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...The board of trustees of the university of Akron shall employ, fix the compensation of, and remove, the president and such number of professors, teachers, and other employees as may be deemed necessary. The board shall do all things necessary for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful and continuous operation of the university and may adopt and from time to time amend bylaws, rules, and regulations for the ...

...The board of trustees of the university of Akron may receive and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the university, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be applied to the general or special use of the university, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. The board of trustees of the university of Akron may make and enter into all contracts...

...The general assembly shall support the university of Akron by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but support may also come from other sources.

...(A) There is hereby created a state university to be known as the "university of Cincinnati." The government of the university of Cincinnati is vested in a board of eleven trustees who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at the university of Cincinnati, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section...

...The board of trustees of the university of Cincinnati shall annually elect from their members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson, and they may also appoint a secretary of the board, a treasurer, and such other officers of the university as the interests of the university require, who may be members of the board. The treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the...

...The board of trustees of the university of Cincinnati shall employ, fix the compensation of, and remove the president and such number of professors, teachers, and other employees, as may be deemed necessary. The board shall do all things necessary for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful and continuous operation of the university and may adopt and amend bylaws and rules for the conduct of the board and th...

...The board of trustees of the university of Cincinnati may receive and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the university, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be applied to the general or special uses of the university, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. The board of trustees of the university of Cincinnati may make and enter into al...

...The general assembly shall support the university of Cincinnati by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but support may also come from other sources.

...(A) There is hereby created a state university to be known as "Shawnee state university." The government of Shawnee state university is vested in a board of eleven trustees who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at Shawnee state university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. The remain...

...The board of trustees of Shawnee state university shall annually elect from their members a chairperson and vice-chairperson; and they may also appoint a secretary of the board, a treasurer, and such other officers of the university as the interests of the university require, who may be members of the board. The treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state or be in...

...The board of trustees of Shawnee state university shall employ, fix the compensation of, and remove the president and such number of professors, teachers, and other employees, as may be deemed necessary. The board shall do all things necessary for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful and continuous operation of the university and may adopt and amend bylaws and rules for the conduct of the board and the go...

...The board of trustees of Shawnee state university may receive and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the university, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be applied to the general or special uses of the university, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. The board of trustees of Shawnee state university may make and enter into all contra...

...The general assembly shall support Shawnee state university by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but support may also come from other sources.

...Shawnee state community college shall cease to exist when the board of trustees of Shawnee state university commences the exercise of its powers. Thereupon, the board of trustees of Shawnee state university shall have control of all lands, buildings, property, and equipment held by the board of trustees of Shawnee state community college for the institution or in trust for the institution, whether for the general or ...

...(A) The university of Toledo, as authorized under former Chapter 3360. of the Revised Code, and the medical university of Ohio at Toledo, as authorized under former sections 3350.01 to 3350.05 of the Revised Code, shall be combined as one state university to be known as the "university of Toledo." (B)(1) The government of the combined university of Toledo is vested in a board of trustees which, except as prescribed...

...The board of trustees of the university of Toledo annually shall elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson, and also may appoint a secretary of the board, a treasurer, and such other officers of the university as the interest of the university requires, who may be members of the board. The treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state or ...

...The board of trustees of the university of Toledo shall employ, fix the compensation of, and remove, the president and such number of professors, teachers, and other employees as may be deemed necessary. The board shall do all things necessary for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful and continuous operation of the university and may adopt and from time to time amend bylaws, rules, and regulations for the...

...The board of trustees of the university of Toledo may receive and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the university, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be applied to the general or special use of the university, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. The board of trustees of the university of Toledo may make and enter into all contrac...

...The general assembly shall support the university of Toledo by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but support may also come from other sources.

...(A) As used in this section, "constituent institutions" means the university of Toledo, as authorized under former Chapter 3360. of the Revised Code, and the medical university of Ohio at Toledo, as authorized under former sections 3350.01 to 3350.05 of the Revised Code, which are combined as the university of Toledo pursuant to section 3364.01 of the Revised Code. (B) When the combination of the constituent institu...

