Ohio § 956.21

§ 956.21.

(A) The director of agriculture may issue a pet store license to an owner or operator

of a pet store when the owner or operator does all of the following: (1) Applies for a license in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code ; (2) Affirms in writing that the owner or operator will maintain compliance with the applicable

requirements established under section 959.20 of the Revised Code ; (3) Submits with the application for a pet store license a fee of five hundred dollars. (B) The director of agriculture may deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this

section for a violation of division (A) , (B) , or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code .  The denial, suspension, or revocation of a license is not effective until the licensee

is given written notice of the violation, a reasonable amount of time to correct the

violation, if possible, and an opportunity for a hearing. The director also may refuse to issue a license under division (B) of this section

if the applicant has violated division (A) , (B) , or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code during the thirty-six-month period prior to submitting an application for the license. (C) Any license issued under this section is valid for a period of one year from the

date of issuance.  A pet store license must be renewed annually in the manner provided in rules adopted

under section 956.03 of the Revised Code . (D) 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 . (E) No owner, operator, or manager of a pet store shall negligently display, offer for

sale, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, transfer, or sell any live dog

from a pet store in this state unless a license has been issued for the pet store

by the director of agriculture in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code .