Research About Meet PRIA

Support Data Sources Privacy Policy Terms of Servicehello@policyrisk.com

© 2026 PRIA Technologies, LLC. All rights reserved.

PRIA provides educational policy intelligence and is not a source of investment, legal, or financial advice. Content is for informational purposes only.

™

Your Policy Risk Impact Agent

Research

At My Address
Federal Courts
Daily Briefings
Medicare & Social Security
Policy Risk Index
Congressional Bills
Federal Register
Tariffs
Fed Decisions & The Economy
State Tracker
World Watch
U.S. Code
U.S. Constitution
Aliens

Knowledge

Search Polipedia
Daily Briefings
Calculators
Policy Risk Index
What is Policy Risk?
The Countdown

Company

About PRIA
Support

Get PRIA

Support Data Sources Privacy Policy Terms of Service

hello@policyrisk.com

© 2026 PRIA Technologies, LLC. All rights reserved.

PRIA is a trademark of PRIA Technologies, LLC.

PRIA provides educational policy intelligence and is not a source of investment, legal, or financial advice. Content is for informational purposes only.

Ohio Statutes, Title 9

™

Your Policy Risk Impact Agent

Ohio/Statutes

← All Ohio coverage

Title 9, Title 9. Agriculture-Animals-Fences

42 chapters · 929 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 9929 Ch 905, Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives…57 Ch 901, Chapter 901 | Department Of Agriculture54 Ch 955, Chapter 955 | Dogs43 Ch 926, Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity…42 Ch 940, Chapter 940 | Soil And Water Conserv…42 Ch 924, Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity…41 Ch 925, Chapter 925 | Marketing37 Ch 907, Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed34 Ch 941, Chapter 941 | Animal Diseases34 Ch 927, Chapter 927 | Nursery Stock; Plant Pests30 Ch 918, Chapter 918 | Meat Inspection29 Ch 921, Chapter 921 | Pesticides29 Ch 935, Chapter 935 | Possession Of Wild Ani…29 Ch 943, Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers29

929 sections·Filtered byTitle 9✕

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 951.12 Unavoidable escapes
0.4K chars
If it is proven that an animal running at large in violation of section 951.02 of the Revised Code escaped from its owner or keeper without the owner's or keeper's knowledge or fault, the animal shall be returned to its owner or keeper upon payment of the compensation prescribed …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 951.13 Fees
0.5K chars
The person or county, township, city, or village whose law enforcement officer takes an animal running at large in violation of section 951.02 of the Revised Code is entitled to receive from the owner or keeper of the animal the following compensation:(A) For taking and advertisi…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 951.99 Penalty
0.1K chars
Whoever recklessly violates section 951.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.21 Rendering plant definitions
1.2K chars
As used in this chapter: (A) "Animal" means any animal, other than a human being, and includes domestic fowl, wild birds, fish, and reptiles, living or dead.(B) "Licensee" means any person who is licensed in accordance with this chapter.(C) "Loading platform" means any place oper…

Showing 751–800 of 929

Page 16 of 19

← Previous Next →

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.22 Licensing of rendering operations

1.3K chars

(A) No person shall engage in the business of disposing of, picking up, rendering, or collecting raw rendering material or transporting the material to a composting facility without a license to do so from the department of agriculture.(B) This chapter does not apply to any of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.23 Application for license for rendering operations

2.8K chars

(A) Application for a license shall be made to the department of agriculture on a form prescribed by the department. (B) Each application shall include all of the following:(1) The name and address of the applicant;(2) The applicant's proposed place of business;(3) A detailed sta…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.24 Rendering plant sanitation

0.6K chars

(A) Each rendering plant building shall:(1) Be provided with floors constructed of concrete or some other nonabsorbent materials;(2) Be maintained in a good state of repair;(3) Have an adequate water supply, and be supplied with sufficient steam and steam hose or other equipment …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.25 Disposal or rendering of raw rendering material requirements

0.7K chars

(A) In the disposal or rendering of raw rendering material, all of the following requirements shall be met:(1) All raw rendering material shall be processed or disposed of within forty-eight hours after its arrival at the rendering plant;(2) Each cooking vat or tank shall be airt…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.26 Sale and use of raw rendering material

1.1K chars

(A) No raw rendering material shall be fed to an avian, equine, ovine, bovine, or porcine animal.(B) Except as provided in division (C) or (D) of this section, no raw rendering material shall be sold or offered for sale to a person who is not licensed under section 953.23 of the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.27 Regulations to administer rendering requirements

0.2K chars

(A) The director of agriculture may promulgate, adopt, and enforce regulations to carry out this chapter.(B) No person shall fail to comply with the regulations adopted by the department of agriculture under division (A) of this section.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.28 Inspection of rendering operations

0.6K chars

(A) Any authorized representative of the director of agriculture who has good reason to suspect that any premises or means of conveyance contains raw rendering material shall have free access to those premises or that means of conveyance at any reasonable time.(B) The department …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.29 Conveying raw rendering material

0.4K chars

(A) No raw rendering material shall be conveyed unless the means of conveyance is so constructed that no drippings or seepings can escape from such means of conveyance and the raw rendering material is covered.(B) Each means of conveyance shall be thoroughly cleaned with steam, o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.30 Loading platform requirements

