Ohio Rev. Code § 3794.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3794 / § 3794.07
§ 3794.07. Duties of the department of health
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly Duties of the Department of Health. This chapter shall be enforced by the department of health and its designees. The director of health shall within six months of December 7, 2006: (A) Promulgate rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement and enforce all provisions of this chapter; (B) Promulgate rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to prescribe a schedule of fines for violations of this chapter designed to foster compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The amount of a fine for a violation of divisions (A) and (B) of section 3794.02 and divisions (A) and (B) of section 3794.06 of the Revised Code shall not be less than one hundred dollars and the maximum for a violation shall be twenty five hundred dollars. The amount of a fine for a violation of division (D) of section 3794.02 of the Revised Code shall be up to a maximum of one hundred dollars per violation. Each day of a violation shall constitute a separate violation. The schedule of fines that apply to a proprietor shall be progressive based on the number of prior violations by the proprietor. Violations which occurred more than two years prior to a subsequent violation shall not be considered if there has been no finding of a violation in the intervening time period. The fine schedule shall set forth specific factors that may be considered to decrease or waive the amount of a fine that otherwise would apply. Fines shall be doubled for intentional violations. (C) Promulgate rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to prescribe a procedure for providing a proprietor or individual written notice of a report of a violation and the opportunity to present in writing any statement or evidence to contest the report, and prescribing procedures for making findings whether a proprietor or individual violated a provision of this chapter and for imposing fines for violations; (D) Establish a system for receiving reports of violations of the provisions of this chapter from any member of the public, including, but not limited to, by mail and one or more e-mail addresses and toll-free telephone numbers exclusively for such purpose. A person shall not be required to disclose his or her identity in order to report a violation ; (E) Inform proprietors of public places and places of employment of the requirements of this chapter and how to comply with its provisions, including, but not limited to, by providing printed and other materials and a toll-free telephone number and e-mail address exclusively for such purposes; and (F) Design and implement a program to educate the public regarding the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, through the establishment of an internet web site and how a violation may be reported. (G) Adopt rules to prescribe fines for a violation of division (E) of section 3794.03 of the Revised Code. Division (B) of this section does not apply to a fine for a violation of division (E) of section 3794.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated March 2, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.12
§ 3796.12. Criminal records check
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "criminal records check" has the same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) As part of the application process for a license issued under this chapter, the division of cannabis control shall require each of the following to complete a criminal records check: (a) An administrator or other person responsible for the daily operation of the entity seeking the license; (b) An owner or prospective owner, officer or prospective officer, or board member or prospective board member of the entity seeking the license. (2) If a person subject to the criminal records check requirement does not present proof of having been a resident of this state for the five-year period immediately prior to the date the criminal records check is requested or provide evidence that within that five-year period the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation has requested information about the person from the federal bureau of investigation in a criminal records check, the division shall request that the person obtain through the superintendent a criminal records request from the federal bureau of investigation as part of the criminal records check of the person. Even if a person presents proof of having been a resident of this state for the five-year period, the division may request that the person obtain information through the superintendent from the federal bureau of investigation in the criminal records check. (C) The division shall provide the following to each person who is subject to the criminal records check requirement: (1) Information about accessing, completing, and forwarding to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and the standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section; (2) Written notification that the person is to instruct the superintendent to submit the completed report of the criminal records check directly to the division. (D) Each person who is subject to the criminal records check requirement shall pay to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code for the criminal records check conducted of the person. (E) The report of any criminal records check conducted by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code and pursuant to a request made under this section is not a public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person other than the following: (1) The person who is the subject of the criminal records check or the person's representative; (2) The members and staff of the division; (3) A court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual involved in a case dealing with either of the following: (a) A license denial resulting from the criminal records check; (b) A civil or criminal action regarding the cannabis control program or any violation of this chapter. (F) The division shall deny a license if, after receiving the information and notification required by this section, a person subject to the criminal records check requirement fails to do either of the following: (1) Access, complete, or forward to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code or the standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section; (2) Instruct the superintendent to submit the completed report of the criminal records check directly to the division. Last updated January 20, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.822 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.822
§ 3734.822. Scrap tire grant fund
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "political subdivision" means any body corporate and politic that is responsible for governmental activities in a geographic area smaller than the state, including a county, municipal corporation, and township. (B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the scrap tire grant fund, consisting of moneys transferred to the fund under section 3734.82 of the Revised Code. The director of environmental protection may make grants from the fund for the following purposes: (1) Supporting market development activities for scrap tires and synthetic rubber from tire manufacturing processes and tire recycling processes; (2) Supporting scrap tire amnesty and cleanup events sponsored or hosted by the state, including any state agency, or by any solid waste management district or other political subdivision. Grants awarded under division (B)(1) of this section may be awarded to individuals, businesses, and entities certified under division (F)(6) of section 3734.49 of the Revised Code. (C) Projects and activities that are eligible for grants under division (B)(1) of this section shall be evaluated for funding using, at a minimum, the following criteria: (1) The degree to which a proposed project contributes to the increased use of scrap tires generated in this state; (2) The degree of local financial support for a proposed project; (3) The technical merit and quality of a proposed project. Last updated September 25, 2023 at 11:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3783.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3783 / § 3783.04
§ 3783.04. Renewing certificates
Status: in_force

September 4, 1970 House Bill 991 - 108th General Assembly All certificates of competency issued to electrical safety inspectors shall expire three years from the date of issuance unless renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. The board of building standards shall establish the amount of the renewal fee. Each renewal certificate shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary of the board, and shall show on its face the dates of issuance and expiration. The board may provide for the issuance of a duplicate certificate to a certified electrical safety inspector upon proof that his original certificate has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated. A fee in an amount established by the board shall be charged for such issuance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3773.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3773 / § 3773.51
§ 3773.51. Appointing and paying officials
Status: in_force

September 3, 1996 Senate Bill 240 - 121st General Assembly The Ohio athletic commission shall appoint from among licensed referees, physicians, timekeepers, and judges the officials for public boxing matches and exhibitions held under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code. These officials shall be employed by the commission as provided in section 3773.56 of the Revised Code and shall be paid by the person conducting the match or exhibition.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3772.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3772 / § 3772.25
§ 3772.25. Activities not subject to chapter
Status: in_force

September 10, 2010 House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly The following are not subject to, or limited by, the requirements of this chapter or Section 6(C) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution: (A) Charitable gaming authorized by Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code; (B) Charitable bingo authorized by Section 6 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, and as authorized by Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code; (C) Lottery games as authorized by Section 6 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution; and (D) Pari-mutuel wagering authorized by Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3735.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3735 / § 3735.58
§ 3735.58. Contracts for sale of land not needed by certain departments
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) The director of mental health and addiction services, the director of developmental disabilities, or the director of rehabilitation and correction may enter into contracts for the sale of land not needed by their departments and under their jurisdiction or supervision to metropolitan housing authorities for use by such an authority for a housing project or projects. Such contract may contain such conditions and terms as are, in the discretion of the directors, in the best interests of the state and the welfare of the residents of the state. (B) The director may, upon receipt of a request from a metropolitan housing authority, request the approval of the governor to sell and convey land not needed by the director's department and under the director's jurisdiction or supervision to an authority, subject to such terms and conditions consistent with the public interest and welfare of the residents of the state as the director considers necessary. The governor, with the approval of the controlling board, may approve the request. Such property shall be appraised at its fair market value before it is conveyed. The director of administrative services shall cause it to be appraised by three disinterested persons and shall determine the fee which each appraiser shall receive, not to exceed fifty dollars. All appraisal fees shall be paid by the authority which shall deposit with the director one hundred fifty dollars before the appraisal is made. If the deposit exceeds the appraisal fee, the balance shall be returned to the authority. The appraisal value, when approved by the director, is the purchase price. If the purchase price is not paid within ninety days after notice to the authority of the approved appraisal value, the director shall withdraw approval of the appraisal value and no deed shall be delivered to the authority without the written approval of the director of the purchase price. If the purchase price is paid within ninety days, a deed shall be prepared and recorded pursuant to section 5301.13 of the Revised Code. (C) Moneys received from sales of land to a metropolitan housing authority shall be placed in the state treasury in special funds, to be used for such purposes of the department of mental health and addiction services, the department of developmental disabilities, or the department of rehabilitation and correction as is appropriate. Last updated October 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3748.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3748 / § 3748.22
§ 3748.22. Fees to pay all costs of programs
Status: in_force

September 8, 1995 Senate Bill 19 - 121st General Assembly Fees for administrative, regulatory, and enforcement programs established under this chapter shall be sufficient to pay all costs of those programs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.913 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.913
§ 3734.913. Duties of wholesaler
Status: in_force

April 25, 2008 House Bill 169 - 127th General Assembly A wholesaler that sells lead-acid batteries in this state shall accept from a purchaser of a lead-acid battery used lead-acid batteries of the same general type and in a quantity that is at least equal to the number sold to the purchaser if the purchaser offers the used lead-acid batteries to the wholesaler. Not later than ninety days after the day of purchase of a lead-acid battery by such a retailer from a wholesaler, the wholesaler shall remove the applicable number of lead-acid batteries from the retailer's location.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3735.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3735 / § 3735.40
§ 3735.40. Housing project definitions
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly As used in sections 3735.27 , 3735.31 , and 3735.40 to 3735.50 of the Revised Code: (A) "Federal government" includes the United States, the federal works administrator, or any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States. (B) "Slum" has the meaning defined in section 1.08 of the Revised Code. (C) "Housing project" or "project" means any of the following works or undertakings: (1) Demolish, clear, or remove buildings from any slum area. Such work or undertaking may embrace the adaptation of such area to public purposes, including parks or other recreational or community purposes. (2) Provide decent, safe, and sanitary urban or rural dwellings, apartments, or other living accommodations for persons of low income. (3) Provide for buildings, land, equipment, facilities, and other real or personal property for necessary, convenient, or desirable appurtenances, streets, sewers, water service, parks, site preparation, gardening, administrative, community, health, recreational, educational, welfare, commercial, residential, or other purposes. (4) Accomplish a combination of the foregoing. "Housing project" also may be applied to the planning of the buildings and improvements, the acquisition of property, the demolition of existing structures, the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of the improvements, and all other work in connection therewith. (D) "Families of low income" and "persons of low income" mean persons or families who lack the amount of income which is necessary, as determined by the metropolitan housing authority undertaking the housing project, to enable them, without financial assistance, to live in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, without overcrowding. The terms include persons or families as defined by federal law or regulations who are eligible for a federally derived rent subsidy. (E) "Families" means families consisting of two or more persons, a single person who has attained the age at which an individual may elect to receive an old age benefit under Title II of the "Social Security Act" or is under disability as defined in section 223 of that act, 49 Stat. 622 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 401, as amended, or the remaining member of a tenant family. (F) "Families" also means a single person discharged by the head of a hospital pursuant to section 5122.21 of the Revised Code after March 10, 1964. (G) "Mixed-income development" means a development that includes decent, safe, and sanitary urban or rural dwellings, apartments, or other living accommodations for persons or families of varying incomes. (H) "Mixed-use development" means a development that is both residential and nonresidential in character.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.30
§ 3796.30. Activities prohibited near schools, churches, libraries, playgrounds or parks
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, no licensed cultivator, licensed processor, licensed dispensary, or licensed laboratory shall be located within five hundred feet of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park. (B) If a request for relocation of a facility of a licensed cultivator, licensed processor, licensed dispensary, or licensed laboratory would result in the facility being located within five hundred feet of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park, the division of cannabis control shall deny the request for relocation. (C) This section does not require relocation or closure of a facility used by a licensed cultivator, licensed processor, licensed dispensary, or licensed laboratory, if that facility has a certificate of operation at the time a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park relocates, or is established, on a parcel of real estate, the boundaries of which are within five hundred feet of that operational facility. (D) This section does not apply to research related to marijuana conducted at a state university, academic medical center, or private research and development organization as part of a research protocol approved by an institutional review board or equivalent entity. Last updated January 14, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.241 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3705 / § 3705.241
§ 3705.241. Fee for copy of adoption file - adoption records fund
Status: in_force

