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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-19 - Livestock Exhibitions › Section 901-19-13 - Prohibited and unacceptable practices

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This is a mandatory rule.
The following practices are unacceptable and
				prohibited:
(A) Applying any
			 electrical, mechanical, or other appliance to livestock repeatedly or for a
			 prolonged time period in violation of 9 C.F.R. 313.2 (1979)
			 or division 901:12 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B) Hitting, striking, beating, or otherwise
			 impacting livestock that induces swelling or enhances, transforms or changes
			 the natural conformation, configuration,
			 performance, physiological state, or appearance
			 of the livestock.
(C)
			 Applying any physical practice, electrical
								or
			 mechanical appliance, device, or apparatus that enhances, transforms, or
			 changes the natural conformation, configuration,
			 performance, physiological state, or appearance
			 of the livestock, unless prescribed by the official
			 veterinarian
								for
			 the immediate treatment and welfare of the livestock. If such treatment is
			 applied during the exhibition, the livestock are ineligible to be
			 shown.
(D) Plugging of
			 teats.
(E)
			 Sealing of teats using unapproved substances or for longer than eighteen hours
			 using approved substances.
(F)
			 Injecting material into udders or teats for non-medical purposes or otherwise
			 artificially modifying the appearance or conformation of the udder or
			 teat.
(G)
			 Using ice, ice packs, cold packs, or cold compresses internally or externally
			 other than in accordance with paragraph (N) of rule
			 901-19-12 of the Administrative Code during an
			 exhibition.
(H) Using a stomach tube or pump for any
			 purpose other than for the relief of tympany or gas during an exhibition.
(I)
			 Drenching of livestock at an exhibition is prohibited,unless prescribed by the official veterinarian
								.
(J)
								Castration of
			 livestock for the purposes of this rule which exceed the following
			 criteria:
(1)
									Cattle over eight months of age;
(2)
									Swine over one
			 hundred fifty pounds;
(3)
									Sheep over seventy-five pounds; or
(4)
									Goats over fifty
			 pounds.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-19 - Livestock Exhibitions › Section 901-19-19 - Absolute liability

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) Both the exhibitor and the owner of
			 livestock are absolutely liable to discipline under rule 901-19-21 of the
			 Administrative Code for the presence of an unapproved
			 drug, residue, an unlawful substance, or an
			 approved drug that exceeds tolerance in livestock and unacceptable
			 practices .
(B) If the exhibitor or the owner was a minor
			 child at the time the unapproved drug, residue, 
			 unlawful substance, approved drug exceeding
			 tolerance, or unacceptable practice was detected, the parent or guardian
			 of the person shall also be absolutely liable to discipline under rule
			 901-19-21 of the Administrative Code .
(C) The
			 director or the sponsor when imposing discipline under paragraph (A) of this
			 rule upon a person, may mitigate the discipline imposed based upon one or more
			 of the following facts if established.
(1) The
			 person did not introduce the unapproved drug, residue,
			 or unlawful substance into the livestock or do
			 any unacceptable practices ;
(2) The person
			 had no actual or constructive knowledge that the unapproved drug, residue, unlawful substance, or approved drug exceeding tolerance was introduced
			 into the livestock or that unacceptable practices were detected;
(3) The unapproved
			 drug, residue, unlawful substance, or approved
			 drug exceeding tolerance was not introduced into the livestock and the
			 unacceptable practices were not detected through the person's
			 negligence.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-19 - Livestock Exhibitions › Section 901-19-21 - Disciplinary action

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) Any person who violates a provision of
			 sections 901.70 to 901.76 of the Revised Code or any provision of this chapter
			 is subject to any of the following disciplinary actions:
(1) Disqualification from any
			 exhibition;
(2) Disqualification of
			 the exhibition livestock from any exhibition;
(3) Continuing education;
(4) Written letter of reprimand;
(5) Forfeiture or return of awards, prizes,
			 premiums, or proceeds; or
(6)
			 Pre-exhibition drug testing.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-19 - Livestock Exhibitions › Section 901-19-31 - Responsibilities of and assistance to junior fair exhibitors

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This is an optional rule.
(A) A junior livestock show exhibitor shall
			 be responsible for the continuous care, grooming, and preparation of the
			 livestock entered in the junior livestock show.
(B) An exhibitor may receive assistance in
			 the care, grooming, and preparation of the livestock entered in the junior
			 livestock show, provided that the assistance shall be limited to explanation or
			 demonstration provided by the following:
(1)
			 Family members;
(2) Household
			 members;
(3) Advisors or adult
			 volunteers of 4-H or FFA in the exhibitor's club or county;
(4)
									Agricultural education
			 instructors;
(5) County extension
			 agents;
(6) Department
			 representatives;
(7)
			 Veterinarians;
(8) Members of the
			 exhibitor's 4-H club, FFA chapter, or other youth organizations; and
(9) Guest speakers of the 4-H, FFA, or other
			 youth organizations.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-19 - Livestock Exhibitions › Section 901-19-33 - Prohibited grooming practices

