Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) An applicant
for a wildlife shelter permit or wildlife propagation permits shall file an
application for a permit with the director of agriculture on a form prescribed
and provided by the director. In addition to the information required by
section 935.05 of the Revised Code, the
application shall include all of the following:
(1) A declaration as to whether the applicant
will have employees working on their behalf;
(2) A declaration as to whether the applicant
has used equivalent materials as defined in rule
901:1-4-01
of the Administrative Code;
(3) An
opportunity for the applicant to request the department make a determination as
to the suitability of equivalent materials used in the applicant's
facility.
(B) An
application for a wildlife shelter permit or wildlife propagation permit shall
not be considered complete until all of the following have been submitted to
the director:
(1) The completed and signed
application form;
(2) A completed
and signed background check and permission and release form and applicable
fee;
(3) Proof of financial
responsibility as required in division (A)(5) of section
935.05 of the Revised
Code;
(4) If applicable, the
written proof of experience with each dangerous wild animal required by
division (A)(6) of section
935.05 of the Revised
Code;
(5) The written plan of
action required in division (A)(7) of section
935.05 of the Revised
Code;
(6) The appropriate fee as
required in division (C) of section
935.05 of the Revised Code for
wildlife shelter permits or division (B) of section
935.07 of the Revised Code for
wildlife propagation permits;
(7)
The affidavit attesting that the applicant will not allow members of the public
to be in contact with a dangerous wild animal required by division (A)(5) of
section 935.06 of the Revised Code;
and,
(8) The affidavit attesting
that the applicant will maintain the facility in which the dangerous wild
animals are to be kept in accordance with Chapter 935. of the Revised Code and
Chapter 901:1-4 of the Administrative Code, as required by division (A)(8) of
section 935.06 of the Revised
Code.
(9)
For wildlife shelter permit applications,
the
applicant has signed an affidavit attesting that each dangerous wild animal
that is possessed by the applicant has been sterilized. However, a dangerous
wild animal is not required to be sterilized if a veterinarian that is
qualified to provide veterinary care to the dangerous wild animal determines
that the sterilization is medically contraindicated and the applicant has
submitted a copy of the veterinarian's written determination with the
applicant's application.
