Ohio § 956.07

§ 956.07.

(A) A person who is applying for an annual license to operate a high volume breeder or

to act as or perform the functions of a dog broker under section 956.04 or 956.05 of the Revised Code , as applicable, shall include with the application for a license a nonrefundable

license application fee.  The application fees are as follows: (1) For a high volume breeder: (a) One hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least forty,

but not more than sixty puppies to the public; (b) Two hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least sixty-one,

but not more than one hundred fifty puppies to the public; (c) Three hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least one

hundred fifty-one, but not more than two hundred fifty puppies to the public; (d) Five hundred dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least two hundred

fifty-one, but not more than three hundred fifty puppies to the public; (e) Seven hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells three hundred

fifty-one or more puppies to the public; (f) If divisions (A)(1)(a) to (e) of this section do not apply, one hundred and fifty

dollars if either of the following applies: (i) The high volume breeder sells five or more adult dogs or puppies to a dog broker

or pet store. (ii) The high volume breeder keeps, houses, and maintains, at any given time in a calendar

year, more than forty puppies that are under four months of age, that have been bred

on the premises of the establishment, and that have been primarily kept, housed, and

maintained from birth on the premises of the establishment. (2) For a dog broker, five hundred dollars. (B) Money collected by the director of agriculture from each application fee submitted

under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the

commercial dog breeding fund created in section 956.18 of the Revised Code .  The director shall use fifty dollars of the application fee submitted by a high

volume breeder under this section or an amount equal to the fee charged for the registration

of a kennel under section 955.14 of the Revised Code in the county in which the high volume breeder is located or will be located, whichever

is greater, to reimburse that county.  The county auditor shall deposit the transferred money into that county's dog and

kennel fund created under section 955.20 of the Revised Code .