0.4K chars

(A) Each loading platform shall:(1) Be provided with floors constructed of concrete or some other nonabsorbent material;(2) Have an adequate supply of water and steam or other facilities to clean floors or means of conveyance;(3) Have adequate drainage as determined by the depart…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.31 Suspension, revocation, or refusal of license

0.2K chars

The department of agriculture may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license issued under this chapter for any violation under this chapter, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 953.99 Penalty

0.2K chars

Whoever violates sections 953.21 to 953.31 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree; on each subsequent violation, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.01 [Former R.C. 955.02, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Definitions

1.7K chars

As used in this chapter: (A) "Vicious dog" means a dog that has been designated as such in accordance with section 955.23 of the Revised Code or a dog that has previously engaged in a vicious dog act when evidence of such engagement is presented to a court and the court determine…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.02 [Former R.C. 955.01, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Registration of dogs

8.6K chars

(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or in sections 955.021, 955.022, and 955.16 of the Revised Code, every person who owns, keeps, or harbors a dog more than three months of age shall file, on or after the first day of the applicable December, but before the thirt…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.021 [Former R.C. 955.011, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Free and permanent registration for guide, leader, hearing, or support dogs

2.4K chars

(A) When an application is made for registration of an assistance dog and the owner can show proof by certificate or other means that the dog is an assistance dog, the owner of the dog shall be exempt from any fee for the registration. Registration for an assistance dog shall be …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.022 [Former R.C. 955.012, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Law enforcement canine registration

4.9K chars

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Law enforcement agency" means the state highway patrol, the office of a county sheriff, the police department of a municipal corporation or township, or a …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.023 [Former R.C. 955.013, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Registration of dogs and kennels via internet

0.5K chars

(A) As used in this section, "financial transaction device" has the same meaning as in section 301.28 of the Revised Code. (B) A county auditor may establish procedures and take actions that are necessary to allow for either or both of the following: (1) The registration of dogs …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.024 County auditor notification of a dangerous or vicious dog registration or address change

0.3K chars

Whenever a county auditor registers a dangerous or vicious dog or receives a notification regarding an address change from an owner, keeper, or harborer of a dangerous or vicious dog, the county auditor shall notify in writing the applicable county dog warden of such registration…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.03 Dogs are personal property

0.3K chars

Any dog that has been registered under sections 955.02 and 955.04 of the Revised Code and any dog not required to be registered under such sections shall be considered as personal property and have all the rights and privileges and be subject to like restraints as other livestock…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.04 Kennel registration

1.6K chars

(A) Every owner of a dog kennel shall, in like manner as provided in division (A) of section 955.02 of the Revised Code, make application for the registration of such kennel, and pay to the county auditor a registration fee of ten dollars for each such kennel, unless a greater fe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.05 Registration of dog or dog kennel during year

1.5K chars

After the thirty-first day of January of any year, except as otherwise provided in section 955.022 or 955.16 of the Revised Code, every person, immediately upon becoming the owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog more than three months of age or brought from outside the state duri…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.06 Registration fee for partial year and multiple years

1.6K chars

(A) The owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog becoming three months of age after the first day of July in a calendar year and the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog purchased outside the state after the first day of July in a calendar year shall register the dog in accordance with…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.07 Certificate of registration and tags - record kept by county auditor

1.3K chars

(A) Upon the filing of the application for registration required by sections 955.02 and 955.04 of the Revised Code and upon the payment of the registration fee and the administrative fee, if applicable, the county auditor shall assign a distinctive number to every dog or dog kenn…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.08 [Former R.C. 955.09, renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Period of validity

0.2K chars

Certificates of registration and registration tags shall be valid only during the calendar year or years for which they are issued. Last updated March 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.09 [Former R.C. 955.10, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Tags to be worn

1.1K chars

(A) No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a dog kennel registered under this chapter or licensed under Chapter 956. of the Revised Code, shall fail to require the dog to wear, at all times, a valid tag issued in connection with a certificate of registration under…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.10 [Former R.C. 955.221, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Local ordinances or resolutions pertaining to dog control

2.5K chars

(A) For the purposes of this section, ordinances or resolutions to control dogs include, but are not limited to, ordinances or resolutions concerned with the ownership, keeping, or harboring of dogs, the restraint of dogs, dogs as public nuisances, and dogs as a threat to public …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.11 Transfer of ownership

4.5K chars

(A) Upon the transfer of ownership of any dog, the seller of the dog shall give the buyer a transfer of ownership certificate that shall be signed by the seller. The certificate shall contain the registration number of the dog, the name of the seller, and a brief description of t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.12 Dog wardens

4.6K chars

(A) Except as provided in section 955.121 of Revised Code, a board of county commissioners shall appoint or employ a county dog warden and deputies in such number, for such periods of time, and at such compensation as the board considers necessary to enforce sections 955.01 to 95…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.121 Appointment of sheriff as county dog warden

