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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-15 - Wildlife shelter and wildlife propagation permits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An applicant
			 for a wildlife shelter permit or wildlife propagation permits shall file an
			 application for a permit with the director of agriculture on a form prescribed
			 and provided by the director. In addition to the information required by
			 section 935.05 of the Revised Code, the
			 application shall include all of the following:
(1) A declaration as to whether the applicant
			 will have employees working on their behalf;
(2) A declaration as to whether the applicant
			 has used equivalent materials as defined in rule
			 901:1-4-01
			 of the Administrative Code;
(3) An
			 opportunity for the applicant to request the department make a determination as
			 to the suitability of equivalent materials used in the applicant's
			 facility.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-16 - Rescue facility permit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 An applicant for
			 a rescue facility permit shall file an application for a permit with the
			 director of agriculture on a form prescribed and provided by the director. An
			 applicant need apply for only one permit regardless of the number of dangerous
			 wild animals that the applicant possesses. The application shall include all of
			 the following:
(1)
									 The name, date of birth, address, social security
			 number, and federal employer identification number, if applicable, of the
			 applicant;
(2)
									 If different from the information provided under
			 paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, the name and address of the location where each
			 dangerous wild animal will be confined;
(3)
									 A description of
			 each dangerous wild animal, including the scientific and common names, the name
			 that the applicant has given the animal, the animal's sex, age, color, weight,
			 and any distinguishing marks or coloration that would aid in the identification
			 of the animal;
(4)
									 The identification number of a microchip that is
			 implanted in each dangerous wild animal and the frequency of the passive
			 integrated transponder contained in the microchip;
(5)
									 A plan of action
			 to be undertaken if a dangerous wild animal escapes;
(6)
									 Proof that the
			 applicant has established a veterinarian-client relationship as described in
			 section 4741.04 of the Revised Code with
			 regard to each dangerous wild animal;
(7)
									 A declaration as
			 to whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, or any crime
			 related to cruelty to animals, escape of dangerous animals, or prohibitions
			 concerning companion animals;
(8)
									 A declaration as
			 to whether the dangerous wild animals have previously been registered with the
			 department;
(9)
									 A declaration that each dangerous wild animal has been
			 sterilized, or that such sterilization is medically
			 contraindicated;
(10)
									 A declaration as to whether the applicant will have
			 employees working on their behalf;
(11)
									 A attestation
			 as to whether the applicant has used equivalent materials as defined in rule
			 901:1-4-01
			 of the Administrative Code;
(12)
									 An declaration
			 as to whether the applicant is in compliance with the housing and care
			 standards set forth in Chapter 901:1-4 of the Administrative Code;
			 and,
(13)
									 A declaration that the applicant will not allow public
			 contact with the dangerous wild animals.
(14)
									 An opportunity
			 for the applicant to request the department make a determination as to the
			 suitability of equivalent materials used in the applicant's
			 facility.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-17 - Civil penalties

