(A) A person that has been issued a permit under this chapter shall maintain records of all of the following regarding each dangerous wild animal and each restricted snake that the permit holder possesses:

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 935.15

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Dangerous wild animal: means any of the following, including hybrids unless otherwise specified:

    (1) Hyenas;

    (2) Gray wolves, excluding hybrids;

    (3) Lions;

    (4) Tigers;

    (5) Jaguars;

    (6) Leopards, including clouded leopards, Sunda clouded leopards, and snow leopards;

    (7) All of the following, including hybrids with domestic cats unless otherwise specified:

    (a) Cheetahs;

    (b) Lynxes, including Canadian lynxes, Eurasian lynxes, and Iberian lynxes;

    (c) Cougars, also known as pumas or mountain lions;

    (d) Caracals;

    (e) Servals, excluding hybrids with domestic cats commonly known as savannah cats. See Ohio Code 935.01

  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Restricted snake: means any of the following:

    (1) All of the following constricting snakes that are twelve feet or longer:

    (a) Green anacondas;

    (b) Yellow anacondas;

    (c) Reticulated pythons;

    (d) Indian pythons;

    (e) Burmese pythons;

    (f) North African rock pythons;

    (g) South African rock pythons;

    (h) Amethystine pythons. See Ohio Code 935.01

(1) The scientific and common names of the animal or snake, including the species;

(2) If the animal or snake was purchased or otherwise acquired from another person, the name and address of the other person;

(3) The date on which the animal or snake was acquired, if applicable;

(4) If the permit holder propagates dangerous wild animals, the date of birth of the animal if the animal was propagated by the permit holder;

(5) If the permit holder propagates restricted snakes, the date of birth of the snake if the snake was propagated by the permit holder;

(6) The name and address of the person to whom the animal or snake was sold or otherwise transferred, if applicable;

(7) The date on which the animal or snake died or escaped, if applicable;

(8) The identification number of the microchip that is implanted in the animal and the frequency of the passive integrated transponder contained in the microchip as required in section 935.04 of the Revised Code.

(B) A permit holder shall maintain the records in accordance with rules.

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