Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) All turkeys, chickens, and gamebirds exhibited in Ohio must either:(1) Originate directly from a flock or hatchery which is a participant in the national poultry improvement plan (NPIP) for the eradication of disease and be accompanied by documentary evidence that …

19.03 PDF: (A) Cattle moved within Ohio for exhibition must show no clinical signs or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.(B) All cattle imported and upon entry into Ohio for exhibition must comply with rule 901:1-17-03 of the Administrative Code and be identified wit…

19.03 PDF: (A) Goats moved within Ohio for exhibition:(1) The animal presented for exhibition must show no clinical signs or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.(2) All sexually intact animals and any wether eighteen months of age and older must be identified with an …

19.03 PDF: (A) Horses, mules, asses, and ponies moved within Ohio for exhibition must show no clinical signs or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease. If the animal is twelve months of age or older, the exhibition may require that the animal has been tested and classed …

19.03 PDF: (A) Sheep moved within Ohio for exhibition:(1) The animal presented for exhibition must show no clinical signs or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.(2) All sexually intact animals and any wether eighteen months of age and older must be identified with an …

19.03 PDF: (A) Swine moved within Ohio for exhibition must show no clinical signs or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.(B) Swine imported and upon entry into Ohio for exhibition shall comply with rule 901:1-17-09 of the Administrative Code and be identified with an …

19.03 PDF: (A) Camelids including, but not limited to, llamas, alpacas, and vicuaas moved within Ohio for exhibition purposes must show no clinical signs or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.(B) Camelids including, but not limited to, llamas, alpacas, and vicuaas im…

19.03 PDF: For the purpose of rules 901:1-19-01 to 901:1-19-08 of the Administrative Code "equine infectious anemia" means that disease of equidae designated as dangerously contagious or infectious by rule 901:1-21-02 of the Administrative Code. Last updated June 3, 2025 at 11:12…

19.03 PDF: (A) DepartmentDepartment means the Ohio department of agriculture.(B) Official testAn official test for equine infectious anemia is a test conducted at a state or state-federal approved laboratory, which has been approved by the department. Any sample or material submi…

19.03 PDF: Unless authorized by the Ohio department of agriculture, no person shall remove, alter, or deface any identification, either permanent or temporary, applied to any animal being tested or examined for equine infectious anemia. Last updated June 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM Autho…

19.03 PDF: The owner or bailee of a suspect or positive animal, upon receiving notification by the department shall, at a time and place designated by the department, stable, confine and present said animal to any duly authorized representative of the department for testing and i…

19.03 PDF: Any equidae imported into Ohio without evidence of a negative test for equine infectious anemia within twelve months prior to the date of importation shall be quarantined as directed by the department until the owner or bailee can furnish to the department a record of …

19.03 PDF: Equidae found infected with equine infectious anemia shall be either:(A) Sold for immediate slaughter with a permit and identified as prescribed by the department;(B) Euthanized by the owner at owner's expense and disposed of as stipulated in section 941.14 of the Revi…

19.03 PDF: Control of exposed or infected animals and premises.(A) Equidae found to be infected with or exposed to equine infectious anemia and any premises where such diseased animals are found or have been recently kept shall be quarantined.(B) No equidae shall be brought to or…

19.03 PDF: (A) All equidae, twelve months of age or older, within the state of Ohio that are offered for sale, sold, bartered, or whose ownership transfers, including adoption, shall have been tested and classified negative to an official test for equine infectious anemia within …

19.03 PDF: (A) For purposes of Chapter 941. of the Revised Code and as provided for in division (A) of section 941.01 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture designates as dangerously contagious or infectious diseases the following:(1) Anthrax;(2) Bluetongue (ovine, capr…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Livestock auction market" means any premises, conveyance or facility, excluding state and county fairs, owned or operated by a person where slaughter and non-slaughter animals are assembled, sold or transferred by public sale to another person when such sales are …

19.03 PDF: (A) Swine over two hundred pounds:(1) No person shall release or move any swine weighing over two hundred pounds from a livestock auction market or livestock concentration market unless:(a) The swine are moved for immediate slaughter; or(b) The swine are moved for bree…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall move or cause to be moved into either an Ohio livestock auction market or livestock concentration market when these markets are designated under 9 CFR 71 to handle any class of swine, a sow or boar originating from a livestock auction market, livest…

19.03 PDF: (A) A "Voluntary animal damage control plan" means an integrated wildlife damage management plan (IWDMP).(B) "ODNR" means the Ohio department of natural resources.(C) "USDA, APHIS-WS" means the United States department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection…

19.03 PDF: (A) A voluntary animal damage control plan shall include, but is not limited to:(1) Cultural practices such as animal husbandry.(2) Exclusion devices, fencing and other habitat modification.(3) Animal behavior modification.(4) Removal of offending animals.(5) Local pre…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 955.52 of the Revised Code, the department of agriculture shall hear and pay only those claims that have been approved by the dog warden and that are supported by the wildlife officer. Any claims that are submitted and not support…

19.03 PDF: (A) As used in this chapter of the Administrative code:(1) "Brand" means a distinctive design, mark of identification, or number that is applied to the hide of livestock by a hot iron or other humane method approved by the director of the Ohio department of agriculture…

