Animal Venue Links

Animal Venue Links

• Center for Food Security & Public Health

• Healthy Pets Healthy People

Federal, State and Local Requirements  

At the federal, state and local levels, animal venues may have additional requirements. Below is a list of useful links. All have roles in regulating the international and interstate movement of animals:

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

• Ohio Department of Agriculture – Animal Health – ODA regulates the livestock and poultry industries for purposes of food safety, and animal health and welfare.

• Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife – ODNR regulates the possession and propagation of wild native species. Private or commercial ownership of four or more wild animals that are indigenous to Ohio requires a permit to ensure conservation of wild native species.

• U.S. Department of Agriculture – Animal Import & Export

• U.S. Department of Agriculture – Animal Welfare – The USDA governs venues that sell exotic animals and/or that exhibit animals under the Animal Welfare Act.

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Permits