March 20, 2015 Senate Bill 23 - 130th General Assembly Not later than ninety days after June 30, 1996, the director of health shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing the fee for providing a copy of the contents of an adoption file pursuant to sections 3107.38 and 3107.47 of the Revised Code. The director shall deposit fees collected under this section in the adoption records fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The department shall use the money in the fund to perform its duties under sections 3107.38 and 3107.39 and sections 3107.45 to 3107.53 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.791 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.791
§ 3701.791. Notice to be posted where abortions performed
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 280 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "medical emergency" means a condition of a pregnant woman that, in the reasonable judgment of the physician who is attending the woman, creates an immediate threat of serious risk to the life or physical health of the woman from the continuation of the pregnancy necessitating the immediate performance or inducement of an abortion. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, an office or facility at which abortions are performed or induced shall post the notice described in division (C) of this section in a conspicuous location in an area of the office or facility that is accessible to all patients, employees, and visitors. The notice shall be displayed on a poster with dimensions of at least seventeen inches by eleven inches. The first two sentences of the notice shall be printed in at least a forty-four-point typeface and the remaining lines shall be in at least a thirty-point typeface. (C) The department of health shall publish the following notice on its internet web site in a manner that can be copied and produced in poster form: "NO ONE CAN FORCE YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION. NO ONE - NOT A PARENT, NOT A HUSBAND, NOT A BOYFRIEND - NO ONE. Under Ohio law, an abortion cannot be legally performed on anyone, regardless of her age, unless she VOLUNTARILY CONSENTS to having the abortion. Ohio law requires that, before an abortion can legally be performed, the pregnant female must sign a form indicating that she consents to having the abortion "voluntarily" and "WITHOUT COERCION BY ANY PERSON." IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION AGAINST YOUR WILL: DO NOT SIGN THE CONSENT FORM IF YOU ARE AT AN ABORTION FACILITY, TELL AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FACILITY THAT SOMEONE IS TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION." (D) Division (B) of this section does not apply to an office or facility at which abortions are performed or induced due only to a medical emergency.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3742.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3742 / § 3742.34
§ 3742.34. Delegating authority to board of health
Status: in_force

April 7, 2003 House Bill 248 - 124th General Assembly If the director of health determines that a board of health can satisfactorily enforce sections 3742.35 to 3742.40 of the Revised Code, the director may delegate the authority to enforce those sections to the board. The director may revoke the delegation of authority at any time by written notice delivered to the board of health by certified mail.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3750.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3750 / § 3750.06
§ 3750.06. Notice of release of hazardous substance
Status: in_force

December 14, 1988 Senate Bill 367 - 117th General Assembly (A) The owner or operator of a facility where a hazardous chemical is produced, used, or stored and from which a release of an extremely hazardous substance or hazardous substance occurs in an amount equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity prescribed in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(c) or (C)(5) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code shall provide the notices required by divisions (C) and (D) of this section. The owner or operator of any facility from which a release of oil occurs in an amount equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity prescribed in rules adopted under division (B)(3) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code shall provide the notices required by divisions (C) and (D) of this section. (B) The owner or operator of a vessel from which a release of a hazardous substance or an extremely hazardous substance occurs in an amount equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity prescribed in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(c) or (C)(5) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, or from which a release of oil occurs in an amount equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity prescribed in rules adopted under division (B)(3) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, shall provide the notices required by divisions (C) and (D) of this section, except that those notices need be provided to only the director of environmental protection or his designated representative . Upon receiving a verbal emergency notice under this division, the director or his representative shall immediately notify the community emergency coordinator of the emergency planning district in which the release occurred of the release. Upon receipt of a written follow-up emergency notice or revised written follow-up emergency notice under division (D) of this section, the director or his representative shall immediately send a copy of it to that community emergency coordinator. (C) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, if any release described in division (A) or (B) of this section occurs, the owner or operator of the facility or vessel from which the release occurred shall immediately notify verbally, by telephone, radio, or in person, the community emergency coordinator of each emergency planning district that contains an area likely to be affected by the release, the fire department having jurisdiction where the release occurred, and the director of environmental protection or his designated representative . The verbal notification shall be given within thirty minutes after a person at the facility or aboard the vessel has knowledge of the release, unless notification within that time is impracticable under the circumstances. To the extent known at the time notice is given and that response to the release will not be delayed, the notice shall include all of the following information: (1) The location of the release; (2) The chemical name or identity of any substance involved in the release and whether the substance is an extremely hazardous substance; (3) An estimate of the quantity of any substance released into the environment; (4) The time and duration of the release; (5) The environmental medium or media into which the substance was released; (6) Any known or anticipated acute or chronic health risks associated with the release and, if known to the informant, advice regarding medical attention necessary for individuals exposed to the substance released; (7) Proper precautions to take as a result of the release, including evacuation and other proposed response actions, unless that information is readily available to the community emergency coordinator pursuant to the plan of the district prepared under section 3750.04 of the Revised Code; (8) The name and telephone number of the person or persons to be contacted for further information; (9) Such other information as may be required by rules adopted under division (B)(1)(f) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. (D) As soon as practicable but not later than thirty days after the release, the owner or operator of a facility or vessel from which a release described in division (A) or (B) of this section occurred shall submit to the committee of the district in which the release occurred and to the director or his designated representative a written, follow-up emergency notice of the release setting forth and updating the information provided in the verbal notice given under division (C) of this section and including all of the following additional information: (1) Actions taken to respond to and contain the release; (2) Any known or anticipated acute or chronic health risks associated with the release; (3) Where appropriate, advice regarding medical attention necessary for individuals exposed to the substance released; (4) A summary of all actions taken by the owner or operator to prevent a recurrence of the release. Any information submitted pursuant to division (D)(4) of this section is subject to Evidence Rule 407. (5) Such other information as is required by rules adopted under division (B)(1)(f) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. If significant additional information about a release becomes known during the period between submission of the written report required by this division and one year after the release, the owner or operator shall submit to the committee and the director or his authorized representative an updated written notice within three days after learning the additional information. (E) This section does not apply to any release of an extremely hazardous substance, hazardous substance, or oil from a facility that results in exposure to persons solely within the site or sites on which the facility is located. (F) No person shall fail to provide any verbal or written release notification or to update a written release notification required by this section and by rules adopted under division (B)(1)(f) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3795.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3795 / § 3795.01
§ 3795.01. Assisted suicide definitions
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly As used in sections 3795.01 , 3795.02 , and 3795.03 of the Revised Code: (A) "Assist suicide" or "assisting suicide" means knowingly doing either of the following, with the purpose of helping another person to commit or attempt suicide: (1) Providing the physical means by which the person commits or attempts to commit suicide; (2) Participating in a physical act by which the person commits or attempts to commit suicide. (B) "Certified nurse practitioner," "certified nurse-midwife," and "clinical nurse specialist" have the same meanings as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "CPR" has the same meaning as in section 2133.21 of the Revised Code. (D) "Health care" means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat a person's physical or mental condition. (E) "Health care decision" means informed consent, refusal to give informed consent, or withdrawal of informed consent to health care. (F) "Health care facility" means any of the following: (1) A hospital; (2) A hospice care program or pediatric respite care program as defined in section 3712.01 of the Revised Code; (3) A nursing home; (4) A home health agency; (5) An intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities. (G) "Health care personnel" means physicians, nurses, physician assistants, emergency medical technicians-basic, emergency medical technicians-intermediate, emergency medical technicians-paramedic, medical technicians, dietitians, other authorized persons acting under the direction of an attending physician, and administrators of health care facilities. (H) "Physician" means a person who is authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.343 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3781 / § 3781.343
§ 3781.343. Disclosure requirements
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 378 - 130th General Assembly A member of the underground technical committee is not subject to the disclosure requirements of sections 102.02 and 102.021 of the Revised Code by virtue of membership on the committee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3718.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3718 / § 3718.011
§ 3718.011. Conditions under which sewage treatment system causes a public health nuisance
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) For purposes of this chapter, a sewage treatment system is causing a public health nuisance if any of the following situations occurs and, after notice by a board of health to the applicable property owner, timely repairs are not made to that system to eliminate the situation: (1) The sewage treatment system is not operating properly due to a missing component, incorrect settings, or a mechanical or electrical failure. (2) There is a blockage in a known sewage treatment system component or pipe that causes a backup of sewage or effluent affecting the treatment process or inhibiting proper plumbing drainage. (3) An inspection conducted by, or under the supervision of, the environmental protection agency or an environmental health specialist registered under Chapter 3776. of the Revised Code documents that there is ponding of liquid or bleeding of liquid onto the surface of the ground or into surface water and the liquid has a distinct sewage odor, a black or gray coloration, or the presence of organic matter and any of the following: (a) The presence of sewage effluent identified through a dye test; (b) The presence of fecal coliform at a level that is equal to or greater than five thousand colonies per one hundred milliliters of liquid as determined in two or more samples of the liquid when five or fewer samples are collected or in more than twenty per cent of the samples when more than five samples of the liquid are collected; (c) Water samples that exceed one thousand thirty e. coli counts per one hundred milliliters in two or more samples when five or fewer samples are collected or in more than twenty per cent of the samples when more than five samples are collected. (4) With respect to a discharging system for which an NPDES permit has been issued under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it, the system routinely exceeds the effluent discharge limitations specified in the permit. (B) With respect to divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section, a property owner may request a test to be conducted by a board of health to verify that the sewage treatment system is causing a public health nuisance. The property owner is responsible for the costs of the test. Last updated October 16, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.61
§ 3743.61. Wholesaler restrictions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) No person, except a licensed manufacturer of fireworks engaging in the wholesale sale of fireworks as authorized by division (C)(2) of section 3743.04 of the Revised Code, shall operate as a wholesaler of fireworks in this state unless it is a licensed wholesaler of fireworks, or shall operate as a wholesaler of fireworks at any location in this state unless it has been issued a license as a wholesaler of fireworks for the particular location. (B) No person shall operate as a wholesaler of fireworks at a particular location in this state after its license as a wholesaler of fireworks for the particular location has expired, is suspended, has been denied renewal, or has been revoked, unless a new license has been obtained or the suspension lifted. (C) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks, during the effective period of its licensure, shall perform any construction, or make any structural change or renovation, on the premises on which the fireworks are sold without first obtaining a written authorization from the state fire marshal pursuant to division (B) of section 3743.17 of the Revised Code. (D) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall possess fireworks for sale at wholesale or retail, or sell fireworks at wholesale or retail, in a manner not authorized by division (C) of section 3743.17 of the Revised Code. (E) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall knowingly fail to comply with the rules adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to sections 3743.18 and 3743.48 or the requirements of sections 3743.19 and 3743.48 of the Revised Code. (F) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall fail to maintain complete inventory, wholesale sale, and retail records as required by section 3743.20 of the Revised Code, or to permit inspection of these records or the premises of the wholesaler pursuant to section 3743.21 of the Revised Code. (G) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall fail to comply with an order of the state fire marshal issued pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 3743.21 of the Revised Code, within the specified period of time. (H) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall fail to comply with an order of the state fire marshal issued pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3743.21 of the Revised Code until the nonconformities are eliminated, corrected, or otherwise remedied or the seventy-two hour period specified in that division has expired, whichever first occurs. (I) No person shall smoke or shall carry a pipe, cigarette, or cigar, or a match, lighter, other flame-producing item, or open flame on, or shall carry a concealed source of ignition into, the premises of a wholesaler of fireworks, except as smoking is authorized in specified lunchrooms or restrooms by a wholesaler pursuant to division (D) of section 3743.19 of the Revised Code. (J) No person shall have possession or control of, or be under the influence of, any intoxicating liquor, beer, or controlled substance, while on the premises of a wholesaler of fireworks. (K) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall negligently fail to furnish a safety pamphlet to a purchaser of 1.4G fireworks as required by division (A) of section 3743.47 of the Revised Code. (L) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall negligently fail to have safety glasses available for sale as required by division (B) of section 3743.47 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.56
§ 3743.56. Annual registration of exhibitor's employees
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly Each fireworks exhibitor licensed under section 3743.51 of the Revised Code shall register annually with the fire marshal all employees who assist the licensed exhibitor in conducting fireworks exhibitions. Once registered, such an employee may be employed by any other licensed fireworks exhibitor, without the need for that other licensed exhibitor to register the employee with the fire marshal. The fire marshal shall maintain a record of licensed exhibitors and registered employees and make it available, upon request, to any law enforcement agency. The fire marshal shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish appropriate fees for the registration of employees of licensed exhibitors and otherwise implement this section. In addition to the annual registration of employees required by this section, a licensed exhibitor shall file an application to register a new employee, unless the new employee is already registered under this section, not later than seven days after the date on which the employee is hired. Each applicant for registration under this section shall provide fingerprint or similar identifying information to the fire marshal for the purposes of determining applicant compliance with section 3743.70 of the Revised Code. The fire marshal may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the method to be used by the applicant to provide the fingerprint or similar identifying information, fees to be assessed by the fire marshal to conduct such background checks, and the procedures to be used by the fire marshal to verify compliance with this section. Such rules may include provisions establishing the frequency that license renewal applicants must update background check information filed by the applicant with previous license applications and provisions describing alternative forms of background check information that may be accepted by the fire marshal to verify compliance with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3746.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3746 / § 3746.24
§ 3746.24. Tort actions - immunity
Status: in_force

