Ohio Rev. Code § 956.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.07
§ 956.07. Application fees
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) A person who is applying for an annual license to operate a high volume breeder or to act as or perform the functions of a dog broker under section 956.04 or 956.05 of the Revised Code, as applicable, shall include with the application for a license a nonrefundable license application fee. The application fees are as follows: (1) For a high volume breeder: (a) One hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least forty, but not more than sixty puppies to the public; (b) Two hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least sixty-one, but not more than one hundred fifty puppies to the public; (c) Three hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least one hundred fifty-one, but not more than two hundred fifty puppies to the public; (d) Five hundred dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least two hundred fifty-one, but not more than three hundred fifty puppies to the public; (e) Seven hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells three hundred fifty-one or more puppies to the public; (f) If divisions (A)(1)(a) to (e) of this section do not apply, one hundred and fifty dollars if either of the following applies: (i) The high volume breeder sells five or more adult dogs or puppies to a dog broker or pet store. (ii) The high volume breeder 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. (2) For a dog broker, five hundred dollars. (B) Money collected by the director of agriculture from each application fee submitted under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the commercial dog breeding fund created in section 956.18 of the Revised Code. The director shall use fifty dollars of the application fee submitted by a high volume breeder under this section or an amount equal to the fee charged for the registration of a kennel under section 955.14 of the Revised Code in the county in which the high volume breeder is located or will be located, whichever is greater, to reimburse that county. The county auditor shall deposit the transferred money into that county's dog and kennel fund created under section 955.20 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 919.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 919 / § 919.13
§ 919.13. Exemption of persons subject to other inspection service
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly No person responsible for the operation of any establishment is subject to this chapter or rules adopted pursuant thereto, if he operates the establishment under the jurisdiction of the federal inspection service, a district health department inspection service, or a municipal inspection service that has been approved by the director of agriculture and has been designated as an exempted inspection service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 939.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 939 / § 939.06
§ 939.06. Director may enter into contracts or agreements
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The director of agriculture may do any of the following: (A) Enter into contracts or agreements with any agency of the United States government, or any other public or private agency, or organization, for the performance of the prescribed duties of the department of agriculture under this chapter and Chapter 940. of the Revised Code or for accomplishing cooperative projects within the scope of those duties; (B) Enter into agreements with local government agencies for the purpose of soil surveys, land use inventories, and other soil-related duties; (C) Accept donations, grants, and contributions in money, service, or equipment to enhance or expedite the prescribed work of the department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.02
§ 941.02. Chief of division of animal health - qualifications and duties
Status: in_force

October 17, 2011 House Bill 229 - 129th General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of animal health, appointed by the director of agriculture under sections 121.04 and 121.05 of the Revised Code, shall be a veterinarian accredited and licensed to practice in this state. (B) The chief shall promote and protect the livestock, poultry, and other animal interests of the state, prevent the spread of dangerously contagious or infectious disease, provide for the control and eradication of such disease, and cooperate with the United States department of agriculture in such work.
Ohio Rev. Code § 929.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 929 / § 929.04
§ 929.04. Defense to civil action for nuisance
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "agricultural activities" means common agricultural practices, including all of the following: (1) The cultivation of crops or changing crop rotation; (2) Raising of livestock or changing the species of livestock raised; (3) Entering into and operating under a livestock contract; (4) The storage and application of commercial fertilizer; (5) The storage and application of manure; (6) The storage and application of pesticides and other chemicals commonly used in agriculture; (7) A change in corporate structure or ownership; (8) An expansion, contraction, or change in operations; (9) Any agricultural practice that is acceptable by local custom. (B) In a civil action for nuisances involving agricultural activities, it is a complete defense if: (1) The agricultural activities were conducted within an agricultural district or on land devoted exclusively to agricultural use in accordance with section 5713.30 of the Revised Code, or were conducted by a person pursuant to a lease agreement, written or otherwise; (2) The agricultural activities were established prior to the plaintiff's activities or interest on which the action is based; (3) The agricultural activities were not in conflict with federal, state, and local laws and rules relating to the alleged nuisance or were conducted in accordance with generally accepted agriculture practices. The plaintiff may offer proof of a violation independently of proof of a violation or conviction by any public official.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.12
§ 925.12. Payment of receipts of prosecutions into general revenue fund
Status: in_force

October 6, 1992 House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly All fines, fees, and costs collected under prosecutions begun, or caused to be begun, by the director of agriculture, shall be paid by the court to the director within thirty days after collection, unless an appeal on questions of law has been properly begun and prosecuted. In case the judgment is sustained, the fine shall be paid within thirty days after such judgment or affirmance and by the director paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 981.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 981 / § 981.10
§ 981.10. Duty of clerk
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If the owner of drift timber recovered under section 981.05 of the Revised Code, within one year from the date of sale, appears before the clerk of the court of common pleas to whom the money has been paid, as provided in section 981.08 of the Revised Code, or appears before a judge of the court of common pleas, and establishes his right to such money to the satisfaction of such clerk or judge, it shall be paid to him by the clerk, on the order of the judge; otherwise, the proceeds of such sale shall be paid into the treasury of the county for the use of the schools as provided in section 3315.32 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.20
§ 903.20. Concentrated animal feeding facility advisory committee
Status: in_force

November 5, 2003 House Bill NO152 - 125th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the concentrated animal feeding facility advisory committee consisting of the directors of agriculture, development, environmental protection, and natural resources and the dean of the college of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences of the Ohio state university, or their designees, as members ex officio, and sixteen members to be appointed by the director of agriculture. Of the appointed members, one shall be an elected local government official whose jurisdiction has a concentrated animal feeding facility located in it at the time that the official is appointed to the committee, one shall be a person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code, one shall represent the interests of poultry producers, one shall represent the interests of swine producers, one shall represent the interests of dairy farmers, one shall represent the interests of beef cattle producers, one shall represent the interests of sheep producers, one shall represent the interests of drinking water utilities, one shall represent the interests of wastewater utilities, one shall represent the Ohio environmental health association, two shall represent the interests of statewide environmental advocacy organizations, and four shall represent the interests of the public. Prior to making the appointment of the member who is an elected local government official, the director shall solicit a list of suggested candidates from the appropriate statewide associations that represent the interests of local governments. Prior to making an appointment of a member representing the interests of poultry, swine, beef cattle, or sheep producers or dairy farmers, the director shall solicit from the appropriate statewide trade associations a list of suggested candidates to represent the interests of the species category on the committee. The members representing the public shall not be owners or operators of concentrated animal feeding facilities or associated with such facilities by contract. Not later than thirty days after March 15, 2001, the director shall make appointments to the committee. Of the initial appointments, six shall be for terms ending one year after March 15, 2001, five shall be for terms ending two years after March 15, 2001, and five shall be for terms ending three years after March 15, 2001. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for three years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The committee shall meet at times that the chairperson or a majority of the committee members considers appropriate, provided that no meeting shall be held on the call of the chairperson unless at least seven days' written notice first is provided to all members of the committee. At the first meeting of the committee in each calendar year, the director of agriculture shall designate one member of the committee to serve as its chairperson and one member to serve as its vice-chairperson. A majority vote of the members of the committee is necessary to take action on any matter. A vacancy on the committee does not impair the right of the other members to exercise all of the committee's powers. Serving as an appointed member of the committee does not constitute holding a public office or position of employment under the laws of this state and does not constitute grounds for removal of public officers or employees from their offices or positions of employment. The director of agriculture, after notice and a public meeting, may remove any appointed member of the committee for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. Appointed members of the committee shall serve without compensation for attending committee meetings. Members of the committee shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as members of the committee. (B) The committee may do either or both of the following: (1) Adopt rules or procedures governing the conduct of its internal affairs; (2) Request from the director of agriculture, and the director shall provide, meeting space, staff support, services, and data to enable it to carry out its functions. (C) The committee shall do all of the following: (1) Advise the director of agriculture in the administration of this chapter; (2) Keep abreast of advances in manure management practices and annually advise the directors of agriculture, environmental protection, and natural resources of the recent advances in those areas and regarding the need for amending what constitutes best management practices; (3) In consultation with the director of agriculture, prepare and, upon request, distribute written materials designed to assist persons who propose to establish a new or modify an existing concentrated animal feeding facility in applying for a permit to install or permit to operate. The materials also shall include information stating that, in addition to obtaining a permit to operate, it may be necessary to obtain a NPDES permit for the discharge of manure or storm water. In addition, the written materials shall include information on the meaning of a "complete application" for all of the permits, information on the public meeting process in connection with the relevant permits issued under this chapter, and a summary of the antidegradation policy established under section 6111.12 of the Revised Code together with an indication of the possibility that the owner's or operator's proposed new or modified disposal system for manure or discharges may be subject to that policy. (D) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the committee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.99
§ 956.99. Violation; misdemeanor
Status: in_force

March 21, 2017 Senate Bill 331 - 131st General Assembly Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.051 of the Revised Code, division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code, or division (E) of section 956.21 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.53
§ 905.53. Exemption from license requirement
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 House Bill 651 - 121st General Assembly No person shall be required to obtain a license to sell or distribute liming material under section 905.52 of the Revised Code if the manufacturer of the liming material that the person distributes or sells is licensed under division (A) of section 905.52 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.76 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.76
§ 901.76. Tampering with or sabotaging livestock at an exhibition prohibited
Status: in_force

June 14, 1995 House Bill 202 - 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall tamper with any livestock. (B) No person shall sabotage any livestock exhibited at an exhibition. (C) In addition to the penalties established in section 901.99 of the Revised Code, whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section is subject to disciplinary action by the director of agriculture under section 901.74 of the Revised Code. (D) This section does not apply to either of the following: (1) Any action taken or activity performed or administered by a licensed veterinarian or in accordance with instructions of a licensed veterinarian if the action or activity was undertaken for accepted medical purposes during the course of a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship; (2) Accepted grooming, commercial, or medical practices as defined by rules of the director adopted under section 901.72 of the Revised Code. (E) As used in this section: (1) "Tamper" means any of the following: (a) Treatment of livestock in such a manner that food derived from the livestock would be considered adulterated as defined in division (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (H), (I), or (J) of section 3715.59 of the Revised Code; (b) The injection, use, or administration of any drug that is prohibited under any federal law or law of this state, or any drug that is used in any manner that is not authorized under any federal law or law of this state. Whenever the commissioner of the United States food and drug administration or the secretary of the United States department of agriculture, pursuant to the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended, or the federal "Virus-Serum-Toxin Act," 37 Stat. 832 (1913), 21 U.S.C.A. 151, as amended, approves, disapproves, or modifies the conditions of the approved use of a drug, the approval, disapproval, or modification automatically is effective for the purposes of division (E)(1)(b) of this section, unless the director, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopts a rule to alter for the purposes of that division the action taken by the commissioner or secretary. The director may adopt such a rule if the director considers it to be necessary or appropriate for the protection of food safety or the health, safety, or welfare of livestock or to prevent the use of a drug for the purpose of concealing, enhancing, transforming, or changing the true conformation, configuration, or condition of livestock. No such rule shall authorize the use of any drug the use of which is prohibited by, or authorize the use of any drug in a manner not authorized by, the commissioner or secretary under either of those acts. (c) The injection, or other internal or external administration of any product or material, whether gas, solid, or liquid, to livestock for the purpose of concealing, enhancing, transforming, or changing the true conformation, configuration, condition, or age of the livestock or making the livestock appear more sound than it actually is; (d) The use or administration, for cosmetic purposes, of steroids, growth stimulants, or internal artificial filling, including paraffin, silicone injection, or any other substance; (e) The use or administration of any drug or feed additive affecting the central nervous system of the livestock; (f) The use or administration of diuretics for cosmetic purposes; (g) The surgical manipulation or removal of tissue so as to change, transform, or enhance the true conformation or configuration of, or to conceal the age of, the livestock. (2) "Sabotage" means intentionally tampering with any livestock belonging to or owned by another person that has been registered, entered in, or exhibited in any exhibition, or raised with the apparent intent of being entered in an exhibition.
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.23
§ 955.23. [Former R.C. 955.222, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Vicious, dangerous, and nuisance dog designation procedures
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "authorized person" means a person who is authorized to enforce this chapter. (B) If a dog warden or other authorized person has probable cause to believe that a dog in the person's jurisdiction committed a nuisance dog act, dangerous dog act, or vicious dog act, the person shall proceed as follows: (1)(a) If the dog warden or other authorized person determines that it is safe to have that dog remain in the custody of the dog's owner, keeper, or harborer and the dog's act did not result in the killing of a person or serious injury to a person, the dog warden or authorized person may designate the dog as a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog. Upon such designation, the dog warden or other authorized person shall notify the owner, keeper, or harborer of that dog, by certified mail or in person, of both of the following: (i) That the dog warden or other authorized person has designated the dog a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog, as applicable; (ii) That the owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog may request a hearing regarding the designation in accordance with this section. The notice shall include instructions for filing a request for a hearing in the court that has territorial jurisdiction over the location where the alleged act occurred. (b) If the owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog disagrees with the designation, the owner, keeper, or harborer, not later than ten calendar days after receiving notification of the designation, may request a hearing regarding the determination. The request for a hearing shall be in writing and shall be filed with the court specified in the notice. (2) If the dog warden or other authorized person holds or intends to hold the dog in custody in accordance with division (F)(2) of this section, the dog warden or other authorized person shall petition the court that has territorial jurisdiction over the location where the alleged act occurred to hold a hearing to determine whether the court shall issue an order designating the dog in accordance with this section and determine the disposition of the dog. (C) The court, not later than ten calendar days after receiving the hearing request described in division (B)(1)(b) of this section or the petition described in division (B)(2) of this section shall hold the hearing and, at the conclusion of the hearing, issue a final determination concerning whether the dog shall be designated a nuisance, dangerous, or vicious dog and the disposition of the dog. At the hearing, the person who petitioned the court or designated the dog, as applicable, has the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the dog committed a nuisance dog act, dangerous dog act, or vicious dog act. (D) For purposes of this section, probable cause may be supported by one or more written statements of a witness describing the incident or incidents in which the witness saw the dog engage in a nuisance dog act, a dangerous dog act, or a vicious dog act. (E) The owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog or the person who designated the dog as a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog may appeal the court's final determination as in any other case filed in that court. (F)(1) If the dog warden or other authorized person has probable cause to believe that a dog in the person's jurisdiction committed a nuisance dog act, dangerous dog act, or vicious dog act and the dog warden or authorized person determines that it is safe to have the dog remain in the custody of the dog's owner, keeper, or harborer, the dog shall be held in the possession of the owner, keeper, or harborer during the pendency of any hearing conducted under this section or during the pendency of an appeal. Until the court makes a final determination and during the pendency of any appeal, the dog shall be confined or restrained in accordance with the provisions of division (A) of section 955.24 of the Revised Code. The owner, keeper, or harborer of the dog shall not be required to comply with any other requirements established in the Revised Code that concern a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog, as applicable, until the court makes a final determination and during the pendency of any appeal. (2) If the dog warden or other authorized person has probable cause to believe that a dog in the person's jurisdiction committed a nuisance dog act, dangerous dog act, or vicious dog act, during the pendency of a court's determination or appeal under this section, the dog shall be held in the custody of the dog warden or authorized person if one or both of the following occurs: (a) The dog warden or authorized person determines that it is not safe to have the dog remain in the custody of the dog's owner, keeper, or harborer after the commission of the alleged act. (b) The dog's act killed a person or caused serious injury to a person. While the dog is being so held, the cost of the holding is the responsibility of the dog's owner, keeper, or harborer. However, the dog's owner, keeper, or harborer shall not be responsible for such costs if the court does not determine that the dog be designated as a nuisance, dangerous, or vicious dog. (G)(1) Except as provided in division (G)(2) of this section, the court may order a dog that is designated as a dangerous or vicious dog in accordance with this section to be humanely destroyed by a licensed veterinarian or the county dog warden at the owner's expense. (2) The court shall order a dog that is designated in accordance with this section to be humanely destroyed by a licensed veterinarian or the county dog warden at the owner's expense if the court determines that the dog killed a person or caused serious injury to a person that results in one of the following: (a) Substantial risk of death; (b) Permanent incapacity; (c) Serious permanent disfigurement; (d) Acute pain of a duration that results in substantial suffering. (H) The court may order a dog that is designated as a nuisance dog in accordance with this section to be humanely destroyed by a licensed veterinarian or the county dog warden at the owner's expense if the court finds that the dog injured another dog or attempted to bite a person and such attempt resulted in the injury of the person. Last updated March 23, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.13
§ 935.13. Suspension or revocation of permit
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly The director of agriculture may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this chapter for a violation of this chapter or rules. A person adversely affected by an order of suspension or revocation may request an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 936.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 936 / § 936.01
§ 936.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly As used in this chapter: "Education" means any activity designed to provide information regarding propane, propane equipment, mechanical and technical practices, and uses and promotion of propane to consumers and members of the propane industry. "Propane" means liquefied petroleum gas, a material with a vapor pressure not exceeding that of commercial propane composed predominately of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures: (A) Propane; (B) Propylene; (C) Butane; (D) Butylene "Propane council" or "council" means the propane council created under section 936.02 of the Revised Code. "Retailer" means a person engaged primarily in the sale of odorized propane to the ultimate consumer or to a retail propane dispenser. "Wholesale distributor" means a person whose primary business involves the sale of propane to a retailer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 936.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 936 / § 936.09
§ 936.09. Fund for marketing program
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) There is hereby established a fund for the marketing program that is established by the propane council under this chapter. The fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury. Except as authorized in division (B) of this section, all money collected pursuant to section 936.08 of the Revised Code for the marketing program shall be paid into the fund for the marketing program and shall be disbursed only pursuant to a voucher signed by the chairperson of the council for use in defraying the costs of administration of the marketing program and for carrying out sections 936.03 and 936.11 of the Revised Code. (B) In lieu of deposits in the fund established under division (A) of this section, the propane council may deposit all money collected pursuant to section 936.08 of the Revised Code with a bank as defined in section 1101.01 of the Revised Code. All money collected pursuant to section 936.08 of the Revised Code for the marketing program and deposited pursuant to this division also shall be used only in defraying the costs of administration of the marketing program and for carrying out sections 936.03 and 936.11 of the Revised Code. (C) The council shall establish a fiscal year for its marketing program, shall publish an activity and financial report within sixty days of the end of each fiscal year, and shall make the report available to each retailer who pays an assessment or otherwise contributes to the marketing program that the council administers and to other interested persons. (D) In addition to the report required by division (C) of this section, if the council deposits money in accordance with division (B) of this section, the council shall annually submit a financial statement prepared by a certified public accountant holding valid certification from the Ohio board of accountancy issued pursuant to Chapter 4701. of the Revised Code to the department of agriculture. The council shall file the financial statement with the department not more than one hundred fifty days after the end of each fiscal year. (E) The council shall use money in the fund or deposited in a bank to promote the common good, welfare, and advancement of the propane industry, including, but not limited to, all of the following activities and programs: (1) Education; (2) Training; (3) Safety compliance; (4) Advertising; (5) Promotion; (6) Customer rebates to encourage energy efficient appliance and equipment purchases by residential, commercial, or agricultural customers.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.10
§ 926.10. Suspension or refusal of handler's license
Status: in_force

