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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 955 | Dogs › Section 955.43 | Dogs With Blind, Deaf or Mobility Impaired Person.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
(A) When a person who is blind, deaf, or hearing impaired, a person with a mobility impairment, or a trainer of an assistance dog is accompanied by an assistance dog, the person or trainer, as applicable, is entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all public conveyances, hotels, lodging places, all places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, all institutions of education, and other places to which the general public is invited, and may take the dog into such conveyances and places, subject only to the conditions and limitations applicable to all persons not so accompanied, except that:
(1) The dog shall not occupy a seat in any public conveyance.
(2) The dog shall be upon a leash while using the facilities of a common carrier.
(3) Any dog in training to become an assistance dog shall be covered by a liability insurance policy provided by the nonprofit special agency engaged in such work protecting members of the public against personal injury or property damage caused by the dog.
(B) No person shall deprive a person who is blind, deaf, or hearing impaired, a person who has a mobility impairment, or a trainer of an assistance dog when the person or trainer, as applicable, is accompanied by an assistance dog of any of the advantages, facilities, or privileges provided in division (A) of this section, and no person shall charge the person or trainer a fee or charge for the dog.
(C) As used in this section, "institutions of education" means:
(1) Any state university or college as defined in section 3345.32 of the Revised Code;
(2) Any private college or university that holds a certificate of authorization issued by the Ohio board of regents pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code;
(3) Any elementary or secondary school operated by a board of education;
(4) Any chartered or nonchartered nonpublic elementary or secondary school;
(5) Any school issued a certificate of registration by the state board of career colleges and schools.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 11:06 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 955 | Dogs › Section 955.44 | Fines Credited to Dog and Kennel Fund.

Effective:
July 10, 1987
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 352 - 117th General Assembly
All fines collected for violations of sections 955.11, 955.21, 955.22, 955.23, 955.25, and 955.261 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the dog and kennel fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 955 | Dogs › Section 955.50 | Sale and Transportation of Dogs.

Effective:
June 4, 1976
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 256 - 111th General Assembly
(A) No person shall sell, offer to sell, or expose for sale, for the purpose of resale or receive for delivery within this state, or ship from any point within this state to any point outside this state, for sale to the general public at retail, any dog under the age of eight weeks.
(B) No person shall receive from outside this state, or ship from any point within this state to any point outside this state, for sale to the general public at retail, any dog that is not accompanied by a certificate, issued by a licensed veterinarian who is accredited by the United States department of agriculture and authorized to issue health certificates for animals in interstate commerce, certifying that the dog is sufficiently sound and healthy to be reasonably expected to withstand the intended transportation without adverse effect.
(C) This section does not apply to the transportation of dogs in interstate commerce by common carrier, provided that neither the point of shipment nor the point of receiving is within this state.
(D) No person responsible for the transportation of a pregnant dog to any point within this state or from any point within this state to any point outside this state shall be liable in damages for any injury to or illness of, or the death of, the dog or any puppies, whenevr the injury, illness, or death results from the birth of such puppies during the time the dog is being transported.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 955 | Dogs › Section 955.53 | Claim Forms for Value of Animals Injured or Killed by Coyote.

Effective:
April 15, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 202 - 125th General Assembly
All claims against the money appropriated from the general revenue fund for the purposes of sections 955.51 to 955.53 of the Revised Code and all accompanying statements and testimony shall be upon claim forms prepared by the director of agriculture and furnished by the dog warden. The forms shall not require an affidavit, but shall contain lines for the signatures of the claimant and witnesses and, immediately above those lines, the sentence, "This statement is made subject to the criminal penalties for falsification provided for in section 2921.13 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 955 | Dogs › Section 955.54 | Possession of Certain Dogs by Convicted Felons Prohibited.

