Ohio Rev. Code § 923.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.52
§ 923.52. Written withdrawal from distribution order; appeal
Status: in_force

October 17, 2011 House Bill 229 - 129th General Assembly The director of agriculture may issue and enforce a written withdrawal from distribution order to the manufacturer or distributor of any lot of commercial feed requiring it to be held at a designated place when the director has reasonable cause to believe that the commercial feed is offered or exposed for distribution or distributed in violation of any of the provisions of sections 923.41 to 923.55 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under those sections. The commercial feed shall be held until a release in writing is issued by the director. A release shall not be issued until sections 923.41 to 923.55 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections are complied with and until all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the violation have been paid by the manufacturer or distributor. If compliance is not obtained within thirty days of receipt of the withdrawal from distribution order, the director may begin, and shall begin upon request by the manufacturer or distributor, proceedings for condemnation under section 923.53 of the Revised Code. The manufacturer or distributor may appeal the withdrawal from distribution order in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.17
§ 971.17. Notification of removal
Status: in_force

September 30, 2008 House Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly (A) Not fewer than twenty-eight days prior to removing a partition fence, an owner shall notify the owner of adjoining property in writing that the owner intends to remove the partition fence. The notice may be delivered personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the adjoining owner. If the notice delivered by certified mail is refused or unclaimed, the notice may be delivered by ordinary mail. If the notice delivered by ordinary mail is returned for failure of delivery, or if the address of the adjoining owner is unknown and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, notice may be served by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the partition fence is located. (B) If an owner removes a partition fence without notifying the owner of adjoining property in accordance with division (A) of this section, the owner forfeits the owner's right to seek reimbursement under section 971.07 of the Revised Code for the construction and maintenance of a new partition fence. (C) An action for trespass by the owner of adjoining property against the owner removing a partition fence may include a reasonable request for court costs, attorney's fees, and other litigation costs. (D) No owner shall place any debris accumulated from the removal of a partition fence on adjoining property without entering into a written agreement with the owner of the adjoining property. An adjoining owner who has not entered into a written agreement under this division shall have a cause of action against the owner that placed debris from the removal of a partition fence on the adjoining owner's property for the cost of removing that debris. Any action against the owner may include any attorney's fees.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.23
§ 926.23. Duplicate receipt issued in lieu of lost or destroyed receipt
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly If a negotiable receipt has been lost or destroyed, the licensed handler shall issue a new receipt on the same terms as, subject to the same conditions as, and bearing on its face the number and date of, the receipt in lieu of which it is issued and a plain and conspicuous statement that it is a duplicate receipt issued in lieu of a lost or destroyed receipt, upon the claimant's filing with him: (A) An affidavit stating that the claimant is lawfully entitled to the possession of the original receipt, that he has not negotiated or endorsed the original receipt, how the original receipt was lost or destroyed, and, if the receipt was lost, that diligent effort has been made without success to find the receipt; (B) A bond double the value, at the time the bond is given, of the agricultural commodity represented by the lost or destroyed receipt. The bond shall be in a form approved by the director of agriculture and shall be conditioned to indemnify the agricultural commodity depositors fund, the handler, and any other person entitled to the commodity against all loss, liability, or expense that it or he may sustain by reason of the issuance of a duplicate receipt. The bond shall have as surety a corporate surety company that is authorized to do business under the laws of this state. A receipt that is plainly marked "DUPLICATE" is a representation and warranty by the licensed handler that the receipt is an accurate copy of an original receipt properly issued and then canceled on the date of issuance of the duplicate and imposes on him no liability other than his obligation under the original receipt.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.43
§ 901.43. Administrative rules for rendering laboratory services
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "certificate of free sale" means a document issued by the director of agriculture that certifies to states and countries receiving the listed product that the product being exported is freely marketed without restriction in the United States. (B) The director may authorize any department of agriculture laboratory to perform a laboratory service for any person, organization, political subdivision, state agency, federal agency, or other entity, whether public or private. The director shall adopt and enforce rules to provide for the rendering of a laboratory service. (C) The director may charge a reasonable fee for the performance of a laboratory service, except when the service is performed on an official sample taken by the director acting pursuant to Title IX, Chapter 3715., or Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code; by a board of health acting as the licensor of retail food establishments or food service operations under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code; or by the director of health acting as the licensor of food service operations under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code. The director of agriculture shall adopt rules specifying what constitutes an official sample. The director shall publish a list of laboratory services offered, together with the fee for each service. (D) The director may enter into a contract with any person, organization, political subdivision, state agency, federal agency, or other entity for the provision of a laboratory service. (E)(1) The director may adopt rules establishing standards for accreditation of laboratories and laboratory services and in doing so may adopt by reference existing or recognized standards or practices. (2) The director may inspect and accredit laboratories and laboratory services, and may charge a reasonable fee for the inspections and accreditation. (F)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the animal and consumer protection laboratory fund. Moneys from the following sources shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the fund: all moneys collected by the director under this section that are from fees generated by a laboratory service performed by the department and related to the diseases of animals, all moneys so collected that are from fees generated for the inspection and accreditation of laboratories and laboratory services related to the diseases of animals, all moneys collected by the director under this section that are from fees generated by a laboratory service performed by the consumer protection laboratory, all moneys so collected that are from fees generated for the inspection and accreditation of laboratories and laboratory services not related to weights and measures, money received by the director under sections 947.01 to 947.06 of the Revised Code, and all moneys collected under Chapter 953. of the Revised Code that are not credited to the animal and consumer protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. The director may use the moneys held in the fund to pay the expenses necessary to operate the animal industry laboratory and the consumer protection laboratory, including the purchase of supplies and equipment. (2) All moneys collected by the director under this section that are from fees generated by a laboratory service performed by the weights and measures laboratory, and all moneys so collected that are from fees generated for the inspection and accreditation of laboratories and laboratory services related to weights and measures, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the weights and measures laboratory fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The moneys held in the fund may be used to pay the expenses necessary to operate the division of weights and measures, including the purchase of supplies and equipment. (G)(1) The director may authorize any department of agriculture division or program to issue a certificate of free sale to any person, organization, political subdivision, state agency, federal agency, or other entity, whether public or private. The director may charge a fee of fifty dollars for issuance of a certificate of free sale. The director shall adopt and enforce rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to provide for the issuance of the certificates of free sale. (2) All money collected by the director under this section that is from fees related to the issuance of certificates of free sale shall be credited to the appropriate program fund administered by the department. (H)(1) Information, reports, and other records furnished, procured, or used in any department of agriculture laboratory to perform a laboratory service is not a public record. Any details that would identify a particular person, business, or premises that submitted a specimen to any such laboratory shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed, unless the director elects to share such information with one of the following: (a) A local, state, or federal agency for use in the discharge of such agency's official public duties; (b) An institution of higher education. The director may enter into an agreement with a local, state, or federal agency or with an institution of higher education that requires information shared under division (H)(1) of this section to be kept confidential. (2) The director may prepare and publish statistical information without disclosing details that would identify a particular person or business client. Last updated July 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.06
§ 907.06. Words prohibited which imply state guarantees
Status: in_force

