Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 961.05 | Removal of land restriction.
...e is removed by order of the court of common pleas in the county where the land is located in a proceeding brought by the pet cemetery owner or the owner's heirs or assigns. (B) The court of common pleas may remove the restriction on the land upon proof satisfactory to the court that either of the following has occurred: (1) No interments have been made in, or all pet remains have been removed from, the land... |
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Section 961.99 | Penalty.
...Whoever violates section 961.02 or 961.03 or division (B) of section 961.04 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. |
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Section 971.01 | Owner defined.
...r animal that is raised or maintained domestically for food, fiber, or hunting purposes. (D) "Owner" means both of the following: (1) The owner of land in fee simple, of estates for life, of easements, or of rights-of-way while used by the owners thereof as farm outlets; (2) Any of the following with regard to any land that it owns, leases, manages, or otherwise controls and that is adjacent to land used t... |
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Section 971.02 | Preferred partition fence for livestock enclosures.
...ing in this chapter prevents an owner from building a fence that exceeds the requirements for a preferred partition fence established under this chapter. The owner building such a fence shall pay all additional costs and expenses of building the fence and maintaining it in good repair. (C) This section does not apply to either of the following: (1) The owners of adjoining properties that enter into an agreemen... |
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Section 971.03 | Application of chapter.
...ply to any of the following: (A) The enclosure of lots in municipal corporations; (B) The enclosure of adjoining properties that are laid out into lots outside of municipal corporations; (C) Fences that are required to be constructed by persons or corporations owning, controlling, or managing a railroad pursuant to Chapter 4959. of the Revised Code. |
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Section 971.04 | Alternative fence agreement between owners.
...s the owners of adjoining properties from entering into a written agreement that states that no fence is needed between the properties, a fence other than a preferred partition fence may be built and maintained pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 971.02 of the Revised Code, or the rights and obligations of the owners are different from what is established in this chapter. The agreement shall be filed with t... |
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Section 971.05 | Affidavit concerning previous partition fence.
...(A) If there is evidence that a partition fence previously existed between the adjoining properties of two owners, one of the owners, or both, may file an affidavit with the applicable county recorder to be placed in the partition fence record established under section 971.15 of the Revised Code stating that a partition fence existed between the adjoining properties within two years prior to the filing of the a... |
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Section 971.06 | Responsibility for maintaining existing fence - removal.
...(A) If a partition fence exists between adjoining properties, the owners of the adjoining properties shall maintain the fence in good repair in equitable shares. If the owners decide to build a new fence, they shall do so in equitable shares in accordance with this chapter unless the owners enter into an agreement in accordance with section 971.04 of the Revised Code. (B) The owners of adjoining properties sh... |
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Section 971.07 | Responsibility for new partition fence - reimbursement.
...or reimbursement under this division promptly shall pay it. In addition, if necessary, the owners shall modify the partition fence so that it complies with the standards for preferred partition fences established in this chapter. The owners shall equally divide the costs of the modification of the partition fence. (C) If the owner of adjoining property, or that owner's successor in interest, fails to pay ... |
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Section 971.071 | Allocation of fence costs between property owners.
...ised Code is responsible for fifty per cent of the total cost of building and maintaining in good repair a partition fence between that owner and the owner of adjoining property unless a written agreement has been entered into under section 971.04 of the Revised Code. |
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Section 971.08 | Entry onto adjoining property to maintain fence.
...an owner chooses to build a partition fence and the owner of adjoining property does not share in the construction of the fence, the owner building the fence, or a contractor hired by the owner, may enter on the adjoining property for no more than ten feet for the length of the fence to build and maintain in good repair the fence. The owner or contractor building the fence is not guilty of a violation of sectio... |
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Section 971.09 | Action for costs of maintaining fence.
