Ohio Rev. Code § 955.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.09
§ 955.09. [Former R.C. 955.10, amended and renumbered by H.B. 247, 136th General Assembly, effective 03/20/2026] Tags to be worn
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly (A) No owner of a dog, except a dog constantly confined to a dog kennel registered under this chapter or licensed under Chapter 956. of the Revised Code, shall fail to require the dog to wear, at all times, a valid tag issued in connection with a certificate of registration under division (A) of section 955.02 of the Revised Code. A violation of this division is a strict liability offense and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. A dog found not wearing at any time a valid tag is prima-facie evidence of lack of registration and shall subject any dog found not wearing such a tag to impounding, sale, or destruction. (B) No person shall recklessly obstruct or interfere with anyone lawfully engaged in capturing an unregistered dog or examining a dog wearing a tag. (C) No person shall recklessly own, keep, or harbor a dog wearing a fictitious, altered, or invalid registration tag or a registration tag not issued by the county auditor in connection with the registration of such animal. (D) Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (C) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Last updated March 23, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.44
§ 955.44. Fines credited to dog and kennel fund
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly All fines collected for violations of sections 955.02 , 955.09 , 955.10 , 955.11 , 955.12 , 955.21 , 955.24 , and 955.261 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the dog and kennel fund. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.11
§ 940.11. Policies for soil and water conservation district credit card accounts
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Not later than three months after November 2, 2018, the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district that hold a credit card account on November 2, 2018, shall adopt a written policy for the use of credit card accounts. Otherwise, the board shall adopt a written policy before first holding a credit card account. The policy shall include provisions addressing all of the following: (1) The members of the board or positions authorized to use a credit card account; (2) The types of expenses for which a credit card account may be used; (3) The procedure for acquisition, use, and management of a credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks; (4) The procedure for submitting itemized receipts to the fiscal agent or the fiscal agent's designee; (5) The procedure for credit card issuance, credit card reissuance, credit card cancellation, and the process for reporting lost or stolen credit cards; (6) The district's credit card account's maximum credit limit or limits; (7) The actions or omissions by an officer or employee that qualify as misuse of a credit card account. (B) The name of the soil and water conservation district shall appear on each presentation instrument related to the account including cards and checks. (C) If the fiscal agent of the district does not retain general possession and control of the credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, the board shall appoint a compliance officer to perform the duties enumerated under division (D) of this section. The compliance officer may not use a credit card account and may not authorize a board member or employee to use a credit card account. The fiscal agent is not eligible for appointment as compliance officer. (D) The compliance officer, if applicable, and the board at least quarterly shall review the number of cards and accounts issued, the number of active cards and accounts issued, the cards' and accounts' expiration dates, and the cards' and accounts' credit limits. (E) If the fiscal agent retains general possession and control of the credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, and the board authorize a board member or employee to use a credit card, the fiscal agent may use a system to sign out credit cards to the authorized users. The board member or employee is liable in person and upon any official bond the member or employee has given to the district to reimburse the district treasury the amount for which the member or employee does not provide itemized receipts in accordance with the policy described in division (A) of this section. (F) The use of a credit card account for expenses beyond those authorized by the board constitutes misuse of a credit card account. A board member or employee of a soil and water conservation district or a public servant as defined under section 2921.01 of the Revised Code who knowingly misuses a credit card account held on behalf of a soil and water conservation district violates section 2913.21 of the Revised Code. (G) The fiscal agent or the fiscal agent's designee annually shall file a report with the board detailing all rewards received based on the use of the soil and water conservation district's credit card account. (H) As used in this section, "credit card account" means any bank-issued credit card account, store-issued credit card account, financial institution-issued credit card account, financial depository-issued credit card account, affinity credit card account, or any other card account allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit or to transact with the account, and any debit or gift card account related to the receipt of grant moneys. "Credit card account" does not include a procurement card account, gasoline or telephone credit card account, or any other card account where merchant category codes are in place as a system of control for use of the card account.
Ohio Rev. Code § 957.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 957 / § 957.16
§ 957.16. Blackbird population control programs
Status: in_force

March 18, 1969 House Bill 1 - 108th General Assembly (A) As used in this section "blackbird" means the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater), and the starling (Sturnus vulgaris). (B) The director of agriculture may develop and conduct programs to control blackbirds which cause economic losses on Ohio farms, are detrimental to the public health and welfare, deface or defile public and private property, or create a public nuisance. (C) Any such program shall be presented to the chief of the division of wildlife and the wildlife council created by sections 121.04 and 1531.03 of the Revised Code for approval. (D) The director shall conduct such approved programs in areas in which the population of such blackbirds makes control practicable and feasible. (E) The director may cooperate with and may accept contributions from any individual, corporation, or agency of the United States, this state, or any of its subdivisions whenever such cooperation or contributions will strengthen a program developed under the authority of division (B) of this section. (F) The director or his representative, for the sole purpose of conducting an approved control program thereon, shall have the right of ingress and egress to any area in which a control program authorized by this section would, in his judgment , be effective and beneficial to the general public. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 931.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 931 / § 931.07
§ 931.07. Withdrawal from area - notice - remaining owners
Status: in_force

May 18, 2005 House Bill 414 - 125th General Assembly (A)(1) An owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area may withdraw from the area by sending written notice of withdrawal, by certified mail, to all of the following: (a) The county auditor of each county in which the land is located; (b) The board of township trustees of each township in which the land is located; (c) The board of county commissioners of each county in which the land is located. (2) The owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area shall send written notice, by certified mail, to the parties listed in division (A)(1) of this section when all or a portion of the land becomes ineligible for enrollment in the area due to the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) The owner of the land withdraws all or a portion of the land from an agricultural district under Chapter 929. of the Revised Code. (b) The land is removed from the agricultural district in which it is situated because of the termination of the district, and a renewal application has not been filed within the time prescribed in division (C) of section 929.02 of the Revised Code or has not been approved under that division. (c) All or a portion of the land is converted from being land devoted exclusively to agricultural use within the meaning of section 5713.30 of the Revised Code unless the conversion is incident to the appropriation of land by the state, one of its political subdivisions, or an agency as defined in section 163.01 of the Revised Code. (3) The county auditor of a county in which land enrolled in an agricultural security area is located who discovers that any of the events described in division (A)(2) of this section has occurred and that the owner of the land has not complied with the notice requirements established in that division shall provide the required notice to the parties listed in division (A)(1) of this section, except that for the purposes of division (A)(1)(a) of this section, the auditor need notify only the county auditors of the other affected counties. (B) Upon receipt of a notice under division (A) of this section, a board of township trustees or a board of county commissioners immediately shall send a certified copy of the notice to the director of agriculture. The copy shall indicate the name of the township or county, as applicable. (C)(1) If an owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area withdraws from the area under this section or if at any time an owner's land fails to satisfy either of the criteria established under division (B)(2) or (3) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code, any other owners of land that is enrolled in the area who do not withdraw and whose land satisfies those criteria may continue to have their land enrolled in the agricultural security area until the enrollment expires under any of the following circumstances: (a) Within the first five years of a ten-year enrollment period, enrollment may continue if the number of acres remaining in the agricultural security area equals five hundred or more. (b) Within the first five years of a ten-year enrollment period, if the number of acres remaining in the area has diminished to fewer than five hundred, enrollment may continue only if additional contiguous farmland is enrolled in the area to the extent that the number of acres in the area increases once more to equal five hundred or more. Such an increase in acreage may occur through the addition of contiguous farmland to the area either by a landowner who already has land enrolled in the area or by another landowner. In either case, in order to enroll the land in the area, the landowner shall submit, not later than sixty days following the date on which the acreage in the area diminished to fewer than five hundred, an application in accordance with section 931.02 of the Revised Code. The landowner shall 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 agricultural security area shall continue until the expiration of the existing, partially elapsed ten-year enrollment period and may be renewed in accordance with section 931.06 of the Revised Code. (c) Within the last five years of a ten-year enrollment period, enrollment may continue regardless of the number of acres remaining in the agricultural security area. (2) If the state or a municipal corporation appropriates part of the land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area and, as a result of the appropriation, the area fails to satisfy the criterion established under division (B)(1) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code, the owners of land enrolled in the area whose land satisfies the criteria established under divisions (B)(2) and (3) of that section may continue to have their land enrolled in the agricultural security area until the enrollment expires. (D) If at any time land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area ceases to be enrolled in the agricultural security area, the statement made by the owner of that land under division (A)(3) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code and the statement made by a board of township trustees or board of county commissioners under division (C)(1) of section 931.03 of the Revised Code are no longer applicable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.14
§ 941.14. Disposal of dead or destroyed animals
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 131, House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The owner shall burn the body of an animal that has died of, or been destroyed because of, a dangerously infectious or contagious disease, bury it not less than four feet under the surface of the ground, dissolve it by alkaline hydrolysis, remove it in a watertight tank to a rendering establishment, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with section 939.04 or 953.26 of the Revised Code within twenty-four hours after knowledge thereof or after notice in writing from the department of agriculture. (B) The owner of premises that contain a dead animal shall burn the body of the animal, bury it not less than four feet beneath the surface of the ground, dissolve it by alkaline hydrolysis, remove it in a watertight tank to a rendering establishment, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with section 939.04 or 953.26 of the Revised Code within a reasonable time after knowledge thereof or after notice in writing from the department or from the township trustees of the township in which the owner's premises are located. (C) The director of agriculture may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing requirements and procedures governing the disposal of the body of an animal that has died of, or been destroyed because of, a disease of concern. (D) Notwithstanding division (A) or (B) of this section or rules adopted under division (C) of this section, the director, in written notice sent to the owner of a dead animal, may require the owner to employ a specific method of disposition of the body, including burning, burying, rendering, composting, or alkaline hydrolysis, when that method does not conflict with any law or rule governing the disposal of infectious wastes and, in the director's judgment, is necessary for purposes of animal disease control. No person shall fail to employ the method of disposition required under this division. (E) The director, in written notice sent to the owner of a dead animal, may prohibit the owner from transporting the body of the dead animal on any street or highway if that prohibition does not conflict with any law or rule governing the transportation of infectious wastes and, in the director's judgment, is necessary for purposes of animal disease control. No person shall fail to comply with a prohibition issued under this division. (F) As used in this section, "infectious wastes" has the same meaning as in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code, and "street" or "highway" has the same meaning as in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.04
§ 926.04. Handler's license required
Status: in_force

July 1, 1987 House Bill 171 - 117th General Assembly (A) No person, except as provided in division (C) of this section, shall handle agricultural commodities in this state without first obtaining a handler's license issued by the director of agriculture under this chapter. (B) All business transactions, and records of such transactions, of a handler shall be treated as if they were for one warehouse for the purposes of this chapter. (C) Agricultural commodities that are stored under a bailment agreement in a warehouse operated by a person licensed under the "United States Warehouse Act," 39 Stat. 486 (1916), 7 U.S.C. 241, as amended, shall be exempt from sections 926.13 , 926.14 , 926.16 , 926.17 , and 926.19 to 926.27 of the Revised Code. Each person licensed under the "United States Warehouse Act" shall annually notify the director, in writing, of his licensing and shall also immediately notify the director, in writing, if his license is suspended or terminated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.10
§ 956.10. Inspections
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) At least once annually, the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative shall inspect a high volume breeder that is subject to licensure under this chapter and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code to ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, including the standards of care established in rules adopted under that section. (2) The director or the director's authorized representative shall inspect a boarding kennel when the director or the director's authorized representative has received information that the boarding kennel is breeding dogs and may be subject to licensure under this chapter and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The director or the director's authorized representative may do any of the following: (1) Upon receiving a complaint, inspect a high volume breeder that is subject to licensure under this chapter and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code to ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it; (2) Upon the request of a member of the public, a public official, or an animal shelter for dogs, inspect any facility at which a person is acting as or performing the functions of a dog broker to ensure such compliance; (3) Upon receiving a complaint, inspect an animal rescue for dogs to ensure compliance with section 956.06 of the Revised Code and applicable rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code; (4) Conduct an inspection under this section during regular business hours without providing notice in advance. (C) Inspections shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. A record of each inspection shall be made by the director or the director's authorized representative who is responsible for the inspection in accordance with those rules. (D) The director or the director's authorized representative, upon proper identification and upon stating the purpose and necessity of an inspection, may enter at reasonable times on any public or private property, real or personal, to inspect or investigate and to examine or copy records in order to determine compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. The director, the director's authorized representative, or the attorney general upon the request of the director may apply to the appropriate court in the county in which inspection will occur for an appropriate court order or search warrant as necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter and rules adopted under it. (E) No owner or operator of a high volume breeder, person acting as or performing the functions of a dog broker, owner or operator of a boarding kennel, or owner or operator of an animal rescue for dogs shall interfere with an inspection or refuse to allow the director or the director's authorized representative full access to all areas where dogs are kept or cared for. If entry is refused or inspection or investigation is refused, hindered, or thwarted by a high volume breeder or dog broker, the director may suspend or revoke the breeder's or broker's license in accordance with this chapter. (F)(1) The director may enter into a contract or agreement with a veterinarian to conduct inspections under this section. The veterinarian shall be considered the director's authorized representative for the purposes of this section. (2) A veterinarian with whom the director has entered into a contract or agreement under division (F)(1) of this section may inspect a high volume breeder with whom the veterinarian has established a veterinary-client-patient relationship as described in section 4741.04 of the Revised Code only every other year. (3) If the director determines that a veterinarian with whom the director has entered into a contract or agreement under division (F)(1) of this section has falsified any information submitted to the director pursuant to an inspection, the director shall inform the veterinary medical licensing board created by Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code of the falsification. (G)(1) If entry that is authorized by division (D) of this section is refused or if an inspection or investigation is refused, hindered, or thwarted by intimidation or otherwise and if the director, an authorized representative of the director, or the attorney general applies for and obtains a court order or a search warrant under division (D) of this section to conduct the inspection or investigation, the owner or operator of the premises where entry was refused or inspection or investigation was refused, hindered, or thwarted, if found guilty of violating this chapter or rules adopted under it, is liable to the director for all of the following: (a) The reasonable costs incurred by the director for the regular salaries and fringe benefit costs of personnel assigned to conduct the inspection or investigation from the time the court order or search warrant was issued until the court order or search warrant is executed; (b) The salary, fringe benefits, and travel expenses of the director, an authorized representative of the director, or the attorney general incurred in obtaining the court order or search warrant; and (c) Expenses necessarily incurred for the assistance of local law enforcement officers in executing the court order or search warrant. (2) In the application for a court order or a search warrant, the director, the director's authorized representative, or the attorney general may request and the court, in its order granting the court order or search warrant, may order the owner or operator of the premises, if found guilty of violating this chapter or rules adopted under it, to reimburse the director for any of the costs described in division (G)(1) of this section that the court finds reasonable. From money recovered under this division, the director shall do all of the following: (a) Reimburse the attorney general for the costs incurred by the attorney general in connection with proceedings for obtaining the court order or search warrant; (b) Reimburse the political subdivision in which the premises is located for the assistance of its law enforcement officers in executing the court order or search warrant; (c) Deposit the remainder in the state treasury to the credit of the commercial dog breeding fund created in section 956.18 of the Revised Code. (H) A dog warden appointed under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code or an agent of a humane society entering on public or private property to make investigations and inspections in accordance with Chapter 955. or 1717. of the Revised Code, as applicable, shall report any violations of this chapter and rules adopted under it to the director or the director's authorized representative. Last updated July 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.53
§ 925.53. Misbranding fresh fruit and vegetable containers
Status: in_force

October 8, 1965 House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly No person shall sell, offer for sale, or expose or have in his possession for sale fresh fruits or vegetables which have been prepackaged in containers in the same retail store, market, or business establishment where said commodities are being exposed or offered for sale if said containers are misbranded. A container of fresh fruits and vegetables prepackaged at retail store level is misbranded if: (A) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. (B) Its contents have been falsely advertised as to grade, size, quantity, variety, or state of origin. (C) It does not bear a label marked in accordance with sections 925.51 to 925.60 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.502 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.502
§ 905.502. Written notice of warning
Status: in_force

