2006 Ohio Revised Code - [955.20.2] 955.202.Pets program funding board.

[§ 955.20.2] § 955.202. Pets program funding board.
 

(A)  There is hereby created the pets program funding board consisting of the following seven members to be appointed by the Ohio pet fund: 

(1) One member who represents an animal control facility or has been appointed an agent of a humane society under Chapter 1717. of the Revised Code; 

(2) One member of the Ohio veterinary medical association who is a resident of this state; 

(3) One member of the general public; 

(4) One member who represents an animal shelter or other animal facility located in this state; 

(5) One member who represents a foster pet organization or an organization that is involved with the sterilization of dogs and cats that does not operate an animal shelter; 

(6) One member who is a breeder of dogs or cats and is a member in good standing with a national breeders club or association; 

(7) One member from the Ohio pet fund. 

(B)  Of the initial appointees to the board, two members' terms shall expire on the thirty-first day of January of the first even-numbered year following appointment, and five members' terms shall expire on the thirty-first day of January of the second odd-numbered year following appointment. Thereafter, terms of office for all members shall be two years. Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Members of the board shall not receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses. 
 

Members of the board shall elect a chairperson and shall establish rules for the meetings and procedures of the board. The board shall meet at least four times per year unless determined otherwise by a majority vote of the board members. If an eligible organization that is applying for financial assistance from the license plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code is represented by a member on the board, that member shall not participate in the decision regarding the approval or disapproval of that application. A quorum consists of five board members, except that if one member is not participating in a decision regarding an application, a quorum consists of three board members. 

(C)  The board shall disburse moneys from the license plate contribution fund for the purpose of supporting programs for the sterilization of dogs and cats and educational programs concerning the proper veterinary care of those animals. Moneys shall be disbursed to organizations meeting eligibility requirements established under division (B)(1) of section 955.201 [955.20.1] of the Revised Code in accordance with criteria and procedures established under divisions (B)(2) to (4) of that section. The registrar of motor vehicles shall not disburse money from the license plate contribution fund to the pets program funding board until the amount in the fund that is attributable to contributions paid by motor vehicle registration applicants pursuant to section 4503.551 [4503.55.1] of the Revised Code and to money from any other source, including donations, gifts, and grants, that is designated by the source to be paid to the pets program funding board, equals at least twenty-five thousand dollars or until two years after the effective date of this section, whichever occurs first. 
 

HISTORY: 150 v H 406, § 1, eff. 3-23-05.