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Dear Neighbor,
It's an honor to serve as your State Representative for the 63rd Ohio House District.
I invite everybody to read more about what I'm working on at the Statehouse by visiting my webpage here, or checking out my previous newsletters here.
God Bless,
Adam Bird
State Representative
Ohio's 63rd House District
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Sub. House Bill 247 - Avery's Law
Rep. Bird is a co-sponsor of House Bill 247 - also known as “Avery’s Law” – legislation that would establish new requirements on vicious dog owners to prevent dog attacks.
Key provisions of the bill are as follows:
- Imposes criminal penalties on a dog owner if he or she negligently fails to keep their dog from committing, without provocation, an attack;
- Gives the local dog warden the authority to seize a dog immediately following such an attack;
- Revises the investigation and enforcement requirements for when an authority receives any complaint that indicates a possible violation of any provision of the Dog Law;
- Includes protections for dogs that are defending themselves, their owners, or their property; and
- After receiving due process, mandates termination of the dog if it kills or seriously injures a person.
House Bill 247 is named ‘Avery’s Law’ in honor of Avery Russell, who was severely injured in a dog attack in Reynoldsburg, Ohio in June 2024, when she was 11-years- old.
House Bill 247 is now in the Senate for further consideration.
 The Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting met on Monday at the Ohio Statehouse for its first public hearing on a congressional redistricting plan for 2025-2031.
Back to the Future Musical
 Representative Bird and his wife recently attended the Back to the Future musical in Hill Valley, Ohio. Rep. Bird said the production was awesome!
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