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Ohio Rev Code § 956.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.08 | Compliance With Established Standards.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) No person operating as a high volume breeder shall fail to comply with applicable standards established by the director of agriculture in rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code or with section 956.031 of the Revised Code. (B) No person acting as or performing the functions of a dog broker shall fail to comply with applicable requirements established by the director in rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (C) No person registered as an animal rescue for dogs under section 956.06 of the Revised Code shall sell a dog to a dog broker or pet store.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.09 | Enforcement.

Effective: March 13, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 130 - 129th General Assembly|The director of agriculture shall enforce the requirements and standards established in this chapter and rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.11 | Seizure of Animals.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The director of agriculture may enter into contracts or agreements with an animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs, a boarding kennel, a veterinarian, a board of county commissioners, or a humane society for the purposes of this section.(B)(1) If the director or the director's authorized representative determines that a dog is being kept by a high volume breeder or dog broker in a manner that materially violates this chapter or rules adopted under it, the director may impound the dog and order it to be seized by an animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs, a boarding kennel, a veterinarian, a board of county commissioners, or a humane society with which the director has entered into a contract or agreement under division (A) of this section. Upon receiving the order from the director, the animal rescue for dogs, animal shelter for dogs, boarding kennel, veterinarian, board of county commissioners, or humane society shall seize the dog and keep, house, and maintain it.(2) The director or the director's authorized representative shall give written notice of the impoundment by posting a notice on the door of the premises from which the dog was taken or by otherwise posting the notice in a conspicuous place at the premises from which the dog was taken. The notice shall provide a date for an adjudication hearing, which shall take place not later than five business days after the dog is taken and at which the director shall determine if the dog should be permanently relinquished to the custody of the director.(C) The owner or operator of the applicable high volume breeder or the person acting as or performing the functions of a dog broker may appeal the determination made at the adjudication hearing in accordance with section 119.12 of the Revised Code, except that the appeal may be made only to the environmental division of the Franklin county municipal court.(D) If, after the final disposition of an adjudication hearing and any appeals from that adjudication hearing, it is determined that a dog shall be permanently relinquished to the custody of the director, the dog may be adopted directly from the animal rescue for dogs, animal shelter for dogs, boarding kennel, veterinarian, county dog pound, or humane society where it is being kept, housed, and maintained, provided that the dog has been spayed or neutered unless there are medical reasons against spaying or neutering as determined by a veterinarian. The animal rescue for dogs, animal shelter for dogs, boarding kennel, veterinarian, county dog pound, or humane society may charge a reasonable adoption fee. The fee shall be at least sufficient to cover the costs of spaying or neutering the dog unless it is medically contraindicated. Impounded dogs shall be returned to persons acquitted of any alleged violations.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.13 | Civil Penalties.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The director of agriculture, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is violating sections 956.01 to 956.18 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code.(B) A person who is assessed a civil penalty under this section is liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for a first violation, not more than five thousand dollars for a second violation, and not more than ten thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation.Each day that a violation continues constitutes a separate violation.(C) Any person assessed a civil penalty under this section shall pay the amount prescribed to the department of agriculture. The department shall remit all money collected under this section to the treasurer of state for deposit in the high volume breeder kennel control license fund created under section 956.18 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.14 | Action for Injunction.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly|The attorney general, upon the request of the director of agriculture, may bring an action for injunction against a person who has violated or is violating this chapter or rules adopted under it. An action for injunction shall be filed in the appropriate court in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. The court shall grant such injunctive relief upon a showing that the person against whom the action is brought has violated or is violating this chapter or rules adopted under it. The court shall give precedence to such an action over all other cases.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.15 | Denial of Application.

Effective: October 9, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) The director of agriculture shall deny an application for a license that is submitted under section 956.04 or 956.05 of the Revised Code for either of the following reasons: (1) The applicant for the license has violated any provision of this chapter or a rule adopted under it if the violation materially threatens the health or welfare of a dog. (2) The applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a disqualifying offense as determined in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. (B) The director may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter for violation of any provision of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under it if the violation materially threatens the health and welfare of a dog. (C) An application or a license shall not be denied, suspended, or revoked under this section without a written order of the director stating the findings on which the denial, suspension, or revocation is based. A copy of the order shall be sent to the applicant or license holder by certified mail or may be provided to the applicant or license holder by personal service. In addition, the person to whom a denial, suspension, or revocation applies may request an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The director shall comply with such a request. The determination of the director at an adjudication hearing may be appealed in accordance with section 119.12 of the Revised Code, except that the determination may be appealed only to the environmental division of the Franklin county municipal court. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:19 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 956.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.16 | Power of Subpoena.

