{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-955.09","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 955.09","heading":"[Former R.C. 955.10, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Tags to be worn.","body":"(A) No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a dog kennel registered under this chapter or licensed under Chapter 956. of the Revised Code, shall fail to require the dog to wear, at all times, a valid tag issued in connection with a certificate of registration under division (A) of section 955.02 of the Revised Code. A violation of this division is a strict liability offense and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. A dog found not wearing at any time a valid tag is prima-facie evidence of lack of registration and shall subject any dog found not wearing such a tag to impounding, sale, or destruction.\n(B) No person shall recklessly obstruct or interfere with anyone lawfully engaged in capturing an unregistered dog or examining a dog wearing a tag.\n(C) No person shall recklessly own, keep, or harbor a dog wearing a fictitious, altered, or invalid registration tag or a registration tag not issued by the county auditor in connection with the registration of such animal.\n(D) Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (C) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.","path":["Title 9 Agriculture-Animals-Fences","Chapter 955 Dogs"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-955.09","current_through":"2026-03-20 (House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:28Z","sha256":"21728503a1b4403bc5ffddab0e2c3e6dfa5e2f209c47befa8c5ce4c72713074d","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-955.08","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-955.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}