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This is 
								a mandatory rule.
The following grooming practices are prohibited in
				junior market livestock shows unless those grooming practices are permitted under rule
				901-19-32
				of the Administrative Code:
(A) Using
			 any substance to enhance or change the color of the livestock, including the
			 livestock's hide or hooves;
(B)
			 Adding any substance externally to build up, change or alter the shape or
			 conformation of the livestock, including by way of example but not limited to
			 rope, false hair, graphite, hemp, and powders;
(C) Pigmented grooming aides or
			 materials;
			 and
(D) Slick clipping or body
			 shaving of market hogs except on the ears and tails.
Effective: 3/21/2016
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 01/05/2016 and
				03/21/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 901.72
Rule
				Amplifies: 901.72
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/30/96, 3/25/00, 5/31/01,
				2/15/03
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-19 - Livestock Exhibitions › Section 901-19-35 - Recognition of disciplinary actions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This is an optional rule.
(A) Disciplinary action by a sponsor against
			 a person for a violation of sections 901.70 to 901.76 of the Revised Code or
			 Chapter 901-19 of the Administrative Code shall be given full faith and credit
			 and shall be honored at all exhibitions.
(B) A person who has been convicted of
			 violating sections 901.70 to 901.76 of the Revised Code shall be prohibited
			 from participating in any exhibition for a minimum period of three
			 years.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-19 - Livestock Exhibitions › Section 901-19-39 - Ownership requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No
			 exhibitor shall register, enter, or exhibit in a junior livestock exhibition
			 any of the livestock listed in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(7) of this rule unless
			 the household, as defined in  rule 901-19-01 of the Administrative Code, at which the exhibitor
			 is registered at has owned the livestock for not less than the length of time
			 listed:
(1) Market beef - one
			 hundred fifty days;
(2) Market
			 dairy cattle - one hundred fifty days;
(3) Market hogs - sixty days;
(4) Market lambs - sixty days;
(5) Market goats - sixty days;
(6) Veal calves - sixty days; and
(7) Market poultry - within five days of
			 hatch including all individual participants in a cooperative.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-19 - Livestock Exhibitions › Section 901-19-40 - Meetings of the advisory committee on livestock exhibitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Board meetings
A regular meeting of the committee shall be held at least once
				annually after the fifteenth day of October and before the first day of
				December. The committee may meet at other times as the chairperson or a
				majority of the committee members considers appropriate, provided the
				chairperson gives members  notice of
				any meeting at least seven days prior to the meeting.
(B) Notice of meetings
(1) Regular meetings: Notice of all of the
			 advisory board's regularly scheduled meetings, including date, starting
			 time, and place shall
			 be sent to the committee members by either regular or electronic mail at least
			 seven days prior to the meeting and will
			 be posted on the department's web site
www.agri.ohio.gov
at least ten days in advance of all regularly scheduled
			 meeting.
(2) Special meetings:
			 Notice of date, time, place, and purpose of any special meetings shall be
			 placed on the department's website
www.agri.ohio.gov
and
			  sent to media outlets that requested such
			 information, at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting.
(3) Emergency meetings: Notice of date, time,
			 place, and purpose of all emergency meeting shall be
			 given to all news media who requested prior notification and on the department's website
www.agri.ohio.gov
.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-1 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 901:1-1-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(A)
								"Approved
			 accredited veterinarian" means an accredited veterinarian who has received
			 chronic wasting disease training from the department.
(B)
								"Captive deer
			 with status" means captive white-tailed deer that have been legally acquired or
			 their offspring, are part of a herd that is monitored and tested for disease in
			 accordance with rules, and are privately owned primarily for the purposes of
			 agriculture, propagation, or providing captive deer to a wild animal hunting
			 preserve licensed under section
			 1533.721 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C)
								"Captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease
			 status" means captive white-tailed deer that have been legally acquired or
			 their offspring, are part of a herd that has been monitored and tested for
			 disease in accordance with rules, including tested for chronic wasting disease
			 for at least five consecutive years in accordance with rules, are privately
			 owned primarily for the purposes of agriculture, propagation, or providing deer
			 to a wild animal hunting preserve licensed under section
			 1533.721 of the Revised Code,
			 and are certified "with status" in accordance with rules.
(D)
								"Captive
			 whitetail deer" means legally acquired whitetail deer that are held in private
			 ownership at a facility licensed under section
			 943.03 or
			 943.031 of the Revised Code and
			 under section 1533.71 or
			 1533.721 of the Revised
			 Code.
(E)
								"Chronic wasting disease" means the dangerously
			 contagious and infectious disease identified in rule
			 901:1-21-02
			 of the Ohio administrative code.
(F)
								"Department"
			 means the Ohio department of agriculture.
(G)
								"Harvested
			 animals" means animals that were killed by a person within a hunting
			 preserve.
(H)
								"Missing sample" means samples from any animal three
			 hundred and sixty-five days or older that dies, is slaughtered, escapes, or is
			 lost that is not submitted for diagnostic testing for CWD.
(I)
								"Monitored
			 captive deer" means whitetail deer that have been legally acquired or their
			 offspring, are tested for chronic wasting disease in accordance with rules, and
			 are held in private ownership for agricultural or personal purposes or in a
			 wild animal hunting preserve licensed under section
			 1533.721 of the Revised
			 Code.
(J)
								"Poor quality samples" mean tissues which are submitted
			 for diagnostic testing for chronic wasting disease which are unable to be
			 tested. This includes samples that are severely autolyzed, from the wrong
			 portions of the brain, the wrong tissue, or are not testable for other
			 reasons.
Replaces: 901:1-1-01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-1 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 901:1-1-02 - Licensing and registration

