HB 621: Alter the law governing the regulation of pet stores
The bill aims to alter the law governing the regulation of pet stores. All money collected from license fees and civil penalties by the director of agriculture will be deposited into a state fund, which will also receive appropriations. This fund will be used to administer specific sections of the code related to pet store regulation. The existing section 956.181 of the revised code is repealed, and section 956.23 is also repealed.
| Feb. 04, 2026 | Referred to committee: Agriculture |
| Dec. 03, 2025 | Introduced |
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
A BILL
To amend section 956.181 and to repeal section 1
956.23 of the Revised Code to alter the law 2
governing the regulation of pet stores. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 956.181 of the Revised Code be 4 amended to read as follows:
Sec. 956.181. (A) All money collected by the director of 6 agriculture from license fees under section 956.21 and civil 7 penalties assessed under section 956.22 of the Revised Code 8 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the 9 pet store license fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall 10 also consist of money appropriated to it.
(B) The director shall use the money in the fund for the 12 purpose of administering sections 956.19 to 956.23-956.22 of the 13 Revised Code and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the 14 Revised Code as those rules apply to those sections.
Section 2. That existing section 956.181 of the Revised 16 Code is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That section 956.23 of the Revised Code is ..... 18
hereby repealed. ..... 19