...(A)(1) The institute of American constitutional thought and leadership is established for the purpose of creating and disseminating knowledge about American constitutional thought and to form future leaders of the legal profession through research, scholarship, teaching, collaboration, and mentorship. The institute shall be an independent academic unit within the university of Toledo. (2) The university shall prov...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Articulated credit" means post-secondary credit that is reflected on the official record of a student at an institution of higher education only upon enrollment at that institution after graduation from a secondary school. (B) "Default ceiling amount" means one of the following amounts, whichever is applicable: (1) For a participant enrolled in a college operating on a semester ...

...(A) There is hereby established the college credit plus program under which, beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, a secondary grade student who is a resident of this state may enroll at a college, on a full- or part-time basis, and complete nonsectarian, nonremedial courses for high school and college credit. The program shall govern arrangements in which a secondary grade student enrolls in a college and, upon ...

...(A) A student enrolled in a public or nonpublic secondary school during the student's ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade school year; a student enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic secondary school in the student's ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade school year; or a student who is exempt from the compulsory attendance law for the purpose of home education under section 3321.042 of the Revised Code and is...

...(A) A student in grade nine may not enroll in courses under this chapter for which the student elects under division (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code to receive credit toward high school graduation for more than the equivalent of four academic school years. A student enrolling in courses under this chapter may not enroll in courses in which the student elects to receive credit toward high school gradu...

...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...

...ment. (B) No person shall destroy any domestic animal by the use of either of the following: (1) A high altitude decompression chamber; or (2) Any method other than a method that immediately and painlessly renders the domestic animal initially unconscious and subsequently dead. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, no animal shelter shall destroy a domestic animal by the use of a carb...

...(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) No person shall: (1) Torture an animal, deprive one of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, or impound or confine an animal without supplying it during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of good wholesome food and water; (2) Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during such confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow, or excessive direc...

...her animal that is raised or maintained domestically for food or fiber. (11) "Captive white-tailed deer" has the same meaning as in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code. (12) "Serious physical harm" means any of the following: (a) Physical harm that carries an unnecessary or unjustifiable substantial risk of death; (b) Physical harm that involves either partial or total permanent incapacity; (c) Physical har...

...(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...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Chemical capture" and "certified officer" have the same meanings as in section 955.151 of the Revised Code. (2) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. (B) Chemical capture of a companion animal by a certified officer in accordance with the laws of this state is not an act of cruelty.

...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...

...or 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 regarding an event involving cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another: (a) Wager money or anything else of value on the results of the event; (b) Pay money or g...

...or seizing, detaining, or maltreating a domestic animal; (5) Pay money or give anything else of value in exchange for admission to or be present at a dogfight; (6) Witness a dogfight if it is presented as a public spectacle. (B) The department of agriculture may investigate complaints and follow up rumors of dogfighting activities and may report any information so gathered to an appropriate prosecutor or law ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Fighting dog" means a dog that a peace officer has probable cause to believe has been, is, or is intended to be used in dogfighting in violation of section 959.16 of the Revised Code. (2) "Impounding entity" means the entity that has possession of an impounded fighting dog during its impoundment. (3) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised...

...Live birds or fowl shall not be used as targets in trapshooting.

...No person who is not the owner thereof, shall shoot, kill, or maim an Antwerp or homing pigeon, commonly known as "carrier" pigeon, nor shall such person entrap, catch, or detain a carrier pigeon, provided it has the name of the owner stamped upon its wing or tail, or has a band with the owner's name, initial, or number on its leg.

...No owner of a stallion or jack or the agent of such owner, shall permit it to serve a mare within thirty feet of a public street or alley in a municipal corporation.

...As used in this section: (A) "Work animal" includes a horse, pony, mule, donkey, mare, ox, bull, gelding, or other animal used or intended to be used for a work purpose. (B) "Work purpose" means the performance by a work animal of some work or labor, including showing, performing, or being used in any exhibition, show, circus, rodeo, or similar use. (C) "Owner" includes any person, firm, association, or corporatio...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Animal" means a nonhuman mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, either dead or alive. (2) "Offense" means a violation of this section or an attempt, in violation of section 2923.02 of the Revised Code, to violate this section. (3) "Officer" has the same meaning as in section 959.132 of the Revised Code. (4) "Sexual conduct" means either of the following committed for the purpo...

...(A) Whoever violates section 959.18 or 959.19 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates section 959.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the value of the animal killed or the injury done amounts to three hundred dollars or more, whoever violates section 959.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a mis...