(A)
High volume breeder.
(A)(1) High volume breeder
license and license renewal applications shall be made on a form provided by
the director of the Ohio department of agriculture.
(B)(2)
Applications
High
volume breeder license and license renewal applications shall be
considered complete when the following have been submitted to the director of
the Ohio department of agriculture:
(1)(a) The completed and
signed application form
includes the
following:;
(i)
All previous out
of state addresses for the five years prior to the licensing year;
and
(ii)
An agreement under which the applicant agrees to notify
the Ohio department of agriculture within fourteen calendar days if, during the
licensing period the applicant has plead guilty to or been convicted of any
criminal offense other than a minor traffic offense.
(2)(b)
The accompanying documentation required by division (C) of section
956.04 of the Revised
Code;
(3)(c) The appropriate fee
as required by section
956.07 of the Revised Code;
and,
(4)(d) The proof of
insurance or a surety bond, which shall be executed by a surety company
authorized to do business in this state, as required by division (E) of section
956.03 of the Revised Code.
The insurance shall be payable to the state or the surety bond
shall be subject to redemption by the state, as applicable, upon a suspension
or revocation of a high volume breeder license for the purpose of paying for
the maintenance and care of dogs that are seized or otherwise impounded from
the high volume breeder in accordance with Chapter 956. of the Revised
Code.
If the insurance policy or surety bond
is, for any reason, cancelled, not renewed, or there is a material change, the
licensee is to inform the Ohio department of agriculture within fourteen
calendar days.
(e)
For initial applicants, proof of a completed background
check performed by local law enforcement and submitted to the Ohio bureau of
criminal investigation's "WebCheck."
(C) Upon the receipt of a completed
application the director of the Ohio department of agriculture shall conduct a
criminal background investigation for the purposes of identifying any
violations specified in division (A)(2) of section 956.15 of the Revised
Code.
(B)
Dog broker.
(D)(1)
Dog retailer
broker license and license renewal applications shall
be made on a form provided by the director of the Ohio department of
agriculture. The application shall be considered complete when the completed
and signed application form and appropriate fee as required by section
956.07 of the Revised Code are
submitted to the director of the Ohio department of agriculture.
(2)
The completed and
signed application form includes the following:
(a)
All previous out
of state addresses for the five years prior to the licensing
year;
(b)
An agreement under which the applicant agrees to notify
the Ohio department of agriculture within fourteen calendar days if, during the
licensing period the applicant has plead guilty to or been convicted of any
criminal offense other than a minor traffic offense; and
(c)
For initial Ohio
resident applicants, proof of a completed background check performed by local
law enforcement and submitted to the Ohio bureau of criminal investigation's
"WebCheck"; or
(d)
For initial out-of-state applicants, proof of a
completed background check performed by a law enforcement agency capable of
performing a state wide background check equivalent to the Ohio bureau of
criminal investigation's "WebCheck."
(C)
Animal rescue for
dogs.
(E)(1) Animal
rescues
rescue for dogs shall register with the director of
the Ohio department of agriculture on a form provided by the
director.
(F)(2) animal
rescues
rescue for dogs registration is effective for one
calendar year, and may be renewed annually by submitting the form provided by
the director of the Ohio department of agriculture in paragraph
(E)
(C)(1) of
this rule.
(G)(3) Animal
rescues
rescue for dogs shall provide the name and address of
each foster home utilized by the animal rescue for dogs at the time of
registration or renewal.
(4)
Failure to conform to the requirements outlined in the
definition of "animal rescue for dogs" found in section
956.01 of the Revised Code may
result in the department revoking the violator's registration.
(H)(D) High volume breeder
and dog retailer
broker licensees shall include with any advertisements
for the sale of a puppy or adult dog the vendor number assigned by the tax
commissioner to the licensee if the sale is subject to the tax levied under
Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code.
(I)(E) High volume breeder
and dog retailer
broker licensees shall comply with Chapter 5739. of
the Revised Code. The director of the Ohio department of agriculture may
suspend or revoke a license if the tax commissioner informs the director the
licensee is not in compliance with that chapter.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 901:1-6-08
Effective:
1/1/2023
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
2/23/2022 and
01/01/2028
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 956.03
Rule
Amplifies: 956.03,
956.04,
956.05,
956.06
Prior
Effective Dates: 10/10/2013
