Ohio Rev. Code § 921.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.16
§ 921.16. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 10 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules the director determines necessary for the effective enforcement and administration of this chapter. The rules may relate to, but are not limited to, the time, place, manner, and methods of application, materials, and amounts and concentrations of application of pesticides, may restrict or prohibit the use of pesticides in designated areas during specified periods of time, and shall encompass all reasonable factors that the director determines necessary to minimize or prevent damage to the environment. In addition, the rules shall establish the deadlines and time periods for registration, registration renewal, late registration renewal, and failure to register under section 921.02 of the Revised Code; the fees for registration, registration renewal, late registration renewal, and failure to register under section 921.02 of the Revised Code that shall apply until the fees that are established under that section take effect on January 1, 2007; and the fees, deadlines, and time periods for licensure and license renewal under sections 921.06 , 921.09 , 921.11 , and 921.13 of the Revised Code. (B) The director shall adopt rules that establish a schedule of civil penalties for violations of this chapter, or any rule or order adopted or issued under it, provided that the civil penalty for a first violation shall not exceed five thousand dollars and the civil penalty for each subsequent violation shall not exceed ten thousand dollars. In determining the amount of a civil penalty for a violation, the director shall consider factors relevant to the severity of the violation, including past violations and the amount of actual or potential damage to the environment or to human beings. All money collected under this division shall be credited to the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code. (C) The director shall adopt rules that set forth the conditions under which the director: (1) Requires that notice or posting be given of a proposed application of a pesticide; (2) Requires inspection, condemnation, or repair of equipment used to apply a pesticide; (3) Will suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue any pesticide registration for a violation of this chapter; (4) Requires safe handling, transportation, storage, display, distribution, and disposal of pesticides and their containers; (5) Ensures the protection of the health and safety of agricultural workers storing, handling, or applying pesticides, and all residents of agricultural labor camps, as that term is defined in section 3733.41 of the Revised Code, who are living or working in the vicinity of pesticide-treated areas; (6) Requires a record to be kept of all pesticide applications made by each commercial applicator and by any trained serviceperson acting under the commercial applicator's direct supervision and of all restricted use pesticide applications made by each private applicator and by any immediate family member or subordinate employee of that private applicator who is acting under the private applicator's direct supervision as required under section 921.14 of the Revised Code; (7) Determines the pesticide-use categories of diagnostic inspections that must be conducted by a commercial applicator; (8) Requires a record to be kept of all diagnostic inspections conducted by each commercial applicator and by any trained service person. (D) The director shall prescribe standards for the licensure of applicators of pesticides and the training of those supervised by commercial applicators or private applicators in the use of restricted use pesticides consistent with those prescribed by the federal act and the regulations adopted under it or prescribe standards that are more restrictive than those prescribed by the federal act and the regulations adopted under it. The standards may relate to the use of a pesticide or to an individual's pesticide-use category. The director shall take into consideration standards of the United States environmental protection agency. (E) The director may adopt rules setting forth the conditions under which the director will: (1) Collect and examine samples of pesticides or devices; (2) Specify classes of devices that shall be subject to this chapter; (3) Prescribe other necessary registration information. (F) The director may adopt rules that do either or both of the following: (1) Designate, in addition to those restricted uses so classified by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency, restricted uses of pesticides for the state or for designated areas within the state and, if the director considers it necessary, to further restrict such use; (2) Define what constitutes "acting under the instructions and control of a commercial applicator" as used in the definition of "direct supervision" in division (Q) of section 921.01 of the Revised Code. In adopting a rule under division (F)(2) of this section, the director shall consider the factors associated with the use of pesticide in the various pesticide-use categories. Based on consideration of the factors, the director may define "acting under the instructions and control of a commercial applicator" to include communications between a commercial applicator and a trained serviceperson that are conducted via landline telephone or a means of wireless communication. Any rules adopted under division (F)(2) of this section shall be drafted in consultation with representatives of the pesticide industry. (G) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the director shall not adopt any rule under this chapter that is inconsistent with the requirements of the federal act and regulations adopted thereunder. (H) The director, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may declare as a pest any form of plant or animal life, other than human beings and other than bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms on or in living human beings or other living animals, that is injurious to health or the environment. (I) The director may make reports to the United States environmental protection agency, in the form and containing the information the agency may require. (J) The director shall adopt rules for the application, use, storage, and disposal of pesticides if, in the director's judgment, existing programs of the United States environmental protection agency necessitate such rules or pesticide labels do not sufficiently address issues or situations identified by the department of agriculture or interested state agencies. (K) The director shall adopt rules establishing all of the following: (1) Standards, requirements, and procedures for the examination and re-examination of commercial applicators and private applicators; (2) With respect to training programs that the director may require commercial applicators and private applicators to complete: (a) Standards and requirements that a training program must satisfy in order to be offered by the director or the director's representative or in order to be approved by the director if a third party wishes to offer it; (b) Eligibility standards and requirements that must be satisfied by third parties who wish to provide the training programs; (c) Procedures that third parties must follow in order to submit a proposed training program to the director for approval; (d) Criteria that the director must consider when determining whether to authorize a commercial applicator or private applicator to participate in a training program instead of being required to pass a re-examination. (3) Training requirements for a trained serviceperson. (L) The director shall adopt all rules under this chapter in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Last updated January 21, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.35
§ 905.35. Label information
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 House Bill 651 - 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall distribute in this state any type of fertilizer in packages unless the packages have placed on or affixed to them in legibly written or printed form the following: (1) Net weight of the contents; (2) Brand and product name; (3) Name and address of the manufacturer or distributor that appears on the license or registration; (4) Grade expressed in whole numbers only for all mixed fertilizers except specialty fertilizers; (5) Guaranteed analysis. (B) No person shall distribute any type of fertilizer in this state in bulk unless the purchaser is supplied, upon delivery, with a shipping invoice containing the following information: (1) Name and address of the licensee, or registrant; (2) Name and address of the purchaser, and county of destination; (3) Date of sale; (4) Product name; (5) Net weight; (6) Grade expressed in whole numbers only for all mixed fertilizers, and other claims, if any. The weight and grade of each material in the mixture and the total weight of the mixture may be stated in lieu of a statement of the grade of the mixture. (C) No person shall distribute in this state any type of fertilizer in bulk unless the bulk storage is properly labeled with the information required by divisions (B)(1), (4), and (6) of this section. Shipping invoices shall be available for all bulk fertilizer stored at locations other than a place of manufacture. (D) No person shall manufacture or distribute in this state mixed fertilizer in bulk unless the fertilizers and other materials combined to create the mixed fertilizer are uniformly mixed and present in equal percentages throughout the mixed fertilizer. The director of agriculture may take samples and use the information provided to the purchaser under division (B) of this section to analyze any mixed fertilizer in bulk and determine whether it has been uniformly mixed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.07
§ 903.07. Livestock manager certification [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) On and after the date that is established in rules by the director of agriculture, both of the following apply: (1) The management and handling of manure at a major concentrated animal feeding facility, including the land application of manure or the removal of manure from a manure storage or treatment facility, shall be conducted only by or under the supervision of a person holding a livestock manager certification issued under this section. A person managing or handling manure who is acting under the instructions and control of a person holding a livestock manager certification is considered to be under the supervision of the certificate holder if the certificate holder is responsible for the actions of the person and is available when needed even though the certificate holder is not physically present at the time of the manure management or handling. (2) No person shall transport and land apply annually or buy, sell, or land apply annually the volume of manure established in rules adopted by the director under division (D)(5) of section 903.10 of the Revised Code unless the person holds a livestock manager certification issued under this section. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the director shall issue a livestock manager certification to a person who has submitted a complete application for certification on a form prescribed and provided by the director, together with the appropriate application fee, and who has completed successfully the required training and has passed the required examination. The director may suspend or revoke a livestock manager certification and may reinstate a suspended or revoked livestock manager certification in accordance with rules. (C) Information required to be included in an application for a livestock manager certification, the amount of the application fee, requirements regarding training and the examination, requirements governing the management and handling of manure, including the land application of manure, and requirements governing the keeping of records regarding the handling of manure, including the land application of manure, shall be established in rules. (D) The director shall issue a livestock manager certification in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an individual if either of the following applies: (1) The individual holds a certification in another state. (2) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a livestock manager in a state that does not issue that license. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.41
§ 927.41. Treatment of diseased trees
Status: in_force

June 30, 2006 House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly Upon the purchase or rental of equipment and the purchase of supplies to combat a pest for which a quarantined area is established, the agents of the board of county commissioners, board of township trustees, or legislative authority of a municipal corporation may contact the owners of land in the quarantined area within the subdivision, to obtain permission to enter upon such lands to combat that pest. After obtaining such permission, such agents may enter upon such land and combat that pest as the owner agrees, and the board of county commissioners, board of township trustees, or legislative authority of the municipal corporation may charge fees for such efforts as will cover the actual costs of the efforts. In the same manner, plants that are dead or dying from a pest may be removed or completely destroyed at the cost of the landowner.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.21
§ 926.21. Receipts issued by licensed handler
Status: in_force

July 1, 1983 House Bill 770 - 114th General Assembly A receipt issued by a licensed handler is a legal document evidencing the obligation of the handler to deliver an agricultural commodity according to its terms and the requirements of this chapter. All original receipts issued under this chapter are valid for a term of one year unless redeemed before the end of that year, exchanged for the appropriate commodity or another receipt, or held in trust or endorsed to an agency of the United States. Any receipt issued to consolidate or replace an earlier receipt under section 926.22 or 926.23 of the Revised Code is valid for only the remainder of the one-year term of the original receipt that it consolidates or replaces. The holder of a receipt may renew its validity for another term of one year by presenting it, within thirty days prior to the date of its expiration, to the handler who issued the original receipt. After the holder has settled any charges that have become due against the agricultural commodity, the handler shall cancel the unexpired receipt and issue a new receipt to the holder. In addition to the information required under section 926.20 of the Revised Code, the new receipt shall contain the serial number and date of issuance of the receipt that it replaces. If a receipt has expired and has not been renewed, the handler holding the agricultural commodity evidenced by the receipt may, not sooner than forty-five days following the date of its expiration, proceed with the sale of the commodity in accordance with section 926.26 of the Revised Code. Until the handler holding the commodity has sold it as provided in that section, he shall honor the expired receipt if it is offered for redemption.
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.41
§ 955.41. Examination of claim
Status: in_force

October 13, 2000 House Bill 529 - 123rd General Assembly The board of county commissioners, not later than the third regular meeting after it is presented with the account provided for by section 955.42 of the Revised Code, shall examine the account and, if it is found in whole or part correct and just, may order a payment in whole or in part to either the patient, the representative of the patient referred to in that section, or the physician who rendered the patient's medical or surgical treatment, in accordance with their respective claims, provided that a payment is made only for an account with respect to which the board determines the patient, the patient's estate, or the patient's parent or guardian, as applicable, is unable, without deprivation of basic needs, to further provide for the payment of the expenses incurred for the medical or surgical treatment. A person shall not receive for one bite or injury a sum exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code § 919.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 919 / § 919.20
§ 919.20. Refrigeration with other foods
Status: in_force

October 2, 1953 House Bill 281 - 100th General Assembly No proprietor of a market shall place horse meat or a horse meat food product, which is intended as a pet or animal food, in a refrigerated compartment with food for human consumption.
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.26
§ 941.26. Movement of positive or suspect animals
Status: in_force

December 14, 1967 House Bill 842 - 107th General Assembly A suspect or a positive, other than a bovine animal, may be moved in accordance with regulations adopted by the director of agriculture.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.58
§ 905.58. Annual statement of liming material sales
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 House Bill 651 - 121st General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall prepare an annual statement of liming material sales, by county and by grade, as defined in section 905.54 of the Revised Code, in a manner prescribed by the director. (B) The director shall publish an annual report of the director's analysis of liming material that the director has inspected.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.63
§ 905.63. Order to hold material
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 House Bill 651 - 121st General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may order the owner or custodian of any lot of liming material to hold it at a designated place when the director has found the liming material to have been offered or exposed for sale in violation of sections 905.51 to 905.65 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted thereunder. (B) Such liming material shall be held until the director releases it in writing. A release shall not be issued until sections 905.51 to 905.65 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections are complied with and until all expenses incurred by the department of agriculture in connection with the violation have been paid by the manufacturer, seller, or distributor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.43
§ 940.43. Intent of General Assembly
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 7 - 133rd General Assembly It is the intent of the general assembly to collaborate with organizations representing agriculture, conservation, and the environment and institutions of higher education engaged in water quality research to establish a certification program for farmers that utilize practices designed to minimize impacts to water quality. The director of agriculture shall undertake all actions necessary to ensure that assistance and available funding are provided for farmers who participate in the certification program. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 931.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 931 / § 931.06
§ 931.06. Renewal of enrollment prior to expiration
Status: in_force

May 18, 2005 House Bill 414 - 125th General Assembly Not later than one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration of an agricultural security area, an owner of land that is enrolled in the area may renew the enrollment. The procedures established under this chapter for the initial enrollment of land in an agricultural security area apply to the renewal of enrollment. In addition, all of the requirements governing initial enrollment apply to enrollment renewal.
Ohio Rev. Code § 915.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 915 / § 915.03
§ 915.03. Records
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 507 - 134th General Assembly Each person, firm, or corporation licensed to operate a cold-storage warehouse shall keep an accurate record of the receipts and withdrawals of food therefrom. The agents of the director of agriculture shall have free access to such records at all times. Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.31
§ 918.31. Sale prohibitions
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly No person shall do any of the following: (A) Sell or offer for sale, transport for sale, or deliver or receive for purpose of sale, any poultry product, unless the shipping container, if any, and immediate container, bear the markings and information required by section 918.30 of the Revised Code or by the "Poultry Products Inspection Act," 71 Stat. 441 (1957), 21 U.S.C.A. 451, as amended by the "Wholesome Poultry Products Act," 82 Stat. 791 (1968); (B) Use any written, printed, or graphic matter upon, or accompanied with any poultry product inspected or required to be inspected pursuant to section 918.22 of the Revised Code, or on the container thereof, that is false or misleading in any particular. (C) No person shall knowingly offer for sale or sell adulterated poultry or poultry products that are detrimental to the public health and safety.
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.68 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.68
§ 927.68. Seizure of nursery stock
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture or his authorized representative may seize, or order removed from sale, any nursery stock which has been removed from the field where grown, has not been permanently replanted, and: (1) Does not comply with the requirements of section 927.67 of the Revised Code with respect to soundness, vigor, or freedom from pests; (2) Is not correctly labeled in accordance with section 927.67 of the Revised Code; (3) Does not bear a certificate tag or poster as required by section 927.65 or 927.66 of the Revised Code; (4) Is being offered for sale at a location or by a person not licensed under section 927.53 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The director may hold nursery stock seized by authority of division (A) of this section for ninety days or any lesser period of time, pending compliance with labeling, treating, or licensing requirements, or pending destruction of unsound, unhealthy, or weakened nursery stock. (2) The director or his authorized representative shall cause tags to be attached to seized nursery stock at the time of seizure, and the nursery stock shall not be moved until the tag is removed by written release of the director. (3) If a written release is not issued prior to the expiration of ninety days from the date of seizure, the seized nursery stock is subject to immediate confiscation by the director and the director may destroy it or give it to a state institution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.08
§ 971.08. Entry onto adjoining property to maintain fence
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly (A) If an owner chooses to build a partition fence and the owner of adjoining property does not share in the construction of the fence, the owner building the fence, or a contractor hired by the owner, may enter on the adjoining property for no more than ten feet for the length of the fence to build and maintain in good repair the fence. The owner or contractor building the fence is not guilty of a violation of section 2911.21 of the Revised Code or an ordinance of a municipal corporation that is substantially equivalent, provided that the owner or contractor does not enter onto the property beyond the ten feet specified in this division. However, that owner or contractor is liable for all damages caused by the entry onto the adjoining property, including damages to crops. (B) No person shall obstruct or interfere with anyone who is lawfully engaged in the construction or maintenance of a partition fence.
Ohio Rev. Code § 911.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 911 / § 911.16
§ 911.16. Notice of delinquency
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If, after inspection, it is found that a bakery is not constructed, maintained, or operated, or the distribution of its products is not conducted, in accordance with sections 911.01 to 911.20 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, notice in writing shall be given to the owner or manager, stating the delinquency, and fixing a reasonable time within which the same shall be remedied and providing for a hearing to any party in interest.
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.01
§ 941.01. Animal diseases definitions
Status: in_force

