Effective: September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(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.
(B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the dog warden shall deliver any dog that the warden or the warden's deputies have seized to one of the following:
(1) A dog pound operated by the county;
(2) Another animal shelter for dogs, as defined in section 956.01 of the Revised Code, that operates in a manner suitable for a dog pound and that is able to adopt out, transfer out, or humanely destroy dogs in accordance with state law.
(C) A dog warden shall not deliver dogs to an animal shelter for dogs under division (B)(2) of this section unless the board of county commissioners has entered into a written agreement with the animal shelter for dogs to operate as a dog pound on behalf of the county.
(D) A pound or animal shelter for dogs to which a dog has been delivered under division (B) of this section shall deal with the dog in accordance with state law, including the maintenance of any public records pertaining to the intake and disposition of the dog.
(E) The board shall provide for the payment of reasonable compensation to an animal shelter for dogs described in division (B)(2) of this section for its services so performed out of the dog and kennel fund or the county's general revenue fund.
(F) The board may designate and appoint any officers regularly employed by any society organized under sections 1717.02 to 1717.05 of the Revised Code, to act as county dog warden or deputies for the purpose of carrying out sections 955.01 to 955.27 of the Revised Code, if such society whose agents are so employed owns or controls a suitable place for keeping and destroying dogs.
Last updated July 15, 2021 at 1:29 PM
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.