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All captive
			 whitetail deer shall be designated as monitored captive deer, captive deer with
			 status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status. Owners
			 of captive whitetail deer shall be licensed or registered under one of the
			 following requirements:
(1)
									Obtain a license as required by section
			 943.03 or
			 943.031 of the Revised
			 Code;
(2)
									If a captive deer with status, or captive deer with
			 certified chronic wasting disease status does not otherwise meet the licensing
			 requirements of section
			 943.03 or
			 943.031 of the Revised Code and
			 the owner wishes to propagate the animals, a license must be obtained in
			 accordance with section
			 943.20 of the Revised Code;
			 or
(3)
									Registered annually with the chief, division of animal
			 health. Registration shall be on a form provided by the department and a
			 registration fee of twenty-five dollars shall be paid.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-1 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 901:1-1-03 - Fencing, escapes, and movement requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Fencing.
(1)
									Facilities must
			 have perimeter fencing of at least eight feet in height, with a variance of
			 four per cent, which prevents ingress and egress of captive whitetail
			 deer.
(2)
									Any new perimeter fencing for existing facilities for
			 captive whitetail deer herds must be inspected by department
			 personnel.
(3)
									Owners shall inspect the perimeter fence once a week to
			 ensure that there is not a breach in the fencing which may allow the ingress or
			 egress of any cervid animal. Owners shall maintain a record of this inspection
			 in accordance with rule
			 901:1-1-06 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-1 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 901:1-1-04 - Identification requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Identification
			 requirements of facilities that are not licensed as a hunting preserve:
(1)
									All captive
			 whitetail deer, whether natural additions to the herd or moved into the herd,
			 that are three hundred sixty-five days of age or older shall be identified by
			 both of the following:
(a)
										Official individual identification. Each animal shall
			 be officially identified by one of the following:
(i)
											Official united
			 states department of agriculture approved silver, metal eartag which has an
			 alpha numeric identification number;
(ii)
											Approved visual
			 or electronic radio frequency identification device tags imprinted with the
			 "840" animal identification number;
(iii)
											A microchip
			 using either 125 kHz, 128 kHz, or 134.2 kHz frequencies which shall be placed
			 at the base of the animal's right ear; or
(iv)
											Other official
			 individual identification approved by the department.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-1 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 901:1-1-05 - Death and testing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All captive deer,
			 three hundred sixty-five days of age or older which die from injury, illness,
			 slaughter, hunting, or any other cause, shall:
(1)
									Be reported
			 within twenty-four hours of discovery to an approved accredited veterinarian or
			 if not available, the chief, division of animal health or his representative;
			 and
(2)
									Be tested for chronic wasting disease.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-1 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 901:1-1-06 - Recordkeeping

