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Section 3717.14 | Dogs in outdoor dining areas.

...ns to control their dog, whether with a leash or otherwise, while the dog is in the outdoor dining area. The establishment or operation shall enforce the policy adopted under division (B)(1) of this section. (2) Not allow the person to take the dog into the outdoor dining area through any of the establishment's or operation's indoor areas; (3) Comply with both of the following: (a) All sanitation standards establi...

Section 955.43 | Dogs with blind, deaf or mobility impaired person.

...nveyance. (2) The dog shall be upon a leash while using the facilities of a common carrier. (3) Any dog in training to become an assistance dog shall be covered by a liability insurance policy provided by the nonprofit special agency engaged in such work protecting members of the public against personal injury or property damage caused by the dog. (C) No person shall recklessly deprive a person who is blind, de...

Section 955.24 | [Former R.C. 955.22, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Vicious and dangerous dog ownership requirements.

...harborer, keep that dog on a chain-link leash or tether that is not more than six feet in length and additionally do at least one of the following: (a) Keep that dog in a locked pen that has a top, locked fenced yard with fencing that is sufficiently constructed to prevent escape, or other locked enclosure that has a top; (b) Have the leash or tether controlled by a person who is of suitable age and discretion or...

Section 955.21 | Requirement to properly confine or restrain a dog.

... of the owner, keeper, or harborer by a leash, tether, adequate fence, supervision, or secure enclosure to prevent escape; (2) Keep the dog under the reasonable control of some person. A violation of division (A) of this section is a strict liability offense and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. (B) Whoever commits a violation of this section that involves a dog that is not a nuisance dog, dan...

Section 955.26 | Rabies quarantine.

...ner, keeper, or harborer if it is under leash or under the control of a responsible person. The quarantine order shall be considered an emergency and need not be published. (B) When the quarantine has been declared, the director of health, the board, or those persons may require vaccination for rabies of all dogs within the health district or part of it. Proof of rabies vaccination within a satisfactory period sha...

Section 955.01 | [Former R.C. 955.02, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Definitions.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Vicious dog" means a dog that has been designated as such in accordance with section 955.23 of the Revised Code or a dog that has previously engaged in a vicious dog act when evidence of such engagement is presented to a court and the court determines that the dog has engaged in a previous vicious dog act. (B) "Dangerous dog" means a dog that has been designated as such in accordance...

Section 955.02 | [Former R.C. 955.01, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Registration of dogs.

...ry person who owns, keeps, or harbors a dog more than three months of age shall file, on or after the first day of the applicable December, but before the thirty-first day of the applicable January, in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the dog is kept or harbored, an application for registration for a period of one year or three years or an application for a permanent registration. The board of ...

Section 955.021 | [Former R.C. 955.011, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Free and permanent registration for guide, leader, hearing, or support dogs.

... made for registration of an assistance dog and the owner can show proof by certificate or other means that the dog is an assistance dog, the owner of the dog shall be exempt from any fee for the registration. Registration for an assistance dog shall be permanent and not subject to annual renewal so long as the dog is an assistance dog. Certificates and tags stamped "Ohio Assistance Dog-Permanent Registration," with ...

Section 955.022 | [Former R.C. 955.012, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Law enforcement canine registration.

... (3) "Law enforcement canine" means a dog regularly utilized by a law enforcement agency for general law enforcement purposes, tracking, or detecting the presence of a controlled substance or explosive. (B) Instead of obtaining an annual registration under section 955.02 of the Revised Code, a law enforcement agency owning, keeping, or harboring a law enforcement canine may obtain an annual registration for the d...

Section 955.023 | [Former R.C. 955.013, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Registration of dogs and kennels via internet.

...he following: (1) The registration of dogs and kennels under this chapter via the internet; (2) The payment of dog and kennel registration fees under this chapter by financial transaction devices, including payment by financial transaction devices via the internet.

Section 955.024 | County auditor notification of a dangerous or vicious dog registration or address change.

...uditor registers a dangerous or vicious dog or receives a notification regarding an address change from an owner, keeper, or harborer of a dangerous or vicious dog, the county auditor shall notify in writing the applicable county dog warden of such registration or address change.

Section 955.03 | Dogs are personal property.

...Any dog that has been registered under sections 955.02 and 955.04 of the Revised Code and any dog not required to be registered under such sections shall be considered as personal property and have all the rights and privileges and be subject to like restraints as other livestock.