Effective: March 13, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 130 - 129th General Assembly|The director of agriculture, the director's authorized representative, or the attorney general may require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, papers, and dogs that are needed either by the director or the attorney general or by any party to a hearing before the director and for that purpose may issue a subpoena for any witness or a subpoena duces tecum to compel the production of any books, records, papers, or dogs. The subpoena shall be served by personal service or by certified mail. If the subpoena is returned because of inability to deliver, or if no return is received within thirty days after the date of mailing, the subpoena may be served by ordinary mail. If no return of ordinary mail is received within thirty days after the date of mailing, service shall be deemed to have been made. If the subpoena is returned because of inability to deliver, the director or the attorney general may designate a person or persons to effect either personal or residence service on the witness. The person designated to effect personal or residence service under this section may be the sheriff of the county in which the witness resides or may be found or any other duly designated person. The fees and mileage of the person serving the subpoena shall be the same as those allowed by the courts of common pleas in criminal cases and shall be paid from the funds of the department of agriculture. Fees and mileage for the witness shall be the same as those allowed for witnesses by the courts of common pleas in criminal cases and, upon request of the witness following the hearing, shall be paid from the money in the high volume breeder kennel control license fund created in section 956.18 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.17 | Commercial Dog Breeding Advisory Board.

Effective: March 13, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 130 - 129th General Assembly|(A) There is hereby created the commercial dog breeding advisory board consisting of all of the following members: (1) The state veterinarian in the department of agriculture;(2) The following six members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate:(a) One member representing a humane society;(b) One member who is a county dog warden;(c) One member who is a veterinarian;(d) One member representing animal rescues for dogs in this state;(e) One member who is a member of a professional dog breeding association in this state;(f) One member representing the public.Initial appointments to the board shall be made not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. Of the initial appointments, two shall be for one-year terms, two shall be for two-year terms, and two shall be for three-year terms. Thereafter, terms of office of appointed members shall be three years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for the original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration date of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. (B) The director of agriculture shall select a chairperson from among the board's members. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum. The board shall meet at least four times a year in Columbus or at other locations selected by the chairperson. The chairperson shall determine the agenda for each meeting of the board.Members of the board shall serve without compensation for attending board meetings. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as members of the board.(C) The board shall do both of the following:(1) Review rules that have been or are proposed to be adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code;(2) Advise the director on the administration of this chapter and rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.18 | High Volume Breeder Kennel Control License Fund.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) All money collected by the director of agriculture from late renewal fees under section 956.06, license fees under section 956.07, and civil penalties assessed under section 956.13 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the high volume breeder kennel control license fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall also consist of money appropriated to it.(B) The director shall use the money in the fund for the purpose of administering sections 956.01 to 956.18 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code that apply to those sections.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.181 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.181 | Pet Store License Fund.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) All money collected by the director of agriculture from license fees under section 956.21 and civil penalties assessed under section 956.22 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the pet store license fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall also consist of money appropriated to it.(B) The director shall use the money in the fund for the purpose of administering sections 956.19 to 956.23 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code as those rules apply to those sections.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.19 | "Qualified Breeder" Defined.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly|As used in section 956.20 of the Revised Code, a "qualified breeder" means either of the following:(A) A breeder that keeps, houses, and maintains female adult dogs that is not a high volume breeder as defined in section 956.01 of the Revised Code.(B) A high volume breeder located in or out of this state that meets all of the following requirements:(1) The breeder is licensed by the United States department of agriculture under 7 U.S.C. 2133 and, if applicable, a state agency.(2) The breeder has not been issued a report of a direct noncompliance violation by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act, as defined in section 959.131 of the Revised Code, for a period of three years prior to offering for sale, delivering, bartering, auctioning, brokering, giving away, transferring, or selling a dog.(3) The breeder has not had three or more noncompliance violations documented in any report issued by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act, as defined in section 959.131 of the Revised Code, for a period of twelve months prior to offering for sale, delivering, bartering, auctioning, brokering, giving away, transferring, or selling a dog.