2021 Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes
Section 935.18 | Sale or Auction of Animals Prohibited.
Effective: September 5, 2012
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Except for a restricted snake specified in division (L)(1) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code, no person shall sell or offer for sale at auction a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake.
(B) Except for a microchip removed for purposes of a medical emergency by a veterinarian that is qualified to provide veterinary care to the dangerous wild animal, no person shall knowingly remove a microchip that is implanted in a dangerous wild animal as required in section 935.04 of the Revised Code.
(C) No person that possesses a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake shall fail to post and display any of the following:
(1) On each cage in which a dangerous wild animal is confined, signs warning the public that a dangerous wild animal is confined in the cage;
(2) At each entrance to the property where a dangerous wild animal is confined, a sign warning the public that a dangerous wild animal is on the property;
(3) On each container in which a restricted snake is confined, a sign warning the public that a restricted snake is in the container;
(4) At the main entrance to each structure where a restricted snake is confined, a sign warning the public that a restricted snake is in the structure;
(5) On a vehicle that is used to transport a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, a sign warning that a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, as applicable, is in the vehicle.
The signs shall comply with standards established in rules.
(D) No person shall knowingly release a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake into the wild.
(E) No person shall allow a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake to roam off the property where it is confined.
(F) No person shall remove any teeth or claws from a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, as applicable, unless determined to be medically necessary by a veterinarian.
(G) No person shall violate any other provisions of this chapter or rules.
