Effective: March 13, 2013
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 130 - 129th General Assembly
No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a dog kennel registered under this chapter or one 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. A dog found not wearing at any time a valid tag shall be prima-facie evidence of lack of registration and shall subject any dog found not wearing such a tag to impounding, sale, or destruction.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Section 955.01 | Registration of Dogs.
Section 955.011 | Registration for Guide, Leader, Hearing or Support Dogs to Be Free and Permanent.
Section 955.012 | Law Enforcement Canine Registration.
Section 955.013 | Registration of Dogs and Kennels via Internet.
Section 955.02 | Definition of "Dog Kennel" or "Kennel".
Section 955.03 | Dogs Are Personal Property.
Section 955.04 | Kennel Registration.
Section 955.05 | Registration of Dog or Dog Kennel During Year.
Section 955.06 | Registration Fee for Partial Year and Multiple Years.
Section 955.07 | Certificate of Registration - Record Kept by County Auditor.
Section 955.09 | Period of Validity.
Section 955.10 | Tags to Be Worn.
Section 955.11 | Transfer of Ownership Certificate.
Section 955.121 | Appointment of Sheriff as County Dog Warden.
Section 955.14 | Increasing Dog and Kennel Registration Fees.
Section 955.15 | Impounding Dogs.
Section 955.151 | Chemical Capture of Companion Animals.
Section 955.16 | Disposing of Impounded Dogs.
Section 955.17 | Costs - Fees.
Section 955.18 | Redemption of Dog.
Section 955.20 | Dog and Kennel Fund.
Section 955.201 | Ohio Pet Fund - Sterilization Services.
Section 955.21 | Prohibition Against Failure to Register Dog Kennel.
Section 955.22 | Confining, Restraining, Debarking Dogs; Dangerous Dog Registration Certificate.
Section 955.221 | Local Ordinances or Resolutions Pertaining to Dog Control.
Section 955.222 | Hearings for Dog Designation.
Section 955.23 | Prohibition Against Failure of Duty by Dog Warden.
Section 955.24 | Prohibition Against Hindering the Capture of an Unregistered Dog.
Section 955.25 | Unlawful Tag.
Section 955.26 | Rabies Quarantine.
Section 955.261 | Duties After Dog Bites Person.
Section 955.27 | Disposition of Surplus Fund.
Section 955.28 | Dog May Be Killed for Certain Acts - Owner Liable for Damages.
Section 955.39 | Prohibition Against Violating a Rabies Quarantine.
Section 955.41 | Examination of Claim.
Section 955.42 | Reimbursement for Rabies Bite.
Section 955.43 | Dogs With Blind, Deaf or Mobility Impaired Person.
Section 955.44 | Fines Credited to Dog and Kennel Fund.
Section 955.50 | Sale and Transportation of Dogs.
Section 955.51 | Claims for Value of Animals Injured or Killed by Coyote.
Section 955.52 | Hearing on Claims for Value of Animals Injured or Killed by Coyote.
Section 955.53 | Claim Forms for Value of Animals Injured or Killed by Coyote.
Section 955.54 | Possession of Certain Dogs by Convicted Felons Prohibited.