August 21, 2014 Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly Nothing in sections 905.31 to 905.502 of the Revised Code or rules shall be construed to require the director of agriculture to report any findings to the appropriate prosecuting authority for proceedings in the prosecution of, or issue any order or institute any enforcement procedure for, a violation of sections 905.31 to 905.502 of the Revised Code or rules when the director believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable written notice of warning. A person who receives a written notice of warning may respond in writing to the notice.
Ohio Rev. Code § 923.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.50
§ 923.50. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (B) The director, by reference, may adopt: (1) The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted and published by the association of American feed control officials; (2) Rules promulgated pursuant to the federal act.
Ohio Rev. Code § 919.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 919 / § 919.11
§ 919.11. Prohibitions - labeling of horse meat fed to animals
Status: in_force

July 26, 1963 House Bill 304 - 105th General Assembly No person shall mix horse meat with the parts of any other animal, sell, offer, or expose for sale any such mixture for human consumption within this state. No person shall sell for human consumption the tongue, diaphragm, heart, esophagus, lips, ears, or glands of a horse, nor shall these parts of a horse be included in a horse meat food product intended for human consumption. Any horse carcass, horse meat, or horse meat food product sold, offered, or exposed for sale, which is unlabeled as to use or is labeled as pet or animal food, shall be decharacterized with charcoal or green food dye. Suggestive pictures or designs on the label shall be considered as indicative of the use of the product. However, any horse meat or horse meat food product whose label bears an approved inspection stamp, or which is packed in hermetically sealed, retort processed, conventional retail sized container, is labeled as pet or animal food, and is licensed under sections 923.41 to 923.55 , inclusive, and 923.99 of the Revised Code, need not be decharacterized.
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.10
§ 917.10. Pasteurization frozen dessert ingredients
Status: in_force

October 21, 1997 Senate Bill 87 - 122nd General Assembly (A) A person who manufactures frozen desserts for sale shall use in the manufacturing only mixtures in which the dairy products, eggs, and any other ingredient specified by the director of agriculture have been pasteurized in accordance with rules governing pasteurization adopted under section 917.02 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, pasteurization shall occur at the milk plant where retail packaging occurs. Repasteurization is not required at a retail establishment. (B) The director may adopt rules authorizing pasteurization at a milk plant other than the plant where retail packaging occurs if the director determines that the frozen dessert is handled, transported, and stored in a manner that the director determines to be safe and suitable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.07
§ 907.07. Labeling and inspection fee requirements
Status: in_force

October 29, 2003 House Bill 143 - 125th General Assembly No person shall sell any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed: (A) Unless the test used to determine the information concerning the seed's percentage of germination that is required by section 907.03 of the Revised Code to appear on the label of the seed has been completed within: (1) A twelve-month period prior to sale, exclusive of the calendar month in which the test was completed, if the seed is not in hermetically sealed containers or if the seed is agricultural seed other than cool season grass seed; (2) A fifteen-month period prior to sale, exclusive of the calendar month in which the test was completed, if the seed is a cool season grass seed or a mixture of or blend of only cool season grass seeds and if the seed is not in hermetically sealed containers; (3) A thirty-six-month period prior to sale, exclusive of the calendar month in which the test was completed, if the seed is in hermetically sealed containers. Any such seed may be sold at any time after the thirty-six-month period has expired if it is retested prior to sale. Seed that has been retested may be sold for an additional time period if it is accompanied by a new label that complies with the labeling requirements established in sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code. The time period shall consist of twelve consecutive months, not including the month in which the retest was performed. After the twelve-month period has expired, the cycle of retesting and relabeling followed by a twelve-month saleable period may be repeated one or more times. (B) If the seed is not labeled in accordance with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code or has a false or misleading label; (C) Pertaining to which there has been a false or misleading advertisement; (D) If the seed contains prohibited noxious-weed seed. In addition, no person shall sell any tree or shrub seed that contains prohibited noxious-weed seed. (E) If the seed has been treated with poisonous material, unless the seed and the label on the package of seed comply with sections 907.44 and 907.45 of the Revised Code; (F) If the seed is in containers bearing labels that state a liability or nonwarranty clause disclaiming responsibility for any information on the label required by section 907.03 of the Revised Code; (G) If the seed contains more than one-fourth of one per cent by weight of restricted noxious-weed seed or more than two and one-half per cent of all weed seed; (H) If the seed contains more than fifteen per cent by weight of inert matter unless the product is one of the following: (1) A coated agricultural seed; (2) A combination seed-mulch product containing not less than five per cent by weight of pure seed; (3) Native grass seed that is designated by rules adopted by the director of agriculture as characteristically exhibiting high inert matter. (I) At public auction unless the seed is labeled in accordance with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code and the person who labeled the seed obtained a permit to do so as provided in section 907.13 of the Revised Code; (J) By variety name if the seed is not certified by a certifying agency if the seed is a variety for which a certificate of plant variety protection has been applied for or granted under the federal "Plant Variety Protection Act," 84 Stat. 1542 (1970), 7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq., as amended, which application or granted certificate specifies sale as a class of certified seed only, provided that seed from a certified lot may be labeled by variety name when used in a mixture by, or with approval of, the owner of the variety; (K) If the seed is out of compliance with the tolerance established for it under rules adopted by the director.
Ohio Rev. Code § 981.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 981 / § 981.09
§ 981.09. Liability of constable
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly For any failure to perform his duties under sections 981.07 and 981.08 of the Revised Code, the constable or other officer is liable on his official bond to the party injured thereby.
Ohio Rev. Code § 902.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 902 / § 902.02
§ 902.02. Finding of importance of agriculture
Status: in_force

January 11, 1985 House Bill 826 - 115th General Assembly It is hereby found and determined that agriculture is an essential and indispensable part of the commerce and industry of the state and is of vital importance to the creation and preservation of jobs and employment opportunities and to the improvement of the economic welfare of the people of the state, that agriculture creates, promotes, and is a part of the continuous exchange of goods and services in the state economy, that there exists in this state an inadequate supply of agricultural credit and loan financing at affordable interest rates consistent with the needs of many agricultural borrowers which makes it difficult for persons to undertake to engage in agriculture or for persons engaged in agriculture to continue operations at present levels, decreases employment, and has an adverse effect upon the economic welfare of the people of the state. It is further found and determined that this chapter is enacted pursuant to, and the authority granted by this chapter is consistent with and will effect the purposes of, Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, that agriculture is part of and is directly related to industry, commerce, distribution, and research under Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and that it is in the public interest and a proper public purpose under Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, for the state or any county or municipal corporation of the state, to acquire, construct, enlarge, improve, or equip, and to sell, lease or exchange, or otherwise dispose of property, structures, equipment, and facilities for agricultural purposes, and to make loans and borrow money and issue bonds or other obligations to provide moneys for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, or equipment of such property, structures, equipment, and facilities, all as provided in this chapter, and that such activities will contribute to the creation or preservation of jobs or employment opportunities or the improvement of the economic welfare of the people of the state. This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its people, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 913.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.02
§ 913.02. License
Status: in_force

June 30, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the business of operating a cannery without obtaining a license for the operation of each cannery from the director of agriculture. In order to obtain a license, an application shall be made on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars. The director shall thereupon cause an investigation to be made. If the applicant is supplied with the facilities necessary for complying with sections 913.01 to 913.05 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under them, a license shall be issued and shall be effective until the thirtieth day of June, and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed. The fee for each renewal is two hundred dollars. License fees and renewal fees shall be deposited to the credit of the food safety fund created in section 915.24 of the Revised Code. The director may suspend or revoke any license for failure to comply with sections 913.01 to 913.05 of the Revised Code, or any rule or order adopted under those sections. In such event, the cannery immediately shall cease operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.06
§ 941.06. Enforcing authority
Status: in_force

March 23, 2016 House Bill 131 - 131st General Assembly (A) If any person has reason to suspect the existence of a dangerously contagious or infectious disease, a disease of concern, or a residue, the person immediately shall give notice of that fact to the director of agriculture or to a licensed veterinarian. (B) If a veterinarian receives notice of the existence or suspected existence of a dangerously contagious or infectious disease, a disease of concern, or a residue as provided in division (A) of this section, the veterinarian immediately shall communicate that notice to the director. (C) No person shall sell, attempt to sell, keep with intent to sell, or otherwise transfer to another person an animal that the person knows, or has reason to know, is infected with or exposed to any dangerously contagious or infectious disease or a disease of concern or is adulterated with a residue, except as otherwise provided in this chapter or rules adopted under it. (D) The offense established under division (C) of this section is a strict liability offense and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. The designation of this offense as a strict liability offense shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.16
§ 901.16. Inspection of gas meters and meter provers
Status: in_force

July 26, 1974 House Bill 203 - 110th General Assembly The state sealer shall have charge of all the apparatus and property, belonging to the state, intended for the inspection of illuminating gas and gas meters, and the testing of the registration of meter provers; he shall test the registration of all meter provers that are presented to him for that purpose, and stamp and seal all such meter provers, so tested, that are found correct. For testing the registration of gas meter provers, to be paid by the persons requiring such service, he shall be allowed the sum of five dollars per hour, but not more than fifty dollars for each meter prover tested.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.42
§ 907.42. Poisonous seed treatment material standards
Status: in_force

July 1, 2004 Senate Bill 217 - 124th General Assembly No person shall sell, distribute, or have in the person's possession for sale, a poisonous seed treatment material in the state unless the material meets the color standards or specifications that are established by the director of agriculture pursuant to section 907.43 of the Revised Code. Products sold and distributed as seed treatments shall conform to directions for use on labels accepted for registration under Chapter 921. of the Revised Code and the federal "Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act," 61 Stat. 163 (1947), 7 U.S.C.A. 135, as amended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.511 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.511
§ 901.511. Prohibiting terrorism involving agricultural products or equipment
Status: in_force

June 29, 2012 House Bill 389, House Bill 276 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Agricultural product" means any of the following items that is produced for testing or research in the context of a product development program in conjunction or coordination with a private research facility, a university, or any federal, state, or local governmental agency or that is produced for personal, commercial, pharmaceutical, or educational purposes: field crop or field crop product; timber or timber product; forestry product; livestock or livestock product; meat or meat product; milk or dairy product; poultry or poultry product; equine animal; wool; fruit or vegetable crop; aquacultural product; algacultural product; horticultural crop, including plant materials grown in a greenhouse, nursery stock grown inside or outside of a container, ornamental grass, turf grass, ornamental trees, ornamental shrubs, or flowers; sod; mushrooms; viticultural product; apicultural product; tobacco; pasture; wild animal or domestic deer, as "wild animal" and "domestic deer" are defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code; monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status as defined in section 943.01 of the Revised Code; or any combination of those items. (2) "Algacultural product" means algal paste, algal powder, or dried algae that is comprised primarily of algal biomass. (3) "Equipment" means any implement, machinery, real or personal property, building, or structure that is used in the production, growing, harvesting, or housing of any agricultural product. "Equipment" also includes any laboratory, research, product, samples, supplies, or fixed equipment that is used to test, develop, or analyze the process of producing, growing, or maintaining any agricultural product. (4) "Material support or resources" means currency, payment instruments, other financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, and other physical assets, except medicine or religious materials. (5) "Payment instrument" means a check, draft, money order, traveler's check, cashier's check, teller's check, or other instrument or order for the transmission or payment of money regardless of whether the item in question is negotiable. (6) "Specified offense" means either of the following: (a) A violation of section 2909.02 , 2909.03 , 2909.05 , 2909.06 , 2909.07 , 2911.13 , 2911.21 , 2913.02 , 2913.04 , or 2913.42 of the Revised Code; (b) An attempt to commit, complicity in committing, or a conspiracy to commit an offense listed in division (A)(5)(a) of this section. (B) No person shall commit a specified offense involving any agricultural product or equipment with the intent to do any of the following: (1) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (2) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or coercion; (3) Affect the conduct of any government; (4) Interrupt or interfere with agricultural production, agricultural research, or equipment for purposes of disrupting or influencing, through intimidation or other means, consumer confidence or agricultural production methods. Division (B) of this section does not apply to the practice of veterinary medicine by a person who has been issued a valid license, temporary permit, or registration certificate to practice veterinary medicine under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code. As used in this division, "practice of veterinary medicine" has the same meaning as in section 4741.01 of the Revised Code. (C) No person shall raise, solicit, collect, donate, or provide any material support or resources with the purpose that the material support or resources will be used in whole or in part to plan, prepare, carry out, or aid in either a violation of division (B) of this section or in the concealment of, or an escape from, a violation of that division. (D)(1) In addition to the penalties established in section 901.99 of the Revised Code for a violation of this section, the court may require any person who violates this section to pay the victim of the offense an amount up to triple the value of the agricultural product or equipment that was the subject of the violation. (2) In ordering restitution under division (D)(1) of this section, the court shall consider as part of the value of the agricultural product or equipment the market value of the agricultural product or equipment prior to the violation and the production, research, testing, replacement, and development costs directly related to the agricultural product or equipment that was the subject of the violation. (E) The enactment of this section is not intended to require the prosecution exclusively under this section of an act, series of acts, or course of behavior that could be prosecuted either under this section or under another section of the Revised Code. One or more acts, series of acts, or courses of behavior that may be prosecuted either under this section or under another section of the Revised Code may be prosecuted under this section, the other section, or both sections. 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 § 940.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.37
§ 940.37. [Former R.C. 940.35, amended and renumbered by H.B. 340, 133rd General Assembly, effective 3/24/2021] Maintenance of improvements
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly The board of county commissioners, or, if a joint board of county commissioners has been created under section 940.35 of the Revised Code, the joint board, shall maintain the improvements constructed under this chapter. For that purpose, the board of county commissioners or joint board may use procedures and requirements established in Chapter 6137. of the Revised Code and may contract with or authorize the board of supervisors or joint board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district to perform maintenance of such works of improvement. Last updated November 15, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.19
§ 917.19. Inspections - right of entry
Status: in_force