October 11, 2013 Senate Bill 66 - 130th General Assembly The director of agriculture, by order, may refuse to grant or may suspend or conditionally suspend a handler's license, without prior hearing, when the director determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the applicant or licensee: (A) Has failed to maintain the insurance coverage required under section 926.07 of the Revised Code; (B) Has failed to maintain accurate and complete records and accounts as required under section 926.11 of the Revised Code; (C) Has failed to charge, collect, or remit the fee required under division (B) of section 926.16 of the Revised Code; (D) Has refused to allow the director or the director's authorized representative to examine, at a reasonable time, the applicant's or licensee's accounting records, accounts, agricultural commodity inventories, or warehouse; (E) Does not possess sufficient agricultural commodities to cover the outstanding receipts or tickets issued or assumed by the applicant or licensee under bailment agreements; (F) Has issued a receipt in violation of this chapter or any rules adopted under it; (G) Does not have the net assets specified in division (B) of section 926.06 of the Revised Code or has failed to obtain a bond or other protection for any deficiency in required net assets as provided in that division; (H) Does not have the obligations for agricultural commodities purchased under delayed price agreements secured or represented as required under division (B) or (C) of section 926.29 of the Revised Code; (I) Does not submit financial statements that comply with the requirements of division (C) of section 926.06 of the Revised Code within the applicable time period specified in that division; (J) Does not notify the director of a statutory agent's change of address or of the death, removal, resignation, or revocation of the appointment of a statutory agent or does not appoint another agent in accordance with section 926.051 of the Revised Code. The applicant or licensee to whom a denial, suspension, or conditional suspension order is issued shall be afforded a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, after which the director shall issue or deny the license applied for in the pending application or reinstate or revoke the suspended or conditionally suspended license. The director may suspend, conditionally suspend, or revoke a license after a hearing held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for any other violations of this chapter or any rules adopted under it. The director shall cause a notice to be posted on the property of a person whose license has been suspended, conditionally suspended, or revoked stating the limitations or restrictions imposed on the person in the handling of agricultural commodities as a result of the suspension, conditional suspension, or revocation. The notice shall not be removed from the property without written authorization from the director. If a handler's license is revoked, the handler immediately shall notify, in a manner determined by the director, all parties that are storing agricultural commodities in the handler's warehouse and all holders of receipts issued by the handler, if known. The handler shall liquidate the commodities in the manner determined by the director.
Ohio Rev. Code § 931.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 931 / § 931.02
§ 931.02. Enrollment of land in unincorporated area - application - criteria
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Land that is located in the unincorporated area of a township or county may be enrolled in an agricultural security area through the submittal of an application to the board of township trustees of each township and to the board of county commissioners of each county in which the land is located requesting the establishment of such an area. Land that is located in a municipal corporation and land that is located in territory that is proposed to be annexed to a municipal corporation by a pending proceeding before the board of county commissioners or in any court of competent jurisdiction shall not be included in an agricultural security area. If all of the land sought to be enrolled in the agricultural security area is owned by the same person, that person shall submit the application to the required boards. If the land sought to be enrolled consists of parcels owned by different persons who have aggregated their parcels, either each owner may submit a separate application to the required boards or all of the owners collectively may submit one application for the entire agricultural security area to the required boards. An application shall be on the form that the director of agriculture prescribes. The director shall provide copies of the application form to county auditors. An application shall be signed by each applicant who is submitting it and shall contain all of the following: (1) The first, middle, and last name of the applicant or applicants; (2) Information concerning any property interest in the land sought to be enrolled in an agricultural security area that is held by a person other than the applicant or applicants, including, without limitation, mineral rights or easements in the land that are held by a person other than the applicant or applicants and any other interest in the land that may not be conducive to agriculture and that is held by another person; (3) A statement by each applicant who is submitting the application that the applicant will not initiate, approve, or finance any new development for nonagricultural purposes on the land that is proposed to be enrolled in an agricultural security area during the ten-year period of the enrollment, except as is otherwise authorized under division (A) of section 931.04 of the Revised Code. For purposes of division (A)(3) of this section, "new development" includes, without limitation, an applicant's transfer to another person of the ownership of a property interest in the land that occurs during the period beginning on the date that the application is submitted and ending on the date that the ten-year period of enrollment is scheduled to expire, except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section. "New development" does not include taking any actions that are authorized under property rights in the land, such as mineral rights or easements, that were transferred to a person other than an applicant prior to the date that the application is submitted. In addition, "new development" does not include the construction, modification, or operation of wind energy-producing facilities, including windmills and wind turbines, the grant of easements for or 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, or the grant of new mineral leases, or the drilling or operation of any oil or gas well on or in connection with the land, provided that such activities do 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. (4) A listing of all administrative enforcement orders issued to each applicant who is submitting the application, all civil actions in which an applicant was determined by the trier of fact to be liable in damages or was the subject of injunctive relief or another type of civil relief, and all criminal actions in which an applicant pleaded guilty or was convicted, during the ten years immediately preceding the date of submission of the application, in connection with any violation of environmental laws or similar laws of another state. As used in division (A)(4) of this section, "environmental laws" has the same meaning as in section 3745.70 of the Revised Code. (5) A statement from the natural resources conservation service in the United States department of agriculture, a soil and water conservation district with jurisdiction over the land to which the application applies, or any other conservation professional approved by the director that, at the time of the application, each applicant who is submitting the application is complying with best management practices; (6) A map that complies with all of the following: (a) Is prepared by a regional or county planning commission established under section 713.21 of the Revised Code; a professional engineer, including a county engineer, or surveyor registered under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code; a soil and water conservation district created pursuant to section 940.03 of the Revised Code; or the natural resources conservation service; (b) Identifies the area of land to which the application applies and includes the corresponding parcel number that the county auditor has assigned under section 319.28 of the Revised Code to each parcel of land that comprises that area; (c) Shows the boundaries of the land to be enrolled in an agricultural security area; (d) Shows the names and locations of all streams, creeks, or other bodies of water, roads, rights-of-way, and railroads together with any existing residential, recreational, commercial, or industrial facilities that are situated on the land to be included in the area and within five hundred feet of the perimeter of the area. The map also shall show the location of all utility, water, and sewer lines that are situated on the land to be included in the area and within five hundred feet of the perimeter of the area unless the board of county commissioners of each county and the board of township trustees of each township in which the land is located exempts the application from that requirement because the information generally is not readily available. (e) Indicates the date on which the map was prepared; (f) Identifies the person or persons who prepared the map. (7) A list of the other boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners to whom an application has been submitted. An application submitted under this section is a public record. A board of township trustees and a board of county commissioners each may establish a reasonable fee or schedule of fees to be paid at the time that an application is submitted for the purpose of paying the costs of public notice and certified mail that are incurred in any proceedings conducted under this chapter. The clerk of the board shall maintain an accurate and detailed accounting of all money that is received and expended in the processing of an application and shall return to the applicant any unused portion of the fee or fees after the conclusion of the proceedings. (B) An area shall be established as an agricultural security area when all of the following criteria are satisfied: (1) The area consists of not less than five hundred acres of contiguous farmland that is located in the unincorporated area of a township or county. In order to satisfy this requirement, two or more owners of contiguous farmland may aggregate their land. (2) The land forming the area is in an agricultural district or districts established under Chapter 929. of the Revised Code. (3) The land forming the area is valued and assessed for real property tax purposes in accordance with its current agricultural use value under sections 5713.30 to 5713.38 of the Revised Code. Land forming the area that is a portion of a farm on which is located a dwelling house, a yard, or outbuildings such as a barn or garage shall be deemed to satisfy the criteria established in divisions (B)(1) and (3) of this section. (4) Each application submitted by the owner or owners of the land forming the area is approved under section 931.03 of the Revised Code by the boards of township trustees of all of the townships in which the land is located. (5) Each application submitted by the owner or owners of the land forming the area is approved under section 931.03 of the Revised Code by the boards of county commissioners of all of the counties in which the land is located. (C) Additional contiguous farmland may be enrolled in an existing agricultural security area during a partially elapsed ten-year enrollment period either by a landowner who already has land enrolled in the agricultural security area or by a landowner who does not already have land enrolled in the agricultural security area. To enroll additional contiguous land in an existing agricultural security area under this division, a landowner shall obtain permission from each owner of land that already is enrolled in the agricultural security area, submit an application in accordance with this section, and obtain approval of the application from all appropriate boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners in accordance with section 931.03 of the Revised Code. Enrollment of the additional land in the existing agricultural security area shall continue until the expiration of the current, partially elapsed ten-year enrollment period and may be renewed in accordance with section 931.06 of the Revised Code. (D) If an owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area transfers the land to another person during a partially elapsed ten-year enrollment period, the land may remain in the agricultural security area until the expiration of that period, provided that both of the following apply: (1) The transferee certifies and submits a statement, together with the transferee's first, middle, and last name and a description of the transferred land, to the appropriate boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners specifying that, in accordance with division (A)(3) of this section, the transferee will not initiate, approve, or finance any new development for nonagricultural purposes on the transferred land during the remainder of the partially elapsed ten-year enrollment period. Upon receipt of the statement, the boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution acknowledging the receipt. (2) The transferred land continues to satisfy the criteria established in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section during the remainder of the partially elapsed ten-year enrollment period. Divisions (A), (B), and (C) of section 931.03 of the Revised Code do not apply to the continued inclusion of such transferred land in an agricultural security area. Upon the expiration of the partially elapsed ten-year enrollment period, enrollment in the agricultural security area may be renewed in accordance with section 931.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.22
§ 935.22. Liability for destruction of animal or snake
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly An employee of an agency or political subdivision of the state that destroys a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake that is a threat to public safety is not liable for damages in a civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from the destruction of the animal or snake.
Ohio Rev. Code § 929.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 929 / § 929.01
§ 929.01. Agricultural district definitions
Status: in_force

March 27, 2020 House Bill 197 - 133rd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Agricultural production" means commercial aquaculture, algaculture meaning the farming of algae, apiculture, animal husbandry, or poultry husbandry; the production for a commercial purpose of timber, field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, or sod; the growth of timber for a noncommercial purpose if the land on which the timber is grown is contiguous to or part of a parcel of land under common ownership that is otherwise devoted exclusively to agricultural use; or any combination of such husbandry, production, or growth; and includes the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with such husbandry, production, or growth. "Agricultural production" includes conservation practices, provided that the tracts, lots, or parcels of land or portions thereof that are used for conservation practices comprise not more than twenty-five per cent of tracts, lots, or parcels of land that are otherwise devoted exclusively to agricultural use and for which an application is filed under section 929.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Withdrawal from an agricultural district" includes the explicit removal of land from an agricultural district, conversion of land in an agricultural district to use for purposes other than agricultural production, and withdrawal of land from a land retirement or conservation program to use for purposes other than agricultural production. Withdrawal from an agricultural district does not include land described in division (A)(3) of section 5713.30 of the Revised Code. (C) "Conservation practice" has the same meaning as in section 5713.30 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.25
§ 918.25. Rules to administer poultry processing
Status: in_force

