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...(A) Every tuberculosis test shall be conducted by a licensed accredited veterinarian using a method approved by the department of agriculture. (B) Every tuberculosis test shall be reported to the department within seven days after making the test, unless an extension of time is granted by the department. (C) The report shall be made on a form provided by the department and shall include the name and address of the ...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Animals" or "livestock" means horses, mules, and other equidae, cattle, sheep, and goats and other bovidae, swine and other suidae, poultry, alpacas, llamas, and monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status. (B) "Dealer" or "broker" means any person found by the department of agriculture buying, receiving, selling...

...(A)(1) Application for a license as a dealer or broker shall be made in writing to the department of agriculture. The application shall state the nature of the business, the municipal corporation, township, and county, and the post-office address of the location where the business is to be conducted, the name of any employee authorized to act in the dealer's or broker's behalf, and such additional information as the ...

...(A) Application for a license as a small dealer shall be made in writing to the department of agriculture. The application shall state the nature of the business, the municipal corporation or township, county, and post-office address of the location where the business is to be conducted, the name of any employee who is authorized to act in the small dealer's behalf, and any additional information that the department ...

...(A) Fees for the initial issuance of any license issued pursuant to sections 943.02, 943.03, and 943.031 of the Revised Code, shall be paid to the department of agriculture. (B) All annual renewal fees for the licenses shall be paid by the applicant for the renewal of a license on or before the thirty-first day of March of each year to the treasurer of state. Except for license fees for small dealers, the fees...

...(A)(1) The director of agriculture may, except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, refuse to grant or may suspend a small dealer's, dealer's, or broker's license, without prior hearing, after determining from evidence presented to the director that there is reasonable cause to believe any of the following situations exist: (a) Where the applicant or licensee or an employee has violated the laws of the s...

...The director of agriculture shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish all of the following: (A) Requirements governing health monitoring and disease testing of monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, and captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status, which testing may include, but is not limited to, testing for chronic wasting disease, brucello...

...(A) The director of agriculture shall record livestock brands and maintain a central registry of brands. The director shall publish a booklet of brands registered pursuant to this section, containing a facsimile of each registered brand and the name and address of the individual to whom it is registered. The director shall update or supplement the booklet at least once annually and shall provide copies of the booklet...

...(A) Whoever violates section 947.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (B) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of section 947.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. (C) Whoever violates division (C) of section 947.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Whoever violates division (D) of section 947.05 of the Revised Co...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Animal" means any animal, other than a human being, and includes domestic fowl, wild birds, fish, and reptiles, living or dead. (B) "Licensee" means any person who is licensed in accordance with this chapter. (C) "Loading platform" means any place operated by a licensee for loading dead animals, or parts thereof, onto trucks to take them to a rendering plant or composting facilit...

...(A) Application for a license shall be made to the department of agriculture on a form prescribed by the department. (B) Each application shall include all of the following: (1) The name and address of the applicant; (2) The applicant's proposed place of business; (3) A detailed statement of the method that the applicant intends to use to dispose of, pick up, render, or collect raw rendering material or to t...

...(A) As used in this section: (1)(a) "Dangerous dog" means a dog that, without provocation, and subject to division (A)(1)(b) of this section, has done any of the following: (i) Caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person; (ii) Killed another dog; (iii) Been the subject of a third or subsequent violation of division (C) of section 955.22 of the Revised Code. (b) "Dangerous dog" does no...

...(A) The board of county commissioners shall provide nets and other suitab le devices for the taking of dogs in a humane manner, provide a suitable place for impounding dogs, make proper provision for feeding and caring for the same, and provide humane methods for destroying dogs. (B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the dog warden shall deliver any dog that the warden or the warden's deputies have seized to...

...(A) Dogs that have been seized by the county dog warden and impounded shall be kept, housed, and fed for three days for the purpose of redemption, as provided by section 955.18 of the Revised Code, unless any of the following applies: (1) Immediate humane destruction of the dog is necessary because of obvious disease or injury. If the diseased or injured dog is registered, as determined from the current year's regi...

...The registration fees provided for in sections 955.01 to 955.14 of the Revised Code constitute a special fund known as "the dog and kennel fund." The fees shall be deposited by the county auditor in the county treasury daily as collected. Money in the fund shall be used for the purpose of defraying the cost of furnishing all blanks, records, tags, nets, and other equipment, for the purpose of paying the compensation ...

...(A) As used in this section, "dangerous dog" has the same meaning as in section 955.11 of the Revised Code. (B) No owner, keeper, or harborer of any female dog shall permit it to go beyond the premises of the owner, keeper, or harborer at any time the dog is in heat unless the dog is properly in leash. (C) Except when a dog is lawfully engaged in hunting and accompanied by the owner, keeper, harborer, or hand...

...(A)(1) No person shall remove a dog that has bitten any person from the county in which the bite occurred until a quarantine period as specified in division (B) of this section has been completed. No person shall transfer a dog that has bitten any person until a quarantine period as specified in division (B) of this section has been completed, except that a person may transfer the dog to the county dog warden or to a...

...All of the following are not required to obtain a license under this chapter or comply with any other requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it: (A) Medical kennels for dogs ; (B) Research kennels for dogs ; (C) Animal shelters for dogs that are operated by a municipal corporation or by a county under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code ; (D) Animal shelters for dogs that are operated by a humane...

...In addition to complying with rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code, a high volume breeder shall do all of the following with regard to a dog that is kept, housed, and maintained by the breeder: (A) Unless otherwise directed by a veterinarian, provide the dog, twice each day, with food that is all of the following: (1) Sufficient to maintain normal body condition and weight; (2) Unspoiled and u...

...(A)(1) No person shall operate a high volume breeder in this state without a high volume breeder license issued by the director of agriculture in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (2) The director shall not issue a license under this section unless the director determines that the applicant will operate or will continue to operate the high volume breeder in acco...

...(A) No dog broker shall negligently sell, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, or transfer a live dog to a pet store in this state unless the dog was obtained from one of the following sources: (1) An animal rescue for dogs; (2) An animal shelter for dogs; (3) A humane society; (4) A qualified breeder as defined in section 956.19 of the Revised Code. (B) No dog broker shall negligently sell, deliver...

...(A)(1) At least once annually, the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative shall inspect a high volume breeder that is subject to licensure under this chapter and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code to ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, including the standards of care established in rules adopted under that section. (2) The director or the d...

...(A) There is hereby created the commercial dog breeding advisory board consisting of all of the following members: (1) The state veterinarian in the department of agriculture; (2) The following six members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate: (a) One member representing a humane society; (b) One member who is a county dog warden; (c) One member who is a veterinarian; (d) One...

...(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...