April 15, 2005 Senate Bill 202 - 125th General Assembly The following items shall be subject to inspection by a person designated by the director of agriculture: (A) Milk plant facilities and equipment; (B) Milk transport vehicles; (C) Dairy farms, including dairy animals, stables, milk parlors, milk houses, and milk vessels of milk producers. The inspector, while in the normal, lawful, and peaceful pursuit of inspection duties, may enter upon, cross over, and remain upon privately owned lands for those purposes and shall not be subject to arrest for trespass.
Ohio Rev. Code § 981.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 981 / § 981.01
§ 981.01. Timber dealers may adopt a trade-mark
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Persons, firms, or corporations dealing in timber in any form shall be known as "timber dealers," and may adopt a trade-mark in the manner and with the effect provided in sections 981.02 to 981.04 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 909.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 909 / § 909.08
§ 909.08. Queen apiaries - certification and inspection
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Each person within the state that intends to sell, trade, gift, or otherwise distribute queen bees, packaged bees, nucs, or colonies shall file with the department of agriculture a request for the certification of all of the person's queen rearing apiaries for which certification is requested. Each request shall be accompanied by a certification fee of fifty dollars or an amount specified in rules adopted by the director of agriculture. The director may require all queen rearing apiaries to be inspected as specified in rules adopted by the director at least once each year. If the inspection results in the diagnosis of any serious bee disease or pest or indicates the presence of Africanized honey bees, the owner thereof shall not sell, trade, gift, or otherwise distribute any bees until the diagnosed problem has been controlled or eradicated to the satisfaction of the director. When such serious bee diseases or pests have been controlled or eradicated in the queen rearing apiary, or if no serious bee disease or pest is diagnosed or Africanized honey bees are found, the director may issue an official certificate. A copy of the certificate shall be included with each queen, nuc, or colony provided by the producer. The certificate shall expire on the thirty-first day of May of the following year and may be renewed annually. The use of tags or other devices bearing an invalid or altered certificate and the misuse of any valid certificate is prohibited. Last updated July 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 936.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 936 / § 936.05
§ 936.05. Referendum
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Not later than ninety days after the propane council has approved a marketing program proposed under section 936.04 of the Revised Code, or an amendment to such a program, the council shall determine by a referendum whether the eligible retailers, as determined under section 936.03 of the Revised Code, favor the proposed program or amendment. The council shall cause a ballot request form to be published not less than thirty days before the beginning of the election period established under division (B) of this section in at least two appropriate periodicals designated by the council and shall make the form available for reproduction to any qualified statewide propane association. (B) In a referendum held under this section, each eligible retailer is entitled to one vote. The council shall establish a three-day period during which eligible retailers may vote either in person during normal business hours at polling places designated by the council or by mailing a ballot to such a polling place. The council shall send a mail-in ballot by first-class mail to any eligible retailer who requests one by sending in the ballot request form provided for in division (A) of this section or by any additional method that the council may provide. A ballot that is returned by mail is not valid if it is postmarked later than the third day of the election period established by the council. (C) A marketing program or an amendment to a marketing program is favored by retailers if a majority of the retailers who vote in the referendum vote in favor of the program or amendment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.13
§ 903.13. Affirmative defenses in private civil action for nuisance
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly In a private civil action for an alleged nuisance related to agricultural activities conducted at a concentrated animal feeding facility, it is an affirmative defense if the person owning, operating, or otherwise responsible for the concentrated animal feeding facility is in compliance with best management practices established in the installation permit or permit to operate issued for the concentrated animal feeding facility and the agricultural activities do not violate federal, state, and local laws governing nuisances.
Ohio Rev. Code § 947.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 947 / § 947.01
§ 947.01. Property identification definitions
Status: in_force

August 6, 2008 House Bill 352 - 127th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Brand" means a distinctive design, mark of identification, or number that is applied to the hide of livestock by a hot iron or other humane method approved by the director of agriculture and is currently registered under section 947.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals of the family bovidae, swine and other animals of the family suidae, horses, mules, burros, asses, and other animals of the family equidae, alpacas, and llamas. (C) "Person" includes an individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, and the state and any of its agencies, institutions, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.12
§ 926.12. License posting
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 238 - 135th General Assembly Each licensed agricultural commodity handler shall keep posted in a location at the handler's facility where it shall be accessible for observation and reading by persons marketing agricultural commodities the handler's license as an agricultural commodity handler. Last updated February 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.31
§ 926.31. Representative sample to be drawn for testing by agricultural commodity tester to determine quality of commodity
Status: in_force

September 13, 2010 Senate Bill 181 - 128th General Assembly (A) Upon receipt of any shipment of an agricultural commodity from a depositor or a depositor's agent, either for sale or for storage under a bailment agreement, the licensed handler shall cause a representative sample to be drawn for testing by an agricultural commodity tester to determine the quality of the commodity. At the request of the depositor or the depositor's agent, the tester shall immediately test the sample and shall notify the depositor or the depositor's agent of the results of the test and of any price discount, premium, or conditioning charge that is applicable to the value of the commodity. Upon notification of the test and the value adjustment to be applied, the depositor or the depositor's agent shall do one of the following: (1) Refuse to sell or store the commodity unless the depositor or agent has unloaded the commodity prior to testing; (2) Agree to sell or store the commodity and accept the agricultural commodity tester's results of the testing of the shipment and the applicable value adjustment; (3) Agree to sell or store the commodity but reject the agricultural commodity tester's results of the testing of the shipment and order the handler to forward the sample to a federally licensed grain inspector immediately for a final testing of the shipment. The depositor, the depositor's agent, or the handler may specify in writing which testing factor or factors the depositor, depositor's agent, or handler wishes the federal inspector to test. (B) If, either prior to or during the unloading of the shipment, the licensed handler believes that the original sample drawn is not representative of the shipment, or if the depositor or the depositor's agent requests a second sample to be drawn, the handler shall cause a second sample to be drawn and used for the testing of the shipment. (C) Any determination of a federally licensed grain inspector under this section shall be binding on both the licensed handler and the depositor or the depositor's agent as the basis for determining the premium or discount and settlement price, if the shipment was delivered for sale, or the conditioning charge, if the shipment was received for storage under a bailment agreement. The cost of the federal inspection and the actual cost of forwarding the sample for such inspection shall be borne by the handler, if the test increases the value of the agricultural commodity as originally determined by the agricultural commodity tester, or by the depositor, if the test does not change or lowers the value of the commodity. (D) Any licensed handler and any depositor or the agent of a depositor may enter into an agreement whereby representative samples of each of several shipments of the same agricultural commodity that arrive at the handler's warehouse or facility during any one business day shall be combined to obtain a single result of the testing of the combined shipments of the commodity. (E) No person shall offer for sale or storage any agricultural commodity that is: (1) Treated with any poisonous material or that contains rodent excreta or any other material in such amounts as to render the commodity unfit for animal or human consumption; (2) Knowingly or purposely loaded unevenly so as to conceal amounts of the commodity that are inferior. (F) Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve any contractual obligations in effect between the licensed handler or the depositor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.51
§ 905.51. Liming material definitions
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly As used in sections 905.51 to 905.65 of the Revised Code: (A) "Liming material" means all materials, the calcium and magnesium content of which is used to neutralize soil acidity, and includes the oxide, hydrate, carbonate, and silicate forms, as defined by rule, or combinations of those forms. "Liming material" includes materials such as the following: (1) Limestone; (2) Hydrated lime; (3) Burnt lime; (4) Industrial by-product; (5) Marl and shell. (B) "Bulk" means in a nonpackaged form. (C) "Label" means any written or printed matter on the package, or tag attached thereto. (D) "Manufacture" means to process, crush, grind, pelletize, or blend. (E) "Person" means any partnership, association, firm, or corporation, company, society, individual or combination of individuals, institution, park, or public agency administered by the state or any subdivision of the state. (F) "Product name" means a coined or specific designation applied to an individual liming material. (G) "Sale" means an exchange or offer to exchange ownership, or a transfer or offer to transfer custody. (H) "Ton" means a net weight of two thousand pounds. (I) "Metric ton" means a measure of weight equal to one thousand kilograms. (J) "Pelletized lime" means a finely ground limestone product or manufactured material that is held together in a granulated form by a water soluble binding agent and that is capable of neutralizing soil acidity. (K) "Water treatment lime sludge" means lime sludge generated during the process of treating water supplies having levels of heavy metals at or below the levels permitted in standards adopted by the director of environmental protection governing the land application of lime sludge so generated. (L) "Distribute" means to offer for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply liming material in this state. (M) "Official sample" means any sample of liming material taken and designated as "official" by the director of agriculture or the director's designee. (N) "Effective neutralizing power" means the neutralizing value of liming material based on the total neutralizing power and fineness that is expressed as a dry weight percentage. (O) "Fineness index" means the percentage by weight of a liming material that will pass designated sieves, calculated to account for particle size distribution by adding the amounts arrived at under divisions (O)(1), (2), and (3) of this section as follows: (1) Two-tenths multiplied by the percentage of material passing a number eight United States standard sieve minus the percentage of material passing a number twenty United States standard sieve. (2) Six-tenths multiplied by the percentage of material passing a number twenty United States standard sieve minus the percentage of material passing a number sixty United States standard sieve. (3) One multiplied by the percentage of material passing a number sixty United States standard sieve.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.42
§ 905.42. Manufacturing or distributing substance injurious to crop growth or deleterious to soil
Status: in_force

July 1, 1968 House Bill 280 - 107th General Assembly No person shall manufacture or distribute in this state fertilizer containing any substance that is injurious to crop growth or deleterious to soil, provided, that the effects on plants shall not be deemed to be injurious when this is the purpose for which the substance was applied, in accordance with the label claims and recommendations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 928.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 928 / § 928.03
§ 928.03. Rules
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly The director of agriculture, in consultation with the governor and attorney general, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing standards and procedures for the regulation of hemp processing. The director also shall adopt such rules, in consultation with the governor and attorney general, regarding hemp cultivation if the director implements a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation under division (A)(1) of section 928.02 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include all of the following: (A) The form of an application for a hemp cultivation license and hemp processing license and the information required to be included in each license application; (B) The amount of an initial application fee that an applicant shall submit along with an application for a hemp cultivation license or a hemp processing license, and the amount of an annual license fee that a licensee shall submit for a hemp cultivation license or a hemp processing license. In adopting rules under division (B) of this section, the director shall ensure both of the following: (1) That the amount of the application fee and annual license fee does not exceed an amount sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the department of agriculture to administer and enforce this chapter; (2) That there is one uniform application fee and one uniform annual license fee that applies to all applicants for a hemp cultivation license. (C) Requirements and procedures concerning background investigations of each applicant for a hemp cultivation license and each applicant for a hemp processing license. The director shall include both of the following in the rules adopted under this division: (1) A requirement that each applicant comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code; (2) Provisions that prohibit the director from issuing a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license to an applicant that has not complied with those sections. (D) Requirements regarding the experience, equipment, facilities, or land necessary to obtain a hemp cultivation license; (E) Requirements and procedures regarding standards of financial responsibility for each applicant for a hemp processing license. (F) Procedures and requirements for the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of a hemp cultivation license and hemp processing license, including providing for a hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code with regard to such a denial, suspension, or revocation; (G) Grounds for the denial, suspension, and revocation of a hemp cultivation license and of a hemp processing license, including a requirement that the director revoke a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license, for a period of ten years, of any person who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance; (H) A requirement that the director shall not issue a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license to any person who has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance in the ten years immediately prior to the submission of the application for a license; (I) A requirement that any person that materially falsifies information in an application for a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license is ineligible to receive either license; (J) A practice for maintaining relevant information regarding land on which hemp is cultivated by hemp cultivation licensees, including a legal description of the land, in accordance with applicable federal law; (K) Requirements prohibiting a hemp cultivation licensee and a hemp processing licensee from cultivating or processing marihuana; (L) A procedure for testing, using post-decarboxylation or other similarly reliable methods, tetrahydrocannabinol concentration levels of plants and products for purposes of determining compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it; (M) Requirements and procedures for the issuance, administration, and enforcement of corrective action plans issued under this chapter; (N) A procedure for conducting annual inspections of, at a minimum, a random sample of hemp cultivation license holders to verify that plants are not being cultivated in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it; (O) A procedure for conducting annual inspections of, at a minimum, a random sample of hemp processing license holders to verify that such license holders are not operating in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it; (P) A procedure for complying with enforcement procedures required under federal law; (Q) A procedure for the effective disposal of all of the following: (1) Plants, whether growing or not, cultivated in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it; (2) Products derived from plants cultivated in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it; (3) Products produced in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it. (R) Requirements and procedures governing the production, storage, and disposal of hemp byproducts. For the purposes of this chapter and notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, "hemp product" includes a byproduct, produced as a result of processing hemp, that contains a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than three-tenths per cent, provided that the byproduct is produced, stored, and disposed of in accordance with rules adopted under division (R) of this section. (S) Procedures for sharing information regarding hemp cultivation license holders with the secretary of the USDA; (T) A setback distance requirement that specifies the distance that a hemp cultivation license holder shall locate hemp plants from a location where medical marijuana or adult-use marijuana is being cultivated. The requirement does not apply to a hemp cultivation license holder with regard to a marijuana cultivator that locates medical marijuana or adult-use marijuana within the established setback distance requirement after the hemp cultivation license holder begins operation. (U) Annual reporting requirements and procedures for hemp cultivation license holders and hemp processing license holders; (V) Recordkeeping and documentation maintenance requirements and procedures for hemp cultivation license holders and hemp processing license holders; (W) Fees for the laboratory testing of plants and products; (X) Standards for the testing, labeling, and packaging of hemp and products made with hemp; (Y) Requirements prohibiting the processing of hemp in a building used as a personal residence or on land that is zoned for residential use; (Z) Production standards and manufacturing practices for processing hemp; (AA) Procedures and requirements for the transportation and storage of both hemp and products made with hemp; (BB) A definition of "independent research institute" for purposes of section 928.01 of the Revised Code; (CC) Any other requirements or procedures necessary to administer and enforce this chapter. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 909.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 909 / § 909.01
§ 909.01. Apiary definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly As used in sections 909.01 to 909.18 of the Revised Code: (A) "Person" includes corporations, companies, societies, associations, partnerships, any individual or combination of individuals, or any institution, park, or other public agency administered by the state or by any district, county, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision thereof. When construing or enforcing such sections, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, servant, or other individual acting for or employed by any person as above defined within the scope of the person's employment or office is deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such person, as well as that of the officer, agent, servant, or other employee. (B) "Bees" means any stage of any species of the genus Apis. (C) "Bee diseases" means any infectious or contagious disease that is pathogenic or parasitic and affects the eggs, or the larval, pupal, or adult stages, of bees. (D) "Apiary" means any place where one or more colonies or nuclei of bees are kept. (E) "Queen rearing apiaries" means any apiary in which queens are raised or purchased for sale, trade, or gift; or otherwise distributed or used to create, for sale, trade or gift, nucs, packages, or colonies. (F) "Hive" means any modern frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log gum, skep, or any other natural or artificial receptacle, or any part thereof, that may be used as a domicile for bees. (G) "Equipment" means any used hives or parts thereof, used frames, used honey houses, used tools, used machines, or used devices employed in the handling or manipulation of bees, honey, or beeswax, or any used container for honey or beeswax that may be used in any apiary. (H) "Serious bee diseases" means any bee disease the director of agriculture determines to be a threat to the beekeeping industry within the state. (I) "Africanized honey bees" means any bees identified by the United States department of agriculture by approved identification methods to be classified as Apis mellifera scutellata. (J) "Swarm" means a population of bees that is not permanently established. (K) "Colony" means the hive and its equipment, including bees, combs, and brood. (L) "Compliance agreement" means a written agreement between the department of agriculture and any person engaged in queen rearing in which the person agrees to comply with stipulated requirements. (M) "Nuc" means a small colony of bees in a hive box to which all of the following applies: (1) The hive box contains three to five frames. (2) The hive box contains a laying queen bee and the queen's progeny in egg, larval, pupa, and adult stages. (3) The small colony has honey and a viable population sufficient enough to develop into a full-sized colony. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.22
§ 940.22. Preliminary report on proposed improvement; alternate proposals; review by engineer
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Upon acceptance of a petition requesting the construction of an improvement, the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district shall begin to prepare a preliminary report regarding the proposed improvement. The board shall present the completed preliminary report at the hearing that is held on the proposed improvement. (B) The board shall ensure that the preliminary report includes all of the following: (1) A preliminary estimate of the cost of construction for the proposed improvement; (2) Comments on the feasibility of the proposed improvement; (3) A statement of the board's opinion as to whether the benefits from the proposed improvement are likely to exceed the estimated cost; (4) A list of all factors identified by the board, both favorable and unfavorable to the proposed improvement, so that the petitioners may be informed concerning what is involved with the construction of the proposed improvement. (C) In addition to preparing a preliminary report on the improvement as petitioned, the board may submit alternate proposals to accomplish the intent of the petition. (D) The preliminary report and all alternate proposals shall be reviewed and receive concurrence from an engineer who is employed by the department of agriculture or by the natural resources conservation service in the United States department of agriculture and who is responsible for providing technical assistance to the district or from any other registered professional engineer selected by the board of supervisors.
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.18
§ 917.18. Family member or employee contracts certain diseases
Status: in_force

