Ohio Code § 956.01

§ 956.01.

As used in this chapter: “ Accredited veterinarian ” means a veterinarian accredited by the United States department of agriculture. “ Adult dog ” means a dog that is twelve months of age or older. “ Animal rescue for dogs ” means an individual or organization recognized by the director of agriculture that

keeps, houses, and maintains dogs and that is dedicated to the welfare, health, safety,

and protection of dogs, provided that the individual or organization does not operate

for profit, does not sell dogs for a profit, does not breed dogs, does not sell dogs

to a dog broker or pet store, and does not purchase more than nine dogs in any given

calendar year unless the dogs are purchased from a dog warden appointed under Chapter

955. of the Revised Code, a humane society, or another animal rescue for dogs.  “ Animal rescue for dogs ” includes an individual or organization that offers spayed or neutered dogs for adoption

and charges reasonable adoption fees to cover the costs of the individual or organization,

including, but not limited to, costs related to spaying or neutering dogs. “ Animal shelter for dogs ” means a facility that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs such as a dog pound operated

by a municipal corporation, or by a county under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code,

or that is operated by a humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention

of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization that is devoted to the welfare,

protection, and humane treatment of dogs and other animals. “ Boarding kennel ” means an establishment operating for profit that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs

solely for the purpose of providing shelter, care, and feeding of the dogs in return

for a fee or other consideration. “ Breeding dog ” means an unspayed adult female dog that is primarily used for producing offspring. “ Dog broker ” means a person who buys, sells, or offers to sell dogs at wholesale for resale to

another or who sells or gives one or more dogs to a pet store annually.  “Dog broker” does not include an animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs,

a humane society, a medical kennel for dogs, a research kennel for dogs, a pet store,

or a veterinarian. “ Enrichment ” means any modification in the environment of a confined dog that seeks to enhance

the dog's physical and psychological well-being by providing stimuli that meets the

dog's breed-specific needs. “ Exercise ” means activity that allows a dog to extend to full stride, play, and engage in other

types of mentally stimulating and social behaviors. “ High volume breeder ” means an establishment that keeps, houses, and maintains six or more breeding dogs

and does at least one of the following: (1) In return for a fee or other consideration, sells five or more adult dogs or puppies

in any calendar year to dog brokers or pet stores; (2) In return for a fee or other consideration, sells forty or more puppies in any calendar

year to the public;  or (3) Keeps, houses, and maintains, at any given time in a calendar year, more than forty

puppies that are under four months of age, that have been bred on the premises of

the establishment, and that have been primarily kept, housed, and maintained from

birth on the premises of the establishment. “ Humane society ” means an organization that is organized under section 1717.05 of the Revised Code . “ Environmental division of the Franklin county municipal court ” means the environmental division of the Franklin county municipal court created

in section 1901.011 of the Revised Code . “ Medical kennel for dogs ” means a facility that is maintained by a veterinarian and operated primarily for

the treatment of sick or injured dogs. “ Pet store ” means an individual retail store to which both of the following apply:  the store

sells forty or more puppies or adult dogs in any calendar year to the public;  and

with regard to the sale of a dog from the store, the sales person, the buyer of a

dog, and the dog for sale are physically present during the sales transaction so that

the buyer may personally observe the dog and help ensure its health prior to taking

custody.  “Pet store” does not include an animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs,

a humane society, a medical kennel for dogs, a research kennel for dogs, or a high

volume breeder or any other dog breeder that maintains and sells dogs from the same

premises where the dogs are bred and reared. “ Puppy ” means a dog that is under twelve months of age. “ Research kennel for dogs ” means a facility housing dogs that is maintained exclusively for research purposes. “ Thermoneutral zone ” means the range of ambient temperature in which a dog is able to maintain normal

body temperature without a change in metabolic rate. “ Veterinarian ” means either a veterinarian licensed in this state under Chapter 4741. of the Revised

Code or a veterinarian licensed out of this state by an applicable state entity.