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Columbus, Ohio 43221

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Business of selling and/or breeding domestic dogs in the state of Ohio:
 
The Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) section 5701.03(A) defines “personal property” to include “every tangible thing that is the subject of ownership, wether animate or inanimate, including a business fixture, and that does not constitute real property***”.
R.C. section 5739.01(YY) defines “tangible personal property” for purposes of the Ohio sales tax, as, “personal property that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touch, or that is otherwise perceptible to the senses.”  Under these definitions, dogs are tangible personal property in Ohio.
 
R.C. section 5739.01(B)(1) indicates that sales tax is to be applied to “All transactions by which title or possession, or both, of tangible personal property, is or is to be transferred, or a license to use or consume tangible personal property is or is to be granted.”  Sales of dogs are therefore; subject to Ohio sales tax unless the purchaser has some claim of exemption.
 
As a vendor of tangible personal property, you are required to register as a vendor, collect the proper amount of sales tax, maintain complete records of all transactions and timely file and pay tax returns. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc
 
 

Interesting Info

Definition of "Kennel Owner"

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 

 

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Kennel Stats

2007 Kennel Stats 

Holmes County has 485 licensed kennels.

9,192 dogs are living in these kennels.

 

2008 Kennel Stats 

 Kennels increased to 537 with a total of 9,809 dogs

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2009 Kennel Stats

Kennels decreased to 412 with a total of 8,737 dogs

There are now 1,072 fewer dogs and 125 fewer kennels.

148 Kennels did not purchase their 2009 license.  49 new Kennels owners purchased 2009 licenses.

Do you want to sound off about the puppy mills in Holmes County?  Here are the contacts:

Holmes County Dog Warden: Reagan Tetreault
PH: (330) 674-6301    Fax: (330) 674-0566
Mailing Address: 2 Court Street, Suite 10; Millersburg, Ohio 44654
Physical Address: 5387 County Road 349; Millersburg, Ohio 44654
 
The Holmes County Commissioners
 
2 Court Street, Suite 14  • Millersburg, Ohio 44654 • (330) 674-0286 • Fax: (330) 674-0566• e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Regulating Breeders

U. S  Department of Agriculture regulating “commercial dog breeders” under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
 are inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Care program.
 
Those facilities that breed and sell their animals to pet stores, brokers, or research facilities are covered under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and are inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Care program.  Because the focus of the AWA is on commercial dog breeders and wholesale dealers, the law specifically exempts most retail pet stores from Federal regulation.  This includes facilities that sell dogs directly to the public.
 
USDA inspects all regulated (licensed) dog breed facilities.    Breeders and dealers must employ either a full-time veterinarian or arrange for a veterinarian to visit their business regularly.  An outside veterinarian employed by the facility must establish a written program of veterinary care and submit it to APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) for review.
 
In order to engage in regulated activities, the animal breeder or dealer must first apply for an AWA license from APHIS.
 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_welfare/content/printable_version/faq_animal_dealers.pdf

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