October 21, 1997 Senate Bill 87 - 122nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "family member" means a spouse; person living as a spouse; parent; child; other person related to a milk producer or raw milk retailer by consanguinity or affinity; or parent, child, or other person related to a spouse or a person living as a spouse by consanguinity or affinity, who is residing with a milk producer or raw milk retailer. (B) Upon becoming aware that a family member or employee who handles or is likely to handle grade A milk, manufacture milk, raw milk for sale to the ultimate consumer, or equipment used in the handling of any such milk, on the milk producer's or raw milk retailer's premises has contracted or been diagnosed with a dangerous, contagious, or infectious disease, the milk producer or raw milk retailer immediately shall notify the director of agriculture and the health commissioner of the city health district or general health district in which its dairy products are sold or offered for sale, advising both officials of the facts of the case. The director may order that the sale of the dairy products be stopped pending an investigation and for any time thereafter that the director requires. If the director determines that an investigation is called for, the director or the director's authorized representative shall investigate without delay, and the director may place an embargo or make and enforce orders, without a hearing, to prevent the sale of dairy products that constitute adulterated food as described in section 3715.59 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.28
§ 918.28. License issuance, revocation, suspension
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (F) of section 918.08 of the Revised Code, application for a license to operate an establishment shall be made to the director of agriculture on forms provided by the department of agriculture. The director shall inspect the establishment and if, upon inspection, the establishment is found to be in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, the director shall so notify the owner of the establishment and, upon receipt of the annual license fee of one hundred dollars, shall issue the owner a license. However, if after inspection the director finds that an establishment is not in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, the director shall deny the license application. The applicant may appeal the denial of the license application in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The license shall expire on the thirty-first day of March of each year and, if the director finds that the establishment is in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedures of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. (B) If after inspection the director determines that an establishment licensed under this section is operating in violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted or issued under authority thereof, the director shall notify the licensee in writing of the violation, giving the licensee ten days from the date of the notice to correct the conditions causing the violation. If the conditions are not corrected within the ten-day period, the director may do either of the following: (1) Impose progressive enforcement actions as provided in division (C)(1) of this section in the same manner as inspectors; (2) Suspend or revoke the license in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (C)(1) If an inspector determines that an establishment licensed under division (A) of this section is operating in violation of sections 918.21 to 918.31 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those sections, the inspector may notify the licensee in writing of the violation. The inspector immediately may impose progressive enforcement actions, including withholding the mark of inspection, suspension of inspection, suspension of inspection held in abeyance, and withdrawal of inspection. The progressive enforcement actions may be taken prior to affording the licensee an opportunity for a hearing. As authorized in division (C) of section 119.06 of the Revised Code, a decision to impose a progressive enforcement action is immediately appealable to a higher authority within the department who is classified by the director as a district supervisor and who is designated by the director to hear the appeal. If the district supervisor affirms the enforcement action of the inspector, the licensee may appeal the enforcement action in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (2) As used in division (C)(1) of this section, "suspension of inspection held in abeyance" means a period of time during which a suspension of inspection is lifted because an establishment has presented the director with a corrective action plan that, if implemented properly, would bring the establishment into compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. (D) If in the opinion of the director the establishment is being operated under such insanitary conditions as to be a hazard to public health, or if the director determines that an establishment is not in compliance with its hazard analysis critical control point plan as required by rules, the director may condemn or retain the product on hand and immediately withdraw inspection from the establishment until such time as the insanitary conditions are corrected or until the establishment is in compliance with its hazard analysis critical control point plan, as applicable. (E) If the director determines that the owner or operator of or any person employed by an establishment licensed under division (A) of this section forcibly assaulted, resisted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, or interfered with any person while that person was engaged in, or because of the person's performance of, official duties under sections 918.21 to 918.31 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under those sections, the director immediately may withdraw inspection from the establishment prior to an adjudication hearing as required under section 119.06 of the Revised Code. (F) In addition to any remedies provided by law and irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law, the director may apply to the court of common pleas of the county in which a violation of sections 918.21 to 918.31 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under those sections occurs for a temporary or permanent injunction or other appropriate relief concerning the violation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 959.134 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 959 / § 959.134
§ 959.134. Chemical capture by certified officer not an act of cruelty
Status: in_force

March 31, 2021 House Bill 24 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Chemical capture" and "certified officer" have the same meanings as in section 955.151 of the Revised Code. (2) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. (B) Chemical capture of a companion animal by a certified officer in accordance with the laws of this state is not an act of cruelty.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.326 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.326
§ 905.326. Application of fertilizer in western basin
Status: in_force

July 3, 2015 Senate Bill 1 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person in the western basin shall surface apply fertilizer under either of the following circumstances: (a) On snow-covered or frozen soil; (b) When the top two inches of soil are saturated from precipitation. (2) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person in the western basin shall surface apply fertilizer in a granular form when the local weather forecast for the application area contains greater than a fifty per cent chance of precipitation exceeding one inch in a twelve-hour period. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply if a person in the western basin applies fertilizer under any of the following circumstances: (1) The fertilizer is injected into the ground. (2) The fertilizer is incorporated within twenty-four hours of surface application. (3) The fertilizer is applied onto a growing crop. (C)(1) Upon receiving a complaint by any person or upon receiving information that would indicate a violation of this section, the director or the director's designee may investigate or make inquiries into any alleged failure to comply with this section. (2) After receiving a complaint by any person or upon receiving information that would indicate a violation of this section, the director or the director's designee may enter at reasonable times on any private or public property to inspect and investigate conditions relating to any such alleged failure to comply with this section. (3) If an individual denies access to the director or the director's designee, the director may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the premises is located for a search warrant authorizing access to the premises for the purposes of this section. (4) The court shall issue the search warrant for the purposes requested if there is probable cause to believe that the person is not in compliance with this section. The finding of probable cause may be based on hearsay, provided that there is a reasonable basis for believing that the source of the hearsay is credible. (D) This section does not affect any restrictions established in Chapter 903. of the Revised Code or otherwise apply to those entities or facilities that are permitted as concentrated animal feeding facilities under that chapter. (E) As used in this section, "western basin" means land in the state that is located in the following watersheds identified by the specified United States geological survey hydrologic unit code: (1) St. Marys watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100004; (2) Auglaize watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100007; (3) Blanchard watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100008; (4) Sandusky watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100011; (5) Cedar-Portage watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100010; (6) Lower Maumee watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100009; (7) Upper Maumee watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100005; (8) Tiffin watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100006; (9) St. Joseph watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100003; (10) Ottawa watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100001; (11) River Raisin watershed, hydrologic unit code 04100002. (F) Notwithstanding section 905.31 of the Revised Code, as used in this section, "fertilizer" means nitrogen or phosphorous.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.47
§ 907.47. Inspection and testing authority of director
Status: in_force

July 1, 1966 House Bill 394 - 106th General Assembly The director of agriculture may: (A) Inspect, take samples, analyze, and test any seed treatment material, seed, or grain offered for sale in this state to determine whether such seed, grain, or seed treatment materials are in compliance with sections 907.41 to 907.47 , inclusive, of the Revised Code; (B) Establish, maintain, or make provisions for testing facilities, employ qualified persons, and incur such expenses as are necessary to comply with such sections; (C) Enter upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in order to have access to and take samples of seed, grain, or seed treatment materials.
Ohio Rev. Code § 909.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 909 / § 909.13
§ 909.13. Revocation of certificate or permit
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The director of agriculture, in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, may suspend or revoke any registration, certificate, or permit issued under this chapter, or a compliance agreement entered into under this chapter, for cause, including any violation of this chapter or nonconformity with any rule or order promulgated under this chapter. There shall be no revocation of a compliance agreement, registration, certificate, or permit until the compliance agreement holder, registrant, or certificate or permit holder first is given an opportunity for a hearing by the director in regard thereto in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code. An appeal may be taken from the action of the director in revocation of a compliance agreement, registration, certificate, or permit to the court of common pleas as provided in section 119.12 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 953.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 953 / § 953.23
§ 953.23. Application for license for rendering operations
Status: in_force

October 17, 2011 House Bill 229 - 129th General Assembly (A) Application for a license shall be made to the department of agriculture on a form prescribed by the department. (B) Each application shall include all of the following: (1) The name and address of the applicant; (2) The applicant's proposed place of business; (3) A detailed statement of the method that the applicant intends to use to dispose of, pick up, render, or collect raw rendering material or to transport it to a composting facility; (4) Such other relevant information as the department may require. (C) Each applicant shall submit the annual license fee with the application. (1) The license fee for a person applying for an annual license to pick up or collect raw rendering material and dispose of the material to a licensee or in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of section 953.26 of the Revised Code, or to transport raw rendering material to a composting facility, is twenty-five dollars per conveyance that is used to pick up or collect and dispose of or to transport raw rendering material. A late fee of ten dollars per conveyance shall be charged for each application that is received after the thirtieth day of November each year. (2) The license fee for a person applying for an annual license to pick up or collect raw rendering material and to operate one or more rendering plants is three hundred dollars for each such plant. A late fee of one hundred dollars shall be charged for each application that is received after the thirtieth day of November each year. (D) On receipt of an application and fee, under this section, the department shall inspect the means of conveyance and premises that the applicant proposes to use to dispose of, collect, pick up, or render raw rendering material or to transport it to a composting facility for profit. (E) If the department finds that the applicant's means of conveyance, premises, and operation meet the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted thereunder, the department shall issue a license to the applicant to dispose of, pick up, render, or collect for profit raw rendering material or to transport it to a composting facility for profit. (F) Each license issued under this section shall expire on the thirty-first day of December of each year. Each person licensed under this section shall make application for renewal of the person's license no later than the thirtieth day of November of each year. (G) Application for renewal shall be in accordance with the requirements of this section for initial application for a license and the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. (H) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the animal and consumer protection laboratory fund created in section 901.43 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.09
§ 925.09. Restraining order against violation
Status: in_force

October 6, 1992 House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly In addition to the remedies available and irrespective of whether there exists an adequate remedy at law, the attorney general, upon the request of the director of agriculture, may bring an action for an order restraining a person from violating section 925.08 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.11
§ 926.11. Maintenance of records and accounts
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly (A) Each licensed handler shall keep in a place of safety complete and correct records and accounts of: (1) Agricultural commodities received in the handler's warehouse and withdrawn therefrom; (2) Unissued receipts and tickets in the handler's possession; (3) Receipts and tickets issued by the handler; (4) Receipts and tickets returned to and canceled by the handler; (5) Agricultural commodities handled by the handler recorded on a position record that is updated daily showing the types of marketing transactions including storage under bailment, delayed price, grain bank, sold and priced, or any other types of transactions through which the handler is handling the commodities. (B) The records and accounts required under division (A) of this section shall be retained by the licensed handler for such period as may be prescribed by the director of agriculture; except that copies of receipts or other documents evidencing ownership of any agricultural commodity, or liability as a licensed handler, shall be retained so long as such documents are outstanding, and any such document that has been canceled shall be retained for a period of not less than three years from the date of cancellation. (C) All records and accounts required under this section shall be kept separate and distinct from records and accounts of any other business and shall be subject to inspection by the director or his representative at all reasonable times. A licensed handler who keeps false records and accounts is guilty of the offense of falsification under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code. (D) The director may examine, or cause to be examined, at any reasonable time, the records and accounts, agricultural commodity inventory, or warehouse of a licensed handler, applicant for a handler's license, or unlicensed person suspected of being an agricultural commodity handler. If the director or the director's designated representative is unable to conduct or complete an examination of a licensed handler's records, inventory, or warehouse due to inadequate, incomplete, or noncurrent records, as required under this chapter and the rules adopted under it, the director or designated representative shall assess a charge against the licensed handler for necessary meals and lodging, mileage, hourly costs, and any other expense incurred or required by the director or the director's designated representative to complete the examination. The charge shall become a claim of the state. (E) Each licensed handler shall keep separate records and accounts of all agricultural commodities that are delivered to the handler for storage under bailment agreements and shall not include those commodities in any accounting or computation of his assets. (F) A commodity marketing transaction between a licensed handler and a depositor, except a transaction in which commodities are sold at the current market price at the time of delivery, is presumed to be a deposit under bailment unless a written contract executed by and between the handler and the depositor clearly indicates otherwise. Such written contract shall state who has title to the commodities, how the commodities are to be priced, any service charges for which the depositor is liable, and any other terms or conditions that would affect the net value of the commodities and the settlement to the depositor. (G) A licensed handler who receives commodities from a depositor shall indicate the nature of the marketing transaction on the scale ticket. If no indication is made or if the indication is unclear, the transaction is presumed to be a deposit under bailment. If the scale ticket conflicts with a previously or subsequently executed contract of the type described in division (F) of this section, the contract prevails.
Ohio Rev. Code § 911.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 911 / § 911.10
§ 911.10. Receptacles to be kept in sanitary condition
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The floors, walls, and ceilings of each bakery, the equipment used in the handling or preparation of bakery products or their ingredients, and the boxes, baskets, and the interior of the vehicles and other receptacles in which bakery products are transported shall be kept, by the owner or operator of the bakery or the carrier or distributor of said products, in a sanitary condition and at all times free from dirt, dust, flies, insects, and other contaminating matter. Shipping baskets and other containers for transporting bakery products shall be kept clean and shall not be used for any other products.
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.33
§ 907.33. Regulations
Status: in_force

January 1, 1966 House Bill 615 - 106th General Assembly The director of agriculture, subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, may promulgate, adopt, and enforce regulations to carry into effect sections 907.27 to 907.35 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.20
§ 924.20. Grain marketing program definitions
Status: in_force

March 24, 2008 House Bill 217 - 127th General Assembly As used in sections 924.20 to 924.30 of the Revised Code: (A) "Grain" means wheat, barley, rye, or oats. (B) "Handler" means a person who is in the business of agricultural commodity handling, as defined in section 926.01 of the Revised Code, of grain. (C) "Producer" means a person who is in the business of producing, or causing to be produced, grain for commercial sale. (D) "Rule" means a rule adopted under section 924.25 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 921.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 921 / § 921.29
§ 921.29. Fines, penalties, costs, and damages are lien of state
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly Fines, penalties, costs, and damages assessed against a person in consequence of violations of this chapter, as provided in this chapter or any other section of the Revised Code, shall be a lien in favor of the state upon the real and personal property of the person, upon the filing of a judgment or an order of the director of agriculture with the county in which the real and personal property is located. The real and personal property of the person shall be liable to execution for the fines, penalties, costs, and damages by the attorney general, who shall deposit any proceeds from an execution upon the property in the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 923.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 923 / § 923.55
§ 923.55. Agreements to cooperate with other states
Status: in_force

July 27, 1990 House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly The director of agriculture may cooperate with and enter into agreements with private associations and with governmental agencies of this state, other states, and the United States for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 923.41 to 923.55 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under those sections.
Ohio Rev. Code § 925.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 925 / § 925.51
§ 925.51. Prepackaging at retail store level definitions
Status: in_force

February 21, 1967 House Bill 1 - 107th General Assembly As used in sections 925.51 to 925.60 , inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Fresh fruits or vegetables" means all fresh fruits or fresh vegetables. (B) "Container" means any package with capacity, not to exceed five pounds, either entirely transparent, or so constructed that at least two-thirds of the contents are visible. (C) "Person" includes any individual, company, partnership, corporation, or association or any combination of individuals of whatever form and character, and any employee, agent, or officer thereof. (D) "Advertisement" includes all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by a label on the commodity, for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of fresh fruits or vegetables.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.08
§ 926.08. Requiring additional insurance
Status: in_force

July 1, 1983 House Bill 770 - 114th General Assembly If the director of agriculture determines that a previously approved insurance coverage is insufficient, he may require that additional insurance coverage be given by the licensed handler, conforming with the requirements of section 926.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 913.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.021
§ 913.021. License renewal
Status: in_force