1.5K chars

(A)(1) In lieu of appointing a county dog warden and deputies under section 955.12 of the Revised Code, a board of county commissioners may appoint the county sheriff to enforce sections 955.01 to 955.27 and 955.50 of the Revised Code. If a board chooses to appoint the county she…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.14 Increasing dog and kennel registration fees

5.1K chars

(A) Notwithstanding section 955.02 of the Revised Code, a board of county commissioners by resolution may increase dog and kennel registration fees in the county. The amount of the fees shall not exceed an amount that the board, in its discretion, estimates is needed to pay all e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.15 Impounding dogs

1.9K chars

(A) The board of county commissioners shall provide nets and other suitab le devices for the taking of dogs in a humane manner, provide a suitable place for impounding dogs, make proper provision for feeding and caring for the same, and provide humane methods for destroying dogs.…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.151 Chemical capture of companion animals

0.9K chars

(A) As used in this section: "Animal shelter" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. "Certified officer" means an individual who meets the requirements established under section 4729.534 of the Revised Code. "Chemical capture" means using an anesthetic dr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.16 Disposing of impounded dogs

4.7K chars

(A) Dogs that have been seized by the county dog warden and impounded shall be kept, housed, and fed for three days for the purpose of redemption, as provided by section 955.18 of the Revised Code, unless any of the following applies: (1) Immediate humane destruction of the dog i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.17 Costs - fees

3.5K chars

(A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section, costs shall be assessed against the owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog seized and impounded under sections 955.12, 955.15, and 955.16 of the Revised Code as follows:(1)Filing affidavit and issuing…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.18 Redemption of dog

0.4K chars

Any dog that is seized and impounded under sections 955.12, 955.15, and 955.17 of the Revised Code may be redeemed by its owner, keeper, or harborer at any time prior to the expiration of the applicable redemption period as specified in sections 955.12 and 955.16 of the Revised C…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.19 Funds

0.3K chars

All funds received by the county dog warden or poundkeeper in connection with the administration of sections 955.01 to 955.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be deposited in the county treasury and placed to the credit of the dog and kennel fund.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.20 Dog and kennel fund

1.6K chars

The registration fees provided for in sections 955.02 to 955.14 of the Revised Code constitute a special fund known as "the dog and kennel fund." The fees shall be deposited by the county auditor in the county treasury daily as collected. Money in the fund shall be used for the p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.201 Ohio pet fund - sterilization services

5.0K chars

(A) As used in this section and in section 955.202 of the Revised Code, "Ohio pet fund" means a nonprofit corporation organized by that name under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code that consists of humane societies, veterinarians, animal shelters, companion animal breeders, dog w…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.21 Requirement to properly confine or restrain a dog

3.6K chars

(A) Except as provided in division (F) of this section, no owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog shall fail at any time to do either of the following: (1) Keep the dog physically confined or restrained upon the premises of the owner, keeper, or harborer by a leash, tether, adequa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.22 Vicious, dangerous, and nuisance dog acts

6.4K chars

(A) As used in this section and sections 955.11, 955.23, and 955.24 of the Revised Code: (1) "Vicious dog act" means one of the following actions committed by a dog without provocation, other than by a police dog that is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.23 [Former R.C. 955.222, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Vicious, dangerous, and nuisance dog designation procedures

6.3K chars

(A) As used in this section, "authorized person" means a person who is authorized to enforce this chapter. (B) If a dog warden or other authorized person has probable cause to believe that a dog in the person's jurisdiction committed a nuisance dog act, dangerous dog act, or vici…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.24 [Former R.C. 955.22, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Vicious and dangerous dog ownership requirements

7.8K chars

(A) No owner, keeper, or harborer of a vicious or dangerous dog shall fail to do any of the following: (1) While that dog is outdoors, but on the premises of the owner, keeper, or harborer, securely confine the dog at all times in a locked pen that has a top, locked fenced yard w…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.26 Rabies quarantine

2.3K chars

(A) Whenever, in the judgment of the director of health, any city or general health district board of health, or persons performing the duties of a board of health, rabies is prevalent, the director of health, the board, or those persons shall declare a quarantine of all dogs in …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.261 Duties after dog bites person

2.9K chars

(A)(1) No person shall remove a dog that has bitten any person from the county in which the bite occurred until a quarantine period as specified in division (B) of this section has been completed. No person shall transfer a dog that has bitten any person until a quarantine period…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.262 [Former R.C. 955.40, renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Forfeiture

0.6K chars

Any corporation which violates section 955.26 of the Revised Code shall forfeit and pay to the municipal corporation a sum not to exceed three hundred dollars, to be collected in a civil action brought in the name of the municipal corporation. The judgment authorized in this sect…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.27 Disposition of surplus fund

1.0K chars

After paying all necessary expenses of administering the sections of the Revised Code relating to the registration, seizing, impounding, and destroying of dogs, including the purchase, construction, and repair of vehicles and facilities necessary for the proper administration of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 955.28 Dog may be killed for certain acts - owner liable for damages

2.3K chars

(A) Subject to divisions (A)(2) and (3) of section 955.261 of the Revised Code, a dog that is chasing or approaching in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack, that attempts to bite or otherwise endanger, or that kills or injures a person or a dog that chases, threaten…