2006 Ohio Revised Code - 955.20. Purpose of dog and kennel fund.
§ 955.20. Purpose of dog and kennel fund.
The registration fees provided for in
sections 955.01 to
955.14 of the Revised Code constitute a special fund known as "the dog and kennel fund." The fees shall be deposited by the county auditor in the county treasury daily as collected and shall be used for the purpose of defraying the cost of furnishing all blanks, records, tags, nets, and other equipment, for the purpose of paying the compensation of county dog wardens, deputies, poundkeepers, and other employees necessary to carry out and enforce
sections 955.01 to
955.261 [955.26.1] of the Revised Code, and for the payment of animal claims as provided in
sections 955.29 to
955.38 of the Revised Code, and in accordance with
section 955.27 of the Revised Code. The board of county commissioners, by resolution, shall appropriate sufficient funds out of the dog and kennel fund, not more than fifteen per cent of which shall be expended by the auditor for registration tags, blanks, records, and clerk hire, for the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses of registering, seizing, impounding, and destroying dogs in accordance with
sections 955.01 to
955.27 of the Revised Code, and for the purpose of covering any additional expenses incurred by the county auditor as authorized by division (F)(3) of
section 955.14 of the Revised Code.
If the funds so appropriated in any calendar year are found by the board to be insufficient to defray the necessary cost and expense of the county dog warden in enforcing
sections 955.01 to
955.27 of the Revised Code, the board, by resolution so provided, after setting aside a sum equal to the total amount of animal claims filed in that calendar year, or an amount equal to the total amount of animal claims paid or allowed the preceding year, whichever amount is larger, may appropriate further funds for the use and purpose of the county dog warden in administering those sections.
HISTORY: GC § 5652-13; 107 v 534; 108 v PtI 534; 112 v 347; 123 v 743; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 142 v H 352 (Eff 7-10-87); 142 v H 246 (Eff 12-12-88); 148 v H 701. Eff 4-9-2001.
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