Ohio Rev. Code § 913.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.26
§ 913.26. Adulteration prohibited
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person, within this state, shall manufacture for sale, sell, or offer for sale any soft drink or soft drink flavor which is adulterated. Any such soft drink or soft drink flavor is adulterated if it is compounded or manufactured contrary to sections 913.22 to 913.28 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, or if it contains any added substance or ingredient which, as used, may be poisonous or injurious to health.
Ohio Rev. Code § 947.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 947 / § 947.99
§ 947.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 947.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (B) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of section 947.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. (C) Whoever violates division (C) of section 947.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Whoever violates division (D) of section 947.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (E) Whoever violates a rule of the director of agriculture adopted under section 947.06 or 947.11 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.02
§ 943.02. License required
Status: in_force

March 23, 2016 House Bill 131 - 131st General Assembly (A) No person shall act as a small dealer, dealer, or broker without first being licensed. No person shall be an employee of more than one small dealer, dealer, or broker. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person holding a license as a small dealer, dealer, or broker shall be an employee. No employee shall act for any small dealer, dealer, or broker unless the small dealer, dealer, or broker is licensed, and has designated the employee to act in the small dealer's, dealer's, or broker's behalf and has notified the department of agriculture in the application for license or has given official notice in writing of the appointment of the employee. The small dealer, dealer, or broker shall be accountable and responsible for all contracts pertaining to the purchase, exchange, or sale of livestock made by the employee. The small dealer, dealer, or broker who terminates the services of an employee shall notify the department in writing of the employee's termination. No person who is a licensed small dealer, dealer, or broker shall have livestock exempted pursuant to divisions (B)(1) to (6) of section 943.01 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) No person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it shall act as an owner, supervisor, employee, contractor, volunteer, or agent of a person licensed under this chapter unless specifically authorized to do so by the director of agriculture. (2) The offense established under division (B)(1) of this section is a strict liability offense and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. The designation of this offense as a strict liability offense shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense. (C) A small dealer, dealer, or broker may be an employee of other small dealers, dealers, or brokers only when the small dealer, dealer, or broker so employed is a soliciting agent for a video auction. (D) The director shall define by rule "soliciting agent" and "video auction" for the purposes of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.11
§ 971.11. Collection of tax
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly The county auditor shall place the amount authorized in section 971.10 of the Revised Code upon the duplicate to be collected as other taxes, and the county treasurer shall pay it, when collected, to the township fiscal officer as other funds are paid.
Ohio Rev. Code § 915.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 915 / § 915.10
§ 915.10. Closing warehouse
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Whenever any licensed warehouse, or any portion of such warehouse, is deemed by the director of agriculture to be in an unsanitary condition, the director shall cause such warehouse, or portion thereof, to be closed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 928.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 928 / § 928.99
§ 928.99. Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

July 30, 2019 Senate Bill 57 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Whoever recklessly violates section 928.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of the following: (1) For a first offense, a minor misdemeanor ; (2) For each subsequent offense, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. The court shall order an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a third or subsequent offense ineligible to receive a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license under this chapter. The court shall provide written notice of that order to the director of agriculture. Upon receipt of the notice, the director shall revoke any hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license that the offender holds and shall refuse to issue a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license to the offender beginning on the date of the court order. (B) The prosecuting attorney of the applicable county or the attorney general may prosecute an action under this section. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.40
§ 927.40. Inspection for disease
Status: in_force

June 30, 2006 House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly The board of county commissioners, board of township trustees, or legislative authority of a municipal corporation may authorize an agent to enter upon any lands in a quarantined area within the subdivisions for the sole purpose of inspecting such lands for the existence of the pest for which the quarantined area has been established. Such powers of inspection may be exercised by any such subdivision, through its agent, solely to prepare a campaign within the subdivision against a pest for which a quarantined area is established.
Ohio Rev. Code § 915.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 915 / § 915.16
§ 915.16. License fee
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The license fee for an establishment is two hundred dollars. Any operator operating in connection with a cold-storage warehouse holding a license under section 915.02 of the Revised Code is not required to secure an additional license under section 915.15 of the Revised Code so long as the operator continues to be licensed as a cold-storage warehouse; but the operator shall comply with sections 915.14 to 915.24 of the Revised Code, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The license issued shall be in such form as the department of agriculture prescribes. Licenses shall be valid until the last day of November following initial issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed. The original license or a certified copy thereof shall be conspicuously displayed by the operator in the establishment. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.22
§ 943.22. Mitigation or elimination of chronic wasting disease
Status: in_force

June 29, 2012 House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly The director of agriculture shall take actions that the director determines are necessary to mitigate or eliminate the presence of chronic wasting disease or other disease at a facility owned by a captive whitetail deer licensee regarding monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status if the director is notified of a positive result from a test for chronic wasting disease or other disease for a monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status at the facility.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.023 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.023
§ 925.023. Advertising eggs
Status: in_force

October 6, 1992 House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly (A) No person shall advertise shell eggs in any manner or by any means for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of shell eggs unless such advertisement includes the correct grade and size or weight class of the shell eggs so advertised in accordance with the standards adopted by this state, provided that such advertisement of shell eggs which have not been graded for quality or which fail to meet the requirements of a grade adopted by this state: (1) Shall state "ungraded" or "unclassified"; (2) May state "mixed size" in lieu of a standard size or weight class adopted by this state, if the eggs average twenty-one ounces or more per dozen. (B) The statements required in any advertisement of shell eggs by division (A) of this section shall be prominently placed on such advertisement with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the advertisement as to render them likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual.
Ohio Rev. Code § 902.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 902 / § 902.01
§ 902.01. Agricultural financing definitions
Status: in_force

January 1, 2018 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Bonds" means bonds, notes, or other forms of evidences of obligation issued in temporary or definitive form, including refunding bonds and notes and bonds and notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds and renewal notes. (B) "Bond proceedings" means the resolution or ordinance or the trust agreement or indenture of mortgage, or combination thereof, authorizing or providing for the terms and conditions applicable to bonds issued under authority of this chapter. (C) "Borrower" means the recipient of a loan or the lessee or purchaser of a project under this chapter and is limited to a sole proprietor, or to a partnership, joint venture, firm, association, or corporation, a majority of whose stockholders, partners, members, or associates are persons or the spouses of persons related to each other within the fourth degree of kinship, according to law, provided that the sole proprietor or at least one of such related persons resides or will reside on or is or will actively operate the project or the farm or agricultural enterprise composed, in whole or in part, of the project, and provided further that the sole proprietor or all of the stockholders, members, partners, or associates are natural persons. The agricultural financing commission may establish procedures for the determination of the eligibility of borrowers under this chapter which determinations are conclusive in relation to the validity and enforceability of bonds issued under bond proceedings authorized in connection therewith, and in relation to security interests given and leases, subleases, sale agreements, loan agreements, and other agreements made in connection therewith, all in accordance with their terms. (D) "Composite financing arrangement" means the sale of a single issue of bonds to finance two or more projects, including, but not limited to, a single issue of bonds for a group of loans submitted by or through a single lending institution or with credit enhancement from a single lending institution, or the sale by or on behalf of one or more issuers of two or more issues or lots of bonds under or pursuant to a single sale agreement, single marketing arrangement, or single official statement, offering circular, or other marketing document. (E) "Issuer" means the state, or any county or municipal corporation of the state. (F) "Issuing authority" means in the case of a municipal corporation, the legislative authority thereof; and in the case of a county, the board of county commissioners or whatever officers, board, commission, council, or other body might succeed to or assume the legislative powers of the board of county commissioners. (G) "Lending institution" means a bank that has its principal place of business located in this state, a bank subsidiary corporation that is wholly owned by a bank having its principal place of business located in this state, any state or federal governmental agency or instrumentality including without limitation the federal land bank, production credit association, or bank for cooperatives, or any of their local associations, or any other financial institution or entity authorized to make mortgage loans and qualified to do business in this state. (H) "Loan" includes a loan made to or through, or a deposit with, a lending institution or a loan made directly to the owner or operator of a project to finance one or more projects. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, loans from proceeds of bonds issued under a composite financing arrangement shall be made only to or through, or by a deposit with, a lending institution, including the purchase of loans from lending institutions, or be made in any other manner in which a lending institution has been or is involved in the origination or credit enhancement of the loan. (I) "Mortgage loan" means a loan secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest. (J) "Pledged facilities" means the project or projects mortgaged or facilities the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys from which are pledged, or both, for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds issued under authority of section 902.04 of the Revised Code, and includes a project for which a loan has been made under authority of this chapter, in which case, references in this chapter to revenues of such pledged facilities or from the disposition thereof include payments made or to be made to or for the account of the issuer pursuant to such loan. (K) "Project" means real or personal property, or both, including undivided and other interests therein, acquired by gift or purchase, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, improved, furnished, or equipped, or any combination thereof, by an issuer, or by others from the proceeds of bonds, located within the boundaries of the issuer, and used or to be used by a borrower for agricultural purposes as provided in division (D) of this section. A project is hereby determined to qualify as facilities for industry, commerce, distribution, or research described in Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution. (L) "Purchase" means, with respect to loans, the purchase of loans from, or other acquisition by an issuer of loans of, lending institutions. (M) "Revenues" means the rentals, revenues, payments, repayments, income, charges, and moneys derived or to be derived from the use, lease, sublease, rental, sale, including installment sale or conditional sale, or other disposition of pledged facilities, or derived or to be derived pursuant to a loan made for a project, bond proceeds to the extent provided in the bond proceedings for the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the bonds, proceeds from any insurance, condemnation, or guaranty pertaining to pledged facilities or the financing thereof, any income and profit from the investment of the proceeds of bonds or of any revenues, any fees and charges received by or on behalf of an issuer for the services of or commitments by the issuer, and moneys received in repayment of and for interest on any loan made or purchased by an issuer, moneys received by an issuer upon the sale of any bonds of the issuer under section 902.04 of the Revised Code, any moneys received from investment of funds of an issuer or from the sale of collateral securing loans made or purchased by the issuer, including collateral acquired by foreclosure or other action to enforce a security interest, and any moneys received in payment of a claim under insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, or otherwise with respect to any loans made or purchased by an issuer or any collateral held by the issuer of any bonds issued under this chapter. (N) "Security interest" means a mortgage, lien, or other encumbrance on, or pledge or assignment of, or other security interest with respect to all or any part of pledged facilities, revenues, reserve funds, or other funds established under the bond proceedings, or on, of, or with respect to, a lease, sublease, sale, conditional sale, or installment sale agreement, loan agreement, or any other agreement pertaining to the lease, sublease, sale, or other disposition of a project or pertaining to a loan made for a project, or any guaranty or insurance agreement made with respect thereto, or any interest of the issuer therein, or any other interest granted, assigned, purchased, or released to secure payments of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any bonds or to secure any other payments to be made by an issuer under the bond proceedings. Any security interest under this chapter may be prior or subordinate to or on a parity with any other mortgage, lien, encumbrance, pledge, assignment, or other security interest.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.11
§ 918.11. Prohibited acts - fines
Status: in_force

April 15, 2005 Senate Bill 202 - 125th General Assembly (A) No carcass, parts thereof, or meat products shall be stamped or otherwise identified with an official mark unless the carcass, parts, or products have been so identified at an establishment licensed under division (A) of section 918.08 of the Revised Code. (B) No person shall offer for sale or sell meat or meat products that have not been inspected in compliance with sections 918.01 to 918.11 of the Revised Code. (C) No person shall knowingly offer for sale or sell adulterated meat or meat products that are detrimental to public health and safety. (D) All fines and penalties recovered for violating this section shall be deposited into the poultry and meat products fund created in section 918.15 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.45
§ 907.45. Label information
Status: in_force

July 1, 1966 House Bill 394 - 106th General Assembly No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter, or exchange any seed or grain which has been treated with a poisonous material, or which has been admixed with other seed or grain so treated unless: (A) The container thereof, or invoice in case of bulk shipments, carries a label or statement in not less than eight-point type the words, "warning--poison treated--do not use for food, feed or oil purposes"; (B) It bears the common accepted coined, chemical, or abbreviated chemical (generic) name of the applied substance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 981.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 981 / § 981.11
§ 981.11. Unauthorized use of timber dealer's trade-mark
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall use or attempt to use a trade-mark, adopted as required by sections 981.01 to 981.04 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, by a person, firm, or corporation dealing in timber, without the written consent of the owner thereof. Whoever violates this section shall be liable to the owner thereof for all damages sustained thereby.
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.08
§ 955.08. [Former R.C. 955.09, renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Period of validity
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly Certificates of registration and registration tags shall be valid only during the calendar year or years for which they are issued. Last updated March 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.04
§ 901.04. Grants, gifts or bequests credited to agro Ohio fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The department of agriculture may solicit or accept from any public or private source and shall deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the agro Ohio fund any grant, gift, devise, or bequest of money made to or for the use of the department in fulfilling its statutory duties or for promoting any part of the public welfare that is under the supervision and control of the department. The department may also accept and hold on behalf of this state any grant, gift, devise, or bequest of other property made to or for the use of the department or for promoting any part of the public welfare that is under the supervision and control of the department. The department may contract for and carry out the terms and conditions of any devise, grant, gift, or donation that may be so made. (B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the agro Ohio fund, to which shall be credited all sums received under division (A) of this section, divisions (A)(2) and (C) of section 2105.09 of the Revised Code, and sections 4503.503 and 4503.504 of the Revised Code. (C) All money received under section 4503.504 of the Revised Code shall be used for the benefit of sustainable agriculture markets in the state as determined by the director of agriculture. Federal money credited to the fund shall be used in accordance with any terms that federal law prescribes for their use. All other money credited to the fund shall be used for the purpose of promoting agriculture in the state as determined by the director.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.29
§ 926.29. Delayed price agreement
Status: in_force