April 15, 2005 Senate Bill 202 - 125th General Assembly The director of agriculture shall, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt and enforce rules as necessary for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of sections 918.21 to 918.31 of the Revised Code. The rules shall meet or exceed the federal standards for meat inspection established in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The rules adopted under this section shall provide for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and for maximum coordination and cooperation between state and federal programs for regulation of poultry and poultry products, and may include the following: (A) Exemption of certain products as "poultry products" under the definition in section 918.21 of the Revised Code; (B) Provision for the retention, identification, and disposal of condemned poultry and poultry products and for the identification of approved products; (C) Sanitary requirements for premises, facilities, and equipment, for the operation thereof, and for the storage and handling of poultry and poultry products in establishments licensed under section 918.28 of the Revised Code. The rules pertaining to sanitary conditions shall conform with the sanitation standard operating procedures in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations and shall require that an establishment be evaluated by determining its compliance with those procedures. (D) Requirements for maintenance of records under section 918.24 of the Revised Code; (E) Procedures for application and licensing, and the revocation and suspension of licenses; (F) Requirements for marking and attaching the information required by section 918.31 of the Revised Code, including specific styles, legibility and size of type, method of affixing, variations, and exemptions; (G) Such other rules as are necessary for the proper administration, implementation, and enforcement of sections 918.21 to 918.31 of the Revised Code, including rules requiring that an inspection of an establishment's slaughter and processing operations be conducted in accordance with the establishment's hazard analysis critical control point plan. 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 poultry 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 § 956.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.03
§ 956.03. Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

October 9, 2021 House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing all of the following: (1) Requirements and procedures governing high volume breeders, including the licensing and inspection of and record keeping by high volume breeders, in addition to the requirements and procedures established in this chapter. The rules shall include a requirement that a high volume breeder keep and maintain a record of veterinary care for each dog kept, housed, and maintained by the high volume breeder. The rules shall require the records to be kept and maintained for three years after the care is provided by a veterinarian. (2) Requirements and procedures for conducting background investigations of each applicant for a license issued under section 956.04 of the Revised Code in order to determine if the applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense the director determines is a disqualifying offense under section 9.79 of the Revised Code; (3) Requirements and procedures governing dog brokers, including the licensing of and record keeping by dog brokers, in addition to the requirements and procedures established in this chapter; (4) The form of applications for licenses issued under this chapter and the information that is required to be submitted in the applications; (5) The form of an application for registration and registration renewal as an animal rescue for dogs under this chapter and the information that is required to be provided with a registration or registration renewal, including the name and address of each foster home that an animal rescue for dogs utilizes; (6) A requirement that each high volume breeder submit to the director, with an application for a high volume breeder license, evidence of insurance or, in the alternative, evidence of a surety bond payable to the state to ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. The face value of the insurance coverage or bond shall be in the following amounts: (a) Five thousand dollars for high volume breeders keeping, housing, and maintaining not more than twenty-five adult dogs; (b) Ten thousand dollars for high volume breeders keeping, housing, and maintaining at least twenty-six adult dogs, but not more than fifty adult dogs; (c) Fifty thousand dollars for high volume breeders keeping, housing, and maintaining more than fifty adult dogs. The rules shall require that the insurance be payable to the state or that the surety bond be subject to redemption by the state, as applicable, upon a suspension or revocation of a high volume breeder license for the purpose of paying for the maintenance and care of dogs that are seized or otherwise impounded from the high volume breeder in accordance with this chapter. (7)(a) For high volume breeders, standards of care governing all of the following: (i) Housing; (ii) Nutrition; (iii) Exercise; (iv) Grooming; (v) Biosecurity and disease control; (vi) Waste management; (vii) Whelping; (viii) Any other general standards of care for dogs. (b) In adopting rules under division (A)(7)(a) of this section, the director shall consider the following factors, without limitation: (i) Best management practices for the care and well-being of dogs; (ii) Biosecurity; (iii) The prevention of disease; (iv) Morbidity and mortality data; (v) Generally accepted veterinary medical standards and ethical standards established by the American veterinary medical association; (vi) Standards established by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act as defined in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. (8) Procedures for inspections conducted under section 956.10 of the Revised Code in addition to the procedures established in that section, and procedures for making records of the inspections; (9)(a) A requirement that an in-state retailer of a puppy or adult dog provide to the purchaser the complete name, address, and telephone number of all high volume breeders, dog brokers, and private owners that kept, housed, or maintained the puppy or adult dog prior to its coming into the possession of the retailer or proof that the puppy or adult dog was acquired through an animal rescue for dogs, animal shelter for dogs, or humane society, or a valid health certificate from the state of origin pertaining to the puppy or adult dog; (b) A requirement that an out-of-state retailer of a puppy or adult dog that is conducting business in this state provide to the purchaser a valid health certificate from the state of origin pertaining to the puppy or adult dog and the complete name, address, and telephone number of all breeders, brokers, and private owners that kept, housed, or maintained the puppy or adult dog prior to its coming into the possession of the retailer or proof that the puppy or adult dog was acquired through an animal rescue for dogs, animal shelter for dogs, or humane society in this state or another state. (10) A requirement that a high volume breeder or a dog broker who advertises the sale of a puppy or adult dog include with the advertisement the vendor number assigned by the tax commissioner to the high volume breeder or to the dog broker if the sale of the puppy or dog is subject to the tax levied under Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code; (11) A requirement that a licensed high volume breeder and a licensed dog broker comply with Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code. The rules shall authorize the director to suspend or revoke a license for failure to comply with that chapter. The director shall work in conjunction with the tax commissioner for the purposes of rules adopted under this division. (12) Requirements and procedures governing pet stores, including requirements and procedures governing the initial licensing of pet stores and the renewal of pet store licenses; (13) The application form for a license issued under division (A) of section 956.21 of the Revised Code and the information that is required to be submitted in the application; (14) Requirements governing permanent implanted identification microchips for dogs to be sold at a pet store and by a dog broker; (15) Any other requirements and procedures that are determined by the director to be necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under it. However, rules adopted under this division shall not establish additional requirements and procedures governing animal rescues for dogs other than those adopted under division (A)(5) of this section. (B) The director of agriculture may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing disease testing protocols and vaccination requirements for dogs to be sold at a pet store. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.43
§ 955.43. Dogs with blind, deaf or mobility impaired person
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "institutions of education" means any of the following: (1) Any state university or college as defined in section 3345.32 of the Revised Code; (2) Any private college or university that holds a certificate of authorization issued by the Ohio board of regents pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code; (3) Any elementary or secondary school operated by a board of education; (4) Any chartered or nonchartered nonpublic elementary or secondary school; (5) Any school issued a certificate of registration by the state board of career colleges and schools. (B) When a person who is blind, deaf, or hearing impaired, a person with a mobility impairment, or a trainer of an assistance dog is accompanied by an assistance dog, the person or trainer, as applicable, is entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all public conveyances, hotels, lodging places, all places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, all institutions of education, and other places to which the general public is invited, and may take the dog into such conveyances and places, subject only to the conditions and limitations applicable to all persons not so accompanied, except that: (1) The dog shall not occupy a seat in any public conveyance. (2) The dog shall be upon a leash while using the facilities of a common carrier. (3) Any dog in training to become an assistance dog shall be covered by a liability insurance policy provided by the nonprofit special agency engaged in such work protecting members of the public against personal injury or property damage caused by the dog. (C) No person shall recklessly deprive a person who is blind, deaf, or hearing impaired, a person who has a mobility impairment, or a trainer of an assistance dog when the person or trainer, as applicable, is accompanied by an assistance dog of any of the advantages, facilities, or privileges provided in division (B) of this section, and no person shall charge the person or trainer a fee or charge for the dog. (D) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 904.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 904 / § 904.08
§ 904.08. Authority not to apply to food processing production activity regulated by department of agriculture
Status: in_force

March 31, 2010 House Bill 414 - 128th General Assembly The authority granted to the Ohio livestock care standards board and the director of agriculture by this chapter does not apply to food processing production activity that is regulated by the department of agriculture under Title IX of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.27
§ 943.27. Civil penalties
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is in violation of sections 943.01 to 943.10 and 943.12 to 943.17 of the Revised Code. If the director assesses a civil penalty, the director shall do so as follows: (1) In an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars if, within five years of the violation, the director has not previously assessed a civil penalty against the person under this section; (2) In an amount not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars if, within five years of the violation, the director has previously assessed one civil penalty against the person under this section; (3) In an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars if, within five years of the violation, the director has previously assessed two or more civil penalties against the person under this section. (B) Money collected under division (A) of this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the animal and consumer protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.03
§ 971.03. Application of chapter
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (A) The enclosure of lots in municipal corporations; (B) The enclosure of adjoining properties that are laid out into lots outside of municipal corporations; (C) Fences that are required to be constructed by persons or corporations owning, controlling, or managing a railroad pursuant to Chapter 4959. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.06
§ 955.06. Registration fee for partial year and multiple years
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly (A) The owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog becoming three months of age after the first day of July in a calendar year and the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog purchased outside the state after the first day of July in a calendar year shall register the dog in accordance with division (B), (C), or (D) of this section within ninety days of the dog's becoming three months of age or within ninety days of the date of the purchase of the dog, as applicable. (B) The owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog to which division (A) of this section applies may register the dog for the remainder of the current year. The fee for such a registration shall be one-half of the original fee for a one-year registration. Thereafter, the owner, keeper, or harborer shall register the dog for a period of one year, three years, or permanently as provided in section 955.02 of the Revised Code. (C) The owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog to which division (A) of this section applies may register the dog for a period consisting of the remainder of the current year and two additional years. The fee for such a registration shall be eighty-three per cent of the original fee for a three-year registration. Thereafter, the owner, keeper, or harborer shall register the dog for a period of one year, three years, or permanently as provided in section 955.02 of the Revised Code. (D) The owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog to which division (A) of this section applies may register the dog permanently. The fee for such a registration shall be the same as the original fee for a permanent registration. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.12
§ 903.12. Right of entry for investigations and inspections
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative at reasonable times may enter on any public or private property, real or personal, to make investigations and inspections, including the sampling of discharges and the inspection of discharge monitoring equipment, or to otherwise execute duties that are necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. The director or the director's authorized representative at reasonable times may examine and copy any records pertaining to discharges that are subject to this chapter or any records that are required to be maintained by the terms and conditions of a permit issued under this chapter. If refused entry, the director or the director's authorized representative may apply for and the court of common pleas having jurisdiction may issue an appropriate warrant. (B) No person to whom a permit has been issued under this chapter shall refuse entry to the director or the director's authorized representative or purposely hinder or thwart the director or the director's authorized representative in the exercise of any authority granted under division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 919.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 919 / § 919.01
§ 919.01. Horse meat definitions
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Horse meat market" means any establishment in which the parts of horses are processed and sold, or exposed or offered for sale at retail for human food other than a horse slaughterhouse. (B) "Establishment" includes all premises where horses or parts thereof are processed and sold, or exposed or offered for sale at retail for human food such as canneries, sausage factories, rendering, salting, curing, and smoking houses or plants, markets, and similar places. (C) "Inspection" means the examination, checking, or testing necessary to determine the wholesomeness, sanitary conditions, adulteration, misbranding, quality, and purity of horse meat products or the sanitary condition of horse meat processing establishments. (D) "Processing" means to perform any act incidental to the manufacture, preparation, development, or changing of horse meat to convert it into marketable form to be sold or offered for sale at retail. (E) "Horse" means an animal of the equine family. (F) "Carcass" means the dressed body of a horse. (G) "Horse meat" means the meat of a horse. (H) "Horse meat food product" means any article intended for human food that is derived in whole or in part from horse meat. (I) "At retail" means for use or consumption by the purchaser and not for resale. (J) "Federal inspection" means the horse meat inspection service maintained by the food safety and inspection service of the United States department of agriculture. (K) "State inspection" means the horse meat inspection service maintained by the department of agriculture of this state. (L) "District health department inspection" means the horse meat inspection service maintained by district health departments. (M) "Municipal inspection" means the horse meat inspection service maintained by municipal corporation officials.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.10
§ 971.10. Costs for making assignment
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly The cost due the township fiscal officer and the board of township trustees for making the assignment set forth in section 971.09 of the Revised Code shall be taxed equally against each of the persons and, if not paid to the fiscal officer within thirty days from the date of the assignment, shall be certified by the fiscal officer to the county auditor, with a correct description of the lands and the amount charged against each portion.
Ohio Rev. Code § 921.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.25
§ 921.25. Civil penalties
Status: in_force

July 1, 2004 Senate Bill 217 - 124th General Assembly (A)(1) Whenever the director of agriculture has cause to believe that any person has violated, or is violating, this chapter or any rule or order adopted or issued under it, the director may conduct a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to determine whether a violation has occurred. Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(3) of this section, the director shall assess a civil penalty against any person who violates this chapter or any rule or order adopted or issued under it in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties established in rules adopted under division (B) of section 921.16 of the Revised Code. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct violation. (2) In addition to assessing a civil penalty under division (A)(1) of this section, the director may deny, modify, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license, permit, or registration issued under this chapter. (3) The civil penalty authorized under division (A)(1) of this section may be assessed against the employer of a person who violates this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued under it rather than against the person. Divisions (A)(1), (2), and (3) of this section do not affect, and shall not be construed as affecting, any other civil or criminal liability of the employee or the employer that may arise in consequence of the employer's or the employee's violation of this chapter or any other law. (4) If the person or employer does not pay a civil penalty within a reasonable time after its assessment, the attorney general, upon the request of the director, shall bring a civil action to recover the amount of the penalty. (B)(1) In lieu of conducting a hearing under division (A) of this section, the director may refer the violation to the attorney general who, except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, may bring a civil action against any person who violates this chapter or any rule or order adopted or issued under it. If the court determines that a violation has occurred, the court shall order the person to pay a civil penalty for each violation, not to exceed five thousand dollars for a first violation and not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each subsequent violation. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct violation. (2) The civil action authorized under division (B)(1) of this section may be brought against the employer of a person who violates this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued under it rather than against the person. Divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section do not affect, and shall not be construed as affecting, any other civil or criminal liability of the employee or the employer that may arise in consequence of the employer's or employee's violation of this chapter or any other law. (C) In addition to the remedies provided and irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law, the director may apply to the court of common pleas for a temporary or permanent injunction or other appropriate relief against continued violation of this chapter. (D) The remedies available to the director and to the attorney general under this chapter are cumulative and concurrent, and the exercise of one remedy by either the director or the attorney general, or by both, does not preclude or require the exercise of any other remedy by the director, the attorney general, or a prosecutor as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, except that no person shall pay both a civil penalty under division (A) of this section and a civil penalty under division (B) of this section for the same violation. (E) If a person violates this chapter or rules adopted under it, both of the following apply: (1) The person is liable for the violation. (2) The employer of the person is liable for and may be convicted of the violation if the person was acting on behalf of the employer and was acting within the scope of the person's employment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 942.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 942 / § 942.03
§ 942.03. Investigatory authority
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 503 - 135th General Assembly (A) Upon receipt of a complaint or on the director of agriculture's own initiative, the director may investigate violations of section 942.02 of the Revised Code and make inquiries into any alleged violations as are necessary to secure compliance with this chapter and orders issued under it. (B) With the consent of the owner of a premises, lessee of a premises, or the owner, keeper, or harborer of a swine that is kept or harbored on a premises, the director or the director's authorized representative may enter at all reasonable times on any premises where swine are kept or harbored for the purpose of determining compliance with section 942.02 of the Revised Code. If the director or the director's authorized representative is denied access to the premises and suspects that section 942.02 of the Revised Code is not being complied with, the director may apply for a search warrant authorizing access from a court of competent jurisdiction. The court shall issue the search warrant if there is probable cause. Probable cause may be based on hearsay, provided that there is substantial basis for believing the source is credible and there is factual basis for the information. (C) Upon entering a premises in accordance with division (B) of this section, the director or the director's authorized representative shall observe biosecurity measures in order to prevent spreading disease and infecting livestock. Last updated March 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.39
§ 905.39. Sampling and analysis
Status: in_force

