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Dog Licensing and InformationContact Information: ATTN: DOG LICENSE DEPT Phone: (440) 576-3794 Ashtabula County Dog Warden
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All dogs over three months of age must be licensed each year between December 1 and January 31. If you bring your dog into Ohio after January 31, or if you obtain your dog after January 31, you are required to purchase the license within 30 days. Ohio Revised Code Section 955.01 Dog tags may be issued only by the County Auditor; however, there are several locations throughout the county where dog license applications can be filled out. The tags would then be mailed to the applicant from the Auditors Office. Click here for a list of locations Licensing is a requirement of state law. However there is one other exceptionally good reason for licensing your dog. If your animal is missing, the dog warden can quickly notify you if your pet is found. That way you can quickly claim him. Section 955.12 of the Ohio Revised Code allows the county to hold a licensed dog for up to 14 days, after mailing a notice of its capture to the owner, before allowing it to be either sold or destroyed. If a dog is unlicensed, the Law allows it to be either destroyed or sold after only 3 days. Licensing Your Dog is Easy and Inexpensive. Simply fill out the brief registration form and pay the annual fee per dog or kennel. Each dog receives a distinctive tag number. Once your dog has been assigned a license, the license number and the information about him is permanently filed in the county's records. Service Dogs are Permanently Registered Service dogs (guide, leader and support animals) must also be licensed, but their fee is waived. Ohio Revised Code, section 955.011 requires the dog owner to provide validation of service dog status. Once they are registered with the county, they are permanently licensed by receiving a special tag. Simply provide your County Auditor with proof of its loss and a duplicate tag will be issued for 25¢. If Your Dog Moves to a New Home The new owner is required to record the ownership change with the County Auditor. They must present a transfer of ownership certificate, signed by the former owner, and pay the 25¢ fee. According to the Ohio Revised Code, section 955.02, a kennel owner is a "person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation professionally engaged in the business of breeding dogs for hunting or for sale." When a person breeds dogs avowedly as a hobby, "but permits sales to become such a factor that he advertises for sale" the breeding activity and dogs, that person "is professionally engaged in the business of dog breeding" and should be registered as a kennel. The term "kennel" means any pack or collection of dogs, over the age of three months, kept together for the purposes of hunting or for sale. Ohio Revised Code 955.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||