# Ohio Rev. Code § 959.03: Poisoning animals

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 959.03
- **Heading:** Poisoning animals
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 959 / § 959.03

## Text

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall maliciously, or willfully and without the consent of the owner, administer poison, except a licensed veterinarian acting in such capacity, to a horse, mare, foal, filly, jack, mule, sheep, goat, cow, steer, bull, heifer, ass, ox, swine, dog, cat, poultry, or any other domestic animal that is the property of another; and no person shall, willfully and without consent of the owner, place any poisoned food where it may be easily found and eaten by any of such animals, either upon his own lands or the lands of another.

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