Ohio HB241 mandates a ten-day quarantine for dogs that injure or kill people, and requires a hearing to determine the dog's fate.

Ohio HB241 amends the state's dog laws by requiring a ten-day quarantine for dogs that injure, seriously injure, or kill a person. During this period, the dog warden or law enforcement agency investigates the incident. The owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog can request a hearing to challenge the dog's designation as a nuisance, dangerous, or vicious dog. The court must hold the hearing within ten days and decide whether to humanely destroy the dog, release it, or release it on the condition that it be trained and rehabilitated.

Ohio HB241 mandates a ten-day quarantine for dogs that injure or kill people, and requires a hearing to determine the dog's fate.

Ohio HB241 amends the state's dog laws by requiring a ten-day quarantine for dogs that injure, seriously injure, or kill a person. During this period, the dog warden or law enforcement agency investigates the incident. The owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog can request a hearing to challenge the dog's designation as a nuisance, dangerous, or vicious dog. The court must hold the hearing within ten days and decide whether to humanely destroy the dog, release it, or release it on the condition that it be trained and rehabilitated.