As used in sections 4741.40 to 4741.47 of the Revised Code:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4741.40

  • Animal: means any animal other than a human being and includes fowl, birds, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. See Ohio Code 4741.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) “Large animal veterinary services,” “veterinary services necessary to implement or enforce the law,” and “veterinary services necessary to protect public health” have the meanings established in rules adopted by the state veterinary medical licensing board under section 4741.45 of the Revised Code.

(B) “Veterinary resource shortage area” means an area designated in those rules as having limited access to large animal veterinary services or to veterinary services necessary to implement or enforce the law or to protect public health, as applicable.