Q: Neighbors dog keeps coming on my property pooping and tearing out our trash it has came at my wife and daughter and dog
What are my rights if this dog continues to come here and do this, we’ve called the warden already and spoke to the neighbor she refuses to tie up dog when it’s let out of her house and is requesting us to call her to clean up the mess and I am not okay with this I don’t want to do with it at all my kids play in our 4 acre yard in the country side and this dog will attack my kids.
A:
I would keep after law enforcement, or if all else fails hire a lawyer. I show the Mansfield Ordinance 505.03 (Link below) lays out criminal charges for failing to control a dangerous dog. The owner could also face civil penalties if the dog does harm someone. Hopefully it never gets to that point.
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/mansfield/latest/mansfield_oh/0-0-0-11802#505_03
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