Ohio Enacts New Liability Insurance Requirement for Vicious Dogs Under Avery’s Law

With the passage of Avery’s Law, signed into law on December 18, 2025, Ohio has overhauled its regulatory approach to dangerous and vicious dogs by clarifying definitions, adding new compliance obligations and harsher penalties for owners of dangerous or vicious dogs, and expressly requiring owners of dogs designated as dangerous or vicious to maintain at least $100,000 in liability insurance….
By: FBT Gibbons LLP