a 6-0 vote.
Reynoldsburg City Council on May 27 amended section 505.03 (Animals Running at Large) of the city codified ordinances to add a rebuttable presumption that a dog attack shows the owner failed to exercise reasonable control.
Attorney Schiff, presenting the proposed language to the Public Safety, Laws and Courts Committee, said the amendment would add to subsection C(1)(b) a provision that, for the purposes of that subsection, “it shall be prima facie evidence of reasonable control of some person if the dog …” and that the owner would bear the burden to present evidence they…
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