March 23, 2016 House Bill 131 - 131st General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Dangerously contagious or infectious disease" means any disease, including any foreign animal disease, or vector, that the director of agriculture, in the director's sound discretion, determines to be of harmful effect on the animal or poultry industry or the public health and to be capable of transmission by any means from a carrier animal to a human or to another animal. (B) "Disease of concern" means any disease, including any foreign animal disease, or vector, that the director determines may have an adverse impact on the animal or poultry industry or to the public health in this state, but that is not a disease that is reportable to the United States department of agriculture. (C) "Geographic area" means any county or counties within this state or parts thereof as may be designated by the director. (D) "Animal" means any animal that is a bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or mammal, other than humans. (E) "Domestic animal" includes livestock; other animals that through long association with humans have been bred to a degree resulting in genetic changes affecting the temperament, color, conformation, or other attributes of the species to an extent that makes them different from nondomestic animals of their kind; and other animals as defined by rule by the director. (F) "Foreign animal disease" means a contagious or infectious disease that is not present in United States domestic or nondomestic species populations and is listed by the United States department of agriculture as a "foreign animal disease." (G) "Nondomestic animal" means any animal that is not domestic, including at least nonindigenous animals and animals usually not in captivity. (H) "Poultry" means any domesticated fowl kept in confinement, except for doves and pigeons, that are bred for the primary purpose of producing eggs or meat for human consumption. "Poultry" includes chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and game birds. (I) "Vector" means a disease carrier, usually from, but not limited to, the arthropod class, that transfers an infectious agent that may transmit a dangerously contagious or infectious disease from one host to another. (J) "Residue" means any poisonous or deleterious pesticide governed by 40 C.F.R. 180, any poisonous or deleterious substance governed by 21 C.F.R. 109.6, or any other substance governed by 21 C.F.R. 556. (K) "Seal" means any band or object made of metal, plastic, or other material placed on a vehicle or other means of conveyance so that when the vehicle or conveyance is opened, the band or object is affected, altered, or broken.
Ohio Rev. Code § 939.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 939 / § 939.03
§ 939.03. Operation and management plan; nuisances; complaint
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) A person who owns or operates agricultural land or an animal feeding operation may develop and operate under an operation and management plan approved by the director of agriculture or the director's designee under section 939.02 of the Revised Code or by the supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district under section 940.06 of the Revised Code. (B) A person who wishes to make a complaint regarding nuisances involving agricultural pollution may do so orally or by submitting a written, signed, and dated complaint to the director or to the director's designee. After receiving an oral complaint, the director or the director's designee may cause an investigation to be conducted to determine whether agricultural pollution has occurred or is imminent. After receiving a written, signed, and dated complaint, the director or the director's designee shall cause such an investigation to be conducted. (C) In a private civil action for nuisances involving agricultural pollution, it is an affirmative defense if the person owning, operating, or otherwise responsible for agricultural land or an animal feeding operation is operating under and in substantial compliance with an approved operation and management plan developed under division (A) of this section, with an operation and management plan developed by the director or the director's designee under section 939.02 of the Revised Code or by the supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district under section 940.06 of the Revised Code, or with an operation and management plan required under division (A)(2) of section 939.02 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section is in derogation of the authority granted to the director in division (E) of section 939.02 and in section 939.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 909.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 909 / § 909.03
§ 909.03. Control, eradication or prevention of bee diseases or spread of Africanized honey bees
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly The director of agriculture may make and enforce such rules and orders as in his judgment are necessary to control, eradicate, or prevent the introduction, spread, or dissemination of any bee diseases or Africanized honey bees. No person shall fail to comply with the rules adopted under this section. In the control or eradication of serious bee diseases, the director or his authorized representative shall diagnose the disease and recommend approved control options for it to the beekeeper. If a control is available to the beekeeper for the disease diagnosed but no attempt is made to implement a control within an appropriate time frame as determined by rule, the director may destroy by burning or otherwise any diseased bees, hives, honey, Africanized honey bees, or equipment that he considers necessary for such control or eradication, without remuneration to the owner. Such diseased bees, hives, honey, Africanized honey bees, and equipment are a public nuisance. Last updated September 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 951.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 951 / § 951.13
§ 951.13. Fees
Status: in_force

March 28, 2017 Senate Bill 235 - 131st General Assembly The person or county, township, city, or village whose law enforcement officer takes an animal running at large in violation of section 951.02 of the Revised Code is entitled to receive from the owner or keeper of the animal the following compensation: (A) For taking and advertising each animal, five dollars; (B) Reasonable expenses actually incurred for keeping each animal. Compensation for taking, advertising, and keeping a single herd or flock shall not exceed fifty dollars when the flock or herd belongs to one person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.34
§ 901.34. The United States not liable
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The United States and the secretary of agriculture thereof are free from liability by virtue of the transfer of the assets to the director of agriculture of the state pursuant to sections 901.30 to 901.34 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 931.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 931 / § 931.01
§ 931.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Agriculture" has the same meaning as in section 1.61 of the Revised Code. (B) "Best management practices" means the engagement of agricultural production and management, including practices such as manure handling, tillage, forestry management, and similar practices, in a manner that is generally accepted in the agriculture industry and that is approved by any of the following: (1) The United States department of agriculture; (2) The natural resources conservation service in the United States department of agriculture; (3) The department of agriculture; (4) A soil and water conservation district established under Chapter 940. of the Revised Code; (5) With respect to organic or sustainable production methods, a conservation professional whom the director of agriculture approves as having expertise in those methods. (C) "Contiguous farmland" means any of the following: (1) Geographically contiguous property used for agriculture; (2) Noncontiguous property used for agriculture that is owned by one person and connected by a right-of-way that the person controls and to which the public does not have access; (3) Two or more pieces of property used for agriculture that would be geographically contiguous but for the fact that the property is separated by a public or private right-of-way or rights-of-way or by rivers, streams, creeks, or other bodies of water.
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.04
§ 941.04. Access to premises containing contagious or infected animal by director or representative
Status: in_force

March 23, 2016 House Bill 131 - 131st General Assembly (A) Whenever the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative reasonably suspects that any premises or means of conveyance contains an animal that is infected with or has been exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or a disease of concern or is adulterated with a residue, the director or the director's authorized representative shall have free access to those premises or that means of conveyance at any reasonable time. (B) Whenever the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative reasonably suspects that any vehicle or means of conveyance traveling into or through the state contains an animal, the director or the director's authorized representative shall have free access to the vehicle or means of conveyance, including the right to stop the vehicle or conveyance transporting animals into or through the state. The director or the director's authorized representative may examine any certificate of veterinary inspection, animal health certificate, waybill, yarding receipt, sale ticket, or other document required by this chapter or rules adopted under it. The director or the director's authorized representative also may inspect the vehicle or conveyance for the purposes of verifying the presence or existence of any animal for which a document is required by this chapter or rules adopted under it and verifying lawful possession or ownership of the animal. This division does not apply to animals transported intrastate. Within the parameters of the United States and Ohio constitutions, any person who operates a vehicle or means of conveyance upon a roadway in this state is deemed to have consented to the inspection of the vehicle or conveyance and the documents as described in this section. (C) In the event the owner of the animal or the operator of the vehicle or conveyance fails to present any document required by this chapter and rules adopted under it, or if the documents indicate or the director or the director's authorized representative reasonably suspects that an animal is infected with or has been exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or a disease of concern or is adulterated with a residue, the director or the director's authorized representative shall seal the vehicle or conveyance. A seal shall not be broken or removed from a vehicle or conveyance within this state or any other state except by the director or the director's authorized representative or by a person holding a similar position in another state, territory, or country. Once the vehicle or conveyance is sealed, its operator shall choose a course of action to be taken under division (D) of section 941.10 of the Revised Code. If the operator fails to choose and the owner of the animal can be contacted, the owner shall make the choice. If the owner cannot be contacted, the director or the director's authorized representative shall make the choice. Any time that the director or the director's authorized representative determines that a course of action under division (D) of section 941.10 of the Revised Code is inappropriate, the director or the director's authorized representative may refuse to allow that course of action to be taken or may limit it. The director or the director's authorized representative shall issue a permit designating and requiring compliance with the course of action chosen under this division. If the director or the director's authorized representative reasonably suspects that an animal is stolen or that the operator of the vehicle or conveyance is not in lawful possession of the animal, or while waiting for a search warrant to be issued under section 941.042 of the Revised Code, the director or the director's authorized representative may detain or impound the vehicle or conveyance or detain the animal. If the director or the director's authorized representative determines, during any detention or impoundment, that disposal of the animal is necessary, the director or the director's authorized representative may provide for its disposal in accordance with section 941.043 of the Revised Code. (D) The director or the director's authorized representative, in performing official duties under this section, may call on such law enforcement personnel and government officials as are necessary to provide assistance. The director or the director's authorized representative may detain or follow any vehicle or conveyance until those persons arrive. (E) At the direction of the director and in the director's discretion, an employee of the animal and plant health inspection service-veterinary services in the United States department of agriculture may be an authorized representative of the director for purposes of this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.20
§ 943.20. License for propagation of deer with status or wasting disease; hunting preserve license
Status: in_force

June 29, 2012 House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly (A) A person who wishes to propagate captive deer with status or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status shall obtain a license under section 943.03 or 943.031 of the Revised Code in addition to a captive white-tailed deer propagation license issued under section 1533.71 of the Revised Code. (B) A person who wishes to operate a wild animal hunting preserve as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code on which monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status are released and hunted shall obtain a license under section 943.03 or 943.031 of the Revised Code in addition to a wild animal hunting preserve license issued under section 1533.721 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.021
§ 925.021. Egg container labels
Status: in_force

October 6, 1992 House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly (A) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale shell eggs in a container which is not labeled with: (1) The name and address of the packer or distributor; (2) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of numerical count; (3) The date the shell eggs were processed; (4) The correct grade and size or weight class of the contents thereof in accordance with the standards adopted by this state, provided that containers of shell eggs which have not been graded for quality or which fail to meet the requirements of a grade adopted by this state: (a) Shall be labeled "ungraded" or "unclassified"; (b) May be labeled "mixed size" in lieu of a standard size or weight class adopted by this state, if the eggs average twenty-one ounces or more per dozen. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale shell eggs unless the labeling required by division (A) of this section is prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use. (C) This section does not apply to shell eggs inspected by an agency of the United States government.
Ohio Rev. Code § 913.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.03
§ 913.03. Supervision of canneries
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly All vegetable, fruit, and specialty products canneries shall be under the supervision of and subject to the rules of the director of agriculture. At such times as the director considers proper, he shall cause to be inspected all canneries where fruits, vegetables, or specialty products are packed and preserved, and shall require the correction of any violation of sections 913.01 to 913.05 of the Revised Code or any rules adopted under those sections, and may enter during normal business hours all places in or about the premises of any cannery for the purposes of such inspection and investigation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.99
§ 903.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) Whoever negligently violates division (A) of section 903.30 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. For purposes of this division, notwithstanding division (D) of section 2901.22 of the Revised Code, a person acts negligently when, because of a lapse from due care, the person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that the person's conduct may cause a certain result or may be of a certain nature. A person is negligent with respect to circumstances when, because of a lapse from due care, the person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that such circumstances may exist. (B) Whoever recklessly violates division (A) or (B) of section 903.30 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. (C) Whoever knowingly violates division (A) or (B) of section 903.30 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 911.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 911 / § 911.20
§ 911.20. Prohibition
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall violate any rule or regulation adopted under sections 911.01 to 911.20 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.26
§ 943.26. Animal and consumer protection fund
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 10 - 136th General Assembly The animal and consumer protection fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of livestock dealer or broker fees and civil penalties collected under this chapter, all money collected through the issuance of licenses to captive whitetail deer licensees under this chapter and any other money credited to it under the Revised Code. The director of agriculture shall use money in the fund to administer this chapter and rules and Chapters 904., 935., and 942. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those chapters. Last updated January 21, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.28
§ 926.28. Disclosing lack of title or existence of lien or mortgage - posting notice
Status: in_force

October 10, 1988 House Bill 557 - 117th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly deposit any agricultural commodity to which he does not have title or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, either for sale or for storage under a bailment agreement, without disclosing his lack of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage. (B) Each licensed handler shall post in a conspicuous place in his office a copy of division (A) of this section together with the penalty imposed on the depositor for failure to comply with the requirement for disclosure. The notice shall be in large type that is easily readable for depositors in the conduct of business with the licensed handler.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.24
§ 935.24. Civil penalty
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The attorney general, upon request of the director of agriculture, shall bring an action for injunction against any person who has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or rules. The court of common pleas in which an action for injunction is filed has jurisdiction to and shall grant preliminary and permanent injunctive relief upon a showing that the person against whom the action is brought has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or rules. (B)(1) The director may assess a civil penalty against any person that the director determines is not in compliance with this chapter or rules. (2) The director shall afford the person an opportunity for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to challenge the director's determination that the person is not in compliance with this chapter or rules. However, the person may waive the right to an adjudication. (3) If the opportunity for an adjudication is waived or if, after an adjudication, the director determines that a violation has occurred or is occurring, the director may issue an order and assess a civil penalty in an amount established in rules against the violator. The order and the assessment of the civil penalty may be appealed in accordance with section 119.12 of the Revised Code. (C) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, money resulting from any action taken under this section shall be credited to the animal and consumer protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.09
§ 941.09. Rules governing identification of animals
Status: in_force

