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...on that possesses a dangerous wild animal on the effective date of this section shall register the animal with the director of agriculture in accordance with this section not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. (B) A person shall register a dangerous wild animal on a form prescribed and provided by the director. The form shall include all of the following: (1) The name, address, s...

...hat possesses any of the following animals shall register the animal in the same manner as provided in section 935.04 of the Revised Code: (A) Pygmy, white-tufted-ear, silvery, and black-pencilled marmosets; (B) Squirrel monkeys; (C) Brown, white-faced, weeping, and white-fronted capuchins; (D) Lemurs.

...sesses a registered dangerous wild animal in this state on October 1, 2013, that wishes to continue to possess the dangerous wild animal on and after January 1, 2014, and that does not intend to propagate the animal shall apply for a wildlife shelter permit under this section. (B) An applicant for a wildlife shelter permit shall file an application for a permit with the director of agriculture on a form pres...

... protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code.

... protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. (E) Division (A)(4) of section 935.06 of the Revised Code does not apply to an applicant for a wildlife propagation permit.

...ade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall obtain a restricted snake possession permit under this section not later than January 1, 2014. (2) A person that acquires a restricted snake in this state on or after January 1, 2014, and that does not intend to propagate, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall obtain a restricted snake possession permit under this section not later than one hundred twent...

... protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code.

... protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code.

...escue facility on and after that date shall obtain a rescue facility permit under this section not later than January 1, 2014. (2) A person that wishes to begin operation of a rescue facility in this state on or after January 1, 2014, shall obtain a rescue facility permit under this section not later than sixty days prior to beginning operation. (B)(1) An applicant for a rescue facility permit shall file an...

...sesses at least one dangerous wild animal and at least one restricted snake shall apply for both a wildlife shelter permit issued under section 935.06 of the Revised Code and a restricted snake possession permit issued under section 935.09 of the Revised Code. (B) A person that possesses at least one dangerous wild animal and that intends to propagate the animal solely for the purposes of a species survival p...

... this chapter for a dangerous wild animal or animals shall comply with the requirements regarding the care and housing of dangerous wild animals established in rules. (B) A person that has been issued a wildlife shelter, wildlife propagation permit, or rescue facility permit under this chapter for a dangerous wild animal or animals specified in division (C)(20) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code shall com...

...The director of agriculture may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this chapter for a violation of this chapter or rules. A person adversely affected by an order of suspension or revocation may request an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

...(A) The director of agriculture shall maintain a database of both of the following: (1) Until January 1, 2014, the name and address of each person that possesses a dangerous wild animal and registers the animal under section 935.04 of the Revised Code; (2) On and after January 1, 2014, the name and address of each person that has applied for and been issued a permit under this chapter. (B) The director shall...

...n issued a permit under this chapter shall maintain records of all of the following regarding each dangerous wild animal and each restricted snake that the permit holder possesses: (1) The scientific and common names of the animal or snake, including the species; (2) If the animal or snake was purchased or otherwise acquired from another person, the name and address of the other person; (3) The date on whic...

... protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. (3) If law enforcement officers from more than one jurisdiction assist in the capture or destruction of a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, the money collected shall be proportionally distributed to each political subdivision's special fund and the dangerous and restricted animal fund, if applicable.

...The director of agriculture shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish all of the following: (A) Both of the following concerning the registration of dangerous wild animals under section 935.04 of the Revised Code: (1) Any additional information that must be included with a registration; (2) Standards for the care and housing of registered dangerous wild animals, inclu...

...35.01 of the Revised Code, no person shall sell or offer for sale at auction a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake. (B) Except for a microchip removed for purposes of a medical emergency by a veterinarian that is qualified to provide veterinary care to the dangerous wild animal, no person shall knowingly remove a microchip that is implanted in a dangerous wild animal as required in section 935.04 of the...

...or the director's designee may enter at all reasonable times any premises at which a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake is confined, with the consent of the owner of the premises, for the purpose of determining compliance with this chapter and rules. (2) If the director or the director's designee is denied access to any such premises, and if the director reasonably suspects that the person who possesses the ...

... protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code; (2) If the animal or snake was quarantined or transferred by an employee of a board of health, a special fund, which is hereby created in each health district, that shall be used exclusively for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules; (3) If the animal or snake was quarantined or transferred by a humane society agent, a special ...

...ith the consent of the director of natural resources, a natural resources law enforcement officer.

...An employee of an agency or political subdivision of the state that destroys a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake that is a threat to public safety is not liable for damages in a civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from the destruction of the animal or snake.

...f section 935.01 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following: (1) Have access to antivenom for each species of snake that the person owns either at the location where each snake is confined or at a hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code, with which the owner has entered into a written agreement to provide the antivenom. However, an owner may apply to the director of agriculture for...

... protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code.

...rdinances to control dangerous wild animals, restricted snakes, or both include, but are not limited to, ordinances concerned with the acquisition or possession of dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes, dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes as public nuisances, and dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes as a threat to public health, safety, and welfare. (B) A municipal corporation may adopt an...

...ected for violations of that division shall be distributed by the mayor or clerk of the municipal court in accordance with section 733.40 or division (F) of section 1901.31 of the Revised Code to the treasury of the municipal corporation whose ordinance was violated.