"In addition, drivers will not be allowed to hold an animal or allow an animal to distract their ability to operate a motor vehicle safely," the Mantua Police Department said in a Nov. 21 Facebook post.
The law doesn’t apply to those parked and out of the roadway. It is legal to make a call with a hands-free device.
“A violation of this ordinance will be a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and if convicted of a second offense within one year, or if a violation of this ordinance causes a vehicle collision resulting in personal injury to any person, a misdemeanor of the third degree,” the department said.
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