September 11, 2008 Senate Bill 247 - 127th General Assembly (A) A delayed price agreement is an executory contract that shall be in such a form and contain such terms as the director of agriculture shall adopt by rule under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The agreement shall be executed by and between the licensed handler and the depositor or by their authorized representatives not later than fifteen days after the first delivery of an agricultural commodity is received for delayed pricing under the agreement. The handler shall maintain a file of executed agreements that are available for inspection at any reasonable time by the director or the director's designated representative. The handler also shall keep records and ledgers the director considers necessary to document the handler's obligation to the depositor under a delayed price agreement. The handler also shall provide reports, forms, and other evidence the director shall adopt by rule to document the storage and marketing of commodities under the delayed price agreement. (B) Subject to the lien that attaches under section 926.021 of the Revised Code and except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, a licensed handler who purchases any agricultural commodity under a delayed price agreement at all times shall maintain the commodity, rights in the commodity, proceeds from the sale of the commodity, or a combination of the commodity, rights, and proceeds equal to at least ninety per cent of the value of the handler's obligation for all commodities that the handler has purchased that are not priced under delayed price agreements. The obligation shall be secured or represented by one or more of the following: (1) Maintenance of the commodity in storage in the handler's warehouse; (2) Rights in commodities as evidenced by a receipt or ticket for storage of the commodities under a bailment agreement in another warehouse approved by the director; (3) Proceeds from the sale of commodities as evidenced or represented by one or more of the following: (a) Cash on hand or held on account in a state or federally licensed financial institution or a lending agency of the farm credit administration; (b) Short-term investments held in time accounts with state or federally licensed financial institutions or a lending agency of the farm credit administration; (c) Balances in commodity margin accounts; (d) Commodities sold and shipped by the handler under delayed price agreements that have not been priced less any payments or advances that have been received by the handler; (e) Such other evidence of unencumbered assets as may be acceptable to the director, including an irrevocable letter of credit. (C) In addition to the lien that attaches under section 926.021 of the Revised Code, a depositor who sells an agricultural commodity to a licensed handler under a delayed price agreement, upon giving notice to the handler either at or prior to the time of delivery, may demand as security for payment for the commodity an amount that, at the time of delivery, is equal to one hundred per cent of the national loan rate value of the commodity under the United States department of agriculture price support program, or seventy-five per cent of the average price being paid for the commodity in the state on the date of demand as published by the market news service of the department of agriculture, whichever is less. The handler shall satisfy a demand for security on a commodity sold under a delayed price agreement at the handler's option by one of the following: (1) Payment to the depositor by cash or draft on the account of the handler; (2) Causing an irrevocable letter of credit to be issued to the depositor by a financial institution designated by the handler securing payment in the specified amount. The letter of credit shall be subject to Chapter 1305. of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the director pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 923.49 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.49
§ 923.49. Misbranded commercial feed
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly A commercial feed is misbranded if any of the following occur: (A) The labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (B) It is distributed under the product or brand name of another commercial feed; (C) It does not meet the label requirements of section 923.43 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under that section; (D) It purports to be or is represented as a commercial feed or it purports to contain or is represented as containing a feed ingredient when it does not conform with the definition of that commercial feed or feed ingredient which the director shall establish by rule; (E) Any word, statement, or any other information required under section 923.43 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under that section to appear on the label is not prominently placed on the label with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
Ohio Rev. Code § 993.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 993 / § 993.02
§ 993.02. Advisory council on amusement ride safety
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 665 - 133rd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created within the department of agriculture an advisory council on amusement ride safety to consist of the following members: (1) The director of agriculture or the director's designee; (2) The general manager of the Ohio state fair or the general manager's designee; (3) The following members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate: (a) A representative of temporary amusement ride owners; (b) A representative of the greater Ohio showmen's association and the owner of a ride; (c) Three representatives of owners of amusement parks; (d) A representative of the Ohio fair managers' association; (e) A representative of the insurance industry; (f) An engineer, who has an academic degree in engineering and who is knowledgeable in the amusement ride industry; (g) A representative of the Ohio festivals and events association; (h) Two representatives of the inflatable amusement ride industry who are owners or operators of inflatable amusement rides or consultants from the industry. (4) A person registered as a professional engineer under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code who shall serve as a nonvoting member, appointed by the director of agriculture. The director shall appoint the initial member not later than thirty days after November 6, 2019. (5) One member of the general public, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (6) One member of the general public appointed by the president of the senate. (B) Annually, the governor shall designate one member of the council as chairperson. The council shall select from its membership a vice-chairperson to act as chairperson in the chairperson's absence. (C) Of the members first appointed by the governor, four shall be appointed for terms of two years, three for terms of four years, and two for terms of six years. The members appointed initially by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall each serve terms of six years. Of the additional members appointed by the governor who are representatives of the inflatable amusement ride industry, the governor shall appoint one for an initial term of four years and one for an initial term of six years. The director of agriculture shall appoint the member who is a professional engineer for an initial term of six years. All members appointed after the initial terms shall serve six-year terms. (D) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office. (E) Members of the council shall be residents of this state and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the council and in the performance of their official duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.091 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.091
§ 917.091. Application and issuance of temporary weigher, sampler or tester license
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly The director of agriculture may issue a temporary weigher, sampler, or tester license to an applicant upon determining that the applicant has met all qualifications for licensure under section 917.09 of the Revised Code except successful completion of an examination. A temporary weigher, sampler, or tester license is effective for ninety days from the date of issuance. An applicant who has not taken an examination for licensure may receive no more than three temporary weigher, sampler, or tester licenses. An applicant who takes and fails an examination for licensure may receive no more than two temporary weigher, sampler, or tester licenses. Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code does not apply to a temporary license issued under this section. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:31 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.04
§ 971.04. Alternative fence agreement between owners
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly Nothing in this chapter prevents the owners of adjoining properties from entering into a written agreement that states that no fence is needed between the properties, a fence other than a preferred partition fence may be built and maintained pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 971.02 of the Revised Code, or the rights and obligations of the owners are different from what is established in this chapter. The agreement shall be filed with the applicable county recorder and placed in the partition fence record established under section 971.15 of the Revised Code. In addition, the agreement runs with the properties that are subject to the agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.34
§ 905.34. Exemption for distributor
Status: in_force

August 21, 2014 Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly No distributor shall be required to obtain a license under division (A) of section 905.32 of the Revised Code to distribute fertilizer if the fertilizer is registered under division (A) of section 905.33 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.06
§ 943.06. Posting of license
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly Every small dealer, dealer, and broker licensed under section 943.03 or 943.031 of the Revised Code, as applicable, and carrying on or conducting business under that license, shall post in a conspicuous place in or at the place of business of the licensee a copy of the license furnished by the department of agriculture, to be kept so posted and exposed for inspection by any person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.06
§ 935.06. Issuance or denial of wildlife shelter permit
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Not later than ninety days after receipt of an application under section 935.05 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall issue or deny a wildlife shelter permit. The director shall issue a permit to an applicant only if all of the following apply: (1) The applicant is eighteen years of age or older. (2) The applicant has registered the dangerous wild animal or animals that are the subject of the application under section 935.04 of the Revised Code. (3) The applicant is in compliance with the standards of care established in rules adopted under division (A)(2) of section 935.17 of the Revised Code. (4) The applicant has sterilized each male dangerous wild animal that is possessed by the applicant. However, a dangerous wild animal is not required to be sterilized if a veterinarian that is qualified to provide veterinary care to the dangerous wild animal determines that the sterilization is medically contraindicated and the applicant has submitted a copy of the veterinarian's written determination with the applicant's application. (5) The applicant has signed an affidavit attesting that the applicant will not allow members of the public to be in physical contact with a dangerous wild animal possessed by the applicant. Division (A)(5) of this section does not apply to an employee of the applicant or a volunteer who has entered into a written agreement with the applicant to work for or volunteer for the applicant and assists in the care of a dangerous wild animal or animals specified in division (C)(20) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code possessed by the applicant if the care is provided under the direction of the applicant. (6) The applicant has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a a disqualifying offense as determined in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code and a criminal records check performed in accordance with division (B) of this section. (7) The facility at which a dangerous wild animal or dangerous wild animals will be maintained under the permit consists of at least one acre. Division (A)(7) of this section does not apply to either of the following: (a) Dangerous wild animals specified in division (C)(20) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code; (b) An applicant to whom the director issues a written waiver stating that the acreage requirement does not apply to the applicant. (8) The applicant has signed an affidavit attesting that the facility at which a dangerous wild animal or dangerous wild animals will be maintained under the permit and the conditions in which each dangerous wild animal will be kept in that facility are in compliance with this chapter and rules. (9) The applicant has submitted a complete application that meets the requirements established in section 935.05 of the Revised Code. (10) The applicant has submitted the applicable fee under section 935.05 of the Revised Code. If a permit is issued, the director shall assign a unique identification number to the permit. (B) Prior to issuing or denying a wildlife shelter permit, the director shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in the office of the attorney general for a criminal records check of the applicant for the permit. Upon receipt of a request, the superintendent of the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the applicant previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: (1) A felony drug abuse offense; (2) An offense of violence that is a felony; (3) A violation of section 959.13 or 959.131 of the Revised Code or of section 2927.21 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to its repeal by S.B. 310 of the 129th general assembly. The applicant is responsible for paying all costs associated with the criminal records check. (C) If a permit application is denied, two hundred fifty dollars of the permit application fee shall be retained by the director as payment for the reasonable expense of processing the application, and the remainder of the fee shall be returned to the applicant. (D) Not later than the first day of December of each year, a permit holder shall apply to the director, on a form prescribed and provided by the director, for a renewal of the permit if the permit holder intends to retain possession of the dangerous wild animal or animals that are identified in the permit. Not later than thirty days after receipt of an application for renewal, the director shall renew or deny the renewal of the permit. The director shall renew the permit if the permit holder complies with this chapter and rules and pays a renewal fee in the same amount as the fee established for the initial permit in section 935.05 of the Revised Code. If a renewal permit is denied, two hundred fifty dollars of the renewal fee shall be retained by the director as payment for the reasonable expense of processing the application, and the remainder of the renewal fee shall be returned to the applicant. (E) If the director denies an application for a permit or a renewal of a permit, the director shall notify the person of the denial, the grounds for the denial, and the person's right to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (F) If a person does not appeal the determination of the director to deny an application for a permit or a renewal of a permit or if the determination of the director is affirmed under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, not later than thirty days after the decision not to appeal or after the determination is affirmed, as applicable, the person shall transfer the dangerous wild animal or animals that the person possesses to a humane society, wildlife sanctuary, rescue facility, facility that is an accredited member of either the association of zoos and aquariums or the zoological association of America, or facility that is located in another state and that complies with that state's applicable laws. After the transfer has occurred, the person shall submit proof to the director that the dangerous wild animal or animals were transferred and shall specify the society, sanctuary, or facility to which the animal or animals were transferred. The person is responsible for all costs associated with the transfer of the dangerous wild animal or animals. (G) If a person that has been issued a wildlife shelter permit under this section or a wildlife propagation permit under section 935.07 of the Revised Code dies, the person's next of kin shall do one of the following: (1) If the next of kin wishes to possess the dangerous wild animal or animals, obtain a wildlife shelter permit under this section or a wildlife propagation permit under section 935.07 of the Revised Code, as applicable. That next of kin shall comply with this chapter and rules, except that, with respect to the next of kin's initial permit, the person need not pay the applicable permit application fee. (2) If the deceased person has a last will and testament that specifies that the dangerous wild animal or animals possessed by the person are to be transferred to another person that has been issued a wildlife shelter permit, wildlife propagation permit, or rescue facility permit issued under this chapter, transfer the dangerous wild animal or animals to the applicable permit holder; (3) Transfer the dangerous wild animal or animals that were possessed by the deceased person in accordance with division (F) of this section. (H) All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the animal and consumer protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.21
§ 924.21. Grain marketing program - administration
Status: in_force

March 24, 2008 House Bill 217 - 127th General Assembly There is hereby established a grain marketing program. The program shall be administered in accordance with sections 924.20 to 924.30 of the Revised Code and rules.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.04
§ 905.04. Label information
Status: in_force

November 5, 1981 House Bill 117 - 114th General Assembly No person shall sell, exchange, offer for sale or exchange, or distribute for sale or exchange in this state any agricultural additive unless its container is conspicuously labeled with the following information: (A) The additive's brand name; (B) Its purpose or proposed use; (C) The net weight of the contents of the container; (D) Directions for the additive's use; (E) The results or effects that can be expected when the additive is used as directed; (F) A guaranteed analysis of: (1) If a chemical product, the name and percentage of each active and inert ingredient; (2) If a microbiological product, the number and kind of viable microorganisms per milliliter or, if the product is other than a liquid, per gram. (G) The name and address of the manufacturer who registered the product; (H) The additive's registration number provided by the director of agriculture. The information on the label shall correspond to the information included in the application for registration required under sections 905.02 and 905.03 of the Revised Code. The information on the label constitutes an express warranty of the results or effects shown on the label when used as directed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.01
§ 956.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly As used in this chapter: "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian accredited by the United States department of agriculture. "Adult dog" means a dog that is twelve months of age or older. "Animal rescue for dogs" means an individual or organization recognized by the director of agriculture that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs and that is dedicated to the welfare, health, safety, and protection of dogs, provided that the individual or organization does not operate for profit, does not sell dogs for a profit, does not breed dogs, does not sell dogs to a dog broker or pet store, and does not purchase more than nine dogs in any given calendar year unless the dogs are purchased from a dog warden appointed under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code, a humane society, or another animal rescue for dogs. "Animal rescue for dogs" includes an individual or organization that offers spayed or neutered dogs for adoption and charges reasonable adoption fees to cover the costs of the individual or organization, including, but not limited to, costs related to spaying or neutering dogs. "Animal shelter for dogs" means a facility that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs such as a dog pound operated by a municipal corporation, or by a county under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code, or that is operated by a humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization that is devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of dogs and other animals. "Boarding kennel" means an establishment operating for profit that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs solely for the purpose of providing shelter, care, and feeding of the dogs in return for a fee or other consideration. "Breeding dog" means an unspayed adult female dog that is primarily used for producing offspring. "Dog broker" means a person who buys, sells, or offers to sell dogs at wholesale for resale to another or who sells or gives one or more dogs to a pet store annually. "Dog broker" does not include an animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs, a humane society, a medical kennel for dogs, a research kennel for dogs, a pet store, or a veterinarian. "Enrichment" means any modification in the environment of a confined dog that seeks to enhance the dog's physical and psychological well-being by providing stimuli that meets the dog's breed-specific needs. "Exercise" means activity that allows a dog to extend to full stride, play, and engage in other types of mentally stimulating and social behaviors. "High volume breeder" means an establishment that keeps, houses, and maintains six or more breeding dogs and does at least one of the following: (1) In return for a fee or other consideration, sells five or more adult dogs or puppies in any calendar year to dog brokers or pet stores; (2) In return for a fee or other consideration, sells forty or more puppies in any calendar year to the public; or (3) Keeps, houses, and maintains, at any given time in a calendar year, more than forty puppies that are under four months of age, that have been bred on the premises of the establishment, and that have been primarily kept, housed, and maintained from birth on the premises of the establishment. "Humane society" means an organization that is organized under section 1717.05 of the Revised Code. "Environmental division of the Franklin county municipal court" means the environmental division of the Franklin county municipal court created in section 1901.011 of the Revised Code. "Medical kennel for dogs" means a facility that is maintained by a veterinarian and operated primarily for the treatment of sick or injured dogs. "Pet store" means an individual retail store to which both of the following apply: the store sells forty or more puppies or adult dogs in any calendar year to the public; and with regard to the sale of a dog from the store, the sales person, the buyer of a dog, and the dog for sale are physically present during the sales transaction so that the buyer may personally observe the dog and help ensure its health prior to taking custody. "Pet store" does not include an animal rescue for dogs, an animal shelter for dogs, a humane society, a medical kennel for dogs, a research kennel for dogs, or a high volume breeder or any other dog breeder that maintains and sells dogs from the same premises where the dogs are bred and reared. "Puppy" means a dog that is under twelve months of age. "Research kennel for dogs" means a facility housing dogs that is maintained exclusively for research purposes. "Thermoneutral zone" means the range of ambient temperature in which a dog is able to maintain normal body temperature without a change in metabolic rate. "Veterinarian" means either a veterinarian licensed in this state under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code or a veterinarian licensed out of this state by an applicable state entity.
Ohio Rev. Code § 991.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 991 / § 991.07
§ 991.07. Acquiring real property
Status: in_force