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Each owner must maintain a current complete herd
			 inventory which must include, at a minimum, the following information and
			 records for each captive whitetail deer:
(1)
									All official and
			 unique identification;
(2)
									Age and date of birth;
(3)
									Sex;
(4)
									Date of aquisition;
(5)
									Name and address
			 of the source of acquisition;
(6)
									Date of death or
			 escape;
(7)
									Cause of death, if known;
(8)
									Date of chronic
			 wasting disease sample submission;
(9)
									Results of
			 chronic wasting disease testing.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-2 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-2-05 - Family - felidae; common names: cheetah, lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard, puma, caracal, serval, canada lynx, eurasian lynx, iberian lynx, sunda clouded leopard, and clouded leporad

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-3 - Anthrax Control › Section 901:1-3-01 - Anthrax control

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The term "bone products" as used in this
			 regulation shall mean bones of any animal in any form;
								including raw,
			 steamed, degelatinized bone meal, whole or crushed bones.
(B) No bone products intended for use as
			 animal feedstuffs, including mineral feeds, or fertilizers, admixed with, or to
			 be admixed with, other ingredients for such uses, shall be moved into or within
			 the 
								state of Ohio, unless such bone products have been
			 processed in a manner rendering them free from viable
			 
								anthrax
			  spores, excepting when moved directly to manufacturing plants for
			 processing.
(C)
								The owner of the product which contains the bone
			 products shall bear
								
								the burden of proof as to the sufficiency of the processing procedure
			 employed to secure freedom of such bone products from viable
			 anthrax spores when  moved excepting when moving directly to a
			 manufacturing plant for processing.
(D)
								A valid certification, setting forth full
			 information as to the processing method employed to secure freedom of any such
			 bone products which originated in any foreign country from viable
			 
								anthrax spores, shall be supplied by the processor to
			 the original purchaser and an exact copy of such processor's certification
			 shall be supplied in turn by each subsequent seller to each subsequent
			 purchaser.
(E) The processing of bone products, in order to
			 render them free from viable anthrax spores, shall be equivalent to the standard
			 process employed in the manufacture of steamed or degelatinized bone meal or
			 shall be by any other process which the director of
			 the Ohio department of agriculture deems sufficient to accomplish such
			 purpose.
(F)
								 Whenever any
			 product
								is found or suspected to be
			 contaminated with anthrax
								