March 23, 2016 House Bill 131 - 131st General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may adopt and enforce rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the identification of an animal tested for, vaccinated against, or infected with a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or a disease of concern or adulterated with a residue and the importation, use, dispensation, and reporting of the use of vaccines for mitigating dangerously contagious or infectious diseases or diseases of concern or other treatments for residues. (B) No person shall remove, alter, or replace an identification that is required by federal or state law and is placed upon an animal by a person authorized by the director.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.05
§ 918.05. Health requirements for employees
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly The director of agriculture may require an employee of an establishment to submit to a health examination by a physician at any time. No individual having any communicable disease, including any communicable skin disease, and no person with infected wounds and no person who is a carrier of a communicable disease shall be employed in any capacity in an establishment. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 11:04 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.67
§ 927.67. Sales, claims or advertising prohibited
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly (A) No person shall sell or offer for sale or distribute any nursery stock which: (1) Is not securely labeled in accordance with the "International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants" with the complete correct botanical or approved common name as recognized by the latest edition of: (a) "Wyman's gardening encyclopedia"; (b) Bailey's "Hortus III"; or (c) Other authoritative works and checklists. (2) Is labeled with any incorrect or misleading information about such nursery stock; (3) Is not labeled as a collected plant if it is such; (4) Is infested by, or infected with, a plant pest or is not otherwise sound and healthy; (5) Has not been stored or displayed under conditions which will maintain its vigor; (6) Is dead or seriously weakened by drying or by excessive heat or cold; (7) Has been mechanically or otherwise treated to the extent of concealing its true condition; (8) For any other cause is in such condition that it will not grow satisfactorily when given reasonable care; (9) Has been placed under seizure or stop sale because of noncompliance with this section. (B) Nothing in this section prevents the sale of color mixtures within types or species of flowering bulbs or herbaceous plants when sold as such. (C) No person shall disseminate any false or misleading claim or advertisement concerning the vigor, vitality, rate of growth, yield capability, color of flower or foliage, or other growth or performance characteristic of any nursery stock, or make any claim that cannot be substantiated by a state or federal agricultural experiment station.
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.19
§ 955.19. Funds
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly All funds received by the county dog warden or poundkeeper in connection with the administration of sections 955.01 to 955.18 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be deposited in the county treasury and placed to the credit of the dog and kennel fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.03
§ 903.03. Program for issuance of permits to operate [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) Not later than one hundred eighty days after March 15, 2001, the director of agriculture shall prepare a program for the issuance of permits to operate under this section. (2) Except for a concentrated animal feeding facility that is operating under an installation permit, on and after the date on which the director has finalized the program required under division (A)(1) of this section, no person shall own or operate a concentrated animal feeding facility without a permit to operate issued by the director under this section. (B) The director or the director's authorized representative may help an applicant for a permit to operate during the permitting process by providing guidance and technical assistance. (C) An applicant for a permit to operate shall submit a fee in an amount established by rule together with, except as otherwise provided in division (E) of this section, an application to the director on a form that the director prescribes and provides. The applicant shall include with the application all of the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant, of all partners if the applicant is a partnership, of all members if the applicant is a limited liability company, or of all officers and directors if the applicant is a corporation, and of any other person who has a right to control or in fact controls management of the applicant or the selection of officers, directors, or managers of the applicant. As used in division (C)(1) of this section, "control" has the same meaning as in division (C)(1) of section 903.02 of the Revised Code. (2) Information concerning the applicant's past compliance with laws pertaining to environmental protection that is required to be provided under section 903.05 of the Revised Code, if applicable; (3) A manure management plan for the concentrated animal feeding facility that conforms to best management practices regarding the handling, storage, transportation, and land application of manure generated at the facility and that contains any other information required by rule; (4) An insect and rodent control plan for the concentrated animal feeding facility that conforms to best management practices and is prepared in accordance with section 903.06 of the Revised Code; (5) In the case of an application for a major concentrated animal feeding facility, written proof that the person who would be responsible for the supervision of the management and handling of manure at the facility has been issued a livestock manager certification in accordance with section 903.07 of the Revised Code or will obtain a livestock manager certification prior to applying any manure to land. (D) The director shall issue permits to operate in accordance with section 903.09 of the Revised Code. The director shall deny a permit to operate if either of the following applies: (1) The permit application contains misleading or false information. (2) The manure management plan or insect and rodent control plan fails to conform to best management practices. Additional grounds for the denial of a permit to operate shall be those established in this chapter and in rules. (E) The director shall issue general permits to operate for categories of concentrated animal feeding facilities that will apply in lieu of individual permits to operate, provided that each category of facilities meets all of the criteria established in rules for general permits to operate. A person who is required to obtain a permit to operate shall submit to the director a notice of the person's intent to be covered under an existing general permit or, at the person's option, shall submit an application for an individual permit to operate. Upon receipt of a notice of intent to be covered under an existing general permit, the director shall notify the applicant in writing that the person is covered by the general permit if the person satisfies the criteria established in rules for eligibility for such coverage. If the person is ineligible for coverage under the general permit, the director shall require the submission of an application for an individual permit to operate. (F) A permit to operate shall be valid for a period of five years. (G) A permit to operate may be renewed. An application for renewal of a permit to operate shall be submitted to the director at least one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration date of the permit to operate and shall comply with the requirements governing applications for permits to operate that are established under this section and by rules, including requirements pertaining to public notice and participation. (H) The director may modify, suspend, or revoke a permit to operate in accordance with rules. (I) The owner or operator of a concentrated animal feeding facility who proposes to make a major operational change at the facility shall submit an application for approval of the change to the director in accordance with rules. Last updated January 19, 2022 at 1:04 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.26
§ 924.26. Levy of assessments on producers and handlers
Status: in_force

January 1, 2018 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The grain marketing program operating committee shall levy on producers and, as provided in division (B) of this section, handlers the following assessments, as applicable: (1) One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of wheat at the first point of sale; (2) One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of barley at the first point of sale; (3) One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of rye at the first point of sale; (4) One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of oats at the first point of sale. (B) The director may require a handler to withhold assessments from any amounts that the handler owes to producers and to remit them to the operating committee. A handler who pays for a producer an assessment that is levied under this section may deduct the amount of the assessment from any money that the handler owes to the producer. (C) The operating committee shall deposit all money collected under this section with a bank as defined in section 1101.01 of the Revised Code. All money so collected and deposited shall be used only for defraying the costs of administration of the marketing program and for carrying out sections 924.20 to 924.30 of the Revised Code. The operating committee shall not use any assessments that it levies for any political or legislative purpose or for preferential treatment of one person to the detriment of any other person affected by the grain marketing program. (D) The operating committee shall refund to a producer the assessments that it collects from the producer not later than thirty days after receipt of a valid application by the producer for a refund, provided that the producer complies with the procedures for a refund established by the committee under section 924.24 of the Revised Code. An application for a refund shall be made on a form provided by the director. The operating committee shall ensure that refund forms are available where assessments for the grain marketing program are collected.
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.50
§ 955.50. Sale and transportation of dogs
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly (A) No person shall sell, offer to sell, or expose for sale, for the purpose of resale or receive for delivery within this state, or ship from any point within this state to any point outside this state, for sale to the general public at retail, any dog under the age of eight weeks. (B) No person shall receive from outside this state, or ship from any point within this state to any point outside this state, for sale to the general public at retail, any dog that is not accompanied by a certificate, issued by a licensed veterinarian who is accredited by the United States department of agriculture and authorized to issue health certificates for animals in interstate commerce, certifying that the dog is sufficiently sound and healthy to be reasonably expected to withstand the intended transportation without adverse effect. (C) This section does not apply to the transportation of dogs in interstate commerce by common carrier, provided that neither the point of shipment nor the point of receiving is within this state. (D) No person responsible for the transportation of a pregnant dog to any point within this state or from any point within this state to any point outside this state shall be liable in damages for any injury to or illness of, or the death of, the dog or any puppies, whenever the injury, illness, or death results from the birth of such puppies during the time the dog is being transported. (E) Whoever recklessly violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense and of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.262 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.262
§ 955.262. [Former R.C. 955.40, renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Forfeiture
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly Any corporation which violates section 955.26 of the Revised Code shall forfeit and pay to the municipal corporation a sum not to exceed three hundred dollars, to be collected in a civil action brought in the name of the municipal corporation. The judgment authorized in this section being in the nature of a penalty, or exemplary damages, no proof of actual damages shall be required, but the court or jury, finding other facts to justify recovery, shall determine the amount by reference to all the facts, culpatory, exculpatory, or extenuating, adduced at the trial. Last updated March 24, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 923.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.51
§ 923.51. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly No person shall commit any of the following acts or cause to be committed any of the following acts: (A) Adulterate commercial feed or distribute adulterated commercial feed; (B) Adulterate pet food or distribute adulterated pet food; (C) Misbrand commercial feed or distribute misbranded commercial feed; (D) Adulterate any agricultural commodity such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, or hulls and feed it to animals or distribute any such commodity that is adulterated; (E) Remove or dispose of a commercial feed in violation of a withdrawal from distribution order or a condemnation and confiscation order issued under section 923.52 or 923.53 of the Revised Code or any rules adopted under those sections; (F) Use for the person's own advantage, or reveal except to the director of agriculture or the director's agent or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding under sections 923.41 to 923.55 of the Revised Code or any rules adopted under those sections, any information acquired under the authority of those sections of the Revised Code or rules adopted under those sections that as a trade secret is entitled to protection; (G) Fail or refuse to register as required under section 923.42 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under that section; (H) Fail to pay inspection fees or file annual reports as required under section 923.44 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under that section. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 959.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 959 / § 959.05
§ 959.05. Drugging animal prior to competition
Status: in_force

February 26, 1976 House Bill 894 - 111th General Assembly No person shall administer to any animal within forty-eight hours prior to the time that the animal competes at a fair or exhibition conducted by a county or independent agricultural society authorized under Chapter 1711. of the Revised Code or by the Ohio expositions commission any drug or medicament not specifically permitted under rules of the state racing commission promulgated pursuant to Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code or under rules of the society, in respect to a county or independent agricultural society, or of the Ohio expositions commission, in respect to the Ohio state fair. This section does not apply to any horse racing meeting conducted under a permit issued pursuant to Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.70 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.70
§ 901.70. Livestock exhibition definitions
Status: in_force

August 6, 2008 House Bill 352 - 127th General Assembly As used in sections 901.70 to 901.76 of the Revised Code: (A) "Exhibition" means any of the following: (1) A show or sale of livestock at a fair or elsewhere that is sponsored by or under the control of a county or independent agricultural society organized under section 1711.01 or 1711.02 of the Revised Code; (2) A show or sale of livestock at the Ohio state fair; (3) A livestock show at a fair or elsewhere or a livestock sale at or associated with a fair or livestock show that is assembled for any length of time; (4) A livestock show at a fair or elsewhere or a livestock sale at or associated with a fair or livestock show that includes livestock with origins outside this state; (5) Any show or sale of livestock at a fair or elsewhere that is specified by rule of the director of agriculture adopted under section 901.72 of the Revised Code. (B) "Livestock" means any animal generally used for food or in the production of food, including cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, poultry, swine, and any other animal included by the director by rules adopted under section 901.72 of the Revised Code, alpacas, and llamas. (C) "Sponsor" means any of the following: (1) A county or independent agricultural society organized under section 1711.01 or 1711.02 of the Revised Code; (2) The Ohio state fair; (3) Any other public or private entity sponsoring an exhibition.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.14
§ 940.14. Infringement of rights
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly This chapter does not infringe upon the rights, powers, and authority vested by law in the division of wildlife in the department of natural resources.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.05
§ 935.05. Wildlife shelter permit
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly (A) A person that possesses a registered dangerous wild animal in this state on October 1, 2013, that wishes to continue to possess the dangerous wild animal on and after January 1, 2014, and that does not intend to propagate the animal shall apply for a wildlife shelter permit under this section. (B) An applicant for a wildlife shelter permit shall file an application for a permit with the director of agriculture on a form prescribed and provided by the director. An applicant need apply for only one permit regardless of the number of dangerous wild animals that the applicant possesses. The application shall include all of the following: (1) The name, date of birth, address, social security number, and federal employer identification number, if applicable, of the applicant; (2) If different from the information provided under division (B)(1) of this section, the name and address of the location where each dangerous wild animal will be confined; (3) A description of each dangerous wild animal, including the scientific and common names, the name that the applicant has given the animal, the animal's sex, age, color, and weight, and any distinguishing marks or coloration that would aid in the identification of the animal; (4) The identification number of the microchip that is implanted in each dangerous wild animal and the frequency of the passive integrated transponder contained in the microchip as required in section 935.04 of the Revised Code; (5) Proof of financial responsibility as required in division (D) of this section; (6) Except as otherwise provided in this section, proof that the applicant has at least two years of experience in the care of the species of dangerous wild animal or animals that are the subject of the application. If an applicant cannot provide such proof, the applicant shall pass a written examination regarding the care of dangerous wild animals that is established and administered in accordance with rules. (7) A plan of action to be undertaken if a dangerous wild animal escapes; (8) Proof that the applicant has established a veterinarian-client relationship as described in section 4741.04 of the Revised Code with regard to each dangerous wild animal; (9) Any additional information required in rules. An applicant shall submit a copy of the plan of action required in division (B)(7) of this section to the sheriff of the county and to the chief law enforcement officer and fire chief of the township or municipal corporation having jurisdiction where the dangerous wild animal or animals are confined. (C) An applicant shall submit one of the following fees, as applicable, with an application: (1) Two hundred fifty dollars if the applicant possesses not more than three dangerous wild animals; (2) Five hundred dollars if the applicant possesses at least four, but not more than ten dangerous wild animals; (3) One thousand dollars if the applicant possesses at least eleven, but not more than fifteen dangerous wild animals; (4) One thousand dollars if the applicant possesses sixteen or more dangerous wild animals plus an additional one hundred twenty-five dollars for each animal that the applicant possesses in an amount greater than fifteen dangerous wild animals. (D)(1) An applicant shall obtain and maintain proof of financial responsibility in one of the following forms: (a) A liability insurance policy with an insurer authorized or approved to write such insurance in this state that covers claims for injury or damage to persons or property caused by a dangerous wild animal possessed by the applicant or any resulting claims against the state; (b) A surety bond, which shall be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state that covers claims for injury or damage to persons or property caused by a dangerous wild animal possessed by the applicant or any resulting claims against the state. The bond shall be in a form approved by the director of agriculture. (2) Proof of financial responsibility shall be in one of the following amounts, as applicable: (a) Two hundred thousand dollars if the applicant possesses not more than five dangerous wild animals; (b) Five hundred thousand dollars if the applicant possesses at least six, but not more than fifteen dangerous wild animals; (c) One million dollars if the applicant possesses sixteen or more dangerous wild animals. The amounts specified in division (D)(2) of this section shall be for each occurrence of injury or damage.
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.032 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.032
§ 917.032. Subcommittees
Status: in_force

October 21, 1997 Senate Bill 87 - 122nd General Assembly The milk sanitation board shall create three standing subcommittees and may create other subcommittees consisting of board members or nonmembers to review and consider any issue relevant to this chapter and to report findings and make recommendations to the board. Each of the three standing subcommittees shall consist of eight members. One standing subcommittee shall represent grade A milk production and processing, one shall represent manufacture milk production and manufacturing, and one shall represent frozen dessert manufacturing. The director of agriculture shall appoint members of the three standing subcommittees after consulting with statewide trade organizations representing grade A milk producers and processors, manufacture milk producers and manufacturers, and frozen dessert manufacturers, respectively. The director shall appoint at least one member of the milk sanitation board to serve on each standing subcommittee, and the director or the director's authorized representative shall appoint at least one member of the milk sanitation board to serve on each other subcommittee. The director shall appoint all other members of standing subcommittees, and the director or the director's authorized representative shall appoint all other members of the other subcommittees. The director shall determine the length of the term of office of each member of a standing subcommittee or other subcommittee and may remove a member for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance. A standing subcommittee or any other subcommittee may do all of the following: (A) Advise and consult with the milk sanitation board in the administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under it; (B) Make recommendations to the milk sanitation board regarding proposed rules; (C) Approve or disapprove agreements between the director and any private or public entity desiring to perform or performing any of the inspections or analyses required under this chapter and rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 993.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 993 / § 993.03
§ 993.03. Council's duties
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 665 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The advisory council on amusement ride safety shall do both of the following: (1) Study any subject pertaining to amusement ride safety, including administrative, engineering, and technical subjects, and make findings and recommendations to the director of agriculture in accordance with division (B) of this section; (2) Prior to the adoption of any rules or amendments to those rules under division (B) of section 993.04 and division (B) of section 993.08 of the Revised Code, study the proposed rules to be adopted by the director regarding amusement ride safety, advise the director, and make findings and recommendations to the director in accordance with division (B) of this section. (B) Prior to submitting any findings or recommendations, the advisory council shall vote on whether to submit such findings or recommendations to the director. The advisory council shall submit only those findings and recommendations that receive a majority vote of the advisory council. (C) The director shall make available to the advisory council any information, reports, and studies requested by the advisory council.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.53
§ 901.53. Applicability of fire prevention and safety provisions
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "agricultural structure" means any building or structure that is used in production, growing, harvesting, or housing for the purposes of agriculture. (B) With regard to fire prevention and safety, agriculture and agricultural structures are subject only to the state fire code established in rules adopted under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code and not to any other requirements governing fire prevention and safety.
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.56
§ 927.56. License for foreign nurserymen
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) Each nurseryman, dealer, or collector of nursery stock, who resides in or has his principal place of business in another state and who sends nursery stock into this state without having a bona fide order in advance for all such nursery stock, shall obtain the same license that is required by section 927.53 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of agriculture may enter into such reciprocal contracts and agreements as the director determines proper and expedient, with the proper authorities of other states or of the federal government to regulate the shipment, sale, and distribution of nursery stock in this state by persons residing in or located in another state, in accordance with sections 927.51 to 927.73 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 921.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.23
§ 921.23. Disciplinary actions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the director of agriculture may suspend, prior to a hearing, for not longer than thirty days, and after the opportunity for a hearing may deny, suspend, revoke, refuse to renew, or modify any provision of any license, permit, or registration issued pursuant to this chapter if the director finds that the applicant or the holder of a license, permit, or registration is no longer qualified, has violated any provision of this chapter or rules adopted under it, has entered into an administrative or judicial settlement under the federal act, has been found guilty of violating the federal act, or has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of a felony. (B) The director shall not deny a license, permit, or registration issued pursuant to this chapter because an applicant was convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense unless the refusal is in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.23
§ 940.23. Hearing on petition; objections by affected landowners
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) On the date and at the time established by the board of supervisors for the hearing on a petition for a proposed improvement, the board shall conduct the hearing. At the hearing, the board shall do both of the following: (1) Present the board's preliminary report on the proposed improvement; (2) Hear any comments or evidence offered by any landowner for or against the proposed improvement. (B) If necessary, the board may recess and continue the hearing on subsequent days as may be reasonable to consider additional information about the proposed improvement or so that all interested landowners may have an opportunity to comment on the proposed improvement. (C) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall vote to decide whether to proceed with a project survey and design or to dismiss the petition. In making its decision, the board shall take into consideration all of the following: (1) The petition; (2) The preliminary report; (3) Comments on the proposed improvement; (4) The protection of environmentally significant areas when those areas could be adversely affected by the construction of the proposed improvement and, if necessary, alternative plans providing for that protection and for construction of the proposed improvement. (D) The board may proceed with the project survey and design for a proposed improvement if both of the following apply: (1) The board finds that a proposed improvement is necessary and is conducive to the public welfare. (2) The board is reasonably certain that the benefits of the proposed improvement will outweigh its costs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 923.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.45
§ 923.45. Publication of information
Status: in_force