Effective:
May 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 14 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony offense of violence committed on or after the effective date of this section or a felony violation of any provision of Chapter 959., 2923., or 2925. of the Revised Code committed on or after the effective date of this section shall knowingly own, possess, have custody of, or reside in a residence with either of the following for a period of three years commencing either upon the date of release of the person from any period of incarceration imposed for the offense or violation or, if the person is not incarcerated for the offense or violation, upon the date of the person's final release from the other sanctions imposed for the offense or violation:
(1) An unspayed or unneutered dog older than twelve weeks of age;
(2) Any dog that has been determined to be a dangerous dog under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code.
(B) A person described in division (A) of this section shall microchip for permanent identification any dog owned, possessed by, or in the custody of the person.
(C)(1) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any person who is confined in a correctional institution of the department of rehabilitation and correction.
(2) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any person with respect to any dog that the person owned, possessed, had custody of, or resided in a residence with prior to the effective date of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels › Section 956.02 | Exempted Facilities.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly
All of the following are not required to obtain a license under this chapter or comply with any other requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it:
(A) Medical kennels for dogs ;
(B) Research kennels for dogs ;
(C) Animal shelters for dogs that are operated by a municipal corporation or by a county under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code ;
(D) Animal shelters for dogs that are operated by a humane society;
(E) Veterinarians that provide clinical care and are not engaged in the practice of dog breeding.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels › Section 956.041 | Purchases From Out-of-State Dog Breeders.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "out-of-state dog breeder" means a dog breeder located outside of this state that, if located in this state, would be a high volume breeder.
(B) A dog broker or the owner or operator of a pet store that seeks to purchase a dog from an in-state high volume breeder or out-of-state dog breeder, prior to completing the transaction, shall request the breeder to sign a document prescribed and provided by the director of agriculture. The document shall state that the in-state high volume breeder or out-of-state dog breeder is in compliance with the standards of care established in rules adopted under section 956.03 and in section 956.031 of the Revised Code. The broker or owner or operator shall keep and maintain the signed document. If the in-state high volume breeder or out-of-state dog breeder does not provide the signed document, the broker or owner or operator shall not purchase the dog.
The broker or owner or operator shall allow the director to inspect the signed document during normal business hours. With respect to a pet store, the requirements established under this section are in addition to the requirements established under section 956.20 of the Revised Code.
(C) No dog broker or owner or operator of a pet store shall knowingly sell a dog unless the broker or owner or operator has obtained a signed document with respect to the dog as required under division (B) of this section. The director shall not assess a civil penalty under section 956.13 of the Revised Code against a dog broker or the owner or operator of a pet store for a violation of this division if the broker or owner or operator has obtained such a document with regard to the dog.
(D) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish requirements and procedures governing the administration and enforcement of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels › Section 956.05 | Dog Retailer License.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) No person shall act as or perform the functions of a dog broker in this state without a dog broker license issued by the director of agriculture in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code.
(2) The director shall not issue a license under this section unless the director determines that the applicant will act as or perform the functions of a dog broker in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it.
(B) A person who is proposing to act as or perform the functions of a dog broker shall submit an application for a license to the director. During the month of December, but before the first day of January of the next year, a person who is proposing to continue to act as or perform the functions of a dog broker shall obtain a license from the director for the following year.
(C) The director shall issue a dog broker license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to a person if either of the following applies:
(1) The person holds a license in another state.
(2) The person has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a dog broker in a state that does not issue that license.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:27 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels › Section 956.051 | Transfer of Dogs to Pet Stores.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) No dog broker shall negligently sell, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, or transfer a live dog to a pet store in this state unless the dog was obtained from one of the following sources:
(1) An animal rescue for dogs;
(2) An animal shelter for dogs;
(3) A humane society;
(4) A qualified breeder as defined in section 956.19 of the Revised Code.
(B) No dog broker shall negligently sell, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, or transfer to a pet store in this state any of the following:
(1) A dog that is less than eight weeks old;
(2) A dog without a health certificate signed by an accredited veterinarian;
(3) A dog that does not have a permanent implanted identification microchip that is approved for use by the director of agriculture under rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code;
(4) A dog to a person who is younger than eighteen years of age as verified by valid photo identification;
(5) A dog acquired from a qualified breeder as defined in section 956.19 of the Revised Code unless the dog broker provides to the person acquiring the dog, at a time prior to the transaction for the acquisition of the dog, a written certification that includes all of the following information:
(a) The name of the breeder that bred the dog;
(b) The address, if available, of the breeder that bred the dog;
(c) The United States department of agriculture license number of the breeder that bred the dog, if applicable, and a copy of the most current United States department of agriculture inspection report for the breeder;
(d) The dog's birth date, if known;
(e) The date that the pet store took possession of the dog;
(f) The breed, gender, color, and any identifying marks of the dog;
(g) A document signed by an accredited veterinarian that describes any known disease, illness, or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects the health of the dog at the time of examination;
(h) A document signed by the dog broker certifying that all information required to be provided to the person acquiring the dog under this section is accurate. A dog broker shall keep a copy of the certification for a period of at least two years from the date of the acquisition. The dog broker shall make the copy of the certification available for inspection or duplication by the department of agriculture.
(C) No dog broker shall recklessly alter or provide false information on a certification provided in accordance with division (B)(5) of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels › Section 956.06 | Animal Rescue Registration.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) No person shall operate an animal rescue for dogs without first registering with the director of agriculture in accordance with division (C) of this section or rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code, as applicable. A registration is valid for one year.
(2) A registration may be renewed. An application for renewal shall be submitted to the director at least ninety days prior to the expiration of the registration.
(3) The director shall not charge a registration fee to an animal rescue for dogs. However, if a person fails to renew a registration prior to its expiration, the director shall charge the person a late renewal fee of two hundred dollars.
(B) The director shall maintain a database of all persons that are registered to operate an animal rescue for dogs in this state.
(C) The director shall issue an animal rescue license for dogs registration in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to a person if either of the following applies:
(1) The person holds a license or registration in another state.
(2) The person has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an animal rescue for dogs operator in a state that does not issue that license or registration.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:27 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels › Section 956.07 | Application Fees.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) A person who is applying for an annual license to operate a high volume breeder or to act as or perform the functions of a dog broker under section 956.04 or 956.05 of the Revised Code, as applicable, shall include with the application for a license a nonrefundable license application fee. The application fees are as follows:
(1) For a high volume breeder:
(a) One hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least forty, but not more than sixty puppies to the public;
(b) Two hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least sixty-one, but not more than one hundred fifty puppies to the public;
(c) Three hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least one hundred fifty-one, but not more than two hundred fifty puppies to the public;
(d) Five hundred dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least two hundred fifty-one, but not more than three hundred fifty puppies to the public;
(e) Seven hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells three hundred fifty-one or more puppies to the public;
(f) If divisions (A)(1)(a) to (e) of this section do not apply, one hundred and fifty dollars if either of the following applies:
(i) The high volume breeder sells five or more adult dogs or puppies to a dog broker or pet store.
(ii) The high volume breeder keeps, houses, and maintains, at any given time in a calendar year, more than forty puppies that are under four months of age, that have been bred on the premises of the establishment, and that have been primarily kept, housed, and maintained from birth on the premises of the establishment.
(2) For a dog broker, five hundred dollars.
(B) 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 high volume breeder kennel control license fund created in section 956.18 of the Revised Code. The director shall use fifty dollars of the application fee submitted by a high volume breeder under this section or an amount equal to the fee charged for the registration of a kennel under section 955.14 of the Revised Code in the county in which the high volume breeder is located or will be located, whichever is greater, to reimburse that county. The county auditor shall deposit the transferred money into that county's dog and kennel fund created under section 955.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels › Section 956.11 | Seizure of Animals.