								by the
			 director of agriculture
								,
			 such product
								 shall be 
								processed to render them free from
			 viable anthrax spores or destroyed immediately on order of the
			 director.
(G) No spore vaccines
			 for the prevention of anthrax shall be used in the
			 state of
			 Ohio except upon permission granted by the director of
			 the Ohio department of agriculture. No such anthrax spore
			 vaccines shall be sold to or administered by any person except a licensed
			 veterinarian in the state of Ohio.
Effective:
				6/30/2016
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				04/13/2016 and
				06/30/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 941.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 941.02
Prior
				Effective Dates: 6/12/1952
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-01 - Definitions and general considerations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Animal" as used in this chapter refers
			 to any "dangerous wild animal" as defined in divisions (C)(1) to (C)(20) of
			 section 935.01 of the Revised Code that
			 is possessed by the holder of a wildlife shelter permit, a wildlife propagation
			 permit, or a rescue facility permit issued under Chapter 935. of the Revised
			 Code.
The nonhuman primates listed in division (C)(20) of section
				935.01 of the Revised Code are
				exempted from rules 901:1-4-01.2 and 901:1-4- 01.3, of the Administrative
				Code.
(B) "Animal
			 caretaker" means a person with knowledge and experience of zoology, animal
			 science, and biology sufficient for the daily care, maintenance, record
			 keeping, and well-being of physical facilities and animals in their
			 care.
(C) "Clean" means an
			 environmental condition free of unwanted matter such as solids, liquids, gases
			 or living organisms that have the potential to cause adverse effects to the
			 health and well-being of animals and humans.
(D) "Dig barrier" means a deterrent that is
			 part of a primary enclosure and that is of sufficient strength and design to
			 prevent the enclosed animal from being able to dig under the walls of the
			 primary enclosure.
(E) "Elevated
			 platform" means a surface or structure positioned above the floor, or above the
			 grade level of an enclosure, that will provide for the animal's
			 welfare.
(F) "Equivalent" as used
			 in this chapter means a material that is equal to or greater in strength than
			 the materials specified for use by this chapter.
If permit applicants desire to use equivalent materials, they
				may request a determination from the department that their desired materials
				are of an equivalent strength.
(G) "Permit holder" means those persons
			 possessing dangerous wild animals pursuant to a "wildlife shelter permit", a
			 "wildlife propagation permit", or a "rescue facility permit" as set forth in
			 Chapter 935. of the Revised Code.
(H) "Primary enclosure" means the enclosure
			 that directly houses an animal and where the animal may come into direct
			 contact with the enclosure material.
(I) "Safety entrance" means a secure area in
			 the primary enclosure that can be entered by a caretaker that prevents an
			 animal's escape and protects the caretaker, or a device that can be activated
			 by the caretaker to prevent an animal's escape and safeguards the entry.
A safety entrance shall be constructed of material equivalent
				to the primary enclosure and include:
(1) A double door and locking
			 mechanism;
(2) Interconnecting
			 cages; or,
(3) A lock down area or
			 other comparable device.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-01.1 - Enclosures for dangerous wild animals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless otherwise specified, all enclosures for dangerous wild
				animals as defined by division (C) of section
				935.01 of the Revised Code must
				meet the minimum requirements listed in this rule.
(A) Animals shall be housed and kept in
			 double containment, consisting of a primary and a secondary enclosure as
			 specified by this chapter for the species being kept.
(B) Enclosures must be inspected and
			 maintained daily and any deficits shall be corrected as soon as possible.
The animal may be moved to another secure area temporarily to
				correct any deficits. If a temporary move is required the facility veterinarian
				must be notified. If the temporary move is greater than twenty four hours, the
				veterinarian must concur with the selection of the temporary site and the
				duration of the move.
(C) A
			 primary enclosure shall:
(1) Be sufficiently
			 strong to prevent escape;
(2) If
			 roofed, the roof must be attached to and be of the same or equivalent strength
			 as the sides of the primary enclosure;
(3) Protect the contained animal from
			 injury;
(4) Provide species
			 appropriate substrate for the health and well-being of the animals;
(5) Be equipped with a safety
			 entrance;
(6) Have at least one
			 elevated platform or bedding material for resting to accommodate all animals in
			 the enclosure simultaneously;
(7)
			 Be of a size and complexity to provide for the animal's physical welfare and
			 behavioral and social enrichment;
(8) Include a shelter;
			 and,
(9) Include a dig barrier unless the floor of the
			 primary enclosure is concrete, bedrock, or another impervious material that is
			 appropriate for the animal in the enclosure.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-01.2 - Food and water for dangerous wild animals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 As appropriate
			 to the species, animals must receive food and water on a regular basis of
			 sufficient quantity and quality to ensure maintenance of normal body condition
			 and/or growth.
(B)
								 Food and water receptacles must be kept clean and
			 sanitary.
(C)
								 Food provided shall be unspoiled and
			 uncontaminated.
(D)
								 Perishable foods must be kept under refrigeration and
			 all foods must be stored in a safe manner.
(E)
								 A nutritional
			 plan must be developed with veterinary guidance.
(F)
								 Food and water
			 receptacles shall be of a sufficient number and size for the animals being
			 served.
(G)
								 All food and water equipment must be inspected and
			 maintained in working condition.
Effective:
				7/18/2013
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				07/18/2018
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 935.17
Rule Amplifies:
				935.17
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-01.3 - Health for dangerous wild animals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each owner of an animal shall have a
			 valid veterinary-client-patient-relationship with a licensed
			 veterinarian.
(B) The veterinarian
			 must visit each facility a minimum of one time per year and provide a written
			 annual program of care for the animals in the facility.
(C) Animals shall be monitored regularly for
			 evidence of disease, injury, and parasites and corrective measures under
			 veterinary guidance must be taken when evidence is found of such
			 conditions.
(D) A primary enclosure
			 must provide the opportunity and space to exercise daily and have freedom of
			 movement to reduce distress and maintain physical condition, unless directed
			 otherwise by a veterinarian.
(E)
			 Each facility shall maintain a safe and effective program for the control of
			 rodents, insects, ectoparasites and other pests.
(F) Owners and any personnel in contact with
			 nonhuman primates or elephants must annually have a negative tuberculosis
			 test.
(G) The introduction of new
			 animals to a social group must be done in a manner to minimize distress,
			 tension and aggression.
(H)
			 Euthanasia for animals must be performed when the likelihood for recovery is
			 poor and the condition cannot be effectively relieved by best species
			 management and medically appropriate procedures.
(I) The director shall
			 
								take the advice of the state
			 veterinarian and the veterinarian of the facility which is housing the
			 animal to evaluate the condition of an animal or restricted snake that is
			 under the control of the department. The 
								veterinarians' purpose will be to evaluate the
			 animal's condition as necessary following an initial evaluation by the
			 department's veterinarian. The 
								veterinarians shall advise the director on the
			 disposition of the animal based upon the initial evaluation of the animal's
			 health, psychological well-being, and long term quality of life including
			 population management.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-02 - Family - ursidae; common name - bears

