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Ohio Rev Code § 959.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.03 | Poisoning Animals.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No person shall maliciously, or willfully and without the consent of the owner, administer poison, except a licensed veterinarian acting in such capacity, to a horse, mare, foal, filly, jack, mule, sheep, goat, cow, steer, bull, heifer, ass, ox, swine, dog, cat, poultry, or any other domestic animal that is the property of another; and no person shall, willfully and without consent of the owner, place any poisoned food where it may be easily found and eaten by any of such animals, either upon his own lands or the lands of another.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.04 | Trespassing Animals.

Effective: October 10, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly|Sections 959.02 and 959.03 of the Revised Code do not extend to a person killing or injuring an animal or attempting to do so while endeavoring to prevent it from trespassing upon his enclosure, or while it is so trespassing, or while driving it away from his premises; provided within fifteen days thereafter, payment is made for damages done to such animal by such killing or injuring, less the actual amount of damage done by such animal while so trespassing, or a sufficient sum of money is deposited with the nearest judge of a county court or judge of a municipal court having jurisdiction within such time to cover such damages. Such deposit shall remain in the custody of such judge until there is a determination of the damages resulting from such killing or injury and from such trespass. Such judge and his bondsmen shall be responsible for the safekeeping of such money and for the payment thereof as for money collected upon a judgment.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.05 | Drugging Animal Prior to Competition.

Effective: February 26, 1976|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 894 - 111th General Assembly|No person shall administer to any animal within forty-eight hours prior to the time that the animal competes at a fair or exhibition conducted by a county or independent agricultural society authorized under Chapter 1711. of the Revised Code or by the Ohio expositions commission any drug or medicament not specifically permitted under rules of the state racing commission promulgated pursuant to Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code or under rules of the society, in respect to a county or independent agricultural society, or of the Ohio expositions commission, in respect to the Ohio state fair. This section does not apply to any horse racing meeting conducted under a permit issued pursuant to Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.06 | Destruction of Domestic Animals.

Effective: January 1, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 854 - 113th General Assembly|(A) No person shall destroy any domestic animal by the use of a high altitude decompression chamber or by any method other than a method that immediately and painlessly renders the domestic animal initially unconscious and subsequently dead.(B) This section does not apply to or prohibit the slaughtering of livestock under Chapter 945. of the Revised Code, or the taking of any wild animal, as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code, when taken in accordance with Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.07 | Reporting of Violation Involving a Companion Animal by Licensed Professionals.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 33 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) As used in sections 959.07 to 959.10 of the Revised Code: (1) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. (2) "Licensed veterinarian" has the same meaning as in section 4741.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Protective services" has the same meaning as in section 5101.60 of the Revised Code. (4) "Officer" has the same meaning as in section 959.132 of the Revised Code. (5) "Social service professional" means an employee or agent of a public children services agency or an employee or agent of a county department of job and family services with responsibility for protective services. (6) "Older adult" means any person sixty years of age or older within this state who is handicapped by the infirmities of aging or who has a physical or mental impairment which prevents the person from providing for the person's own care or protection, and who resides in an independent living arrangement. (7) "Violation involving a companion animal" means any violation of section 959.01, 959.02, 959.03, 959.13, 959.131, 959.15, 959.16, or 959.21 of the Revised Code involving a companion animal. (B)(1) No person listed in division (B)(2) of this section shall fail to immediately report a violation involving a companion animal to an officer who is not a dog warden or deputy dog warden when that person has knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that such a violation has occurred or is occurring. (2) Division (B)(1) of this section applies to all of the following operating in an official or professional capacity: (a) A licensed veterinarian; (b) A social service professional; (c) A person licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.08 | Reporting of Violation Involving a Companion Animal by Officers, Dog Wardens.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 33 - 133rd General Assembly|No officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden operating in an official or professional capacity, shall fail to immediately report a violation involving a companion animal to an appropriate social service professional when all of the following apply: (A) The officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden has knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that a violation involving a companion animal has occurred or is occurring; (B) The officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden has knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that a child or older adult resides with the alleged violator; (C) The officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden suspects that the violation involving a companion animal may have an impact on the child or older adult residing with the alleged violator.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.09 | Manner of Reporting Violation; Immunity; False Reports.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 33 - 133rd General Assembly|(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, a person required to make a report under section 959.07 or 959.08 of the Revised Code may do so orally or in writing and shall include all of the following in the report: (a) If known, the name and description of the companion animal involved; (b) The address and telephone number of the owner or other person responsible for care of the companion animal, if known; (c) The nature and extent of the suspected abuse; (d) Any other information that the person making the report believes may be useful in establishing the existence of the suspected violation involving a companion animal or the identity of the person causing the violation involving a companion animal. (2) An officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden required to make a report under section 959.08 of the Revised Code may exclude any information from the report that is confidential or that the officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden reasonably believes could jeopardize a pending criminal investigation. (B) A person required to make a report under section 959.07 or 959.08 of the Revised Code is immune from civil or criminal liability in connection with making that report if the person acted in good faith when making the report. (C) No person required to make a report under section 959.07 or 959.08 of the Revised Code shall knowingly make a false report. (D)(1) A court shall award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing party in any civil or criminal action or proceeding in which it is alleged and proved that participation in the making of a report under section 959.07 or 959.08 of the Revised Code was not in good faith. (2) A court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the party against whom a civil action or proceeding is brought in which it is alleged that participation in the making of a report under section 959.07 or 959.08 of the Revised Code was not in good faith if the action or proceeding is voluntarily dismissed.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.10 | Warning, Explanation for Failure to Make Report.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 33 - 133rd General Assembly|The entity with responsibility for employment oversight of an officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden shall issue that individual a confidential written warning if the entity discovers that the individual has violated section 959.08 of the Revised Code. The entity shall include in the warning an explanation of the violation and the reporting requirement.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.12 | Alteration of Brands.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No person shall maliciously alter or deface an artificial earmark or brand upon a horse, mare, foal, filly, jack, mule, sheep, goat, cow, steer, bull, heifer, ass, ox, swine, that is the property of another.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.13 | Cruelty to Animals.