Effective:
September 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 21, House Bill 33 - 135th 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.
(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.
Last updated August 7, 2023 at 2:21 PM
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 956 | Regulation and Licensing of Dog Kennels › Section 956.15 | Denial of Application.

Effective:
September 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 21, House Bill 33 - 135th 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.
Last updated August 7, 2023 at 2:22 PM
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 956.181 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.
Last updated January 23, 2024 at 4:23 PM
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 959 | Offenses Relating to Domestic Animals › Section 959.06 | Destruction of Domestic Animals.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 164 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "animal shelter" means a facility operated by a humane society or any society organized under Chapter 1717. of the Revised Code, a dog pound operated pursuant to Chapter 955. of the Revised Code, or a local animal shelter that is operated by any entity of local government.
(B) No person shall destroy any domestic animal by the use of either of the following:
(1) A high altitude decompression chamber; or
(2) Any method other than a method that immediately and painlessly renders the domestic animal initially unconscious and subsequently dead.
(C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, no animal shelter shall destroy a domestic animal by the use of a carbon monoxide gas chamber, carbon dioxide gas chamber, or any other nonanesthetic inhalant.
(2) An animal shelter may destroy a domestic animal by the use of a carbon monoxide gas chamber, carbon dioxide gas chamber, or any other nonanesthetic inhalant if the state veterinary medical licensing board, in consultation with the state board of pharmacy, declares that there is a shortage of approved lethal injection substances.
(D) This section does not apply to or prohibit the destruction of an animal under Chapter 941. of the Revised Code, 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.
(E) This section does not apply to either of the following:
(1) The lawful practice of veterinary medicine by a person who has been issued a license, temporary permit, or registration certificate under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code;
(2) An animal used in scientific research conducted by a research facility in accordance with the federal animal welfare act and related regulations. As used in division (E)(2) of this section, "federal animal welfare act" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code.
(F) The offenses established under this section are strict liability offenses and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. The designation of these offenses as strict liability offenses shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense.
Last updated February 8, 2023 at 3:59 PM
2023 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 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th 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 disabled 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.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 11:06 AM