An officer, agent, or member of a county humane society may interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty to animals in the officer's, agent's, or member's presence, may use such force as is necessary to prevent it, and to that end may summon to the officer's, agent's, or member's aid any bystanders.
Police powers of officers, agents, and members
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1717.08, under Chapter 1717 | Humane Societies.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1717.08