Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB947: Regards possession of certain animals for commercial purposes
Status: In committee, May 20, 2026
To amend section 1533.99 and to enact section 1533.711 of the Revised Code to establish requirements related to the possession of certain animals for commercial purposes.
What the bill says
To amend section 1533.99 and to enact section 1533.711 of the Revised Code to establish requirements related to the possession of certain animals for commercial purposes.
From the introduced text, May 19, 2026:
To amend section 1533.99 and to enact section 1533.711 of the Revised Code to establish requirements related to the possession of certain animals for commercial purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 1533.99 be amended and section 1533.711 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 1533.711. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Appropriate facility" means any of the following: (a) A facility that is an accredited member of the association of zoos and aquariums; (b) An individual or facility holding a valid wildlife rehabilitation permit issued under section 1533.08 of the Revised Code; (c) A rescue facility. (2) "Commercial purposes" means, for financial gain or profit, to possess, raise, propagate, or sell a covered animal. (3) "Covered animal" means any of the following animals: (a) A fur-bearing animal and any hybrid thereof; (b) A rabbit and any hybrid thereof, if the rabbit is possessed, raised, propagated, or sold primarily for the value of its fur; (c) A wolf hybrid. (4) "Federal animal welfare act" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. (5) "Rescue facility" means a nonprofit organization that is organized under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) and that operates a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or …
Sponsors
- Rodney Creech (R, 40) · primary sponsor
- David Thomas (R, 65) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Subjects: Environment and Natural Resources, Occupational Licensing and Regulation, State Government, State and Local Government, Animals, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB947?
- HB947 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regards possession of certain animals for commercial purposes.
- What does HB947 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 1533.99 and to enact section 1533.711 of the Revised Code to establish requirements related to the possession of certain animals for commercial purposes.
- What is the status of HB947?
- In committee as of May 20, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (May 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB947?
- Rodney Creech (R, 40), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB947?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb947
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