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(a) No person shall keep or harbor any nondomestic animal, which, for the purposes of this section, shall include all felines (other than the domestic house cat), nonhuman primates, bears, wolves, coyotes, foxes, venomous and/or constricting reptiles, and any cross-breed of such animals which have similar characteristics of the animals specified herein.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(1964 Code, § 503.07)
(a) No person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony offense of violence committed on or after May 22, 2012 or a felony violation of any provision of R.C. Chapter 959, R.C. Chapter 2923 or R.C. Chapter 2925 committed on or after May 22, 2012 shall knowingly own, possess, have custody of or reside in a residence with either of the following for a period of three years commencing either upon the date of release of the person from any period of incarceration imposed for the offense or violation or, if the person is not incarcerated for the offense or violation, upon the date of the person’s final release from the other sanctions imposed for the offense or violation:
(1) An unspayed or unneutered dog older than 12 weeks of age;
(2) Any dog that has been determined to be a dangerous dog under R.C. Chapter 955 or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(b) A person described in division (a) of this section shall microchip for permanent identification any dog owned, possessed by or in the custody of the person.
(c) (1) Division (a) of this section does not apply to any person who is confined in a correctional institution of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
(2) Division (a) of this section does not apply to any person with respect to any dog that the person owned, possessed, had custody of or resided in a residence with prior to May 22, 2012.
(R.C. § 955.54)
(d) Whoever violates division (a) or (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(R.C. § 955.99(O))
(a) As used in this section:
(1) ANIMAL. Means a nonhuman mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, either dead or alive.
(2) OFFENSE. Means a violation of this section or an attempt, in violation of R.C. § 2923.02, to violate this section.
(3) OFFICER. Has the same meaning as in R.C. § 959.132.
(4) SEXUAL CONDUCT. Means either of the following committed for the purpose of sexual gratification:
A. Any act done between a person and animal that involves contact of the penis of one and the vulva of the other, the penis of one and the penis of the other, the penis of one and the anus of the other, the mouth of one and the penis of the other, the mouth of one and the anus of the other, the vulva of one and the vulva of the other, the mouth of one and the vulva of the other, any other contact between a reproductive organ of one and a reproductive organ of the other, or any other insertion of a reproductive organ of one into an orifice of the other;
B. Without a bona fide veterinary or animal husbandry purpose to do so, the insertion, however slight, of any part of a person’s body or any instrument, apparatus, or other object into the vaginal, anal, or reproductive opening of an animal.
(b) No person shall knowingly engage in sexual conduct with an animal or knowingly possess, sell, or purchase an animal with the intent that it be subjected to sexual conduct.
(c) No person shall knowingly organize, promote, aid, or abet in the conduct of an act involving any sexual conduct with an animal.
(R.C. § 959.21)
(d) (1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. In addition, the court may order the offender to forfeit the animal or livestock and may provide for its disposition including but not limited to the sale of the animal or livestock. If an animal or livestock is forfeited and sold pursuant to this division, the proceeds from the sale first shall be applied to pay the expenses incurred with regard to the care of the animal from the time it was taken from the custody of the former owner. The balance of the proceeds from the sale, if any, shall be paid to the former owner of the animal.
(R.C. § 959.99(D))
(2) If a court has reason to believe that a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this section suffers from a mental or emotional disorder that contributed to the violation, the court may impose as a community control sanction or as a condition of probation a requirement that the offender undergo psychological evaluation or counseling. The court shall order the offender to pay the costs of the evaluation or counseling.
(R.C. § 959.99(E)(7))