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...e the account and, if it is found in whole or part correct and just, may order a payment in whole or in part to either the patient, the representative of the patient referred to in that section, or the physician who rendered the patient's medical or surgical treatment, in accordance with their respective claims, provided that a payment is made only for an account with respect to which the board determines the patient...

..., or the parent or guardian, as applicable, shall present, with the account and affidavits, documentation establishing that the person, the person's estate, or the parent or guardian, as applicable, is unable, without deprivation of basic needs, to further provide for the payment of the expenses incurred for the medical or surgical treatment.

...ns of education" means: (1) Any state university or college as defined in section 3345.32 of the Revised Code; (2) Any private college or university that holds a certificate of authorization issued by the Ohio board of regents pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code; (3) Any elementary or secondary school operated by a board of education; (4) Any chartered or nonchartered nonpublic elementary or seconda...

... treasury to the credit of the dog and kennel fund.

...ued by a licensed veterinarian who is accredited by the United States department of agriculture and authorized to issue health certificates for animals in interstate commerce, certifying that the dog is sufficiently sound and healthy to be reasonably expected to withstand the intended transportation without adverse effect. (C) This section does not apply to the transportation of dogs in interstate commerce by common...

...he director of agriculture and licensed under Chapter 943. of the Revised Code. (3) "Grade animal" means an animal that is not eligible for registration by a breed association or in a registry. (4) "Predator" means a coyote or a black vulture. (B) An owner of an animal that has been injured or killed by a predator and that the owner believes has a fair market value of more than twenty-five dollars shall do both o...

...bject of a claim is registered or eligible for registration as described in division (B) of section 955.51 of the Revised Code, the amount of indemnity is one hundred twenty-five per cent of the fair market value of the animal on the date that the animal was killed or injured. If the date of death or injury of an animal cannot be determined, the amount of indemnity shall be based on the fair market value of the anima...

... appropriated from the general revenue fund for the purposes of sections 955.51 to 955.53 of the Revised Code and all accompanying statements and testimony shall be upon claim forms prepared by the director of agriculture and furnished by the dog warden. The forms shall not require an affidavit, but shall contain lines for the signatures of the claimant and witnesses and, immediately above those lines, the sentence, ...

... for the offense or violation: (1) An unspayed or unneutered dog older than twelve weeks of age; (2) Any dog that has been determined to be a dangerous dog under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code. (B) A person described in division (A) of this section shall microchip for permanent identification any dog owned, possessed by, or in the custody of the person. (C)(1) Division (A) of this section does not apply to...

... twenty-five dollars or more than one hundred dollars on a first offense, and on each subsequent offense shall be fined not less than seventy-five dollars or more than two hundred fifty dollars and may be imprisoned for not more than thirty days. (2) In addition to the penalties prescribed in division (E)(1) of this section, if the offender is guilty of a violation of division (B) of section 955.22 of the Revi...

...hase more than nine dogs in any given calendar year unless the dogs are purchased from a dog warden appointed under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code, a humane society, or another animal rescue for dogs. "Animal rescue for dogs" includes an individual or organization that offers spayed or neutered dogs for adoption and charges reasonable adoption fees to cover the costs of the individual or organization, including, bu...

...ther 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 society; (E) Veterinarians that provide clinical care and are not engaged in the practice of d...

...ts and procedures for conducting background investigations of each applicant for a license issued under section 956.04 of the Revised Code in order to determine if the applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense the director determines is a disqualifying offense under section 9.79 of the Revised Code; (3) Requirements and procedures governing dog brokers, including the licensing of and record ke...

... (U) Comply with a vaccination and parasite control program that is provided by a veterinarian and that is consistent with recommendations of the American veterinarian medical association or the American animal hospital association; (V) If a surgical or euthanasia procedure is required, use a veterinarian to perform the procedure.

...nce 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 accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. (B) In determining whether an establishment is a high volume breeder requiring a license under this...

...ds of care established in rules adopted under section 956.03 and in section 956.031 of the Revised Code. The broker or owner or operator shall keep and maintain the signed document. If the in-state high volume breeder or out-of-state dog breeder does not provide the signed document, the broker or owner or operator shall not purchase the dog. The broker or owner or operator shall allow the director to inspect the sig...

...e 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 accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. (B) A person who is proposing to act as or perform the functions of a dog broker shall submit an ...

...out a health certificate signed by an accredited veterinarian; (3) A dog that does not have a permanent implanted identification microchip that is approved for use by the director of agriculture under rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code; (4) A dog to a person who is younger than eighteen years of age as verified by valid photo identification; (5) A dog acquired from a qualified breeder as def...

... 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 of the registration. (3) The director shall not charge a registration fee to an animal rescue for dogs. However, if a person fails to renew a registration prior to its expiration, the director shall charge the person a late renewal fee of two hundred dollars. (...

... deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the commercial dog breeding fund created in section 956.18 of the Revised Code. The director shall use fifty dollars of the application fee submitted by a high volume breeder under this section or an amount equal to the fee charged for the registration of a kennel under section 955.14 of the Revised Code in the county in which the high volume breeder is located or wil...

... fail to comply with applicable requirements established by the director in rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (C) No person registered as an animal rescue for dogs under section 956.06 of the Revised Code shall sell a dog to a dog broker or pet store.

...shed in this chapter and rules adopted under it.

... remainder in the state treasury to the credit of the commercial dog breeding fund created in section 956.18 of the Revised Code. (H) A dog warden appointed under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code or an agent of a humane society entering on public or private property to make investigations and inspections in accordance with Chapter 955. or 1717. of the Revised Code, as applicable, shall report any violations of this...

...t materially violates this chapter or rules adopted under it, the director may impound the dog and order it to be seized by an animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs, a boarding kennel, a veterinarian, a board of county commissioners, or a humane society with which the director has entered into a contract or agreement under division (A) of this section. Upon receiving the order from the director, the anim...

...6.01 to 956.18 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (B) A person who is assessed a civil penalty under this section is liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for a first violation, not more than five thousand dollars for a second violation, and not more than ten thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation. Each day that a vi...