(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the dangerous and restricted animal fund, which shall consist of all of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 935.25

  • agriculture: includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by the director of agriculture by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 1.61
  • 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

  • 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

  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(1) Money collected from permit application fees under this chapter;

(2) Money credited to the fund under division (J)(1) of section 935.20 of the Revised Code;

(3) Money credited to the fund under division (D) of section 935.24 of the Revised Code.

(B) Money in the fund shall be used for any of the following purposes:

(1) Administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules;

(2) Compensation of the department of natural resources or the state highway patrol for the costs incurred in capturing or destroying a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake pursuant to section 935.16 of the Revised Code;

(3) Compensation of the departments of natural resources and health, the state highway patrol, and boards of health for the costs incurred in conducting investigations and quarantining or transferring a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake pursuant to section 935.20 of the Revised Code;

(4) Compensation of a facility that is on the list maintained by the director of agriculture under division (K) of section 935.20 of the Revised Code and that accepts a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake pursuant to that section.

(C) Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.

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