Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
This rule applies exclusively to the species listed as
dangerous wild animals in divisions (C)(19) to (C)(20) of section
935.01 of the Revised
Code.
(A) Each primary enclosure shall
have multiple elevated platforms that shall accommodate all animals in the
enclosure simultaneously.
(B) Each
primary enclosure shall have a visual barrier that provides a retreat area for
the animal.
(C) A primary enclosure
that is within a solid secondary enclosure is not required to have a shelter as
defined in paragraph (F) of rule
901:1-4-01
of the Administrative Code.
(D) A
primary enclosure housing the species described in paragraphs (I) to (L) of
this rule is not required to have a shift cage or safety entrance as set forth
in rule 901:1-4-01.1 of the Administrative Code.
(E) Permit holders possessing more than one
of the animals regulated under this rule shall house them in stable pairs or
groups of compatible individuals; except where single housing is justified
based on social incompatibility resulting from inappropriate behavior or
veterinary concerns regarding animal well-being.
(F) Sub-family - cercopithecinae; common
names: guenons, vervets, baboons, macaques; sub-family - colobinae; common
names: colobuses, langurs, proboscis monkeys; family - hylobatidae; common
names: gibbons, siamangs.
(1) The primary
enclosure shall be constructed of at least nine gauge wire mesh or its
equivalent.
(2) The primary
enclosure shall be a minimum of one hundred square feet with a roof, and have
eight feet of useable climbing vertical height. For each additional animal the
primary enclosure shall be increased by twenty five square feet.
(3)
Fencing may be
on either side of the vertical posts.
(G) Sub-family - homininae; common names:
chimpanzees, bonobos; sub-family -
ponginae; common name: orangutans.
(1) The primary enclosure shall be
constructed of steel bars, two inch diameter galvanized pipe, six gauge
diameter chain link, masonry block or their equivalent.
(2) The primary enclosure shall be a minimum
of three hundred square feet with a roof, and have eight feet of useable
climbing vertical height. For each additional animal the primary enclosure
shall be increased by seventy five square feet.
(H) Sub-family - gorillinae; common name:
gorilla
(1) The primary enclosure shall be
constructed of steel bars, two inch diameter galvanized pipe, six gauge
diameter chain link, masonry block or their equivalent.
(2) The primary enclosure shall be a minimum
of four hundred square feet with a roof, and have eight feet of useable
climbing vertical height. For each additional animal the primary enclosure
shall be increased by seventy five square feet.
(I) Family - callitrichidae; common names:
golden lion, black faced lion, golden-rumped lion, cotton top, emperor,
saddleback, black mantled, and geoffroy's tamarin; family - aotidae; common
names: southern and northern night monkey;
(1)
The primary enclosure shall be constructed of at least eleven and one half
gauge wire mesh or its equivalent.
(2) The primary enclosure shall be a minimum
of nine square feet with a roof, and have six feet of useable climbing height.
For each additional animal the primary enclosure shall be increased by two and
one fourth square feet.
(3)
Fencing may be on either side of the vertical
posts.
(J) Family
- pitheciidae; common names: dusky titi and masked titi.
(1) The primary enclosure shall be
constructed of at least eleven and one half gauge wire mesh or its
equivalent.
(2) The prim ary
enclosure shall be a minimum of sixteen square feet with a roof, and have six
feet of useable climbing height. For each additional animal the primary
enclosure shall be increased by four square feet.
(3)
Fencing may be on
either side of the vertical posts.
(K) Sub-family - pitheciinae; common names:
white faced, black bearded, white-nose bearded, and monk sakis; bald urakis.
(1) The primary enclosure shall be
constructed of at least eleven and one half gauge wire mesh or the
equivalent.
(2) The primary
enclosure shall be a minimum of sixteen square feet with a roof, and have six
feet of useable climbing height. For each additional animal the primary
enclosure shall be increased by four square feet.
(3)
Fencing may be on
either side of the vertical posts.
(L) Family - atelidae; common names: mariqui;
black-handed, white-bellied, brown-headed, black spider; red, black and mantled
howler; sub-family - atelinae; common name: common woolly; sub-family -
pitheciinae; common name: black uakaris
(1)
The primary enclosure shall be constructed of at least nine gauge wire mesh or
the equivalent.
(2) The primary
enclosure shall be a minimum of sixty-four square feet with a roof, and have
six feet of useable climbing height. For each additional animal the primary
enclosure shall be increased by sixteen square feet.
(3)
Fencing may be on
either side of the vertical posts.