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Pursuant to division (B)(1) of section
				935.24 of the Revised Code, the
				following schedule of fines for violations of sections
				935.02 to
				935.24 of the Revised Code and
				Chapter 901:1-4 of the Administrative Code is established.
(A)
								 After notice and
			 opportunity for hearing pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, all fines
			 are assessed on the owner of the dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, and
			 shall be paid by the owner within thirty days of receipt of order imposing the
			 fine from the director of the department.
(B)
								 Any violation of
			 the prohibitions listed in divisions (A), (B), (C), (E), (F), and (G) of
			 section 935.18 of the Revised Code shall
			 be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars for the first
			 violation and not more than ten thousand dollars for each subsequent violation
			 of the same section or rule that occurs within two years of the first violation
			 or preceding subsequent violation.
(C)
								 Any violation of
			 the prohibition listed in division (D) of section
			 935.18 of the Revised Code shall
			 be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for the first
			 violation, and not more than ten thousand dollars for each subsequent violation
			 of the same section or rule that occurs within two years of the second
			 violation or preceding subsequent violation:
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, 935.24, 935.18
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-18 - Compensation of a facility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Pursuant to
			 division (K) of section
			 935.20 of the Revised Code, the
			 director shall maintain a list of facilities that are determined by the
			 director to be eligible to accept dangerous wild animals and restricted snakes
			 for the purposes of section
			 935.20 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B)
								 Facilities that accept dangerous wild animals and
			 restricted snakes pursuant to paragraph (A) of this rule may be compensated for
			 the expenses of transportation to and stabilization of the dangerous wild
			 animal or restricted snake at the facility.
(C)
								 Compensation is
			 at the sole discretion of the director and must be requested by the facility
			 before transfer of the animal to the facility.
Effective:
				7/18/2013
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				07/18/2018
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 935.17
Rule Amplifies:
				935.20, 935.17
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-4 - Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 901:1-4-19 - Restricted snake permits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An applicant for
			 a restricted snake possession permit or a restricted snake propagation permit
			 shall file an application for a permit with the director of agriculture on a
			 form prescribed and provided by the director.
(B)
								In addition to
			 the information required by section
			 935.08 of the Revised Code, an
			 application for a restricted snake possession permit or a restricted snake
			 propagation permit shall not be considered complete until all of the following
			 have been submitted to the director:
(1)
									The completed and
			 signed application form;
(2)
									A completed and signed background check and permission
			 and release form and applicable fee;
(3)
									If applicable,
			 the written proof of experience with each restricted snake required by
			 paragraph (A)(5) of section
			 935.08 of the Revised
			 Code;
(4)
									The written plan of action required in paragraph (A)(6)
			 of section 935.08 of the Revised
			 Code;
(5)
									The appropriate fee as required in paragraph (C) of
			 section 935.08 of the Revised
			 Code;
(6)
									Proof of financial responsibility as required in
			 paragraph (D) of section
			 935.08 of the Revised
			 Code;
(7)
									The affidavit attesting that the applicant will not
			 allow members of the public to be in contact with a restricted snake required
			 by division (A)(2) of section
			 935.09 of the Revised
			 Code;
(8)
									A declaration as to whether the applicant will have
			 employees working on their behalf;
(9)
									The affidavit
			 attesting that the applicant will maintain the facility in which the restricted
			 snakes are to be kept in accordance with Chapter 935. of the Revised Code and
			 Chapter 901:1-4 of the Administrative Code, as required by division (A)(4) of
			 section 935.09 of the Revised Code;
			 and
(10)
									Photographs of the restricted snakes. Photographs must
			 be of sufficient quality to determine the identity of the animals. Submission
			 of photos which are blurry or not of sufficient quality will not be
			 accepted.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-01 - Definition of brucellosis test

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in regulations 901:1-5-01 through
			 901:1-5-11 "brucellosis test" means one of the following approved tests,
			 conducted by a licensed-accredited veterinarian or by a laboratory approved by
			 or operated by the department of agriculture:
(1) Standard plate agglutination test;
(2) Standard tube agglutination
			 test;
(3) Acidified plate antigen
			 test;
(4) Rivanol precipitation
			 plate antigen test;
(5) Serial
			 dilution milk ring test;
(6)
			 Complement fixation test;
(7)
			 Standard buffered brucella antigen card test;
(8) Mercaptoethanol agglutination test.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-02 - Definition of "official brucellosis vaccinate"

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Official brucellosis calfhood vaccinate"
			 means a female bovine or bison animal:
(1) To
			 which an approved brucella biologic was administered by a licensed accredited
			 veterinarian, an employee of the department or a veterinary services
			 representative, United States department of agriculture, in accordance with the
			 manufacturers' recommendations when the animal was:
(a) Not less than one hundred twenty days of
			 age nor more than one hundred eighty days of age for dairy breeds; or
(b) Not less than one hundred twenty days nor
			 more than two hundred forty days for beef breeds; or
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-03 - Brucellosis herd test

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A brucellosis herd test of cattle
			 includes a test of each bovine animal six months of age or older except steers,
			 spayed heifers and official brucellosis vaccinates under twenty-four months of
			 age. Beginning January 1, 1970, a brucellosis herd test of cattle shall include
			 a test of each official brucellosis vaccinate over twenty months of age.
(B) A brucellosis herd test of
			 swine includes a test of each breeding swine six months of age and older.
(C) Any veterinarian who makes a
			 brucellosis test, or employs any other method of detection for brucellosis
			 shall include in the report required by Section
			 941.24(C) 
			 Revised Code:
(1) The name and address of the
			 owner;
(2) Date of test or sample
			 collection;
(3) Identification,
			 age, sex and breed of each individual animal tested or sampled.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-04 - Quarantining for brucellosis

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The department of agriculture shall place
			 under quarantine any premises on which brucellosis is known to exist or on
			 which there is good reason to suspect the presence of brucellosis.
(B) The department may release any premises
			 from quarantine upon evidence of a complete negative herd test made not less
			 than 60 days following the removal of all reactor animals.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				03/25/2010 and
				03/25/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 941.03, 941.26
Rule
				Amplifies: 941.26
Prior Effective Dates: 8/9/68
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-05 - Selling, moving, or disposing of cattle

