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Ohio Pit Bull Bill |
Sub. HB14
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Sponsor:
Representative Barbara Sears
Substitute House Bill 14 removes pit bulls from the definition of "vicious dog" in state law.
Status of bill:
Introduced 1/11/11, passed the House on 6/28/11 by a vote of 69 to 29. Passed the Senate on 1/31/12 and was signed by the Governor on 2/21/12. |
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Animal Cruelty Bill |
Sub. HB25
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Sponsor: Representative Courtney Combs House Bill 25 increases the penalty for cruelty to non-companion animals.
Status of bill:
Introduced 1/18/11, passed the House
Criminal Justice Committee on 5/25/11. The
substitute bill passed the full House on
6/21/11 by a vote of 89 to 7 and was
introduced in the Senate on 6/22/11 where it
is awaiting hearings in the Judiciary
Committee. |
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Ohio Companion Animal Cruelty Bill
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HB108 |
Sponsors:
Representatives Ron Gerberry & Robert Hagan
This bill would increase the penalty for cruelty to companion animals. As introduced, the bill made the penalty for UNintentional cruelty higher than the penalty for INtentional cruelty. After many requests for clarification, the error was finally corrected.
Status of bill: Introduced 2/22/11; substitute bill passed the House Criminal Justice Committee
9/21/11. The bill passed the House by a vote
of 82 to 11 on 2/15/2012 and was introduced
in the Senate where it had its first
(sponsor) hearing on 3/27/2012. |
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Ohio Humane
Agent Training Bill
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Sub. HB138 |
Sponsor:
Representative Ron Gerberry
House Bill 138 requires all Humane Agents to file a copy of their training
certificate with the County Recorder, where it
will be available for inspection by any member
of the public.
Status of bill:
Introduced 3/2/11, passed the House Local Government Committee on 5/11/11 and the full House on 6/7/11 by a vote of 87 to 8. The bill was introduced in the Senate on 6/9/11 and assigned to the State & Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee where it is awaiting hearings.
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Ohio Cockfighting
Bill |
HB260 |
Sponsor:
Representative Timothy Derickson
House Bill 260 amends Ohio law regarding cockfighting, allowing a peace officer to confiscate any equipment or devices used in training roosters for the purpose of cockfighting or as part of cockfighting, and establishing a
5th degree felony penalty for the
first offense and a 3rd degree felony for
each subsequent offense.
Status of Bill:
Introduced 6/14/11 and assigned to the House Criminal Justice Committee where it has had 2 hearings.
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Ohio Kennel
Licensing Bill
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SB130
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Sponsor:
Senator Jim Hughes
Senate Bill 130 requires state licensing & inspection of anyone possessing unneutered or unspayed dogs and who produces at least 9 litters OR at least 60 puppies in any calendar year. The bill also requires anyone who sells any dogs at wholesale or sells or donates even one dog to a pet store to be licensed as a “dog retailer” just like the brokers who sell puppies to pet stores.
Ohio Dept of Agriculture would serve as the
regulating authority.
Status of bill:
Introduced 3/22/11 and assigned to the Senate Agriculture Committee where it had 5 hearings and passed committee with multiple amendments (including 3 by OAAO) on 1/31/12. Passed the full Senate on 2/1/12 by a vote of 30 to 0. Currently awaiting hearings in the
house Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee.
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Ohio Exotic Animal Bill |
SB310 |
Sponsor:
Senators
Troy Balderson & Shannon Jones
Bans ownership of certain exotic animals after 1/1/2014. Grants exemptions to private corporations including AZA and ZAA; no exemption for licensed & inspected USDA facilities. Sanctuaries must be approved by GFAS (HSUS front organization) in order to keep their animals but are prohibited from commercial activities typically used to raise funds for care of the animals.
Status of bill:
Introduced 3/8/12, assigned to
Senate Agriculture, Environment & Natural
Resources Committee where it has had 3 hearings.
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