Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 935 - Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• 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
• 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
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• 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
• Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
• Circus: means a traveling show to which all of the following apply:

  (1) It is licensed by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act. See Ohio Code 935.01

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• 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

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Health district: means a city or general health district created by or under the authority of Chapter 3709. 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
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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.
• Law enforcement officer: means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer of a township or joint police district, marshal, deputy marshal, municipal police officer, or state highway patrol trooper. See Ohio Code 935.01
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• 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.
• Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Rescue facility: means a nonprofit organization as described in section 170 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" 100 Stat. See Ohio Code 935.01
• 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

• Rule: means a rule adopted under section 935. See Ohio Code 935.01
• state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
• United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Veterinarian: means a person who is licensed under Chapter 4741 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 935.01
• Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02
• Wildlife sanctuary: means a nonprofit organization as described in section 170 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" 100 Stat. See Ohio Code 935.01