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person shall sell, move or dispose of
			 cattle within this state unless the cattle:
(1) Are classified as negative to a
			 brucellosis test within thirty days prior to the date of sale, movement or
			 disposal; or
(2) Are designated
			 for immediate slaughter; or
(3)
			 Are under twelve months of age; or
(4) Are official vaccinates under twenty four
			 months of age; or
(5) Originate
			 immediately and directly from certified brucellosis free herds; or
(6) Originate immediately and directly from a
			 herd which has passed a complete negative brucellosis test conducted at a
			 laboratory operated by the department of agriculture within sixty days prior to
			 the date of sale, movement or disposal; or
(7) Originate from herds located in certified
			 free counties if such herds were:
(a) Tested
			 and classed as negative on the last area certification test and not less than
			 five percent of the breeding animals are being tested by the market testing
			 program annually; or
(b) Negative
			 to brucellosis milk ring test within 120 days of the date of sale, movement or
			 disposal; or
(8) Are
			 steers or spayed heifers.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-06 - Designating herd to be certified brucellosis free

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The department of agriculture may
			 designate a herd of cattle to be certified brucellosis free if:
(1) It passed at least two consecutive
			 negative herd blood tests which were not less than twelve months nor more than
			 eighteen months apart; or
(2) It
			 passed the first herd blood test without any evidence of brucellosis infection
			 and passed one additional negative herd blood test conducted not earlier than
			 six months nor more than eighteen months from the date of the first test; and
(3) All herd blood tests were
			 conducted at a laboratory approved by or operated by the department.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-07 - Designating area to be "certified brucellosis free"

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The department of agriculture may designate an area as
				"certified brucellosis-free" for a six year period if:
(A) Each bovine herd in the area qualified on
			 the basis of one or more of the following procedures, applied within not more
			 than twenty-four months nor less than eighteen months immediately preceding the
			 request for certified brucellosis-free status:
(1) Brucellosis ring tests conducted at least
			 three times a year with at least four consecutive negative tests;
(2) Market cattle tests of the equivalent of
			 ten percent of the breeding cows in non-BRT herds in the area each year if a
			 minimum of ninety percent of the reactors are traced to the herds of origin and
			 all such herds of origin are blood tested;
(3) Complete herd blood tests;
(4) Market cattle tests of the equivalent of
			 five percent of the breeding cows in each non-BRT herd each year if all
			 reactors are traced to the herds from which they originated and all the herds
			 of origin are blood tested;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-08 - Recertifying a certified brucellosis free area

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The department of agriculture may
			 recertify a certified brucellosis-free area for an additional six year period
			 if it meets all requirements for establishing a certified brucellosis-free area
			 stated in regulation 901:1-5-07.
(B) If the percentage of infected herds in a
			 formerly certified brucellosis-free area exceeds the limit for initial
			 certified brucellosis-free status, the department shall designate it as a
			 modified certified brucellosis area and may recertify it only when it meets the
			 requirements for initial designation as a certified brucellosis-free area.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				03/25/2010 and
				03/25/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 941.03, 941.22
Rule
				Amplifies: 941.22
Prior Effective Dates: 8/9/68
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-09 - Brucellosis tests

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The Department of Agriculture may
			 validate or revalidate a herd of swine as Brucellosis-free on the basis of a
			 negative herd test on all breeding animals six (6) months of age and over in
			 the herd. Validation shall be effective for 365 days and applies to all
			 offspring of such herds.
(B) The
			 department shall suspend the validation of a herd if each addition to the herd
			 is not:
(1) A natural herd addition; or
(2) From a herd with equal
			 validated status; or
(3) An animal
			 for which evidence is available that it passed negative Brucellosis tests:
(a) Within thirty days prior to addition to
			 the herd; and
(b) Not less than
			 sixty days after addition to the herd; and
(c) Such tests were conducted at a laboratory
			 approved by or operated by the department.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-10 - Designation of area as validated brucellosis free

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The department of agriculture may designate an area as
				validated brucellosis-free for a three year period if:
(A) Each breeding herd in the area qualifies
			 under one of the following:
(1) Two negative
			 herd tests, in which all breeding swine six months of age and over are tested,
			 within the eighteen-month period prior to the date validation is requested for
			 the area; or
(2) Negative herd
			 status established by market swine testing, each year for not less than three
			 years, of ten percent of the breeding swine in the herd, or a minimum of one
			 animal, whichever is greater;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-11 - Revalidating an area