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies exclusively to bears
				as dangerous wild animals as defined in division (C) of section
				935.01 of the Revised
				Code.
(A)
								 Primary enclosures shall be constructed of at least
			 six gauge diameter chain link or its equivalent.
(B)
								 The frame of the
			 primary enclosure must be constructed using at least three inch diameter steel
			 vertical posts or equivalent material, two inch diameter steel or equivalent
			 material for cross bracing, door frames, and top and bottom
			 rails.
(C)
								 For one animal, the primary enclosure shall be a
			 minimum of four hundred square feet, eight feet high with a roof, or twelve
			 feet high with a cantilever. For each additional animal, the primary enclosure
			 must be increased by two hundred square feet.
(D)
								 Polar bears
			 shall have at least one hundred square feet of pool space, five feet deep, and
			 for each additional polar bear the surface area must be increased by forty
			 square feet. The pool must be constructed so that the polar bear can easily
			 enter the water, submerge, and exit from the water.
Effective:
				7/18/2013
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				07/18/2018
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 935.17
Rule Amplifies:
				935.17
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-03 - Family - hyaenidae

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies exclusively to hyenas
				as dangerous wild animals as defined in division (C) of section
				935.01 of the Revised
				Code.
(A)
								 Primary enclosure shall be constructed of at least
			 nine gauge diameter chain link or its equivalent.
(B)
								 For one or two
			 animals, the primary enclosure shall be a minimum of four hundred square feet,
			 eight feet high, and either have a roof or have a cantilever. For each
			 additional animal, the primary enclosure must be increased by two hundred
			 square feet.
(C)
								 Permit holders possessing more than one of the animals
			 regulated under this rule shall house them in stable pairs or groups of
			 compatible individuals, except where single housing is justified based on
			 social incompatibility resulting from inappropriate behavior or veterinary
			 concerns regarding animal well-being.
Effective:
				7/18/2013
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				07/18/2018
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 935.17
Rule Amplifies:
				935.17
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-04 - Family - canidae; common names - gray wolf (excluding hybrids) and african wild dog

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies exclusively to Gray
				wolves and African wild dogs as dangerous wild animals as defined in division
				(C) of section 935.01 of the Revised
				Code.
(A)
								 Primary enclosure shall be constructed of at least
			 nine gauge diameter chain link or its equivalent.
(B)
								 For one or two
			 animals, the primary enclosure shall be a minimum of four hundred square feet,
			 eight feet high, and either have a roof or have a cantilever. For each
			 additional animal, the primary enclosure must be increased by two hundred
			 square feet.
(C)
								 Permit holders possessing more than one of the animals
			 regulated under this rule shall house them in stable pairs or groups of
			 compatible individuals, except where single housing is justified based on
			 social incompatibility resulting from inappropriate behavior or veterinary
			 concerns regarding animal well-being.
Effective:
				7/18/2013
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				07/18/2018
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 935.17
Rule Amplifies:
				935.17
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-05 - Family - felidae; common names: cheetah, lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard, puma, caracal, serval, canada lynx, eurasian lynx, iberian lynx, sunda clouded leopard, and clouded leopard

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies exclusively to the species listed as
				dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(3) to (C)(7) of section
				935.01 of the Revised
				Code.
(A) Each enclosure shall have a
			 claw log.
(B) Large felids-
			 pantherids; common names: cheetah, lion, tiger.
(1) For one or two animals, the primary
			 enclosure shall be at least six hundred square feet and twelve feet high with a
			 cantilever. For each additional animal the primary enclosure must be increased
			 by three hundred square feet.
(2)
			 Primary enclosures shall be constructed of at least nine gauge diameter chain
			 link or its equivalent.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-06 - Family - hippopotamidae, elephantidae, rhinocerotidae, bovidae (cape buffalo only)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies exclusively to the species listed as
				dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(9) to (C)(12) of section
				935.01 of the Revised
				Code.
(A) Primary enclosures:
(1) Shall be constructed of steel bars,
			 masonry block, rock wall or equivalent.
(2) Vertical posts:
(a) If using horizontal cables, the vertical
			 posts shall not be more than sixteen feet apart with horizontal cables not more
			 than twelve inches apart; or,
(b)
			 If horizontal cables are not used, the vertical posts shall not be more than
			 twelve inches apart.
If wooden posts are used they must be a minimum of twelve
				inches in diameter, not be treated with creosote, and utilize a secondary
				deterrent.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-07 - Species varanus komodoensis (komodo dragon)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies exclusively to komodo
				dragons as dangerous wild animals as defined in division (C) of section
				935.01 of the Revised
				Code.
(A)
								 Primary enclosure shall be constructed of concrete,
			 three eighths inch plexiglass, or a combination of these or other material
			 equivalent to nine gauge diameter chain link in strength.
(B)
								 The primary
			 enclosure shall be a minimum of two hundred square feet and shall be at least
			 six feet high. For each additional animal, the primary enclosure shall be
			 increased by one hundred square feet.
(C)
								 If the primary
			 enclosure is unroofed, the enclosure shall have a cantilever with an electric
			 secondary deterrent on the cantilever.
(D)
								 The primary
			 enclosure is not required to have a shift cage as set forth in rule
			 901:1-4-01.1 of the Administrative Code.
Effective:
				7/18/2013
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				07/18/2018
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 935.17
Rule
				Amplifies: 935.17
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-08 - Order - crocodilia; family - alligatoridae (excluding dwarf caiman); family - crocodylidae; family - gavialidae

