To amend sections 951.02, 951.10, and 951.99 of the Revised Code regarding the liability of owners of certain animals that are running at large.

Section 1. That sections 951.02, 951.10, and 951.99 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 951.02.  No person, who is the owner or keeper of horses, mules, cattle, bison, sheep, goats, swine, llamas, alpacas, or geese, shall permit them to run at large in the public road, highway, street, lane, or alley, or upon unenclosed land, or cause such the animals to be herded, kept, or detained for the purpose of grazing on premises other than those owned or lawfully occupied by the owner or keeper of such the animals.

The running at large of any such animal in or upon any of the places mentioned in this section is prima-facie evidence that it is running at large in violation of this section.

Sec. 951.10.  The owner or keeper of an animal described in section 951.01 or 951.02 of the Revised Code, who negligently permits it to run at large in violation of either of such those sections, is liable for all damages caused by such the animal upon the premises of another without reference to the fence which that may enclose such the premises.

Sec. 951.99.  Whoever recklessly violates section 951.01 or 951.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

Section 2. That existing sections 951.02, 951.10, and 951.99 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.