November 21, 1969 House Bill 742 - 108th General Assembly All licenses issued under section 913.02 of the Revised Code shall be renewed annually by the last day of June pursuant to this section and the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. The renewal fee for each license shall be paid by the applicant for such renewal to the treasurer of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 971.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 971 / § 971.36
§ 971.36. Anticipating cost
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly The board of township trustees may anticipate the collection, and refund the cost of the work authorized in section 971.34 of the Revised Code, to the township fiscal officer for the amount, payable out of any township funds that may be in the fiscal officer's hands.
Ohio Rev. Code § 959.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 959 / § 959.18
§ 959.18. Prohibition against killing a carrier pigeon
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person who is not the owner thereof, shall shoot, kill, or maim an Antwerp or homing pigeon, commonly known as "carrier" pigeon, nor shall such person entrap, catch, or detain a carrier pigeon, provided it has the name of the owner stamped upon its wing or tail, or has a band with the owner's name, initial, or number on its leg.
Ohio Rev. Code § 902.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 902 / § 902.10
§ 902.10. Bonds are lawful investments
Status: in_force

November 2, 1999 House Bill 222 - 123rd General Assembly All bonds issued under this chapter are lawful investments of banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxing districts of this state, the commissioners of the sinking fund of the state, the administrator of workers' compensation, the state teachers retirement system, the public employees retirement system, the school employees retirement system, and the Ohio police and fire pension fund, notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code or rules adopted pursuant thereto by any governmental agency of the state with respect to investments by them, and are acceptable as security for the deposit of public moneys.
Ohio Rev. Code § 902.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 902 / § 902.12
§ 902.12. Special assessments
Status: in_force

January 11, 1985 House Bill 826 - 115th General Assembly When a special assessment is made on real property owned by an issuer and leased under authority of this chapter, the installments of the assessment shall be paid by the lessee of such real property so long as such property is leased and any installment thereof remaining unpaid at the termination of any such lease shall thereafter be paid by the issuer so long as such property is owned by it. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.03
§ 935.03. Exceptions
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly (A) Division (A) of section 935.02 of the Revised Code does not apply to any of the following: (1) A person to which all of the following apply: (a) The person possesses a dangerous wild animal. (b) The person has been issued a license by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act. (c) The director of agriculture has determined that the person is in the process of becoming an accredited member of the association of zoos and aquariums or the zoological association of America. (d) The director has informed the person that the person is exempt from division (A) of section 935.02 of the Revised Code. (2) An organization to which all of the following apply: (a) The organization possesses a dangerous wild animal. (b) The director has determined that the organization is in the process of being accredited or verified by the global federation of animal sanctuaries as a wildlife sanctuary. (c) The director has informed the organization that it is exempt from division (A) of section 935.02 of the Revised Code. (3) A person whose possession of a dangerous wild animal is authorized by an unexpired permit issued under this chapter. (B) Except for the purposes of divisions (A) and (B) of section 935.04 of the Revised Code, this chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) A facility that is an accredited member of the association of zoos and aquariums or the zoological association of America and that is licensed by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act; (2) A research facility as defined in the federal animal welfare act; (3) A research facility that is accredited by the association for the assessment and accreditation of laboratory animal care international; (4) A circus; (5) A wildlife rehabilitation facility that is issued a permit by the chief of the division of wildlife in rules adopted under section 1531.08 of the Revised Code and that rehabilitates dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes that are native to the state for the purpose of reintroduction into the wild; (6) A veterinarian that is providing temporary veterinary care to a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake; (7) A wildlife sanctuary; (8) An individual who does not reside in this state, is traveling through this state with a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake, and does all of the following: (a) Confines the animal or snake in a cage at all times; (b) Confines the animal or snake in a cage that is not accessible to the public; (c) Does not exhibit the animal or snake; (d) Is in the state not more than forty-eight hours unless the animal or snake is receiving veterinary care. (9) An educational institution that displays a single dangerous wild animal as a sports mascot and that meets all of the following criteria: (a) An official of the educational institution has submitted an affidavit attesting that the institution will care for the animal as long as the animal lives and in a facility that is an accredited member of the association of zoos and aquariums or the zoological association of America. (b) The educational institution maintains a liability insurance policy with an insurer authorized or approved to write such insurance in this state that covers claims for injury or damage to persons or property caused by a dangerous wild animal. The amount of the insurance coverage shall be not less than one million dollars. (c) During display and transport, the educational institution confines the dangerous wild animal in a cage that does not permit physical contact between the animal and the public. (d) The educational institution began displaying a dangerous wild animal as a mascot prior to September 5, 2012. (10) Any person who has been issued a permit under section 1533.08 of the Revised Code, provided that the permit lists each specimen of wild animal that is a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake in the person's possession; (11) Any person authorized to possess a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake under section 1531.25 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it; (12) A person with a mobility impairment, as defined in section 955.021 of the Revised Code, who possesses a dangerous wild animal specified in division (C)(20)(h) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code that has been trained by a nonprofit agency or is in such training to assist the person with a mobility impairment; (13) A deaf or hearing-impaired person who possesses a dangerous wild animal specified in division (C)(20)(h) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code that has been trained by a nonprofit agency or is in such training to assist the deaf or hearing-impaired person; (14) A person who is blind, as defined in section 955.021 of the Revised Code, and possesses a dangerous wild animal specified in division (C)(20)(h) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code that has been trained by a nonprofit agency or is in such training to assist the blind person. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.61
§ 901.61. Beginning farmer tax credit certifications
Status: in_force

July 18, 2022 House Bill 95 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Agricultural asset" means agricultural land, livestock, facilities, buildings, and machinery used for agricultural production in this state. (2) "Agricultural land" means land that is composed of tracts, lots, or parcels totaling not less than ten acres devoted to agricultural production or totaling less than ten acres devoted to agricultural production if the land produces an average yearly gross income of at least two thousand five hundred dollars from agricultural production. (3) "Agricultural production" has the same meaning as in section 929.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "Beginning farmer" means an individual who has been certified as a beginning farmer by the director of agriculture or a participating land grant college under division (B) of this section or who has received a substantially equivalent certification from the United States department of agriculture. "Beginning farmer" does not include an individual who has previously been certified as a beginning farmer but no longer meets the criteria for certification. (5) "Owner of agricultural assets" means a person that is the owner in fee of agricultural land or that has legal title to any other agricultural asset. An "owner of agricultural assets" does not include an equipment dealer or comparable entity engaged in the business of selling agricultural assets for profit. (6) "Share rent agreement" means a rental agreement in which the principal consideration given to the owner of agricultural assets is a predetermined portion of the production of the agricultural products produced from the rented agricultural assets and which provides for sharing production costs or risk of loss. (7) "Participating land grant college" or "college" means a state university, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, that is designated a land grant college under the federal "Morrill Act of 1862," 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq., or the "Agricultural College Act of 1890," 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq., and that elects to participate in certifying individuals as beginning farmers under this section. (B) For the purposes of the tax credit authorized in division (A) of section 5747.77 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture and participating land grant colleges shall certify individuals as beginning farmers. An individual may apply to the director or college for certification, and the director or college shall provide the certification if the director or college determines that the individual meets all of the requirements of this division. The certification is valid until the individual no longer meets all of the requirements of this division. To qualify, the individual must be a resident of this state and: (1) Be seeking entry, or have entered within the last ten years, into farming; (2) Farm, or intend to farm, land in this state; (3) Not be a partner, member, shareholder, or trustee of the owner of the agricultural assets the individual is seeking to purchase or rent. (4) Have a total net worth, including the assets and liabilities of the individual's spouse and dependents, of less than eight hundred thousand dollars in 2021 and an amount in subsequent years which is adjusted for inflation by multiplying that amount by the cumulative inflation rate as determined by the consumer price index (all items) prepared by the United States bureau of labor statistics. (5) Provide the majority of the day-to-day physical labor for and management of the farm; (6) Have adequate farming experience or demonstrate knowledge in the type of farming for which the individual seeks assistance; (7) Submit projected earnings statements and demonstrate a profit potential; (8) Demonstrate that farming will be a significant source of income for the individual; (9) Participate in a financial management program approved under division (C) of this section; (10) Meet any other requirements prescribed by the director. (C) For the purposes of the tax credit authorized in division (B) of section 5747.77 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture, in consultation with the participating land grant colleges, shall certify financial management programs that would qualify a beginning farmer for the credit authorized under that division. The director and colleges shall establish a procedure for certifying such programs and shall maintain a list of certified programs on the web site of the department of agriculture. (D)(1) The owner of agricultural assets who sells agricultural assets to a beginning farmer during the calendar year or who rents agricultural assets to a beginning farmer during the calendar year or in either of the two preceding calendar years may apply to the director of agriculture, on forms prescribed by the director, for a tax credit under division (A) of section 5747.77 of the Revised Code, provided, in the case of a rental, the asset is rented at prevailing community rates, as determined under the rules adopted under division (G) of this section. The application shall identify or include all of the following: (a) The name of the beginning farmer; (b) The date the sale was made or the date the lease was entered into; (c) If applying for the credit on the basis of the sale of an agricultural asset, the sale price of the asset; (d) If applying for the credit on the basis of renting an agricultural asset: (i) The duration of the lease; (ii) Proof that the asset is rented at prevailing community rates; (iii) The amount, in cash equivalent, of the gross rental income received during the taxable year for which the credit is sought; (iv) Whether the asset is rented pursuant to a share rent agreement. (2) The director shall approve an application received under this section if the director determines that the applicant is eligible for the credit and if awarding the credit would not cause the limit described in division (F) of this section to be exceeded. The director shall issue a tax credit certificate to an approved applicant listing the amount of the credit the applicant is authorized to claim under division (A) of section 5747.77 of the Revised Code, which shall equal three and ninety-nine one-hundredths per cent of one of the following: (a) The sale price of the agricultural asset; (b) The gross rental income received during the calendar year pursuant to a rental agreement, provided the agreement was entered into on or after the first day of the second preceding calendar year; (c) The gross rental income received during the taxable year pursuant to a share rent agreement, provided the agreement was entered into on or after the first day of the second preceding calendar year. (E) A beginning farmer may apply to the director of agriculture, on forms prescribed by the director, for a tax credit under division (B) of section 5747.77 of the Revised Code equal to the cost the individual incurred during the calendar year for participating in a financial management program approved under division (C) of this section or a substantially equivalent financial management program approved by the United States department of agriculture. The application shall include all of the following: (1) The name and address of the financial management program; (2) The costs the individual incurs for participating in that program; (3) The date or dates the individual participated in that program. The director shall approve an application received under this section if the director determines that the applicant is eligible for the credit and if awarding the credit would not cause the limit described in division (F) of this section to be exceeded. The director shall issue a tax credit certificate to an approved applicant listing the amount of the credit the applicant is authorized to claim under division (B) of section 5747.77 of the Revised Code. (F) The director may not issue more than ten million dollars in tax credit certificates under divisions (D) and (E) of this section. The director may not issue tax credit certificates under this section on or after the first day of January of the sixth calendar year beginning after the effective date of this section. (G) The director of agriculture, in consultation with the tax commissioner, may adopt any rules necessary to administer this section, including a rule prescribing the method for determining prevailing community rental rates. Last updated May 11, 2022 at 2:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.09
§ 940.09. Donated sick leave program; procedure
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Receiving employee" means an employee of a soil and water conservation district who receives donated sick leave as authorized by this section. (2) "Donating employee" means an employee of a soil and water conservation district who donates sick leave as authorized by this section. (3) "Paid leave" has the same meaning as in section 124.391 of the Revised Code. (4) "Full-time employee" means an employee of a soil and water conservation district whose regular hours of service for the district total forty hours per week or who renders any other standard of service accepted as full-time by the district. (5) "Full-time limited hours employee" means an employee of a soil and water conservation district whose regular hours of service for the district total twenty-five to thirty-nine hours per week or who renders any other standard of service accepted as full-time limited hours by the district. (B)(1) An employee of a soil and water conservation district is eligible to become a receiving employee if the employee is a full-time employee, or a full-time limited hours employee, who has completed the prescribed probationary period, has used up all accrued paid leave, and has been placed on an approved, unpaid, medical-related leave of absence for a period of at least thirty consecutive working days because of the employee's own serious illness or because of a serious illness of a member of the employee's immediate family. (2) An employee who desires to become a receiving employee shall submit to the board of supervisors of the employing soil and water conservation district, along with a satisfactory certification by a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner, a written request for donated sick leave. The board of supervisors shall determine whether the employee is eligible to become a receiving employee and shall approve the request if it determines the employee is eligible. (C)(1) A board of supervisors that approves a request for an employee to become a receiving employee shall forward the approved application to a committee that the Ohio association of soil and water conservation district employees shall appoint to act as a clearinghouse for the donation of sick leave under this section. The committee shall post notice for not less than ten days informing all employees of soil and water conservation districts throughout the state that it has received an approved application to become a receiving employee. (2) A soil and water conservation district employee desiring to become a donating employee shall complete and submit a sick leave donation form to the employee's immediate supervisor within twenty days after the date of the initial posting of the notice described in division (C)(1) of this section. If the board of supervisors of the employing district of an employee desiring to become a donating employee approves the sick leave donation, the board shall forward to the committee, together with a check equal to the total value of the sick leave donation, a copy of the sick leave donation form, and the board shall notify the receiving employee regarding the donation. (D) If the committee described in division (C)(1) of this section receives a sick leave donation form and a check from a board of supervisors, the committee shall deposit the check into an account that it shall establish to be used to dispense funds to the employing district of a receiving employee. The committee shall notify the board of supervisors of the employing district of a receiving employee of the amount of sick leave donated. The board of supervisors shall bill the committee during each pay period for the receiving employee's gross hourly wages in an amount that does not exceed the amount donated to the receiving employee. The board of supervisors, with the approval of the county auditor, shall provide for the deposit into its appropriate payroll account of any payments it receives for the benefit of a receiving employee. (E) The donation and receipt of sick leave under this section is subject to all of the following: (1) All donations of sick leave shall be voluntary. (2) A donating employee is eligible to donate not less than eight hours and not more than eighty hours of sick leave during the same calendar year. (3) The value of an hour of sick leave donated is the value of the donating employee's gross hourly wage. The number of hours received by a receiving employee from a donating employee shall be a number that, when multiplied by the receiving employee's gross hourly wage, equals the amount resulting when the donating employee's gross hourly wage is multiplied by the number of hours of sick leave donated. (4) No paid leave shall accrue to a receiving employee for any compensation received through donated sick leave, and the receipt of donated sick leave does not affect the date on which a receiving employee first qualifies for continuation of health insurance coverage. (5) If a receiving employee does not use all donated sick leave during the period of the employee's leave of absence, the unused balance shall remain in the account that the committee described in division (C)(1) of this section established under division (D) of this section and shall be used to dispense funds in the future to the employing district of a receiving employee. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 928.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 928 / § 928.031
§ 928.031. Lists of cannabinoids by superintendent of cannabis control
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A) The superintendent of cannabis control, in consultation with the director of agriculture, shall establish the following lists for purposes of section 928.01 of the Revised Code: (1) Cannabinoids known to be capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (2) Tetrahydrocannabinol class cannabinoids known to the superintendent to be naturally occurring in the plant Cannabis sativa L.; (3) All other known cannabinoids with similar effects to, or marketed to have similar effects to, tetrahydrocannabinol class cannabinoids; (4) Any additional cannabinoids that have similar effects or are marketed to have similar effects on humans or animals as a tetrahydrocannabinol. (B) The superintendent, in consultation with the director of agriculture, shall establish any additional information and specificity about the term "container" as defined under section 928.01 of the Revised Code. (C) When congress, or pursuant to the federal hemp laws in 7 U.S.C. 139o, et. seq., the secretary of the United States department of health and human services, or the United States food and drug administration, as applicable, adds, changes, or removes anything from any of the lists of items established in the division (A) of this section, then such addition, change, or removal is automatically effected in the corresponding list, subject to amendment pursuant to division (D) of this section and the superintendent shall immediately publish an updated list containing the change. (D) The superintendent may add, change, or remove any of the items included in the lists established in division (A) of this section. In so doing, the superintendent shall review any determinations made by the federal government in any corresponding changes it has made and determine whether the changes are in accordance with Ohio law, the current scientific knowledge of the material at issue, and the risk to the public health. (E) Upon initial publication of the lists established in division (A) of this section and upon any addition, change, or removal in division (C) or (D) of this section, the superintendent, in consultation with the director, shall adopt a rule under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to codify the list. The rule shall be filed with the joint committee on agency rule review within six months of the list being adopted or changed. Last updated February 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.20
§ 926.20. Receiving commodity for storage
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 House Bill 645 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Upon the request of a depositor, a licensed handler shall issue a receipt for any agricultural commodity that the handler has received from the depositor for storage under a bailment agreement. Even if the depositor has not requested that a receipt be issued, the agricultural commodity delivered for storage under a bailment agreement shall be considered to be in "open storage," and the responsibility of the bailee to the bailor shall remain the same as if a nonnegotiable receipt had been issued upon deposit of the commodity into the handler's warehouse. No licensed handler shall receive an agricultural commodity for storage under a bailment agreement until the handler has weighed, inspected, and graded the commodity. (B) The director of agriculture shall provide and print on distinctive paper, paper warehouse receipts. If the director considers it necessary, the director may authorize electronic warehouse receipts in accordance with guidelines established in rules adopted under section 926.02 of the Revised Code. Each receipt, paper or electronic, shall contain within its printed terms spaces for at least the following information: (1) The location of the warehouse where the agricultural commodity is stored; (2) The date of issuance of the receipt; (3) The rate of storage charges or the basis for the charges; (4) The net weight, the percentage of dockage or foreign material, and the grade of the commodity; (5) "Negotiable" or "nonnegotiable" according to the nature of the receipt, conspicuously indicated on it; (6) The signature of the licensed handler or the handler's authorized agent; (7) A statement of the amount of advances made or liability incurred for which the handler claims a lien or, if the precise amount of advances made or liabilities incurred at the time of issuance of the receipt is unknown to the handler or to the agent who issues it, a statement of the fact that advances have been made or liabilities incurred; (8) If the receipt is for a commodity that the handler owns, either wholly, jointly, or in common with others, the facts about the ownership; (9) Any other information that the director may require by rule. The director shall cause receipt forms to be distributed to licensed handlers at cost. The revenue from the distribution shall be remitted to the director and credited to the commodity handler regulatory program fund created in division (A) of section 926.19 of the Revised Code in the same manner as other fees collected under that division. (C) All receipts issued by a licensed handler shall be numbered and issued consecutively. (D) Before issuing any receipt, a licensed handler shall file with the director a certified copy of the handler's signature and the signature of any person the handler has authorized to issue receipts. (E) No licensed handler shall fail to return to the director all receipts and tickets remaining unused on the date of revocation or termination of the handler's license. (F) No person shall issue a receipt for any agricultural commodity except upon a receipt form furnished or authorized by the director under this section. (G) No person, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, alter, forge, counterfeit, or photograph a receipt.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.30
§ 926.30. Agricultural commodity testers
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 238 - 135th General Assembly (A) No licensed handler, employee of a licensed handler, or individual contracted by a licensed handler who receives an agricultural commodity from a producer, either for sale or for storage under a bailment agreement, shall perform a quality test on the commodity for the purpose of applying a premium, discount, or conditioning charge unless the person making the test has successfully completed three hours of agricultural commodity tester training. The training shall be based on the United States department of agriculture's "Inspecting Grain Practical Procedures for Grain Handlers" manual and approved by the director of agriculture. A tester also shall successfully complete three hours of continuing education every five years that the tester tests agricultural commodities. (B) A licensed handler shall submit to the director a list of names of individuals who complete the agricultural commodity tester training and continuing education under division (A) of this section. The director shall issue an official grader's identification number to each such individual. The director shall maintain the list along with records of the handler's license. Last updated April 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 993.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 993 / § 993.05
§ 993.05. Electrical requirements, certification
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 665 - 133rd General Assembly (A) No person shall operate an amusement ride powered from an electric light company source unless the amusement ride operates through a fusible switch, enclosed circuit breaker, or panelboard that has been: (1) Rated by the underwriters laboratories for service entrance applications; (2) Installed in compliance with the national electrical code; (3) Metered through a meter installed by the electric light company. (B) An amusement ride owner shall not use an electric light company source as described in division (A) of this section unless the owner has written certification that the fusible switch, enclosed circuit breaker, or panelboard satisfies the requirements established in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section and that is issued by a person certified under section 3783.03 or licensed under section 4740.06 of the Revised Code. The owner shall make the certificate available to the director of agriculture upon request. (C) This section does not apply to either of the following types of amusement rides: (1) Rides that do not require electrical current; (2) Rides that the director exempts in rules the director adopts. (D) A person licensed pursuant to section 4740.06 of the Revised Code, when conducting an inspection pursuant to this section, is not violating section 3783.06 of the Revised Code. (E) As used in this section, "electric light company" has the same meaning as in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 956.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 956 / § 956.051
§ 956.051. Transfer of dogs to pet stores
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) No dog broker shall negligently sell, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, or transfer a live dog to a pet store in this state unless the dog was obtained from one of the following sources: (1) An animal rescue for dogs; (2) An animal shelter for dogs; (3) A humane society; (4) A qualified breeder as defined in section 956.19 of the Revised Code. (B) No dog broker shall negligently sell, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, or transfer to a pet store in this state any of the following: (1) A dog that is less than eight weeks old; (2) A dog without a health certificate signed by an accredited veterinarian; (3) A dog that does not have a permanent implanted identification microchip that is approved for use by the director of agriculture under rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code; (4) A dog to a person who is younger than eighteen years of age as verified by valid photo identification; (5) A dog acquired from a qualified breeder as defined in section 956.19 of the Revised Code unless the dog broker provides to the person acquiring the dog, at a time prior to the transaction for the acquisition of the dog, a written certification that includes all of the following information: (a) The name of the breeder that bred the dog; (b) The address, if available, of the breeder that bred the dog; (c) The United States department of agriculture license number of the breeder that bred the dog, if applicable, and a copy of the most current United States department of agriculture inspection report for the breeder; (d) The dog's birth date, if known; (e) The date that the pet store took possession of the dog; (f) The breed, gender, color, and any identifying marks of the dog; (g) A document signed by an accredited veterinarian that describes any known disease, illness, or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects the health of the dog at the time of examination; (h) A document signed by the dog broker certifying that all information required to be provided to the person acquiring the dog under this section is accurate. A dog broker shall keep a copy of the certification for a period of at least two years from the date of the acquisition. The dog broker shall make the copy of the certification available for inspection or duplication by the department of agriculture. (C) No dog broker shall recklessly alter or provide false information on a certification provided in accordance with division (B)(5) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 955.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 955 / § 955.17
§ 955.17. Costs - fees
Status: in_force

