Ohio Code § 941.10

§ 941.10.

(A) The director of agriculture may adopt and enforce rules to govern the importation

and movement of animals. (B) Whenever the governor upon receipt of information from the director believes that

any condition or disease, including a dangerously contagious or infectious disease

or a disease of concern present in any other state, territory, or country, may endanger

the health of livestock, animals, or persons of this state, the governor may prohibit

or regulate by proclamation, the importation from that other state, territory, or

country, of animals of a kind that could carry that disease or condition into this

state. (C) No person shall import, move, sell, or dispose of any animal contrary to a proclamation

issued by the governor under division (B) of this section, without first obtaining

written permission from the director. (D) When an animal is moved into the state in violation of any applicable federal or

state law, the director or the director's authorized representative, without prior

hearing, may take whichever of the following courses of action regarding the animal

as the director or the director's authorized representative determines is most appropriate: (1) Quarantine the animal until it is brought into compliance; (2) Order the animal returned to the point of origin; (3) Order the animal moved to slaughter.