August 21, 2014 Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall inspect and sample any fertilizer within the state to such an extent as the director considers necessary and make an analysis where need is indicated to determine whether the fertilizer is in compliance with sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code and rules. The director may enter upon any public or private premises or conveyances during regular business hours in order to have access to fertilizer subject to sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code and rules. (B) The director shall maintain the services necessary to effectively administer and enforce sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code and rules. The methods of sampling and analysis shall be those adopted by the association of official analytical chemists or other sources prescribed by the director. (C) The results of official analysis of any sample of fertilizer found to be in violation of any provisions of sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code or any rule shall be forwarded to the licensee or registrant. A licensee or registrant may request a portion of any such sample, provided that the request is made not more than thirty days after the date of the analysis report. (D) Analytical tolerances shall be governed by rules. (E) If the director is denied access to any premises where access is sought for the purpose of inspection and sampling, the director may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to the premises for that purpose. The court, upon application, may issue the search warrant for the purpose requested.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.55
§ 925.55. False representation of contents of fresh fruit and vegetable containers
Status: in_force

October 8, 1965 House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose, or have in his possession for sale fresh fruits or vegetables prepackaged in the same retail store, market, or business establishment where said commodities are being exposed or offered for sale in containers in which the face or exposed surface gives a false representation of the contents of such package. It shall be considered a false representation if said face is not reasonably representative in size, color, quality, and varietal characteristics of the remaining portion of such package.
Ohio Rev. Code § 911.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 911 / § 911.15
§ 911.15. Dressing room
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Every bakery shall have a suitable room for the changing and hanging of the wearing apparel of the employees, which shall be separate and apart from the work, storage, and sales rooms, and shall be kept in a sanitary condition.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.35
§ 901.35. Administrative rules pertaining to mink
Status: in_force

January 9, 1961 House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly For the purpose of all classification and administration of acts of the general assembly, executive orders, administrative orders, and regulations pertaining to mink, the following rules apply: (A) Mink raised in captivity for breeding or other useful purposes are deemed domestic animals. (B) Mink are deemed agricultural products. (C) The breeding, raising, producing, or marketing of mink or their products by the producer is deemed an agricultural pursuit. All the functions of the department of natural resources, division of wildlife, which affect the breeding, raising, producing, marketing, or any other phase of the production or distribution, of domestically raised mink, or products thereof, are hereby transferred to and vested in the department of agriculture.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.01
§ 918.01. Meat inspection definitions
Status: in_force

April 15, 2005 Senate Bill 202 - 125th General Assembly As used in sections 918.01 to 918.11 of the Revised Code: (A) "Federal inspection" means an inspection pursuant to the "Federal Meat Inspection Act," 34 Stat. 1260 (1907), 21 U.S.C.A. 71, as amended by the "Wholesome Meat Act," 81 Stat. 584 (1967), 21 U.S.C.A. 601, and any subsequent amendments thereto. (B) "State inspection" means the meat inspection service conducted by the department of agriculture. (C) "Establishment" means all premises in the state where animals are slaughtered or otherwise prepared for food purposes, meat canneries, sausage factories, smoking or curing operations, and similar places. (D) "Animals" means cattle, calves, sheep, swine, horses, mules, other equines, goats, and other animals specified under division (A) of section 918.12 of the Revised Code. (E) "Carcass" means all parts, including viscera, of slaughtered animals that are capable of being used for human food. (F) "Meat products" means any product capable of use as human food that is made wholly or in part from any meat or other portion of the carcass of any animal, excepting products that are exempted from definition as a meat product by the director of agriculture under such conditions as the director prescribes to ensure that the meat or other portions of such carcasses contained in the product are not adulterated and that the products are not represented as meat products. (G) "Wholesome" means sound, healthful, clean, and otherwise fit for human food. (H) "Adulterated," as applied to any carcass, part thereof, or meat product, has the same meaning as in sections 3715.59 and 3715.62 of the Revised Code or as otherwise prescribed by the director by rules. (I) "Inspector" means any employee of the department authorized by the director to inspect animals, carcasses, or meat products. (J) "Official mark" means the official inspection legend or any other symbol prescribed by rules of the director to identify the status of any article or animals under this chapter. (K) "Labeling" means all labels and any other display of written, printed, or graphic matter: (1) Upon any article or any of its containers or wrappers, not including package liners; (2) Accompanying an article. (L) "Ohio retained" means that the animal or the meat product so identified is held for further examination by a veterinary inspector to determine its disposal. (M) "Prepared" means slaughtered, canned, salted, rendered, boned, cut up, smoked, cooked, or otherwise manufactured or processed. (N) "Capable of use as human food" as applied to any animal carcass, part thereof, or meat product means any animal carcass, part thereof, or meat food product that is not denatured or otherwise identified as required by state or federal law or rules or regulations to deter its use as human food and that is naturally edible by humans. (O) "Misbranded" as applied to any carcass, part thereof, or meat product has the same meaning as in section 3715.60 of the Revised Code or as otherwise prescribed by the director by rules. (P) "Retail dealer" or "retail butcher" means any place of business where the sales of products are made to consumers only, at least seventy-five per cent of the total dollar value of sales of products represents sales to household consumers, and the sales of products to consumers other than household consumers do not exceed the adjusted dollars limitation for annual retail sales published in the Federal Register by the food safety and inspection service in the United States department of agriculture. On the first day of March in any year in which an adjustment is made, and whenever the change exceeds five hundred dollars, the director shall adjust the then current ceiling based upon the change in the price of the volume of products whose total price is equal to the then current ceiling. The adjustment shall be equal to the total dollar change in price of the same volume of products between the most recently completed calendar year and the next preceding calendar year as measured by changes in the United States department of labor's national consumer price index for those periods of time.
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.031
§ 956.031. Additional requirements for high volume breeders
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly In addition to complying with rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code, a high volume breeder shall do all of the following with regard to a dog that is kept, housed, and maintained by the breeder: (A) Unless otherwise directed by a veterinarian, provide the dog, twice each day, with food that is all of the following: (1) Sufficient to maintain normal body condition and weight; (2) Unspoiled and uncontaminated; (3) Provided in accordance with a nutritional plan recommended by a veterinarian; (4) Served in receptacles that are clean and sanitary. A high volume breeder may temporarily withhold food when directed by a veterinarian to do so. (B) Each day provide access to a continuous supply of potable water in clean and sanitary receptacles that is of sufficient quality and quantity to ensure maintenance of normal body condition and growth unless otherwise directed by a veterinarian. (C) Keep or confine the dog in a primary enclosure that complies with all of the following: (1) The interior of the enclosure is at least six inches higher than the head of the tallest dog housed in the enclosure when the dog is in a normal standing position. (2) It allows each dog housed in the enclosure to turn in a complete circle, lie down, and fully extend its limbs. (3) It is not stacked on top of another primary enclosure. (4) It is cleaned at least once per day to remove excreta, dirt, grime, and other waste. (D) On and after December 31, 2021, keep or confine the dog in a primary enclosure that has a minimum floor space in square inches equal to the following: (the length of the dog housed in the enclosure in inches, as measured from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail, + nine inches)^2 multiplied by two. For each additional dog that is kept or confined in a primary enclosure, the enclosure shall have additional floor space in square inches equal to the following: (length of each additional dog housed in the enclosure in inches, as measured from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail, + nine inches)^2. As used in this division, "dog" means a puppy that is twelve weeks of age or older or an adult dog. (E) On and after December 31, 2021, ensure that the minimum floor space provided in accordance with division (D) of this section is solid or consists of slats. If the floor space consists of slats, the high volume breeder shall ensure that all of the following apply: (1) The spaces between the slats are not more than one-half inch in width. (2) The slats are not less than three and one-half inches in width. (3) All of the slats run in the same direction. (4) The floor is level. (F) On and after December 31, 2021, ensure that all flooring complies with the following: (1) It consists of materials that can be cleaned and sanitized; are safe for the breed, size, and age of the dog; are free from protruding sharp edges; and are designed so that the paw of the dog is unable to extend through or become caught in the flooring. (2) If the flooring surface consists of a material that is not solid, it has a solid resting area that can accommodate the full length of the dog while lying down. (3) It does not sag, bend, or bounce. (4) It does not consist of metal wire, unless the metal wire is coated with another material and the outer diameter of the coated metal measures six gauge or thicker. (G) If the high volume breeder is using an indoor primary enclosure to house the dog, ensure that the enclosure is located in a facility that permits regulation of temperature, ventilation, and lighting, including diurnal lighting. The high volume breeder shall ensure that the lighting is sufficient, either through natural or artificial means, to observe the physical condition of the dog and to permit inspection and cleaning of the dog and the primary enclosure. (H) Use an outdoor primary enclosure to house the dog only if a veterinarian approves such use; (I) If the high volume breeder is using an outdoor primary enclosure to house the dog as provided in division (H) of this section and if climatic or ambient temperatures pose a threat to the health and welfare of the dog, take effective measures to eliminate the threat. If the high volume breeder has to take such measures, the high volume breeder shall consider the dog's age, breed, overall health, and acclimation to the environment. The high volume breeder shall not use an outdoor primary enclosure to house the dog if the dog is unable to tolerate the prevalent temperatures within the dog's thermoneutral zone. (J) House the dog with other dogs, except for reasons of health, biosecurity, breeding, and behavioral issues. (K) If the dog is a puppy that is four months or younger, house the dog with an adult dog only if the adult dog is the puppy's dam or foster dam; (L) If the dog is a female, breed the dog only if the dog has maintained a normal body condition and has been declared healthy by a veterinarian following a physical examination; (M) If the dog is a female, ensure that the dog does not produce more than eight litters in its lifetime; (N) Provide a clean, dry whelping area for each dam and her nursing puppies. The high volume breeder shall ensure that the area fully accommodates all puppies, allows the dam to lie fully recumbent and stand, and permits the dam to temporarily move away from her puppies as she chooses. The high volume breeder shall ensure that no other animals inhabit the whelping area other than the dam and her puppies. (O) Provide the dog an opportunity for daily exercise of at least thirty minutes. However, this requirement does not apply to an expectant female dog beginning fifty-two days after the first breeding date until the dog gives birth, postpartum female dog, or any other dog as directed by a veterinarian. (P) Provide the dog an opportunity to safely access the outdoors during daylight hours. However, this requirement does not apply to an expectant female dog beginning fifty-two days after the first breeding date and until the dog gives birth, a female dog that is nursing, or a puppy that is younger than twelve weeks of age. (Q) Provide the dog with daily environmental enrichment in the dog's primary enclosure; (R) Provide human interaction with the dog for at least fifteen minutes each day in addition to interaction that occurs during feeding and cleaning time. The interaction, at a minimum, shall include verbal and tactile stimulation in a positive and beneficial manner. (S) Provide the dog appropriate medical care by a veterinarian, including prompt treatment for any significant disease, illness, or injury; (T) If the dog is an adult dog, provide the dog with an annual physical examination by a veterinarian; (U) Comply with a vaccination and parasite control program that is provided by a veterinarian and that is consistent with recommendations of the American veterinarian medical association or the American animal hospital association; (V) If a surgical or euthanasia procedure is required, use a veterinarian to perform the procedure.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.171
§ 901.171. Promotion of use of Ohio-produced agricultural goods
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) The department of agriculture may promote the use of Ohio-produced agricultural goods, including natural spring water, through the issuance of logotypes to qualified producers and processors under a promotional certification program to be developed and administered by the division of markets. (B) Pursuant to rules adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the department may establish reasonable fees and criteria for participation in the program. All such fees shall be credited to the Ohio proud, international, and domestic market development fund created in section 901.20 of the Revised Code and used to finance the program. (C) The department may sell merchandise that promotes the certification program. The director of agriculture shall deposit all proceeds from the sales of merchandise in the state treasury to the credit of the Ohio proud, international, and domestic market development fund. Last updated July 14, 2021 at 4:13 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.04
§ 956.04. High volume breeder license
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 House Bill 506 - 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) No person shall operate a high volume breeder in this state without a high volume breeder license issued by the director of agriculture in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (2) The director shall not issue a license under this section unless the director determines that the applicant will operate or will continue to operate the high volume breeder in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. (B) In determining whether an establishment is a high volume breeder requiring a license under this chapter, the director shall determine if, in any given year, the establishment is a high volume breeder as defined in section 956.01 of the Revised Code. All facilities that are located at an individual postal address shall be licensed as one high volume breeder. Not more than one license shall be issued under this section for any given postal address. (C) A person who is proposing to operate a new high volume breeder shall submit an application for a license to the director at least ninety days before commencing operation of the high volume breeder. The application shall be submitted in the form and with the information required by rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code and shall include with it at least all of the following: (1) An affidavit signed under oath or solemn affirmation of the number of adult dogs that are kept, housed, and maintained by the applicant at the location that is the subject of the application; (2) An estimate of the number of puppies to be kept, housed, and maintained and of the number of litters of puppies or total number of puppies to be produced during the term of the license; (3) Photographic evidence documenting the facilities where dogs will be kept, housed, and maintained by the applicant. The director may conduct an inspection of the facilities that are the subject of an application in addition to reviewing photographic evidence submitted by an applicant for a license. (4) A signed release permitting the performance of a background investigation regarding the applicant in accordance with rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code; (5) Proof that the applicant has established a veterinary-client-patient relationship as described in section 4741.04 of the Revised Code. (D) During the month of December, but before the first day of January of the next year, a person who is proposing to continue the operation of a high volume breeder shall obtain a license for the high volume breeder from the director for the following year. The person shall apply for the license in the same manner as for an initial license, except that the person does not need to include with the application the photographic evidence required under division (C)(3) of this section. (E) A person who has received a license under this section, upon sale or other disposition of the high volume breeder, may have the license transferred to another person with the consent of the director, provided that the transferee otherwise qualifies to be licensed as a high volume breeder under this chapter and rules adopted under it and does not have a certified unpaid debt to the state. (F) An applicant for a license issued under this section shall demonstrate that the high volume breeder that is the subject of the application complies with standards established in rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.16
§ 971.16. Action for failure to build or maintain partition fence
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly (A) An owner may file an action in a court of common pleas of the county in which the owner resides if the owner of adjoining property neglects to build or maintain in good repair a partition fence or the portion of a partition fence that the owner is required to build or maintain. (B) In an action filed under this section, a court shall consider all of the following when making an assignment of responsibility for building or maintaining in good repair a partition fence: (1) Whether a partition fence currently exists even if it is in disrepair; (2) Whether there is evidence that a partition fence existed in the past; (3) Whether a written agreement between the owners has been filed with the applicable county recorder in accordance with section 971.04 of the Revised Code; (4) Whether an affidavit has been filed with the applicable county recorder in accordance with section 971.05 , 971.06 , or 971.07 of the Revised Code; (5) All of the following: (a) The topography of the applicable property; (b) The presence of streams, creeks, rivers, or other bodies of water; (c) The presence of trees, vines, or other vegetation; (d) The level of risk of trespassers on either property due to the population density surrounding the property or the recreational use of adjoining properties; (e) The importance of marking division lines between the properties; (f) The number and type of livestock owned by either owner that may be contained by the partition fence. The court shall make an assignment in equitable shares. (C) The court shall assign attorney's fees and court costs in an equitable manner to the parties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 993.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 993 / § 993.071
§ 993.071. Availability of manuals
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 665 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The owner of an amusement ride shall keep a manual, either in electronic or written form, for each of the owner's amusement rides that are subject to inspection in this state, if such manual exists and is obtainable. (B) The owner shall make each manual required to be kept under division (A) of this section available upon request of the chief inspector or any additional inspector who is employed by the department of agriculture in accordance with division (D) of section 993.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.43
§ 905.43. Mislabeled or misrepresented fertilizer
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 House Bill 651 - 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall distribute mislabeled fertilizer. A fertilizer is mislabeled if any false or misleading statement appears on or is attached to the container or on the pertinent invoice or delivery ticket, if false or misleading statements appear in any advertising material, or if the fertilizer is not uniformly mixed. (B) No person shall sell, offer, or expose for sale less than the quantity of fertilizer that the person represents. No person shall take more than the quantity of fertilizer that the person represents when, as a buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by which the quantity is determined. (C) No person shall misrepresent the price of any fertilizer or related service sold, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count, nor represent the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive a person. (D) No person shall distribute any fertilizer or mixed fertilizer other than by net weight, unless the director of agriculture has approved the device that is used to measure the fertilizer or mixed fertilizer. (E) A meter may be used to deliver fertilizer by quantity if the meter bears a current, valid seal indicating it has been tested and approved by the division of weights and measures in the department of agriculture or by a sealer of weights and measures of a county or municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.54
§ 924.54. Ohio grape industries fund - annual activity and financial report
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly (A) All moneys collected by the treasurer of state under sections 4301.43 and 4301.432 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Ohio grape industries fund, which is hereby created. Moneys in the fund shall be disbursed to carry out the purposes of sections 924.51 to 924.55 of the Revised Code pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of agriculture. (B) The Ohio grape industries committee shall publish annually an activity and financial report of the preceding fiscal year and shall submit the report to the director on or before the thirty-first day of July following the end of the fiscal year being reported.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.16
§ 935.16. Escape of animal; notification
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) If a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake escapes, the person that possesses the animal or snake immediately shall notify both of the following: (1) The sheriff of the county and the chief law enforcement officer of the township or municipal corporation where the escape occurred; (2) The division of animal health in the department of agriculture by means of the twenty-four-hour telephone number that is maintained by the division. (B)(1) A law enforcement officer or natural resources law enforcement officer may destroy a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake that has escaped and that poses a threat to public safety. (2) A law enforcement officer or natural resources law enforcement officer that destroys an escaped dangerous wild animal or restricted snake pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section is not liable for damages in a civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from the destruction of the animal or snake. (C) The person that possesses a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake that escapes is responsible for all reasonable costs associated with the capture or destruction of the animal or snake. The person shall reimburse the political subdivision that employs the law enforcement officer who captured or destroyed the dangerous wild animal or restricted snake for the costs incurred in capturing or destroying the animal or snake. However, if the law enforcement officer is a state highway patrol trooper or if a natural resources law enforcement officer captured or destroyed the dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, the person shall reimburse the state highway patrol or department of natural resources, as applicable, for those costs. (D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, money collected under division (C) of this section shall be credited to a special fund, which is hereby created in the applicable political subdivision. Money in the special fund shall be used exclusively for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules. (2) Money collected under division (C) of this section for costs incurred by a state highway patrol trooper or a natural resources law enforcement officer under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the animal and consumer protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. (3) If law enforcement officers from more than one jurisdiction assist in the capture or destruction of a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, the money collected shall be proportionally distributed to each political subdivision's special fund and the dangerous and restricted animal fund, if applicable. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 915.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 915 / § 915.021
§ 915.021. License renewal
Status: in_force