October 26, 1999 House Bill 19 - 123rd General Assembly The Ohio expositions commission may, with the consent and approval of the department of administrative services and the controlling board, acquire by purchase or by appropriation proceedings in the name of and on behalf of the state such real estate as it deems necessary for the purpose of enlarging the present fair site and increasing the facilities of the lands under the management or maintenance of the commission. The authority to appropriate property shall be exercised in the manner provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.33
§ 940.33. [Former R.C. 940.34, amended and renumbered by H.B. 340, 133rd General Assembly, effective 3/24/2021] Tax levy resolution
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) A board of county commissioners may declare by resolution that it is necessary to levy a tax upon the property within the area to be benefited by an improvement in order to pay the costs of the improvement not otherwise funded. The resolution shall specify all of the following: (1) The rate that it is necessary to levy; (2) The purpose of the tax levy; (3) The number of years during which the increase is in effect, which may include the current year. (B) A copy of the resolution shall be certified to the board of elections for the county not less than ninety days before the general election in any year and the board shall submit the proposal to the electors within the area to be benefited by an improvement at the succeeding November election in accordance with section 5705.25 of the Revised Code. For purposes of that section, the subdivision is the area to be benefited by an improvement. (C) If the per cent required for approval of a levy as set forth in section 5705.26 of the Revised Code vote in favor thereof, the board of county commissioners may levy a tax within the area to be benefited by an improvement, outside the ten-mill limitation, during the period and for the purpose stated in the resolution, or at any less rate or for any less number of years. (D) The board may issue bonds and notes in anticipation of the collection of taxes levied under this section, and notes in anticipation of the issuance of bonds. Last updated November 15, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.31
§ 901.31. Agreements for use of assets
Status: in_force

August 9, 1963 Senate Bill 177 - 105th General Assembly The director of agriculture may enter into agreements with the secretary of agriculture of the United States pursuant to section 2(f) of the Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Trust Liquidation Act," 64 Stat. 98, 40 U.S.C.A. 440 et seq. (1950), referred to in section 901.30 of the Revised Code, upon such terms and for such periods of time as are mutually agreeable, authorizing the secretary of agriculture of the United States to accept, administer, expend, and use in the state any part of such trust assets for carrying out the purposes of Title I and II of the "Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act," 50 Stat. 522, 7 U.S.C.A. 1001 et seq. in accordance with the applicable provisions of Title IV thereof, as amended, and to do all things necessary to carry out the purposes of said agreements.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.02
§ 926.02. Director of agriculture - powers and duties
Status: in_force

October 10, 1988 House Bill 557 - 117th General Assembly The director of agriculture shall administer this chapter and may, in addition to any other powers conferred by it: (A) Inspect, or cause to be inspected, any warehouse, or premises suspected of being a warehouse, at any reasonable time; (B) Require the filing of reports describing any warehouse or the operation thereof; (C) Determine whether warehouses are suitable for the storing, shipping, and conditioning of agricultural commodities; (D) Petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the principal place of business of a licensed or unlicensed handler is situated to enforce compliance by the handler with this chapter, or any rule adopted by the director under it, by restraining order or mandatory injunction notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law; (E) Prescribe all forms, within the limitations set forth in this chapter, including receipts, tickets, contracts, licenses, reports, and applications for licenses used by licensed handlers; (F) Impound receipts, tickets, or other records when a handler's license is under suspension; (G) Promulgate, adopt, and enforce rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for carrying out this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 993.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 993 / § 993.99
§ 993.99. Penalties
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 665 - 133rd General Assembly Whoever violates section 993.08 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense and on each subsequent offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.25
§ 924.25. Director to monitor committee - rules
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall monitor the activities of the grain marketing program operating committee to ensure all of the following: (1) The grain marketing program is self-supporting. (2) The operating committee keeps all records that are required for agencies of the state. (3) The program's operations comply with all of the following: (a) The provisions of the program; (b) Rules; (c) Sections 924.20 to 924.30 of the Revised Code. (4) Administrative activities of the committee are coordinated with those of the department of agriculture. (B) The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 924.20 to 924.30 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 923.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.43
§ 923.43. Label information
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section for a customer-formula feed, a commercial feed distributed in this state shall be labeled with the following information: (1) Net weight of contents, which may be stated in metric units in addition to avoirdupois weight; (2) Product name, and brand name if any, under which the feed is distributed; (3) Name and principal address of the manufacturer or distributor; (4) Guaranteed analysis of the feed stated in terms that the director of agriculture, by rule, determines are required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the substances or elements shall be determinable by laboratory methods published by the association of official analytical chemists. (5) Common name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the feed. The director, by rule, may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients all of which perform the same function or eliminate the listing of feed ingredients when it no longer serves a useful purpose. (6) Directions for the safe and effective use of any feed that contains any drug and for any other feed that the director, by rule, determines to require such directions; (7) Any precautionary statements that the director, by rule, determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the feed. (B) A customer-formula feed distributed in this state shall be labeled with the following information: (1) Name and principal address of the manufacturer; (2) Name and address of the purchaser; (3) Date of delivery; (4) Product name, and brand name if any, of each commercial feed and all other ingredients used in the mixture; (5) Net weight of each commercial feed used and of any other feed ingredient used; (6) Directions for the safe and effective use of any customer-formula feed that contains any drug and for any other customer-formula feed that the director, by rule, determines to require such directions; (7) If a drug-containing product is used, a statement of the purpose of the drug, the established name of each active drug ingredient, and the amount of each drug used in the final mixture; (8) Any precautionary statements that the director, by rule, determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the customer-formula feed. (C) Upon the request of the director, each manufacturer or distributor shall furnish the director with the label for any commercial feed he distributes in this state. Last updated September 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 913.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.28
§ 913.28. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 507 - 134th General Assembly The director of agriculture shall enforce sections 913.01 to 913.05 and 913.22 to 913.26 of the Revised Code, and the director shall adopt rules as the director considers necessary for the administration and enforcement of such sections. Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.33
§ 901.33. Powers of director - delegation
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The director of agriculture may: (A) Collect, compromise, adjust, or cancel claims and obligations arising out of or administered under sections 901.30 to 901.34 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, or under any mortgage, lease, contract, or agreement entered into or administered pursuant to such sections and, if in his judgment, necessary and advisable, pursue the same to the final collection in any court; (B) Bid for and purchase at any execution, foreclosure, or other sale, or otherwise acquire property upon which the secretary of agriculture of the United States has a lien by reason of judgment or execution, or which is pledged, mortgaged, conveyed, or otherwise secures any loan or other indebtedness owing to or acquired by the secretary under such sections; (C) Accept title to any property purchased or acquired under division (B) of this section, operate or lease such property for such period as is deemed necessary to protect the investment therein, and sell or otherwise dispose of such property in a manner consistent with such sections. The authority contained in this section may be delegated to the secretary of agriculture with respect to funds or assets authorized to be administered and used by him under agreements entered into pursuant to section 901.31 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.33
§ 905.33. Registering custom mixed fertilizer as a specialty fertilizer
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no person shall distribute in this state a specialty fertilizer until it is registered by the manufacturer or distributor with the department of agriculture. An application, in duplicate, for each brand and product name of each grade of specialty fertilizer shall be made on a form furnished by the director of agriculture and shall be accompanied with a fee of fifty dollars for each brand and product name of each grade. Labels for each brand and product name of each grade shall accompany the application. Upon the approval of an application by the director, a copy of the registration shall be furnished the applicant. All registrations shall be valid for one year beginning on the first day of December of a calendar year through the thirtieth day of November of the following calendar year. (B) An application for registration shall include the following: (1) Name and address of the manufacturer or distributor; (2) The brand and product name; (3) The grade; (4) The guaranteed analysis; (5) The package sizes for persons that package fertilizers only in containers of ten pounds or less. (C)(1) No person who engages in the business of applying custom mixed fertilizer to lawns, golf courses, recreation areas, or other real property that is not used for agricultural production shall be required to register the custom mixed fertilizer as a specialty fertilizer in accordance with division (A) of this section if the fertilizer ingredients of the custom mixed fertilizer are registered as specialty fertilizers and the inspection fee described in division (A) of section 905.36 of the Revised Code is paid. (2) No person who engages in the business of blending custom mixed fertilizer for use on lawns, golf courses, recreation areas, or other real property that is not used for agricultural production shall be required to register the custom mixed fertilizer as a specialty fertilizer in accordance with division (A) of this section if the facility holds a nonagricultural production custom mixed fertilizer blender license issued under section 905.331 of the Revised Code. (D) A person who engages in the business of applying or blending custom mixed fertilizer as described in division (C) of this section shall maintain an original or a copy of an invoice or document of sale for all fertilizer the person applies or distributes for one year following the date of the application or distribution, and, upon the director's request, shall furnish the director with the invoice or document of sale for the director's review. (E) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.09
§ 943.09. Weigher's license
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, licenses shall be issued by the department of agriculture to weighers under such rules and regulations as the department shall prescribe. Each weigher shall display the weigher's license in a conspicuous place on or adjacent to the weighing facility operated by such weigher. A weigher's license may be revoked for a violation of section 943.11 of the Revised Code or of the rules and regulations of the department relating thereto. The license of any weigher convicted of a violation of such section shall be promptly revoked. A weigher's license, unless revoked, shall expire on the thirty-first day of March of each year and shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. (B) The director of agriculture shall issue a weigher's license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an individual if either of the following applies: (1) The individual holds a license in another state. (2) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a weigher in a state that does not issue that license. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:28 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.43
§ 918.43. Transfer of surplus in poultry and meat products fund
Status: in_force

June 30, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly The controlling board may transfer any surplus in the poultry and meat products fund beyond the needs of the fund for one fiscal year to any other fund or account administered by the department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.26
§ 955.26. Rabies quarantine
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly (A) Whenever, in the judgment of the director of health, any city or general health district board of health, or persons performing the duties of a board of health, rabies is prevalent, the director of health, the board, or those persons shall declare a quarantine of all dogs in the health district or in a part of it. During the quarantine, the owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog shall keep it confined on the premises of the owner, keeper, or harborer, or in a pound, kennel, or other suitable place, at the expense of the owner, keeper, or harborer, except that a dog may be permitted to leave the premises of its owner, keeper, or harborer if it is under leash or under the control of a responsible person. The quarantine order shall be considered an emergency and need not be published. (B) When the quarantine has been declared, the director of health, the board, or those persons may require vaccination for rabies of all dogs within the health district or part of it. Proof of rabies vaccination within a satisfactory period shall be demonstrated to the county auditor before any registration is issued under section 955.02 of the Revised Code for any dog that is required to be vaccinated. (C) The director shall determine appropriate methods of rabies vaccination and satisfactory periods for purposes of quarantines under this section. (D) When a quarantine of dogs has been declared in any health district or part of a health district, the county dog warden and all other persons having the authority of police officers shall assist the health authorities in enforcing the quarantine order. When rabies vaccination has been declared compulsory in any health district or part of a health district, the dog warden shall assist the health authorities in enforcing the vaccination order. (E) Notwithstanding this section, a city or general health district board of health may make orders pursuant to sections 3709.20 and 3709.21 of the Revised Code requiring the vaccination of dogs. (F) No person shall recklessly violate a rabies quarantine order issued under this section. (G) Whoever violates division (F) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense and of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.09
§ 907.09. Exceptions
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 364 - 135th General Assembly (A) Sections 907.03 , 907.07 , and 907.08 of the Revised Code do not apply to: (1) Agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed not intended for sowing purposes; (2) Unprocessed agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed in storage or being transported to or consigned to a seed processing establishment, provided that the label accompanying a shipment of the seed shall bear the statement "seed for processing" and provided further that any label or other representation that is made with respect to the unprocessed seed shall be subject to sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code; (3) Agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that is in interstate transport and that is governed by 7 C.F.R. 201.33; (4) Non-commercial seed sharing that supports any of the following activities: (a) Conservation of pollinators and threatened or endangered species; (b) Planting and creation of native plant habitats; (c) Propagation of native plants for their specific conservation; (d) Operation of a seed library, provided that the seed library ensures that any seeds exchanged among the seed library's members or the general public are open-pollinated, public domain varieties. (B) In the case of agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that is being exported in bulk or containers directly to a foreign country and that is in quantities of twenty thousand pounds or more regardless of the number of lots included, the labeling requirements established under section 907.03 of the Revised Code do not apply, provided that all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The omission, from each container or bulk unit, of a label with the required information is done with the knowledge and consent of the buyer of the seed prior to the transportation or delivery for transportation of the seed in international commerce. (2) Each container has stenciled on it or bears a label containing a lot designation, variety identification, and kind identification. (3) The invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to the seed bear the information concerning the respective seeds that is required under section 907.03 of the Revised Code. (4) Records are kept available to be provided to the department of agriculture upon request in order to show proof that the seed is being exported to a foreign country for distribution. Last updated January 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.12
§ 917.12. Reports and examinations
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The director of agriculture may provide by regulation for reports to be filed with him at least monthly by dealers, containing such pertinent information as to all milk or cream received during the period covered by such report as the director deems necessary and proper to effectuate sections 917.01 to 917.23 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. The director, or any person whom he may employ when duly authorized by the director in writing, may, during the usual office hours, examine such pertinent books and records of any dealer as are found by him necessary to verify the reports made to the director by the dealer or to determine whether records are properly and accurately kept or to determine whether such sections have been and are being complied with by such dealer or to determine whether producers are being paid according to the statement filed by the dealer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.35
§ 971.35. Cost - collection and payment
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly When the work authorized in section 971.34 of the Revised Code is completed, the board of township trustees shall certify to the county auditor the amount of the cost of the work with the expense thereto attached, and a correct description of the land upon which the work was performed. The auditor shall place the amount upon the tax duplicate to be collected as other taxes. The county treasurer shall pay the amount, when collected, to the township fiscal officer as other funds are paid.
Ohio Rev. Code § 959.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 959 / § 959.10
§ 959.10. Warning, explanation for failure to make report
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 33 - 133rd General Assembly The entity with responsibility for employment oversight of an officer, dog warden, or deputy dog warden shall issue that individual a confidential written warning if the entity discovers that the individual has violated section 959.08 of the Revised Code. The entity shall include in the warning an explanation of the violation and the reporting requirement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 915.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 915 / § 915.14
§ 915.14. Individual locker plant definitions
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 507 - 134th General Assembly As used in sections 915.14 to 915.24 of the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires: (A) "Food" means: (1) Articles used for food or drink for humans or animals; (2) Chewing gum; (3) Articles used for components of any such articles. (B) "Establishment" means any business location or building of which any of the following facilities or operations are a part: a frozen food manufacturing facility, chill room, sharp freezing room and facilities, or sharp freezing cabinet. (C) "Chill room" means a room or space in an establishment used for the purpose of chilling food in preparation for processing for sharp freezing. (D) "Sharp freezing" means the reducing of every portion of food placed in a sharp freezer facility to a temperature of ten degrees Fahrenheit or less in five hours or less. (E) "Sharp freezing room," "sharp freezing cabinet," or "other sharp freezing facilities" means any location, space, or facility in an establishment used for the sharp freezing of food for storage or eventual sale. (F) "Operator" means any person, firm, or corporation operating or maintaining an establishment. (G) "Frozen food manufacturing facility" means a room or space in an establishment used to freeze food, other than frozen desserts as defined in section 917.01 of the Revised Code, for eventual sale in a frozen state. Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:37 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 915.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 915 / § 915.99
§ 915.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly Whoever violates sections 915.01 to 915.24 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on the first offense; on each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.07
§ 935.07. Wildlife propagation permit
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) A person that possesses a registered dangerous wild animal in this state on October 1, 2013, that wishes to continue to possess the dangerous wild animal on and after January 1, 2014, and that intends to propagate the animal solely for the purposes of a species survival program that complies with rules shall apply for a wildlife propagation permit under this section. An applicant need apply for only one permit regardless of the number of dangerous wild animals that the applicant possesses. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant for a wildlife propagation permit shall comply with the requirements and procedures established in sections 935.05 and 935.06 of the Revised Code. The application fee for a wildlife propagation permit shall be one of the following, as applicable: (1) One thousand dollars if the applicant possesses not more than fifty dangerous wild animals; (2) Three thousand dollars if the applicant possesses more than fifty dangerous wild animals. (C) The facility at which a dangerous wild animal or dangerous wild animals will be maintained under a wildlife propagation permit shall consist of at least two acres. Division (C) of this section does not apply to either of the following: (1) Dangerous wild animals specified in division (C)(20) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code; (2) An applicant to whom the director of agriculture issues a written waiver stating that the acreage requirement does not apply to the applicant. (D) All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the animal and consumer protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. (E) Division (A)(4) of section 935.06 of the Revised Code does not apply to an applicant for a wildlife propagation permit. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.24
§ 924.24. Duties and powers of operating committee
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A) The grain marketing program operating committee shall do all of the following: (1) Hire personnel and contract for services that are necessary for the operation of the grain marketing program; (2) Promote the sale of grain for the purpose of maintaining and expanding present markets and creating new and larger intrastate, interstate, and foreign markets for grain, and inform the public of the uses and benefits of grain; (3) Establish requirements and procedures for the collection of assessments that the operating committee is required to levy under section 924.26 of the Revised Code, including the method and frequency of collection; (4) Establish procedures to be used by a person who wishes to file for a refund of the person's assessment that is levied under section 924.26 of the Revised Code; (5) Perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, in connection with, or considered reasonably necessary, proper, or advisable to effectuate the purposes of sections 924.20 to 924.30 of the Revised Code. (B) The operating committee may do any or all of the following: (1) Conduct, and contract with others to conduct, research, including the study, analysis, dissemination, and accumulation of information obtained from the research or elsewhere, concerning the marketing and distribution of grain, the storage, processing, and transportation of grain, and the production and product development of grain; (2) Provide the wholesale and retail grain trade with information relative to proper methods of handling and selling grain; (3) Conduct, and contract with others to conduct, market surveys and analyses, undertake any other similar activities that it determines are appropriate for the maintenance and expansion of present markets and the creation of new and larger markets for grain, and enter into contracts, in the name of the committee, to render service in formulating and conducting plans and programs and other contracts or agreements that the committee considers necessary for the promotion of the sale of grain; (4) Publish and distribute to producers and others information relating to the grain industry; (5) Propose to the director of agriculture rules and amendments to rules that are necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties; (6) Establish priorities and prepare and approve a budget consistent with estimated resources and the scope of the grain marketing program; (7) Receive and investigate, or cause to be investigated, complaints concerning and violations of the grain marketing program. The operating committee shall refer any violations to the director for action under section 924.29 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 915.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 915 / § 915.18
§ 915.18. Temperatures
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 507 - 134th General Assembly (A) The refrigeration system for an establishment shall be equipped with accurate and reliable controls for the automatic maintenance of uniform temperatures as required in the various refrigerated rooms and shall be of adequate capacity to provide under extreme conditions of outside temperatures and under peak load conditions in the normal operations of the establishment, the following temperatures: (1) In the chill room temperatures within two degrees of Fahrenheit plus or minus of thirty-eight degrees above zero Fahrenheit with a tolerance of ten degrees Fahrenheit for a reasonable time after fresh food is put in for chilling; (2) In the sharp freezing room temperatures of ten degrees below zero Fahrenheit or lower or temperatures of zero degrees Fahrenheit or lower when forced air circulation is employed with a tolerance of ten degrees Fahrenheit for either type of installation for a reasonable time after fresh food is put in for freezing. (B) This section does not prohibit such variations as may occur during short periods of time incidental to defrosting. For experimental purposes, the department of agriculture, upon application in writing, may authorize for a limited and prescribed period, the installation and use of refrigeration systems or methods which in the opinion of the department will result in improvement over present methods. Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:37 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.06
§ 926.06. Issuing license
Status: in_force