June 29, 1994 House Bill 88 - 120th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section, costs shall be assessed against the owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog seized and impounded under sections 955.12 , 955.15 , and 955.16 of the Revised Code as follows: (1) Filing affidavit and issuing order to seize dog ________ $1.00; (2) Seizing dog and delivering to pound ________ 4.00; (3) Serving or posting of notice to owner ________ 2.00; (4) Housing and feeding dog per day ________ 1.50; (5) Selling or destroying dog ________ 2.00. (B) A board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution authorizing the county to perform or contract for the performance of a cost-analysis study to determine the costs to the county of providing the services required under sections 955.12 , 955.15 , and 955.16 of the Revised Code. The resolution shall define the scope of the study and shall itemize each cost to be analyzed. These costs shall include the direct costs to the county of performing the services required under sections 955.12 , 955.15 , and 955.16 of the Revised Code and, if the board so desires, may include any reasonable indirect costs determined by the board to be incurred by other county offices in helping the dog warden perform his duties under those sections. (C) Upon completion of the study, the board shall hold a public hearing at a regular or special session of the board, after giving reasonable notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the hearing's date, time, and place. At the hearing, the board shall consider any proposed fees that are suggested by the conclusions of the study. (D) After conducting the hearing required by division (C) of this section, the board may, by resolution, establish fees to replace those specified in division (A) of this section for the services listed in that division. The fees so established may exceed those specified in that division by amounts sufficient to cover the direct cost of providing the service, the cost of conducting the cost-analysis study, and, if that study included an analysis of indirect costs, the indirect costs to other county agencies in assisting the dog warden. The board need not adopt the fees suggested by the conclusions of the study, if any. It may adopt fees that are lower than or equal to, but not higher than, any suggested by the study. Fees shall not be increased more often than once every year. Fee increases shall become effective only at the beginning of a calendar year. (E) The board may establish by resolution, without conducting a cost-analysis study, reasonable fees to cover costs of providing miscellaneous services performed by the dog warden that are not otherwise expressly provided for in this chapter. As used in this division, "miscellaneous services" include, but are not limited to, disposing of dog carcasses, releasing dogs that are accidentally caught or found to be in a state of distress, and preventing dogs from engaging in fights or other objectionable behavior. (F) The costs and fees authorized by this section shall be a valid claim in favor of the county against the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog seized and impounded under sections 955.12 , 955.15 , and 955.16 of the Revised Code and not redeemed or sold, or against the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog regarding which miscellaneous services described in division (E) of this section have been provided. The costs and fees shall be recovered by the county treasurer in a civil action against the owner, keeper, or harborer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.09
§ 935.09. Issuance or denial of restricted snake possession permit
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Not later than ninety days after receipt of an application under section 935.08 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall issue or deny a restricted snake possession permit. The director shall issue a permit to an applicant only if all of the following apply: (1) The applicant is eighteen years of age or older. (2) The applicant has signed an affidavit attesting that the applicant will not allow members of the public to be in physical contact with a restricted snake possessed by the applicant. Division (A)(2) of this section does not apply to either of the following: (a) An applicant that displays a restricted snake or snakes specified in division (L)(1) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code to a primary or secondary school age student; (b) An employee of the applicant or a volunteer who has entered into a written agreement with the applicant to work for or volunteer for the applicant and assists in the care of a restricted snake or snakes possessed by the applicant if the care is provided under the direction of the applicant. (3) The applicant has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony drug abuse offense, an offense of violence that is a felony, or a violation of section 959.13 or 959.131 of the Revised Code or of section 2927.21 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to its repeal by S.B. 310 of the 129th general assembly, as determined by a criminal records check performed in accordance with division (B) of this section. (4) The applicant has signed an affidavit attesting that the facility at which a restricted snake or snakes will be maintained under the permit and the conditions in which each restricted snake will be kept in that facility are in compliance with this chapter and rules. (5) The applicant has submitted a complete application that meets the requirements established in section 935.08 of the Revised Code. (6) The applicant has submitted the application fee established in section 935.08 of the Revised Code. If a permit is issued, the director shall assign a unique identification number to the permit. (B) Prior to issuing or denying a restricted snake possession permit, the director shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in the office of the attorney general for a criminal records check of the applicant for the permit. Upon receipt of a request, the superintendent of the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the applicant previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: (1) A felony drug abuse offense; (2) An offense of violence that is a felony; (3) A violation of section 959.13 or 959.131 of the Revised Code or of section 2927.21 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to its repeal by S.B. 310 of the 129th general assembly. The applicant is responsible for paying all costs associated with the criminal records check. (C) If a permit application is denied, seventy-five dollars of the permit application fee shall be retained by the director as payment for the reasonable expense of processing the application, and the remainder of the fee shall be returned to the applicant. (D) Not later than the first day of December of each year, a permit holder shall apply to the director, on a form prescribed and provided by the director, for a renewal of the permit if the permit holder intends to retain possession of the restricted snake or snakes that are identified in the permit. Not later than thirty days after receipt of an application for renewal, the director shall renew or deny the renewal of the permit. The director shall renew the permit if the permit holder complies with this chapter and rules and pays a renewal fee in the same amount as the fee established for the initial permit in section 935.08 of the Revised Code. If a renewal permit is denied, seventy-five dollars of the renewal fee shall be retained by the director as payment for the reasonable expense of processing the application, and the remainder of the renewal fee shall be returned to the applicant. (E) If the director denies an application for a permit or a renewal of a permit, the director shall notify the person of the denial, the grounds for the denial, and the person's right to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (F) If a person does not appeal the determination of the director to deny an application for a permit or a renewal of a permit or if the determination of the director is affirmed under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, not later than thirty days after the decision not to appeal or after the determination is affirmed, as applicable, the person shall transfer the restricted snake or snakes that the person possesses to a humane society, wildlife sanctuary, facility that is an accredited member of either the association of zoos and aquariums or the zoological association of America, or facility that is located in another state and that complies with that state's applicable laws. After the transfer has occurred, the person shall submit proof to the director that the restricted snake or snakes were transferred and shall specify the society, sanctuary, or facility to which the snake or snakes were transferred. The person is responsible for all costs associated with the transfer of the restricted snake or snakes. (G) If a person that has been issued a restricted snake possession permit under this section or a restricted snake propagation permit under section 935.10 of the Revised Code dies, the person's next of kin shall do one of the following: (1) If the next of kin wishes to possess the restricted snake or snakes, obtain a restricted snake possession permit under this section or a restricted snake propagation permit under section 935.10 of the Revised Code, as applicable. That next of kin shall comply with this chapter and rules, except that, with respect to the next of kin's initial permit, the person need not pay the applicable permit application fee. (2) If the deceased person has a last will and testament that specifies that the restricted snake or snakes possessed by the person are to be transferred to another person that has been issued a restricted snake possession permit under this section or a restricted snake propagation permit issued under section 935.10 of the Revised Code, transfer the restricted snake or snakes to the applicable permit holder; (3) Transfer the restricted snake or snakes that were possessed by the deceased person in accordance with division (F) of this section. (H) All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the animal and consumer protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.50
§ 901.50. Regulation of invasive plant species
Status: in_force

September 4, 2014 Senate Bill 192 - 130th General Assembly (A) "Invasive plant species" means plant species that are not native to this state whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health as determined by scientific studies. "Invasive plant species" does not include cultivated plants grown as food or livestock feed in accordance with generally accepted agricultural practices, including all plants authorized by the animal and plant health inspection service in the United States department of agriculture. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the director of agriculture has sole and exclusive authority to regulate invasive plant species in this state, including the identification of invasive plant species and establishment of prohibited activities regarding them. The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to administer this section. (C) Nothing in this section precludes the director of environmental protection from continuing to consider the existence of invasive plant species when evaluating applications and permits for impacts to or mitigation and monitoring of wetlands that are subject to regulation under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it, including using a list of invasive plant species compiled by that director. However, upon the taking effect of any rules adopted by the director of agriculture under division (B) of this section, the director of environmental protection shall use the list of invasive plant species established in those rules when conducting the activities described in this division.
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.501 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.501
§ 905.501. Civil penalties
Status: in_force