Section 955.04 | Kennel registration.

...(A) Every owner of a dog kennel shall, in like manner as provided in division (A) of section 955.02 of the Revised Code, make application for the registration of such kennel, and pay to the county auditor a registration fee of ten dollars for each such kennel, unless a greater fee has been established under section 955.14 of the Revised Code. If the application is not filed and the fee paid, on or before the thirty-f...

Section 955.05 | Registration of dog or dog kennel during year.

...g the owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog more than three months of age or brought from outside the state during any year, shall file like applications, with fees, as required by section 955.02 of the Revised Code, for registration for a period of one year or three years or an application for permanent registration. If the application is not filed and the fee paid, within thirty days after the dog is acquired, beco...

Section 955.06 | Registration fee for partial year and multiple years.

...(A) The owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog becoming three months of age after the first day of July in a calendar year and the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog purchased outside the state after the first day of July in a calendar year shall register the dog in accordance with division (B), (C), or (D) of this section within ninety days of the dog's becoming three months of age or within ninety days of the date of...

Section 955.07 | Certificate of registration and tags - record kept by county auditor.

...ll assign a distinctive number to every dog or dog kennel described in the application and shall deliver a certificate of registration bearing the number to the owner of the dog or dog kennel. A record of all certificates of registration issued, together with the applications for registration, shall be kept by the auditor in a dog and kennel register until after an audit performed by the auditor of state. This record...

Section 955.08 | [Former R.C. 955.09, renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Period of validity.

...Certificates of registration and registration tags shall be valid only during the calendar year or years for which they are issued.

Section 955.09 | [Former R.C. 955.10, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Tags to be worn.

...(A) No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a dog kennel registered under this chapter or licensed under Chapter 956. of the Revised Code, shall fail to require the dog to wear, at all times, a valid tag issued in connection with a certificate of registration under division (A) of section 955.02 of the Revised Code. A violation of this division is a strict liability offense and section 2901.20 of the R...

Section 955.10 | [Former R.C. 955.221, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Local ordinances or resolutions pertaining to dog control.

...n, ordinances or resolutions to control dogs include, but are not limited to, ordinances or resolutions concerned with the ownership, keeping, or harboring of dogs, the restraint of dogs, dogs as public nuisances, and dogs as a threat to public health, safety, and welfare, except that such ordinances or resolutions as permitted in division (B) of this section shall not prohibit the use of any dog which is lawfully en...

Section 955.11 | Transfer of ownership.

...) Upon the transfer of ownership of any dog, the seller of the dog shall give the buyer a transfer of ownership certificate that shall be signed by the seller. The certificate shall contain the registration number of the dog, the name of the seller, and a brief description of the dog. Blank forms of the certificate may be obtained from the county auditor. A transfer of ownership shall be recorded by the auditor upon ...

Section 955.12 | Dog wardens.

...ioners shall appoint or employ a county dog warden and deputies in such number, for such periods of time, and at such compensation as the board considers necessary to enforce sections 955.01 to 955.27 and 955.50 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the warden and deputies shall give bond in a sum not less than five hundred dollars and not more than two thousand...

Section 955.121 | Appointment of sheriff as county dog warden.

...(A)(1) In lieu of appointing a county dog warden and deputies under section 955.12 of the Revised Code, a board of county commissioners may appoint the county sheriff to enforce sections 955.01 to 955.27 and 955.50 of the Revised Code. If a board chooses to appoint the county sheriff as the county dog warden, the board shall enter into a two-year written agreement with the sheriff for that purpose at the first meetin...

Section 955.14 | Increasing dog and kennel registration fees.

...ommissioners by resolution may increase dog and kennel registration fees in the county. The amount of the fees shall not exceed an amount that the board, in its discretion, estimates is needed to pay all expenses for the administration of this chapter. Such a resolution shall be adopted not earlier than the first day of February and not later than the thirty-first day of August of any year and shall specify the regis...

Section 955.15 | Impounding dogs.

...her 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 one of the following: (1) A dog pound operated by the county...

Section 955.151 | Chemical capture of companion animals.

...employed by an animal shelter or county dog warden that holds a chemical capture classification granted under section 4729.533 of the Revised Code may, in accordance with that section and rules adopted under it, chemically capture a companion animal to limit injury to the officer, the animal or another animal, or the public.