October 11, 2013 Senate Bill 66 - 130th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may issue a handler's license, or renewal thereof, upon the payment of the prescribed application fee, if the director is satisfied that the applicant meets the standards of financial responsibility required under this section and has complied with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. (B)(1) Each applicant for a handler's license, or renewal thereof, shall have and maintain current assets equal to or greater than current liabilities and a total net worth equal to at least fifteen cents per bushel for the total number of bushels of agricultural commodities that the applicant handled during the immediately preceding twelve-month period to cover any indebtedness arising from the applicant's operations as a licensed handler. (2) If an applicant is applying for a handler's license for the first time and did not handle any agricultural commodities during the immediately preceding twelve-month period, the applicant shall have an allowable total net worth of at least fifty thousand dollars to cover any indebtedness arising from the applicant's operations as a licensed handler. (3) No person shall be licensed as a handler unless the person has an allowable total net worth of at least fifty thousand dollars. (4) Any deficiency in required total net worth may be compensated for by an indemnity agreement executed by a person pledging personal assets for the benefit of commodity creditors should the licensed handler default in the licensed handler's obligations to the creditors; a bond issued by a corporate surety company that is authorized to do business under the laws of this state; or, at the director's discretion, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank or other lending institution that is authorized by this state or the United States to issue such letters of credit and is subject to service of process in this state for any suit on the bond or letter of credit. An indemnity agreement executed by a person pledging personal assets shall be accompanied by financial statements that reflect the person's financial position as an individual and comply with the requirements of division (C) of this section. A bond shall be made to the treasurer of state to be deposited in the agricultural commodity depositors fund created under section 926.16 of the Revised Code for the benefit of any person who may be injured by the handler's failure to meet obligations arising under this chapter. A letter of credit shall be issued for the benefit of the department of agriculture and the agricultural commodity depositors fund. (5) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the assets for which credit may be given in determining an applicant's total net worth. (6) Regardless of the total number of bushels of agricultural commodities that an applicant handled during the immediately preceding twelve-month period, the applicant's total net worth need not exceed a maximum of four hundred fifty thousand dollars. (C) In order for the director to determine if an applicant meets the standards of financial responsibility required under division (B) of this section, the applicant for a handler's license, or renewal of a handler's license, shall submit financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that have been audited or reviewed by an independent certified public accountant. The financial statements shall consist of all financial statements and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles as promulgated by the financial accounting standards board together with the independent accountant's report on the statements. The financial statements accompanying an applicant's original application shall be for a year ending within six months before the date of application. Thereafter, the applicant applying for renewal shall submit such statements not later than ninety days after the end of the year covered by the statements. The director may require an applicant for a handler's license, or renewal of a handler's license, to submit financial statements audited by an independent certified public accountant if the director determines that the financial statements initially submitted under this division are incomplete or otherwise unsatisfactory. (D) The director may prepare and publish statistical abstracts of information obtained under this section without disclosing details that would identify a particular applicant with particular statistics. Such information otherwise is confidential for purposes of section 102.03 of the Revised Code, and records of the department of agriculture containing such information are not otherwise public records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.61
§ 955.61. Dog attack notifications
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) If a health care provider or a licensed veterinarian has knowledge of a person being bitten or injured as a result of an attack by a dog or other non-human mammal, the provider or veterinarian shall report the bite or injury, not later than twenty-four hours after obtaining such knowledge, to the health commissioner of the health district in which the bite occurred. (2) A person who is bitten or injured as a result of an attack by a dog or other non-human mammal may report the bite or injury to the health commissioner of the health district in which the bite occurred. (B) A city or general health district board of health shall annually submit a report regarding non-human mammalian bites and injuries occurring in its district to the department of health not later than the first day of March of each year. The report shall include information about the bites and injuries that occurred in the previous calendar year. Last updated March 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.39
§ 927.39. Equipment and supplies
Status: in_force

June 30, 2006 House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and in sections 927.40 to 927.42 of the Revised Code: (1) "Pest" has the same meaning as in section 927.51 of the Revised Code. (2) "Quarantined area" means an area that is quarantined by the director of agriculture under section 927.71 of the Revised Code or by the United States department of agriculture. (B) Counties, townships, and municipal corporations may, upon the vote of the board of county commissioners, the board of township trustees, or the legislative authority of any municipal corporation, purchase or rent equipment and may purchase supplies designed to combat a pest for which a quarantined area is established and may contract for the hire of necessary employees to operate such equipment and carry out sections 927.39 to 927.42 of the Revised Code. Payment for such equipment or its use, supplies, and wages as are contracted for may be provided out of the general fund of such subdivision. Any two or more counties, townships, municipal corporations, or any combination of such subdivisions, may jointly contract for the purchase or renting of such equipment, the purchase of such supplies, and for the hiring of such employees to conduct a joint effort to combat a pest for which a quarantined area is established; the payment for such equipment, supplies, and labor may be made jointly, in such proportions as the board of county commissioners, the board of township trustees, or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may agree upon, out of the general fund of any such subdivision.
Ohio Rev. Code § 915.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 915 / § 915.11
§ 915.11. Refrigeration during shipment
Status: in_force