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The department of agriculture may revalidate an area at the
				expiration of the three-year validation period, if,
(A) Each breeding herd of swine in the area
			 qualifies by either:
(1) A negative herd
			 test, in which all breeding swine six months of age or older are tested within
			 the last eighteen months of the validation period; or
(2) A negative blood test of at least ten
			 percent of the breeding swine over six months of age, or a minimum of one
			 animal, whichever is greater, during each year of the validation period. To
			 qualify by this method at least one-half of the required tests shall be
			 reported by the end of the first eighteen months of the three-year validation
			 period;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-12 - Brucella canis

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Brucella canis tests.
(1) As used in this rule, a brucella canis
			 test means one of the following:
(a) An indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA
			 test);
(b) A tube agglutination test (TAT test);
			 or
(c) A brucella canis
			 culture test.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-5 - Brucellosis › Section 901:1-5-13 - Designating a kennel brucella canis free status

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A licensed kennel under Chapter 956. of
			 the Revised Code, shall be designated a brucella canis free kennel if the
			 kennel has had two successive whole kennel negative tests and follows the
			 requirements as listed in this rule.
(1) A
			 whole kennel test consists of testing all canines over six months of age. In
			 order for a whole kennel test to be valid, it must meet the following
			 requirements:
(a) Be completed within a period
			 of thirty days; and
(b) Except for
			 natural additions, there can be no addition of any adult canine or semen made
			 during that period to the kennel.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-6 - High Volume Dog Breeders › Section 901:1-6-02 - Housing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless otherwise specified, all housing for adult dogs and
				puppies kept by high volume breeders shall meet the minimum requirements listed
				in this rule.
(A) The housing facility
			 shall be structurally sound and restrict the entry of other animals.
(B) The housing facility and primary
			 enclosures shall be inspected daily and any defects shall be corrected as soon
			 as possible.
(C) Each adult dog or
			 puppy shall have access to and be housed in a primary enclosure which complies
			 with the requirements of this rule.
(D) The primary enclosure shall:
(1)
									Allow each dog
			 housed in the enclosure to turn in a complete circle, lie down, and fully
			 extend the dog's limbs;
(2) Provide a resting
			 place that has a solid floor large enough to accommodate all adult dogs and
			 puppies in the primary enclosure at the same time and a partial or complete
			 visual barrier. The solid flooring may be removable for cleaning
			 purposes;
(3) Have an interior
			 height at least six inches higher than the head of the tallest adult dog or
			 puppy in the primary enclosure when 
									the tallest adult dog or puppy is in a normal
			 standing position;
(4)
									Not be stacked on top of another primary enclosure;
			 and
(5)
									Restrict the entry of other animals.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-6 - High Volume Dog Breeders › Section 901:1-6-03 - Socialization and exercise

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless otherwise specified, this rule applies to all adult dogs
				and puppies kept by high volume breeders.
(A) Puppies shall have
			 positive human physical contact during the first
			 sixteen weeks of life to facilitate their social development.
(B) All adult dogs or puppies shall be
			 provided with at least fifteen minutes of daily
			 positive human contact and socialization beyond that which occurs during
			 feeding and cleaning time. Human contact includes both
			 verbal and tactile stimulation in a positive and beneficial
			 manner.
(C) All adult dogs or
			 puppies housed singly shall be provided daily with visual contact with other
			 adult dogs, puppies, or humans; unless prohibited by the attending
			 veterinarian.
(D) All adult dogs
			 and puppies shall be provided some form of effective enrichment daily
			 in the adult dog and puppies primary enclosure.
			 Effective environmental enrichment includes any
			 breed-specific inanimate object that promotes psychological
			 simulation.
(E) Adult dogs or
			 puppies shall not be segregated for extended periods of time in a manner devoid
			 of any visual contact with other adult dogs or puppies.
(F)
								All adult dogs
			 and puppies shall be provided with an opportunity for daily exercise of at
			 least thirty minutes. However, this requirement does not apply to an expectant
			 female dog beginning fifty-two days after the first breeding date until the dog
			 gives birth, a postpartum female dog, or any other dog as directed by a
			 veterinarian.
(G)
								All adult dogs and puppies shall have an opportunity to
			 safely access the outdoors during daylight hours. However, this requirement
			 does not apply to an expectant female dog beginning fifty-two days after the
			 first breeding date and until the dog gives birth, a female dog that is
			 nursing, or a puppy that is younger than twelve weeks of age.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-6 - High Volume Dog Breeders › Section 901:1-6-04 - Food and water

