HB241

Regards dog quarantine, disposition hearing, after a dog attack

Introduced·4/17/25
Introduced Text

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.

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Where it stands

Current
Public Safety Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

DD
2
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

May 13, 2025

9:30 AM

House Public Safety C., Lawson-Rowe, 1st Hearing, Sponsor Testimony

May 13, 2025

9:30 AM

House Public Safety C., Lawson-Rowe, 1st Hearing, Sponsor Testimony

History

Apr 30, 2025

House

Referred to committee: Public Safety

Apr 17, 2025

House

Introduced