June 30, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly The director of agriculture may publish annually in such form as the director considers proper: (A) Information concerning the sale of commercial feed, including any production and use data the director considers advisable, provided that the data does not disclose the operation of any manufacturer or distributor; (B) A comparison of the analyses of official samples of commercial feeds distributed in this state with the guaranteed analyses on the label.
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.08
§ 956.08. Compliance with established standards
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly (A) No person operating as a high volume breeder shall fail to comply with applicable standards established by the director of agriculture in rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code or with section 956.031 of the Revised Code. (B) No person acting as or performing the functions of a dog broker shall fail to comply with applicable requirements established by the director in rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (C) No person registered as an animal rescue for dogs under section 956.06 of the Revised Code shall sell a dog to a dog broker or pet store.
Ohio Rev. Code § 991.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 991 / § 991.04
§ 991.04. Ohio expositions fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly There is hereby established in the state treasury the Ohio expositions fund. Except for gifts and bequests of money accepted under division (B)(3) of section 991.03 of the Revised Code, all moneys collected by the Ohio expositions commission pursuant to sections 991.01 to 991.07 of the Revised Code and any income generated from the investment of those moneys shall be paid into the fund and may be used to defray the costs of administration and carrying out the purposes of sections 991.01 to 991.07 of the Revised Code. With the approval of the director of budget and management, provisions may be made for a cash fund to be established on the state fairgrounds during the period of activities related to the holding of the annual state fair. The purpose of such fund is to provide for payment of premiums and entertainers and for immediate payment of small amounts for obligations, including ticket refunds, of such nature as to require immediate payment. The expositions commission shall cause to be kept an accurate record of all transactions, contracts, and proceedings. The director of budget and management shall prescribe a system of accounting and reporting. Such system shall include methods and forms showing the sources from which all revenues of the expositions commission are received, the amount collected from each source, and the amount expended for each purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 913.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.05
§ 913.05. Inspection
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly The director of agriculture shall appoint inspectors of canneries who have a thorough knowledge of the canning business. The inspectors shall: (A) Visit and inspect canneries as often as the director considers necessary; (B) See that canneries and the operation thereof comply with sections 913.01 to 913.05 of the Revised Code, and with the rules adopted by the director; (C) Make reports of inspection to a person designated by the cannery and to the director.
Ohio Rev. Code § 911.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 911 / § 911.17
§ 911.17. Closing of bakery
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In case a bakery is unfit for the production and handling of food or dangerous to the health of its employees, the state or city department making the inspection may order the bakery, or such part as may be found so unfit or so dangerous, closed. Any aggrieved person shall have the right to be heard before said department or board and shall also have a right of appeal before or after the execution of such order but within thirty days of its issuance, to the courts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 902.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 902 / § 902.06
§ 902.06. Determinations of agricultural financing commission
Status: in_force

January 11, 1985 House Bill 826 - 115th General Assembly The agricultural financing commission may make the following determinations in connection with any issuance of its bonds: (A) The number, location, and other characteristics of projects, including to the extent reasonably possible, assurance that the projects to be financed by bonds will create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities or improve the economic welfare of the people of the state; (B) Eligibility requirements, including requirements for credit worthiness, for projects for which loans are made from proceeds of the bonds. In determining eligibility requirements the commission shall take into consideration all of the following factors: (1) The length of time any borrower has been engaged in agriculture; (2) The net income or net worth of any borrower; and (3) The availability or feasability of alternative financing methods for any borrower. (C) The type and amount of collateral, security or credit enhancement to be provided to assure repayment of loans or of bonds; (D) The amounts and types of insurance coverage required on projects and loans; (E) Any other matters relating to the exercise of the powers or duties of the commission under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.22
§ 918.22. Inspection and supervision of processing operations - ante-mortem inspections of poultry
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 House Bill 645 - 123rd General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall provide inspection and supervision of all processing operations at establishments licensed under section 918.28 of the Revised Code and make ante-mortem inspections of poultry to the extent the director considers necessary to assure a wholesome product. Whenever processing operations are being conducted, the director shall make post-mortem inspection of the carcass of each bird processed at such establishment, and at any time may order such quarantine, segregation, retention, or reinspection as is determined necessary of poultry and poultry products capable of use as human food. If, upon inspection, symptoms of disease or other conditions are found that would render the poultry or poultry products unwholesome or unfit for human food, such poultry or poultry products shall be condemned, identified, and disposed of as required by rules adopted under section 918.25 of the Revised Code. (B) Establishments licensed under section 918.28 of the Revised Code shall: (1) Furnish satisfactory facilities and assistance for inspectors as required by the director; (2) Operate such establishments during reasonable hours; (3) Keep the director informed in advance of intended hours of operation; (4) Accept times of operation as designated by the director when the volume processed at a plant is so small as to require only a part-time inspector to be on duty at the plant; (5) Reimburse the division of meat inspection for inspection services of more than eight hours in any given day, of more than forty hours in any given week Sunday through Saturday, or on any holiday as specified in division (A) of section 124.19 of the Revised Code at a rate established in rules adopted by the director under chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.13
§ 917.13. Payment reports
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Each dealer shall file with the director of agriculture a statement setting forth the days of each calendar month on which payment is to be made to producers. Whenever any dealer does not pay any of his producers on such days, he shall file with the director a sworn statement containing the names and addresses of producers not so paid and the amount payable to each. Thereafter, on or before the twentieth day of each calendar month, each dealer shall file with the director a statement setting forth the prices paid for milk or cream delivered to him by producers during the preceding calendar month, and also setting forth the method by which payments to individual producers or a co-operative association were computed. The director shall file such statements, and the same or copies thereof shall be open to public inspection during office hours.
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.042 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.042
§ 941.042. Application for search warrant to allow access or admission
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly If the director of agriculture or his authorized representative is denied access or admission to any premises, vehicle, or conveyance to which access or admission is authorized by section 941.04 of the Revised Code, he may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant allowing the access or admission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 902.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 902 / § 902.09
§ 902.09. Protection and enforcement of rights of bondholder and trustees
Status: in_force

January 11, 1985 House Bill 826 - 115th General Assembly (A) Any holder of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter or a trustee under a trust agreement or indenture of mortgage entered into pursuant to section 902.07 of the Revised Code, except to the extent that their rights are restricted by the bond proceedings or by the terms of the bonds, may by any suitable form of legal proceedings, protect and enforce any rights under the laws of this state or granted by the bond proceedings. Such rights include the right to compel the performance of all duties of the issuer required by this chapter or the bond proceedings; to enjoin unlawful activities; and in the event of default with respect to the payment of any principal of and interest on any bond or in the performance of any covenant or agreement on the part of the issuer in the resolution, ordinance, trust agreement, or indenture, to apply to a court having jurisdiction of the cause to appoint a receiver to administer and operate the pledged facilities, the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys of which are pledged to the payment of principal of and interest on such bonds or which are the subject of the covenant or agreement, with full power to pay, and to provide for payment of, principal of and interest on such bonds, and with such powers, subject to the direction of the court, as are accorded receivers in general equity cases, excluding any power to pledge additional rentals, revenues, or other income, charges, or moneys of the issuer, including those derived from taxation, to the payment of such principal and interest; and to foreclose the mortgage on the pledged facilities in the same manner as for real estate of private corporations. (B) No law heretofore or hereafter enacted providing for a moratorium, postponement, or restraint upon the rights or remedies of a mortgagee or secured party to enforce a security interest, whether by foreclosure, collection or taking possession, judicial or other sale or disposition, or by any other means, shall apply to a security interest in all or any part of pledged facilities or in any way restrict, preclude, or otherwise impair the rights or remedies of the holders of bonds issued under this chapter or of any insurer, guarantor, or provider of a letter of credit or other credit facility or security enhancement arrangement pertaining to loans made or bonds issued under this chapter. The provisions of this division may be included as a covenant in any agreement with the holders of bonds or any insurer, guarantor, or provider of a letter of credit or other credit facility or security enhancement arrangement pertaining to loans made or bonds issued under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.01
§ 940.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 340, House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Soil and water conservation district" means a district organized in accordance with this chapter. (B) "Supervisor" means one of the members of the governing body of a district. (C) "Landowner," "owner," or "owner of land" means an owner of record as shown by the records in the office of the county recorder. With respect to an improvement or a proposed improvement, "landowner," "owner," or "owner of land" also includes any public corporation and the director of any department, office, or institution of the state that is affected by the improvement or that would be affected by the proposed improvement, but that does not own any right, title, estate, or interest in or to any real property. (D) "Land occupier" or "occupier of land" means any person, firm, or corporation that controls the use of land whether as landowner, lessee, renter, or tenant. (E) "Due notice" means notice published at least twice, stating time and place, with an interval of at least thirteen days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper of general circulation within a soil and water conservation district. (F) "Agricultural pollution" means failure to use management or conservation practices in farming or silvicultural operations to abate wind or water erosion of the soil or to abate the degradation of the waters of the state by residual farm products, manure, or soil sediment, including substances attached thereto. (G) "Urban sediment and storm water runoff pollution" means failure to use management or conservation practices to abate wind or water erosion of the soil or to abate the degradation of the waters of the state by soil sediment or storm water runoff in conjunction with land grading, excavating, filling, or other activities that disturb the soil and increase storm water runoff on land used or being developed for nonfarm commercial, industrial, residential, or other nonfarm purposes, except lands being used in a strip mine operation as defined in section 1513.01 of the Revised Code and except lands being used in a surface mining operation as defined in section 1514.01 of the Revised Code. (H) "Uniform assessment" means an assessment that is both of the following: (1) Based upon a complete appraisal of both of the following: (a) Each parcel of land, together with all improvements thereon, within the area that will benefit from a proposed improvement; and (b) The benefits or damages brought about as a result of the proposed improvement that is determined by criteria applied equally to all parcels within the area that will benefit from the proposed improvement. (2) Levied upon the parcels at a uniform rate on the basis of the appraisal. (I) "Varied assessment" means any assessment that does not meet the criteria established in division (H) of this section. (J) "Benefit" or "benefits" means advantages to land and owners, to public corporations, and to the state resulting from drainage, conservation, control, and management of water and from environmental, wildlife, and recreational improvements. "Benefit" or "benefits" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following factors: (1) Elimination or reduction of damage from flooding; (2) Removal of water conditions that jeopardize public health, safety, or welfare; (3) Increased value of land resulting from an improvement; (4) Use of water for irrigation, storage, regulation of stream flow, soil conservation, water supply, or any other incidental purpose; (5) Providing an outlet for the accelerated runoff from artificial drainage if a stream, watercourse, channel, or ditch that is under improvement is called upon to discharge functions for which it was not designed. Uplands that have been removed from their natural state by deforestation, cultivation, artificial drainage, urban development, or other human methods shall be considered to be benefited by an improvement that is required to dispose of the accelerated flow of water from the uplands. (K) "Improvement" or "conservation works of improvement" means an improvement that is made under the authority established in division (C) of section 940.06 of the Revised Code. (L) "Land" has the same meaning as in section 6131.01 of the Revised Code. (M) "Manure," "operation and management plan," and "residual farm products" have the same meanings as in section 939.01 of the Revised Code. (N) "Voluntary nutrient management plan" has the same meaning as in section 905.31 of the Revised Code. (O) "Lead county" means the county in which the majority of the initial length of a proposed improvement would be located, as set forth in a petition, when the proposed improvement would be located in two or more counties. (P) "Day" means calendar day. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated June 11, 2021 at 11:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.21
§ 901.21. Acquisition of real property used predominantly in agriculture and agricultural easements
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 901.22 of the Revised Code: (1) "Agricultural easement" has the same meaning as in section 5301.67 of the Revised Code. (2) "Agriculture" means those activities occurring on land devoted exclusively to agricultural use, as defined in section 5713.30 of the Revised Code, or on land that constitutes a homestead. (3) "Homestead" means the portion of a farm on which is located a dwelling house, yard, or outbuildings such as a barn or garage. (B) The director of agriculture may acquire real property used predominantly in agriculture and agricultural easements by gift, devise, or bequest if, at the time an easement is granted, such an easement is on land that is valued for purposes of real property taxation at its current value for agricultural use under section 5713.31 of the Revised Code or that constitutes a homestead. Any terms may be included in an agricultural easement so acquired that are necessary or appropriate to preserve on behalf of the grantor of the easement the favorable tax consequences of the gift, devise, or bequest under the "Internal Revenue Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended. The director, by any such means or by purchase or lease, may acquire, or acquire the use of, stationary personal property or equipment that is located on land acquired in fee by the director under this section and that is necessary or appropriate for the use of the land predominantly in agriculture. (C) The director may include, in an agricultural easement acquired under division (B) of this section, a provision to preserve a unique natural or physical feature on the land so long as the use of the land remains predominantly agricultural. (D) The director may do all things necessary or appropriate to retain the use of real property acquired in fee under division (B) of this section predominantly in agriculture, including, without limitation, performing any of the activities described in division (A)(1) or (2) of section 5713.30 of the Revised Code or entering into contracts to lease or rent the real property so acquired to persons or governmental entities that will use the land predominantly in agriculture. (E)(1) When the director considers it to be necessary or appropriate, the director may sell real property acquired in fee, and stationary personal property or equipment acquired by gift, devise, bequest, or purchase, under division (B) of this section on such terms as the director considers to be advantageous to this state. (2) An agricultural easement acquired under division (B) of this section may be extinguished under the circumstances prescribed, and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth, in the instrument conveying the agricultural easement. (F) There is hereby created in the state treasury the agricultural easement purchase fund. The fund shall consist of the proceeds received from the sale of real and personal property under division (E) of this section; moneys received due to the extinguishment of agricultural easements acquired by the director under division (B) of this section or section 5301.691 of the Revised Code; moneys received due to the extinguishment of agricultural easements purchased with the assistance of matching grants made under section 901.22 of the Revised Code; gifts, bequests, devises, and contributions received by the director for the purpose of acquiring agricultural easements; and grants received from public or private sources for the purpose of purchasing agricultural easements. The fund shall be administered by the director, and moneys in the fund shall be used by the director exclusively to purchase agricultural easements under division (A) of section 5301.691 of the Revised Code and provide matching grants under section 901.22 of the Revised Code to municipal corporations, counties, townships, soil and water conservation districts established under Chapter 940. of the Revised Code, and charitable organizations described in division (B) of section 5301.69 of the Revised Code for the purchase of agricultural easements. Money in the fund shall be used only to purchase agricultural easements on land that is valued for purposes of real property taxation at its current value for agricultural use under section 5713.31 of the Revised Code or that constitutes a homestead when the easement is purchased. (G) There is hereby created in the state treasury the clean Ohio agricultural easement fund. Twelve and one-half per cent of net proceeds of obligations issued and sold pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.09 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the fund. The fund shall be used by the director for the purposes of this section, section 901.22 of the Revised Code, and the provisions of sections 5301.67 to 5301.70 of the Revised Code governing agricultural easements. Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund and may be used to pay costs incurred by the director in administering those sections and provisions. (H) The term of an agricultural easement purchased wholly or in part with money from the clean Ohio agricultural easement fund or the agricultural easement purchase fund shall be perpetual and shall run with the land.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.45
§ 918.45. Effect of child support default on license
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 947.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 947 / § 947.05
§ 947.05. Livestock brand offenses
Status: in_force