Effective: January 17, 1977|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 858 - 111th General Assembly|(A) No person shall:(1) Torture an animal, deprive one of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, or impound or confine an animal without supplying it during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of good wholesome food and water;(2) Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during such confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow, or excessive direct sunlight if it can reasonably be expected that the animal would otherwise become sick or in some other way suffer. Division (A)(2) of this section does not apply to animals impounded or confined prior to slaughter. For the purpose of this section, shelter means a man-made enclosure, windbreak, sunshade, or natural windbreak or sunshade that is developed from the earth's contour, tree development, or vegetation.(3) Carry or convey an animal in a cruel or inhuman manner;(4) Keep animals other than cattle, poultry or fowl, swine, sheep, or goats in an enclosure without wholesome exercise and change of air, nor or feed cows on food that produces impure or unwholesome milk;(5) Detain livestock in railroad cars or compartments longer than twenty-eight hours after they are so placed without supplying them with necessary food, water, and attention, nor permit such stock to be so crowded as to overlie, crush, wound, or kill each other.(B) Upon the written request of the owner or person in custody of any particular shipment of livestock, which written request shall be separate and apart from any printed bill of lading or other railroad form, the length of time in which such livestock may be detained in any cars or compartments without food, water, and attention, may be extended to thirty-six hours without penalty therefor. This section does not prevent the dehorning of cattle.(C) All fines collected for violations of this section shall be paid to the society or association for the prevention of cruelty to animals, if there be such in the county, township, or municipal corporation where such violation occurred.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.133 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.133 | Immunity From Liability for Damage Resulting From Forcible Entry of a Motor Vehicle for Purpose of Removing an Animal.

Effective: August 31, 2016|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 215 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a person shall be immune from civil liability for any damage resulting from the forcible entry of a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing an animal from the vehicle if the person does all of the following: (1) Determines the vehicle is locked or there is otherwise no reasonable method for the animal to exit the vehicle. (2) Has a good faith belief that forcible entry into the vehicle is necessary because the animal is in imminent danger of suffering harm if not immediately removed from the vehicle and, based upon the circumstances known to the person at the time, the belief is a reasonable one. (3) Has made a good faith effort to contact the local law enforcement agency, the fire department, or a 9-1-1 operator prior to forcibly entering the vehicle. If contact is not possible prior to forcibly entering the vehicle, the person shall make contact as soon as possible after forcibly entering the vehicle. (4) Makes a good faith effort to place a notice on the vehicle's windshield with the person's contact information, the reason the entry was made, the location of the animal, and the fact that the authorities have been notified. (5) Remains with the animal in a safe location until law enforcement or emergency responders arrive. (6) Used not more force to enter the vehicle and remove the animal from the vehicle than was necessary under the circumstances. (B) Nothing in this section shall affect the person's civil liability if the person attempts to render aid to the animal in addition to what is authorized by this section. (C) A person shall not be immune from civil liability for any damage resulting from the forcible entry of a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing an animal from the vehicle if the person's actions constitute recklessness or willful or wanton misconduct with regard to the forcible entry of the motor vehicle. (D) As used in this section, "harm" means injury or death.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.134 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.134 | Chemical Capture by Certified Officer Not an Act of Cruelty.

Effective: March 31, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 24 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section: (1) "Chemical capture" and "certified officer" have the same meanings as in section 955.151 of the Revised Code. (2) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. (B) Chemical capture of a companion animal by a certified officer in accordance with the laws of this state is not an act of cruelty.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.14 | Horse Tails.

