Hearing for vicious animals.
Columbus City Codes § 2327.07
in effect2327.07 - Hearing for vicious animals.
(A) A hearing shall be conducted by the animal review board whenever there is cause to believe that an animal may be a vicious animal. Said hearing shall be conducted within ten (10) days of service of written notice to the owner.
(B) Any animal that has been determined to be a vicious animal by the animal review board shall:
(1) Be humanely destroyed by the Franklin County Animal Control or a licensed veterinarian; or
(2) Be permanently removed from the city upon prior written permission from the political subdivision to which the animal will be relocated. Such relocation must be effected within thirty (30) days of the determination.
(Ord. 2535-94.)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT23GEOFCO_CH2327AN_2327.07HEVIANFetched: 10/27/2026
