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...(A) All money collected by the director of agriculture from late renewal fees under section 956.06, license fees under section 956.07, and civil penalties assessed under section 956.13 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the high volume breeder kennel control license fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall also consist of money appropriated to it. (B) The director shal...

...(A) All money collected by the director of agriculture from license fees under section 956.21 and civil penalties assessed under section 956.22 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the pet store license fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall also consist of money appropriated to it. (B) The director shall use the money in the fund for the purpose of administering secti...

...As used in section 956.20 of the Revised Code, a "qualified breeder" means either of the following: (A) A breeder that keeps, houses, and maintains female adult dogs that is not a high volume breeder as defined in section 956.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A high volume breeder located in or out of this state that meets all of the following requirements: (1) The breeder is licensed by the United States department of ...

...(A) No owner, manager, or employee of a pet store shall negligently display, offer for sale, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, transfer, or sell any live dog from a pet store to a person unless the dog was obtained from one of the following sources: (1) An animal rescue for dogs; (2) An animal shelter for dogs; (3) A humane society; (4) A dog broker, provided that, if the dog broker originally obta...

...(A) The director of agriculture may issue a pet store license to an owner or operator of a pet store when the owner or operator does all of the following: (1) Applies for a license in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code; (2) Affirms in writing that the owner or operator will maintain compliance with the applicable requirements established under section 959.20 of t...

...(A) The director of agriculture, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is violating division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or division (E) of section 956.21 of the Revised Code. (B) The person who is assessed a civil penalty under this section is liable for a civil pen...

...The regulation of pet stores is a matter of general statewide interest that requires statewide regulation. Sections 956.181 to 956.23 of the Revised Code and section 956.99 of the Revised Code constitute a comprehensive plan with respect to all aspects of the regulation of pet stores. Accordingly, it is the intent of the general assembly to preempt any local ordinance, resolution, or other law adopted to regulate the...

...Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.051 of the Revised Code, division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code, or division (E) of section 956.21 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

...(A) As used in this section "blackbird" means the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater), and the starling (Sturnus vulgaris). (B) The director of agriculture may develop and conduct programs to control blackbirds which cause economic losses on Ohio farms, are detrimental to the public health and welfare, deface or defile public ...

...No owner or keeper of a dog, cat, or other domestic animal, shall abandon such animal.

...No person shall maliciously, or willfully, and without the consent of the owner, kill or injure a horse, mare, foal, filly, jack, mule, sheep, goat, cow, steer, bull, heifer, ass, ox, swine, dog, cat, or other domestic animal that is the property of another. This section does not apply to a licensed veterinarian acting in an official capacity.

...e easily found and eaten by any of such animals, either upon his own lands or the lands of another.

...Sections 959.02 and 959.03 of the Revised Code do not extend to a person killing or injuring an animal or attempting to do so while endeavoring to prevent it from trespassing upon his enclosure, or while it is so trespassing, or while driving it away from his premises; provided within fifteen days thereafter, payment is made for damages done to such animal by such killing or injuring, less the actual amount of damage...

...No person shall administer to any animal within forty-eight hours prior to the time that the animal competes at a fair or exhibition conducted by a county or independent agricultural society authorized under Chapter 1711. of the Revised Code or by the Ohio expositions commission any drug or medicament not specifically permitted under rules of the state racing commission promulgated pursuant to Chapter 3769. of the Re...

...(A) As used in this section, "animal shelter" means a facility operated by a humane society or any society organized under Chapter 1717. of the Revised Code, a dog pound operated pursuant to Chapter 955. of the Revised Code, or a local animal shelter that is operated by any entity of local government. (B) No person shall destroy any domestic animal by the use of either of the following: (1) A high altitude decomp...

...(A) As used in sections 959.07 to 959.10 of the Revised Code: (1) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. (2) "Licensed veterinarian" has the same meaning as in section 4741.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Protective services" has the same meaning as in section 5101.60 of the Revised Code. (4) "Officer" has the same meaning as in section 959.132 of the Revised Code. (...

...No officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden operating in an official or professional capacity, shall fail to immediately report a violation involving a companion animal to an appropriate social service professional when all of the following apply: (A) The officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden has knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that a violation involving a companion animal has occurred or is occurring...

...(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, a person required to make a report under section 959.07 or 959.08 of the Revised Code may do so orally or in writing and shall include all of the following in the report: (a) If known, the name and description of the companion animal involved; (b) The address and telephone number of the owner or other person responsible for care of the compan...

...The entity with responsibility for employment oversight of an officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden shall issue that individual a confidential written warning if the entity discovers that the individual has violated section 959.08 of the Revised Code. The entity shall include in the warning an explanation of the violation and the reporting requirement.

...No person shall maliciously alter or deface an artificial earmark or brand upon a horse, mare, foal, filly, jack, mule, sheep, goat, cow, steer, bull, heifer, ass, ox, swine, that is the property of another.

...(A) As used in this section: "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. "Impounding agency" means a county humane society organized under section 1717.05 of the Revised Code, an animal shelter, or a law enforcement agency that has impounded a companion animal in accordance with this section. "Offense" means a violation of Chapter 959. of the Revised Code or an attempt, in...

...(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a person shall be immune from civil liability for any damage resulting from the forcible entry of a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing an animal from the vehicle if the person does all of the following: (1) Determines the vehicle is locked or there is otherwise no reasonable method for the animal to exit the vehicle. (2) Has a good faith belief that f...

...No owner or person having the custody, control, or possession of a horse, nor an agent or employee of such owner or custodian, shall cut off or cause to be cut off or amputated the skin, flesh, muscles, bone, or integuments of the dock or tail of the horse in order to shorten its natural length or proportions. No person shall pull out the hairs of the foretop, mane, or withers of a horse except minimum quanti...

...(A) No person shall knowingly do either of the following: (1) Engage in cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another; (2) Use, train, or possess any animal for seizing, detaining, or maltreating a domestic animal. (B) No person shall knowingly do either of the following: (1) Be employed at cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another; (2) Do any of the following regardi...

...(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Promote, engage in, or be employed at dogfighting; (2) Receive money or anything else of value for the admission of another person to a dogfighting event or a place kept for dogfighting; (3) Sell, purchase, possess, or train a dog for dogfighting; (4) Use, train, or possess a dog for seizing, detaining, or maltreating a domestic animal; (5) Pay money ...