October 2, 1974 House Bill 554 - 110th General Assembly "State tested" or "state" or the name of the department of agriculture or the state seed laboratory shall not be used in connection with the analysis or test of any seed on any seed label, price list, or literature or in any other way which gives the impression that the state guarantees the analysis or assumes responsibility for the quality of the seed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.28
§ 901.28. Inspection of records
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The director of agriculture, or any person designated by the director, shall, upon demand, have the right to inspect books, accounts, records, and memoranda of any company, firm, corporation, persons, association, or copartnership, subject to the sections of the Revised Code administered by the department of agriculture, and to examine under oath any person, including any officer, agent, or employee of any such company, firm, corporation, person, association, or copartnership. Any person, other than the director, who makes such a demand, shall produce his authority to make such inspection.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.55
§ 905.55. Label information
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 House Bill 651 - 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall distribute or sell liming material in packages that do not bear a label in legibly written or printed form that includes the following: (1) Net weight of contents in pounds as determined by a sealed weighing device; (2) Product name and type of liming material, which shall include the grade as defined in section 905.54 of the Revised Code, for all except the oxide and hydrate forms; (3) Name and address of manufacturer, seller, or distributor; (4) Guaranteed analysis, in whole numbers only, which includes: (a) The minium percentages of weight of elemental calcium and magnesium; (b) The total neutralizing power expressed as weight per cent of calcium carbonate, as determined by the methods prescribed by the association of official analytical chemists; (c) The minimum percentages of weight passing through numbers eight, twenty, sixty, and one hundred United States standard sieves; (d) The effective neutralizing power expressed on the basis of pounds per ton as a percentage of the fineness index, multiplied by the total neutralizing power and percentage of dry matter. (B) No person shall sell or distribute liming material in bulk, unless the purchaser is supplied, upon delivery, with a delivery ticket containing the information required in division (A) of this section, and: (1) The name and address of the purchaser; (2) The date of sale. (C) Shipping invoices or notices shall be available for all bulk liming material stored at locations other than a place of manufacture.
Ohio Rev. Code § 953.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 953 / § 953.28
§ 953.28. Inspection of rendering operations
Status: in_force

October 22, 1969 House Bill 260 - 108th General Assembly (A) Any authorized representative of the director of agriculture who has good reason to suspect that any premises or means of conveyance contains raw rendering material shall have free access to those premises or that means of conveyance at any reasonable time. (B) The department of agriculture shall inspect each place or means of conveyance licensed under section 953.23 of the Revised Code at least once each year and may inspect it as often as the department finds necessary. The department shall furnish a report of the findings of each inspection to the licensee.