MIDDLETOWN - The Butler County man who formerly owned the chained, injured beagle known as Lucky has been ordered to spend 90 days in jail for cruelty to animals and is forbidden from being a pet owner again. Woodford Weybright, of Lemon Township near Monroe, appeared Monday in Middletown Municipal Court. He pleaded guilty to a count of cruelty to animals. In exchange for that plea, a second charge was dismissed, said Don Fugate, deputy dog warden and humane officer. Judge Mark Wall ordered that Weybright "never own any animal ever again," Fugate said. "It's a good result because the dog is with a new family and is adjusting well, and he can never do this to another animal again."Fugate had said he found Weybright's dog entangled in a chain that had rubbed the animal's neck raw. The dog was unable to lie down, had no water or food and was unable to get to shelter. The animal was underweight, flea-infested and suffered from mouth sores, he said. Weybright also must pay a $500 fine plus court costs, $83 for the animal's veterinary bill and $61 for boarding with the Animal Friends Humane Society's nonprofit shelter in Trenton. Weybright signed over ownership of the dog to the society. A Cincinnati-area family with three other beagles adopted Lucky. That family wishes to remain anonymous. The case is one of several incidents that left dogs injured after they were left chained too long in Butler County. Some activists are pushing for other communities to outlaw long-term chaining of animals. In Middletown, dog owners are forbidden from using stationary tethers and also are limited on how long they can legally restrain dogs even with mobile runs.