December 16, 1964 House Bill 5 - 105th General Assembly Sections 915.01 to 915.12 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not prohibit the shipping, consigning, or transporting of fresh food in properly refrigerated cars within this state to points of destination; nor do such sections prohibit such food when received from being held in a cooling room for a period of forty-eight hours; nor do they prohibit the keeping of fresh food in iceboxes or refrigerators in retail stores while the same is offered or exposed for sale.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.14
§ 907.14. Report of seed sales
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) A person who holds a valid seed labeler permit issued under section 907.13 of the Revised Code shall report to the director of agriculture concerning the amount of seed that the person sells in this state. The report shall be made annually on a form that the director prescribes and provides. The report shall be filed with the director prior to the first day of February of each year with respect to all sales that the person made during the period from the first day of January to the thirty-first day of December of the previous year. (B) A person who holds a valid seed labeler permit shall include with each annual report a seed fee based on the amount of the seed that the person sold during that reporting period as follows: (1) For soybeans and small grains, including barley, oats, rye, wheat, triticale, and spelt, four cents per one hundred pounds; (2) For corn and grain sorghum, five cents per one hundred pounds; (3)(a) For any of the following seed sold at wholesale or retail or on consignment or commission, two per cent of the wholesale value of the containers of seed or, if the seed is not sold wholesale, two per cent of the retail value of the containers of seed: (i) Vegetable and flower seed sold in containers, other than hermetically sealed containers, of eight ounces or less; (ii) Flower seed sold in hermetically sealed containers that contain fewer than three hundred seeds; (iii) Vegetable seed sold in hermetically sealed containers that contain fewer than one thousand seeds. (b) The fees established pursuant to divisions (B)(3)(a)(ii) and (iii) of this section apply to both of the following: (i) Seed sold in hermetically sealed containers that contain the amount of seeds specified in division (B)(3)(a)(ii) or (iii) of this section, as applicable; (ii) Seed sold in hermetically sealed containers that do not clearly state the number of seeds that they contain. (c) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(3)(b)(ii) of this section, if the weight of seed in a container, or the quantity of seed in a container, exceeds the applicable weight or quantity specified in division (B)(3)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section, the fee established in division (B)(4) of this section applies. (4) For alfalfa, clover, grass, native grass, mixtures containing any of these, and all agricultural, vegetable, and flower seeds not specified in divisions (B)(1) to (3) of this section, ten cents per one hundred pounds. If the total amount of the seed fee that is due is less than fifty dollars, the person shall pay no fee. (C) For each failure to report in full the amount of seed sold or to submit the required seed fees in full by the due date, a person who holds a valid seed labeler permit shall pay a penalty of ten per cent of the amount due or fifty dollars, whichever is greater. Failure to pay either the fee or the penalty within thirty days after the due date is cause for suspension or revocation by the director of the seed labeler permit or refusal, without a hearing, to issue a subsequent seed labeler permit for which the person applies. (D) This section does not apply to governmental entities that donate seed for conservation purposes. (E) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the commercial feed and seed fund created in section 923.46 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.06
§ 924.06. Referendum to establish or amend marketing program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) Within ninety days after approving an agricultural commodity marketing program proposed on or after the effective date of this amendment, or a proposed amendment to an agricultural commodity marketing program, the director of agriculture shall determine by a referendum whether the eligible producers favor the proposed marketing program or amendment. Any such marketing program or amendment to a marketing program is favored by the producers of the agricultural commodity that would be affected by the proposed program or amendment if a majority of the producers who vote in the referendum vote in favor of the program or amendment. (B) If the producers who vote in any referendum held pursuant to this section do not favor a proposed marketing program, or proposed amendment to a program, the director shall hold no additional referendum on that proposed program or proposed amendment during the ten months following the close of the referendum at which the producers did not favor that proposed program or amendment. (C) In any referendum held pursuant to this section, each eligible producer of the agricultural commodity that would be affected by the proposed marketing program, or amendment to a program, is entitled to one vote. (D) In any referendum held on an agricultural commodity marketing program, or a proposed amendment to such a program, votes may be cast in person or by mailing a ballot to a polling place designated by the director. The director shall establish a three-day period during which eligible producers may vote in person during normal business hours at polling places designated by the director. The director or other appropriate person shall send a mail-in ballot by ordinary first-class mail to any eligible producer who requests one by calling the toll-free telephone number or sending in the ballot request form provided for in division (E) of this section, by calling one of the polling places designated by the director, or by any additional method that the director or operating committee may provide. No ballot returned by mail shall be valid if it is postmarked later than the third day of the election period established by the director. (E) For any referendum held on an agricultural commodity marketing program, or a proposed amendment to such a program, the director or operating committee shall cause a ballot request form to be published at least thirty days before the beginning of the election period established under division (D) of this section in at least two appropriate periodicals designated by the director, and shall make the form available for reproduction to any interested group or association. The director shall provide a toll-free telephone number that producers may call to request a ballot. (F) For the purposes of a referendum held on an egg marketing program or a proposed amendment to such a program under this section, an eligible producer is a person who is in the business of producing and marketing, or causing to be produced and marketed, eggs from a flock of more than seventy-five thousand domesticated chickens and, if the referendum is held on a proposed amendment to an egg marketing program, is subject to an assessment under the program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 931.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 931 / § 931.03
§ 931.03. Hearing on application - resolution establishing area - duration
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 House Bill 34 - 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) Not later than sixty days after receipt of an application submitted under section 931.02 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees of each township in which the land that is proposed for enrollment in an agricultural security area is located and the board of county commissioners of each county in which the land is located shall hear the application at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board. A board, not later than thirty days prior to the time of the meeting, shall cause a notice containing the time and place of the meeting to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the township or county, as applicable, and to be sent to the superintendent of each school district within the proposed agricultural security area, the county engineer of each county in which the proposed area would be located, the legislative authority of each municipal corporation that is located within one-half mile of the boundaries of the proposed area if the municipal corporation has requested notice of such a meeting, and the director of transportation. As part of the hearing on an application, a board shall review any information that it possesses concerning improvements that are planned to be made during the subsequent ten years to existing or proposed roads that are located or are to be located within the area that is proposed for enrollment in an agricultural security area. As used in division (A)(1) of this section, "proposed road" means any future roadway project that is on a new alignment or relocation of an existing alignment and for which state or federal funding has been allocated for, but not limited to, a planning level roadway improvement study, an interchange justification or bypass study, environmental review, design, right-of-way acquisition, or construction, and "improvement" includes any action taken with respect to an existing or proposed road that would cause the road to cover a portion of land that it does not cover or is not proposed to cover at the time of the hearing. Any portion of land that would be covered by a planned improvement shall not be eligible for enrollment in an agricultural security area. As part of the hearing on an application, a board also may consider any comprehensive plan that is in place for the county or township, as applicable, and may choose to approve or reject the application on the basis of the proposed agricultural security area's compliance with the comprehensive plan. (2) The board of township trustees of each township and the board of county commissioners of each county that is required to hear an application under division (A)(1) of this section may conduct a joint meeting in lieu of meeting separately not later than forty-five days after receipt of an application under section 931.02 of the Revised Code. A single public notice concerning the meeting shall be provided in the manner prescribed in division (A)(1) of this section in each township and county participating in the meeting. The cost of the public notice shall be shared equally by all townships and counties participating in the joint meeting. For purposes of such a joint meeting, the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county that includes the most land that is located or is to be located within the agricultural security area shall serve as the clerk on behalf of all boards of county commissioners and boards of township trustees participating in the joint meeting. The clerk's duties shall include providing the public notice that is required under this section together with maintaining minutes and a record of proceedings for the joint meeting. (3) Not later than forty-five days after a board of township trustees hears the application and not later than sixty days after a board of county commissioners hears the application, each respective board shall adopt a resolution either approving or rejecting the application. However, if a board determines that the information in the application is incorrect or the application is incomplete, the board shall return the application to the applicant, either by certified mail or, if the board has record of an internet identifier o f record associated with the applicant, by ordinary mail and by that internet identifier of record, with an enumeration of the items that are incorrect or incomplete. Upon receipt of the returned application, the applicant may amend the application. Not later than fifteen days after receipt of the returned application, the applicant may submit an amended application to each board of township trustees and each board of county commissioners to whom the original application was submitted. Not later than thirty days after receipt of an amended application, a board shall adopt a resolution either approving or rejecting the amended application. Not later than five days after adoption of the resolution, the board shall notify the applicant, either by certified mail or, if the board has record of an internet identifier of record associated with the applicant, by ordinary mail and by that internet identifier of record, of the board's decision to approve or reject the application. (4) Any person may submit comments to any board of county commissioners or board of township trustees to which an application or amended application has been submitted under this chapter at any time prior to and at any public meeting at which the application or amended application is heard. (B)(1) An agricultural security area is established, and the land that is proposed for inclusion in the area is enrolled in the area, upon the adoption of a resolution by each of the affected boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners approving the same version of the application or applications requesting the establishment of the area. (2) Not later than thirty days after a board adopts a resolution approving the establishment of an agricultural security area, the board shall send a copy of the resolution to the director of agriculture, the director of transportation, the superintendent of each school district within the area, the county engineer, and the county auditor. (C) A resolution approving the establishment of an agricultural security area shall include all of the following: (1) A statement that the board of township trustees or board of county commissioners, as applicable, commits not to initiate, approve, or finance any development for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes, including construction of new roads and water and sewer lines, within the area for a period of ten years. For purposes of division (C)(1) of this section, "development" does not include any of the following: (a) The improvement of existing roads, provided that the county engineer of each county in which the portion of the area affected by the improvement is located determines that the improvement is necessary for traffic safety, and provided that the improvement is as consistent as possible with the agricultural use of land in the area; (b) The construction, modification, or operation of transmission or distribution lines for electricity, gas, or oil or of any gathering or production lines for oil or gas, provided that the construction, modification, or operation of the lines does not cause the land to become ineligible for valuation and assessment for real property tax purposes in accordance with its current agricultural use value under sections 5713.30 to 5713.38 of the Revised Code; (c) The construction, modification, or operation of water lines or sewer lines, provided that an official or employee of the environmental protection agency orders the construction, modification, or operation for the purpose of enabling water and sewer service areas that are outside of the agricultural security area to be connected to each other, and provided that the lines do not provide service connections to land within the agricultural security area. (2) A requirement that the owner or owners of the land in the area use best management practices; (3) A statement that describes the agreement that was reached with other boards, if applicable, under section 5709.28 of the Revised Code concerning the percentage of the taxable value of qualifying agricultural real property in the agricultural security area that is to be exempted from taxation under that section and the number of years that the tax exemption established under that section will apply to that property. (D) An agricultural security area may continue in existence for ten years unless either of the following occurs: (1) The sole owner of land enrolled in the area withdraws under section 931.07 of the Revised Code. (2) Unless division (C) of section 931.07 of the Revised Code applies, land in the area fails to satisfy any of the criteria specified in divisions (B)(1) to (3) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code. (E) The approval or disapproval of an application under this section is not a final order, adjudication, or decision under section 2506.01 of the Revised Code and is not appealable under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. (F) As used in this section, "internet identifier of record" has the same meaning as in section 9.312 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.15
§ 917.15. Plans of operation
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly As individuals or through one or more co-operative associations, producers supplying milk or cream to dealers in any market, may petition the director of agriculture to approve a plan of weighing, sampling, or testing milk or cream, or of auditing payments to producers and schedule of uses, or petition that such functions be performed more frequently than they are ordinarily performed by the director. When such a petition is filed, after public hearing held in the market by the director after two weeks' notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the market, and after notice thereof has been mailed to all licensees who may be affected, if the director deems the market service requested to be advisable he may provide or authorize for the same in such manner as he finds advisable. All such functions shall be financed by deduction from all producers who, as individuals or through an association, petition for them and whose milk or cream is delivered to the market area of the group affected, and only at such rate per one hundred pounds of milk or per pound of butterfat as will equal the actual cost of such work. Such deduction shall be made from each payment for milk or cream by the dealer receiving such milk or cream in such manner as the director prescribes and shall be paid to those performing such operations in such manner as the director prescribes. The director may group separately producers and dealers receiving such producers' milk or cream by types of operation such as fluid milk operations, milk manufacturing operations, cheese making, and butter manufacturing. This section shall be applicable to each group separately in any market area. The director shall discontinue any such special service upon petition of the majority of the producers affected, and he may discontinue such service upon his own initiative.
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.54
§ 927.54. Plant pest program fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The plant pest program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money credited to it under section 909.15 of the Revised Code and under this chapter and any rules adopted under it. The director of agriculture shall use money in the fund to administer this chapter and Chapter 909. of the Revised Code. The director shall keep accurate records of all receipts into and disbursements from the fund and shall prepare, and provide upon request, an annual report classifying the receipts and disbursements that pertain to plant pests.
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.521 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.521
§ 924.521. Employees of committee
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 House Bill 645 - 123rd General Assembly The director of agriculture shall hire all employees of the Ohio grape industries committee. The director shall select the employees from the list of recommended applicants submitted by the committee under section 924.52 of the Revised Code. Employees of the committee shall be paid with moneys from the Ohio grape industries fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.55
§ 924.55. Reimbursement for actual administrative and overhead costs
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly The department of agriculture shall be reimbursed for actual administrative and overhead costs incurred in the administration of sections 924.51 to 924.55 of the Revised Code in an amount not to exceed ten per cent per year of the amount received in that year in the Ohio grape industries fund created under section 924.54 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 915.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 915 / § 915.22
§ 915.22. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The department of agriculture may make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out sections 915.14 to 915.24 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.08
§ 918.08. License - annual fee - violations
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (F) of this section, no person shall operate an establishment without first licensing the establishment with the department of agriculture. The owner of an establishment desiring a license with the department may make application therefor on forms provided by the department. If after inspection the director of agriculture finds that an establishment is in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, the director shall notify the owner of the establishment and, upon receipt of the required license fee, the establishment shall be permitted to operate. However, if after inspection the director finds that an establishment is not in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, the director shall deny the license application. The applicant may appeal the denial of the license application in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The license shall expire annually on the thirty-first day of March and, if the director finds that the establishment is in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The annual license fee for each establishment, or a renewal thereof, is one hundred dollars. All fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the poultry and meat products fund created in section 918.15 of the Revised Code. (C) If after inspection the director determines that an establishment licensed under division (A) of this section is operating in violation of this chapter or the rules adopted thereunder, the director shall notify the licensee in writing of the violation and give the licensee ten days from the date of notice to cease or correct the conditions causing the violation. If the conditions causing the violation continue after the expiration of the ten-day period, the director may do either of the following: (1) Impose progressive enforcement actions as provided in division (D)(1) of this section in the same manner as inspectors; (2) Suspend or revoke the establishment's license in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (D)(1) If an inspector determines that an establishment licensed under division (A) of this section is operating in violation of sections 918.01 to 918.12 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those sections, the inspector may notify the licensee in writing of the violation. The inspector immediately may impose progressive enforcement actions, including withholding the mark of inspection, suspension of inspection, suspension of inspection held in abeyance, and withdrawal of inspection. The progressive enforcement actions may be taken prior to affording the licensee an opportunity for a hearing. As authorized in division (C) of section 119.06 of the Revised Code, a decision to impose a progressive enforcement action is immediately appealable to a higher authority within the department who is classified by the director as a district supervisor and who is designated by the director to hear the appeal. If the district supervisor affirms the enforcement action of the inspector, the licensee may appeal the enforcement action in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (2) As used in division (D)(1) of this section, "suspension of inspection held in abeyance" means a period of time during which a suspension of inspection is lifted because an establishment has presented the director with a corrective action plan that, if implemented properly, would bring the establishment into compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. (E) If in the opinion of the director the establishment is being operated under such insanitary conditions as to be a hazard to public health, or if the director determines that an establishment is not in compliance with its hazard analysis critical control point plan as required by rules, the director may condemn or retain the product on hand and immediately withdraw inspection from the establishment until the insanitary conditions are corrected or until the establishment is in compliance with its hazard analysis critical control point plan, as applicable. The director may take those actions prior to an adjudication hearing as required under section 119.06 of the Revised Code. The director subsequently shall afford a hearing upon the request of the owner or operator of the establishment. (F) Any person operating an establishment as defined in section 918.01 of the Revised Code who also operates on the same premises an establishment as defined in section 918.21 of the Revised Code shall apply either for licensure under section 918.08 of the Revised Code or for licensure under section 918.28 of the Revised Code, but not for both, as the director shall determine. (G) If the director determines that the owner or operator of or any person employed by an establishment licensed under division (A) of this section forcibly assaulted, resisted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, or interfered with any person while that person was engaged in, or because of the person's performance of, official duties under sections 918.01 to 918.12 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under those sections, the director immediately may withdraw inspection from the establishment prior to an adjudication hearing as required under section 119.06 of the Revised Code. (H) In addition to any remedies provided by law and irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law, the director may apply to the court of common pleas of the county in which a violation of sections 918.01 to 918.12 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under those sections occurs for a temporary or permanent injunction or other appropriate relief concerning the violation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.60
§ 925.60. Fines paid to general revenue fund
Status: in_force

October 8, 1965 House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly All fines assessed under sections 925.51 to 925.59 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be paid into the general revenue fund of this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.11
§ 943.11. Prohibition
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No weigher shall improperly weigh any livestock, or give any false certificate of weight, or accept directly or indirectly money or other consideration for any neglect or improper performance of duty, and no person shall wrongfully influence or interfere, or attempt to so influence or interfere, with any such weigher in the performance of his duty or attempt to do so.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.14
§ 971.14. Duties of county auditor
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly The county auditor shall place the amounts certified, as provided in section 971.13 of the Revised Code, upon the tax duplicate, which amounts shall become a lien and be collected as other taxes. The board of township trustees shall certify the amount due each person for building or maintaining the fence and the amount due each trustee and the township fiscal officer for services rendered. In anticipation of the collection of the amounts, the auditor shall draw orders for the payment of the amounts out of the county treasury.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.23
§ 935.23. Requirements for access to antivenom; list of species; liability for treatment of bites
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly (A) The owner of a restricted snake specified in division (L)(2), (3), or (4) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following: (1) Have access to antivenom for each species of snake that the person owns either at the location where each snake is confined or at a hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code, with which the owner has entered into a written agreement to provide the antivenom. However, an owner may apply to the director of agriculture for a waiver to have access to antivenom in a location that is not specified in division (A)(1) of this section. (2) Submit proof of having access to the antivenom required by division (A)(1) of this section to the sheriff of the county and the chief law enforcement officer of the township or municipal corporation in which each snake that the person owns is confined. In addition, the owner shall submit a list that contains the name of each species of restricted snake specified in division (L)(2), (3), or (4) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code that the person owns to the sheriff of the county and the chief law enforcement officer of the township or municipal corporation in which each snake is confined. If the restricted snake or snakes owned by the person change, the owner shall submit an updated list to the sheriff of the county and the chief law enforcement officer of the township or municipal corporation in which each such snake is confined no later than seven days after the change occurs. (B) If a restricted snake specified in division (L)(2), (3), or (4) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code bites a person other than the snake's owner, the owner is liable for all costs associated with the treatment of the bite, including the cost of replacement of any antivenom that was used to treat the bite.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.02
§ 905.02. Selling or exchanging unregistered agricultural additive
Status: in_force

November 5, 1981 House Bill 117 - 114th General Assembly No distributor or manufacturer shall sell, exchange, offer for sale or exchange, or distribute for sale or exchange in this state any agricultural additive unless it has been registered by the manufacturer with the department of agriculture. Registration of an agricultural additive does not constitute a warranty by the department or the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.46
§ 905.46. Holding fertilizer offered or exposed for sale in violation of law
Status: in_force

August 21, 2014 Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly The director of agriculture may issue an order to the owner or custodian of any lot of fertilizer requiring it to be held at a designated place when the director has found the fertilizer to have been offered or exposed for sale in violation of sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code or any rule. A fertilizer shall be held until a release in writing is issued by the director. A release shall not be issued until sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code and rules are complied with and until all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the violation have been paid by the manufacturer, distributor, licensee, or registrant.
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.22
§ 941.22. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may adopt rules that do all of the following: (1) Establish requirements for certifying a herd of cattle and bison as brucellosis-free; (2) Establish requirements for validating a herd of swine as brucellosis-free; (3) Designate an epidemiologist in accordance with federal regulations adopted by the animal and plant health inspection service, United States department of agriculture in 9 C.F.R. 78.1 et seq., as amended, and authorize the designated epidemiologist to reclassify animals at his discretion for the purposes of sections 941.21 to 941.41 of the Revised Code based upon epidemiology, herd history, or further tests and examinations. (B) The director may adopt rules that establish requirements for negative brucellosis status for a group of animals.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.54
§ 925.54. Additional grades and regulations for sale of fresh fruits and vegetables
Status: in_force

October 8, 1965 House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly The director of agriculture, subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, may promulgate additional grades and regulations for the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Ohio Rev. Code § 919.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 919 / § 919.99
§ 919.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly Whoever violates sections 919.01 to 919.20 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.15
§ 956.15. Denial of application
Status: in_force

September 29, 2023 Senate Bill 21, House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall deny an application for a license that is submitted under section 956.04 or 956.05 of the Revised Code for either of the following reasons: (1) The applicant for the license has violated any provision of this chapter or a rule adopted under it if the violation materially threatens the health or welfare of a dog. (2) The applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a disqualifying offense as determined in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. (B) The director may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter for violation of any provision of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under it if the violation materially threatens the health and welfare of a dog. (C) An application or a license shall not be denied, suspended, or revoked under this section without a written order of the director stating the findings on which the denial, suspension, or revocation is based. A copy of the order shall be sent to the applicant or license holder by certified mail or may be provided to the applicant or license holder by personal service. In addition, the person to whom a denial, suspension, or revocation applies may request an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The director shall comply with such a request. The determination of the director at an adjudication hearing may be appealed in accordance with section 119.12 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 7, 2023 at 2:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.40
§ 905.40. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

