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...(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)(1) No person shall act as or perform the functions of a dog broker in this state without a dog broker 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 act as or perform the functions of a dog broker in accord...

...d 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, barter, auction, broker, give away, or transfer to a pet store in this state any of the following: (1) A dog that is less than eight weeks old; (2) A dog witho...

...(A)(1) No person shall operate an animal rescue for dogs without first registering with the director of agriculture in accordance with division (C) of this section or rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code, as applicable. A registration is valid for one year. (2) A registration may be renewed. An application for renewal shall be submitted to the director at least ninety days prior to the expiration ...

... The application fees are as follows: (1) For a high volume breeder: (a) One hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least forty, but not more than sixty puppies to the public; (b) Two hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least sixty-one, but not more than one hundred fifty puppies to the public; (c) Three hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder an...

...ng 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 member representing animal rescues for dogs in this state; (e) One member who...

...d 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 obtained the dog from a breeder, the breeder is a qualified breeder; (5) A qualified breeder. (B) No owner, manager, or employee of a pet store shall negligently sell, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, or transfer...

...(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...

... 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 violation of section 2923.02 of the Revised Code...

...(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...

...n has been filed pursuant to section 961.02 of the Revised Code, the land described in the declaration shall be used for pet cemetery purposes only unless the restriction for such use is removed by order of the court of common pleas in the county where the land is located in a proceeding brought by the pet cemetery owner or the owner's heirs or assigns. (B) The court of common pleas may remove the restriction...

...he Ohio expositions commission shall: (1) Conduct at least one fair or exposition annually; (2) Maintain and manage property held by the state for the purpose of conducting fairs, expositions, and exhibits; (3) As provided in section 109.122 of the Revised Code, provide notice of or copies of any proposed entertainment or sponsorship contracts to the attorney general. (B) The commission may: (1) Conduct such add...

...all fail to do any of the following: (1) Heed all written warnings and directions that require a person to meet certain conditions or to refrain from certain actions regarding an amusement ride, as determined by rule by the director of agriculture; (2) Refrain from behaving or acting in any manner that may cause injury or contribute to injuring self or other people while occupying an amusement ride. (B) The dir...

...ided in division (B) of this section: (1) Affect the prior operation of the statute or any prior action taken thereunder; (2) Affect any validation, cure, right, privilege, obligation, or liability previously acquired, accrued, accorded, or incurred thereunder; (3) Affect any violation thereof or penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect thereto, prior to the amendment or repeal; (4) Affect any inves...

... action does either of the following: (1) Disqualifies a person, or its subsidiaries or affiliates, from doing business with such municipal corporation or other political subdivision based upon the acts or practices of such person, or its subsidiaries or affiliates, as an originator, grantor, servicer, or collector of loans or other forms of credit; (2) Imposes reporting requirements or other obligations upon a per...

...s that includes all of the following: (1) A requirement for the rating agency to register and provide an annual updated filing; (2) Record retention requirements; (3) Financial reporting requirements; (4) Policies for the prevention of misuse of material, nonpublic information; (5) Management of conflicts of interest, including prohibited conflicts; (6) Prohibited acts and practices; (7) Disclosure requirement...

...llowing shall apply to that person: (1) The person is serving as the senate sergeant at arms or is employed as an assistant senate sergeant at arms on the effective date of this section and previously had been awarded a certificate by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission attesting to the person's satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, municipal, or department of...

...(A) As used in sections 101.62 to 101.65 of the Revised Code: (1) "Individual" means a natural person. (2) Except as provided in divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section, "least restrictive regulation," "occupational license," and "occupational licensing board" have the meanings defined in section 4798.01 of the Revised Code. (3) On and after the effective date of this amendment, "occupational license" means al...

...(A) Sections 101.72 and 101.73 of the Revised Code do not apply to efforts to actively advocate by any of the following: (1) Appearances before public hearings of the controlling board or committees of the general assembly; (2) News, editorial, and advertising statements published in bona fide newspapers, journals, or magazines, or broadcast over radio or television; (3) The gathering and furnishing of information...

...As used in sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code: (A) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, or council, or any other similar state public body required to be established pursuant to state statutes for the exercise of any function of state government and to which members are appointed or elected. "Agency" does not include the following: (1) The general assembly, or any commission, committee, or ...

...peration of sunset review law, sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code, four years more or less after the effective date of the act that established the agency. Unless renewed in accordance with division (E) of this section: (1) An agency created during an even-numbered general assembly expires at the end of the thirty-first day of December in the second year of the next odd-numbered general assembly; (...

...(A) Sections 101.92 and 101.93 of the Revised Code do not apply to efforts to influence retirement system decisions or conduct retirement system lobbying activity by any of the following: (1) Appearances at public hearings of a retirement system or at other public meetings; (2) News, editorial, and advertising statements published in bona fide newspapers, journals, or magazines, or broadcast over radio or televisio...

...ction if both of the following apply: (1) The agency to which the official or employee wants to sell the goods or services, or before which the matter that involves the rendering of his services is pending, is an agency other than the one with which he serves; (2) Prior to rendering the personal services or selling or agreeing to sell the goods or services, he files a statement with the appropriate ethics commissio...

...As used in sections 103.144 to 103.146 of the Revised Code: (A) "Mandated benefit" means the following, when considered in the context of a sickness and accident insurance policy or a health insuring corporation policy, contract, or agreement: (1) Any required coverage for a specific medical or health-related service, treatment, medication, or practice; (2) Any required coverage for the services of specific h...

...following apply to an investigation: (1) JMOC, including its employees, may inspect the offices of a state and local government medicaid agency as necessary for the conduct of the investigation. (2) No person shall deny JMOC or a JMOC employee access to such an office when access is needed for such an inspection. (3) Neither JMOC nor a JMOC employee is required to give advance notice of, or to make prior arra...