Effective: March 31, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 24 - 133rd General Assembly
A member of a county humane society may require the sheriff of any county, the constable of any township, the marshal or a police officer of any municipal corporation, or any agent of such a society, to arrest any person found violating the laws in relation to cruelty to animals, and to take possession of any animal cruelly treated in their respective counties or municipal corporations, and deliver such animal to the proper officers of the society.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 17 | Corporations-Partnerships
Chapter 1717 | Humane Societies
Section 1717.01 | Humane Society Definitions.
Section 1717.02 | Objects and Powers of Humane Societies.
Section 1717.05 | County Humane Societies.
Section 1717.06 | Agents of County Humane Society.
Section 1717.061 | Qualifications for Appointment as Qualified Humane Society Agent.
Section 1717.062 | Revocation of Humane Society Agent Appointment Based on Qualifications.
Section 1717.07 | Salary of Agents.
Section 1717.08 | Police Powers of Officers, Agents, and Members.
Section 1717.09 | Member May Require Police to Act.
Section 1717.11 | Liability to Owner in Damages.
Section 1717.12 | Conviction of Agent No Bar to Action Against Employer.
Section 1717.13 | Any Person May Protect Animal.
Section 1717.15 | Board of County Commissioners May Make Yearly Appropriation.
Section 1717.16 | Enforcement Activity Reports.
Section 1717.17 | Humane Society Agent Removal From Office for Just Cause.