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless otherwise specified or unless
				otherwise directed by a veterinarian, this rule applies to all adult dogs
				and puppies kept by high volume breeders.
(A) Dogs shall receive food at least
			 
								two
			 times per day that is of sufficient quantity and quality to ensure maintenance
			 of normal body condition and weight.
(B) Dogs shall receive access to clean
			 
								potable Water on a continual basis
			 
								that is of
			 sufficient quantity and quality to ensure maintenance of normal body condition
			 
								and
			 growth.
(C) Water bottles with ball
			 dispensers 
								cannot be used as the
			 only source of water, except during transportation.
(D) Food and water receptacles shall be kept
			 clean and sanitary.
(E) Food
			 provided shall be unspoiled and uncontaminated.
(F) A nutritional plan shall be developed
			 with veterinary guidance.
(G) The
			 appropriate number and size of food and water receptacles shall be provided to
			 ensure access by all adult dogs and puppies in the housing facility.
(H) All food and water equipment shall be
			 inspected on a weekly basis and maintained in working condition.
(I) Opened food shall be stored in leak proof
			 containers with tightly fitting lids to protect them from spoilage, vermin
			 infestation and contamination.
(J)
			 Unopened food shall not be stored on the floor.
(K) Water and food may be restricted or
			 withheld temporarily for purposes of:
(1)
			 Preparation for administration of medication in the water; and,
(2) Specific management practices under
			 veterinary direction.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-6 - High Volume Dog Breeders › Section 901:1-6-05 - Health

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless otherwise specified, this rule applies to all adult dogs
				and puppies kept by high volume breeders.
(A)
								
								All high volume 
								breeders
								 shall have a valid
			 veterinary-client-patient-relationship with a licensed veterinarian.
(B) The attending veterinarian shall:
(1) Visit each housing facility a minimum of
			 one time per calendar year;
(2)
			 Conduct a physical exam of each adult dog and puppy six
			 months of age and older at the time of the yearly inspection;
			 and,
(3) Provide a written annual
			 plan requiring care for the adult dogs and puppies which shall include but is
			 not limited to:
(a) Exercise;
(b)
										Nutritional
			 plan;
(c) Behavior and social
			 needs;
(d)
										A vaccination and
			 parasite control program that is consistent with the recommendations of the
			 American veterinarian medical association or the American animal hospital
			 association;
(e) Health care
			 plan shall include both of the following:
(i)
											The monitoring
			 and surveillance plan for brucella canis as developed by the kennel
			 veterinarian:
(a)
												Whole kennel testing for kennels in the first year of
			 Ohio department of agriculture high volume dog breeding
			 licensure;
(b)
												Testing of any new additions, both natural and
			 acquired;
(c)
												Provision for addressing B. canis in semen to be used
			 in the kennel; and
(d)
												The B. canis rules outlined in rules
			 901:1-5-12 and
			 901:1-5-13 of the
			 Administrative Code shall be taken into consideration by the veterinarian
			 during the development of the monitoring and surveillance plan.
(ii)
											Dew
			 claw removal and tail docking instructions including all of the
			 following:
(a)
												Acceptable instruments include surgical scissors, scapel
			 blade, hemostats, or forceps;
(b)
												Instructions
			 including the proper use of the instrument and technique used to remove the dew
			 claw or perform the tail dock;
(c)
												Instructions on
			 medication usage for pain control or clotting;
(d)
												Guidance on after
			 procedure care and monitoring; and
(e)
												Instructions on
			 the cleaning and disinfecting of instruments.
(f)
												An effective
			 program for the control of insects, external parasites affecting adult dogs or
			 puppies, and birds and mammals that are pests shall be established and
			 maintained in the housing facility and primary enclosures.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-6 - High Volume Dog Breeders › Section 901:1-6-07 - Recordkeeping and identification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All adult dogs or puppies
			 
								six
			 months of age or older in the possession of a high volume breeder
			  shall be identified by either:
(1) A
			 permanent implanted identification microchip
			 using either
			 125.0 kHz,
			 128.0 kHz, or
			 134.2 kHz frequencies; or
(2)
									A collar affixed
			 around the dog's neck with a tag made of metal or aluminum that contains the
			 following engraved, stamped, or imprinted information:
(a)
										The individual
			 dog's number; and
(b)
										The Ohio high volume breeder license
			 number.
(3)
									Tag numbers cannot be reused within a five-year period
			 past the date the dog left the facility.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-6 - High Volume Dog Breeders › Section 901:1-6-08 - Licensing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								High volume breeder.
(1) High volume breeder
			 license and license renewal applications shall be made on a form provided by
			 the director of the Ohio department of agriculture.
(2)
									