November 21, 1969 House Bill 742 - 108th General Assembly All licenses issued under section 915.02 of the Revised Code shall be renewed by the last day of March of each year pursuant to this section and the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.41
§ 901.41. Livestock exhibition at Ohio expositions center definitions
Status: in_force

August 6, 2008 House Bill 352 - 127th General Assembly As used in this section and in section 901.42 of the Revised Code: (A) "Director" means the director of agriculture or the designee of the director of agriculture. (B) "Exhibition" means a display of animals that is open to the public. (C) "National exhibition" means an exhibition where species from fifteen or more states or nations are exhibited. (D) "Nonprofit association" means any corporation, society, partnership, or other organization formed under the laws of this state or another state or nation providing for the establishment and governance of nonprofit entities. (E) "Ohio expositions center" means the property that is held by this state for the purpose of conducting fairs, expositions, and exhibits and that is maintained and managed by the Ohio expositions commission under section 991.03 of the Revised Code. (F) "Premium awards" means money, ribbons, banners, medals, achievement pins, trophies, or merchandise presented for animals of superior quality. (G) "Rental costs" means the costs associated with the rental of the facilities, or a portion thereof, at the Ohio expositions center, including, without limitation, grounds, buildings, pens, animal feeding or watering equipment, and tieouts. "Rental costs" also includes labor costs associated with set-up, tear-down, and security. (H) "Species" means dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine, rabbits, poultry, alpacas, llamas, and sheep.
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.21
§ 917.21. Injunctive or other relief
Status: in_force

October 21, 1997 Senate Bill 87 - 122nd General Assembly In addition to other remedies provided by law and irrespective of whether an adequate remedy at law exists, the director of agriculture may apply to the court of common pleas of a county in which a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it occurs for a temporary or permanent injunction or other appropriate relief concerning the violation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.13
§ 940.13. Prosecuting attorney is legal adviser
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The prosecuting attorney of a county in which there is a soil and water conservation district is the legal adviser of the district. The prosecuting attorney is the legal counsel of such district in all civil actions brought by or against it and shall conduct all such actions in the prosecuting attorney's official capacity. The board of supervisors of a district may also employ such attorneys as may be necessary or desirable in the operations of the district. (B) The prosecuting attorney of a lead county that is represented on a joint board of supervisors created under section 940.34 of the Revised Code is the legal advisor of the joint board in all civil actions brought by or against the joint board. The prosecuting attorney shall conduct all such actions in the prosecuting attorney's official capacity. The joint board may employ other attorneys as may be necessary or desirable in the operations of the joint board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.18
§ 971.18. Negligently permitting livestock to run at large
Status: in_force

September 23, 2011 House Bill 22 - 129th General Assembly An owner of livestock who negligently permits the livestock to run at large out of the livestock's enclosure is liable for all damages resulting from injury, death, or loss to person or property caused by the livestock on the premises of another.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.21
§ 925.21. Containers for fresh fruits and vegetables definitions
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 507 - 134th General Assembly As used in sections 925.22 to 925.32 , inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Fruit or vegetable" means any fresh unprocessed fruit or vegetable which is intended for human consumption. (B) "Container" means any device used to hold or enclose a quantity of fruits or vegetables, except one with a capacity of one dry quart or less which is packed in a larger container marked in compliance with sections 925.21 to 925.32 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. (C) "Person" includes any individual, company, partnership, corporation, or association or any combination of individuals of whatever form and character, also any employee, agent, or officer thereof. Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:39 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.54
§ 941.54. Tuberculosis tests
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly (A) Every tuberculosis test shall be conducted by a licensed accredited veterinarian using a method approved by the department of agriculture. (B) Every tuberculosis test shall be reported to the department within seven days after making the test, unless an extension of time is granted by the department. (C) The report shall be made on a form provided by the department and shall include the name and address of the owner of the animal, identification of the animal, and any other information as may be required on the form. (D) Every animal tested for tuberculosis shall be identified by a method approved by the director of agriculture. (E) Every animal classed as a reactor shall be marked with a numbered red reactor tag furnished by the department. The department also shall brand cattle and bison on the left jaw with the letter "T" not less than three inches high within ten days of the classification of those animals. (F) All cattle and bison classed as reactors shall forever be considered as infected with tuberculosis.
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.21
§ 956.21. Pet store license
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may issue a pet store license to an owner or operator of a pet store when the owner or operator does all of the following: (1) Applies for a license in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code; (2) Affirms in writing that the owner or operator will maintain compliance with the applicable requirements established under section 959.20 of the Revised Code; (3) Submits with the application for a pet store license a fee of five hundred dollars. (B) The director of agriculture may deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this section for a violation of division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. The denial, suspension, or revocation of a license is not effective until the licensee is given written notice of the violation, a reasonable amount of time to correct the violation, if possible, and an opportunity for a hearing. The director also may refuse to issue a license under division (B) of this section if the applicant has violated division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code during the thirty-six-month period prior to submitting an application for the license. (C) Any license issued under this section is valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance. A pet store license must be renewed annually in the manner provided in rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (D) Money collected by the director of agriculture from each application fee submitted under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the commercial dog breeding fund created in section 956.18 of the Revised Code. (E) No owner, operator, or manager of a pet store shall negligently display, offer for sale, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, transfer, or sell any live dog from a pet store in this state unless a license has been issued for the pet store by the director of agriculture in accordance with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.42
§ 927.42. Assistance of department of agriculture - issuance of securities
Status: in_force

June 30, 2006 House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly (A) The board of county commissioners, the board of township trustees, or the legislative authority of any municipal corporation may obtain the assistance of the department of agriculture or the United States department of agriculture upon any problem that arises in connection with combating dutch elm disease and phloem necrosis. (B) If the board of county commissioners, the board of township trustees, or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation issues general obligation securities under division (A)(4) of section 133.12 of the Revised Code, that board of county commissioners, board of township trustees, or legislative authority, whichever is applicable, shall do both of the following: (1) Notify the director of agriculture of that fact; (2) Coordinate and comply with the protocols and directives established by the director with respect to the quarantined area or the pest for which a quarantined area is established.
Ohio Rev. Code § 913.231 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.231
§ 913.231. Annual license renewal
Status: in_force

November 21, 1969 House Bill 742 - 108th General Assembly All licenses issued under section 913.23 of the Revised Code shall be renewed annually by the last day of March pursuant to this section and the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 923.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.53
§ 923.53. Seizure of commercial feed lot
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with sections 923.41 to 923.55 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under those sections is subject to seizure on complaint of the director of agriculture to a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the commercial feed is located. The court, upon a finding that the commercial feed is in violation of sections 923.41 to 923.55 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under those sections, shall order the condemnation of the commercial feed and it shall be disposed of in a manner consistent with the quality of the feed and the laws of this state. The court shall not order the condemnation of the commercial feed without first giving the manufacturer or distributor an opportunity to reprocess or relabel the feed to bring it into compliance with sections 923.41 to 923.55 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.29
§ 925.29. False or misleading statement of quality or quantity
Status: in_force

January 14, 1972 House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly No person shall make a false or misleading statement, written or oral, with reference to the quantity, grade, price, variety, minimum size, or state of origin of any fruit or vegetable held or offered for sale.
Ohio Rev. Code § 909.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 909 / § 909.15
§ 909.15. Moneys credited to plant pest program fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly All moneys from registration fees and from fines imposed and recovered under sections 909.01 to 909.18 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the director of agriculture, who shall deposit such moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the plant pest program fund created in section 927.54 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.13
§ 956.13. Civil penalties
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is violating sections 956.01 to 956.18 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (B) A person who is assessed a civil penalty under this section is liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for a first violation, not more than five thousand dollars for a second violation, and not more than ten thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation. Each day that a violation continues constitutes a separate violation. (C) Any person assessed a civil penalty under this section shall pay the amount prescribed to the department of agriculture. The department shall remit all money collected under this section to the treasurer of state for deposit in the commercial dog breeding fund created under section 956.18 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.10
§ 925.10. Exempted producers
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly Producers selling only shell eggs of their own hens' production on the premises where produced or selling directly to hatcheries are exempted from sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.34
§ 926.34. Misapplication or conversion of assets
Status: in_force