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies exclusively to the
				species listed as dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(15) to (C)(18) of
				section 935.01 of the Revised
				Code.
(A)
								 Primary enclosure shall be constructed of concrete,
			 three eighths inch plexiglass, or a combination of these or other material
			 equivalent to nine gauge chain link in strength and be of sufficient height to
			 prevent escape.
(B)
								 The primary enclosure is not required to have a shift
			 cage as set forth in rule 901:1-4-01.1 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(C)
								 Animals regulated by this rule shall have their length
			 measured as the distance between snout and vent unless otherwise
			 specified.
(D)
								 The dry space in the primary enclosure shall be at
			 least two times the length and width of the largest animal in the enclosure.
			 All animals shall be able to stretch out without touching each
			 other.
(E)
								 The water space in the primary enclosure shall be at
			 least two times the length of the largest animal in the enclosure and the
			 animal shall be able to submerge at least six inches under water. All animals
			 shall be able to submerge at the same time without touching each
			 other.
(F)
								 Animals regulated by this rule that are less than four
			 feet in total length, measuring snout to end of the tail, must be kept in a
			 plexiglass or equivalent strength containment that prevents escape and ensures
			 public safety.
Effective:
				7/18/2013
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				07/18/2018
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 935.17
Rule Amplifies:
				935.17
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-09 - Nonhuman primates

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies exclusively to the species listed as
				dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(19) to (C)(20) of section
				935.01 of the Revised
				Code.
(A) Each primary enclosure shall
			 have multiple elevated platforms that shall accommodate all animals in the
			 enclosure simultaneously.
(B) Each
			 primary enclosure shall have a visual barrier that provides a retreat area for
			 the animal.
(C) A primary enclosure
			 that is within a solid secondary enclosure is not required to have a shelter as
			 defined in paragraph (F) of rule
			 901:1-4-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(D) A
			 primary enclosure housing the species described in paragraphs (I) to (L) of
			 this rule is not required to have a shift cage or safety entrance as set forth
			 in rule 901:1-4-01.1 of the Administrative Code.
(E) Permit holders possessing more than one
			 of the animals regulated under this rule shall house them in stable pairs or
			 groups of compatible individuals; except where single housing is justified
			 based on social incompatibility resulting from inappropriate behavior or
			 veterinary concerns regarding animal well-being.
(F) Sub-family - cercopithecinae; common
			 names: guenons, vervets, baboons, macaques; sub-family - colobinae; common
			 names: colobuses, langurs, proboscis monkeys; family - hylobatidae; common
			 names: gibbons, siamangs.
(1) The primary
			 enclosure shall be constructed of at least nine gauge wire mesh or its
			 equivalent.
(2) The primary
			 enclosure shall be a minimum of one hundred square feet with a roof, and have
			 eight feet of useable climbing vertical height. For each additional animal the
			 primary enclosure shall be increased by twenty five square feet.
(3)
									 Fencing may be
			 on either side of the vertical posts.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-10 - Recordkeeping

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Permit holders
			 shall monitor and maintain records appropriate to the species documenting
			 cleaning and feeding schedules, veterinary care, pest control, unique
			 identification for each animal, and the disposition of each animal.
(B) An owner applying for
			 a renewal of their existing permit
			 