September 28, 1994 Senate Bill 221 - 120th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Harm" means injury, death, or loss to person or property caused by exposure to a hazardous substance or petroleum. (2) "Public utility" includes, without limitation, a person engaged in the storage and transportation of natural gas. (3) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for harm and includes a civil action under section 3746.23 of the Revised Code for recovery of the costs of conducting a voluntary action, but does not include a civil action for damages for a breach of contract or another agreement between persons or for a breach of a warranty that exists pursuant to the Revised Code or common law of this state. (B) Any of the following, and any officer or employee thereof, is not liable in a tort action resulting from the presence of hazardous substances or petroleum at, or the release of hazardous substances or petroleum from, a property where a voluntary action is being or has been conducted under this chapter and rules adopted under it unless an action or omission of the person, state agency, political subdivision, or public utility, or an officer or employee thereof, constitutes willful or wanton misconduct or intentionally tortious conduct: (1) A person who is working as a contractor for another in conducting any activity in connection with a voluntary action under this chapter and rules adopted under it; (2) A state agency or political subdivision that is conducting a voluntary action or maintenance activities on lands, easements, or rights-of-way owned, leased, or otherwise held by the state agency or political subdivision; (3) A state agency when an officer or employee of the state agency, as defined in section 109.36 of the Revised Code, provides technical assistance to a person undertaking a voluntary action under this chapter and rules adopted under it, or to a contractor, officer, employee, or agency thereof, in connection with the voluntary action; (4) A public utility that is doing either of the following: (a) Performing work in an easement or right-of-way of the public utility across property where a voluntary action is being or has been conducted and where the public utility is constructing or has main or distribution lines above or below the surface of the ground for purposes of maintaining the easement or right-of-way or for construction, repair, or replacement of its lines; of poles, towers, foundations, or other structures supporting or sustaining any such lines; or of appurtenances to those structures; (b) Performing work on property where a voluntary action is being conducted that is necessary to establish or maintain utility service to the property, including, without limitation, the construction, repair, or replacement of main or distribution lines above or below the surface of the ground; of poles, towers, foundations, or other structures supporting or sustaining any such lines; or of appurtenances to those structures. (5) The Ohio water development authority created in section 6121.02 of the Revised Code and the director of environmental protection as the providers of assistance under section 6111.036 or Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code to any person undertaking a voluntary action. (C)(1) This section does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, a new cause of action against or substantive legal right against this state or a person, political subdivision of this state, or public utility, or an officer or employee thereof. (2) This section does not affect, and shall not be construed as affecting, any immunities from civil liability or defenses established by another section of the Revised Code or available at common law, to which this state or a person, political subdivision, or public utility, or officer or employee thereof, may be entitled under circumstances not covered by this section. (3) Section 9.86 of the Revised Code does not apply to an officer or employee of the state, as defined in section 109.36 of the Revised Code, if the officer or employee is performing work in connection with an activity described in division (B)(2) or (3) of this section at the time he allegedly caused the harm, or caused or contributed to the release of hazardous substances or petroleum, for which damages, or the recovery of the costs of conducting a voluntary action, are sought in a tort action. Instead, the immunities conferred by division (B)(2) or (3) of this section, whichever is applicable, apply to that individual. (4) Divisions (B)(2), (3), and (4) of section 2744.02 of the Revised Code do not apply to a political subdivision of this state with respect to the conduct of an activity described in division (B)(2) or (4) of this section. Instead, the immunities conferred by division (B)(2) or (4) of this section, whichever is applicable, apply to the political subdivision. (5) Division (A)(6) of section 2744.03 of the Revised Code does not apply to an employee, as defined in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code, if the employee is performing work in connection with an activity described in division (B)(2) or (4) of this section at the time that he allegedly caused the harm, or caused or contributed to the release of hazardous substances or petroleum, for which damages, or the recovery of the costs of conducting the voluntary action, are sought in a tort action. Instead, the immunities conferred by division (B)(2) or (4) of this section, whichever is applicable, apply to that individual. (D) This section does not affect, and shall not be construed as affecting, any liability of an owner or operator of a property on which a voluntary action is being or has been undertaken. No person shall be deemed to be an owner or operator solely as the result of conducting a voluntary action at the property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.62
§ 3702.62. Applicability of other statutes
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Sections 3702.51 to 3702.61 of the Revised Code do not apply to any part of a long-term care facility's campus that is certified as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, as defined in section 5124.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3712.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3712 / § 3712.01
§ 3712.01. Hospice care definitions
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 558 - 134th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Hospice care program" means a coordinated program of home, outpatient, and inpatient care and services that is operated by a person or public agency and that provides the following care and services to hospice patients, including services as indicated below to hospice patients' families, through a medically directed interdisciplinary team, under interdisciplinary plans of care established pursuant to section 3712.06 of the Revised Code, in order to meet the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and other special needs that are experienced during the final stages of illness, dying, and bereavement: (1) Nursing care by or under the supervision of a registered nurse; (2) Physical, occupational, or speech or language therapy, unless waived by the department of health pursuant to rules adopted under division (A) of section 3712.03 of the Revised Code; (3) Medical social services by a social worker under the direction of a physician; (4) Services of a home health aide; (5) Medical supplies, including drugs and biologicals, and the use of medical appliances; (6) Physician's services; (7) Short-term inpatient care, including both palliative and respite care and procedures; (8) Counseling for hospice patients and hospice patients' families; (9) Services of volunteers under the direction of the provider of the hospice care program; (10) Bereavement services for hospice patients' families. "Hospice care program" does not include a pediatric respite care program or a pediatric transition care program. (B) "Hospice patient" means a patient, other than a pediatric respite care patient, who has been diagnosed as terminally ill, has an anticipated life expectancy of six months or less, and has voluntarily requested and is receiving care from a person or public agency licensed under this chapter to provide a hospice care program. (C) "Hospice patient's family" means a hospice patient's immediate family members, including a spouse, brother, sister, child, or parent, and any other relative or individual who has significant personal ties to the patient and who is designated as a member of the patient's family by mutual agreement of the patient, the relative or individual, and the patient's interdisciplinary team. (D) "Interdisciplinary team" means a working unit composed of professional and lay persons that includes at least a physician, a registered nurse, a social worker, a member of the clergy or a counselor, and a volunteer. (E) "Palliative care" means specialized care for a patient of any age who has been diagnosed with a serious or life-threatening illness that is provided at any stage of the illness by an interdisciplinary team working in consultation with other health care professionals, including those who may be seeking to cure the illness, and that aims to do all of the following: (1) Relieve the symptoms, stress, and suffering resulting from the illness; (2) Improve the quality of life of the patient and the patient's family; (3) Address the patient's physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs; (4) Facilitate patient autonomy, access to information, and medical decision making. (F) "Physician" means a person authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (G) "Attending physician" means the physician identified by the hospice patient, pediatric respite care patient, hospice patient's family, or pediatric respite care patient's family as having primary responsibility for the medical care of the hospice patient or pediatric respite care patient. (H) "Registered nurse" means a person registered under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code to practice professional nursing. (I) "Social worker" means a person licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code to practice as a social worker or independent social worker. (J) "Pediatric respite care program" means a program operated by a person or public agency that provides inpatient respite care and related services, including all of the following services, only to pediatric respite care patients and, as indicated below, pediatric respite care patients' families, in order to meet the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and other special needs that are experienced during or leading up to the final stages of illness, dying, and bereavement: (1) Short-term inpatient care, including both palliative and respite care and procedures; (2) Nursing care by or under the supervision of a registered nurse; (3) Physician's services; (4) Medical social services by a social worker under the direction of a physician; (5) Medical supplies, including drugs and biologicals, and the use of medical appliances; (6) Counseling for pediatric respite care patients and pediatric respite care patients' families; (7) Bereavement services for respite care patients' families. "Pediatric respite care program" does not include a pediatric transition care program or hospice care program. (K) "Pediatric transition care program" means a program operated by a person or public agency that arranges for the provision of health care and related services in a private home setting, including all of the following services, only to pediatric transition care patients, who are not related by birth or adoption to the person that arranges for the provision of health care and related services, and, as indicated below, the parents of pediatric transition care patients, in order to meet the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and other special needs of children who have been diagnosed with life-threatening diseases and conditions: (1) Inpatient care and procedures; (2) Skilled nursing care; (3) Nursing care by or under the supervision of a registered nurse; (4) Physician's services; (5) Medical supplies, including drugs and biologicals, and the use of medical appliances; (6) For a pediatric transition care patients' parents, counseling, education, and visitation to promote reunification. "Pediatric transition care program" does not include a hospice care program or a pediatric respite care program. (L) "Pediatric respite care patient" means a patient, other than a hospice patient, who is less than twenty-seven years of age and to whom all of the following conditions apply: (1) The patient has been diagnosed with a disease or condition that is life-threatening and is expected to shorten the life expectancy that would have applied to the patient absent the patient's diagnosis, regardless of whether the patient is terminally ill. (2) The diagnosis described in division (L)(1) of this section occurred while the patient was less than eighteen years of age. (3) The patient, or the parent or guardian of the patient if the patient is under eighteen years of age or under guardianship, has voluntarily requested and is receiving care from a person or public agency licensed under this chapter to provide a pediatric respite care program. (M) "Pediatric transition care patient" means a patient, other than a hospice patient, who is less than twenty-seven years of age and to whom all of the following conditions apply: (1) The patient has been diagnosed with a disease or condition that is life-threatening and is expected to shorten the life expectancy that would have applied to the patient absent the patient's diagnosis, regardless of whether the patient is terminally ill. (2) The diagnosis described in division (M)(1) of this section occurred when the patient was less than eighteen years of age. (3) The patient, or the parent or guardian of the patient if the patient is under eighteen years of age or under guardianship, has voluntarily requested and is receiving care from a person or public agency registered under this chapter to provide a pediatric transition care program. (N) "Pediatric respite care patient's family" means a pediatric respite care patient's family members, including a spouse, brother, sister, child, or parent, and any other relative or individual who has significant personal ties to the patient and who is designated as a member of the patient's family by mutual agreement of the patient, the relative or individual, and the patient's interdisciplinary team. (O) "Skilled nursing care" means procedures that require technical skills and knowledge beyond those the untrained person possesses and that are commonly employed in providing for the physical, mental, and emotional needs of the ill or otherwise incapacitated. "Skilled nursing care" includes the following: (1) Irrigations, catheterizations, application of dressings, and supervision of special diets; (2) Objective observation of changes in the patient's condition as a means of analyzing and determining the nursing care required and the need for further medical diagnosis and treatment; (3) Special procedures contributing to rehabilitation; (4) Administration of medication by any method ordered by a physician, such as hypodermically, rectally, or orally, including observation of the patient after receipt of the medication; (5) Carrying out other treatments prescribed by the physician that involve a similar level of complexity and skill in administration. Last updated March 15, 2023 at 12:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3791.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3791 / § 3791.041
§ 3791.041. Fire protection systems
Status: in_force

