{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-935.18","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 935.18","heading":"Sale or auction of animals prohibited.","body":"(A) Except for a restricted snake specified in division (L)(1) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code, no person shall sell or offer for sale at auction a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake.\n(B) Except for a microchip removed for purposes of a medical emergency by a veterinarian that is qualified to provide veterinary care to the dangerous wild animal, no person shall knowingly remove a microchip that is implanted in a dangerous wild animal as required in section 935.04 of the Revised Code.\n(C) No person that possesses a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake shall fail to post and display any of the following:\n(1) On each cage in which a dangerous wild animal is confined, signs warning the public that a dangerous wild animal is confined in the cage;\n(2) At each entrance to the property where a dangerous wild animal is confined, a sign warning the public that a dangerous wild animal is on the property;\n(3) On each container in which a restricted snake is confined, a sign warning the public that a restricted snake is in the container;\n(4) At the main entrance to each structure where a restricted snake is confined, a sign warning the public that a restricted snake is in the structure;\n(5) On a vehicle that is used to transport a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, a sign warning that a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, as applicable, is in the vehicle.\nThe signs shall comply with standards established in rules.\n(D) No person shall knowingly release a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake into the wild.\n(E) No person shall allow a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake to roam off the property where it is confined.\n(F) No person shall remove any teeth or claws from a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, as applicable, unless determined to be medically necessary by a veterinarian.\n(G) No person shall violate any other provisions of this chapter or rules.","path":["Title 9 Agriculture-Animals-Fences","Chapter 935 Possession Of Wild Animals And Snakes"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-935.18","current_through":"2012-09-05 (Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:28Z","sha256":"4b2db8e867c97da3fda5bbfb56955bcebe7f1ad7e31b148879082d6463dc8588","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-935.17","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-935.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}