Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 955 | Dogs
Section 955.27 | Disposition of Surplus Fund.

Effective: September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
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 such sections, the board of county commissioners, at the December session, if there remains more than two thousand dollars in the dog and kennel fund for that year in a county in which there is a society for the prevention of cruelty to children and animals, incorporated and organized by law, and having one or more agents appointed pursuant to law, or any other society organized under Chapter 1717. of the Revised Code, that owns or controls a suitable dog kennel or a place for the keeping and destroying of dogs that has one or more agents appointed and employed pursuant to law, may pay to the treasurer of the society, upon warrant of the county auditor, all such excess as the board deems necessary for the uses and purposes of the society.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences

Chapter 955 | Dogs

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 955.08 | Tags.

Section 955.09 | Period of Validity.

Section 955.10 | Tags to Be Worn.

Section 955.11 | Transfer of Ownership Certificate.

Section 955.12 | Dog Wardens.

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 955.19 | Funds.

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 955.40 | Forfeiture.

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.

Section 955.99 | Penalty.