								shall
identify animals not on the or iginal registration
				permit.
(C) Records required
			 by division (A) of section
			 935.15 of the Revised Code shall
			 be:
(1) Kept at the facility at which the
			 animal is housed;
(2)
									Submitted to the
			 department within thirty days; and
(3) Retained for one year past the expiration of the
			 permit and any subsequent renewals.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-11 - Transportation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Transportation of animals shall comply with the United
			 States Animal Welfare Act transportation standards or the international air
			 transportation association standards.
(B)
								 Certificates of
			 veterinary inspection and required transport permits must accompany the
			 shipment and must be in compliance with all applicable state, national, or
			 international requirements.
(C)
								 The animal's
			 cage or enclosure shall be of sufficient strength and security to prevent
			 escape and large enough to ensure that each animal has sufficient space to
			 turn, stand erect, and lie naturally. However, certain species may be
			 restricted in their movements according to professionally acceptable standards
			 when such freedom of movement would constitute a danger to the animals, their
			 handlers, or other persons.
(D)
								 Animal
			 transportation must be conducted in a manner that is safe, well-planned,
			 coordinated, and minimizes distress to the animal.
(E)
								 Animals in
			 transit must be checked on every four hours to assure they are receiving
			 sufficient air for normal breathing and they are being protected from adverse
			 weather conditions.
(F)
								 Animals must be transported in double containment
			 (primary and secondary enclosures.) The vehicle, if fully enclosed, may serve
			 as the secondary enclosure. The primary enclosure must be constructed so that
			 no body part can protrude from the enclosure.
(G)
								 The animal
			 containment area shall be free of engine exhaust fumes.
(H)
								 Only one
			 nonhuman primate, including a female in estrus, shall be transported in a
			 primary enclosure, except for:
(1)
									 A mother and nursing infant;
(2)
									 A male/female
			 pair or a family group; and
(3)
									 A compatible
			 pair of juveniles that have not reached puberty.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-12 - Signs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Signs required by this rule shall be in capital
			 letters, measuring at least three quarters of an inch in width and height; and,
			 all lettering shall be black or red print on a white
			 background.
(B)
								 At each normal entrance onto property on which any
			 dangerous wild animal or restricted snake is confined, the owner shall have
			 continuously posted and displayed a conspicuous sign, clearly visible, and
			 easily readable by the public, warning that there is a dangerous wild animal or
			 restricted snake on the premises.
Signs shall state as
				appropriate:
(1)
									 "WARNING: DANGEROUS WILD ANIMAL (S) ON
			 PREMISES";
(2)
									 "WARNING: VENOMOUS SNAKE (S) ON PREMISES";
			 or,
(3)
									 "WARNING: LARGE CONSTRICTOR SNAKE (S) ON
			 PREMISES".
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-13 - Examinations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As provided for
			 in division (B)(6) of section
			 935.05 of
			 the Revised Code and division (B)(5) of section
			 935.08
			 of the Revised Code, an applicant for a wildlife shelter permit, a wildlife
			 propagation permit, a restricted snake possession permit, or a restricted snake
			 propagation permit may take a written examination in lieu of proving two years
			 experience in the care of the dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes that
			 are the subject of the application.
(B) Opportunity to take examinations will be
			 provided at such times and places as determined by the director in
			 consideration of the number and location of requests, but there shall be at
			 least four opportunities to take an examination per year.
(C) No less than thirty days prior to an
			 examination, the dates and locations will be announced on the department's
			 website and pending applicants shall be informed by electronic
			 mail.
(D) Registration for
			 exams shall be on a form provided on the department's website,
(E) Registration forms must be received by
			 the department two business days prior to the examination, and may be returned
			 to the department by mail or electronic
			 mail.
(F) Applicants who fail to pass an
			 examination may apply to be re-tested at the next scheduled
			 examination.
(G) Each examination
			 shall consist of a core examination that will assess the applicant's knowledge
			 of the duties and responsibilities of permit holders specific to the type of
			 permit for which the applicant is applying.
(H) All examinations will contain a species
			 specific section, which will assess that applicants have sufficient knowledge
			 to provide for the proper diet, heath care, exercise needs, and housing of the
			 dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes listed on the permit
			 application.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-14 - Species survival program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Wildlife propagation permit applicants
				shall include with the permit application or renewal a species survival program
				plan as defined by this rule.
(A)
								 A species
			 survival program shall be developed in cooperation with a veterinarian and
			 approved by the chief of the division of animal health.
(B)
								 The wildlife
			 propagation permit shall include the veterinarian's approval of the species
			 survival program.
(C)
								 The species survival program shall be for animals
			 designated as endangered by the convention on international trade in endangered
			 species of wild fauna and flora (CITES).
(D)
								 The species
			 survival program shall be based on generally accepted scientific understanding
			 and include protocols for at least:
(1)
									 A population of sufficient number for a breeding
			 program;
(2)
									 Sufficient genetic diversity for expansion of the
			 species;
(3)
									 Breeding as a means of increase the species population
			 and maintaining genetic diversity; and,
(4)
									 Placement of
			 surplus breeding stock.