April 4, 1985 Senate Bill 374 - 115th General Assembly (A) No person, with purpose to deprive the owner of livestock and without privilege to do so, shall knowingly apply a brand to livestock owned by another or knowingly destroy or alter a brand on livestock owned by another. (B) No person shall knowingly offer to sell, sell, purchase, or transport livestock on which a brand has been destroyed or altered for the purpose of depriving the owner of the livestock. (C) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly use a brand registered to another. (D) No person shall knowingly apply a brand to livestock in a way that overlaps, disfigures, mutilates, or destroys a brand or other mark of identification or ownership previously applied.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.52
§ 901.52. Assurance of safety or assumption of responsibility not imputed
Status: in_force

April 7, 2005 Senate Bill 80 - 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "tort action" has the same meaning as in section 2305.35 of the Revised Code. (B) In a tort action, in the absence of willful or wanton misconduct or intentionally tortious conduct, no owner, lessee, renter, or operator of premises that are open to the public for direct access to growing agricultural produce shall be imputed to do either of the following: (1) Extend any assurance to a person that the premises are safe from naturally occurring hazards merely by the act of giving permission to the person to enter the premises or by receiving consideration for the produce picked by the person; (2) Assume responsibility or liability for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly resulting from the natural condition of the terrain of the premises or from the condition of the terrain resulting from cultivation of soil.
Ohio Rev. Code § 959.161 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 959 / § 959.161
§ 959.161. Impounding and disposition of fighting dog
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 71 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Fighting dog" means a dog that a peace officer has probable cause to believe has been, is, or is intended to be used in dogfighting in violation of section 959.16 of the Revised Code. (2) "Impounding entity" means the entity that has possession of an impounded fighting dog during its impoundment. (3) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "Violation" means a violation of section 959.16 of the Revised Code or an attempt, in violation of section 2923.02 of the Revised Code, to violate section 959.16 of the Revised Code. (B) A peace officer may seize and cause to be impounded with an impounding entity a fighting dog that the peace officer has probable cause to believe is involved in a violation. (C) A fighting dog that is seized under this section may be humanely destroyed under either of the following circumstances: (1) During its seizure if it is necessary because the fighting dog is suffering; (2) At any time during its impoundment if a licensed veterinarian determines it to be necessary because the fighting dog is suffering. (D) Procedures, requirements, and other provisions that are established in divisions (C), (E), (F), and (G) of section 959.132 of the Revised Code shall apply to the seizure, impoundment, and disposition of a fighting dog. For purposes of that application, references in those divisions of section 959.132 of the Revised Code to "companion animal," "impounding agency," "officer," and "offense" shall be deemed to be replaced, respectively, with references to "fighting dog," "impounding entity," "peace officer," and "violation" as defined in this section. Likewise, references in those divisions of section 959.132 of the Revised Code to "section 959.131 of the Revised Code" shall be deemed to be replaced with references to section 959.16 of the Revised Code, as applicable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.42
§ 901.42. Financial assistance for livestock species exhibitions at expositions center
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may provide financial assistance to a statewide, multi-state, or national nonprofit livestock association to defray not more than fifty per cent of the rental costs of the Ohio expositions center for purposes of conducting a livestock species exhibition at the center. In order to obtain financial assistance under this division, a nonprofit livestock association shall apply to the director on a form prescribed by the director and in the manner prescribed in rules adopted under division (C) of this section. Rental cost assistance authorized by this division shall be provided subject to both of the following conditions: (1) No nonprofit livestock association shall receive in any fiscal year rental cost assistance exceeding fifty per cent of the funds available to the director in that fiscal year for the purposes of this section and designated for the purpose of defraying rental costs for livestock species exhibitions. (2) The rental cost assistance shall be paid by the director to the Ohio expositions commission on behalf of the nonprofit livestock association by means of intrastate transfer voucher. If the director receives more than one application for financial assistance for rental costs, the director shall consider the cost of and local economic benefit generated by each applicant's exhibition when allocating financial assistance. (B) The director may expend not more than two per cent of the moneys available for the purposes of this section in a fiscal year to defray the costs to the department of agriculture for administering this section or to assist in recruiting livestock exhibitions to be held at the Ohio expositions center. (C) The director, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules to carry out this section, including, without limitation, rules establishing procedures for the allocation and distribution of moneys available for the purposes of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.31
§ 940.31. [Former R.C. 940.29, amended and renumbered by H.B. 340, 133rd General Assembly, effective 3/24/2021] Approval or disapproval of construction of improvement
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) At the conclusion of the hearing conducted under section 940.30 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall vote to approve or dismiss the petition. (B) The board may approve the petition if the board is reasonably certain that: (1) The benefits of the proposed improvement outweigh the costs. (2) The proposed improvement is necessary. (3) The proposed improvement will be conducive to the public welfare. (4) The proposed route and mode of construction of the improvement will improve water management and development in the county in which the district is located to the advantage of lands located in it. (5) The proposed improvement will aid lands in the area by promoting the economic, environmental, or social development of the area. (C) When, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, it is necessary for the board to acquire real property or a right-of-way or other easement for an improvement project under this chapter, the board may make the acquisition through purchase or voluntary transfer, or the board may appropriate the real property or right-of-way or other easement in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.62 of the Revised Code. (D) If the board approves a petition for an improvement, the county engineer shall file with the county recorder all of the following: (1) A property plat showing the landowners of record and parcel numbers along the improvement ; (2) The location of the improvement ; (3) The width of any permanent easement that is necessary for maintenance of the improvement granted in section 6137.12 of the Revised Code ; (4) An affidavit listing the landowners of record, complete property descriptions, and parcel numbers subject to the permanent easement. The county engineer shall note the property plat in the affidavit. The county engineer shall include the permanent easement in the county's geographic information systems or other mapping system, if available. In the case of an improvement that is an open ditch, provisions that govern the permanent easement for maintenance of the ditch that are established in section 6137.12 of the Revised Code apply. (E) A board of county commissioners shall follow competitive bidding requirements in sections 307.86 to 307.91 of the Revised Code in constructing an improvement. However, the board may designate the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district as the contracting agency. The board of supervisors shall follow division (H) of section 940.06 of the Revised Code. If the improvement is being undertaken through the joint efforts and cooperation of the board of county commissioners or board of supervisors and another state or federal agency, and if the state or federal regulations or procedures are in conflict with those sections with respect to the procedures for the preparing of contracts, the issuing of bids, the making of awards, and generally the administering of the contracts, the board of county commissioners or board of supervisors may adopt the state or federal regulations or procedures in those areas where conflict exists and proceed with the improvement in accordance with the requirements of the state or federal regulations or procedures. (F) If a board of county commissioners does not approve a petition for a proposed improvement, the applicable board of supervisors may revise the proposed improvement and submit the revision to the board of county commissioners for reconsideration of the petition. Last updated November 15, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 981.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 981 / § 981.03
§ 981.03. Trade-mark to be stamped on timber
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The proprietor of a trade-mark under section 981.02 of the Revised Code shall cause it to be plainly stamped, branded, or impressed upon each piece of timber upon which it is used. On the sale of such timber and at the request of the purchaser thereof, the dealer or owner of such trade-mark shall remove or cancel it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.36
§ 940.36. [Former R.C. 940.32, amended and renumbered by H.B. 340, 133rd General Assembly, effective 3/24/2021] Lead county responsibilities
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The auditor of the lead county shall certify to the auditor of the other counties a schedule of any taxes or assessments to be levied for the improvement, and the auditor of such other county immediately shall place such tax or assessment upon the duplicates. Taxes or assessments so certified for collection to an auditor of another county are a lien on the land within such county from the date such certificate is received by the auditor of such other county. (B) The treasurer of each county shall collect any taxes or assessments levied for the improvement pursuant to the orders made in the proceedings of the joint board of county commissioners, and such taxes or assessments when collected shall be paid to the treasurer for the joint board. (C) The auditor and treasurer of the lead county shall receive and account for any taxes or assessments levied for the improvement in the same manner as they would for taxes or assessments collected within their county. The treasurer and auditor of the lead county with their bondspersons are liable on their official bonds for any misappropriation of such funds. All warrants for the payment of costs in connection with the improvement shall be drawn by the auditor of the lead county, on the treasurer of the lead county, payable out of the fund designated by the joint board to receive moneys for the improvement. Last updated November 15, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 993.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 993 / § 993.01
§ 993.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 665 - 133rd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Amusement ride" means any mechanical, aquatic, or inflatable device, or combination of those devices that carries or conveys passengers on, along, around, over, or through a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area for the purpose of providing amusement, pleasure, or excitement. "Amusement ride" includes carnival rides, bungee jumping facilities, and fair rides, but does not include passenger tramways as defined in section 4169.01 of the Revised Code, manufactured rock climbing walls in climbing facilities regulated under Chapter 4175. of the Revised Code, or amusement rides operated solely at trade shows for a limited period of time. For purposes of this division, "trade show" means a place of exhibition not open to the general public where amusement ride manufacturers display, promote, operate, and sell amusement rides to prospective purchasers. (B) "Temporary amusement ride" means an amusement ride that is relocated at least once per year with or without disassembly. (C) "Permanent amusement ride" means an amusement ride that is erected to remain a lasting part of the premises. (D) "Owner" means any person who owns or leases and controls or manages the operation of an amusement ride, and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, both profit and nonprofit, and the state and any of its political subdivisions and their departments or agencies. (E) "Operation" means the use or operation, or both, of an amusement ride with riders. (F) "Rider" means any person who sits, stands, or is otherwise conveyed or carried as a passenger on an amusement ride, but does not include employees or agents of the owner of the amusement ride. (G) "Amusement ride operator" means any person causing the amusement ride to go, stop, or perform its function. (H) "Reassembly" means the installation, erection, or reconstruction of the main mechanical, safety, electrical, or electronic components of an amusement ride following transportation or storage and prior to operation. Replacement of mechanical, safety, electrical, or electronic components of an amusement ride for the purpose of repair or maintenance is not reassembly. (I) "Repair" means to restore an amusement ride to a condition equal to or better than original design specifications. (J) "Maintenance" means the preservation and upkeep of an amusement ride for the purpose of maintaining its designed operational capability. (K) "Inspection" means a physical examination of an amusement ride by an inspector for the purpose of approving the application for a permit. "Inspection" includes a reinspection. (L) "Accident" means an occurrence during the operation of an amusement ride that results in death or injury requiring immediate hospital admission. (M) "Serious injury" means an injury that does not require immediate hospital admission but does require medical treatment, other than first aid, by a physician. (N) "First aid" means the one-time treatment or subsequent observation of scratches, cuts not requiring stitches, burns, splinters, and contusions or a diagnostic procedure, including examinations and x-rays, that does not ordinarily require medical treatment even though provided by a physician or other licensed professional personnel. (O) "Advisory council" means the advisory council on amusement ride safety created by section 993.02 of the Revised Code. (P) "Safe operation" means, except as provided in section 993.10 of the Revised Code, the practical application of maintenance, inspection, and operational processes, as indicated by the manufacturer, owner, or advisory council, that secures a rider from threat of physical danger, harm, or loss. (Q) "Private facility" means any facility that is accessible only to members of the facility and not accessible to the general public, even upon payment of a fee or charge, and that requires approval for membership by a membership committee representing the current members who have a policy requiring monetary payment to belong to the facility. (R) "Bungee jumping" means a fall or jump from a height by an individual who is attached to an elastic cord that prevents the individual from hitting the ground, water, or other solid, semi-solid, liquid, or elastic surface. (S) "Bungee jumping facility" means a device or structure utilized for bungee jumping. (T) "Kiddie ride" means an amusement ride designed for use by children under thirteen years of age who are unaccompanied by another person. "Kiddie ride" includes a roller coaster that is not more than forty feet in elevation at any point on the ride. (U) "Climbing facility" has the same meaning as in section 4175.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.17
§ 903.17. Adjudicative hearing on corrective actions and civil penalties [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may propose to require corrective actions and assess a civil penalty against an owner or operator of an animal feeding operation if the director or the director's authorized representative determines that the owner or operator is not in compliance with section 903.08 of the Revised Code, the terms and conditions of a NPDES permit, the NPDES provisions of a permit to operate, or rules adopted under division (E) of section 903.10 of the Revised Code. However, the director may impose a civil penalty only if all of the following occur: (1) The owner or operator is notified in writing of the deficiencies resulting in noncompliance, the actions that the owner or operator must take to correct the deficiencies, and the time period within which the owner or operator must correct the deficiencies and attain compliance. (2) After the time period specified in the notice has elapsed, the director or the director's duly authorized representative has inspected the animal feeding operation, determined that the owner or operator is still not in compliance, and issued a notice of violation to require corrective actions. (3) The director affords the owner or operator an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to challenge the director's determination that the owner or operator is not in compliance or the imposition of the civil penalty, or both. However, the owner or operator may waive the right to an adjudication hearing. (B) If the opportunity for an adjudication hearing is waived or if, after an adjudication hearing, the director determines that a violation has occurred or is occurring, the director may issue an order and assess a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per violation against the violator. For purposes of determining the civil penalty, each day that a violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct violation. The order and the assessment of the civil penalty may be appealed in accordance with section 119.12 of the Revised Code. (C) To the extent consistent with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the director shall consider technical feasibility and economic costs in issuing orders under this section. (D)(1) The attorney general, upon the written request of the director, shall bring an action for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction against any person violating or threatening to violate section 903.08 of the Revised Code, the terms and conditions of a NPDES permit, the NPDES provisions of a permit to operate, rules adopted under division (E) of section 903.10 of the Revised Code, or an order issued under division (B) of this section. (2) In lieu of seeking civil penalties under division (A) of this section, the director may request, in writing, the attorney general to bring an action for a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per violation in a court of competent jurisdiction against any person that has violated or is violating section 903.08 of the Revised Code, the terms and conditions of a NPDES permit, the NPDES provisions of a permit to operate, rules adopted under division (E) of section 903.10 of the Revised Code, or an order issued under division (B) of this section. For purposes of determining the civil penalty to be assessed under division (B) of this section, each day that a violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct violation. (E) In addition to any other penalties imposed under this section, the director may impose an administrative penalty against an owner or operator of an animal feeding operation if the director or the director's authorized representative determines that the owner or operator has discharged pollutants into waters of the state in violation of section 903.08 of the Revised Code or the terms and conditions of a NPDES permit or the NPDES provisions of the permit to operate issued for the operation. The administrative penalty shall not exceed five thousand dollars. The director shall afford the owner or operator an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to challenge the director's determination under this division, the director's imposition of an administrative penalty under this division, or both. The director's determination and the imposition of the administrative penalty may be appealed in accordance with section 119.12 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 19, 2022 at 1:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.03
§ 917.03. Milk sanitation board
Status: in_force