September 26, 1996 Senate Bill 293 - 121st General Assembly (A) The board of building standards shall maintain a current list of individuals certified under section 3781.105 of the Revised Code and shall ensure that municipal, township, or county building departments certified under division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code have a current copy of the list. (B) The rules adopted under section 3791.04 of the Revised Code by the board of building standards or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, county, or township pertaining to the submission of plans and specifications and to the processing of them by the respective building departments shall: (1) Provide that plans and specifications for fire protection systems, when submitted under the signature of an individual certified under section 3781.105 of the Revised Code, shall be processed in the same manner as plans and specifications submitted under the signature of a professional engineer registered under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code or an architect registered under Chapter 4703. of the Revised Code; (2) Subject to section 3791.042 of the Revised Code, provide that plans and specifications for fire protection systems, if certified by a registered architect or professional engineer or individual certified under section 3781.105 of the Revised Code as conforming to requirements adopted by the board of building standards under Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code pertaining to design loads, stresses, strength, stability, or other requirements involving technical design analysis, shall be examined by the building department official only to the extent necessary to determine conformity of such plans with other requirements adopted by the board under Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code; (3) Where supervision of the installation of fire protection systems is required, permit supervision by a person certified under section 3781.105 of the Revised Code in lieu of supervision by a registered architect or professional engineer; (4) Not require an individual certified under section 3781.105 of the Revised Code to include in any submission of plans and specifications for a fire protection system any statistical data, reports, explanations, plan descriptions, or information that would not also be required for a similar submission by a professional engineer or registered architect.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3705 / § 3705.18
§ 3705.18. Authorization for final disposition of body transported into state
Status: in_force

March 16, 1989 House Bill 790 - 117th General Assembly When a death occurs outside the state and the body is transported into this state for burial or other disposition, the body must be accompanied by an authorization for final disposition issued in accordance with the laws and health regulations of the place where death occurred. The authorization that accompanied the body shall be accepted as authorization for burial, cremation, or other disposal in Ohio. The person in charge of place of burial shall endorse and forward the authorization for final disposition that accompanied the body to the local registrar of vital statistics of the registration district in which burial was made.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3714.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3714 / § 3714.13
§ 3714.13. Prohibitions
Status: in_force

December 22, 2005 House Bill 397 - 126th General Assembly (A) No person shall violate any section of this chapter. (B) No person shall violate a rule adopted under this chapter. (C) No person shall violate an order issued under this chapter. Violation of an order issued by a board of health under this chapter is not also a violation of section 3709.20 or 3709.21 of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable. (D) No person who holds a permit or license issued under this chapter shall violate any of the terms or conditions of the permit or license. (E) No owner or operator of a construction or demolition debris facility shall dispose of asbestos or regulated asbestos-containing materials or products at the facility unless the owner or operator is specifically authorized to do so by the board of health of the health district in which the facility is located, or by the director, pursuant to rules adopted under division (D) of section 3714.02 of the Revised Code. (F) No person shall knowingly place or cause to be placed any reinforced or nonreinforced concrete, asphalt, clay tile, building or paving brick, or building or paving stone resulting from the alteration, construction, destruction, rehabilitation, or repair of any physical structure that is built by humans as fill material on or in any land owned, leased, or controlled by the person, other than on the site where the materials were so generated or removed, without providing written notice to the board of health of the health district in which the land is located or, if the health district is not on the approved list under section 3714.09 of the Revised Code, to the director of environmental protection at least seven days prior to the first placement of any such materials as fill material at the off-site location.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3731.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3731 / § 3731.21
§ 3731.21. Enforcement
Status: in_force

September 12, 2008 Senate Bill 237 - 127th General Assembly (A) If a health official determines that an owner, keeper, or lessee has not complied with the requirements for sanitation specified in sections 3731.09 , 3731.11 , 3731.12 , and 3731.13 of the Revised Code, the health official shall notify the state fire marshal, and the state fire marshal may take any action permitted under this chapter that the state fire marshal determines is appropriate. (B)(1) Except as limited by division (B)(3) of this section, the state fire marshal, or other person representing the state fire marshal, may file a complaint with the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the hotel or structure that is the subject of the complaint is located, or both. Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, upon receipt of that complaint, the attorney general or prosecuting attorney may prosecute to termination before the court of common pleas of the county in which the hotel or structure that is the subject of the complaint is located a proper action or proceeding against any person violating this chapter. (2) If the state fire marshal elects to file a complaint with both the attorney general and a county prosecutor, the following circumstances apply, as applicable: (a) If both the attorney general and the county prosecutor determine that the complaint should be prosecuted, the state fire marshal shall do both of the following: (i) Determine which one of those two entities should proceed with the complaint and request that entity to proceed; (ii) Notify the entity not chosen pursuant to division (B)(2)(a)(i) of this section of the state fire marshal's determination and request that entity not to proceed with the complaint. (b) If one of the entities determines, on the merits of the complaint, not to prosecute the complaint, the state fire marshal shall request the other entity not to proceed with the complaint. (c) If one of the entities determines, for reasons other than the merits of the complaint, not to prosecute the complaint, the state fire marshal may request the other entity to proceed with the complaint. (3) If the state fire marshal elects to file a complaint with either the attorney general or a county prosecutor, but not both, the following circumstances apply, as applicable: (a) If the entity with which the state fire marshal files the complaint determines, for reasons other than the merits of the complaint, not to prosecute the complaint, the state fire marshal may file the complaint with the other entity. (b) If the entity with which the state fire marshal files the complaint determines, on the merits of the complaint, not to prosecute the complaint, the state fire marshal shall not file the complaint with the other entity. (C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the attorney general and prosecuting attorney from collaborating on a prosecution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.22
§ 3743.22. Consumer-grade fireworks fee
Status: in_force

February 7, 2022 House Bill 172 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Fee period" means the period beginning on the first day of October and ending on the thirtieth day of the following September. (2) "Gross receipts" excludes the amount of taxes a licensed retailer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler collects from a consumer under Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code on behalf of the state or a political subdivision. (B) For the purpose of providing revenue to fund firefighter training programs and the enforcement and regulation of the fireworks industry, a fee is imposed on licensed retailers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed wholesalers selling 1.4G fireworks in this state. The fee shall equal four per cent of the gross receipts of a licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler from retail sales of 1.4G fireworks in this state made one hundred or more days after the effective date of this section. For the purpose of this section, a retail sale of 1.4G fireworks is made in this state only if the purchaser intends to use the fireworks, and not resell them, and receives the 1.4G fireworks at a location in this state. The fee shall be reported, on a form prescribed by the state fire marshal, and remitted to the state fire marshal on or before the twenty-third day after the last day of each fee period. The amount of the fee due shall be computed on the basis of gross receipts from retail sales made in each fee period. A licensed retailer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler whose license is issued, canceled or revoked, or not renewed after expiration during a fee period shall report and remit the fee based on sales of 1.4G fireworks made in that fee period as required under this section. A licensed retailer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler may separately or proportionately bill or invoice a fee imposed under this section to another person. (C) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the fireworks fee receipts fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Seven-eighths of the money in the fund shall be used by the state fire marshal solely to fund firefighter training programs. Remaining money in the fund shall be used solely to pay expenses of the state fire marshal in performing the duties prescribed by this chapter. (D) If the state fire marshal determines that a licensed retailer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler fails to timely report and remit the full amount of the fee as required by this section, the state fire marshal may do either of the following: (1) Order, in writing, the retailer, wholesaler, or manufacturer to report and remit to the state fire marshal, within a specified period of time, any such underpayment; (2) Revoke or deny renewal of the license of the retailer, manufacturer, or wholesaler, which shall subject a manufacturer or wholesaler to the consequences prescribed in division (D) of section 3743.08 of the Revised Code or division (D) of section 3743.21 of the Revised Code. (E) The state fire marshal may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to administer and enforce the fee imposed under this section. Last updated December 9, 2021 at 4:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.67
§ 3721.67. Rulemaking
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 58 - 134th General Assembly The director of health may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement sections 3721.60 to 3721.66 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 14, 2022 at 5:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.69 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.69
§ 3701.69. Down syndrome information sheet
Status: in_force

