Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) All
pet stores shall document the following information within twenty-four hours of
obtaining a dog:
(1) The name and address
of the physical location of the animal rescue,
animal shelter, humane society, dog broker, or qualified breeder which supplied
the dog;
(2) The date that the pet
store took possession of the dog;
(3) The breed, gender, color, and any
identifying marks of the dog;
(4)
The dog's birth date, if known;
(5)
The permanent implanted identification microchip number as required by rule
901:1-8-03 of the
Administrative Code; and
(6) The
certificate of veterinary inspection that accompanied the dog.
(B) If the dog was acquired from a
qualified breeder or dog broker, then the pet store shall also document the
following information within twenty-four hours of the pet store receiving the
dog, if applicable:
(1) The Ohio high volume
dog breeder license number issued to the breeder by the department;
(2) The United States department of
agriculture license number of the breeder that bred the dog;
(3) A copy of the most current United States
department of agriculture inspection report for the breeder;
(4) The Ohio dog broker license number issued
to the broker by the department;
(5) A document signed by the pet store
certifying that all information required to be provided to the person acquiring
the dog under this section is accurate.
(C) Pet stores are not required to submit
these records to the director, but the records shall be made available to the
director or the director's designee for review and copy upon request.
(D)
All records
required by section 956.20 of the Revised Code and
paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule shall be:
(1)
Kept at the pet
store from which the adult dog or puppy was sold; and
(2)
Retained for two
years past the date the adult dog or puppy has left the pet
store.