October 10, 1988 House Bill 557 - 117th General Assembly No person shall knowingly misapply or convert for personal use the inventory, funds, or credits of a corporation licensed as a handler under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.14
§ 935.14. Maintenance of database; access
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall maintain a database of both of the following: (1) Until January 1, 2014, the name and address of each person that possesses a dangerous wild animal and registers the animal under section 935.04 of the Revised Code; (2) On and after January 1, 2014, the name and address of each person that has applied for and been issued a permit under this chapter. (B) The director shall allow the directors of health and natural resources to have access to the database.
Ohio Rev. Code § 936.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 936 / § 936.04
§ 936.04. Petition for referendum
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Retailers in this state may present the propane council with a petition signed by the lesser of twenty-five or ten per cent of all such retailers requesting that the council hold a referendum in accordance with section 936.05 of the Revised Code to establish or amend a marketing program for propane. (B) At the time of presentation of the petition to the council under division (A) of this section, the petitioners also shall present the proposed program or amendment, which shall include all of the following: (1) The rate of assessment to be made on the volume of odorized propane purchased by a retailer from a wholesale distributor in this state, which shall not exceed five thousandths of a mill per gallon; (2) Terms, conditions, limitations, and other eligibility qualifications for assessment; (3) Procedures and eligibility requirements for a refund of the assessment. (C) Before the council makes a decision to approve or disapprove a proposed program or amendment, the council shall publish in at least two appropriate periodicals designated by the council a notice that the program or amendment has been proposed and informing interested persons of the procedures for submitting comments regarding the proposal. After publishing the notice, the council shall provide interested persons with a copy of the proposed program or amendment and an opportunity to comment on the proposed program or amendment for thirty days after the publication of the notice. The petitioners may make changes to the proposed program or amendment based upon the comments received. The council may make technical changes to the proposal to ensure compliance with this chapter. Subsequent to any changes made by the petitioners or any technical changes made by the council to a proposed program or amendment, the council may approve or disapprove the proposed program or amendment. (D) If the council approves the proposed program or amendment, with any changes made under division (C) of this section, the council shall hold a referendum in accordance with section 936.05 of the Revised Code to establish a marketing program for propane or to amend an existing program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.331 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.331
§ 905.331. Nonagricultural production custom mixed fertilizer blender license
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly No person who engages in the business of blending a custom mixed fertilizer for use on lawns, golf courses, recreation areas, or other real property that is not used for agricultural production shall fail to register a specialty fertilizer in accordance with division (A) of section 905.33 of the Revised Code unless the person has obtained an annual nonagricultural production custom mixed fertilizer blender license from the director of agriculture. A license issued under this section shall be valid from the first day of December of a calendar year through the thirtieth day of November of the following calendar year. A renewal application for a nonagricultural production custom mixed fertilizer blender license shall be submitted to the director no later than the thirtieth day of November each year and shall include the name and address of the applicant and of the premises where the blending occurs and a one-hundred-dollar fee. A person who submits a renewal application for a license after the thirtieth day of November shall include with the application a late filing fee of ten dollars. All nonagricultural production custom mixed fertilizer blender licenses expire on the thirtieth day of November each year. A person holding a nonagricultural production custom mixed fertilizer blender license shall pay the inspection fees described in division (A) of section 905.36 of the Revised Code for each product being blended. 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 § 943.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.16
§ 943.16. Disposition of fines
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly All fines imposed and collected under section 943.99 of the Revised Code 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 12:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.21
§ 941.21. Brucellosis definitions
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly As used in sections 941.21 to 941.28 of the Revised Code: (A) "Brucellosis" means a contagious or infectious disease of animals caused by brucella suis, brucella melitensis, or brucella abortus. (B) "Negative" means any of the following: (1) Cattle, bison, and swine that are determined to be negative by tests conducted in accordance with methods and standards 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, or that are reclassified as negative by a designated epidemiologist in accordance with rules adopted under section 941.22 of the Revised Code; (2) Animals other than cattle, bison, and swine, that are reclassified negative by a designated epidemiologist in accordance with rules adopted under section 941.22 of the Revised Code. (C) "Positive" or "reactor" means: (1) Cattle, bison, and swine that are determined to be positive by tests conducted in accordance with methods and standards 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, that are cultured positive for brucella melitensis, brucella suis, or brucella abortus, except strain nineteen, or that are reclassified as positive by a designated epidemiologist in accordance with rules adopted under section 941.22 of the Revised Code; (2) Animals other than cattle, bison, and swine, that are reclassified positive or reactor by a designated epidemiologist in accordance with rules adopted under section 941.22 of the Revised Code. (D) "Suspect" means: (1) Cattle, bison, and swine that are tested in accordance with methods and standards 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 are not classified as positive or negative; (2) Animals other than cattle, bison, and swine, that are reclassified suspect by a designated epidemiologist in accordance with rules adopted under section 941.22 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.99
§ 907.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly Whoever violates sections 907.01 to 907.17 , 907.27 to 907.35 , or 907.41 to 907.47 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 923.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.41
§ 923.41. Inspection of commercial feed definitions
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 Senate Bill 164 - 134th General Assembly As used in sections 923.41 to 923.55 of the Revised Code: (A) "Animal" means any animate being, other than a human. (B) "Commercial feed" or "feed" means all materials, except unmixed whole seeds or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, that are not adulterated and that are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed for animals. "Commercial feed" or "feed" does not include drugs that are not incorporated into feed and that are not distributed to be mixed in feed. "Commercial feed" and "feed" also does not include negligible amounts of feed ingredients added to a drug solely for the purpose of facilitating administration of the drug to an animal. (C) "Feed ingredient" means each of the constituent materials used to make a commercial feed. (D) "Customer-formula feed" means a commercial feed that consists of a mixture of commercial feeds, feed ingredients, or both, each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser. (E) "Mineral feed" means a commercial feed intended to supply primarily mineral elements or inorganic nutrients. (F) "Drug" means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of infectious disease in animals or any article other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal's body. (G) "Brand name" means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof identifying the commercial feed of a distributor and distinguishing it from that of others. (H) "Product name" means the name of the commercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use. (I) "Federal act" means the "Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C. 301, as amended. (J) "Official sample" means a sample of commercial feed taken by the director of agriculture or the director's agent in accordance with section 923.47 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under that section. (K) "Ton" means a net weight of two thousand pounds avoirdupois. (L) "Per cent" or "percentage" means the percentage by weight. (M) "Manufacture" means to grind, mix, blend, or further process a commercial feed for distribution. "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures. (N) "Person" includes an individual, partnership, association, firm, or corporation. (O) "Distribute" means to offer for sale, sell, exchange, or barter commercial feed or to supply, furnish, or otherwise provide commercial feed for animals. (P) "Distributor" means any person who distributes. (Q) "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter on or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed or on the invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document with which a commercial feed is distributed. (R) "Labeling" means all labels or any other written, printed, or graphic matter that accompanies commercial feed. (S) "Exempt buyer" means a person to whom commercial feed is distributed who is required by rule under division (A)(2) of section 923.44 of the Revised Code to pay the semiannual inspection fee required under that section. (T) "Misbranded" has the same meaning as in section 923.49 of the Revised Code. (U) "Adulterated" has the same meaning as in section 923.48 of the Revised Code. (V) "Pet" means any domestic animal normally maintained in or near a household. (W) "Pet food" means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets. Last updated February 8, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.23
§ 924.23. Operating committee meetings - immunity
Status: in_force

March 24, 2008 House Bill 217 - 127th General Assembly (A) The grain marketing program operating committee shall hold at least one meeting per quarter each year. The members of the operating committee annually shall select officers, including a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. (B) A majority of the members of the operating committee constitutes a quorum. A majority of concurring votes is required to pass a motion or approve any operating committee action. (C) The director of agriculture, or the director's designee, is an ex-officio voting member of the operating committee. (D) Each member of the operating committee, except the director or the director's designee, is entitled to actual and necessary travel and incidental expenses while attending meetings of the committee or while engaged in the performance of official responsibilities as a member of the committee. (E) A member or employee of the operating committee is not civilly liable for any actions taken in good faith as a member or employee, as applicable, of the committee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.29
§ 935.29. Local ordinances
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly (A) For the purposes of this section, ordinances to control dangerous wild animals, restricted snakes, or both include, but are not limited to, ordinances concerned with the acquisition or possession of dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes, dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes as public nuisances, and dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes as a threat to public health, safety, and welfare. (B) A municipal corporation may adopt and enforce ordinances that are more stringent than the requirements established by this chapter and rules in order to control dangerous wild animals, restricted snakes, or both within the municipal corporation. (C) No person shall violate an ordinance adopted under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.101 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.101
§ 935.101. Rescue facility permit
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly (A)(1) In lieu of obtaining any other permit under this chapter, a person that operates a rescue facility in this state prior to January 1, 2014, and that wishes to continue to operate a rescue facility on and after that date shall obtain a rescue facility permit under this section not later than January 1, 2014. (2) A person that wishes to begin operation of a rescue facility in this state on or after January 1, 2014, shall obtain a rescue facility permit under this section not later than sixty days prior to beginning operation. (B)(1) An applicant for a rescue facility permit shall file an application for a permit with the director of agriculture on a form prescribed and provided by the director. The application shall include information that the director requires in rules. (2) An applicant for a rescue facility permit shall submit one of the following fees, as applicable, with an application: (a) Five hundred dollars if the applicant possesses not more than three dangerous wild animals; (b) One thousand dollars if the applicant possesses at least four, but not more than fifteen dangerous wild animals; (c) Two thousand dollars if the applicant possesses sixteen or more dangerous wild animals. (3) If a permit application is denied, two hundred fifty dollars of the 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. (C) The director shall issue or deny a rescue facility permit in accordance with rules. The director shall issue a rescue facility permit only if the dangerous wild animal or animals that are or are to be possessed by an applicant are sterilized. (D) A person that has been issued a rescue facility permit under this section shall comply with the requirements regarding the care and housing of dangerous wild animals established in rules adopted under division (G) of section 935.17 of the Revised Code. (E) A person that has been issued a rescue facility permit under this section may acquire, except by purchase, possession or ownership of a dangerous wild animal.
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.43
§ 924.43. Notification to producers
Status: in_force

December 26, 2012 Senate Bill 309 - 129th General Assembly (A) After receipt of a petition submitted under division (A) of section 924.42 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall notify all producers included in the list provided to the director under division (C)(1) of that section. The notification shall contain a description of the purpose of the proposed marketing agreement and provide the date, time, and location of a public meeting that will be conducted by the director as required by division (B) of this section. The notification shall be sent through regular mail and published in at least one publication specific to the agricultural commodity that is the subject of the proposed marketing agreement. In addition, the director may post the notification on the department of agriculture's web site. (B) Not later than thirty days after receipt of a petition submitted under division (A) of section 924.42 of the Revised Code, the director shall conduct a public meeting concerning the proposed marketing agreement for an agricultural commodity or for the region of the state concerning an agricultural commodity. At the meeting, the director shall allow any interested person to present information concerning the proposed marketing agreement. (C) At least a majority of the members of the provisional board of directors created pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 924.42 of the Revised Code shall attend the public meeting conducted by the director pursuant to division (B) of this section. The provisional board shall consider all of the information presented at the public meeting before drafting a marketing agreement that will be submitted to the director for approval. Not later than thirty days after the public meeting, the provisional board shall submit to the director for approval a marketing agreement that complies with section 924.44 of the Revised Code for an agricultural commodity or for a region of the state concerning an agricultural commodity. (D)(1) Not later than thirty days after receipt of a marketing agreement, the director shall consider all of the information presented at the public meeting conducted under division (B) of this section before approving or denying the marketing agreement. The director may approve a marketing agreement only if all of the following apply: (a) The director is unable to discover a substantially similar marketing agreement existing for the agricultural commodity or for the region of the state concerning the agricultural commodity that is the subject of the marketing agreement. (b) The marketing agreement complies with section 924.44 of the Revised Code. (c) The marketing agreement complies with the laws of this state and federal law. (d) The director determines that the producers of the agricultural commodity or the region of the state concerning the agricultural commodity that is the subject of the marketing agreement have sufficient money to pay the costs of a board of directors to administer the marketing agreement and to pay the costs of administration and enforcement of the marketing agreement pursuant to the information submitted under division (C)(3) of section 924.42 of the Revised Code. (2) The director shall send notice to the provisional board of directors created pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 924.42 of the Revised Code of the director's decision to approve or deny the marketing agreement. If the director approves the marketing agreement, the notice shall indicate the date by which producers will be required to sign the marketing agreement, which shall be sixty days after the date on which the director approved the marketing agreement. (3) If the provisional board of directors created pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 924.42 of the Revised Code receives notice from the director approving the marketing agreement, the board shall notify all known producers of the agricultural commodity or all known producers in the region in which the agricultural commodity is produced that is the subject of the approved marketing agreement. The notice shall include the date by which producers must sign the marketing agreement. (4) Following the date by which producers desiring to be signatories to the marketing agreement are required to sign the agreement, the director shall determine if there is a sufficient number of producers that signed the marketing agreement for the administration of the marketing agreement to be financially self-supporting plus an additional twenty per cent of that number. If the director determines that at least the minimum number of required producers have signed the marketing agreement, the director shall sign the marketing agreement and the marketing agreement shall be effective on the date on which the director signs it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.32
§ 925.32. Fines collected paid into general revenue funds
Status: in_force

January 14, 1972 House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly Fifty per cent of all fines assessed under sections 925.21 to 925.32 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be paid into the general revenue fund. The remaining fifty per cent shall be credited to the general revenue fund of the county or municipality where the case is prosecuted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 943.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 943 / § 943.031
§ 943.031. Application for license as a small dealer
Status: in_force

October 9, 2021 House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Application for a license as a small dealer shall be made in writing to the department of agriculture. The application shall state the nature of the business, the municipal corporation or township, county, and post-office address of the location where the business is to be conducted, the name of any employee who is authorized to act in the small dealer's behalf, and any additional information that the department prescribes. (B) The applicant shall satisfy the department of the applicant's good faith in seeking to engage in the business of a small dealer. The department then shall issue to the applicant a license to conduct the business of a small dealer at the place named in the application. Licenses, unless revoked, shall expire annually on the thirty-first day of March and shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure established in sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. (C) No license shall be issued by the department to a small dealer having weighing facilities until the applicant has filed with the department a copy of a scale test certificate showing the weighing facilities to be in satisfactory condition, a copy of the license of each weigher employed by the applicant, and a certificate of inspection by the department showing livestock market facilities to be in satisfactory sanitary condition. (D) No licensed small dealer shall employ as an employee a person who, as a small dealer, dealer, or broker, previously defaulted on contracts pertaining to the purchase, exchange, or sale of livestock until the licensee signs and files with the director an agreement that guarantees, without condition, all contracts pertaining to the purchase, exchange, or sale of livestock made by the person while in the employ of the licensee. The director shall prescribe the form and content of the agreement. (E) A licensed small dealer is not required to maintain financial responsibility or furnish proof of financial responsibility. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 911.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 911 / § 911.01
§ 911.01. Bakery defined
Status: in_force

February 1, 2001 House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly As used in sections 911.01 to 911.20 of the Revised Code, "bakery" means a building or part of a building wherein is carried on the production, preparation, packing, storing, display, or sale to other than the ultimate consumer of bread, stuffed breads, cake, pies, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, noodles, waffle cones, pizza crusts, or other bakery products, whether frozen, fried, deep fried, or partially or completely baked, including any separate room used for the convenience or accommodation of the workers.
Ohio Rev. Code § 993.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 993 / § 993.07
§ 993.07. Owner's duties
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 665 - 133rd General Assembly (A)(1) As used in this section, "major repair" means a repair that is outside of the normal maintenance conducted on an amusement ride. (2) The owner of an amusement ride shall maintain a current maintenance, repair, and inspection record for each amusement ride in accordance with rules prescribed under division (B) of section 993.04 of the Revised Code. The owner shall take photographs of the portion of the ride subject to any major repair prior to and after the major repair. The owner also shall prepare a detailed written description of each such major repair. The owner shall include the photographs and such descriptions in the record. The owner also shall include in the record information on the date and nature of all inspections of the amusement ride made by the department of agriculture or the owner, and a record of all violations of the rules issued by the department and actions taken by the owner to correct such violations. The department or any inspector employed by the department may request an owner's record at any time and, upon request, the owner shall make the record available to the department or inspector. (3) No owner shall fail to keep maintenance, repair, and inspection records as required under division (A)(1) of this section and no owner shall fail to make such records available to the department or any inspector employed by the department upon request. The owner of a temporary amusement ride shall inspect that ride in accordance with rules prescribed under division (B) of section 993.04 of the Revised Code each time that there is a reassembly of the ride. (B) The owner of an amusement ride shall maintain records of all serious injuries involving riders, containing such information as the department prescribes, on forms prescribed by the department. These records shall be made available for inspection by the department on request. In the case of an accident, the owner of an amusement ride shall immediately notify the department by telephone or in person and subsequently file a written report with the department within twenty-four hours of the accident. (C)(1) The owner of a temporary amusement ride shall submit both of the following to the department: (a) A list of locations and dates where the ride was either stored for a period longer than thirty days or operated outside of this state. Upon review of the list, the department may require additional testing, inspections, and documentation to be completed prior to issuing a permit. (b) A tentative schedule of events at which the owner's ride will operate during the upcoming season. (2) The director shall adopt rules establishing timetables and procedures for providing and updating the information required under division (C)(1) of this section. (D) An amusement ride operator shall be at least sixteen years of age, shall be in attendance whenever the ride is in operation, and shall operate no more than one ride at a time. The owner or amusement ride operator may deny any person entrance to the amusement ride if the owner or operator believes the entry may jeopardize the safety of the person desiring entry, riders, or other persons. (E) In addition to the annual inspection or reinspection of an amusement ride for a permit or other reason required by the rules adopted under division (B) of section 993.04 of the Revised Code, the department may inspect any amusement ride after the report of an accident or in response to a complaint filed with the department. (F) The director may order in writing a temporary cessation of the operation of an amusement ride that the department finds by inspection to be unsafe by reason of a violation of the rules adopted under division (B) of section 993.04 of the Revised Code. The operation of that amusement ride shall not resume until the condition causing the violation has been corrected and the amusement ride is reinspected. Any reinspection under this division shall take place within twenty-four hours after notice to the department by the owner that the condition causing the violation has been corrected.
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.52
§ 924.52. Powers and duties of Ohio grape industries committee
Status: in_force