March 27, 2013 House Bill 420 - 129th General Assembly The director of agriculture shall adopt and enforce uniform rules: (A) Governing the storing and handling of anhydrous ammonia that is used for agricultural purposes; (B) For safety in the design, construction, location, installation, or operation of anhydrous ammonia systems for agricultural use. In addition, with regard to an anhydrous ammonia system that is used for agricultural purposes, the rules shall establish standards and procedures for the approval or disapproval of the design and construction of anhydrous ammonia systems and procedures for applying for such approval, including the form of the application. (C) Requiring that guaranteed analysis be stated in a form other than that defined in section 905.31 of the Revised Code when another form will not impose an economic hardship on manufacturers, distributors, and users of anhydrous ammonia by reason of conflicting labeling requirements among the states. The director shall adopt rules under this section in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.06
§ 971.06. Responsibility for maintaining existing fence - removal
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly (A) If a partition fence exists between adjoining properties, the owners of the adjoining properties shall maintain the fence in good repair in equitable shares. If the owners decide to build a new fence, they shall do so in equitable shares in accordance with this chapter unless the owners enter into an agreement in accordance with section 971.04 of the Revised Code. (B) The owners of adjoining properties shall build and maintain in good repair a partition fence in equitable shares in accordance with this chapter if there is evidence that a partition fence previously existed between the adjoining properties or if either of the owners of the adjoining properties, or the previous owners of the adjoining properties, has or had filed an affidavit with the applicable county recorder under section 971.05 of the Revised Code. However, the owners of the adjoining properties are not required to build and maintain in good repair a partition fence in equitable shares if the owners enter or the previous owners entered, as applicable, into an agreement in accordance with section 971.04 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) If a partition fence is removed by an owner and not replaced within one year after removal, the owner who removed the partition fence shall file an affidavit with the applicable county recorder to be placed in the partition fence record established under section 971.15 of the Revised Code stating that a partition fence existed between the adjoining properties within one year prior to the filing of the affidavit. The affidavit also shall specify the location of the properties and state that the fence has been removed and not replaced. (2) If an affidavit is filed and a partition fence is rebuilt, the owners of the adjoining properties shall build and maintain in good repair the new fence in equitable shares in accordance with this chapter unless the owners enter into an agreement in accordance with section 971.04 of the Revised Code. (3) If an affidavit is not filed and a partition fence is rebuilt, the owner constructing the fence shall bear the total costs of building and maintaining it in good repair.
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.99
§ 941.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly (A) Whoever violates sections 941.03 , 941.05 , 941.06 , 941.08 , 941.14 , 941.24 , 941.25 , 941.54 , 941.56 , or division (C) of section 941.07 , division (B) of section 941.09 , division (C) of section 941.10 , division (B) of section 941.11 , or division (A) of section 941.55 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. For each subsequent violation, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (B) Whoever violates division (A), (C), or (D) of section 941.041 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Whoever violates division (B) of section 941.041 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense. On each subsequent violation, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (D) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever violates division (E) or (F) of section 941.041 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the animal is found to be infected with or to have been exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or is adulterated with a residue or if the person previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one violation of division (E) or (F) of section 941.041 of the Revised Code, the person is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. Thereafter, on each subsequent violation, the person is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.521 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.521
§ 927.521. Effect of child support default on license, certificate or permit
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license, certificate, or permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.19
§ 940.19. Petition to supervisors for construction of conservation improvement
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) An owner of land that is located in a soil and water conservation district may file a petition with the board of supervisors of the district requesting the construction of a conservation work of improvement. Prior to filing a petition, the petitioner shall consult with the district to discuss the proposed drainage improvement and to determine the proper forms and procedures for filing the petition. (B) The petition shall include all of the following: (1) A statement of the nature of the work for which a petition is filed, including locating, cleaning, removing obstructions from, constructing, reconstructing, straightening, deepening, widening, altering, boxing, tiling, filling, walling, or arching any ditch, drain, watercourse, floodway, creek, run, or river; changing the course, location, or terminus thereof; or constructing a levee, wall, embankment, jetty, dike, dam, sluice, revetment, reservoir, holding basin, control gate, breakwater, or other structure for the control of water; (2) A description, including location, of the course and termini of the proposed improvement and the branches, spurs, or laterals, if any are petitioned for; (3) A statement that the construction of the improvement is necessary and will benefit the petitioner; and (4) A statement that all costs of engineering, construction, and future maintenance will be assessed to the benefiting parcels of land. (C) The board shall make a preliminary determination to accept or reject the petition at the board's next scheduled meeting. (D)(1) The board may reject the petition for any of the following reasons: (a) The board determines that the information that the petition contains about the proposed improvement is insufficient to enable the board to proceed with the petition under this chapter. (b) The petition appears to be frivolous. (c) The district lacks sufficient staff or other resources to proceed with the improvement in accordance with this chapter. (2) If the board rejects the petition, it shall notify the petitioner in writing of the reasons for the rejection. The petitioner may amend a petition that is rejected due to insufficient information and may subsequently file the amended petition with the board. (E) If the board accepts the petition for a proposed improvement, the board shall do both of the following: (1) Establish a date and time for a view of the proposed improvement. The date shall be not fewer than thirty nor more than ninety days after the date on which the petition was accepted. The board shall designate a convenient location at which the view shall occur. (2) Establish a date and time on and at which and designate a location at which the board will hold a hearing on the proposed improvement. The hearing shall occur not fewer than thirty nor more than ninety days after the date established for the view. (F) If a petitioner proposes an improvement that would be located in two or more adjoining soil and water conservation districts, the board of supervisors that receives the petition shall provide notice of the petition to the board of supervisors of each other county in which the proposed improvement would be located. The boards then shall create a joint board of supervisors under section 940.34 of the Revised Code and proceed in accordance with that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 923.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.44
§ 923.44. Inspection fees - reports of tonnage
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (A)(2), (3), and (4) of this section, the first distributor of a commercial feed shall pay the director of agriculture an annual inspection fee at the rate of twenty-five cents per ton on all commercial feeds distributed by the first distributor in this state. The department of agriculture shall not collect inspection fees on the first two hundred tons of commercial feed sold in a calendar year. (2) The annual inspection fee required under division (A)(1) of this section shall not be paid by the first distributor of a commercial feed if the distribution is made to an exempt buyer who shall be responsible for the fee. The director shall establish an exempt list consisting of those buyers who are responsible for the fee. (3) The annual inspection fee shall not be paid on a commercial feed if the fee has been paid by a previous distributor. (4) The annual inspection fee shall not be paid on customer-formula feed if the fee has been paid on the commercial feeds that are used as components in that customer-formula feed. (B) Each distributor or exempt buyer who is required to pay a fee under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section shall file an annual statement with the director that includes the number of net tons of commercial feed distributed by the distributor or exempt buyer in this state for the previous calendar year. The distributor or exempt buyer shall file the statement with the distributor's or exempt buyer's registration required under section 923.42 of the Revised Code. The inspection fee at the rate stated in division (A)(1) of this section shall accompany the statement. For a tonnage report that is not filed or payment of inspection fees that is not made by the due date established in section 923.42 of the Revised Code, a penalty of ten per cent of the amount due or fifty dollars, whichever is greater, shall be assessed against the distributor or exempt buyer. The amount of fees due, plus penalty, shall constitute a debt and become the basis of a judgment against the distributor or exempt buyer. (C) No information furnished under this section shall be disclosed by an employee of the department of agriculture in such a way as to divulge the operation of any person required to make such a report. (D) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the commercial feed and seed fund created in section 923.46 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.09
§ 917.09. License types and categories
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may issue the following types of licenses: (1) Producer; (2) Processor; (3) Milk dealer; (4) Raw milk retailer; (5) Weigher, sampler, or tester; (6) Milk hauler. (B) The director may adopt rules establishing categories for each type of license that are based on the grade or type of dairy product with which the licensee is involved. (C) Except as provided in section 917.091 of the Revised Code and division (J) of this section, no person shall act as or hold the person's self out as a producer; processor; milk dealer; raw milk retailer; weigher, sampler, or tester; or milk hauler unless the person holds a valid license issued by the director under this section. (D) Each person desiring a license shall submit to the director a license application on a form prescribed by the director, accompanied by a license fee in an amount specified in rules adopted under section 917.02 of the Revised Code. The applicant shall specify on the application the type of license and category requested and shall include any other information required by rules adopted under section 917.02 of the Revised Code. (E) Each applicant for a weigher, sampler, or tester license or registration, prior to issuance of the license or registration, shall pass an examination that is given in accordance with section 917.08 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under section 917.02 of the Revised Code. Each applicant for any other type of license issued under this section, prior to issuance of the license, shall pass an inspection that is made in accordance with rules adopted under section 917.02 of the Revised Code. (F) The director shall not issue a license to an applicant unless the director determines, through an inspection or otherwise, that the applicant is in compliance with the requirements set forth in this chapter and the rules adopted under it. (G) Examinations that must be passed prior to issuance of a weigher, sampler, or tester license, inspections that must be passed prior to issuance of any other type of license issued under this section, procedures for issuing and renewing licenses, and license terms and renewal periods shall comply with rules adopted under section 917.02 of the Revised Code. (H) Suspension and revocation of licenses shall comply with section 917.22 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under section 917.02 of the Revised Code. (I) Each licensed weigher, sampler, and tester annually shall meet the continuing education requirements established in rules adopted under division (B) of section 917.02 of the Revised Code. (J) A person whose religion prohibits the person from obtaining a license under this section, in place of a license, shall register with the director as a producer; processor; milk dealer; raw milk retailer; weigher, sampler, or tester; or milk hauler. The person claiming the exemption from licensure shall register on a form prescribed by the director and shall meet any other registration requirements contained in rules adopted under section 917.02 of the Revised Code. Upon receiving the person's registration form and determining that the person has satisfied all requirements for registration, the director shall notify the person that the person is registered to lawfully operate as a producer; processor; milk dealer; raw milk retailer; weigher, sampler, or tester; or milk hauler. A registrant is subject to all provisions governing licensees, such as provisions concerning testing, sampling, and inspection of dairy products. A registrant is subject to provisions governing issuance of a temporary weigher, sampler, or tester license under section 917.091 of the Revised Code. A registration shall be renewed, suspended, and revoked under the same terms as a license. (K) Notwithstanding the requirements for a license or registration under this section, the director shall issue a license or registration to operate as a producer; processor; milk dealer; raw milk retailer; weigher, sampler, or tester; or milk hauler, as applicable, in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an individual if either of the following applies: (1) The individual holds a license or registration in another state. (2) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a producer; processor; milk dealer; raw milk retailer; weigher, sampler, or tester; or milk hauler, as applicable, in a state that does not issue the applicable license or registration. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:31 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.10
§ 918.10. Exemptions from chapter requirements
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly (A) Chapter 918. of the Revised Code does not apply to any of the following: (1) A person who slaughters or prepares animals on his farm, or has animals slaughtered or prepared for his personal or family use and sells no meat products of such animals; (2) A retail dealer or retail butcher who sells only meat or meat products that have been inspected in compliance with Chapter 918. of the Revised Code, directly to household consumers in retail stores; (3) Any establishment that is subject to federal inspection. (B) Only the requirement for licensure and the provisions of sections 918.01 to 918.11 of the Revised Code relating to sanitation, adulteration, misbranding, and use of the official mark, apply to both of the following: (1) A person who operates an establishment to slaughter or prepare animals only for persons exempted under division (A) (1) of this section; (2) A retail dealer or retail butcher who sells only meat or meat products, which have been inspected in compliance with sections 918.01 to 918.11 of the Revised Code, and whose operation or sales are other than those traditionally and usually conducted at retail stores or restaurants as prescribed by rules. (C) Each establishment licensed under division (A) of section 918.08 of the Revised Code is exempt from any local ordinances, rules, or regulations pertaining to the inspection and sale of animals, carcasses, and meat products, or subjects relating thereto. (D) Each establishment licensed under division (A) of section 918.08 of the Revised Code is exempt from the license required under section 915.15 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.11
§ 907.11. Enforcement powers of director
Status: in_force

October 17, 2011 House Bill 229 - 129th General Assembly The director of agriculture or the director's authorized agent may: (A) Enter any public or private place of business during regular business hours in order to gain access to any seed or records subject to sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code or the rules and regulations adopted thereunder; (B) In conformity with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, take samples of the seed or make copies of the records of anyone who sells seed; (C) Issue a written or printed stop-sale order to the owner or custodian of any lot of seed, requiring it to be held at a designated place if found to be in violation of sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code or any rules adopted thereunder. The seed shall be held until a release is issued in writing by the director or the director's authorized agent. A release shall not be issued until sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder have been complied with. The owner or custodian may appeal the stop-sale order in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Last updated April 21, 2022 at 9:37 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 953.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 953 / § 953.29
§ 953.29. Conveying raw rendering material
Status: in_force

October 22, 1969 House Bill 260 - 108th General Assembly (A) No raw rendering material shall be conveyed unless the means of conveyance is so constructed that no drippings or seepings can escape from such means of conveyance and the raw rendering material is covered. (B) Each means of conveyance shall be thoroughly cleaned with steam, or such other method approved by the department of agriculture, at least once each day of its use for the conveyance of raw rendering material.
Ohio Rev. Code § 909.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 909 / § 909.14
§ 909.14. Annual report
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The director of agriculture may publish an annual report and such other information concerning the inspection of bees, or bee diseases, as he deems necessary to the carrying out of sections 909.01 to 909.18 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. He shall, from time to time, publish all rules or orders promulgated under such section. Last updated September 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.16
§ 917.16. Rights of agricultural cooperative association
Status: in_force

August 5, 1998 House Bill 600 - 122nd General Assembly (A) This chapter shall not restrain, limit, prejudice, abrogate, or take from any agricultural cooperative association the powers, privileges, and rights it has under Chapter 1729. of the Revised Code. (B) Specifically, but without limiting division (A) of this section, this chapter shall not derogate from or prejudice any rights of any co-operative association, provided that the association and its employees comply with the licensing requirements.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.07
§ 905.07. Suspending or revoking of registration
Status: in_force

November 5, 1981 House Bill 117 - 114th General Assembly The director of agriculture or his duly authorized representative may enter any property, public or private, in order to make inspections to determine whether or not there is compliance with sections 905.01 to 905.11 of the Revised Code or if any agricultural additive is useful for agricultural production in this state. If refused entry he may apply for and the court of common pleas may issue an appropriate warrant. The director may suspend or revoke the registration of an agricultural additive if he finds that the additive does not produce the results or effects shown on its label or that the distributor or manufacturer has violated any provision of sections 905.01 to 905.11 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted thereunder. Before he suspends or revokes the registration of an agricultural additive, he shall afford the registrant the opportunity of an adjudication hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. However, he may suspend the registration before such a hearing if he believes that the use of the additive in this state endangers the public health or safety or constitutes an imminent and substantial threat to agricultural production or the public welfare. Last updated September 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.26
§ 918.26. Operating prohibitions
Status: in_force

