(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following:
(1) Promote, engage in, or be employed at dogfighting;
(2) Receive money or anything else of value for the admission of another person to a dogfighting event or a place kept for dogfighting;
(3) Sell, purchase, possess, or train a dog for dogfighting;
(4) Use, train, or possess a dog for seizing, detaining, or maltreating a domestic animal;
(5) Pay money or give anything else of value in exchange for admission to or be present at a dogfight;
(6) Witness a dogfight if it is presented as a public spectacle.
(B) The department of agriculture may investigate complaints and follow up rumors of dogfighting activities and may report any information so gathered to an appropriate prosecutor or law enforcement agency.
(C) Any peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, may seize and cause to be impounded in accordance with section 959.161 of the Revised Code any dogs that have been, are, or are intended to be used in dogfighting. In addition, any peace officer shall confiscate any equipment or devices used in training such dogs or as part of dogfights.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases, 1984–2017 · leading case: State v. Taylor, 2016-Ohio-7953.
State v. Taylor, 2016-Ohio-7953. · cites it 21ד{¶13} In 1980, the General Assembly enacted R.C. 959.16 for the purpose of increasing the penalties for dogfighting.”
State v. Gaines, 580 N.E.2d 1158 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 1990). · cites it 22דOn June 24, 1988, a Clinton County Grand Jury indicated appellant on three counts of dogfighting in violation of R.C.959.16, two counts of trafficking in marijuana contrary to R.”
State v. Spear, 2017-Ohio-169. · cites it 6ד{¶3} A grand jury indicted Spear on one count of dogfighting, in violation of R.C. 959.16(A)(5), as well as a criminal forfeiture specification for the $1,496 in cash.”
State v. Jackson, 2017-Ohio-635. · cites it 4ד{¶3} A grand jury indicted Jackson on one count of dogfighting, in violation of R.C. 959.16(A)(5). Jackson waived his right to a jury and went to trial along with two of his co- defendants.”
State v. McCoy, 2017-Ohio-4163. · cites it 10דMcCoy on one count of dogfighting, in violation of Revised Code Section 959.16(A)(5), as well as a criminal forfeiture specification for the $436 in cash.”
State v. Wear, 472 N.E.2d 778 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 1984). · cites it 3ד15 is compared to R.C. 959.16. R.C. 959.16, pertaining to dogfighting, states in subsection (A)(5) that “[n]o person shall knowingly do any of the following: * * * Purchase a ticket of admission to or be present at a dogfight.”
Wiggins v. Kumpf, 2015-Ohio-201. “Kumpf also suspected violations of R.C. 959.16, which prohibits activities relating to dogfighting, including using, training, and keeping dogs for that purpose.”
State v. Jones, 2017-Ohio-636. · cites it 5ד{¶3} A grand jury indicted Jones on one count of dogfighting, in violation of R.C. 959.16(A)(5), as well as a criminal forfeiture specification for the $303 in cash.”
State v. Carrion, 2017-Ohio-7043. · cites it 11ד{¶3} A grand jury indicted Carrion on one count of dogfighting, in violation of R.C. 959.16(A)(5), as well as a criminal forfeiture specification for the money he had with him at the time of his arrest.”
State v. Gaines, 612 N.E.2d 749 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 1992). “In any event, there is absolutely no evidence that the seizure of the firearms had “anything to do with the illegal fighting of dogs” as required by our remand in Gaines .”
Ohio Rev. Code § 959.16(A): 1 case
State v. Gaines, 580 N.E.2d 1158 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 1990). “On June 24, 1988, a Clinton County Grand Jury indicated appellant on three counts of dogfighting in violation of R.C.959.16, two counts of trafficking in marijuana contrary to R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 959.16(A)(5): 6 cases
State v. Taylor, 2016-Ohio-7953. “{¶13} In 1980, the General Assembly enacted R.C. 959.16 for the purpose of increasing the penalties for dogfighting.”
State v. Spear, 2017-Ohio-169. “{¶3} A grand jury indicted Spear on one count of dogfighting, in violation of R.C. 959.16(A)(5), as well as a criminal forfeiture specification for the $1,496 in cash.”
State v. Jackson, 2017-Ohio-635. “{¶3} A grand jury indicted Jackson on one count of dogfighting, in violation of R.C. 959.16(A)(5). Jackson waived his right to a jury and went to trial along with two of his co- defendants.”
State v. McCoy, 2017-Ohio-4163. “McCoy on one count of dogfighting, in violation of Revised Code Section 959.16(A)(5), as well as a criminal forfeiture specification for the $436 in cash.”
State v. Jones, 2017-Ohio-636. “{¶3} A grand jury indicted Jones on one count of dogfighting, in violation of R.C. 959.16(A)(5), as well as a criminal forfeiture specification for the $303 in cash.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 959.16(C): 1 case
State v. Gaines, 580 N.E.2d 1158 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 1990). “On June 24, 1988, a Clinton County Grand Jury indicated appellant on three counts of dogfighting in violation of R.C.959.16, two counts of trafficking in marijuana contrary to R.”
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