October 17, 2011 House Bill 153, House Bill 229 - 129th General Assembly (A) The Ohio grape industries committee may: (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 grapes and grape products, the storage, refrigeration, processing, and transportation of them, and the production and product development of grapes and grape products. The committee shall expend for these activities no more than seventy per cent of all money it receives from the Ohio grape industries fund created under section 924.54 of the Revised Code. (2) Provide the wholesale and retail trade with information relative to proper methods of handling and selling grapes and grape products; (3) Make or contract for 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 grapes and grape products, and make, in the name of the committee, contracts to render service in formulating and conducting plans and programs and such other contracts or agreements as the committee considers necessary for the promotion of the sale of grapes and grape products. The committee shall expend for these activities no more than seventy per cent of all money it receives from the fund. (4) Publish and distribute to producers and others information relating to the grape and grape product industries; (5) Propose to the director of agriculture for adoption, rescission, or amendment, pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, rules necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties; (6) Advertise for, post notices seeking, or otherwise solicit applicants to serve in administrative positions in the department of agriculture as employees who support the administrative functions of the committee. Applications shall be submitted to the committee. The committee shall select applicants that it wishes to recommend for employment and shall submit a list of the recommended applicants to the director. (7) For the purpose of promoting the grape industry, provide to producers and persons that grow grapes in this state grape plants, grape vines, equipment, and material to assist in the production of grapes and grape products. (B) The committee shall: (1) Promote the sale of grapes and grape products for the purpose of maintaining and expanding present markets and creating new and larger intrastate, interstate, and foreign markets for grapes and grape products, and inform the public of the uses and benefits of grapes and grape products; (2) Perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, in connection with, or considered reasonably necessary, proper, or advisable to effectuate the purposes of this section. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 921.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.28
§ 921.28. Statement of alleged damages
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly A person who claims damages from a pesticide application shall notify the director of agriculture and the pesticide applicator by submitting an oral or written statement of alleged damages. The statement shall contain all of the following: (A) The name of the person responsible for the application of the pesticide; (B) The name of the owner or operator of the land on which the crop is grown and for which damages are claimed; (C) The date on which the alleged damage occurred; (D) Such other information the director requires. Upon receipt of the statement, the director may institute proceedings in accordance with sections 921.01 to 921.29 of the Revised Code and the rules he adopts thereunder.
Ohio Rev. Code § 942.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 942 / § 942.02
§ 942.02. License to feed treated garbage
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 503 - 135th General Assembly (A) No person shall feed on the person's premises, or permit the feeding of, garbage or treated garbage to swine. (B) No person shall bring into this state a swine that has been fed garbage or treated garbage. Last updated January 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 953.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 953 / § 953.22
§ 953.22. Licensing of rendering operations
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) No person shall engage in the business of disposing of, picking up, rendering, or collecting raw rendering material or transporting the material to a composting facility without a license to do so from the department of agriculture. (B) This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) A farmer who slaughters the farmer's own animals, raised by the farmer on the farmer's own farm, processes the farmer's own meat therefrom, and disposes of the farmer's raw rendering material only by delivery to a person licensed under section 953.23 of the Revised Code; (2) A person whose only connection with raw rendering material is curing hides and skins; (3) A person whose only connection with raw rendering material is operating a pet cemetery; (4) A person who is conducting composting, as defined in section 939.01 of the Revised Code, in accordance with section 939.04 of the Revised Code; (5) A person whose only connection with raw rendering material is trapping wild animals in accordance with a nuisance wild animal permit issued by the chief of the division of wildlife in the department of natural resources under rules adopted pursuant to section 1531.08 of the Revised Code; (6) A county dog warden or animal control officer who transports raw rendering material only for disposal purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.34
§ 940.34. Joint board of supervisors
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Upon receiving a petition pursuant to section 940.19 of the Revised Code for a proposed improvement that would be located in two or more adjoining soil and water conservation districts, the board of supervisors of the adjoining districts shall, with approval of the Ohio soil and water conservation commission, create a joint board of supervisors. Each district shall have the same number of supervisors on the joint board. However, if the membership of the joint board would be an even number, an additional supervisor from the lead county shall be designated. (B) A joint board of supervisors shall exercise the same powers, execute the same duties, and follow the same procedures in connection with an improvement under this chapter as the board of supervisors of a single soil and water conservation district with the following conditions: (1) For purposes of making a preliminary determination to accept or reject a petition in accordance with section 940.19 of the Revised Code, the joint board shall make the determination within sixty days of the approval of the creation of the joint board. (2) For purposes of a petition, the joint board shall do both of the following: (a) Send the petition and accompanying information to the board of county commissioners of the lead county; and (b) Send notification of the need for the creation of a joint board of county commissioners under section 940.35 of the Revised Code to the board of county commissioners of each county in the area to be benefited by the proposed improvement. (C) Upon the creation of a joint board of supervisors, the elected officials in the lead county, including the engineer, recorder, auditor, prosecutor, treasurer, judges, and clerk of the board of county commissioners, shall serve as the administrative officers for the joint board of supervisors.
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.70 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.70
§ 927.70. Suppression of harmful or destructive plant pests
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly permit any plant pest that has been determined to be destructive or dangerously harmful by the director of agriculture, in compliance with procedures required by division (A) of section 927.52 of the Revised Code, to exist in or on the person's premises. (B) Whenever the director or the director's authorized representative finds any article or commodity to be infested or has reason to believe it to be infested, or finds that a host or pest exists on any premises, or is in transit in this state, the director may: (1) Upon giving notice to the owner or the owner's agent in possession thereof, seize, quarantine, treat, or otherwise dispose of the pest, host, article, or commodity in such manner as the director determines necessary to suppress, control, eradicate, or to prevent or retard the spread of a pest; (2) Order the owner or agent to so treat or otherwise dispose of the pest, host, article, or commodity. (C) If the owner or person in charge of the premises refuses or neglects to carry out the orders of the director within seven days after receiving written notice, the director may treat the premises; treat or destroy the infested plants or plant material; or apply any other preventive or remedial measure that the director determines necessary. The expense of any such preventative or remedial measures shall be assessed, collected, and enforced, as taxes are assessed, collected, and enforced, against the premises upon which the expense was incurred. The amount of the expense when collected shall be credited to the plant pest program fund created in section 927.54 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 928.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 928 / § 928.06
§ 928.06. Hemp program fund
Status: in_force

July 30, 2019 Senate Bill 57 - 133rd General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the hemp program fund. The fund shall consist of all fees collected under rules adopted under section 928.03 of the Revised Code; money appropriated to the fund; and any other money received from gifts or federal grants. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The director of agriculture shall use money in the fund to administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 931.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 931 / § 931.04
§ 931.04. Approval to operate business or establish residence within area
Status: in_force

July 18, 2008 House Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly (A) An owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area may do either or both of the following: (1) Request approval from each board of township trustees and each board of county commissioners that adopted a resolution approving the establishment of the agricultural security area to operate any business that does not impair the owner's ability to engage in agriculture and 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; (2) Develop, authorize the development of, or, for the purpose of developing, transfer ownership of a portion of the owner's land within the agricultural security area for constructing or otherwise establishing a single-family residence for an individual who is related by consanguinity or by affinity to the owner. Not more than one such residence shall be constructed per each forty acres of the owner's land within the agricultural security area. (B)(1) To obtain approval to operate a business under division (A)(1) of this section, a person shall send a written request, by certified mail, to each appropriate board of township trustees and each appropriate board of county commissioners. The request shall contain all of the following: (a) A description of the proposed business; (b) A description of the intended location of the business; (c) A description of the intended size of the business; (d) If applicable, a detailed description of any construction, renovation, or excavation that will occur for purposes of the proposed business. (2) Not later than thirty days after receipt of a request under division (B)(1) of this section, a board shall adopt a resolution either approving or rejecting the request. If the board approves the request, the board shall send a copy of the resolution approving the request to each of the following not later than thirty days after adopting the resolution: (a) The director of agriculture; (b) Each appropriate county auditor; (c) The person requesting the business. (3) If all of the appropriate boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners adopt a resolution approving the request to operate a business, the person making the request may establish the requested business. (C) The amount of land that is used for either purpose authorized under division (A) of this section shall be included when determining if the acreage requirement established under division (B) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code is satisfied.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.18
§ 935.18. Sale or auction of animals prohibited
Status: in_force

September 5, 2012 Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly (A) Except for a restricted snake specified in division (L)(1) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code, no person shall sell or offer for sale at auction a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake. (B) Except for a microchip removed for purposes of a medical emergency by a veterinarian that is qualified to provide veterinary care to the dangerous wild animal, no person shall knowingly remove a microchip that is implanted in a dangerous wild animal as required in section 935.04 of the Revised Code. (C) No person that possesses a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake shall fail to post and display any of the following: (1) On each cage in which a dangerous wild animal is confined, signs warning the public that a dangerous wild animal is confined in the cage; (2) At each entrance to the property where a dangerous wild animal is confined, a sign warning the public that a dangerous wild animal is on the property; (3) On each container in which a restricted snake is confined, a sign warning the public that a restricted snake is in the container; (4) At the main entrance to each structure where a restricted snake is confined, a sign warning the public that a restricted snake is in the structure; (5) On a vehicle that is used to transport a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, a sign warning that a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, as applicable, is in the vehicle. The signs shall comply with standards established in rules. (D) No person shall knowingly release a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake into the wild. (E) No person shall allow a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake to roam off the property where it is confined. (F) No person shall remove any teeth or claws from a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, as applicable, unless determined to be medically necessary by a veterinarian. (G) No person shall violate any other provisions of this chapter or rules.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.36
§ 926.36. Contract with marketing associations
Status: in_force

July 29, 1998 House Bill 425 - 122nd General Assembly The director of agriculture may enter into a contract with a marketing association that is involved in a program designed to improve or expand the market for an agricultural commodity and funded by an assessment that is levied on producers of the agricultural commodity and calculated on the basis of the volume of agricultural commodities produced by the producer. Under the contract, the marketing association may agree to pay the director a mutually acceptable sum and in exchange the director may agree to furnish the marketing association with information that the director obtains under section 926.11 of the Revised Code regarding the volume of commodities produced by producers who participate in the marketing program, and related financial information. The marketing association may use the information to determine whether a producer has truthfully disclosed the volume of agricultural commodities produced by the producer and whether the marketing association has received the correct amount in assessments. Any sum paid to the director under a contract entered into under this section shall be deposited in the commodity handler regulatory program fund created in section 926.19 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.26
§ 901.26. Power to conduct hearings
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The director of agriculture in conducting investigations, inquiries, or hearings, and every person appointed by him, may administer oaths, certify to official acts, take depositions, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and testimony.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.44
§ 918.44. Federal meat grading and certification service to grade agreement
Status: in_force

June 30, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may enter into an agreement with the United States department of agriculture authorizing employees of the department of agriculture to provide the federal meat grading and certification service to grade and certify meat, poultry, meat products, and poultry products in the state. The agreement shall comply with sections 125.111 and 126.07 of the Revised Code. (B) If the director enters into an agreement pursuant to division (A) of this section, he shall appoint the employees of the department of agriculture to be trained and licensed by the United States department of agriculture as meat graders. The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as he determines necessary for the effective administration of this section. The rules shall include the duties and responsibilities required of the graders, the method of assessing fees and collecting payments for the services provided, requirements for supervision of the graders, the maintenance of records of receipts from work performed by the graders and any other records necessary to maintain, and procedures for suspending and revoking a grader's license. Last updated September 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 911.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 911 / § 911.31
§ 911.31. Vitamin and mineral requirement definitions
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly As used in sections 911.31 to 911.35 , inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Flour" includes and shall be limited to the foods commonly known in the milling and baking industries as: (1) White flour, also known as wheat flour or plain flour; (2) Bromated flour; (3) Self-rising flour, also known as self-rising white flour or self-rising wheat flour; (4) Phosphated flour, also known as phosphated white flour or phosphated wheat flour. "Flour" excludes whole wheat flour and also excludes special flours not used for bread, roll, bun, or biscuit baking, such as specialty cake, pancake, and pastry flours. (B) "White bread" means any bread made with flour, as defined in division (A) of this section, whether baked in a pan or on a hearth or screen, which is commonly known or usually represented and sold as white bread, including Vienna bread, French bread, and Italian bread. (C) "Rolls" includes plain white rolls and buns of the semi-bread dough type, both soft rolls, such as hamburger rolls, hot dog rolls, Parker House rolls, and hard rolls, such as Vienna rolls and kaiser rolls, but shall not include yeast-raised sweet rolls or sweet rolls or sweet buns made with fillings or coatings, such as cinnamon rolls or buns and butterfly rolls. (D) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, or any group of persons, whether incorporated or not, engaged in the commercial manufacture or sale of flour, white bread, or rolls.
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.20
§ 917.20. Admissibility of test report or document
Status: in_force

October 21, 1997 Senate Bill 87 - 122nd General Assembly A test report or document prepared by an analyst who is employed or designated by the director of agriculture and who tested a sample shall be admissible as evidence in a prosecution for a violation of a statute or rule, provided that the report or document contains a sworn statement, signed by the analyst, that the report or document accurately contains or represents the findings or conclusions of the analyst.
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.22
§ 956.22. Civil penalty for violation of R.C. sections 956.20 or 956.21
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is violating division (A), (B), or (C) of section 956.20 of the Revised Code or division (E) of section 956.21 of the Revised Code. (B) The person who is assessed a civil penalty under this section is liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for a first violation, not more than five thousand dollars for a second violation, and not more than ten thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation. (C) Any person assessed a civil penalty under this section shall pay the amount prescribed to the department of agriculture. The department shall remit all money collected under this section to the treasurer of state for deposit in the commercial dog breeding fund created under section 956.18 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.17
§ 917.17. Confidential information
Status: in_force