... notice to all adjoining owners of the time and place of meeting, shall view the fence or premises where the fence is located or is to be built. At the meeting, the board shall determine whether a partition fence exists, regardless of whether it is in disrepair, or there is evidence that a partition fence previously existed. If there is no evidence that a partition fence exists, even in disrepair, or if ... |
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Section 971.10 | Costs for making assignment.
...e fiscal officer within thirty days from the date of the assignment, shall be certified by the fiscal officer to the county auditor, with a correct description of the lands and the amount charged against each portion. |
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Section 971.11 | Collection of tax.
...d the county treasurer shall pay it, when collected, to the township fiscal officer as other funds are paid. |
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Section 971.12 | Partition fences - failure to comply with assignment.
... means. (C) If no bids are received from responsible bidders as provided in this section, the trustees shall procure labor and materials at prevailing rates and cause the fence to be constructed or maintained. (D) No person shall obstruct or interfere with anyone lawfully engaged in construction or maintenance of a partition fence or in the performance of any other act described in this section. |
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Section 971.13 | Costs for building fences.
...section 971.12 of the Revised Code is completed to the satisfaction of the board of township trustees, it shall certify the costs to the township fiscal officer. If the costs are not paid within thirty days, the township fiscal officer shall certify them to the county auditor with a statement of the cost of the construction or maintenance and incidental costs incurred by the trustees and a correct description... |
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Section 971.14 | Duties of county auditor.
...licate, which amounts shall become a lien and be collected as other taxes. The board of township trustees shall certify the amount due each person for building or maintaining the fence and the amount due each trustee and the township fiscal officer for services rendered. In anticipation of the collection of the amounts, the auditor shall draw orders for the payment of the amounts out of the county treasu... |
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Section 971.15 | Partition fence records.
...All agreements between the owners of adjoining properties filed in accordance with this chapter, all affidavits filed by owners in accordance with this chapter, and all assignments of and findings and decisions regarding responsibility for building and maintaining in good repair partition fences made under this chapter shall be recorded in the official records of the county recorder. A document recorded in the ... |
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Section 971.16 | Action for failure to build or maintain partition fence.
...r maintain in good repair a partition fence or the portion of a partition fence that the owner is required to build or maintain. (B) In an action filed under this section, a court shall consider all of the following when making an assignment of responsibility for building or maintaining in good repair a partition fence: (1) Whether a partition fence currently exists even if it is in disrepair; (2) Whether t... |
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Section 971.17 | Notification of removal.
...er shall place any debris accumulated from the removal of a partition fence on adjoining property without entering into a written agreement with the owner of the adjoining property. An adjoining owner who has not entered into a written agreement under this division shall have a cause of action against the owner that placed debris from the removal of a partition fence on the adjoining owner's property for the co... |
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Section 971.18 | Negligently permitting livestock to run at large.
... is liable for all damages resulting from injury, death, or loss to person or property caused by the livestock on the premises of another. |
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Section 971.33 | Cutting of noxious weeds.
...An owner of land, adjacent to a partition fence, shall keep all brush, briers, thistles, or other noxious weeds cut in the fence corners and a strip four feet wide on the owner's side along the line of a partition fence, but this section does not affect the planting of vines or trees for use. |
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Section 971.34 | Notice to landowner failing to cut noxious weeds.
...satisfied that there is just cause of complaint, shall cause them to be cut, by letting the work to the lowest bidder, or by entering into a private contract therefor. |
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Section 971.35 | Cost - collection and payment.
... section 971.34 of the Revised Code is completed, the board of township trustees shall certify to the county auditor the amount of the cost of the work with the expense thereto attached, and a correct description of the land upon which the work was performed. The auditor shall place the amount upon the tax duplicate to be collected as other taxes. The county treasurer shall pay the amount, when collected, to the town... |
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Section 971.36 | Anticipating cost.
...The board of township trustees may anticipate the collection, and refund the cost of the work authorized in section 971.34 of the Revised Code, to the township fiscal officer for the amount, payable out of any township funds that may be in the fiscal officer's hands. |