Effective: September 5, 2012
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly
(A)(1) A person that possesses a restricted snake in this state prior to January 1, 2014, that wishes to continue to possess the restricted snake on and after that date, and that intends to propagate, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall obtain a restricted snake propagation permit under this section not later than January 1, 2014.
(2) A person that acquires a restricted snake in this state on or after January 1, 2014, and that intends to propagate, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall obtain a restricted snake propagation permit under this section not later than one hundred twenty days after acquiring the snake.
(3) An applicant need apply for only one permit regardless of the number of restricted snakes that the applicant possesses.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant for a restricted snake propagation permit shall comply with the requirements and procedures established in sections 935.08 and 935.09 of the Revised Code. The application fee for a restricted snake propagation permit shall be three hundred dollars.
(C) If a permit application is denied, one hundred fifty dollars of the permit application fee shall be retained by the director of agriculture as payment for the reasonable expense of processing the application, and the remainder of the fee shall be returned to the applicant.
(D) All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the dangerous and restricted animal fund created in section 935.25 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes
Section 935.011 | Defining Wild Animals and Restricted Snakes.
Section 935.02 | Possession of Dangerous Wild Animal Prohibited.
Section 935.04 | Registration of Dangerous Wild Animals.
Section 935.041 | Registration of Certain Marmosets, Monkeys, Capuchins and Lemurs.
Section 935.05 | Wildlife Shelter Permit.
Section 935.06 | Issuance or Denial of Wildlife Shelter Permit.
Section 935.07 | Wildlife Propagation Permit.
Section 935.08 | Restricted Snake Possession Permit.
Section 935.09 | Issuance or Denial of Restricted Snake Possession Permit.
Section 935.10 | Restricted Snake Propagation Permit.
Section 935.101 | Rescue Facility Permit.
Section 935.11 | Persons Possessing Both Dangerous Wild Animals and Restricted Snakes.
Section 935.13 | Suspension or Revocation of Permit.
Section 935.14 | Maintenance of Database; Access.
Section 935.16 | Escape of Animal; Notification.
Section 935.17 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 935.18 | Sale or Auction of Animals Prohibited.
Section 935.19 | Access to Premises.
Section 935.20 | Investigations.
Section 935.21 | Other Officers Authorized to Investigate.
Section 935.22 | Liability for Destruction of Animal or Snake.
Section 935.24 | Civil Penalty.
Section 935.25 | Dangerous and Restricted Animal Fund.