{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-959.08","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 959.08","heading":"Reporting of violation involving a companion animal by officers, dog wardens.","body":"No officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden operating in an official or professional capacity, shall fail to immediately report a violation involving a companion animal to an appropriate social service professional when all of the following apply:\n(A) The officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden has knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that a violation involving a companion animal has occurred or is occurring;\n(B) The officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden has knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that a child or older adult resides with the alleged violator;\n(C) The officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden suspects that the violation involving a companion animal may have an impact on the child or older adult residing with the alleged violator.","path":["Title 9 Agriculture-Animals-Fences","Chapter 959 Offenses Relating To Domestic Animals"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-959.08","current_through":"2021-04-12 (House Bill 33 - 133rd General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:28Z","sha256":"c7b6a9b69f8b38e292acf39975831af4347c9f0ec1ba0f80dbb2373030e31ce7","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-959.07","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-959.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}