October 21, 1997 Senate Bill 87 - 122nd General Assembly There is hereby created a milk sanitation board consisting of the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative, the director of health or the director's authorized representative, and the following members to be appointed by the director of agriculture: (A) Two grade A milk producers; (B) One manufacture milk producer; (C) Three milk processors, one of whom shall be a grade A milk processor and one of whom shall be a manufacture milk processor; (D) One milk hauler. The three members who are milk producers shall not be members or representatives of the same co-operative association. The director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative shall serve as chairperson of the board. Before making the appointments to the board required under this section, the director of agriculture shall consult the respective statewide trade organizations that represent grade A milk producers, manufacture milk producers, milk processors, and milk haulers. Of the initial appointments, one grade A milk producer, one milk processor, and the milk hauler shall serve for a term ending December 31, 1998, one grade A milk producer and the manufacture milk processor shall serve for a term ending December 31, 1999, and the manufacture milk producer and a grade A milk processor shall serve for a term ending December 31, 2000. Thereafter, members shall serve three-year terms that expire on the thirty-first day of December. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. A member shall continue in office for the entirety of the member's term unless removed for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance. The director shall provide the board with the personnel, office space, and incidentals necessary for it to perform its duties and exercise its powers. Members shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Appointed members shall receive compensation in an amount determined pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 911.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 911 / § 911.08
§ 911.08. Placement of receptacles
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Boxes or other permanent receptacles or containers for the storing, receiving, or handling of bakery products shall be placed and constructed beyond the reach of contamination from streets, alleys, sidewalks, and animals, and shall be kept sanitary by the dealer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 921.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.09
§ 921.09. Pesticide business license
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) No person shall own or operate a pesticide business without obtaining a license from the director of agriculture. Licenses shall be issued for a period of time established by rule and shall be renewed in accordance with deadlines established by rule. (2) A person applying for a pesticide business license shall obtain a license for each location that is owned by the person and used for the purpose of engaging in the pesticide business. (B) Any person who owns or operates a pesticide business outside of this state, but engages in the business of applying pesticides to properties of another for hire in this state, shall obtain a license for the person's principal out-of-state location from the director. In addition, the person shall obtain a license for each location that is owned by the person in this state and used for the purpose of engaging in the pesticide business. (C)(1) The person applying for a pesticide business license shall file a statement with the director, on a form provided by the director, that shall include all of the following: (a) The address of the principal place of business of the pesticide business; (b) The address of each location concerning which the person intends to obtain a license under division (A)(2) or (B) of this section; (c) Any other information that the director determines necessary and that the director requires by rule. (2) Each applicant shall pay a license fee established by rule for the principal place of business plus an additional fee established by rule for each pesticide business location specified in the application. The license may be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee for the principal place of business established by rule plus an additional fee established by rule for each pesticide business location. A copy of the license shall be maintained and conspicuously displayed at each pesticide business location. (3) The issuance of a pesticide business license constitutes licensure of any pesticide business location identified in the application under division (C)(1) of this section. (4) The owner or operator of a pesticide business shall notify the director not later than fifteen days after any change occurs in the information required under division (C)(1)(a) or (b) of this section. (D) The owner or operator of a pesticide business shall employ at least one commercial applicator for each pesticide business location the owner or operator owns or operates. (E) The owner or operator of a pesticide business is responsible for the acts of each employee in the handling, application, and use of pesticides and in the conducting of diagnostic inspections. The pesticide business license is subject to denial, modification, suspension, or revocation after a hearing for any violation of this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued under it. The director may levy against the owner or operator any civil penalties authorized by division (B) of section 921.16 of the Revised Code for any violation of this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued under it that is committed by the owner or operator or by the owner's or operator's officer, employee, or agent. (F) The director may modify a license issued under this section by one of the following methods: (1) Revoking a licensee's authority to operate out of a particular pesticide business location listed under division (C)(1)(b) of this section; (2) Preventing a licensee from operating within a specific pesticide-use category. (G) The director may deny a pesticide business license to any person whose pesticide business license has been revoked within the previous thirty-six months. (H) Each pesticide business location that is owned by a pesticide business is subject to inspection by the director. (I) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.18
§ 956.18. Commercial dog breeding fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) All money collected by the director of agriculture from fees and civil penalties under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the commercial dog breeding fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall also consist of money appropriated to it. (B) The director shall use the money in the fund for the purpose of administering this chapter and rules adopted under it. Last updated July 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.02
§ 903.02. Program for issuance of permits to install [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]
Status: in_force

October 17, 2011 House Bill 229 - 129th General Assembly (A)(1) Not later than one hundred eighty days after March 15, 2001, the director of agriculture shall prepare a program for the issuance of permits to install under this section. (2) On and after the date on which the director has finalized the program required under division (A)(1) of this section, no person shall modify an existing or construct a new concentrated animal feeding facility without first obtaining a permit to install issued by the director under this section. (B) The director or the director's authorized representative may help an applicant for a permit to install during the permitting process by providing guidance and technical assistance. (C) An applicant for a permit to install shall submit an application to the director on a form that the director prescribes and provides together with a fee in an amount established by rule. The applicant shall include with the application all of the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant, of all partners if the applicant is a partnership, of all members if the applicant is a limited liability company, or of all officers and directors if the applicant is a corporation, and of any other person who has a right to control or in fact controls management of the applicant or the selection of officers, directors, or managers of the applicant. As used in division (C)(1) of this section, "control" means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management and policies of the applicant through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, through a right of approval or disapproval, or otherwise unless the power is held by a chartered lending institution as a result of debt liability. (2) The type of livestock and the number of animals that the concentrated animal feeding facility would have the design capacity to raise or maintain; (3) Designs and plans for the proposed construction of the concentrated animal feeding facility that include the proposed location of the construction, design and construction plans and specifications, anticipated beginning and ending dates for work performed, and any other information that the director requires by rule; (4) In the case of an application for a concentrated animal feeding facility that meets the criteria established in section 307.204 of the Revised Code, one of the following, as applicable: (a) A written statement from the board of county commissioners of the county in which the concentrated animal feeding facility would be located certifying that, in accordance with that section, the applicant has provided the board with the required written notification and that final recommendations were selected regarding improvements, if any, to county infrastructure that are needed as a result of the new or expanded concentrated animal feeding facility and the costs of those improvements; (b) A notarized affidavit declaring that the applicant has met the criteria established in section 307.204 of the Revised Code and that a written, dated statement from the board of county commissioners was not received by the applicant under that section. (5) In the case of an application for a concentrated animal feeding facility that meets the criteria established in section 505.266 of the Revised Code, one of the following, as applicable: (a) A written statement from the board of township trustees of the township in which the concentrated animal feeding facility would be located certifying that, in accordance with that section, the applicant has provided the board with the required written notification and that final recommendations were selected regarding improvements, if any, to township infrastructure that are needed as a result of the new or expanded concentrated animal feeding facility and the costs of those improvements; (b) A notarized affidavit declaring that the applicant has met the criteria established in section 505.266 of the Revised Code and that a written, dated statement from the board of township trustees was not received by the applicant under that section. (6) A statement of the quantity of water that the concentrated animal feeding facility will utilize on an average daily and annual basis, a detailed description of the basis for the calculation utilized in determining the quantity of water utilized, and a statement identifying the source for the water; (7) Information concerning the applicant's past compliance with laws pertaining to environmental protection that is required to be provided under section 903.05 of the Revised Code, if applicable; (8) Any other information required by rule. Information required to be included in an application for the modification of a permit to install, together with the applicable fee amount, shall be established in rules. (D) The director shall issue permits to install in accordance with section 903.09 of the Revised Code. The director shall deny a permit to install if either of the following applies: (1) The permit application contains misleading or false information. (2) The designs and plans fail to conform to best management practices. Additional grounds for the denial of a permit to install shall be those established in this chapter and rules. (E) A permit to install shall expire after a period specified by the director unless the applicant has undertaken a continuing program of construction or has entered into a binding contractual obligation to undertake and complete a continuing program of construction within a reasonable time. The director may extend the expiration date of a permit to install upon request of the applicant. (F) The director may modify, suspend, or revoke a permit to install in accordance with rules. (G) Nothing in this chapter affects section 1521.16 of the Revised Code. (H) The owner or operator of a concentrated animal feeding facility who proposes to make a major operational change at the facility shall submit an application for approval of the change to the director in accordance with rules. Last updated January 19, 2022 at 1:03 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 902.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 902 / § 902.08
§ 902.08. Loans to or through lending institution
Status: in_force

January 11, 1985 House Bill 826 - 115th General Assembly (A) An issuer may make and contract to make loans to or through lending institutions to finance a project on such terms and conditions as the issuer shall determine, and all lending institutions are hereby authorized to borrow from any issuer in accordance with this section. (B) An issuer may purchase and contract to purchase from lending institutions loans or other evidence of debt to finance a project on such terms and conditions as the issuer shall determine, and all lending institutions are hereby authorized to sell such loans to any issuer in accordance with this section. (C) An issuer may determine the following in connection with any issuance of bonds and the making of loans to or through, or the purchase of loans from, lending institutions under this section: (1) Commitment requirements for projects financed by lending institutions involving money provided directly or indirectly under this section; (2) The allocation of available money among lending institutions; (3) The maturities, terms, conditions, and interest rates for loans made, purchased, sold, assigned, or committed under this section. (D) An issuer shall require, as a condition of each loan made to or through a lending institution pursuant to this section, that the lending institution use such loan proceeds to make new loans to finance projects in an aggregate principal amount at least equal to the amount of such loan. (E) An issuer may require that each lending institution receiving a loan from the issuer pursuant to this section shall issue and deliver to the issuer an evidence of its indebtedness to the issuer which shall bear such date or dates, shall mature at such time or times, shall be subject to prepayment, and shall contain such other provisions consistent with this chapter as the issuer shall determine. (F) An issuer may require that loans made by the issuer pursuant to this section shall be secured as to payment of both principal and interest by a pledge of such collateral security as the issuer shall determine to be necessary to assure the payment of such loans and the interest thereon as the same become due. (G) An issuer may require that any collateral for loans made by the issuer pursuant to this section be deposited with a bank, trust company, or other financial institution acceptable to the issuer located in the state and designated by the issuer as custodian therefor and may also establish such requirements as it shall consider necessary with respect to the pledging, assigning, setting aside, or holding of such collateral, and the making of substitutions therefor or additions thereto, and the disposition of income and receipts therefrom. (H) An issuer may require as a condition of each loan made by the issuer to a lending institution pursuant to this section that such lending institution, within such period after receipt of the loan proceeds as the issuer may prescribe, shall have entered into a written commitment or commitments to make, and, within such period thereafter as the issuer may prescribe, shall have disbursed such loan proceeds in new loans. Such new loans shall have such terms and conditions as the issuer may prescribe. (I) An issuer may require, as a condition of any loans made by the issuer to or through or purchased from lending institutions pursuant to this section, such representations and warranties as it shall determine to be necessary to secure such loans and carry out the purpose of this chapter. (J) An issuer may provide in agreements with lending institutions and in loan documents requirements applicable to the purchase of loans pursuant to this section, including but not limited to the following: (1) Qualifications of lending institutions from which loans may be purchased; (2) The time period within which lending institutions must make commitments for and originate loans, and deliver them for purchase; (3) The terms and conditions of loans to be purchased. (K) Lending institutions and borrowers are authorized to comply with requirements pursuant to this section notwithstanding any other restrictions in law or rules.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.31
§ 907.31. Registration and inspection fees
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly Any person who submits an application for the registration of a brand of legume inoculant shall pay annually, prior to the first day of January, a registration and inspection fee in the amount of fifty dollars per brand. The registration shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure established in Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. All money collected under this section shall be credited to the commercial feed and seed fund created in section 923.46 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.62
§ 925.62. Dying rabbits and chicks
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 507 - 134th General Assembly No person, firm, or corporation shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle, or give away any rabbit or baby poultry which has been dyed or otherwise colored. No poultry younger than four weeks of age may be sold, given away, or otherwise distributed to any person in lots of less than three. Stores, shops, vendors, and others offering young poultry for sale or other distribution shall provide and operate brooders or other heating devices that may be necessary to maintain poultry in good health, and shall keep adequate food and water available to the poultry at all times. Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:40 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 991.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 991 / § 991.06
§ 991.06. Filing financial statement
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Annually on or before the thirtieth day of September the Ohio expositions commission, through its general manager, shall prepare and file with the auditor of state a statement showing the total amount received from each source of revenue, the total amount disbursed for each class of expenditures, and the aggregate of all receipts and expenditures of the commission. This statement shall also include a summary of each contract for the mutual exchange of goods or services entered into by the commission under section 991.03 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of such statement, the auditor of state shall have it verified and make a report of the auditor of state's findings thereon to the governor. Assistant auditors of state shall conduct an audit of activities of the annual Ohio state fair on the Ohio exposition center during the period when the fair is in progress. The cost of such audit shall be included in the annual expenses of the Ohio expositions commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.09
§ 903.09. Issuance of draft permits
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Prior to issuing or modifying a permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit, the director of agriculture shall issue a draft permit. The director or the director's representative shall mail notice of the issuance of a draft permit to the applicant and shall publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the concentrated animal feeding facility or discharger is located or proposed to be located. The director shall mail notice of the issuance of a draft permit and a copy of the draft permit to the board of county commissioners of the county and the board of township trustees of the township in which the concentrated animal feeding facility or discharger is located or proposed to be located. The director or the director's representative also shall provide notice of the issuance of a draft NPDES permit to any other persons that are entitled to notice under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Notice of the issuance of a draft permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit shall include the address where written comments concerning the draft permit may be submitted and the period of time during which comments will be accepted as established by rule. If the director receives written comments in an amount that demonstrates significant public interest, as defined by rule, in the draft permit, the director shall schedule one public meeting to provide information to the public and to hear comments pertinent to the draft permit. The notice of the public meeting shall be provided in the same manner as the notice of the issuance of the draft permit. (B) If a person is required to obtain both a permit to install and a permit to operate, including any permit to operate with NPDES provisions, and public meetings are required for both permits, the public meetings for the permits shall be combined. (C) The director shall apply the antidegradation policy adopted under section 6111.12 of the Revised Code to permits issued under this chapter to the same degree and under the same circumstances as it applies to permits issued under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code. The director shall hold one public meeting to consider antidegradation issues when such a meeting is required by the antidegradation policy. When allowed by the antidegradation policy, the director shall hold the public meeting on antidegradation issues concurrently with any public meeting held for the draft permit. (D) The director or the director's representative shall publish notice of the issuance of a final permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the concentrated animal feeding facility or discharger is located. (E) Notice or a public meeting is not required for the modification of a permit made with the consent of the permittee for the correction of typographical errors. (F) The denial, modification, suspension, or revocation of a permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit without the consent of the applicant or permittee shall be preceded by a proposed action stating the director's intention to issue an order with respect to the permit and the reasons for it. The director shall mail to the applicant or the permittee notice of the director's proposed action to deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit. The director shall publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the concentrated animal feeding facility or concentrated animal feeding operation is located or proposed to be located. The director shall mail a copy of the notice of the proposed action to the board of county commissioners of the county and to the board of township trustees of the township in which the concentrated animal feeding facility or concentrated animal feeding operation is located or proposed to be located. The director also shall provide notice of the director's proposed action to deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit to any other person that is entitled to notice under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The notice of the director's proposed action to deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit shall include the address where written comments concerning the director's proposed action may be submitted and the period of time during which comments will be accepted as established by rule. If the director receives written comments in an amount that demonstrates significant public interest, as defined by rule, the director shall schedule one public meeting to provide information to the public and to hear comments pertinent to the proposed action. The notice of the public meeting shall be provided in the same manner as the notice of the director's proposed action. The director shall not issue an order that makes the proposed action final until the applicant or permittee has had an opportunity for an adjudication hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that section 119.12 of the Revised Code does not apply. An order of the director that finalizes the proposed action or an order issuing a permit without a prior proposed action may be appealed to the environmental review appeals commission under sections 3745.04 to 3745.06 of the Revised Code. (G)(1) The director shall issue an order issuing or denying an application for a permit to operate that contains NPDES provisions or for a NPDES permit, as well as any application for a permit to install that is submitted simultaneously, not later than one hundred eighty days after receiving the application. (2) In the case of an application for a permit to install or permit to operate that is not connected with an application for a NPDES permit, the director shall issue or propose to deny the permit not later than ninety days after receiving the application. If the director has proposed to deny the permit to install or permit to operate under division (G)(2) of this section, the director shall issue an order denying the permit or, if the director decides against the proposed denial, issuing the permit not later than one hundred eighty days after receiving the application. If the director denies the permit, the director shall notify the applicant in writing of the reason for the denial. (H) All rulemaking and the issuance of civil penalties under this chapter shall comply with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (I) Upon the transfer of ownership of an animal feeding facility for which a permit to install, an installation permit, or a permit to operate that contains no NPDES provisions has been issued, the permit shall be transferred to the new owner of the animal feeding facility except as provided in division (C) of section 903.05 of the Revised Code. In the case of the transfer of ownership of a point source for which a NPDES permit or a permit to operate that contains NPDES provisions has been issued, the permit shall be transferred in accordance with rules. (J) Applications for installation permits for animal feeding facilities pending before the director of environmental protection on the date on which the director of agriculture has finalized the programs required under division (A)(1) of section 903.02 and division (A)(1) of section 903.03 of the Revised Code shall be transferred to the director of agriculture. In the case of an applicant who is required to obtain a permit to install and a permit to operate under sections 903.02 and 903.03 , respectively, of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall process the pending application for an installation permit as an application for a permit to install and a permit to operate. (K) Applications for NPDES permits for either of the following that are pending before the director of environmental protection on the date on which the United States environmental protection agency approves the NPDES program submitted by the director of agriculture under section 903.08 of the Revised Code shall be transferred to the director of agriculture: (1) The discharge of pollutants from a concentrated animal feeding operation; (2) The discharge of storm water resulting from an animal feeding facility. In the case of an applicant who is required to obtain a NPDES permit under section 903.08 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall process the pending application as an application for a NPDES permit under that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 945.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 945 / § 945.99
§ 945.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

