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Judge Upholds Exotic Animals Law

A federal judge says today Ohio’s law regulating the ownership of exotic-animals is constitutional.The judge rejected a request by exotic animal owners for a temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction. The owners claimed the law infringes on their First, Fourth, Fifth and 14th Amendment rights. The judge says the owners failed to prove their claim. The law requires owners to register their animals with the state and obtain insurance. It also contains other requirements for cages, fencing and signage.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.