									High
			 volume breeder license and license renewal applications shall be
			 considered complete when the following have been submitted to the director of
			 the Ohio department of agriculture:
(a) The completed and
			 signed application form includes the
			 following:
(i)
											All previous out
			 of state addresses for the five years prior to the licensing year;
			 and
(ii)
											An agreement under which the applicant agrees to notify
			 the Ohio department of agriculture within fourteen calendar days if, during the
			 licensing period the applicant has plead guilty to or been convicted of any
			 criminal offense other than a minor traffic offense.
(b)
			 The accompanying documentation required by division (C) of section
			 956.04 of the Revised
			 Code;
(c) The appropriate fee
			 as required by section
			 956.07 of the Revised Code;
			 and
(d) The proof of
			 insurance or a surety bond, which shall be executed by a surety company
			 authorized to do business in this state, as required by division (E) of section
			 956.03 of the Revised Code.
The insurance shall be payable to the state or the surety bond
				shall be subject to redemption by the state, as applicable, upon a suspension
				or revocation of a high volume breeder license for the purpose of paying for
				the maintenance and care of dogs that are seized or otherwise impounded from
				the high volume breeder in accordance with Chapter 956. of the Revised
				Code.
If the insurance policy or surety bond
				is, for any reason, cancelled, not renewed, or there is a material change, the
				licensee is to inform the Ohio department of agriculture within fourteen
				calendar days.
(e)
										For initial applicants, proof of a completed background
			 check performed by local law enforcement and submitted to the Ohio bureau of
			 criminal investigation's "WebCheck."
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-6 - High Volume Dog Breeders › Section 901:1-6-09 - Inspections

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 director of the Ohio department of agriculture or the director's authorized
			 representative shall conduct inspections in accordance with section
			 956.10 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) Upon entering the
			 property of a facility, the inspector or investigator shall identify themselves
			 with proper identification to prove that they are an agent of the Ohio
			 department of agriculture.
(C) The
			 director shall keep a record of:
(1) All
			 complaints and requests to investigate 
			 facilities authorized for inspections by section
			 956.10 of the Revised
			 Code;
(2) All inspections and
			 reports of findings for all inspections conducted; and,
(3) Any enforcement actions that result from
			 inspections.
Records kept under this paragraph shall be retained for the
				period of time required by the Ohio department of agriculture records retention
				policy.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-6 - High Volume Dog Breeders › Section 901:1-6-10 - Civil penalties