19.03 PDF: There is hereby established a fee of:(A) Recorded brand: twenty-five dollars;(B) Renewal of a recorded brand: twenty-five dollars;(C) Re-recording of a brand: twenty-five dollars;(D) Ten dollars for the recording of instruments transferring ownership of brands; and(E) …

19.03 PDF: The owner of a recorded livestock brand shall immediately give written notice to the director upon the occurrence of any of the following:(A) Change in ownership of a recorded brand;(B) Change in name under which a brand is recorded; or(C) Change in address of the owne…

19.03 PDF: In the event of loss of any livestock due to theft or suspected theft, the owner of a recorded livestock brand shall immediately contact the department and shall also notify the sheriff's office in the county in which the loss occurred. Last updated October 20, 2025 at…

19.03 PDF: The department and U.S.D.A. reserve the right to exclusive use of the following brands for disease control.(A) For equine infectious anemia positive livestock to be moved interstate, the identification shall be in accordance with this format."## - A - ####"(1) The firs…

19.03 PDF: (A) The term "bone products" as used in this regulation shall mean bones of any animal in any form; including raw, steamed, degelatinized bone meal, whole or crushed bones.(B) No bone products intended for use as animal feedstuffs, including mineral feeds, or fertilize…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Animal" as used in this chapter refers to any "dangerous wild animal" as defined in divisions (C)(1) to (C)(20) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code that is possessed by the holder of a wildlife shelter permit, a wildlife propagation permit, or a rescue facility …

19.03 PDF: Unless otherwise specified, all enclosures for dangerous wild animals as defined by division (C) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code must meet the minimum requirements listed in this rule.(A) Animals shall be housed and kept in double containment, consisting of a pri…

19.03 PDF: (A) As appropriate to the species, animals must receive food and water on a regular basis of sufficient quantity and quality to ensure maintenance of normal body condition and/or growth.(B) Food and water receptacles must be kept clean and sanitary.(C) Food provided sh…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each owner of an animal shall have a valid veterinary-client-patient-relationship with a licensed veterinarian.(B) The veterinarian must visit each facility a minimum of one time per year and provide a written annual program of care for the animals in the facility.…

19.03 PDF: This rule applies exclusively to bears as dangerous wild animals as defined in division (C) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code.(A) Primary enclosures shall be constructed of at least six gauge diameter chain link or its equivalent.(B) The frame of the primary enclos…

19.03 PDF: This rule applies exclusively to hyenas as dangerous wild animals as defined in division (C) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code.(A) Primary enclosure shall be constructed of at least nine gauge diameter chain link or its equivalent.(B) For one or two animals, the pr…

19.03 PDF: This rule applies exclusively to Gray wolves and African wild dogs as dangerous wild animals as defined in division (C) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code.(A) Primary enclosure shall be constructed of at least nine gauge diameter chain link or its equivalent.(B) For…

19.03 PDF: This rule applies exclusively to the species listed as dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(3) to (C)(7) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code.(A) Each enclosure shall have a claw log.(B) Large felids- pantherids; common names: cheetah, lion, tiger.(1) For one or tw…

19.03 PDF: This rule applies exclusively to the species listed as dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(9) to (C)(12) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code.(A) Primary enclosures:(1) Shall be constructed of steel bars, masonry block, rock wall or equivalent.(2) Vertical posts:(…

19.03 PDF: This rule applies exclusively to komodo dragons as dangerous wild animals as defined in division (C) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code.(A) Primary enclosure shall be constructed of concrete, three eighths inch plexiglass, or a combination of these or other material…

19.03 PDF: This rule applies exclusively to the species listed as dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(15) to (C)(18) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code.(A) Primary enclosure shall be constructed of concrete, three eighths inch plexiglass, or a combination of these or other…

19.03 PDF: This rule applies exclusively to the species listed as dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(19) to (C)(20) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code.(A) Each primary enclosure shall have multiple elevated platforms that shall accommodate all animals in the enclosure sim…

19.03 PDF: (A) Permit holders shall monitor and maintain records appropriate to the species documenting the unique identification for each animal as described in divisions (B)(3) and (D) of section 935.04 of the Revised Code, and the acquisition and disposition of each animal. If…

19.03 PDF: (A) Transportation of animals shall comply with the United States Animal Welfare Act transportation standards or the international air transportation association standards.(B) Certificates of veterinary inspection and required transport permits must accompany the shipm…

19.03 PDF: (A) Signs required by this rule shall be in capital letters, measuring at least three quarters of an inch in width and height; and, all lettering shall be black or red print on a white background.(B) At each normal entrance onto property on which any dangerous wild ani…

19.03 PDF: (A) As provided for in division (B)(6) of section 935.05 of the Revised Code and division (B)(5) of section 935.08 of the Revised Code, an applicant for a wildlife shelter permit, a wildlife propagation permit, a restricted snake possession permit, or a restricted snak…

19.03 PDF: Wildlife propagation permit applicants shall include with the permit application or renewal a species survival program plan as defined by this rule.(A) A species survival program shall be developed in cooperation with a veterinarian and approved by the chief of the div…

19.03 PDF: (A) An applicant for a wildlife shelter permit or wildlife propagation permits shall file an application for a permit with the director of agriculture on a form prescribed and provided by the director. In addition to the information required by sections 935.05 and 935.…

19.03 PDF: (A) An applicant for a rescue facility permit shall file an application for a permit with the director of agriculture on a form prescribed and provided by the director. An applicant need apply for only one permit regardless of the number of dangerous wild animals that …