(4) The breeder has been issued a dog broker license under section 956.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.21 | Pet Store License.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The director of agriculture may issue a pet store license to an owner or operator of a pet store when the owner or operator does all of the following:(1) Applies for a license in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code;(2) Affirms in writing that the owner or operator will maintain compliance with the applicable requirements established under section 959.20 of the Revised Code;(3) Submits with the application for a pet store license a fee of five hundred dollars.(B) The director of agriculture may deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this section for a violation of division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. The denial, suspension, or revocation of a license is not effective until the licensee is given written notice of the violation, a reasonable amount of time to correct the violation, if possible, and an opportunity for a hearing.The director also may refuse to issue a license under division (B) of this section if the applicant has violated division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code during the thirty-six-month period prior to submitting an application for the license.(C) Any license issued under this section is valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance. A pet store license must be renewed annually in the manner provided in rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code.(D) Money collected by the director of agriculture from each application fee submitted under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the pet store license fund created in section 956.181 of the Revised Code.(E) No owner, operator, or manager of a pet store shall negligently display, offer for sale, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, transfer, or sell any live dog from a pet store in this state unless a license has been issued for the pet store by the director of agriculture in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.22 | Civil Penalty for Violation of Rc Sections 956.20 or 956.21.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The director of agriculture, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is violating division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or division (E) of section 956.21 of the Revised Code.(B) The person who is assessed a civil penalty under this section is liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for a first violation, not more than five thousand dollars for a second violation, and not more than ten thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation.(C) Any person assessed a civil penalty under this section shall pay the amount prescribed to the department of agriculture. The department shall remit all money collected under this section to the treasurer of state for deposit in the pet store license fund created under section 956.181 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.23 | Regulation of Pet Stores.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 331 - 131st General Assembly|The regulation of pet stores is a matter of general statewide interest that requires statewide regulation. Sections 9 56.181 to 956.23 of the Revised Code and section 956.99 of the Revised Code constitute a comprehensive plan with respect to all aspects of the regulation of pet stores. Accordingly, it is the intent of the general assembly to preempt any local ordinance, resolution, or other law adopted to regulate the sale, delivery, barter, auction, broker, or transfer of a dog to a person from a pet store.
Ohio Rev Code § 956.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels|Section 956.99 | Violation; Misdemeanor.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 331 - 131st General Assembly|Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.051 of the Revised Code, division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code, or division (E) of section 956.21 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 957.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 957 | Farm Pests|Section 957.16 | Blackbird Population Control Programs.

Effective: March 18, 1969|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 108th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section "blackbird" means the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater), and the starling (Sturnus vulgaris).(B) The director of agriculture may develop and conduct programs to control blackbirds which cause economic losses on Ohio farms, are detrimental to the public health and welfare, deface or defile public and private property, or create a public nuisance.(C) Any such program shall be presented to the chief of the division of wildlife and the wildlife council created by sections 121.04 and 1531.03 of the Revised Code for approval.(D) The director shall conduct such approved programs in areas in which the population of such blackbirds makes control practicable and feasible.(E) The director may cooperate with and may accept contributions from any individual, corporation, or agency of the United States, this state, or any of its subdivisions whenever such cooperation or contributions will strengthen a program developed under the authority of division (B) of this section.(F) The director or his representative, for the sole purpose of conducting an approved control program thereon, shall have the right of ingress and egress to any area in which a control program authorized by this section would, in his judgment , be effective and beneficial to the general public.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.01 | Abandoning Animals.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No owner or keeper of a dog, cat, or other domestic animal, shall abandon such animal.
Ohio Rev Code § 959.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals|Section 959.02 | Injuring 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, kill or injure a horse, mare, foal, filly, jack, mule, sheep, goat, cow, steer, bull, heifer, ass, ox, swine, dog, cat, or other domestic animal that is the property of another. This section does not apply to a licensed veterinarian acting in an official capacity.