OH SB225

Establishes a commercial deer propagating license issued by the Director of Agriculture for $300 annually, allowing licensees to raise and sell captive deer in authorized enclosures with specific fencing requirements (8 feet high, preventing deer escape/entry)

Establishes a commercial deer hunting preserve license issued by the Director of Agriculture for $300 annually, requiring minimum 80-acre properties where licensed commercial deer can be hunted without regard to season, sex, or bag limits

Requires commercial deer licensees to maintain detailed records of all deer held, purchased, sold, or killed; submit animal tissue samples for chronic wasting disease testing; and notify the Director if commercial deer escape

Prohibits taking wild white-tailed deer into commercial deer facilities and prohibits knowingly releasing or failing to prevent escape of commercial deer from licensed enclosures

Creates a Commercial Deer Fund to be used by the Director of Agriculture to administer the licensing program, with authority to assess civil penalties ($500-$5,000 per violation) and revoke licenses for non-compliance with fencing, record-keeping, and disease monitoring requirements