August 21, 2014 Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, whenever the director of agriculture has cause to believe that a person has violated, or is violating, sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code or rules or an order issued under those sections or rules, the director may conduct a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to determine whether a violation has occurred. If the director determines that a violation has occurred, the director may require the violator to pay a civil penalty in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties established in rules. Each day of violation constitutes a separate violation. (B) A person who fails to comply with rules adopted under division (A)(2)(f) of section 905.322 of the Revised Code is not subject to division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.53
§ 927.53. License fees
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Each collector or dealer who sells, offers, or exposes for sale, or distributes nursery stock within this state, or ships nursery stock to other states, shall pay an annual license fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars to the director of agriculture for each place of business the collector or dealer operates. (B)(1) Each dealer shall furnish the director, annually, an affidavit that the dealer will buy and sell only nursery stock which has been inspected and certified by an official state or federal inspector. (2) Each dealer's license expires on the thirty-first day of December of each year. Each licensed dealer shall apply for renewal of the dealer's license prior to the first day of January of each year and in accordance with the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. (C) Each licensed nurseryperson shall post conspicuously in the nurseryperson's principal place of business, the certificate which is issued to the nurseryperson in accordance with section 927.61 of the Revised Code. (D) Each licensed nurseryperson, or dealer, shall post conspicuously in each place of business, each certificate or license which is issued to the nurseryperson or dealer in compliance with this section or section 927.61 of the Revised Code. (E)(1) Each nurseryperson who produces, sells, offers for sale, or distributes woody nursery stock within the state, or ships woody nursery stock to other states, shall pay to the director an annual inspection fee of two hundred dollars plus fifteen dollars per acre, or fraction thereof, of growing nursery stock in intensive production areas and ten dollars per acre, or fraction thereof, of growing nursery stock in nonintensive production areas, as applicable. (2) Each nurseryperson who limits production and sales of nursery stock to brambles, herbaceous, perennial, and other nonwoody plants, shall pay to the director an inspection fee of one hundred dollars, plus eleven dollars per acre, or fraction thereof, of growing nursery stock in intensive and nonintensive production areas. (F) The fees collected under this section shall be credited to the plant pest program fund created in section 927.54 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 939.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 939 / § 939.02
§ 939.02. Powers and duties of director of agriculture
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 166 (GA 133), House Bill 7 (GA 133) The director of agriculture shall do all of the following: (A) Provide administrative leadership to soil and water conservation districts in planning, budgeting, staffing, and administering district programs and the training of district supervisors and personnel in their duties, responsibilities, and authorities as prescribed in this chapter and Chapter 940. of the Revised Code; (B) Administer this chapter and Chapter 940. of the Revised Code pertaining to state responsibilities and provide staff assistance to the Ohio soil and water conservation commission in exercising its statutory responsibilities; (C) Assist in expediting state responsibilities for watershed development and other soil and water conservation works of improvement, including assisting in watershed planning and management under section 940.41 of the Revised Code; (D) Coordinate or support the development and implementation of cooperative programs and working agreements between soil and water conservation districts and the department of agriculture, department of natural resources, environmental protection agency, or other agencies of local, state, and federal government. The cooperative programs and working agreements shall be for the support of farm, rural, suburban, and urban conservation programs. (E) Subject to the approval of the Ohio soil and water conservation commission, adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do or comply with all of the following: (1) Establish technically feasible and economically reasonable standards to achieve a level of management and conservation practices in farming operations that will abate wind or water erosion of the soil or abate the degradation of the waters of the state by residual farm products, manure, or soil sediment, including attached substances, and establish criteria for determination of the acceptability of such management and conservation practices; (2) Establish procedures for administration of rules for agricultural pollution abatement and for enforcement of those rules; (3) Specify the pollution abatement practices eligible for state cost sharing and determine the conditions for eligibility, the construction standards and specifications, the useful life, the maintenance requirements, and the limits of cost sharing for those practices. Eligible practices shall be limited to practices that address agricultural operations and that require expenditures that are likely to exceed the economic returns to the owner or operator and that abate soil erosion or degradation of the waters of the state by residual farm products, manure, or soil sediment, including attached pollutants. (4) Establish procedures for administering grants to owners or operators of agricultural land or animal feeding operations for the implementation of operation and management plans; (5) Do both of the following with regard to composting conducted in conjunction with agricultural operations: (a) Establish methods, techniques, or practices for composting dead animals, or particular types of dead animals, that are to be used at such operations, as the director considers to be necessary or appropriate; (b) Establish requirements and procedures governing the review and approval or disapproval of composting plans by the supervisors of soil and water conservation districts under division (S) of section 940.06 of the Revised Code. (6) Establish best management practices for inclusion in operation and management plans; (7) Establish the amount of civil penalties assessed by the director under division (A) of section 939.07 of the Revised Code for violation of rules adopted under division (E) of this section; (8) Not conflict with air or water quality standards adopted pursuant to section 3704.03 or 6111.041 of the Revised Code. Compliance with rules adopted under this section does not affect liability for noncompliance with air or water quality standards adopted pursuant to section 3704.03 or 6111.041 of the Revised Code. The application of a level of management and conservation practices recommended under this section to control windblown soil from farming operations creates a presumption of compliance with section 3704.03 of the Revised Code as that section applies to windblown soil. (F) Cost share with landowners on practices established pursuant to division (E)(3) of this section as moneys are appropriated and available for that purpose. Any practice for which cost share is provided shall be maintained for its useful life. Failure to maintain a cost share practice for its useful life shall subject the landowner to full repayment to the department. (G) Employ field assistants and other employees that are necessary for the performance of the work prescribed by Chapter 940. of the Revised Code, for performance of work of the department under this chapter, and as agreed to under working agreements or contractual arrangements with soil and water conservation districts, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation in accordance with schedules that are provided by law for the compensation of state employees. All such employees of the department, unless specifically exempted by law, shall be employed subject to the classified civil service laws in force at the time of employment. (H) In connection with new or relocated projects involving highways, underground cables, pipelines, railroads, and other improvements affecting soil and water resources, including surface and subsurface drainage: (1) Provide engineering services that are mutually agreeable to the Ohio soil and water conservation commission and the director to aid in the design and installation of soil and water conservation practices as a necessary component of such projects; (2) Maintain close liaison between the owners of lands on which the projects are executed, soil and water conservation districts, and authorities responsible for such projects; (3) Review plans for such projects to ensure their compliance with standards developed under division (E) of this section in cooperation with the department of transportation or with any other interested agency that is engaged in soil or water conservation projects in the state in order to minimize adverse impacts on soil and water resources adjacent to or otherwise affected by these projects; (4) Recommend measures to retard erosion and protect soil and water resources through the installation of water impoundment or other soil and water conservation practices; (5) Cooperate with other agencies and subdivisions of the state to protect the agricultural status of rural lands adjacent to such projects and control adverse impacts on soil and water resources. (I) Collect, analyze, inventory, and interpret all available information pertaining to the origin, distribution, extent, use, and conservation of the soil resources of the state; (J) Prepare and maintain up-to-date reports, maps, and other materials pertaining to the soil resources of the state and their use and make that information available to governmental agencies, public officials, conservation entities, and the public; (K) Provide soil and water conservation districts with technical assistance including on-site soil investigations and soil interpretation reports on the suitability or limitations of soil to support a particular use or to plan soil conservation measures. The assistance shall be on terms that are mutually agreeable to the districts and the department of agriculture. (L) Assist local government officials in utilizing land use planning and zoning, current agricultural use value assessment, development reviews, and land management activities; (M) When necessary for the purposes of this chapter or Chapter 940. of the Revised Code, develop or approve operation and management plans. The director may designate an employee of the department to develop or approve operation and management plans in lieu of the director. This section does not restrict the manure of domestic or farm animals defecated on land outside an animal feeding operation or runoff from that land into the waters of 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. Last updated April 19, 2022 at 4:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 941.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 941 / § 941.11
§ 941.11. Order for destruction of animal
Status: in_force

March 23, 2016 House Bill 131 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the director of agriculture, without prior hearing, may order the destruction of any domestic or nondomestic animal found to be adulterated with residues, infected with or exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease, infected with or exposed to a disease of concern, or determined to endanger the health or well-being of animal populations or public health in the state. If the director determines that seizure and destruction of a nondomestic animal is necessary, the director shall coordinate the seizure and destruction of that animal with the department of natural resources. (B)(1) No person shall fail to comply with the director's order to destroy an animal found to be infected with or exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or a disease of concern or adulterated with residues. (2) The offense established under division (B)(1) of this section is a strict liability offense and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. The designation of this offense as a strict liability offense shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense. (C) The director, if possible, shall notify any person owning or having custody of an animal ordered destroyed, either in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, prior to destruction. Evidence of the notification of a destruction order shall be proved by an affidavit or by the certified mail return receipt. (D) A destruction order shall contain all of the following information: (1) The name and address of the person owning and having custody of the animal, if known; (2) A description of the animal affected by the order; (3) The reason for the order; (4) A reasonable deadline for compliance with the order; (5) A notice to the effect that any person adversely affected by the destruction order may request a hearing to review the order. (E) A person adversely affected by an order may request in writing, within thirty days after receiving the order, a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.02
§ 901.02. Record of investigation - distribution of bulletins
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The department of agriculture shall keep a record of its acts and investigations. The department may publish and distribute bulletins on matters of general interest relating to the work of the department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.12
§ 918.12. Voluntary state inspections
Status: in_force

June 29, 2012 House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly (A) An establishment, as defined in section 918.01 of the Revised Code, that slaughters or otherwise prepares meat of bison, cervidea, other bovidea, camelidae and hybrids thereof, ratites, domestic rabbits, monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status as defined in section 943.01 of the Revised Code, domestic deer as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code, or other animals determined by the director of agriculture by rule for human food purposes may receive voluntary state inspection, as defined in division (B) of section 918.01 of the Revised Code, if the establishment complies with sections 918.01 to 918.11 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections for establishments that slaughter or otherwise prepare for food purposes other animals and if the establishment complies with division (C) of this section. (B) The owner of an establishment, as defined in section 918.21 of the Revised Code, who slaughters or otherwise prepares the meat of pheasant, quail, partridge, peafowl, grouse, captive raised wild turkey, captive raised waterfowl, or other poultry determined by the director by rule may receive voluntary state inspection as defined in division (I) of section 918.21 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections for establishments that slaughter or otherwise prepare for food purposes other poultry and if the establishment complies with division (C) of this section and sections 918.21 to 918.28 of the Revised Code. (C) An establishment that receives voluntary state inspection under division (A) or (B) of this section shall pay the costs of the inspection at a rate and under terms established by rule of the director of agriculture in accordance with section 918.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.261
§ 901.261. Assessment of costs of action for noncompliance
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly The director of agriculture, in conducting investigations, inquiries, or hearings, may assess the party to an action that is brought before the department of agriculture pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code the actual costs incurred by the department for depositions, investigations, issuance and service of subpoenas, witness fees, employment of a stenographer and hearing officer, and the production of books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and testimony if the applicable hearing officer determines that the party to the action has failed to comply with any chapter of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under any of those chapters that is administered by the director or if the hearing officer determines that the action was frivolous conduct by the party. Assessment of costs under this section may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to investigations, inquiries, or hearings conducted under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 947.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 947 / § 947.04
§ 947.04. Bill of sale for branded livestock sales - waybill or bills of lading for transported livestock
Status: in_force

April 4, 1985 Senate Bill 374 - 115th General Assembly (A) A person who sells livestock branded with a brand shall execute to the purchaser a written bill of sale bearing the signature and residence of the seller, the name and address of the purchaser, the total number of livestock sold, a description of each animal sold as to sex and kind, and identification of the brand and shall give a copy of the bill of sale to each hauler of livestock, other than railroads, to accompany the shipment of livestock while in transit. The bill of sale or a copy shall be shown by the possessor on demand to any law enforcement officer. The bill of sale is prima-facie evidence of the conveyance of title of the livestock described by the bill of sale. (B) A person engaged in the business of transporting or hauling livestock in this state shall, upon receiving livestock for transportation, issue a waybill or bill of lading for all livestock transported or hauled. The waybill or bill of lading shall accompany the shipment of livestock and a copy shall be furnished to the person delivering livestock to the hauler. The waybill or bill of lading shall show the place of origin and destination of the shipment, the name of the owner of the livestock, the date and time of loading, the name of person or company hauling the livestock, the number of livestock and a general description thereof, and identification of the brands. The waybill or bill of lading shall be signed by the person delivering the livestock to the hauler certifying that the information contained therein is correct.
Ohio Rev. Code § 917.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 917 / § 917.11
§ 917.11. Identification, labeling and branding
Status: in_force

October 21, 1997 Senate Bill 87 - 122nd General Assembly All dairy products shall be identified during processing and all packaged products shall be labeled and branded as required by this chapter and Chapter 3715. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those chapters, and by the "Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 2353, 21 U.S.C.A. 343, as amended and regulations adopted under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 926.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.32
§ 926.32. Commodity advisory commission
Status: in_force

November 5, 2004 House Bill 421 - 125th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the commodity advisory commission consisting of seven members to be appointed by the director of agriculture. Not later than January 1, 1983, the director shall make appointments to the commission. Of the initial appointments, three shall be for terms ending January 1, 1984, two shall be for terms ending January 1, 1985, and two shall be for terms ending January 1, 1986. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for three years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year 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. 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 the 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. (B) The commission shall at all times be composed of three farmers who are engaged primarily in the production of agricultural commodities, one licensed handler who is the manager of a farmers cooperative, one licensed handler who is the owner and operator of a warehouse located in a rural area, one licensed handler representing a warehouse located at a major agricultural commodity transportation center, and one banker who is an officer of a rural bank. The director shall designate annually one member of the commission to serve as its chairperson and, after notice and public hearing, may remove any member only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. (C) A vacancy on the commission shall not impair the right of the other members to exercise all of the commission's powers. Four members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business of the commission. (D) The commission shall meet at least three times annually at times that the commission shall set by rule and may meet at other times that the chairperson or a majority of the commission members considers appropriate, provided that no meeting shall be held on the call of the chairperson unless at least seven days' written notice is first given to all members of the commission. (E) Each member shall be reimbursed for the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of duties as a commission member. (F) The commission may adopt, amend, or rescind rules or procedures governing the conduct of its internal affairs. (G) The commission may request from the director, and the director shall provide, meeting space, assistance, services, and data to enable it to carry out its functions. (H) All costs of the commission, including all of the expenses of its members and consultants authorized in this section, shall be paid from the commodity handler regulatory program fund created in section 926.19 of the Revised Code pursuant to itemized vouchers approved by the chairperson of the commission and the director. (I) The director shall designate an official or employee of the department of agriculture to act as the executive secretary of the commission. The director also may request the attendance at meetings of the commission consultants with expertise in agricultural law, marketing, statistics, or any other subject to advise and consult with the commission on matters on the agenda of any regular or special meeting of the commission. The expenses incurred by consultants attending those meetings shall be reimbursed according to division (H) of this section. The executive secretary shall keep or cause to be kept a permanent journal of all meetings, proceedings, findings, determinations, and recommendations of the commission, including an itemized statement of the expenses allowed to each member of the commission and consultants under this section. The journal shall be a public record. (J) In addition to the authority granted in division (F) of section 926.05 , division (B) of section 926.17 , divisions (A) and (C) of section 926.18 , and division (B) of section 926.19 of the Revised Code, the commission shall advise and counsel the director on all matters relating to: (1) The administration of this chapter; (2) The development of rules authorized by section 926.02 of the Revised Code; (3) Any other matters that the commission and the director consider appropriate in carrying out this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 928.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 928 / § 928.02
§ 928.02. Regulation and monitoring of hemp cultivation; licensing
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) The director of agriculture may establish a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation and shall establish a program to monitor and regulate hemp processing in this state. (2) If the director establishes a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation in this state and subsequently intends to transfer authority to the United States department of agriculture to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation in this state, the director shall take whatever actions necessary to effectuate such transfer. (3) If the director implements a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation under division (A)(1) of this section, the director shall issue hemp cultivation licenses in accordance with rules adopted under section 928.03 of the Revised Code. (4) If the director implements a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation under division (A)(1) of this section and as authorized by the director, the department of agriculture or a university may cultivate hemp without a hemp cultivation license for research purposes. (5) As authorized by the director, the department of agriculture or a university may process hemp without a hemp processing license for research purposes. (B) If the director implements a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation under division (A)(1) of this section and except as authorized under division (A)(4) or (E) of this section, any person that wishes to cultivate hemp shall apply for and obtain a hemp cultivation license from the director in accordance with rules adopted under section 928.03 of the Revised Code. Except as authorized under division (A)(5) or (E) of this section, any person that wishes to process hemp shall apply for and obtain a hemp processing license from the director in accordance with those rules. Such licenses are valid for three years unless earlier suspended or revoked by the director. (C) The department, a university, or any person may, without a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license, possess, buy, or sell hemp or a product made with hemp. (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the addition of hemp or a product made with hemp to any other product does not adulterate that other product. (E) If the director implements a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation under division (A)(1) of this section, the director shall issue a hemp cultivation license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an individual if either of the following applies: (1) The individual holds the applicable license in another state. (2) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a hemp cultivator in a state that does not issue the applicable license. (F) The director shall issue a hemp processing license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an individual if either of the following applies: (1) The individual holds the applicable license in another state. (2) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a hemp processor in a state that does not issue the applicable license. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 913.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 913 / § 913.04
§ 913.04. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 507 - 134th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code which: (1) Require all canneries to comply with regulations adopted by the United States food and drug administration in 21 C.F.R. 117, as applicable; (2) Require all canneries thermally processing low-acid foods packed in hermetically sealed containers to comply with regulations adopted by the United States food and drug administration in 21 C.F.R. 113.3 to 113.100, as amended; (3) Require all canneries thermally processing acidified foods packed in hermetically sealed containers to comply with regulations adopted by the United States food and drug administration in 21 C.F.R. 114.3 to 114.100, as amended; (4) Require all canneries, except those canneries required to register with the United States food and drug administration under 21 C.F.R. 108.35, to provide the director, prior to the processing of any food product, with scheduled processes for each processing method utilized, including all of the following: (a) The type of processing equipment used; (b) The type of retort or other thermal processing equipment used; (c) Minimum initial temperatures; (d) Time and temperature of processing; (e) Sterilizing value or other equivalent scientific evidence of process adequacy; (f) Critical control factors affecting heat penetration. (5) Establish standards of identity, quality, and fill for canned foods. (B) No person shall violate any rule adopted under this section. Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 927.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 927 / § 927.51
§ 927.51. Plants and nursery stock definitions
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly As used in sections 927.51 to 927.73 of the Revised Code: (A) "Collected plant" means any plant dug or gathered from any wood lot, field, forest, or any other location in which such a plant is found growing in its native habitat. (B) "Collector" means any person who collects, for sale, plants from wood lots, fields, forests, or other native habitat. (C) "Dealer" means any person other than a nurseryman who offers for sale, sells, or distributes nursery stock, either exclusively or in connection with other merchandise, in or from any nursery, store, sales ground, stand, lot, truck, railway car, or other vehicle. "Dealer" includes any landscaper who sells or offers for sale nursery stock as a part of a grounds improvement project that may involve the installation of such plants. (D) "Hardy," when applied to plants and bulbs, whether wild or cultivated, means capable of surviving the normal winter temperatures of this state. (E) "Host" means any plant or plant product from which any pest derives its food supply, or upon which it depends for its well being or to complete any part of its life cycle. (F) "Infested" means containing or harboring one or more pests or infected with one or more pests. (G) "Nursery" means any grounds or premises on or in which nursery stock is propagated or grown for sale. (H) "Nurseryman" means a person who owns, leases, manages, or is in charge of a nursery. (I) "Nursery stock" means: (1) Any hardy tree, shrub, plant, or bulb, whether wild or cultivated, except turfgrass, and any cutting, graft, scion, or bud thereof; (2) Any nonhardy plant, or plant part, that is to be offered for sale in any state that requires inspection and certification of the plant or plant part as a condition of entrance therein. (J) "Person" means any corporation, company, society, association, partnership, individual or combination of individuals, institution, park, or any public agency administered by the state or any subdivision of the state. (K) "Pest" means any insect, mite, nematode, bacteria, fungus, virus, parasitic plant, or any other organism or any stage of any such organism that causes, or is capable of causing, injury, disease, or damage to any plant, plant part, or plant product. (L) "Place of business" means each separate location from which nursery stock is sold, offered for sale, or distributed. (M) "Intensive production area" means a place where nursery stock is propagated or grown using greenhouses, liner beds, lath beds, or containers. (N) "Nonintensive production area" means any place where nursery stock is propagated or grown as field stock. (O) "Forced floral plants" means plants with desirable flower characteristics in which the bloom is artificially induced at an unnatural time of the year.
Ohio Rev. Code § 953.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 953 / § 953.26
§ 953.26. Sale and use of raw rendering material
Status: in_force