January 1, 1971 House Bill 1056 - 108th General Assembly No person shall: (A) Operate an establishment without first securing a license from the department of agriculture, unless exempted under section 918.27 of the Revised Code; (B) Deny access to any authorized inspector at any reasonable time for the purposes of enforcing sections 918.21 to 918.31 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, upon the presentation of proper identification; (C) Operate a licensed establishment contrary to any regulation or order of the director of agriculture made under authority of sections 918.21 to 918.31 , inclusive, of the Revised Code; (D) Possess or use an inspection mark, stamp, or brand provided for in the regulations adopted under section 918.25 of the Revised Code or possess or use any mark, stamp, or brand having thereon a device, words, or insignia the same or similar in character or import to a mark, stamp, or brand provided for in such regulations, except authorized representatives of the department of agriculture; (E) Sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of poultry or poultry products which have been condemned under section 918.22 of the Revised Code, except under regulations adopted under section 918.25 of the Revised Code; (F) Fail to maintain records required by section 918.24 of the Revised Code; (G) Forge any official record, device, mark, or certificate; (H) Forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under sections 918.21 to 918.31 , inclusive, of the Revised Code or the regulations adopted thereunder.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.44
§ 905.44. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

March 27, 2013 House Bill 420 - 129th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may adopt and enforce rules: (1) Governing the storing and handling of fertilizers; (2) For safety in the design, construction, location, installation, or operation of equipment, containment structures, and buildings for storing and handling fertilizers; (3) Requiring that guaranteed analysis be stated in a form other than that defined in section 905.31 of the Revised Code when another form will not impose an economic hardship on manufacturers, distributors, and users of fertilizer by reason of conflicting labeling requirements among the states. As used in division (A) of this section, "fertilizer" does not include anhydrous ammonia. (B) The rules adopted by the director under this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.06
§ 940.06. Supervisors of soil and water conservation district; additional powers
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 340, House Bill 166, House Bill 7 - 133rd General Assembly The board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district have the following powers in addition to its other powers: (A) To conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the character of soil erosion, floodwater and sediment damages, and the preventive and control measures and works of improvement for flood prevention and the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water needed within the district, and to publish the results of those surveys, investigations, or research, provided that no district shall initiate any research program except in cooperation or after consultation with the Ohio agricultural research and development center; (B) To develop plans for the conservation of soil resources, for the control and prevention of soil erosion, and for works of improvement for flood prevention and the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water within the district, and to publish those plans and information; (C) To implement, construct, repair, maintain, and operate preventive and control measures and other works of improvement for natural resource conservation and development and flood prevention, and the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water within the district on lands owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies and on any other lands within the district, which works may include any facilities authorized under state or federal programs, and to acquire, by purchase or gift, to hold, encumber, or dispose of, and to lease real and personal property or interests in such property for those purposes; (D) To cooperate or enter into agreements with any occupier of lands within the district in the carrying on of natural resource conservation operations and works of improvement for flood prevention and the conservation, development, utilization, and management of natural resources within the district, subject to such conditions as the supervisors consider necessary; (E) To accept donations, gifts, grants, and contributions in money, service, materials, or otherwise, and to use or expend them according to their terms; (F) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules to carry into effect the purposes and powers of the district; (G) To sue and plead in the name of the district, and be sued and impleaded in the name of the district, with respect to its contracts and, as indicated in section 940.07 of the Revised Code, certain torts of its officers, employees, or agents acting within the scope of their employment or official responsibilities, or with respect to the enforcement of its obligations and covenants made under this chapter; (H) To make and enter into all contracts, leases, and agreements and execute all instruments necessary or incidental to the performance of the duties and the execution of the powers of the district under this chapter, provided that all of the following apply: (1) Except as provided in section 307.86 of the Revised Code regarding expenditures by boards of county commissioners, when the cost under any such contract, lease, or agreement, other than compensation for personal services or rental of office space, involves an expenditure of more than the amount established in that section regarding expenditures by boards of county commissioners, the board shall make a written contract with the lowest and best bidder after advertisement, for not less than two nor more than four consecutive weeks preceding the day of the opening of bids, in a newspaper of general circulation within the district or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code and in such other publications as the supervisors determine. The notice shall state the general character of the work and materials to be furnished, the place where plans and specifications may be examined, and the time and place of receiving bids. (2) Each bid for a contract shall contain the full name of every person interested in it. (3) Each bid for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. (4) Each bid for a contract, other than a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement, at the discretion of the board, may be accompanied by a bond or certified check on a solvent bank in an amount not to exceed five per cent of the bid, conditioned that, if the bid is accepted, a contract shall be entered into. (5) The board may reject any and all bids. (I) To charge, alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use or services of any works of the district; (J) To enter, either in person or by designated representatives, upon lands, private or public, in the necessary discharge of their duties; (K) To enter into agreements or contracts with the department of agriculture for the determination, implementation, inspection, and funding of agricultural pollution abatement measures whereby landowners, operators, managers, and developers may meet adopted state standards for a quality environment, except that failure of a board to negotiate an agreement or contract with the department authorizes the department to implement the required program; (L) To conduct demonstrations and provide information to the public regarding practices and methods for natural resource conservation, development, and utilization; (M) To enter into contracts or agreements with, and seek technical guidance and program support from, the director of environmental protection in furtherance of actions to abate urban sediment and storm water runoff pollution; (N) To enter into contracts or agreements with the director of natural resources for partnership on state programs to assist with local needs relating to the management of wildlife, forestry, waterways, and other natural resources programs; (O) To develop operation and management plans as necessary; (P) To determine whether operation and management plans developed under division (A) of section 939.03 of the Revised Code comply with the standards established under division (E)(1) of section 939.02 of the Revised Code and to approve or disapprove the plans, based on such compliance. If an operation and management plan is disapproved, the board shall provide a written explanation to the person who submitted the plan. The person may appeal the plan disapproval to the director of agriculture or the director's designee, who shall afford the person a hearing. Following the hearing, the director or the director's designee shall uphold the plan disapproval or reverse it. If the director or the director's designee reverses the plan disapproval, the plan shall be deemed approved under this division. In the event that any person operating or owning agricultural land or an animal feeding operation in accordance with an approved operation and management plan who, in good faith, is following that plan, causes agricultural pollution, the plan shall be revised in a fashion necessary to mitigate the agricultural pollution, as determined and approved by the board. (Q) To develop timber harvest plans; (R) To determine whether timber harvest plans developed under division (A) of section 1503.52 of the Revised Code comply with the standards established under division (A)(1) of section 1503.51 of the Revised Code and to approve or disapprove the plans based on such compliance. If a timber harvest plan is disapproved, the board shall provide a written explanation to the person who submitted the plan. The person may appeal the plan disapproval to the chief of the division of forestry or the chief's designee, who shall afford the person a hearing. Following the hearing, the chief or the chief's designee shall uphold the plan disapproval or reverse it. If the chief or the chief's designee reverses the plan disapproval, the plan shall be deemed approved under this division. (S) With regard to composting conducted in conjunction with agricultural operations, to do all of the following: (1) Upon request or upon their own initiative, inspect composting at any such operation to determine whether the composting is being conducted in accordance with section 939.04 of the Revised Code; (2) If the board determines that composting is not being so conducted, request the director to take corrective actions under section 939.07 of the Revised Code that require the person who is conducting the composting to prepare a composting plan in accordance with rules adopted under division (E)(5)(a) of section 939.02 of the Revised Code and to operate in accordance with that plan or to operate in accordance with a previously prepared plan, as applicable; (3) In accordance with rules adopted under division (E)(5)(b) of section 939.02 of the Revised Code, review and approve or disapprove any such composting plan. If a plan is disapproved, the board shall provide a written explanation to the person who submitted the plan. As used in division (S) of this section, "composting" has the same meaning as in section 939.01 of the Revised Code. (T) With regard to conservation activities that are conducted in conjunction with agricultural operations, to assist the county auditor, upon request, in determining whether a conservation activity is a conservation practice for purposes of Chapter 929. or sections 5713.30 to 5713.37 and 5715.01 of the Revised Code. As used in this division, "conservation practice" has the same meaning as in section 5713.30 of the Revised Code. (U) To develop and approve or disapprove voluntary nutrient management plans in accordance with section 905.323 of the Revised Code; (V) To consult and work with the watershed planning and management coordinator assigned to the watershed region in which the soil and water conservation district is located under section 940.41 of the Revised Code; (W) To do all acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers granted in this chapter. The director of agriculture shall make recommendations to reduce the adverse environmental effects of each project that a soil and water conservation district plans to undertake under division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this section and that will be funded in whole or in part by moneys authorized under section 940.17 of the Revised Code and shall disapprove any such project that the director finds will adversely affect the environment without equal or greater benefit to the public. The director's disapproval or recommendations, upon the request of the district filed in accordance with rules adopted by the Ohio soil and water conservation commission, shall be reviewed by the commission, which may confirm the director's decision, modify it, or add recommendations to or approve a project the director has disapproved. Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated August 10, 2021 at 2:28 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.03
§ 955.03. Dogs are personal property
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly Any dog that has been registered under sections 955.02 and 955.04 of the Revised Code and any dog not required to be registered under such sections shall be considered as personal property and have all the rights and privileges and be subject to like restraints as other livestock. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.25
§ 943.25. On-site inspections
Status: in_force

June 29, 2012 House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly The director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative may enter at reasonable times on the premises of a captive whitetail deer licensee to conduct investigations and inspections or to otherwise execute duties that are necessary for the administration and enforcement of sections 943.20 to 943.26 of the Revised Code and rules.
Ohio Rev. Code § 981.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 981 / § 981.08
§ 981.08. Disposition of moneys
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The officer making a sale under section 981.07 of the Revised Code shall pay to the person to whom the charges are due the legal fees and charges, and after deducting his commission, which shall be as upon sales under execution, shall pay the balance of the moneys arising therefrom to the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which such sales are made, and take his receipts therefor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 921.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.19
§ 921.19. Government use of pesticides
Status: in_force

July 1, 2004 Senate Bill 217 - 124th General Assembly Every state agency, municipal corporation, and other governmental agency and political subdivision is subject to this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder with respect to the application, handling, and use of pesticides. Each state agency, municipal corporation, and other governmental agency and political subdivision is responsible for the acts of each of its employees in the application, handling, and use of pesticides.
Ohio Rev. Code § 981.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 981 / § 981.02
§ 981.02. Trade-mark - application - exclusive property
Status: in_force

May 9, 2000 House Bill 495 - 123rd General Assembly A timber dealer desiring to adopt a trade-mark under section 981.01 of the Revised Code may do so by executing in writing in form and effect as follows: "Trade-mark. Notice is hereby given that I (we) have adopted the following trade-mark, to be used in my (our) business as a timber dealer, to-wit: -- (Here insert the letters, words or figures, etc., constituting the trade-mark, or if it is any device other than letters, words, or figures, insert a facsimile of the device), dated this __________ day of __________, ______" Such writing shall be acknowledged or proved for record in a like manner as deeds are acknowledged or proved, and shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which the principal office or place of business of such timber dealer is, and also in the office of the secretary of state. A copy of the writing shall be published at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in such county. A trade-mark so adopted, from the date of its adoption, shall be the exclusive property of the person, firm, or corporation adopting it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.35
§ 907.35. Prosecutions
Status: in_force

November 13, 1992 Senate Bill 331 - 119th General Assembly When the director of agriculture finds that any person has violated sections 907.27 to 907.35 of the Revised Code, or any rules adopted thereunder, he may file with the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney, or city director of law in the jurisdiction where the violation occurred, or where the person lives, with view of prosecution, the necessary evidence. The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney, or city director of law of the county wherein the offense was committed or where the person lives shall institute proceedings against any person charged with violation of such sections if the evidence warrants such action. After judgment by the court, the director may publish any information pertinent to the issuance of judgment, in such media as he designates.
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.19
§ 903.19. Livestock management fund
Status: in_force

March 15, 2001 Senate Bill 141 - 123rd General Assembly All money collected by the director of agriculture from application fees under sections 903.02 , 903.03 , 903.07 , and 903.08 of the Revised Code, all money collected from civil penalties under sections 903.16 and 903.17 of the Revised Code, and all money collected under division (B) of section 903.18 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the livestock management fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Money credited to the fund shall be used solely in the administration of this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 929.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 929 / § 929.05
§ 929.05. Appropriation of agricultural land
Status: in_force

June 29, 1982 Senate Bill 78 - 114th General Assembly (A) No public or private agency, as defined in section 163.01 of the Revised Code, shall appropriate more than ten acres or ten per cent of an individual property under one ownership and currently used in agricultural production in an agricultural district, whichever is greater, except as provided in this section. No state agency, municipal corporation, county, township, or other political subdivision or taxing authority, or any other public entity, and no person shall advance a grant, loan, interest subsidy, or other distribution of public funds within an agricultural district for the construction of housing, or commercial or industrial facilities to serve nonagricultural uses of land, except as provided in this section. (B) A public or private agency desiring to appropriate land in an agricultural district and a public entity or person desiring to make a distribution of public funds as provided in division (A) of this section shall, not fewer than thirty days before commencing proceedings or taking the action, give written notice of the intent to the department of agriculture unless the agency, public entity, or person has received the approval of an environmental document that includes consideration of the impact on agricultural land from an appropriate federal agency and the department of agriculture is listed among the agencies for coordination of the document. The notice shall be accompanied by a report justifying the proposed action, including an evaluation of alternatives that would not require the action within the agricultural district. The department shall review the proposed action to determine its effect on agricultural production in the district and on the policies, plans, objectives, and programs of other state or local government agencies. After considering the need for the proposed action and its necessity to protect, promote, or enhance the public health, safety, peace, or welfare of some or all inhabitants of the state, if the director of agriculture has reason to believe that the proposed action would have an unreasonably adverse effect on the district or on the policies, plans, objectives, or programs that would outweigh the protection, promotion, or enhancement of the public health, safety, peace, or welfare, he shall inform the governor within thirty days after having received the written notice. The governor shall issue an order that the proposed action shall not be taken for sixty days. During the sixty-day period the director shall immediately publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, one notice of a public hearing to be held on the matter at a convenient location in or as near as possible to the district on a specified date from twenty to thirty days after publication of the notice and send personal notice by certified mail to any municipal corporation whose territory includes any part of the district and to any public or private agency, public entity, or person seeking to appropriate the land or make the distribution of funds. After the hearing and before the end of the sixty-day period, the director shall make final findings and recommendations in the matter in writing and deliver copies of the findings and recommendations to the agency, entity, or person seeking to appropriate the land or make the distribution, to any public agency having authority to review or approve the appropriation or distribution, and by publication in a manner conducive to the wide dissemination of the findings and recommendations to the public. A public agency having authority to review or approve the appropriation or distribution shall use the findings and recommendations to reach its final determination. (C) The director of agriculture may institute a civil action to enjoin any prohibited appropriation within an agricultural district until the department makes its final findings and recommendations under division (B) of this section. It is not necessary to the granting of such an injunction that the director prove that the injury threatened is irreparable. (D) This section does not apply to any lines or other facilities used to transmit or distribute electricity, to any gas or oil pipeline or other facilities used for exploration, production, storage, transmission, or distribution of natural gas, synthetic gas, or oil, to any telephone lines, or to any activity or facility under the jurisdiction of the Ohio power siting board. (E) This section does not apply to any emergency project immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare. (F) This section does not apply to a lot in an agricultural district that the owner sells or transfer to his son, daughter, brother, sister, mother, or father for the purpose of constructing a dwelling in which the relative will reside for at least three years. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.02
§ 918.02. Ante-mortem inspections of all animals slaughtered
Status: in_force

