> Unpopular opinion: leash your dog. <
Well, yes. That would have helped. But there is no legal obligation to do so.
In a free country it’s not up to the citizens to show restraint. It’s up to the authorities to show restraint.
Thank you.
Not in Lorain OH:
505.02 CONFINEMENT OF DOGS; DANGEROUS DOGS AND VICIOUS DOGS.
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/lorain/latest/lorain_oh/0-0-0-6961
Except when a dog is lawfully engaged in hunting and accompanied by the owner, keeper, harborer or handler of the dog, no owner, keeper or harborer of any dog shall fail at any time to do either of the following:
(1) Keep the dog physically confined or restrained upon the premises of the owner, keeper or harborer by a leash, tether, adequate fence, supervision or secure enclosure to prevent escape;
(2) Keep the dogs on a leash and under the reasonable control of some person when off the premises of the owner and remove any feces originating from the dog from the property;
(3) The running at large of a dog off the premises of the owner is prima facie evidence that it is unconfined in violation of this section.