Terms Used In Ohio Code 935.19

• agriculture: includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by the director of agriculture by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 1.61
• Board of health: means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health in any city authorized by section 3709. See Ohio Code 935.01
• 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

• Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
• Humane society: means an organization that is organized under section 1717. See Ohio Code 935.01
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Natural resources law enforcement officers: means peace officers as specified in division (A)(6) of section 109. See Ohio Code 935.01
• Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• 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