April 15, 2005 Senate Bill 202 - 125th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture, or the director's designee, shall provide ante-mortem inspections of all animals slaughtered at establishments licensed under division (A) of section 918.08 of the Revised Code where and to the extent the director considers it necessary. If, upon inspection, symptoms of disease or other abnormal conditions that would render the animals unfit for human food are found, those animals shall be retained or permanently and conspicuously identified with an official mark indicating they have been condemned and shall be disposed of in a manner prescribed by the director. (B) The director shall provide post-mortem inspection to the extent the director considers necessary of all animals for human food in establishments licensed under division (A) of section 918.08 of the Revised Code. The head, tongue, tail, viscera, and other parts, and blood used in the preparation of meat products or medicinal products shall be retained in such a manner as to preserve their identity until the post-mortem examination has been completed. Wholesome carcasses shall be identified with an official mark indicating they have been approved. Each unwholesome carcass shall be marked conspicuously by the inspector at the time of inspection with an official mark indicating the carcass has been condemned, and all carcasses and parts thereof thus inspected and condemned shall be destroyed for food purposes by the establishment in the presence of an inspector. If any carcass or any part thereof, upon examination and inspection subsequent to the first examination and inspection, is found to be adulterated, it shall be destroyed for food purposes by the establishment in the presence of an inspector. All unborn or stillborn animals shall be condemned. Carcasses of animals that have died by means other than slaughter shall not be brought into any room in which meat products are processed, handled, or stored. (C) The director shall provide inspection of all processing operations at establishments licensed under division (A) of section 918.08 of the Revised Code where animal carcasses, parts thereof, or meat products may be brought in and further treated and prepared, and shall provide inspection and supervision in processing departments to ensure that controls are effective at all times. (D) Establishments licensed under section 918.08 of the Revised Code shall furnish satisfactory facilities and assistance for ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections as required by the director. The director may require operations at the establishments to be conducted during reasonable hours. Licensees shall inform the director in advance of intended hours of operation. When one inspector is assigned to make inspections at two or more establishments where few animals are slaughtered, or where small quantities of meat products are prepared, the director may designate the hours of the day and the days of the week during which the establishment may be operated. No person shall deny access to any authorized inspector upon the presentation of proper identification at any reasonable time to such establishments and to records pertaining to the source and sale of carcasses and meat products. The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing the rate at which an establishment shall reimburse the division of meat inspection for inspection services of more than eight hours in any given day, of more than forty hours in any given week Sunday through Saturday, or on any holiday as specified in division (A) of section 124.19 of the Revised Code. (E) The director may limit the entry of animals, animal carcasses, or parts thereof, meat food products, and other materials into any establishment at which inspection is maintained under this chapter to ensure that allowing the entry of such articles into such inspected establishments will be consistent with the purposes of this chapter. (F) All carcasses, parts thereof, and meat products inspected at any establishment under the authority of this chapter and found to be not adulterated, at the time they leave the establishment, shall bear, in distinctly legible forms directly thereon or on their containers, appropriate labeling as the director may require in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter. No article subject to this chapter shall be sold or offered for sale by any person, under any names or labeling that is false or misleading. (G) The director shall adopt and enforce sanitation rules pursuant to this chapter, under which establishments shall be maintained. Where the sanitary conditions of any such establishment are such that the meat product is rendered adulterated, the product shall be retained and not allowed to be labeled with an official mark. The rules pertaining to sanitary conditions shall conform with the sanitation standard operating procedures established in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations and shall require that an establishment be evaluated by determining its compliance with those procedures. In addition, the rules shall require that if an establishment does not have a plan for a particular production process under its hazard analysis critical control point plan as required in rules, the meat product of the process may be considered to be adulterated and shall be retained pending a production process review and not allowed to be labeled with an official mark.
Ohio Rev. Code § 921.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.03
§ 921.03. Experimental use permits
Status: in_force

September 1, 1976 House Bill 1015 - 111th General Assembly Provided the state is authorized by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency to issue experimental use permits, the director of agriculture may: (A) Issue an experimental use permit to any applicant if he determines that such a permit is necessary in order to accumulate information necessary to register a pesticide; (B) Refuse to issue an experimental permit if he determines that the pesticide applications, to be made under the proposed terms and conditions, may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; (C) Prescribe terms, conditions, and period of time for the experimental use permit which shall be under the supervision of the director; (D) Revoke any experimental use permit, at any time, if he finds that its terms or conditions are being violated, or that its terms and conditions are inadequate to avoid unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.16
§ 940.16. Advance of moneys from soil and water conservation fund; repayment
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly A board of county commissioners may apply to the Ohio soil and water conservation commission for an advance of moneys from the soil and water conservation fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury, to enable a soil and water conservation district to pay all or part of the cost of surveys and plans, appraisals, estimates of cost, land options, and other incidental expenses of constructing works of improvement for the district. The commission shall consider the application and shall recommend an amount of moneys reasonably needed for that purpose. The order of the commission recommending the amount of the moneys needed shall be certified to the controlling board. The controlling board shall then determine the amount to be advanced to the county and shall certify its action to the director of budget and management for payment. All such amounts received by any such district shall be repaid by the board of county commissioners to the state immediately upon the receipt by the board of funds from the sale of bonds or from other sources that may be used for that purpose, or in such number of equal annual installments, not exceeding five, and commencing at such time, as shall be specified in the order of the commission. If an unfavorable referendum or court decision has denied the work of improvement, the controlling board, upon receipt of sufficient and satisfactory evidence that the board and district have proceeded in good faith and the recommendation of the commission, shall relieve the board or district of its repayment obligation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 961.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 961 / § 961.01
§ 961.01. Pet cemetery definitions
Status: in_force

August 29, 1986 House Bill 699 - 116th General Assembly As used in sections 961.01 to 961.05 of the Revised Code: (A) "Burial right" means the right of interment. (B) "Interment" means the disposition of pet remains by earth burial, entombment in a mausoleum, or inurnment in a columbarium. (C) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code. (D) "Pet" means an animal that has been adapted or tamed to live in intimate association with or for the pleasure or advantage of people and includes but is not limited to dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, and hamsters. (E) "Pet cemetery" means land, together with any structures, facilities, or buildings appurtenant thereto, provided to members of the general public for use or reservation for use for the individual interment, above or below ground, of pet remains. "Pet cemetery" does not include land used exclusively for landfilling or the communal burial of pets, but does include a pet cemetery where a portion of the land is used for the communal burial of pets.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.25
§ 925.25. False representation of contents
Status: in_force

January 14, 1972 House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly No person shall sell, offer for sale, or have in his possession for sale, either privately or on the open market, consign, deliver, receive, or distribute any container covered under sections 925.21 to 925.32 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, if the face or exposed surface gives a false representation of the contents. It is a false representation if such face is not reasonably representative, in size, color, quality, and varietal characteristics, of the remaining portion of the container. Last updated February 24, 2023 at 10:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.25
§ 903.25. Other permits of political subdivisions may not be required
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly An owner or operator of an animal feeding facility who holds a permit to install, a permit to operate, or a NPDES permit or who is operating under an operation and management plan, as defined in section 939.01 of the Revised Code, developed or approved by the director of agriculture under section 939.02 of the Revised Code or by the supervisors of the appropriate soil and water conservation district under section 940.06 of the Revised Code shall not be required by any political subdivision of the state or any officer, employee, agency, board, commission, department, or other instrumentality of a political subdivision to obtain a license, permit, or other approval pertaining to manure, insects or rodents, odor, or siting requirements for installation of an animal feeding facility.
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.07
§ 943.07. Sanitation
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly Each small dealer, dealer, or broker leasing, renting, operating, or owning livestock yards, pens, premises, or vehicles in which animals are quartered, fed, held, or transported, shall have a veterinary inspector approved by the department of agriculture, inspect, when directed, all such yards, premises, and vehicles and shall thoroughly and completely disinfect all such yards, pens, premises, and vehicles under the direction of the veterinary inspector and as prescribed by the department. The cost of the inspection and disinfection shall be borne by the small dealer, dealer, or broker. The department shall not require such veterinary inspection of yards, pens, premises, or other facilities where veterinary inspection is regularly maintained by the United States department of agriculture, or by the municipal corporation in which the same are located, or where livestock is transported to markets or slaughtering establishments where such inspection is maintained. The department may adopt adequate sanitary requirements covering the construction and maintenance of buildings, pens, and chutes on all premises regularly used for the assembling, receiving, handling, feeding, watering, holding, buying, or selling of livestock, and may prescribe and enforce rules for the purpose of carrying into effect sections 943.01 to 943.18 of the Revised Code. Those sections shall not apply to railroads subject to the "Interstate Commerce Act of 1887," 24 Stat. 379, 49 U.S.C.A. 1.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.02
§ 907.02. Certification by Ohio seed improvement association
Status: in_force

October 29, 2003 House Bill 143 - 125th General Assembly (A) The Ohio seed improvement association shall certify for Ohio agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants for varietal identification or for other factors. (B) No person shall use, orally or in writing, alone or with other words, "certified," "registered," "foundation," or any other term that suggests that the seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants have been certified unless the seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants have been certified by the Ohio seed improvement association. The prohibition established in this division does not apply to use of the word "certified" for the purpose of describing seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants that have been certified as organic in accordance with 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq. (C) The following information shall appear on the certification label attached to each container of each lot of seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants sold as "certified," "registered," or "foundation": (1) The grower's name and address or producer number; (2) The name of the Ohio seed improvement association as the certifying agency; (3) The origin of the seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants; (4) The class, kind, variety, or germ plasm of the seed; (5) Any other information the director of agriculture may require by rule concerning health, vigor, purity, type, and other matters pertaining to certification. (D) The Ohio seed improvement association shall establish standards and procedures for seed certification that are no less stringent than those prescribed by the association of official seed certifying agencies and that do not conflict with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under them. The Ohio seed improvement association shall designate intervals at which it shall conduct a review of the certification standards and procedures. No proposed change to the standards and procedures may take effect unless the change first is approved by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the association's governing body.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.15
§ 935.15. Records
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly (A) A person that has been issued a permit under this chapter shall maintain records of all of the following regarding each dangerous wild animal and each restricted snake that the permit holder possesses: (1) The scientific and common names of the animal or snake, including the species; (2) If the animal or snake was purchased or otherwise acquired from another person, the name and address of the other person; (3) The date on which the animal or snake was acquired, if applicable; (4) If the permit holder propagates dangerous wild animals, the date of birth of the animal if the animal was propagated by the permit holder; (5) If the permit holder propagates restricted snakes, the date of birth of the snake if the snake was propagated by the permit holder; (6) The name and address of the person to whom the animal or snake was sold or otherwise transferred, if applicable; (7) The date on which the animal or snake died or escaped, if applicable; (8) The identification number of the microchip that is implanted in the animal and the frequency of the passive integrated transponder contained in the microchip as required in section 935.04 of the Revised Code. (B) A permit holder shall maintain the records in accordance with rules.
Ohio Rev. Code § 947.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 947 / § 947.03
§ 947.03. Reregistration of brands
Status: in_force

April 4, 1985 Senate Bill 374 - 115th General Assembly A brand currently registered under section 947.02 of the Revised Code is personal property of the person in whose name it is registered and may be sold, assigned, transferred, or bequeathed or pass under the laws of descent and distribution as other personal property. However, the buyer or other assignee or transferee of a currently registered brand shall apply to the director of agriculture on a form prescribed and provided by the director for the reregistration of the brand in the name of the buyer, assignee, or other transferee. On receipt of the application, fee, and such proof of sale or assignment that the director may require, the director shall reregister the brand in the name of the buyer, assignee, or other transferee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 921.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.02
§ 921.02. Pesticide registration
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) No person shall distribute a pesticide within this state unless the pesticide is registered with the director of agriculture under this chapter. Registrations shall be issued for a period of time established by rule and shall be renewed in accordance with deadlines established by rule. Registration is not required if a pesticide is shipped from one plant or warehouse to another plant or warehouse operated by the same person and used solely at that plant or warehouse as a constituent part to make a pesticide that is registered under this chapter, or if the pesticide is distributed under the provisions of an experimental use permit issued under section 921.03 of the Revised Code or an experimental use permit issued by the United States environmental protection agency. (B) The applicant for registration of a pesticide shall file a statement with the director on a form provided by the director, which shall include all of the following: (1) The name and address of the applicant and the name and address of the person whose name will appear on the label, if other than the applicant's name; (2) The brand and product name of the pesticide; (3) Any necessary information required for completion of the department of agriculture's application for registration, including the agency registration number; (4) A complete copy of the labeling accompanying the pesticide and a statement of all claims to be made for it, including the directions for use and the use classification as provided for in the federal act. (C) The director, when the director considers it necessary in the administration of this chapter, may require the submission of the complete formula of any pesticide including the active and inert ingredients. (D) The director may require a full description of the tests made and the results thereof upon which the claims are based for any pesticide. The director shall not consider any data submitted in support of an application, without permission of the applicant, in support of any other application for registration unless the other applicant first has offered to pay reasonable compensation for producing the test data to be relied upon and the data are not protected from disclosure by section 921.04 of the Revised Code. In the case of a renewal of registration, a statement shall be required only with respect to information that is different from that furnished when the pesticide was registered or last registered. (E) The director may require any other information to be submitted with an application. Any applicant may designate any portion of the required registration information as a trade secret or confidential business information. Upon receipt of any required registration information designated as a trade secret or confidential business information, the director shall consider the designated information as confidential and shall not reveal or cause to be revealed any such designated information without the consent of the applicants, except to persons directly involved in the registration process described in this section or as required by law. (F) Each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable registration and inspection fee of two hundred fifty dollars for each product name and brand registered for the company whose name appears on the label. If an applicant files for a renewal of registration after the deadline established by rule, the applicant shall pay a penalty fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars for each product name and brand registered for the applicant. The penalty fee shall be added to the original fee and paid before the renewal registration is issued. In addition to any other remedy available under this chapter, if a pesticide that is not registered pursuant to this section is distributed within this state, the person required to register the pesticide shall do so and shall pay a penalty fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars for each product name and brand registered for the applicant. The penalty fee shall be added to the original fee of two hundred fifty dollars and paid before the registration is issued. (G) Provided that the state is authorized by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency to register pesticides to meet special local needs, the director shall require the information set forth under divisions (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this section and shall register any such pesticide after determining that all of the following conditions are met: (1) Its composition is such as to warrant the proposed claims for it. (2) Its labeling and other material required to be submitted comply with the requirements of the federal act and of this chapter, and rules adopted thereunder. (3) It will perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. (4) When used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, it will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. (5) The classification for general or restricted use is in conformity with the federal act. The director shall not make any lack of essentiality a criterion for denying the registration of any pesticide. When two pesticides meet the requirements of division (G) of this section, the director shall not register one in preference to the other. (H)(1) The director may refuse to register a pesticide if the application for registration fails to comply with this section. (2) The director may suspend or revoke a pesticide registration after a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for a pesticide that fails to meet the claims made for it on its label. (3) The director may immediately suspend a pesticide registration, prior to a hearing, when the director believes that the pesticide poses an immediate hazard to human or animal health or a hazard to the environment. Not later than fifteen days after suspending the registration, the director shall determine whether the pesticide poses such a hazard. If the director determines that no hazard exists, the director shall lift the suspension of the registration. If the director determines that a hazard exists, the director shall revoke the registration in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (I) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code. 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