September 30, 2024 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) The department of health shall create a Down syndrome information sheet that includes all of the following: (a) A description of Down syndrome, including its causes, effects on development, and potential complications; (b) Diagnostic tests; (c) Options for treatment and therapy; (d) Contact information for local, state, and national organizations that provide Down syndrome educational and support services and programs. (2) With respect to the medical information included in the information sheet, the department shall include only information that is current and based on medical evidence. (3) The department shall periodically review and update the information sheet and shall make it available on the department's internet web site. (B) If a patient under the care of any of the following health care professionals or facilities receives either a test result indicating Down syndrome or a prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, the health care professional or facility shall provide to the patient or the patient's representative a copy of the information sheet created under division (A) of this section: (1) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; (2) A certified nurse-midwife who holds a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; (3) A genetic counselor licensed under Chapter 4778. of the Revised Code; (4) A hospital licensed under Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code that operates a maternity unit or newborn care nursery; (5) A maternity home licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code; (6) A freestanding birthing center licensed under section 3702.30 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 30, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3746.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3746 / § 3746.09
§ 3746.09. Variances
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) A person who proposes to enter into or who is participating in the voluntary action program under this chapter and rules adopted under it, in accordance with this section and rules adopted under division (B)(10) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, may apply to the director of environmental protection for a variance from applicable standards otherwise established in this chapter and rules adopted under it. The application for a variance shall be prepared by a certified professional. The director shall issue a variance from those applicable standards only if the application makes all of the following demonstrations to the director's satisfaction: (1) Either or both of the following: (a) It is technically infeasible to comply with the applicable standards otherwise established at the property named in the application; (b) The costs of complying with the applicable standards otherwise established at the property substantially exceed the economic benefits. (2) The proposed alternative standard or set of standards and terms and conditions set forth in the application will result in an improvement of environmental conditions at the property and ensure that public health and safety will be protected. (3) The establishment of and compliance with the alternative standard or set of standards and terms and conditions are necessary to promote, protect, preserve, or enhance employment opportunities or the reuse of the property named in the application. A variance issued under this section shall state the specific standard or standards whose terms are being varied and shall set forth the specific alternative standard or set of standards and the terms and conditions imposed on the applicant in their place. A variance issued under this section shall include only standards and terms and conditions proposed by the applicant in the application, except that the director may impose any additional or alternative terms and conditions that the director determines to be necessary to ensure that public health and safety will be protected. If the director finds that compliance with any standard or term or condition proposed by the applicant will not protect public health and safety and that the imposition of additional or alternative terms and conditions will not ensure that public health or safety will be protected, the director shall disapprove the application and shall include in the order of denial the specific findings on which the denial was based. (B) Variances shall be issued or denied in accordance with this section, rules adopted under division (B)(10) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, and Chapter 3745. of the Revised Code. Upon determining that an application for a variance is complete, the director shall schedule a public meeting on the application to be held within ninety days after the director determines that the application is complete in the county in which is located the property to which the application pertains. (C) Not less than thirty days before the date scheduled for the public meeting on an application for a variance, the director shall publish notice of the public meeting and that the director will receive written comments on the application for a period of forty-five days commencing on the date of the publication of the notice. The notice shall contain all of the following information, at a minimum: (1) The address of the property to which the application pertains; (2) A brief summary of the alternative standards and terms and conditions proposed by the applicant; (3) The date, time, and location of the public meeting. The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is located and, if the property is located in close proximity to the boundary of the county with an adjacent county, as determined by the director, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the adjacent county. Concurrently with the publication of the notice of the public meeting, the director shall mail notice of the application, comment period, and public meeting to the owner of each parcel of land that is adjacent to the affected property and to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or township, and county, in which the affected property is located. The notices mailed to the adjacent land owners and legislative authorities shall contain the same information as the published notice. (D) At the public meeting on an application for a variance, the applicant, or a representative of the applicant who is knowledgeable about the affected property and the application, shall present information regarding the application and the basis of the request for the variance and shall respond to questions from the public regarding the affected property and the application. A representative of the environmental protection agency who is familiar with the affected property and the application shall attend the public meeting to hear the public's comments and to respond to questions from the public regarding the affected property and the application. A stenographic record or electronic record of the proceedings at the public meeting shall be kept and shall be made a part of the administrative record regarding the application. (E) Within ninety days after conducting the public meeting on an application for a variance under division (D) of this section, the director shall issue a proposed action to the applicant in accordance with section 3745.07 of the Revised Code that indicates the director's intent with regard to the issuance or denial of the application. When considering whether to issue or deny the application or whether to impose terms and conditions of the variance that are in addition or alternative to those proposed by the applicant, the director shall consider comments on the application made by the public at the public meeting and written comments on the application received from the public. Last updated September 13, 2023 at 9:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.242 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.242
§ 3701.242. Informed consent to HIV test required
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) A voluntary HIV test may be performed on an individual by or on the order of a health care provider if the individual or the individual's parent or guardian has given general consent to the provider for medical or other health care treatment and if the health care provider or an authorized representative of the health care provider has notified the individual that the HIV test is planned. The notification may be verbal or written, in person or electronic, or any combination thereof. (B) A minor may consent to be given an HIV test. The consent is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority. The parents or guardian of a minor giving consent under this division are not liable for payment and shall not be charged for an HIV test given to the minor without the consent of a parent or the guardian. (C) The health care provider ordering an HIV test shall provide post-test counseling for an individual who receives an HIV-positive test result. The director of health may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the information to be provided in post-test counseling. (D) An individual shall have the right to an anonymous test. A health care facility or health care provider that does not provide anonymous testing shall refer an individual requesting an anonymous test to a site where it is available. (E) Divisions (A) to (D) of this section do not apply to the performance of an HIV test in any of the following circumstances: (1) When the test is performed in a medical emergency by a nurse or physician and the test results are medically necessary to avoid or minimize an immediate danger to the health or safety of the individual to be tested or another individual, except that post-test counseling shall be given to the individual if the individual receives an HIV-positive test result; (2) When the test is performed for the purpose of research if the researcher does not know and cannot determine the identity of the individual tested; (3) When the test is performed by a person who procures, processes, distributes, or uses a human body part from a deceased person donated for a purpose specified in Chapter 2108. of the Revised Code, if the test is medically necessary to ensure that the body part is acceptable for its intended purpose; (4) When the test is performed on a person incarcerated in a correctional institution under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction if the head of the institution has determined, based on good cause, that a test is necessary; (5) When the test is performed in accordance with section 2907.27 of the Revised Code; (6) When the test is performed on an individual after the infection control committee of a health care facility, or other body of a health care facility performing a similar function determines that a health care provider, emergency medical services worker, or peace officer, while rendering health or emergency care to an individual, has sustained a significant exposure to the body fluids of that individual, and the individual has refused to give consent for testing. Last updated September 20, 2023 at 12:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3775.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3775 / § 3775.09
§ 3775.09. Denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly (A) An applicant for a sports gaming license, other than a type C sports gaming host license, shall establish the applicant's suitability for the license by clear and convincing evidence. (B) The Ohio casino control commission shall not grant a sports gaming license, other than a type C sports gaming host license, to an applicant if evidence satisfactory to the commission exists that the applicant has done any of the following: (1) Knowingly made a false statement to the commission; (2) Been suspended from operating a gambling game, gaming device, or gaming operation, or had a license revoked by any governmental unit of a national, state, or local body exercising governmental functions; (3) Been convicted of a disqualifying offense, as defined in section 3772.07 of the Revised Code; (4) Been directly involved in or employed by any offshore wagering market that illegally serviced the United States or otherwise accepted illegal wagers from individuals located in the United States on or after April 16, 2015. (C) The commission may deny a sports gaming proprietor, mobile management services provider, or management services provider license to any applicant, reprimand any sports gaming proprietor, mobile management services provider, or management services provider, or suspend or revoke a sports gaming proprietor, mobile management services provider, or management services provider license if any of the following are true: (1) The applicant or licensee has not demonstrated to the commission's satisfaction financial responsibility sufficient to adequately meet the requirements of the enterprise. (2) The applicant or licensee is not the true owner of the business or is not the sole owner and has not disclosed the existence or identity of other persons who have an ownership interest in the business. (3) The applicant or licensee is a corporation that sells more than five per cent of the corporation's voting stock, or more than five per cent of the voting stock of a corporation that controls the corporation, or sells the corporation's assets, other than those bought and sold in the ordinary course of business, or any interest in the assets, to any person who, under division (C) of section 3775.03 of the Revised Code, must meet the qualifications of a sports gaming proprietor, mobile management services provider, or management services provider, as applicable, and who has not already been determined by the commission to have met the applicable qualifications. (D)(1) The commission shall revoke a sports gaming proprietor license that was issued or renewed because of the preference described in division (A) of section 3775.041 of the Revised Code if the sports gaming proprietor ceases to qualify as a professional sports organization, if the casino operator ceases to be a casino operator, or if the video lottery sales agent ceases to be a video lottery sales agent, as applicable. (2) The commission shall revoke a type C sports gaming host license if the licensee ceases to hold a valid class D liquor permit for the facility issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code. (E) The commission shall not grant a sports gaming license to any of the following persons: (1) A nonprofit corporation or organization; (2) An individual who is under twenty-one years of age; (3) An employee of the commission. Last updated February 14, 2022 at 3:59 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3752.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3752 / § 3752.16
§ 3752.16. Order to abate violation
Status: in_force

