Ohio Revised Code Search

...thout limitation: (i) Best management practices for the care and well-being of dogs; (ii) Biosecurity; (iii) The prevention of disease; (iv) Morbidity and mortality data; (v) Generally accepted veterinary medical standards and ethical standards established by the American veterinary medical association; (vi) Standards established by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welf...

...ary enclosure; (R) Provide human interaction with the dog for at least fifteen minutes each day in addition to interaction that occurs during feeding and cleaning time. The interaction, at a minimum, shall include verbal and tactile stimulation in a positive and beneficial manner. (S) Provide the dog appropriate medical care by a veterinarian, including prompt treatment for any significant disease, illness, or in...

...(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...

...g breeder, prior to completing the transaction, shall request the breeder to sign a document prescribed and provided by the director of agriculture. The document shall state that the in-state high volume breeder or out-of-state dog breeder is in compliance with the standards 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...

...(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...

...ng the dog, at a time prior to the transaction for the acquisition of the dog, a written certification that includes all of the following information: (a) The name of the breeder that bred the dog; (b) The address, if available, of the breeder that bred the dog; (c) The United States department of agriculture license number of the breeder that bred the dog, if applicable, and a copy of the most current United S...

...other state. (2) The person has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an animal rescue for dogs operator in a state that does not issue that license or registration.

... to operate a high volume breeder or to act as or perform the functions of a dog broker under section 956.04 or 956.05 of the Revised Code, as applicable, shall include with the application for a license a nonrefundable license application fee. 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...

...31 of the Revised Code. (B) No person acting as or performing the functions of a dog broker shall 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.

...The director of agriculture shall enforce the requirements and standards established in this chapter and rules adopted under it.

...spect any facility at which a person is acting as or performing the functions of a dog broker to ensure such compliance; (3) Upon receiving a complaint, inspect an animal rescue for dogs to ensure compliance with section 956.06 of the Revised Code and applicable rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code; (4) Conduct an inspection under this section during regular business hours without providing notice...

...ctor of agriculture may enter into contracts or agreements with an animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs, a boarding kennel, a veterinarian, a board of county commissioners, or a humane society for the purposes of this section. (B)(1) If the director or the director's authorized representative determines that a dog is being kept by a high volume breeder or dog broker in a manner that materially violate...

...(A) The director of agriculture, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is violating sections 956.01 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...

...e director of agriculture, may bring an action for injunction against a person who has violated or is violating this chapter or rules adopted under it. An action for injunction shall be filed in the appropriate court in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. The court shall grant such injunctive relief upon a showing that the person against whom the action is brought has violated or is violat...

...he board shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as members of the board. (C) The board shall do both of the following: (1) Review rules that have been or are proposed to be adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code; (2) Advise the director on the administration of this chapter and rules adopted under it.

...(A) All money collected by the director of agriculture from late renewal fees under section 956.06, license fees under section 956.07, and civil penalties assessed under section 956.13 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the high volume breeder kennel control license fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall also consist of money appropriated to it. (B) The director shal...

...(A) All money collected by the director of agriculture from license fees under section 956.21 and civil penalties assessed under section 956.22 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the pet store license fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall also consist of money appropriated to it. (B) The director shall use the money in the fund for the purpose of administering secti...

...ulture under the federal animal welfare act, as defined in section 959.131 of the Revised Code, for a period of three years prior to offering for sale, delivering, bartering, auctioning, brokering, giving away, transferring, or selling a dog. (3) The breeder has not had three or more noncompliance violations documented in any report issued by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfa...

...ng the dog, at a time prior to the transaction for the acquisition of the dog, a written certification that includes all of the following information: (a) The name of the breeder that bred the dog; (b) The address, if available, of the breeder that bred the dog; (c) The United States department of agriculture license number of the breeder that bred the dog, if applicable, and a copy of the most current United S...

...(A) The director of agriculture may issue a pet store license to an owner or operator of a pet store when the owner or operator does all of the following: (1) Applies for a license in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code; (2) Affirms in writing that the owner or operator will maintain compliance with the applicable requirements established under section 959.20 of t...

...(A) The director of agriculture, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is violating division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or division (E) of section 956.21 of the Revised Code. (B) The person who is assessed a civil penalty under this section is liable for a civil pen...

...The regulation of pet stores is a matter of general statewide interest that requires statewide regulation. Sections 956.181 to 956.23 of the Revised Code and section 956.99 of the Revised Code constitute a comprehensive plan with respect to all aspects of the regulation of pet stores. Accordingly, it is the intent of the general assembly to preempt any local ordinance, resolution, or other law adopted to regulate the...