August 24, 1965 Senate Bill 40 - 106th General Assembly Whoever violates section 945.01 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 931.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 931 / § 931.08
§ 931.08. New nonagricultural development by owners prohibited
Status: in_force

May 18, 2005 House Bill 414 - 125th General Assembly No owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area shall fail to comply with the statement that the owner submitted under division (A)(3) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code that the owner will not initiate, approve, or finance any new development on the land for nonagricultural purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.12
§ 943.12. Right of entry
Status: in_force

January 1, 1973 House Bill 1138 - 109th General Assembly Any authorized representative of the department of agriculture may enter any stockyard livestock market, auction market, concentration yards, packing plant, conveyance, or place for assembling livestock for the purpose of inspecting the facilities, livestock, records, or scales, and may weigh or reweigh any livestock.
Ohio Rev. Code § 921.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.21
§ 921.21. Director may cooperate with federal and state agencies - agreements
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly The director of agriculture may cooperate with, and enter into cooperative agreements with any official agency of the federal government, of this state or its subdivisions, or with any agency of another state and may enter into and receive grants-in-aid from them for the purpose of carrying out sections 921.01 to 921.29 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.19
§ 926.19. Commodity handler regulatory program fund
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 238 - 135th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the commodity handler regulatory program fund. The moneys in the fund shall be used to pay the examination and administrative costs of this chapter and shall consist of: (1) All revenues collected by the director of agriculture from distribution of the receipt forms under division (B) of section 926.20 of the Revised Code and such other forms and registration books as the director may require by rule for the administration of this chapter; (2) The application and examination fees collected under division (B) of section 926.05 of the Revised Code; (3) Any moneys transferred from the agricultural commodity depositors fund under section 926.16 of the Revised Code; (4) All fines, penalties, and costs, except court costs, that are collected under section 926.99 of the Revised Code in consequence of a violation of this chapter; (5) All sums collected by the director of agriculture under a contract described in section 926.36 of the Revised Code. (B) The examination and administrative costs of this chapter shall be computed by the director not later than the thirty-first day of December of each even-numbered year to cover the biennium that begins on the following first day of July. The commodity advisory commission created in section 926.32 of the Revised Code shall approve, and may amend, the examination and administrative costs. The commission's decision shall be binding on the director. The commission also at any time may approve for presentation to the controlling board a request to increase or decrease the appropriation authority for the biennial examination and administrative costs if it determines that an increase or decrease in the cost is necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter. (C) If at any time the moneys deposited in the fund, including moneys transferred from the agricultural commodity depositors fund under section 926.16 of the Revised Code, are not sufficient to pay the examination and administrative costs of this chapter, the director shall request an appropriation from the general revenue fund to pay those costs. Last updated February 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.41
§ 940.41. Statewide watershed planning and management program; watershed regions
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 7 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Nine-element plan" means a strategic implementation plan that a political subdivision, organization, or individual engaged in water quality improvements may utilize to obtain funding through the federal "Clean Water Act," 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., or the great lakes restoration initiative for projects to address nonpoint source pollution. (2) "Organization" means a public or private entity that is engaged in water quality improvement activities. (3) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, municipal corporation, or any other body corporate and politic that is responsible for government activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state. (B)(1) There is hereby created a statewide watershed planning and management program for the improvement and protection of the state's watersheds to be administered by the director of agriculture. (2) Under the program, the director shall appoint at least one watershed planning and management coordinator in each watershed region categorized under division (D) of this section to coordinate watershed planning in the watershed. A coordinator shall have experience or education related to water quality improvement or watershed planning and management. (C) A watershed planning and management coordinator shall do all of the following in the watershed region in which the coordinator is appointed: (1) Assist each soil and water conservation district to identify sources and areas of water quality impairment, including total phosphorous, dissolved reactive phosphorous, and nitrogen nutrient loading. A coordinator also may assist any political subdivision or organization in the watershed region to address water quality impairment. (2) Engage in watershed planning, restoration, protection, and management activities, including assisting a political subdivision or organization in the watershed region in developing and formulating a nine-element plan or its equivalent; (3) Collaborate with state agencies engaged in water quality activities; (4) Provide an annual report to the director about water quality. (D) The director shall categorize watersheds in the state, identified by the specified United States geological survey six-digit hydrologic unit codes, into the following watershed regions: (1) Region One: Western Lake Erie basin watershed, hydrologic unit code 041000; (2) Region Two: Central Lake Erie basin watershed, hydrologic unit code 041100, and Conneaut creek watershed, hydrologic unit code 041201; (3) Region Three: Wabash river basin watershed, hydrologic unit code 051200; Great Miami river watershed, hydrologic unit code 050800; and Little Miami river watershed, hydrologic unit code 050902; (4) Region Four: Scioto river watershed, hydrologic unit code 050600; (5) Region Five: Muskingum river watershed, hydrologic unit code 050400; (6) Region Six: Mahoning river watershed, hydrologic unit code 050301; (7) Region Seven: Hocking river and Ohio river tributaries watershed, hydrologic unit code 050302, and raccoon creek watershed, hydrologic unit code 050901. (E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or limit a watershed planning and management coordinator from providing assistance for projects or activities that have been determined to improve water quality impaired from point sources of phosphorus, dissolved reactive phosphorus, and nitrogen nutrients.
Ohio Rev. Code § 953.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 953 / § 953.24
§ 953.24. Rendering plant sanitation
Status: in_force

October 22, 1969 House Bill 260 - 108th General Assembly (A) Each rendering plant building shall: (1) Be provided with floors constructed of concrete or some other nonabsorbent materials; (2) Be maintained in a good state of repair; (3) Have an adequate water supply, and be supplied with sufficient steam and steam hose or other equipment approved by the department of agriculture to clean the floors of the plant and its trucks; (4) Have adequate drainage as determined by the department. (B) All parts of the building and all equipment shall be kept in a sanitary condition and shall be cleaned at least once each day with steam or other methods approved by the department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.30
§ 924.30. Failure to withhold or remit assessment
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to withhold or remit an assessment levied under section 924.212 or 924.26 of the Revised Code. (B) Before instituting an enforcement action for a violation of this section, the director of agriculture shall give the alleged violator an opportunity to present the alleged violator's views to the director as to why the action should not be instituted. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 902.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 902 / § 902.04
§ 902.04. Purpose of loans, debts, bonds
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 House Bill 34 - 132nd General Assembly (A) An issuer may from time to time issue bonds to carry out the lawful purposes set forth in this chapter including, but not limited to, the purchase of loans or other evidence of debt from and the making of loans to or through lending institutions, the payment of the costs of insurance, letters of credit, certificates of deposit, and purchase agreements related to the bonds or loans, underwriting, legal, accounting, financial consulting, rating, printing, and other services relating to the issuance and sale of the bonds, fees of any trustee, paying agent, bond registrar, depository, transfer agent, and authenticating agent, interest on the bonds, establishment of reserve funds securing the bonds, and any other costs reasonably related to the issuance, sale, marketing, servicing, insuring, guaranteeing, and otherwise securing of the bonds. Any issuer may from time to time, whenever it considers refunding to be expedient, issue bonds to refund any bonds issued under this chapter whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured, and may issue bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and partly for any other authorized purpose. The terms of the issuance and sale of refunding bonds shall be as provided in this chapter for an original issue of bonds. (B) Bonds, and the issuance of bonds, pursuant to this chapter need not comply with any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds. The deposit, application, safeguarding, and investment of funds of an issuer received or held under bond proceedings of the issuer shall not be subject to Chapters 131. and 135. of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter do not constitute a debt, or the pledge of the faith and credit, of the state or any political subdivision thereof, and the holders or owners of such bonds have no right to have taxes levied by the general assembly or taxing authority of any political subdivision for the payment of the principal thereof or interest thereon. Moneys raised by taxation shall not be obligated or pledged for the payment of principal of or interest on such bonds, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues and security interests pledged for their payment as authorized by this chapter, unless bonds are issued in anticipation of the issuance of or are refunded by refunding bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, which refunding bonds shall be payable solely from revenues and security interests pledged for their payment as authorized by this chapter. Bond anticipation notes may be secured solely or additionally by a covenant of the issuer that it will do all things necessary for the issuance of the bonds anticipated or renewal notes in appropriate amount and either exchange such bonds or renewal notes for such notes or apply the proceeds therefrom to the extent necessary to make full payment of the principal of and interest on such notes. (2) Any pledge of revenues to the payment of bonds is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made and the revenues so pledged and thereafter received by the issuer are immediately subject to the lien of such pledge without any separation or physical delivery thereof, or further act, and the lien of any such pledge is valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the issuer, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof, and creates a perfected security interest for all purposes of Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code. Neither the resolution or ordinance nor any trust agreement or indenture by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the issuer. (3) All bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the bonds, as to both principal and interest, are not debts of the state or any political subdivision thereof, but are payable solely from the revenues and security interests pledged for their payment. (D)(1) The bonds shall be authorized by one or more resolutions or ordinances of the issuing authority, shall bear such date or dates, and shall mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty years from the date of issue, and have such redemption and purchase provisions as are authorized by or pursuant to such resolutions or ordinances. The bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates, or at a variable rate or rates, as provided in or authorized by or pursuant to such resolutions or ordinances. The bonds shall be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon, registered or book entry, carry such registration privileges, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption as the issuing authority may authorize. The bonds may be sold by the issuing authority at public or private sale, at not less than such price or prices as the issuer determines. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or Chapter 165., 761., or 1724. of the Revised Code, the commission shall have exclusive power to authorize the issuance and sale of bonds for agricultural purposes under a composite financing arrangement in excess of five hundred thousand dollars; provided that other issuers may issue bonds under composite financing arrangements in such greater amounts and at such times as shall be approved by the commission. (2) Bonds issued by the agricultural financing commission shall be executed by the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the commission, manually or by a facsimile signature. The official seal of the commission or a facsimile thereof shall be affixed thereto or printed thereon, and any coupons attached thereto shall bear the signature or facsimile signature of the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the commission. Bonds and coupons issued by any other issuer shall be executed by such officers, in manual or facsimile form, and bear such official seal or a facsimile thereof, as shall be provided in the bond proceedings for the bonds. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature, appears on any bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before delivery of bonds, such signature or facsimile is nevertheless sufficient for all purposes the same as if the officer had remained in office until such delivery, and in case the seal has been changed after a facsimile has been imprinted on such bonds, such facsimile seal will continue to be sufficient for all purposes. The bonds may also be issued and executed in book entry form in such manner as is appropriate to that form. Neither the members of the issuing authority nor any person executing the bonds is liable personally on the bonds or subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance thereof. (E) If the issuer is a county or municipal corporation, then prior to the delivery of bonds issued under authority of this section, the issuing authority shall send written notice to the director of agriculture and the director of development either by certified mail or, if the issuing authority has record of an internet identifier of record associated with the director, by ordinary mail and by that internet identifier of record advising of the proposed delivery of the bonds, the amount thereof, the proposed lessee of the project or person to whom the proceeds of the bonds will be loaned, and a general description of the project or projects to be financed. (F) All bonds issued under authority of this chapter, regardless of form or terms and regardless of any other law to the contrary, shall have all qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, subject to provisions for registration, and may be issued in coupon, fully registered, or other form, or any combination thereof, as the issuing authority determines. Provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to principal alone or as to both principal and interest, and for the conversion into coupon bonds of any fully registered bonds or bonds registered as to both principal and interest. (G) As used in this section, "internet identifier of record" has the same meaning as in section 9.312 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.99
§ 901.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