July 1, 1995 House Bill 98 - 120th General Assembly The director of environmental protection may issue orders in accordance with Chapter 3745. of the Revised Code directing the owner or operator of a reporting facility to abate a violation of any section of this chapter other than section 3752.11 , 3752.111 , or 3752.113 of the Revised Code, or a rule adopted under this chapter, within a specified, reasonable time. No person shall violate a term or condition of an order issued under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3741.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3741 / § 3741.11
§ 3741.11. Falsification
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 Senate Bill 269 - 121st General Assembly A person who knowingly makes a false statement on a stamp or label on a tank car, barrel, keg, can, or other vessel containing flaxseed or linseed oil is guilty of falsification under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.17
§ 3743.17. Wholesaler's license renewal
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The license of a wholesaler of fireworks is effective for one year beginning on the first day of December, and the state fire marshal shall issue or renew a license only on that date and at no other time. If a wholesaler of fireworks wishes to continue engaging in the wholesale sale of fireworks at the particular location after its then effective license expires, it shall apply not later than the first day of October for a new license pursuant to section 3743.15 of the Revised Code. The state fire marshal shall send a written notice of the expiration of its license to a licensed wholesaler at least three months before the expiration date. (B) If, during the effective period of its licensure, a licensed wholesaler of fireworks wishes to perform any construction, or make any structural change or renovation, on the premises on which the fireworks are sold, or to relocate its sales operations to a new licensed premises, the wholesaler shall notify the state fire marshal in writing. The state fire marshal may require a licensed wholesaler also to submit documentation, including, but not limited to, plans covering the proposed construction or structural change or renovation, or proposed new licensed premises, if the state fire marshal determines the documentation is necessary for evaluation purposes in light of the proposed construction, structural change or renovation, or relocation. Upon receipt of the notification and additional documentation required by the state fire marshal, the state fire marshal shall inspect the premises on which the fireworks are sold, or the proposed new licensed premises, to determine if the proposed construction, structural change or renovation, or relocation conforms to sections 3743.15 to 3743.21 of the Revised Code, divisions (C)(1) and (2) of section 3743.25 of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to section 3743.18 of the Revised Code. The state fire marshal shall issue a written authorization to the wholesaler for the construction, structural change or renovation, or new licensed premises if the state fire marshal determines, upon the inspection and a review of submitted documentation, that the construction, structural change or renovation, or new licensed premises conform to those sections and rules. (C) The license of a wholesaler of fireworks authorizes the wholesaler to engage only in the following activities: (1) Possess for sale at wholesale and sell at wholesale fireworks to persons who are licensed wholesalers of fireworks, to persons in accordance with sections 3743.44 to 3743.46 of the Revised Code, or to persons located in another state provided the fireworks are shipped directly out of this state to them by the wholesaler. The possession for sale shall be at the location described in the application for licensure or in the notification submitted under division (B) of this section, and the sale shall be from the inside of a licensed building and from no structure or device outside a licensed building. At no time shall a licensed wholesaler sell any class of fireworks outside a licensed building. (2) Possess for sale at retail and sell at retail fireworks, other than 1.4G fireworks as designated by the state fire marshal in rules adopted pursuant to division (A) of section 3743.05 of the Revised Code, to licensed exhibitors in accordance with sections 3743.50 to 3743.55 of the Revised Code, and possess for sale at retail and sell at retail fireworks, including 1.4G fireworks, to persons in accordance with sections 3743.44 to 3743.48 of the Revised Code, or to persons located in another state provided the fireworks are shipped directly out of this state to them by the wholesaler. The possession for sale shall be at the location described in the application for licensure or in the notification submitted under division (B) of this section and, except as otherwise provided in section 3743.48 of the Revised Code, the sale shall be from the inside of the licensed building and from no other structure or device outside this licensed building. Except as otherwise provided in section 3743.48 of the Revised Code, a licensed wholesaler shall not sell any class of fireworks outside a licensed building. A licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall sell under division (C) of this section only fireworks that meet the standards set by the consumer product safety commission or by the American fireworks standard laboratories or that have received an EX number from the United States department of transportation. (D) The license of a wholesaler of fireworks shall be protected under glass and posted in a conspicuous place at the location described in the application for licensure or in the notification submitted under division (B) of this section. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the license is not transferable or assignable. (1) The ownership of a wholesaler of fireworks license may be transferred to another person for the same location for which the license was issued, or approved pursuant to division (B) of this section, if the assets of the wholesaler are transferred to that person by inheritance or by a sale approved by the state fire marshal. (2) The license of a wholesaler of fireworks may be geographically relocated in accordance with division (D) of section 3743.75 of the Revised Code. (3) The license is subject to revocation in accordance with section 3743.21 of the Revised Code. (E) The state fire marshal shall adopt rules for the expansion or contraction of a licensed premises and for the approval of an expansion or contraction. The boundaries of a licensed premises, including any geographic expansion or contraction of those boundaries, shall be approved by the state fire marshal in accordance with rules the state fire marshal adopts. If the licensed premises of a licensed wholesaler from which the wholesaler operates consists of more than one parcel of real estate, those parcels must be contiguous, unless an exception is allowed pursuant to division (F) of this section. (F)(1) A licensed wholesaler may expand its licensed premises within this state to include not more than two storage locations that are located upon one or more real estate parcels that are noncontiguous to the licensed premises as that licensed premises exists on the date a licensee submits an application as described below, if all of the following apply: (a) The licensee submits an application to the state fire marshal requesting the expansion and an application fee of one hundred dollars per storage location for which the licensee is requesting approval. (b) The identity of the holder of the license remains the same at the storage location. (c) The storage location has received a valid certificate of zoning compliance, as applicable, and a valid certificate of occupancy for each building or structure at the storage location issued by the authority having jurisdiction to issue the certificate for the storage location, and those certificates permit the distribution and storage of fireworks regulated under this chapter at the storage location and in the buildings or structures. The storage location shall be in compliance with all other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. (d) Every building or structure located upon the storage location is separated from occupied residential and nonresidential buildings or structures, railroads, highways, and any other buildings or structures on the licensed premises in accordance with the distances specified in the rules adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to section 3743.18 of the Revised Code. (e) Neither the licensee nor any person holding, owning, or controlling a five per cent or greater beneficial or equity interest in the licensee has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States, after September 29, 2005. (f) The state fire marshal approves the application for expansion. (2) The state fire marshal shall approve an application for expansion requested under division (F)(1) of this section if the state fire marshal receives the application fee and proof that the requirements of divisions (F)(1)(b) to (e) of this section are satisfied. The storage location shall be considered part of the original licensed premises and shall use the same distinct number assigned to the original licensed premises with any additional designations as the state fire marshal deems necessary in accordance with section 3743.16 of the Revised Code. (G)(1) A licensee who obtains approval for use of a storage location in accordance with division (F) of this section shall use the site exclusively for the following activities, in accordance with division (C)(1) of this section: (a) Packaging, assembling, or storing fireworks, which shall occur only in buildings or structures approved for such hazardous uses by the building code official having jurisdiction for the storage location or, for 1.4G fireworks, in containers or trailers approved for such hazardous uses by the state fire marshal if such containers or trailers are not subject to regulation by the building code adopted in accordance with Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code. All such storage shall be in accordance with the rules adopted by the state fire marshal under division (B)(4) of section 3743.18 of the Revised Code for the packaging, assembling, and storage of fireworks. (b) Distributing fireworks to other parcels of real estate located on the wholesaler's licensed premises, to licensed manufacturers or other licensed wholesalers in this state or to similarly licensed persons located in another state or country; (c) Distributing fireworks to a licensed exhibitor of fireworks pursuant to a properly issued permit in accordance with section 3743.54 of the Revised Code. (2) A licensed wholesaler shall not engage in any sales activity, including the retail sale of fireworks otherwise permitted under division (C)(2) of this section or pursuant to section 3743.44 or 3743.45 of the Revised Code, at a storage location approved under this section. (3) A storage location may not be relocated for a minimum period of five years after the storage location is approved by the state fire marshal in accordance with division (F) of this section. (H) A licensee shall prohibit public access to all storage locations it uses. The state fire marshal shall adopt rules establishing acceptable measures a wholesaler shall use to prohibit access to storage sites. (I) The state fire marshal shall not place the license of a wholesaler of fireworks in temporarily inactive status while the holder of the license is attempting to qualify to retain the license. (J) Each licensed wholesaler of fireworks or a designee of the wholesaler, whose identity is provided to the state fire marshal by the wholesaler, annually shall attend a continuing education program. The state fire marshal shall develop the program and the state fire marshal or a person or public agency approved by the state fire marshal shall conduct it. A licensed wholesaler or the wholesaler's designee who attends a program as required under this division, within one year after attending the program, shall conduct in-service training as approved by the state fire marshal for other employees of the licensed wholesaler regarding the information obtained in the program. A licensed wholesaler shall provide the state fire marshal with notice of the date, time, and place of all in-service training. For any program conducted under this division, the state fire marshal shall, in accordance with rules adopted by the state fire marshal under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, establish the subjects to be taught, the length of classes, the standards for approval, and time periods for notification by the licensee to the state fire marshal of any in-service training. (K) A licensed wholesaler shall maintain comprehensive general liability insurance coverage in the amount and type specified under division (B)(2) of section 3743.15 of the Revised Code at all times. Each policy of insurance required under this division shall contain a provision requiring the insurer to give not less than fifteen days' prior written notice to the state fire marshal before termination, lapse, or cancellation of the policy, or any change in the policy that reduces the coverage below the minimum required under this division. Prior to canceling or reducing the amount of coverage of any comprehensive general liability insurance coverage required under this division, a licensed wholesaler shall secure supplemental insurance in an amount and type that satisfies the requirements of this division so that no lapse in coverage occurs at any time. A licensed wholesaler who secures supplemental insurance shall file evidence of the supplemental insurance with the state fire marshal prior to canceling or reducing the amount of coverage of any comprehensive general liability insurance coverage required under this division. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3729.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3729 / § 3729.14
§ 3729.14. Operation of recreational vehicle park or combined park-camp as chronic nuisance prohibited
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Chronic nuisance property" means a property on which three or more nuisance activities have occurred during any consecutive six-month period. (2) "Deadly weapon" and "firearm" have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. (3) "Nuisance activity" includes all of the following: (a) A felony drug abuse offense as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code; (b) A felony sex offense as defined in section 2967.28 of the Revised Code; (c) A felony offense of violence; (d) A felony or a specification an element of which includes the possession or use of a deadly weapon, including an explosive or a firearm. (4) "Offense of violence" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (5) "Person associated with the property" includes a camp operator; camp employee; camp official; camp agent; campsite user; any other person licensed under Chapter 3729. of the Revised Code; any person occupying a campsite including a tenant or invitee; or any person present on the property of a recreational park camp or combined park-camp with the permission of the camp operator or other person licensed under Chapter 3729. of the Revised Code or the consent of any campsite user, tenant, or invitee. (6) "Property" means the property of a recreational vehicle park or a combined park-camp, including all lots, buildings, or campsites, whether contained on one or multiple parcels of real property. (B) No person shall use or operate a recreational vehicle park or combined park-camp as a chronic nuisance. No camp operator shall let a park or park-camp be so used, or knowingly permit a person who has entered into a campsite use agreement with the operator to engage in such conduct in the park or park-camp. (C) If a local board of health of the health district in which a recreational vehicle park or combined park-camp is located finds that persons associated with the property of the park or park-camp have engaged in a nuisance activity on the park or park-camp property two or more times in any consecutive six-month period, the local board of health shall send notice to the camp operator specifying the conduct that constitutes the nuisance activity. The notice shall be sent to the camp operator by certified mail. The notice shall inform the operator that if one or more nuisance activities occurs on the property within the consecutive six-month period beginning on the date of the first nuisance activity, the property will be declared a chronic nuisance as described in division (A) of this section and the camp operator's license will be revoked. If subsequent to the mailing of the notice, the local board of health learns of an additional nuisance activity on the recreational vehicle park or combined park-camp property during a consecutive six-month period beginning on the date the notice was mailed to the park operator, the board shall immediately report to the licensing authority that the property is a chronic nuisance. Upon receipt of such information, the licensing authority shall revoke the camp operator's license in accordance with section 3729.08 of the Revised Code. (D) This section does not limit any recourse permitted elsewhere in the Revised Code or at common law for conduct that violates this section. Last updated December 28, 2022 at 8:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3716.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3716 / § 3716.01
§ 3716.01. Labeling of hazardous substances definitions
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly As used in sections 3716.01 to 3716.07 , inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Department" means the department of health. (B) "Director" means the director of health. (C) "Person" includes an individual, partnership, corporation, or association. (D) "Hazardous substance" means any substance or mixture of substances which is toxic, corrosive, an irritant, strong sensitizer, flammable, or which generates pressure through decomposition, heat, or other means, if such substance or mixture of substances may cause substantial personal injury or illness during any customary or reasonably anticipated handling or use. (E) "Toxic" applies to any substance which has the inherent capacity to produce bodily injury to man through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through any body surface. (F)(1) "Highly toxic" means any substance which falls within any of the following categories: (a) Produces death within fourteen days in half or more than half of a group of ten or more laboratory white rats each weighing between two hundred and three hundred grams, at a single dose of fifty milligrams or less per kilogram of body weight, when orally administered; (b) Produces death within fourteen days in half or more than half of a group of ten or more laboratory white rats each weighing between two hundred and three hundred grams, when inhaled continuously for a period of one hour or less at an atmospheric concentration of two hundred parts per million by volume or less of gas, vapor, mist, or dust provided such concentration is likely to be encountered by a human being when the substance is used in any reasonably foreseeable manner; (c) Produces death within fourteen days in half or more than half of a group of ten or more rabbits tested in a dosage of two hundred milligrams or less per kilogram of body weight, when administered by continuous contact with the bare skin for twenty-four hours or less. (2) If the director finds that available data on human experience with any substance indicates results different from those obtained on animals in the above named dosages or concentrations, the human data shall take precedence. (G) "Corrosive" means any substance which in contact with living tissue will cause destruction of tissue by chemical action; but shall not refer to action on inanimate surfaces. (H) "Irritant" means any substance not corrosive within the meaning of division (G) of this section which on immediate, prolonged, or repeated contact with normal living tissue will induce a local inflammatory reaction. (I) "Strong sensitizer" means any substance which will cause on normal living tissue, through an allergic or photodynamic process, a hypersensitivity which becomes evident on reapplication of the same substance and which is designated as such by the director. Before designating any substance as a strong sensitizer, the director shall, after public hearing following due notice, find that the frequency of occurrence and severity of the reaction indicate a significant potential for causing hypersensitivity. (J) "Extremely flammable" applies to any substance which has a flash point at or below twenty degrees Fahrenheit as determined by the tagliabue open cut tester. (K) "Flammable" applies to any substance which has a flash point of above twenty degrees to and including eighty degrees Fahrenheit, as determined by the tagliabue open cut tester; except that the flammability of the contents of self-pressurized containers shall be determined by methods generally applicable to such containers and established by regulation of the director. (L) "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon or attached to the immediate package or container of any substance. Any word, statement, or other information required by sections 3716.01 to 3716.07 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, to appear on the label must also appear (1) on the outside container or wrapper, if any, unless it is easily legible through the outside container or wrapper, and (2) on all accompanying literature where there are directions for use, written or otherwise. (M) "Immediate container" does not include package liners. (N) "Misbranded package" means any container of a hazardous substance intended or suitable for household use which fails to bear a label: (1) Which states conspicuously: (a) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; (b) The common or usual name, or the chemical name or the recognized generic name (not trade name only) of the hazardous substance or of each component which contributes substantially to its hazard; (c) The signal word "DANGER" on substances which are extremely flammable, corrosive, or which: (i) Produce death within fourteen days in half or more than half of a group of ten or more laboratory white rats each weighing between two hundred and three hundred grams, at a single dose of one gram or less per kilogram of body weight, when orally administered; (ii) Produce death within fourteen days in half or more than half of a group of ten or more laboratory white rats each weighing between two hundred and three hundred grams, when inhaled continuously for a period of one hour or less at an atmospheric concentration of two thousand parts per million by volume of gas, vapor, mist, or dust, provided such concentration is likely to be encountered by a human being when the substances are used in any reasonably foreseeable manner; (iii) Produce death within fourteen days in half or more than half of a group of ten or more rabbits tested in a dosage of one gram or less per kilogram of body weight, when administered by continuous contact with the bare skin for twenty-four hours or less; (iv) If the director finds that available data on human experience with any substance indicates results different from those obtained on animals in the above named dosages or concentrations, the director may require the use of the signal word "DANGER" on such substance or permit use of the signal word "WARNING" or "CAUTION" on such substance. (d) The signal word "WARNING" or "CAUTION" on all other hazardous substances; (e) An affirmative statement of the principal hazard or hazards, such as "Flammable," "Vapor Harmful," "Causes Burns," "Absorbed Through Skin," or similar wording descriptive of the hazard; (f) Precautionary measures describing the action to be followed or avoided; (g) Instructions, when necessary, for the first-aid treatment in case of contact or exposure, if the substance is hazardous through contact or exposure; (h) The word "poison" for any hazardous substance which is defined as "highly toxic" by division (F) of this section; (i) Instructions for handling and storage of packages which require special care in handling or storage; (j) The statement "Keep out of the reach of children," or its practical equivalent. (2) On which any statements required under division (N)(1) of this section are located prominently and are in the English language in legible type in contrast by typography, layout, or color with other printed matter on the label. The director shall, by regulations, provide for minimum information which shall appear on the labels for small packages, which labels need not include all of the information required by this section. The director may permit less than the foregoing statement of the hazard or precautionary measures for labels of hazardous substances presenting only minor hazards; and the term "misbranded package" does not apply to packages of economic poisons subject to the "Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act," 61 Stat. 163 (1947), 7 U.S.C.A. 135, nor to packages of foods, drugs, and cosmetics subject to the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," nor to sections 3715.01 to 3715.72 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3749.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3749 / § 3749.01
§ 3749.01. Swimming pool definitions
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 65, House Bill 665 - 133rd General Assembly As used in sections 3749.01 to 3749.10 of the Revised Code: (A) "Board of health" means a city board of health or a general health district, or an authority having the duties of a city board of health as authorized by section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. (B) "Health district" means any city or general health district created pursuant to section 3709.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Person" means the state, any political subdivision, special district, public or private corporation, individual, firm, partnership, association, or any other entity. (D) "Licensor" means a city board of health or a general health district, an authority having the duties of a city board of health as authorized pursuant to section 3709.05 of the Revised Code, or the director of health when acting under section 3749.07 of the Revised Code. (E) "Director" means the director of health or an authorized representative of the director of health. (F) "Private residential swimming pool" means any indoor or outdoor structure, chamber, or tank containing a body of water for swimming, diving, or bathing located at a dwelling housing no more than three families and used exclusively by any of the following: (1) The dwelling's residents; (2) The resident's nonpaying guests; (3) A paying guest of a resident if the guest is participating in a certified swimming class conducted by the resident, provided that both of the following apply: (a) The resident is a certified swimming instructor and is conducting the certified swimming class on a one-on-one basis. (b) Not more than four individuals are in the pool at the same time during the class. (G) "Public swimming pool" means any indoor or outdoor structure, chamber, or tank containing a body of water for swimming, diving, or bathing that is intended to be used collectively for swimming, diving, or bathing and is operated by any person whether as the owner, lessee, operator, licensee, or concessionaire, regardless of whether or not a fee is charged for use, but does not mean any public bathing area or private residential swimming pool. (H) "Public spa" means any public swimming pool that is typically operated as a smaller, higher temperature pool for recreational or nonmedical uses. (I) "Special use pool" means a public swimming pool containing flume slides, wave generating equipment, or other special features that necessitate different design and safety requirements. "Special use pool" does not include any water slide or wave generating pool at a public amusement area which is licensed and inspected by the department of agriculture pursuant to Chapter 993. of the Revised Code. (J) "Public bathing area" means an impounding reservoir, basin, lake, pond, creek, river, or other similar natural body of water. (K) "Certified swimming class" means an infant swimming resource (ISR) class; an American red cross swimming class, swimming lesson, or learn-to-swim class; and any other swimming class certified by a nationally accredited organization that operates in all fifty states. (L) "Certified swimming instructor" means a certified ISR instructor; a certified American red cross swimming instructor or swim coach; and any other swim instructor certified by a nationally accredited organization that operates in all fifty states. 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 § 3737.842 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.842
§ 3737.842. Rules for flammability standards
Status: in_force

