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County legal counsel outlines changes under Avery’s Law, urges administrative planning
Summary
Chief Legal Counsel Beau Thompson briefed commissioners on Ohio's Avery’s Law (effective March 20, 2026), describing new dog categories, owner duties, registration and insurance requirements for dangerous/vicious dogs, and appeal processes for designations.
Beau Thompson, Clark County chief legal counsel, told the Board of Clark County Commissioners on Feb. 18 that Ohio’s recently revised dog laws (commonly called Avery’s Law) take effect March 20, 2026 and remove the prior 'one free bite' approach, placing greater onus on owners to control animals before a first bite occurs.
Thompson said the statute creates three tiers for dogs—nuisance, dangerous and vicious—with the dog warden…
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