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(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 Chapter
			 901:1-6 or 901:1-8 of the Administrative Code 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 Chapter 901:1-6 or 901:1-8 of the Administrative
			 Code shall pay the amount prescribed to the department of agriculture. The
			 department shall remit all money collected under Chapter 901:1-6 or 901:1-8 of
			 the Administrative Code 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.
Replaces: 901:1-6-10
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-8 - Pet Stores and Dog Retailer Requirements › Section 901:1-8-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter of the Administrative Code:
(A) "Animal rescue for dogs" means an individual or organization
			 recognized by the director of Ohio department of
			 agriculture that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs and that is dedicated to the
			 welfare, health, safety, and protection of dogs, provided that the individual
			 or organization does not operate for profit, does not sell dogs for a profit,
			 does not breed dogs, does not sell dogs to a dog broker or pet store, and does
			 not purchase more than nine dogs in any given calendar year unless the dogs are
			 purchased from a dog warden appointed under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code, a
			 humane society, or another animal rescue for dogs. "Animal rescue for dogs"
			 includes an individual or organization that offers spayed or neutered dogs for
			 adoption and charges reasonable adoption fees to cover the costs of the
			 individual or organization, including, but not limited to, costs related to
			 spaying or neutering dogs.
(B)
			 "Animal shelter" means a facility that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs such
			 as a dog pound operated by a municipal corporation, or by a county under
			 Chapter 955. of the Revised Code, or that is operated by a humane society,
			 animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or
			 other nonprofit organization that is devoted to the welfare, protection, and
			 humane treatment of dogs and other animals.
(C) "Department" means the Ohio department of
			 agriculture.
(D) "Dog broker" means
			 a person who buys, sells, or offers to sell dogs at wholesale for resale to
			 another or who sells or gives one or more dogs to a pet store annually. "Dog
			 broker" does not include an animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs,
			 a humane society, a medical kennel for dogs, a research kennel for dogs, a pet
			 store, or a veterinarian.
(E)
			 "Humane society" means an organization that is organized under section
			 1717.05 of the Revised
			 Code.
(F) "Pet store" means an
			 individual retail store to which both of the following apply: the store sells
			 forty or more puppies or adult dogs to the
			 public; and with regard to the sale of a dog from the store, the sales person,
			 the buyer of a dog, and the dog for sale are physically present during the
			 sales transaction so that the buyer may personally observe the dog and help
			 ensure 
								the
			 dog's health prior to taking custody. "Pet store" does not include an
			 animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs, a humane society, a medical
			 kennel for dogs,  a research kennel for
			 dogs, a high volume breeder, or any other dog breeder
			 that maintains and sells dogs from the same premises where the dogs are bred
			 and reared.
(G) "Qualified
			 breeder" has the same meaning as set out in section
			 956.19 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-8 - Pet Stores and Dog Retailer Requirements › Section 901:1-8-02 - Licensing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Initial and renewal applications for pet store licensure shall be made on a
			 form provided by the department. Forms may be found by visiting
www.agri.ohio.gov
.
(B) Applications shall be considered complete
			 when the following have been submitted to the department:
(1) A completed and signed application form;
			 and
(2) A license fee
			  as outlined in
			 section 
									956.21 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-8 - Pet Stores and Dog Retailer Requirements › Section 901:1-8-03 - Identification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No pet store or dog broker shall
				display, offer for sale, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, transfer,
				or sell any dog that has not been microchipped with a microchip using either
				125 kHz, 128 kHz, or 134.2 kHz frequencies.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-8 - Pet Stores and Dog Retailer Requirements › Section 901:1-8-04 - Pet store recordkeeping

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All
			 pet stores shall document the following information within twenty-four hours of
			 obtaining a dog:
(1) The name and address
			 of the physical location of the animal rescue,
			 animal shelter, humane society, dog broker, or qualified breeder which supplied
			 the dog;
(2) The date that the pet
			 store took possession of the dog;
(3) The breed, gender, color, and any
			 identifying marks of the dog;
(4)
			 The dog's birth date, if known;
(5)
			 The permanent implanted identification microchip number as required by rule
			 901:1-8-03 of the
			 Administrative Code; and
(6) The
			 certificate of veterinary inspection that accompanied the dog.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-8 - Pet Stores and Dog Retailer Requirements › Section 901:1-8-05 - Dog broker recordkeeping