April 10, 1993 House Bill 193 - 119th General Assembly (A) The state fire marshal shall adopt rules that conform with technical bulletin 133, state of California bureau of home furnishings and thermal insulation, establishing flammability testing procedures and flammability standards for seating furniture used in public occupancies and rules he considers necessary for the administration and enforcement of this section. The rules shall not require any manufacturer of seating furniture to conduct such tests itself, but shall require that any seating furniture manufactured on or after the effective date of this section for use in public occupancies in this state comply with the flammability standards, and may require the submission of authenticated research reports to the state fire marshal verifying that the seating furniture meets the flammability standards. The state fire marshal may inspect any testing of seating furniture conducted under rules adopted under this division as he considers necessary. (B) The manufacturer of any seating furniture sold in this state on or after the effective date of this section for use in a public occupancy that conforms to the flammability standards adopted by rule under division (A) of this section shall attach a permanent label to the article, in plain view, stating the following: "Notice This article is manufactured for use in public occupancies and meets the flammability requirements of California bureau of home furnishings and thermal insulation technical bulletin 133. However, care should be exercised near open flame and with burning cigarettes." The label shall be no less than two inches by three inches and the type shall be in all capital letters and no smaller than one-eighth inch in height. (C) No person shall sell for use in a public occupancy or use in a public occupancy any seating furniture manufactured on or after the effective date of this section that does not conform with the flammability standards adopted by rule under division (A) of this section or the labeling requirement in division (B) of this section. (D) Whenever the state fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector has reason to believe a violation of division (C) of this section has occurred or is occurring, he may seek enforcement of the prohibition contained in that division through use of the procedures established in sections 3737.41 to 3737.51 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.85 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.85
§ 3701.85. Automated external defibrillator - requirements for use
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 House Bill 47 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Automated external defibrillation" has the same meaning as in section 2305.235 of the Revised Code. (2) "Emergency medical services organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A person as defined under section 1.59 of the Revised Code who possesses an automated external defibrillator shall do both of the following: (1) Encourage expected users to complete successfully a course in automated external defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation that is offered or approved by a nationally recognized organization and includes instruction on psychomotor skills and national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular guidelines that are current; and (2) Maintain and test the defibrillator according to the manufacturer's guidelines. (C) It is recommended, but not required, that a person who possesses an automated external defibrillator notify an emergency medical services organization of the location of the defibrillator. (D) Any person may perform automated external defibrillation. Training in automated external defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation is recommended but not required. A person who performs automated external defibrillation shall make a good faith effort to activate or have another person activate an emergency medical services system as soon as possible unless the person is performing automated external defibrillation as part of an emergency medical services system or at a hospital as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 7, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3705 / § 3705.07
§ 3705.07. Keeping and transmitting records by local registrar
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The local registrar of vital statistics shall number consecutively each fetal death and death certificate printed on paper that the local registrar receives from the electronic death registration system (EDRS) maintained by the department of health. The number assigned to each certificate shall be the one provided by EDRS. Such local registrar shall sign the local registrar's name in attest to the date of filing in the local office. The local registrar shall make a complete and accurate copy of each fetal death and death certificate printed on paper that is filed. Each paper copy shall be filed and preserved as the local record until the electronic information regarding the event has been completed and made available in EDRS and EDRS is capable of issuing a complete and accurate electronic copy of the certificate. The local record may be a photographic, electronic, or other reproduction. The local registrar shall transmit to the state office of vital statistics all original fetal death and death certificates received using the state transmittal schedule specified by the department of health. The local registrar shall immediately notify the health commissioner with jurisdiction in the registration district of the receipt of a death certificate attesting that death resulted from a communicable disease. The office of vital statistics shall carefully examine the records and certificates received from local registrars of vital statistics and shall secure any further information that may be necessary to make each record and certificate complete and satisfactory. It shall arrange and preserve the records and certificates, or reproductions of them produced pursuant to section 3705.03 of the Revised Code, in a systematic manner and shall maintain a permanent index of all births, fetal deaths, and deaths registered, which shall show the name of the child or deceased person, place and date of birth or death, and number of the certificate. (B)(1) The office of vital statistics shall make available all social security numbers that accompany a birth certificate submitted for filing under division (H) of section 3705.09 or section 3705.10 of the Revised Code or that accompany a death certificate registered under section 3705.16 of the Revised Code to both of the following: (a) For the purpose of child support enforcement, the division of child support in the department of job and family services; (b) For the purpose of eligibility determinations for medical assistance programs as defined in section 5160.01 of the Revised Code, the department of medicaid. (2) The office of vital statistics also shall make available to the division of child support in the department of job and family services any other information recorded in the birth record that may enable the division to use the social security numbers provided under division (B)(1) of this section to obtain the location of the father of the child whose birth certificate was accompanied by the social security number or to otherwise enforce a child support order pertaining to that child or any other child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.52
§ 3715.52. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

June 21, 2002 Senate Bill 143 - 124th General Assembly (A) The following acts and causing them are prohibited: (1) The manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding or offering for sale of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded; (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic; (3) The receipt in commerce of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded, and the delivery or proffered delivery thereof for pay or otherwise; (4) The sale, delivery for sale, holding for sale, or offering for sale of any article in violation of section 3715.61 or 3715.65 of the Revised Code; (5) The dissemination of any false advertisement; (6) The refusal to permit entry or inspection, or to permit the taking of a sample, as authorized by section 3715.70 of the Revised Code; (7) The giving of a guaranty or undertaking that is false, except by a person who relied on a guaranty or undertaking to the same effect signed by, and containing the name and address of the person residing in this state from whom the person received in good faith the food, drug, device, or cosmetic; (8) The removal or disposal of a detained or embargoed article in violation of section 3715.55 or 3715.551 of the Revised Code; (9) The alteration, mutilation, destruction, obliteration, or removal of the whole or any part of the labeling of, or the doing of any other act with respect to a food, drug, device, or cosmetic, if the act is done while the article is held for sale and results in the article being misbranded; (10) Forging, counterfeiting, simulating, or falsely representing, or without proper authority using any mark, stamp, tag, label, or other identification device authorized or required by rules adopted pursuant to sections 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code; (11) The using, on the labeling of any drug or in any advertisement relating to a drug, of any representation or suggestion that any application with respect to the drug is effective under section 3715.65 of the Revised Code or that the drug complies with the provisions of that section; (12) The using by any person to the person's own advantage, or revealing, other than to the director of agriculture or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding under sections 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, any information acquired under authority of sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, concerning any information that as a trade secret is entitled to protection; (13) The issuance by the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of a dangerous drug of any advertisements, catalogues, or price lists, except those lists specifically designed for disseminating price change information, that do not contain in clearly legible form the name and place of business of the manufacturer who mixed the final ingredients and, if different, the manufacturer who produced the drug in its finished dosage form and, if different, the packer or distributor. (B)(1) No person at a flea market shall sell, offer for sale, or knowingly permit the sale of any of the following products: (a) Baby food, infant formula, or similar products; (b) Any drug, cosmetic, or device; (c) Any product on which is printed or stamped an expiration date or a date recommended by the manufacturer as either the last day on which the product should be offered for sale or the last day on which the product should be used. (2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who keeps available for public inspection an identification card identifying the person as an authorized representative of the manufacturer or distributor of any drug, cosmetic, or device, as long as the card is not false, fraudulent, or fraudulently obtained. (3) Division (B)(1)(c) of this section does not apply to a person or governmental entity that is licensed as a retail food establishment or food service operation under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code or is listed in division (B)(9) or (12) of section 3717.42 of the Revised Code. (4) As used in division (B)(1) of this section, "flea market" means any location, other than a permanent retail store, at which space is rented or otherwise made available to others for the conduct of business as transient vendors as defined in section 5739.17 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3728.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3728 / § 3728.11
§ 3728.11. Duties of department
Status: in_force

September 8, 2016 House Bill 200 - 131st General Assembly (A) The department of health shall do all of the following: (1) Develop a form to be used by an individual or organization to certify successful completion of anaphylaxis training under section 3728.04 of the Revised Code; (2) Develop a form to be used to report each administration of epinephrine or provision of an ephinephrine autoinjector as required by section 3728.10 of the Revised Code; (3) Annually publish a report summarizing and analyzing all reports received by the department under section 3728.10 of the Revised Code in the previous year. (B) The department may do either of the following: (1) Approve individuals or organizations to conduct anaphylaxis training under section 3728.04 of the Revised Code or approve certain classes offered by an individual or organization; (2) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying standards and procedures for storage and maintenance of epinephrine autoinjectors acquired pursuant to section 3728.03 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3749.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3749 / § 3749.05
§ 3749.05. Disciplinary actions by licensor of district
Status: in_force