Effective: October 17, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 229 - 129th General Assembly|No owner or person having the custody, control, or possession of a horse, nor an agent or employee of such owner or custodian, shall cut off or cause to be cut off or amputated the skin, flesh, muscles, bone, or integuments of the dock or tail of the horse in order to shorten its natural length or proportions. No person shall pull out the hairs of the foretop, mane, or withers of a horse except minimum quantities required for medical testing.This section does not prohibit the cutting or amputation of the dock or tail of a horse when necessary because of accident, malformation, or disease or as a proactive measure to prevent injury if performed by a veterinarian that is licensed under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code or in another state.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.15 | Animal Fights.

Effective: March 31, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 24 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) No person shall knowingly do either of the following: (1) Engage in cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another; (2) Use, train, or possess any animal for seizing, detaining, or maltreating a domestic animal. (B) No person shall knowingly do either of the following: (1) Be employed at cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another; (2) Do any of the following regarding an event involving cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another: (a) Wager money or anything else of value on the results of the event; (b) Pay money or give anything else of value in exchange for admission to or being present at the event; (c) Receive money or anything else of value in exchange for the admission of another person to the event or for another person to be present at the event; (d) Use, possess, or permit or cause to be present at the event any device or substance intended to enhance an animal's ability to fight or to inflict injury on another animal; (e) Permit or cause a minor to be present at the event if any person present at or involved with the event is conducting any of the activities described in division (B)(1) or (B)(2)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section. (C) A person who knowingly witnesses cockfighting, bearbaiting, or an event in which one animal is pitted against another when a violation of division (B) of this section is occurring at the cockfighting, bearbaiting, or event is an aider and abettor and has committed a violation of this division.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.16 | Dogfighting Offenses.

Effective: September 30, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 71 - 127th General Assembly|(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Promote, engage in, or be employed at dogfighting;(2) Receive money or anything else of value for the admission of another person to a dogfighting event or a place kept for dogfighting;(3) Sell, purchase, possess, or train a dog for dogfighting;(4) Use, train, or possess a dog for seizing, detaining, or maltreating a domestic animal;(5) Pay money or give anything else of value in exchange for admission to or be present at a dogfight;(6) Witness a dogfight if it is presented as a public spectacle.(B) The department of agriculture may investigate complaints and follow up rumors of dogfighting activities and may report any information so gathered to an appropriate prosecutor or law enforcement agency.(C) Any peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, may seize and cause to be impounded in accordance with section 959.161 of the Revised Code any dogs that have been, are, or are intended to be used in dogfighting. In addition, any peace officer shall confiscate any equipment or devices used in training such dogs or as part of dogfights.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.161 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.161 | Impounding and Disposition of Fighting Dog.

Effective: September 30, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 71 - 127th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section: (1) "Fighting dog" means a dog that a peace officer has probable cause to believe has been, is, or is intended to be used in dogfighting in violation of section 959.16 of the Revised Code.(2) "Impounding entity" means the entity that has possession of an impounded fighting dog during its impoundment.(3) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.(4) "Violation" means a violation of section 959.16 of the Revised Code or an attempt, in violation of section 2923.02 of the Revised Code, to violate section 959.16 of the Revised Code.(B) A peace officer may seize and cause to be impounded with an impounding entity a fighting dog that the peace officer has probable cause to believe is involved in a violation.(C) A fighting dog that is seized under this section may be humanely destroyed under either of the following circumstances:(1) During its seizure if it is necessary because the fighting dog is suffering;(2) At any time during its impoundment if a licensed veterinarian determines it to be necessary because the fighting dog is suffering.(D) Procedures, requirements, and other provisions that are established in divisions (C), (E), (F), and (G) of section 959.132 of the Revised Code shall apply to the seizure, impoundment, and disposition of a fighting dog. For purposes of that application, references in those divisions of section 959.132 of the Revised Code to "companion animal," "impounding agency," "officer," and "offense" shall be deemed to be replaced, respectively, with references to "fighting dog," "impounding entity," "peace officer," and "violation" as defined in this section. Likewise, references in those divisions of section 959.132 of the Revised Code to "section 959.131 of the Revised Code" shall be deemed to be replaced with references to section 959.16 of the Revised Code, as applicable.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.17 | Trapshooting.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Live birds or fowl shall not be used as targets in trapshooting.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.18 | Prohibition Against Killing a Carrier Pigeon.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No person who is not the owner thereof, shall shoot, kill, or maim an Antwerp or homing pigeon, commonly known as "carrier" pigeon, nor shall such person entrap, catch, or detain a carrier pigeon, provided it has the name of the owner stamped upon its wing or tail, or has a band with the owner's name, initial, or number on its leg.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.19 | Prohibition Against Servicing Mare in Public Street.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No owner of a stallion or jack or the agent of such owner, shall permit it to serve a mare within thirty feet of a public street or alley in a municipal corporation.