October 13, 2004 Senate Bill 67 - 125th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 901.51 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 901.75 or division (C) of section 901.73 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Whoever violates division (A) of section 901.76 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree on a first offense and of a felony of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense. (D) Whoever violates division (B) of section 901.76 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. (E) Whoever violates division (B) of section 901.511 of the Revised Code is guilty on a first offense of a misdemeanor or a felony that is one degree higher than the penalty for the most serious underlying specified offense that is involved in the violation. However, if on such an initial violation the penalty for the most serious underlying specified offense is a felony of the first degree, the violator is guilty of a felony of the first degree. On each subsequent violation of division (B) of that section, the violator is guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony that is two degrees higher than the penalty for the most serious underlying specified offense that is involved in the subsequent violation. However, if on such a subsequent violation the penalty for the most serious underlying specified offense is a felony of the first or second degree, the violator is guilty of a felony of the first degree. As used in this division, "specified offense" has the same meaning as in section 901.511 of the Revised Code, and "most serious underlying specified offense" refers to the underlying specified offense that carries the highest maximum penalty. (F) Whoever violates division (C) of section 901.511 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the third degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.141
§ 926.141. Petition for appointment of receiver to operate or liquidate the business of the unlicensed handler
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 House Bill 645 - 123rd General Assembly If the director of agriculture obtains evidence that an unlicensed handler is insolvent or is unable to satisfy the claims of all depositors, the director may petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the unlicensed handler is located for the appointment of a receiver to operate or liquidate the business of the unlicensed handler. All necessary expenses incurred by the director or a receiver appointed under this section may be recovered from the unlicensed handler in a separate civil action brought by the director in the court of common pleas or recovered at the same time and as a part of the receivership action filed under this section. As a part of the expenses so incurred, the cost of adequate liability insurance necessary to protect the director, the receiver, and others engaged in carrying out this section may be included.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.35
§ 940.35. [Former R.C. 940.31, amended and renumbered by H.B. 340, 133rd General Assembly, effective 3/24/2021] Joint board of county commissioners
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) If a proposed improvement would affect more than one county, the board of county commissioners from each of the counties that would be affected by the proposed improvement shall meet on a date fixed by the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the lead county. The boards shall meet in the lead county to organize a joint board of county commissioners and elect a president, which shall be the first order of business at the hearing. (B) A joint board of county commissioners shall exercise the same powers, execute the same duties, and follow the same procedures in connection with an improvement under this chapter as the board of county commissioners of a single county. (C) The clerk of the board of county commissioners of the lead county shall do all of the following: (1) Act as clerk and administrator of the joint board; (2) Enter the findings of the joint board in the journal of the board of county commissioners of the lead county; (3) Make the final record of the improvement in the lead county; (4) Provide copies of all proceedings to the clerks of the boards of all affected counties. (D) A majority of the county commissioners constituting the joint board shall constitute a quorum. All decisions of the joint board shall be made by a majority vote of the quorum present at a meeting of the joint board. (E) The director of natural resources shall be an ex officio member of the joint board and may participate, in person or through a designated representative, in deliberations and proceedings of the joint board. The director shall have no vote on any proceedings of the joint board except in the case of a tie for or against an improvement. If the director or the director's designee is not present at the proceeding, the director shall review the proceedings and cast the deciding vote within thirty days of the proceeding. A failure to cast a vote for or against the improvement within thirty days constitutes an affirmative vote for the improvement. The clerk shall record the final resolution of the tie. (F) Upon the creation of a joint board of county commissioners, the elected officials in the lead county, including the engineer, recorder, auditor, prosecutor, treasurer, judges, and clerk of the board of county commissioners, shall serve as the administrative officers for the joint board of county commissioners. Last updated November 15, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.40
§ 924.40. Rules and authority regarding marketing agreements for agricultural commodities
Status: in_force

December 26, 2012 Senate Bill 309 - 129th General Assembly (A) For purposes of sections 924.40 to 924.46 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish procedures and requirements that are necessary to administer and implement a marketing agreement executed under those sections for an agricultural commodity or a region of the state concerning an agricultural commodity that is the subject of the marketing agreement. (B) For purposes of sections 924.40 to 924.45 of the Revised Code, the director may do all of the following: (1) Approve a marketing agreement; (2) Terminate a marketing agreement executed under those sections if any of the following applies: (a) The director finds that the agreement or any terms of the agreement violate state or federal law. (b) A producer is engaging in malfeasance, disparagement, or unfair trade practices. (c) The number of producers that signed the marketing agreement becomes fewer than the minimum number of producers that are necessary for the administration of the marketing agreement to be financially self-supporting. (3) Enter and inspect a facility of a producer that signed a marketing agreement to ensure compliance with the marketing agreement. The director may delegate that authority to another person or contract with another person to exercise that authority. (4) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish civil penalties that the director may assess against a person that signed a marketing agreement who violates its terms or who violates sections 924.40 to 924.45 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those sections; (5) Enforce rules under sections 924.40 to 924.45 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.37
§ 905.37. Statement and reports by director
Status: in_force

June 30, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may distribute annual statements of fertilizer sales by grades of materials and mixed fertilizer by counties, in a manner prescribed by the director. (B) The director may publish annually a report of the analysis of fertilizers inspected. (C) The director may distribute a state fertilizer usage report by grade of materials and mixed fertilizers for each month.
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.16
§ 924.16. Failing to withhold or remit assessment
Status: in_force

May 15, 1989 Senate Bill 116 - 118th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to withhold or remit any assessment adopted under section 924.09 of the Revised Code. (B) Before the director of agriculture institutes any criminal proceedings under this section, he shall give the alleged violator an opportunity to present his views to the director as to why such proceedings should not be instituted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.07
§ 940.07. Defense of tort actions
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Judgment" includes a consent judgment. (2) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property, other than a civil action for damages for a breach of contract or another agreement between persons. (B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, the provisions of Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code apply to soil and water conservation districts as political subdivisions of the state and to their boards of supervisors and other officers, employees, and agents as employees of political subdivisions of the state. (C)(1) The attorney general, an assistant attorney general, or special counsel appointed by the attorney general shall defend a soil and water conservation district in any tort action that is commenced against the district as a political subdivision of the state under or pursuant to Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, if a written request for the legal representation is submitted to the attorney general by the Ohio soil and water conservation commission. If a request is so submitted, the prosecuting attorney of the county associated with the district does not have legal representation duties in connection with the tort action under section 940.13 of the Revised Code. (2) The attorney general, an assistant attorney general, or special counsel appointed by the attorney general shall defend a supervisor or other officer, employee, or agent of a soil and water conservation district in any tort action that is commenced against that person and based upon an action or omission allegedly associated with that person's employment or official responsibilities for the district, if both of the following apply: (a) At the time of the action or omission, the person was not acting manifestly outside the scope of the person's employment or official responsibilities for the district or acting with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner; (b) A written request for the legal representation is submitted to the attorney general by the Ohio soil and water conservation commission. (3) If a request for legal representation is submitted to the attorney general pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section, divisions (A) and (D) of section 2744.07 of the Revised Code do not apply to the soil and water conservation district and the defense of its supervisor or other officer, employee, or agent. (D)(1) The state shall indemnify and hold harmless a soil and water conservation district as follows: (a) In the amount of any judgment that is rendered against the district in a tort action that is commenced under or pursuant to Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code; (b) In the amount of any settlement of a tort action against the district as described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section, or of a claim for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property that could become a basis of a tort action against the district as described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section. (2) The state shall indemnify and hold harmless a supervisor or other officer, employee, or agent of a soil and water conservation district as follows: (a) Subject to the limitations specified in division (D)(3) of this section, in the amount of any judgment that is rendered against that person in a tort action based upon an action or omission allegedly associated with the person's employment or official responsibilities for the district; (b) Subject to the limitations specified in division (D)(3) of this section, in the amount of any settlement of a tort action as described in division (D)(2)(a) of this section or of any settlement of a claim for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property that could become a basis of a tort action as described in division (D)(2)(a) of this section. (3)(a) The maximum aggregate amount of indemnification paid directly from state funds to or on behalf of any supervisor or other officer, employee, or agent of a soil and water conservation district pursuant to divisions (D)(2)(a) and (b) of this section shall be one million dollars per occurrence, regardless of the number of persons who suffer injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the action or omission of that person. (b) An indemnification may be made pursuant to division (D)(2)(a) or (b) of this section only if, at the time of the action or omission, the supervisor or other officer, employee, or agent of a soil and water conservation district was not acting manifestly outside the scope of the supervisor's or other officer's, employee's, or agent's employment or official responsibilities for the district or acting with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner. (c) An indemnification shall not be made pursuant to division (D)(2)(a) or (b) of this section for any portion of a consent judgment or settlement that is unreasonable or for any portion of a judgment that represents punitive or exemplary damages. (4) Division (B) of section 2744.07 of the Revised Code does not apply to a soil and water conservation district, or to any of its supervisors or other officers, employees, or agents, to the extent that division (D) of this section requires the state to indemnify and hold harmless a supervisor or other officer, employee, or agent of that district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 913.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.42
§ 913.42. Posting of notices
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If the director of agriculture or any of his inspectors or agents, is of the opinion that a place named in section 913.41 of the Revised Code is being operated in violation of such section he shall notify the proprietor, owner, or manager thereof, in writing, to place it in a clean and sanitary condition within a reasonable time to be stated in such notice, which time shall not be less than ten days. The director or any of his inspectors or agents shall post in a conspicuous place in such of the places mentioned in section 913.41 of the Revised Code a copy of the sanitary code adopted by the department of agriculture, printed in plain, legible type. Upon said notice shall be stamped or written the date of such posting and the inspector shall make a record of such date in a book provided for that purpose. A certified copy of the record of such posting shall be received as prima-facie evidence of such fact in the trial of any cause in any court of this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 911.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 911 / § 911.14
§ 911.14. Lounging on tables
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall sit, lie, or lounge or be permitted to sit, lie, or lounge upon any of the tables, shelves, boxes, or other equipment or accessories used in connection with the production, preparation, packing, storing, display, or sale of bakery products. No animals or fowls shall be kept in or permitted to enter any bakery.
Ohio Rev. Code § 951.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 951 / § 951.11
§ 951.11. Strays
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153, House Bill 22 - 129th General Assembly A person finding an animal at large in violation of section 951.02 of the Revised Code, may, and a law enforcement officer of a county, township, city, or village, on view or information, shall, take and confine that animal, promptly giving notice of the taking and confining of the animal to the owner or keeper, if known, and, if not known, by publishing a notice describing the animal once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, township, city, or village where the animal was found. If the owner or keeper does not appear and claim the animal and pay the compensation prescribed in section 951.13 of the Revised Code for so taking, advertising, and keeping it within ten days from the date of the notice, that person or the county shall have a lien for that compensation, and the animal may be sold at public auction as provided in section 1311.49 of the Revised Code. The residue of the proceeds of sale shall be paid and deposited by the treasurer in the general fund of the county. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.05
§ 925.05. Enforcement - evidence
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly The director of agriculture shall enforce sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code. Certificates of inspection issued by licensed inspectors of the grading service of the United States government are prima facie evidence in any court of facts contained therein.
Ohio Rev. Code § 913.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.23
§ 913.23. Licenses - registration - revocation
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may issue licenses as required by sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code, may make the inspections and registrations required by those sections, and may prescribe the form of application to be filed under this section. (B) No person shall manufacture or bottle for sale within this state any soft drink in closed containers unless the person has a license issued by the director. Upon receipt of an application for such a license, the director shall examine the products and the place of manufacture where the business is to be conducted, to determine whether the products and place comply with sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code. Upon finding there is compliance, and upon payment of a license fee of two hundred dollars, the director shall issue a license authorizing the applicant to manufacture or bottle for sale such soft drinks, subject to sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code. The license shall expire on the last day of March of each year unless renewed. (C) No soft drink that is manufactured or bottled out of the state shall be sold or offered for sale within this state unless the soft drink and the plant in which the soft drink is manufactured or bottled are found by the director to comply with sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code, and are registered by the director, which shall be upon a like application as provided in division (B) of this section. An annual registration fee of two hundred dollars shall be paid to the director by each applicant under this division. The registration shall be renewed annually, and the registration fee paid with the application for annual renewal. Registration of out-of-state soft drink manufacturers or bottlers or syrup and extract manufacturers is not required if a reciprocal agreement is in effect whereby a soft drink manufacturer or bottler or syrup and extract manufacturer located in this state is not subject to a license or registration fee by another state or a political subdivision thereof. (D) All moneys received under sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code shall be deposited with the treasurer of state to the credit of the food safety fund created in section 915.24 of the Revised Code. (E) The director may revoke any license or registration issued under sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code, whenever the director determines that those sections have been violated. When a license has been revoked, the licensee shall discontinue the manufacture and sale of soft drinks or other products for which the license was issued. When a registration has been revoked, the registrant shall discontinue the sale within this state of the registrant's products until those sections have been complied with and a new license or registration has been issued. The director may suspend any such license or registration temporarily, pending compliance with such conditions required by those sections as the director prescribes. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.01
§ 935.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health in any city authorized by section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. (B) "Circus" means a traveling show to which all of the following apply: (1) It is licensed by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act. (2) It presents dangerous wild animals, restricted snakes, or both in a public performance as its own event or as part of a fair or carnival. (3) It does not allow physical contact between the public and the dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes possessed by it. Division (B)(3) of this section does not apply to rides or other interactions between the public and an elephant, provided that such a ride or other interaction is under the direct supervision of an experienced animal handler. (4) It is in the state for less than sixty-five days each year. (C) "Dangerous wild animal" means any of the following, including hybrids unless otherwise specified: (1) Hyenas; (2) Gray wolves, excluding hybrids; (3) Lions; (4) Tigers; (5) Jaguars; (6) Leopards, including clouded leopards, Sunda clouded leopards, and snow leopards; (7) All of the following, including hybrids with domestic cats unless otherwise specified: (a) Cheetahs; (b) Lynxes, including Canadian lynxes, Eurasian lynxes, and Iberian lynxes; (c) Cougars, also known as pumas or mountain lions; (d) Caracals; (e) Servals, excluding hybrids with domestic cats commonly known as savannah cats. (8) Bears; (9) Elephants; (10) Rhinoceroses; (11) Hippopotamuses; (12) Cape buffaloes; (13) African wild dogs; (14) Komodo dragons; (15) Alligators; (16) Crocodiles; (17) Caimans, excluding dwarf caimans; (18) Gharials; (19) Nonhuman primates other than lemurs and the nonhuman primates specified in division (C)(20) of this section; (20) All of the following nonhuman primates: (a) Golden lion, black-faced lion, golden-rumped lion, cotton-top, emperor, saddlebacked, black-mantled, and Geoffroy's tamarins; (b) Southern and northern night monkeys; (c) Dusky titi and masked titi monkeys; (d) Muriquis; (e) Goeldi's monkeys; (f) White-faced, black-bearded, white-nose bearded, and monk sakis; (g) Bald and black uakaris; (h) Black-handed, white-bellied, brown-headed, and black spider monkeys; (i) Common woolly monkeys; (j) Red, black, and mantled howler monkeys. "Dangerous wild animal" does not include a domesticated animal that is considered livestock as defined in section 901.70 of the Revised Code. (D) "Federal animal welfare act" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. (E) "Felony drug abuse offense" has the same meaning as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. (F) "Health district" means a city or general health district created by or under the authority of Chapter 3709. of the Revised Code. (G) "Humane society" means an organization that is organized under section 1717.05 of the Revised Code. (H) "Law enforcement officer" means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer of a township or joint police district, marshal, deputy marshal, municipal police officer, or state highway patrol trooper. (I) "Natural resources law enforcement officers" means peace officers as specified in division (A)(6) of section 109.71 of the Revised Code and employees of the division of wildlife specified in sections 1531.13 and 1531.14 of the Revised Code. (J) "Offense of violence" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (K) "Rescue facility" means a nonprofit organization as described in section 170 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 170, as amended, that operates a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced dangerous wild animals are provided care for their lifetime or released back to their natural habitat, and, with respect to an animal possessed by the organization, that does not do any of the following: (1) Sell, trade, or barter the animal or the animal's body parts; (2) Use the animal in any manner for profit; (3) Breed the animal; (4) Allow the public the opportunity to come into contact with the animal. (L) "Restricted snake" means any of the following: (1) All of the following constricting snakes that are twelve feet or longer: (a) Green anacondas; (b) Yellow anacondas; (c) Reticulated pythons; (d) Indian pythons; (e) Burmese pythons; (f) North African rock pythons; (g) South African rock pythons; (h) Amethystine pythons. (2) Species of the following families: (a) Atractaspididae; (b) Elapidae; (c) Viperidae. (3) Boomslang snakes; (4) Twig snakes. (M) "Rule" means a rule adopted under section 935.17 of the Revised Code. (N) "Veterinarian" means a person who is licensed under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code. (O) "Wildlife sanctuary" means a nonprofit organization as described in section 170 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 170, as amended, that is accredited or verified by the global federation of animal sanctuaries, that operates a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes are provided care for their lifetime or released back to their natural habitat, and, with respect to an animal or snake possessed by the organization, that does not do any of the following: (1) Use or allow the use of the animal or snake for any type of entertainment or in a traveling exhibit; (2) Sell, trade, lease, loan, or barter the animal or snake or the animal's or snake's body parts; (3) Use or allow the use of the animal or snake in any manner for profit; (4) Breed the animal or snake; (5) Allow the public the opportunity to come into physical contact with the animal or snake.