September 10, 1987 House Bill 68 - 117th General Assembly The licensor of the district in which a public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool is located may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, refuse to grant a license or suspend or revoke any license issued to any person for failure to comply with the requirements of Chapter 3749. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3719.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3719 / § 3719.82
§ 3719.82. 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 state board of pharmacy 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 § 3781.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3781 / § 3781.29
§ 3781.29. Marking location of facilities or give notice of no facilities at site
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, within forty-eight hours of receiving notice under section 3781.28 of the Revised Code, each utility shall review the status of its facilities within the excavation site, locate and mark its underground utility facilities at the excavation site in such a manner as to indicate their course, and report the appropriate information to the protection service for its positive response system. If a utility does not mark its underground utility facilities or contact the excavator within that time, the utility is deemed to have given notice that it does not have any facilities at the excavation site. If the utility cannot accurately mark the facilities, the utility shall mark them to the best of its ability, notify the excavator using the positive response system that the markings may not be accurate, and provide additional guidance to the excavator in locating the facilities as needed during the excavation. (2) In the case of an interstate hazardous liquids pipeline or an interstate gas pipeline, the owner of the pipeline shall locate and mark its pipeline within the time frame established in the public safety program of the owner. (B) Unless a facility actually is uncovered or probed by the utility or excavator, any indications of the depth of the facility shall be treated as estimates only. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, a utility shall mark its underground facilities using the following color codes: Type of Underground Utility Facility Color Electric power transmission and distribution Safety red Gas transmission and distribution High visibility safety yellow Oil transmission and distribution High visibility safety yellow Dangerous materials, product lines, and steam lines High visibility safety yellow Telephone systems Safety alert orange Police and fire communications Safety alert orange Cable television Safety alert orange Water systems Safety precaution blue Slurry systems Safety precaution purple Sewer lines Safety green. (2) All underground facilities shall be marked in accordance with the Ohio universal marking standards that are on file with the Ohio utilities protection service. Industry representatives serving on Ohio damage prevention councils shall review the marking standards every two years. (D) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (E) and (F) of this section, prior to notifying a protection service of the proposed excavation, an excavator shall define and premark the approximate location. Proposed construction or excavation markings shall be made in white through the use of an industry-recognized method such as chalk-based paint, flags, stakes, or other method applicable to the specific site and when possible shall indicate the excavator's identity by name, abbreviation, or initial. (E)(1) Before beginning an emergency excavation, or as soon as possible thereafter, an excavator shall make every effort to notify a protection service of the excavation. In providing notification, the excavator shall provide, at a minimum: (a) The name of the individual notifying the protection service; (b) The name, address, any electronic mail address, and telephone numbers of the excavator; (c) The specific location of the excavation site; (d) A description of the excavation. (2) Upon receiving the information set forth in division (E)(1) of this section, the protection service shall provide the excavator with a reference number and a list of utilities that the protection service intends to notify. The protection service shall immediately notify each utility that according to the registration information provided under section 3781.26 of the Revised Code has facilities located within the designated area of the emergency excavation. (3) Any utility notified of an emergency excavation may inspect all of its underground utility facilities located at the emergency excavation site and may take any otherwise lawful action it considers necessary to prevent disturbance to or interference with its facilities during excavation. (F) An excavator is not required to premark the approximate location of an excavation as provided in division (D) of this section in any of the following situations: (1) The utility can determine the precise location, direction, size, and length of the proposed excavation site by referring to the notification provided by the protection service pursuant to sections 3781.27 and 3781.28 of the Revised Code. (2) The excavator and the affected utility have had an on-site, preconstruction meeting for the purpose of premarking the excavation site. (3) The excavation involves replacing a pole that is within five feet of the location of an existing pole. (4) Premarking by the excavator would clearly interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic control. Last updated March 26, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.10
§ 3796.10. Application to dispense
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A) An entity that seeks to dispense at retail medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana shall file an application for licensure with the division of marijuana control. The entity shall file an application for each location from which it seeks to operate. Each application shall be submitted in accordance with rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The division shall evaluate and prioritize applications for licensure under this section according to the applicant's eligibility, suitability, and ability to operate. (C) The division shall not issue a license to an applicant unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) The report of the criminal records check conducted pursuant to section 3796.12 of the Revised Code with respect to the application demonstrates that the person subject to the criminal records check requirement has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a disqualifying offense, as specified in rules adopted under division (B)(2)(b) of section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. (2) The applicant demonstrates that none of its current or prospective owners, officers, board members, administrators, employees, agents, or affiliates who may significantly influence or control the applicant's activities have an ownership or investment interest in or compensation arrangement with either of the following: (a) A licensed laboratory; (b) An applicant for a license to conduct laboratory testing. (3) The applicant demonstrates that none of its current or prospective owners, officers, board members, administrators, employees, agents, or affiliates who may significantly influence or control the applicant's activities share any corporate officers or employees with either of the following: (a) A licensed laboratory; (b) An applicant for a license to conduct laboratory testing. (4) The applicant demonstrates that it will not be located within five hundred feet of a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park. (5) The applicant demonstrates that the proposed location or facility is not either of the following: (a) Located within one mile of another licensed dispensary; (b) Issued a permit under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code to sell beer and intoxicating liquor, as those terms are defined in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code. (6) The information provided to the division pursuant to section 3796.11 of the Revised Code demonstrates that the applicant is in compliance with the applicable tax laws of this state. (7) The applicant demonstrates sufficient liquid capital and ability to meet financial responsibility requirements ; (8) The applicant demonstrates that the municipal corporation or township in which it will be located has not passed a moratorium or taken any other action that would prohibit the applicant from operating there ; (9) The application does not contain false, misleading, or deceptive information and does not omit material information ; (10) The applicant pays any fee required by the division ; (11) The applicant meets all other licensure eligibility conditions established in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. (D) If the number of eligible applicants exceed the number of available licenses, the division shall use an impartial and evidence-based process to rank the eligible applicants. The ranking process shall take into account all of the following: (1) The applicant's business plan; (2) The applicant's operations plan; (3) The applicant's security plan; (4) The applicant's financial plan; (5) The applicant's principal place of business; (6) The proposed location of the cultivation, processing, or laboratory facility; (7) The applicant's plan for generating job and economic development in this state; (8) The applicant's environmental plan; (9) Employment practices, including any plans to inform, hire, or educate residents of the state, veterans, disabled persons, women, or minorities; (10) The criminal records of all persons subject to the criminal records check requirement; (11) The civil and administrative history of the applicant and persons associated with the applicant; (12) Any other eligibility, suitability, or operations-based determination specified in this chapter or rules adopted by the division thereunder. (E)(1) If the division uses a lottery system to issue licenses under this section, the applicants shall be grouped into the following distinct categories: (a) Highly exceeds; (b) Exceeds; (c) Meets; (d) Does not meet. (2) The division shall group the applicants such that the number of applicants in each of the highly exceeds, exceeds, and meets categories is roughly equal, unless doing so is not possible while conforming to an impartial and evidence-based process. Applicants that do not meet the eligibility requirements prescribed by division (C) of this section shall be placed in the does not meet category. (3) In conducting the lottery, the division shall give applicants in the exceeds category double the odds of being selected as compared to applicants in the meets category. The division shall give applicants in the highly exceeds category double the odds of being selected as compared to applicants in the exceeds category. An applicant grouped in the does not meet category is ineligible for licensure. (F) The division shall issue not less than fifteen per cent of retail dispensary licenses to entities that are owned and controlled by United States citizens who are residents of this state and are members of one of the following economically disadvantaged groups: Blacks or African Americans, American Indians, Hispanics or Latinos, and Asians. If no applications or an insufficient number of applications are submitted by such entities that meet the conditions set forth in division (C) of this section, the licenses shall be issued according to usual procedures. As used in this division, "owned and controlled" means that at least fifty-one per cent of the business, including corporate stock if a corporation, is owned by persons who belong to one or more of the groups set forth in this division, and that those owners have control over the management and day-to-day operations of the business and an interest in the capital, assets, and profits and losses of the business proportionate to their percentage of ownership. (G) A license expires according to the renewal schedule established in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code and may be renewed in accordance with the procedures established in those rules. Applications for renewal are not subject to the evaluation, prioritization, ranking, and lottery provisions in divisions (B), (D), and (E) of this section. The division shall not deny an application for renewal based solely on the location of the applicant's existing dispensary facility in proximity to other license holders. (H) A provisional license issued under this section is not transferable. (I) No person shall knowingly engage in any of the activities described in section 3796.20 of the Revised Code without a dispensary license issued under this section or Chapter 3780. of the Revised Code, as that chapter existed immediately prior to the effective date of this amendment. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.72
§ 3734.72. Scrap tire monocell and monofill facilities rules
Status: in_force

March 30, 1995 House Bill 685 - 120th General Assembly The director of environmental protection, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules having uniform application throughout the state governing scrap tire monocell and monofill facilities and the inspection of and issuance of permits and licenses for those facilities in order to ensure that they are located, maintained, operated, and closed in a manner that does not create a nuisance or a hazard to public health or safety or the environment. The rules shall do all of the following: (A) Establish standards governing the location, design, construction, operation, closure, and post-closure care of scrap tire monocell and monofill facilities, including, without limitation, standards governing facilities for the storage or disposal of whole scrap tires by submergence in a body of water; (B) Require submission to the director of a surety bond, a letter of credit, or other acceptable financial assurance, as specified by the director in the rules, in an amount established by the director as necessary for the closure and post-closure care of such a facility, fire suppression, or other measures to abate hazards to public health or safety or the environment occurring at such a facility; (C) Require the development and maintenance of contingency plans to minimize unanticipated damage to public health or safety or the environment from fire or other sudden accidental occurrences at scrap tire monocell and monofill facilities; (D) Require the maintenance of records and submission to the director of periodic reports regarding the number or quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires received at and shipped from scrap tire monocell and monofill facilities, the disposition of scrap tires received at the facilities, and the number or quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires present at the facilities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3730.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3730 / § 3730.04
§ 3730.04. Inspections
Status: in_force

January 12, 1998 House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly A board of health shall conduct at least one inspection of a business prior to approving the business under section 3730.03 of the Revised Code to offer tattooing or body piercing services. The board may conduct additional inspections as necessary for the approval process. A board of health may inspect an approved business at any time the board considers necessary. In an inspection, a board of health shall be given access to the business's premises and to all records relevant to the inspection.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.77 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.77
§ 3702.77. Establishing priorities among health resource shortage areas for use in recruiting primary care physicians
Status: in_force

November 24, 1995 Senate Bill 150 - 121st General Assembly The director of health, by rule, shall establish priorities among health resource shortage areas for use in recruiting primary care physicians to sites within particular areas under the physician loan repayment program. In establishing priorities, the director shall consider the ratio of primary care physicians to the population in the health resource shortage area, the distance to primary care physicians outside the area, health status indicators of the target population in the area, presence of health care provider sites in the area with vacancies for primary care physicians, availability of an eligible candidate interested in being recruited to a particular site within an area, the need for a particular primary care specialty within an area, and the distribution of health care provider sites in urban and rural regions. The director shall give greatest priority to health resource shortage areas having a high ratio of population to primary care physicians. The director, by rule, shall establish priorities for use in determining eligibility among applicants for participation in the physician loan repayment program. The priorities may include consideration of an applicant's background and career goals, the primary care specialty of the applicant, the length of time the applicant is willing to provide primary care services in a health care resource shortage area, and the amount of the educational expenses for which reimbursement is being sought through the program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3761.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3761 / § 3761.08
§ 3761.08. County's right of action against another county
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If a mob carries a prisoner into another county, or comes from another county to commit violence on a prisoner brought from such county for safekeeping, the county in which the lynching is committed may recover the amount of the judgment and costs, rendered against it under sections 3761.01 to 3761.10 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, from the county from which the mob came, unless there was contributory negligence on the part of officials of the county bringing the action in failing to protect such prisoner or to disperse such mob.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.56
§ 3715.56. Attorney general, prosecuting attorney or city director of law to institute proceedings and prosecutions
Status: in_force

July 22, 1998 Senate Bill 66 - 122nd General Assembly The attorney general, prosecuting attorney, or city director of law to whom the director of agriculture or the state board of pharmacy reports any violation of sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper court without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. The director of agriculture, before reporting any violation of sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code to any such attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, shall give the person against whom the proceeding is contemplated appropriate notice and an opportunity to present testimony before the director, either orally or in writing, in person, or by attorney, with regard to the contemplated proceeding.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.63
§ 3721.63. Form prescribed by facility
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 58 - 134th General Assembly A long-term care facility may prescribe a form for use by a resident or resident's guardian or attorney in fact seeking to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room in a long-term care facility. If a long-term care facility prescribes a form, it shall, at a minimum, include all of the following: (A) An explanation of sections 3721.60 to 3721.67 of the Revised Code; (B) An acknowledgment that the resident or resident's guardian or attorney in fact has consented to the installation and use of the device in the resident's room; (C) In the case of a resident who lives in a room with another resident, an acknowledgment that the other resident or other resident's guardian or attorney in fact has consented to the installation and use of the device and a description of any conditions placed on that consent pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3721.62 of the Revised Code; (D) A section for providing the facility with information regarding the type, function, and use of the device to be installed and used; (E) A section stating that the facility is released from liability in any civil or criminal action or administrative proceeding for a violation of the resident's right to privacy in connection with using the device. Last updated January 14, 2022 at 5:34 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3772.111 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3772 / § 3772.111
§ 3772.111. Granting of casino operator license; additional considerations
Status: in_force

September 10, 2010 House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly In determining whether to grant a casino operator license, the commission shall also consider: (A) The facilities or proposed facilities for the conduct of casino gaming; (B) The prospective total revenue to be collected by the state from the conduct of casino gaming; (C) The extent to which the applicant exceeds or meets other standards adopted by the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.141
§ 3701.141. Office of women's health initiatives
Status: in_force

June 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the department of health the women's health program,. (B) To the extent funds are available, the women's health program shall: (1) Identify, review, and assist the director in the coordination of programs and resources the department of health is committing to women's health concerns, including the department's women's and infants' program activities; (2) Advocate for women's health by requesting that the department conduct, sponsor, encourage, or fund research; establish additional programs regarding women's health concerns as needed; and monitor the research and program efforts; (3) Collect, classify, and store relevant research conducted by the department or other entities, and provide, unless otherwise prohibited by law, interested persons access to research results; (4) Apply for grant opportunities.