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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(A)(1) A retail food establishment or food service operation may allow a person to bring a dog in an outdoor dining area of the establishment or operation in accordance with this section. However, if the dog is a service animal, no establishment or operation shall refuse to allow the dog in the outdoor dining area unless such refusal is authorized under federal and state laws governing service animals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(2) The director of agriculture and the director of health shall adopt rules allowing dogs in an outdoor dining area of a retail food establishment or food service operation. The rules shall include authorization for the directors to prohibit dogs in an outdoor dining area of an establishment or operation during a public health emergency.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(B) If an establishment or operation allows a person to bring a dog in an outdoor dining area of the establishment or operation, the establishment or operation shall do all of the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(1) Adopt a policy that requires patrons to control their dog, whether with a leash or otherwise, while the dog is in the outdoor dining area. The establishment or operation shall enforce the policy adopted under division (B)(1) of this section.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(2) Not allow the person to take the dog into the outdoor dining area through any of the establishment's or operation's indoor areas;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(3) Comply with both of the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(a) All sanitation standards established in the Ohio uniform food safety code other than those standards that prohibit dogs in an outdoor dining area of an establishment or operation;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(b) Any other standard established under this chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(C) No person shall bring a dog in an outdoor dining area of an establishment or operation if the dog is not properly vaccinated in accordance with all state and local laws.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>(D) As used in this section, "service animal" means any dog that is individually trained for the benefit of an individual with a disability to do work or perform tasks that are directly related to the individual's disability.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.5pt'><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#135181;mso-ligatures:none'>Available Versions of this Section<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>