November 15, 1981 House Bill 694 - 114th General Assembly All information that is furnished to or procured by the director of agriculture under sections 917.01 to 917.23 of the Revised Code shall be for the exclusive use and information of the director in the discharge of his official duties and shall not be open to the public or be used in any court in any action or proceeding therein unless the director is a party to such action or proceeding; but such information may be consolidated in statistical tables and published by the director in statistical form, without disclosing details of information furnished by any particular person, for the use and information of other state departments and the public. The director or any employee of the director and any person assisting the director in the administration of such sections shall not willfully divulge any material information secured while in the employ of the director, with respect to the transactions, property, files, records, or papers of the department, or with respect to the business or mechanical, chemical, or other industrial processes of any person or dealer, to any person other than to the director or to the superior of such employee of the director, or when called upon to testify in any action or proceeding in any court. Any employee of the director authorized to accept or receive money paid or to be paid to the director shall, before he enters upon the discharge of his duties, execute and file in the office of the secretary of state, a bond in such amount as is fixed by the secretary of state. If surety company bonds are furnished, the premiums thereon shall be paid by the department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.32
§ 905.32. Application for license
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) No person shall manufacture or distribute in this state any type of fertilizer until a license to manufacture or distribute has been obtained by the manufacturer or distributor from the department of agriculture upon payment of a fifty-dollar fee: (1) For each fixed (permanent) location at which fertilizer is manufactured in this state; (2) For each mobile unit used to manufacture fertilizer in this state; (3) For each location out of the state from which fertilizer is distributed into this state; (4) For each location in this state from which fertilizer is distributed in this state. All licenses 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. A renewal application for a license shall be submitted no later than the thirtieth day of November each year. A person who submits a renewal application for a license after the thirtieth day of November shall include with the application a late filing fee of twenty-five dollars. (B) An application for a license shall include: (1) The name and address of the licensee; (2) The name and address of each bulk distribution point in the state, not licensed for fertilizer manufacture and distribution. The name and address shown on the license shall be shown on all labels, pertinent invoices, and bulk storage for fertilizers distributed by the licensee in this state. (C) The licensee shall inform the director of agriculture in writing of additional distribution points established during the period of the license. (D) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.41
§ 918.41. State acceptance service to examine and monitor compliance by meat and poultry vendors
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly If the director of agriculture has not entered into an agreement with the United States department of agriculture in compliance with section 918.44 of the Revised Code, the director shall establish and maintain a state acceptance service within the department of agriculture to examine and monitor compliance by meat and poultry vendors with the specifications of the state purchase contracts awarded them under section 125.11 of the Revised Code, and by establishments, as defined in section 918.01 or 918.21 of the Revised Code, subject to state or federal inspection. State acceptance service shall be made available to such vendors and establishments within the state from eight a.m. to five p.m. Monday through Friday. At least forty-eight hours, excluding Saturday and Sunday, before the date on which a vendor or authorized representative from such an establishment desires examination and monitoring of the production of meat products, as defined in section 918.01 of the Revised Code, or poultry products, as defined in section 918.21 of the Revised Code, that the vendor or establishment intends to supply to the state under a state purchase contract, a vendor or authorized representative from such an establishment shall contact the state acceptance service and request examination and monitoring. A state acceptor shall examine and monitor the production of the meat or poultry products to determine whether there is compliance with the state purchase contract specifications. The containers of products found to be in compliance shall be sealed, dated, and marked with an official mark. The state acceptor shall provide an official acceptance certificate to accompany each shipment to its destination. The director shall train and appoint as state acceptors inspectors, as defined in sections 918.01 and 918.21 of the Revised Code. Acceptance may be provided by the United States department of agriculture at the option of the vendor or authorized representative of such an establishment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.49 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.49
§ 905.49. Restrictions not applicable to certain importers and manufacturers
Status: in_force

August 21, 2014 Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly Nothing in sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code shall be considered either to restrict the distribution of fertilizers to each other by importers or manufacturers, who mix fertilizer materials for distribution, or to prevent the free and unrestricted shipment of fertilizer to manufacturers who are licensed or have registered their specialty fertilizer grades and brand names as required by sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 902.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 902 / § 902.11
§ 902.11. Property subject to taxes and zoning, planning and building regulations
Status: in_force

October 21, 2003 Senate Bill 37, House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly (A) Any real or personal property, or both, of an issuer that is acquired, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, improved, furnished, or equipped, or any combination thereof, and leased or subleased under authority of this chapter shall be subject to ad valorem, sales, use, and franchise taxes and to zoning, planning, and building regulations and fees, to the same extent and in the same manner as if the lessee-user or sublessee-user thereof, rather than the issuer, had acquired, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, improved, furnished, or equipped, or any combination thereof, such real or personal property, and title thereto was in the name of such lessee-user or sublessee-user. The transfer of tangible personal property by lease or sublease under authority of this chapter is not a sale as used in Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code. The exemptions provided in divisions (B)(1) and (13) of section 5739.02 of the Revised Code shall not be applicable to purchases for a project under this chapter. An issuer shall be exempt from all taxes on its real or personal property, or both, that has been acquired, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, improved, furnished, or equipped, or any combination thereof, under this chapter so long as such property is used by the issuer for purposes that would otherwise exempt such property; has ceased to be used by a former lessee-user or sublessee-user and is not occupied or used; or has been acquired by the issuer but development has not yet commenced. The exemption shall be effective as of the date the exempt use begins. All taxes on the exempt real or personal property for the year should be prorated and the taxes for the exempt portion of the year shall be remitted by the county auditor. (B) Bonds issued under this chapter, the transfer thereof, and the interest and other income from the bonds, including any profit made on the sale thereof, are free from taxation within the state. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 991.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 991 / § 991.02
§ 991.02. Ohio expositions commission
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the Ohio expositions commission, which shall consist of the following fifteen members: nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; the director of development, the director of natural resources, and the director of agriculture, or their designated representatives, who shall be ex officio members with voting rights of the commission; the dean of the college of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences of the Ohio state university as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the commission; and the chairperson of the standing committee in the house of representatives to which matters dealing with agriculture are generally referred and the chairperson of the standing committee in the senate to which matters dealing with agriculture are generally referred, who shall be nonvoting members. If the senate is not in session, recess appointments shall be made by the governor. (B) Of the nine members of the commission appointed by the governor, not more than five shall be from one political party, at least three members shall receive the major portion of their income from farming, and at least one member shall, at the time of appointment, be a member of the board of directors of an agricultural society that was organized in compliance with section 1711.01 or 1711.02 of the Revised Code. Terms of office shall be for six years, commencing on the second day of December and ending on the first day of December. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. 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, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The term of each nonvoting, legislative member of the commission shall be for two years or until the end of the member's legislative term, whichever occurs first. (C) The commission shall annually, during the month of December, select from among its members a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, who in the absence of the chairperson shall carry out the chairperson's duties, and a secretary, who may be a member or employee of the commission, to record the minutes of its meetings and to carry out such other duties as may be assigned by the commission, its chairperson, or its vice-chairperson. (D) The director of agriculture, the director of natural resources, and the director of development, or their designated representatives, the dean of the college of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences of the Ohio state university, and the two legislators appointed to the commission, as members of the commission shall serve without compensation. (E) Each of the members of the commission appointed by the governor shall be paid the rate established pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code. All members of the commission are entitled to their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as such members, payable from the appropriations for the commission. (F) The commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each quarter of each calendar year, and shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall be open to the public for inspection. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson and shall be called by the chairperson upon receipt of a written request therefor signed by two or more members of the commission. Written notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be sent to each member of the commission. Six of the voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. (G) The commission shall employ and prescribe the powers and duties of a general manager who shall serve in the unclassified civil service at a salary fixed pursuant to section 124.14 of the Revised Code. The general manager may employ such assistant managers as the general manager and the commission may approve. At no time shall such assistant managers exceed four in number, one of whom shall be appointed in the classified civil service. The general manager may, subject to the approval of the commission, employ a fiscal officer and such other officers, employees, and consultants with such powers and duties as are necessary to carry out this chapter. With the approval of the commission and in order to implement this chapter, the general manager may employ and fix the compensation of seasonal employees; these employees shall be in the unclassified civil service, and the overtime pay requirements of section 124.18 of the Revised Code do not apply to them. The general manager shall be considered the appointing authority of the commission for purposes of Chapter 124. of the Revised Code. (H) The governor may remove any appointed voting member of the commission at any time for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.29
§ 940.29. Scheduling and notice of hearing on proposed improvement
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Upon receiving the information submitted by a board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district under section 940.28 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall establish the date, time, and location of a hearing regarding the proposed improvement. (B) At least twenty-one days prior to the date established for the hearing, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall send a written notice of the hearing by certified mail to all landowners that are adjacent to the proposed improvement. The clerk shall send such notice by certified or first class mail to all other landowners within the area to be benefited by the proposed improvement, the board of supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district, and the county engineer. The clerk shall include all of the following in the notice: (1) The date, time, and location of the hearing; (2) A description of any easement on the landowner's property that is necessary for purposes of the improvement; (3) A landowner's estimated assessment; (4) A statement that a landowner may file comments on the proposed improvement and exceptions to the estimated assessment in writing before the hearing or in person at the hearing; (5) The address at which to submit written comments on the proposed improvement and exceptions to the estimated assessment. (C) The clerk shall include printed words in plain view on the envelope containing the notice that read "Legal Notice of Proposed Drainage Improvement."
Ohio Rev. Code § 909.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 909 / § 909.05
§ 909.05. Authority to enter upon premises for inspection
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly To enforce sections 909.01 to 909.18 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture or his authorized representatives, during daylight hours, shall have access to and egress from any apiary or to any premises, buildings, or any other place, public or private, in which he has reason to believe that bees, including Africanized honey bees, honey, wax, used hives, or used equipment is kept. During the inspection, the director or his representative may inspect bee colonies to determine their condition and health, take samples for disease diagnosis or race determination, decide if live colonies exist for apiary registration purposes, and control or eradicate serious bee diseases and Africanized honey bees. If the director or his representative is denied access to any premises where access is sought for the purposes of this section, he may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to the premises for those purposes. The court, upon receiving the application, may issue the search warrant for the purposes requested.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.18
§ 926.18. Filing claim upon handler's dishonor of demand
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) When a depositor has made a demand for settlement of an obligation concerning an agricultural commodity on which a fee was required to be remitted under section 926.16 of the Revised Code and the licensed handler is experiencing failure, as "failure" is defined in section 926.021 of the Revised Code, and has failed to honor the demand, the depositor, after providing the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative with evidence of the depositor's demand and the dishonoring of that demand, may file a claim with the director not later than six months after dishonor of the demand for indemnification of the depositor's damages, from the agricultural commodity depositors fund, to be measured as follows: (1) The commodity advisory commission created in section 926.32 of the Revised Code shall establish the dollar value of the loss incurred by a depositor holding a receipt or a ticket for agricultural commodities on which a fee was required and that the depositor delivered to the handler under a delayed price agreement, bailment agreement, or feed agreement, or that the depositor delivered to the handler before delivery was due under a contract or other agreement between the depositor and handler. The value shall be based on the fair market price being paid to producers by handlers for the commodities on the date on which the director received notice that the receipt or ticket was dishonored by the handler. All depositors filing claims under this division shall be bound by the value determined by the commission. (2) The dollar value of the loss incurred by a depositor who has sold or delivered for sale, exchange, or solicitation or negotiation for sale agricultural commodities on which a fee was required and who is a creditor of the handler for all or a part of the value of the commodities shall be based on the amount stated on the obligation on the date of the sale. (B) The agricultural commodity depositors fund shall be liable to a depositor for any moneys that are owed to the depositor for commodities deposited with a licensed handler pursuant to a transaction for which the handler must remit a fee under division (B) of section 926.16 of the Revised Code and that are not recovered through other legal and equitable remedies as follows: (1)(a) The liability of the fund shall equal one hundred per cent of the depositor's loss as determined under division (A)(1) of this section if any of the following applies: (i) The commodities were stored with the handler under a bailment agreement. (ii) Payment for the commodities was tendered by the handler and subsequently dishonored, such as payment by a check for which there were insufficient funds or by a check that was written on an account that was frozen by the financial institution. (iii) The commodities were priced not more than forty-five days prior to the director's suspension of the handler's license under division (E), (G), or (H) of section 926.10 of the Revised Code, and the handler failed to pay for the commodities on or before the date on which the suspension occurred. (iv) The commodities were priced not more than three hundred sixty-five days prior to the director's suspension of the handler's license under division (E), (G), or (H) of section 926.10 of the Revised Code, the commodities were subject to a signed, written agreement between the handler and depositor to defer payment by the handler not later than three hundred sixty-five days following the date of delivery, and the handler failed to pay for the commodities on or before the payment date established in the written agreement. (v) The commodities were delivered and marketed under a delayed price agreement not more than two years prior to the director's suspension of the handler's license under division (E), (G), or (H) of section 926.10 of the Revised Code. The delivery date as marked on the tickets shall be used to determine the two-year period. (b) If the commodities were delivered and marketed under a delayed price agreement more than two years prior to the director's suspension of the handler's license under division (E), (G), or (H) of section 926.10 of the Revised Code, the fund has no liability. (c) If the deposit of commodities that were the subject of the depositor's loss involves circumstances other than those described in division (B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section, the liability of the fund shall equal seventy-five per cent of the loss as determined under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section. (2) The aggregate amount recovered by a depositor under all remedies shall not exceed one hundred per cent of the value of the depositor's loss. If the moneys recovered by a depositor under all remedies exceed one hundred per cent of the value of the depositor's loss, the depositor shall reimburse the fund in the amount that exceeds the value of that loss. (C) The director, with the recommendation of the commodity advisory commission, shall determine the validity of all claims presented against the fund. A claim filed under this section for losses on agricultural commodities other than commodities stored under a bailment agreement shall not be valid unless the depositor has made a demand for settlement of the obligation within twelve months after the commodities are priced. Any depositor whose claim has been refused by the director and the commission may appeal the refusal either to the court of common pleas of Franklin county or the court of common pleas of the county in which the depositor resides. The director shall provide for payment from the fund to any depositor whose claim has been found to be valid. (D) If at any time the fund does not contain sufficient assets to pay valid claims, the director shall hold those claims for payment until the fund again contains sufficient assets. Claims against the fund shall be paid in the order in which they are presented and found to be valid. (E) If a depositor files an action for legal or equitable remedies in a state or federal court having jurisdiction in those matters that includes a claim against agricultural commodities upon which the depositor may file a claim against the fund at a later date, the depositor also shall file with the director a copy of the action filed with the court. In the event of payment of a loss under this section, the director shall be subrogated to the extent of the amount of any payments to all rights, powers, privileges, and remedies of the depositor against any person regarding the loss. The depositor shall render all necessary assistance to aid the director in securing the rights granted in this section. No action or claim initiated by the depositor and pending at the time of payment from the fund may be compromised or settled without the consent of the director. (F) If, prior to June 20, 1994, a lawsuit, adversary proceeding, or other legal proceeding is brought against a depositor to recover money or payments from funds to which a depositor has a right of indemnification under this section, and the depositor retains legal counsel resulting in a cost or expense to the depositor, upon the rendering of a judgment or other resolution of the lawsuit, adversary proceeding, or other legal proceeding, the director, in the director's discretion and with the approval of the commodity advisory commission, may authorize indemnification from the fund for attorney's fees paid by the depositor. Any claim made by a depositor for the payment of attorney's fees under this division shall be made in the same manner as a claim under division (A) of this section. Attorney's fees payable under this division shall be limited to the actual hourly fee charged or one hundred dollars per hour, whichever is less, and to a total maximum amount of three hundred dollars. 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Ohio Rev. Code § 924.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.03
§ 924.03. Authority of marketing programs for agricultural commodities
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly (A) Any marketing program which is established in compliance with procedures established in sections 924.04 to 924.07 of the Revised Code, may include, but shall not be limited to, authority to: (1) Develop markets for the agricultural commodity for which the marketing program was established; (2) Advertise and otherwise promote the sale of such agricultural commodity; (3) Assemble and distribute market information for such agricultural commodity; (4) Research and survey markets for and the marketing of such agricultural commodity; (5) Conduct research to improve production of and develop new uses for such agricultural commodity; (6) Contract with qualified organizations, agencies, or individuals to carry out any of the above activities; (7) Contribute to a national or regional marketing program for such agricultural commodity if the national or regional program is exclusively for the promotion, research, marketing, and sale of the commodity; and (8) Engage in educational programs directed toward better and more efficient utilization of agricultural commodities. (B) If the proposed program provided for in division (B) of section 924.04 of the Revised Code recommends that the operating committee for the marketing program be elected by the producers of the commodity instead of appointed by the director under section 924.07 of the Revised Code, the marketing program shall include nomination and election procedures.