(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.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 935.18

  • Dangerous wild animal: means any of the following, including hybrids unless otherwise specified:

    (1) Hyenas;

    (2) Gray wolves, excluding hybrids;

    (3) Lions;

    (4) Tigers;

    (5) Jaguars;

    (6) Leopards, including clouded leopards, Sunda clouded leopards, and snow leopards;

    (7) All of the following, including hybrids with domestic cats unless otherwise specified:

    (a) Cheetahs;

    (b) Lynxes, including Canadian lynxes, Eurasian lynxes, and Iberian lynxes;

    (c) Cougars, also known as pumas or mountain lions;

    (d) Caracals;

    (e) Servals, excluding hybrids with domestic cats commonly known as savannah cats. See Ohio Code 935.01

  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Restricted snake: means any of the following:

    (1) All of the following constricting snakes that are twelve feet or longer:

    (a) Green anacondas;

    (b) Yellow anacondas;

    (c) Reticulated pythons;

    (d) Indian pythons;

    (e) Burmese pythons;

    (f) North African rock pythons;

    (g) South African rock pythons;

    (h) Amethystine pythons. See Ohio Code 935.01

  • Veterinarian: means a person who is licensed under Chapter 4741 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 935.01

(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.

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