Ohio Code 1717.09 – Member may require police to act
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A member of a county humane society may require the sheriff of any county, the constable of any township, the marshal or a police officer of any municipal corporation, or any agent of such a society, to arrest any person found violating the laws in relation to cruelty to animals, and to take possession of any animal cruelly treated in their respective counties or municipal corporations, and deliver such animal to the proper officers of the society.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1717.09
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59