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Pursuant to section 956.051 of the Revised Code, no
			 dog broker shall negligently sell, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away,
			 or transfer a dog to a pet store without the records required under this
			 rule.
(B) All dog brokers subject
			 to this rule shall document the following information, if applicable:
(1) The name and address
			 of the physical location of the animal rescue,
			 animal shelter, humane society, dog broker, or qualified breeder which supplied
			 the dog;
(2) The date that the pet
			 store took possession of the dog;
(3) The breed, gender, color, and any
			 identifying marks of the dog;
(4)
			 The dog's birth date, if known;
(5)
			 The permanent implanted identification microchip number as required by rule
			 901:1-8-03 of the
			 Administrative Code; and
(6) The
			 certificate of veterinary inspection that accompanied the dog.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-11 - Pseudorabies › Section 901:1-11-01 - Pseudorabies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For the purpose
			 of rules 901:1-11-01 to
			 901:1-11-09
			 of the Administrative Code"pseudorabies" means that disease of animals
			 designated as dangerously contagious or infectious by paragraph (A) of rule
			 901:1-21-02
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
			 Any test for pseudorabies performed on any animal within the state of Ohio
			 shall be reported to the department of agriculture within seven days after the
			 date the test was performed. The report shall be on a form approved by the
			 department and shall provide the information required on the form. Each animal
			 tested shall be listed individually on the form by its official identification.
Replaces: 901:1-11-01
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				03/25/2010 and
				03/25/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 941.03
Rule Amplifies:
				941.01
Prior Effective Dates: 11/14/77, 04/11/2005
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-11 - Pseudorabies › Section 901:1-11-02 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in Chapter 901:1-11 of the Administrative Code:
(A) "Eradication plan" means a cooperative
			 plan developed by state/federal representatives, the accredited veterinarian
			 and the herd owner for controlling and eradicating pseudorabies.
(B) "Feedlot" means a premises where swine
			 are fed, physically separated from swine kept for breeding or other purposes,
			 and from which the swine are moved for immediate slaughter as defined in
			 paragraph (D) of rule
			 901:1-23-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(C)
			 "Feral swine" means any swine that has lived any part of its life free roaming.
(D) "Herd agreement" means a
			 written agreement between the owner or bailee of an animal or animals
			 quarantined for pseudorabies and the Ohio department of agriculture. The
			 agreement shall be signed by both parties. The herd agreement shall include a
			 herd plan to eradicate pseudorabies from the herd. The agreement shall list the
			 responsibilities of the owner and bailee and the department.
(E) "Herd test" shall consist of the
			 following:
(1) For herds not known to be
			 infected with pseudorabies, an official test of all swine in the breeding herd
			 six months of age or older.
(2)
			 For infected herds and infected feedlots, an official test of:
(a) All swine in the herd except suckling
			 pigs; or
(b) All breeding swine
			 over six months of age and all other swine, except suckling pigs, on the
			 following schedule:
(i) For herds of less
			 than one hundred other swine, test all, up to thirty-five head.
(ii) For herds of one hundred to two hundred
			 other swine, test thirty-nine head.
(iii) For herds of over two hundred other
			 swine, test forty-four head.
(iv)
			 Under paragraphs (E)(2)(b)(i) to (E)(2)(b)(iii) of this rule, swine tested are
			 to be selected at random and are to include all recent additions. The tested
			 swine shall be proportionately representative of the herd and at least one pig
			 per pen shall be tested.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-11 - Pseudorabies › Section 901:1-11-03 - Removal of identification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless authorized by the department no person shall remove,
				alter, or deface any identification, either permanent or temporary, applied to
				any animal being tested or examined for pseudorabies.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				03/25/2010 and
				03/25/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 941.03, 941.09
Rule
				Amplifies: 941.09
Prior Effective Dates: 7/14/77
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-11 - Pseudorabies › Section 901:1-11-05 - Quarantine

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Swine and other
			 animals found to be infected with or exposed to pseudorabies, shall be
			 quarantined. Any premises and herd where such diseased animals are found or
			 have been recently kept shall also be quarantined.
(B) No susceptible animal shall be brought to
			 or removed from a quarantined premises or quarantined herd except with a permit
			 from the Ohio department of agriculture; and
(1) No person may move swine into an infected
			 feedlot unless:
(a) They are vaccinated for
			 pseudorabies with a vaccine specified by the department; or
(b) They enter with a permit from the
			 department waiving the vaccination requirement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-11 - Pseudorabies › Section 901:1-11-06 - Pseudorabies qualified negative herd

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The owner of a herd of swine who wishes
			 to have the herd certified by the department of agriculture as achieving and
			 maintaining status as a pseudorabies qualified negative herd shall comply with
			 the terms and conditions of one of the protocols attached to this rule as
			 appendix "A" and appendix "B" and made a part of this rule.
(B) The cost of collecting samples and
			 testing shall be borne by the herd owner. All tests shall be done by an
			 approved laboratory and copies of the results sent to the state animal health
			 official.
Replaces: 901:1-11-06
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R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				03/25/2010 and
				03/25/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 941.03
Rule Amplifies:
				941.02
Prior Effective Dates: 11/14/77, 04/11/2005
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:1 - Animal Industry › Chapter 901:1-11 - Pseudorabies › Section 901:1-11-07 - Requirement for intrastate movement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Swine under pseudorabies quarantine shall
			 move in compliance with rules
			 901:1-11-04 and
			 901:1-11-05 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(B) Swine
			 originating in a stage IV or higher area shall not require a negative test for
			 pseudorabies as a requirement for change of ownership.
(C) Swine originating in a stage III area
			 shall not be sold, moved or be disposed of for nonslaughter purposes within
			 this state unless they meet the following requirements.
(1) Swine for breeding purposes shall:
(a) Have an official negative test for
			 pseudorabies not more than thirty days prior to such sale or movement, unless
			 there is no movement; or
(b) Have
			 originated immediately and directly from a qualified pseudorabies-negative
			 herd; or
(c) Be suckling pigs
			 accompanying a negative dam; or
(d) Have a permit from the Ohio department of
			 agriculture.