August 10, 1994 Senate Bill 73 - 120th General Assembly (A) No raw rendering material shall be fed to an avian, equine, ovine, bovine, or porcine animal. (B) Except as provided in division (C) or (D) of this section, no raw rendering material shall be sold or offered for sale to a person who is not licensed under section 953.23 of the Revised Code unless the material is in a labeled wrapper or is in some other way identified or denatured in a manner approved by the department of agriculture. The label or identification shall state plainly in legible letters at least two inches high that the product is inedible and is not sold or intended for human consumption. (C) Raw rendering material may be sold or otherwise transferred to a person who operates a mink ranch, dog kennel, zoo, captive wildlife farm, or pet food manufacturing plant and who has written permission from the department to handle raw rendering material. (D) Raw rendering material may be sold or otherwise transferred to a person who operates a composting facility in accordance with rules adopted by the director of environmental protection under section 3734.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 935.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 935 / § 935.10
§ 935.10. Restricted snake propagation permit
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) A person that possesses a restricted snake in this state prior to January 1, 2014, that wishes to continue to possess the restricted snake on and after that date, and that intends to propagate, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall obtain a restricted snake propagation permit under this section not later than January 1, 2014. (2) A person that acquires a restricted snake in this state on or after January 1, 2014, and that intends to propagate, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall obtain a restricted snake propagation permit under this section not later than one hundred twenty days after acquiring the snake. (3) An applicant need apply for only one permit regardless of the number of restricted snakes that the applicant possesses. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant for a restricted snake propagation permit shall comply with the requirements and procedures established in sections 935.08 and 935.09 of the Revised Code. The application fee for a restricted snake propagation permit shall be three hundred dollars. (C) If a permit application is denied, one hundred fifty dollars of the permit application fee shall be retained by the director of agriculture as payment for the reasonable expense of processing the application, and the remainder of the fee shall be returned to the applicant. (D) All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the animal and consumer protection fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 905.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 905 / § 905.41
§ 905.41. Design and construction of storage facilities for anhydrous ammonia
Status: in_force

August 21, 2014 Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly (A) A storage facility for anhydrous ammonia that is used for agricultural purposes shall be designed and constructed in accordance with rules. On and after September 10, 2012, no person shall construct a storage facility for anhydrous ammonia that is used for agricultural purposes without applying for and receiving approval of the design of the facility and approval to construct the facility from the director of agriculture in accordance with rules. (B) Upon the submission of an application to the director for the approval of the design and construction of a storage facility for anhydrous ammonia that is used for agricultural purposes in accordance with rules, the applicant shall submit written notification of the application to all of the following: (1) The board of township trustees of the township or the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, as applicable, in which the storage facility is proposed to be located; (2) The county sheriff, or the police chief of the police department of a municipal corporation, township, or township or joint township police district, as applicable, with jurisdiction over the location where the storage facility is proposed to be located; (3) The fire chief of the fire department with jurisdiction over the location where the storage facility is proposed to be located. (C) Prior to approving or disapproving a storage facility for anhydrous ammonia that is used for agricultural purposes, the director may take into consideration any past violations of an applicable state or federal law pertaining to environmental protection or the environmental laws of another country or any conviction of or guilty plea to a violation of section 901.511 of the Revised Code or a felony drug offense as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code related to the use and storage of chemicals used for agriculture by the owner of the storage facility.
Ohio Rev. Code § 961.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 961 / § 961.05
§ 961.05. Removal of land restriction
Status: in_force

January 30, 2014 House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly (A) After a declaration has been filed pursuant to section 961.02 of the Revised Code, the land described in the declaration shall be used for pet cemetery purposes only unless the restriction for such use is removed by order of the court of common pleas in the county where the land is located in a proceeding brought by the pet cemetery owner or the owner's heirs or assigns. (B) The court of common pleas may remove the restriction on the land upon proof satisfactory to the court that either of the following has occurred: (1) No interments have been made in, or all pet remains have been removed from, the land from which the restriction is sought to be removed; (2) The owner of the pet cemetery or the owner's heirs or assigns have received, from those persons who own burial rights in the pet cemetery or their heirs or assigns, written authorization, acknowledged before a notary public, to remove the restriction from the land. Any person granting this authorization who wishes to have a pet that is already interred in the pet cemetery removed and reinterred elsewhere shall so state on the authorization and the pet cemetery owner shall, at the owner's expense, remove the pet remains and have them reinterred elsewhere and shall provide proof of this removal and reinterment. A pet cemetery owner need not obtain the authorization described in division (B)(2) of this section from a person who has purchased a burial right in the pet cemetery but who has not yet used that right for the interment of a pet, if the owner refunds to the purchaser or the purchaser's heirs or assigns all moneys taken for the burial right, plus interest computed in the manner and at the rate agreed upon between the cemetery owner and the owner of the burial right. (C) The court of common pleas may remove the restriction on a portion of the land described in the declaration, if the portion of the land that remains subject to the restriction is not less than three acres in size, upon proof satisfactory to the court that the situations described in either division (B)(1) or (2) of this section have occurred with respect to that portion of the land from which the restriction is sought to be removed. (D) A holder of a lien on the restricted land may object to the removal of the restriction and the court of common pleas shall consider any such objection before issuing an order to remove the restriction. (E) An order issued by the court of common pleas removing a restriction pursuant to this section shall be filed in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the land is located, who shall record it in the official records.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.01
§ 901.01. Office equipment and supplies - expense
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The department of agriculture shall provide necessary office furniture, stationery, books, periodicals, maps, instruments, and other necessary supplies. The necessary expense shall be audited and paid as other expenses are audited and paid.
Ohio Rev. Code § 924.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 924 / § 924.51
§ 924.51. Ohio grape industries committee
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the Ohio grape industries committee consisting of ten members. The members shall be the director of agriculture or the director's designee, who shall chair the committee, the superintendent of liquor control or the superintendent's designee, the viticulture extension specialist of the Ohio agricultural research and development center, who shall be a nonvoting member, and seven members who shall be residents of this state and appointed by the director of agriculture in accordance with division (B) of this section. At no time shall the director appoint more than seven members to the committee. (B) Of the seven members of the committee appointed by the director of agriculture, not less than three, but not more than four shall be persons who receive income from the production of grapes or grape products. Not less than three, but not more than four members shall be persons who receive income from the production of wine from raw grape or fruit products in either raw fruit or fresh juice form. The terms for each appointed member of the committee shall be for three years, commencing on the first day of January and ending on the thirty-first day of December. No appointed member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. The director may remove any appointed member for cause. (C) Members shall be appointed to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal in the same manner prescribed for regular appointment to the committee. 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 the term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of that member's term until that member's successor takes office, or until a period of one hundred eighty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. (D) All members of the committee are entitled to their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members, payable from moneys received from the Ohio grape industries fund created under section 924.54 of the Revised Code. (E) A majority of the committee constitutes a quorum. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.15
§ 903.15. Submitting complaint to director
Status: in_force

December 22, 2009 House Bill 363 - 128th General Assembly (A) A person may submit a complaint to the director of agriculture regarding a concentrated animal feeding facility or the discharge of a pollutant from an animal feeding operation. The complaint may be made orally or in writing. If the complaint is made in writing, it shall be signed by the person making it and dated. (B) After receiving a written, signed, and dated complaint, the director shall, or after receiving an oral complaint the director may, cause an investigation to be conducted to determine if the owner or operator of the concentrated animal feeding facility is complying with this chapter, rules adopted under it, or any terms and conditions of any permit issued under it or to determine if a discharge of a pollutant is occurring or has occurred at the animal feeding operation. (C)(1) If, upon completion of the investigation, the director determines that the owner or operator is in compliance with this chapter, rules adopted under it, or any terms and conditions of any permit issued under it or determines that a discharge of a pollutant is not occurring or has not occurred at the animal feeding operation, the director shall dismiss the complaint and notify the complainant and the owner or operator of the concentrated animal feeding facility or animal feeding operation, whichever is applicable, of the dismissal. (2) If the director determines that the owner or operator is not in compliance with this chapter, rules adopted under it, or any terms and conditions of any permit issued under it or determines that a discharge of a pollutant is occurring or has occurred at the animal feeding operation, the director shall proceed in accordance with section 903.16 or 903.17 of the Revised Code, or both, as applicable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 901.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 901 / § 901.51
§ 901.51. Injuring vines, bushes, trees, or crops on land of another
Status: in_force

January 1, 1974 House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly No person, without privilege to do so, shall recklessly cut down, destroy, girdle, or otherwise injure a vine, bush, shrub, sapling, tree, or crop standing or growing on the land of another or upon public land. In addition to the penalty provided in section 901.99 of the Revised Code, whoever violates this section is liable in treble damages for the injury caused.
Ohio Rev. Code § 951.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 951 / § 951.02
§ 951.02. Animals running at large on public roads - grazing on another's land
Status: in_force

March 28, 2017 Senate Bill 235 - 131st General Assembly No person, who is the owner or keeper of horses, mules, cattle, bison, sheep, goats, swine, llamas, alpacas, or poultry, shall permit them to run at large in the public road, highway, street, lane, or alley, or upon unenclosed land, or cause the animals to be herded, kept, or detained for the purpose of grazing on premises other than those owned or lawfully occupied by the owner or keeper of the animals.
Ohio Rev. Code § 959.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 959 / § 959.02
§ 959.02. Injuring animals
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall maliciously, or willfully, and without the consent of the owner, kill or injure a horse, mare, foal, filly, jack, mule, sheep, goat, cow, steer, bull, heifer, ass, ox, swine, dog, cat, or other domestic animal that is the property of another. This section does not apply to a licensed veterinarian acting in an official capacity.
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.29
§ 918.29. Exemption from ordinances, rules, or regulations of political subdivision
Status: in_force

January 1, 1971 House Bill 1056 - 108th General Assembly An establishment licensed under section 918.28 of the Revised Code is exempt from ordinances, rules, or regulations of a political subdivision pertaining to the inspection of poultry or poultry products.
Ohio Rev. Code § 903.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 903 / § 903.06
§ 903.06. Insect and rodent control plan [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]
Status: in_force

December 22, 2009 House Bill 363 - 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "plan" means an insect and rodent control plan prepared under this section. (B) An owner or operator of a concentrated animal feeding facility shall prepare and submit to the director of agriculture in accordance with rules an insect and rodent control plan designed to minimize the presence and negative effects of insects and rodents at the concentrated animal feeding facility and in surrounding areas, including land on which manure is stored or applied. The plan shall conform to best management practices established in rules. The director shall approve or deny the plan within the time period established in rules by the director and may require modification of the plan at that time or a later time in accordance with rules. (C) On and after the date that is established in rules by the director, no person shall own or operate a concentrated animal feeding facility unless an insect and rodent control plan for the facility has been approved by the director. The owner or operator of a concentrated animal feeding facility shall not violate the facility's insect and rodent control plan. (D) The director shall enforce an insect and rodent control plan in accordance with rules and shall assess a civil penalty in accordance with rules and section 903.16 of the Revised Code against an owner or operator of a concentrated animal feeding facility who owns or operates it without a plan approved by the director or who violates the facility's plan. Last updated January 19, 2022 at 1:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 907.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 907 / § 907.13
§ 907.13. Seed inspection fee tags or labels
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly No person shall label agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that is intended for sale in this state unless the person holds a valid seed labeler permit that has been issued by the director of agriculture in accordance with this section. A person who wishes to obtain a seed labeler permit shall file an application with the director on a form that the director provides and shall submit a permit fee in the amount of fifty dollars. Such a person who labels seed under more than one name or at more than one address shall obtain a separate seed labeler permit and pay a separate permit fee for each name and address. The applicant shall include the applicant's full name and address on the application together with any additional information that the director requires by rules adopted under section 907.10 of the Revised Code. If the applicant's address is not within this state or it does not represent a location in this state where the director can collect samples of the applicant's seed for analysis, then the applicant shall include on the application an address within this state where samples of the applicant's seed may be collected for those purposes or shall agree to provide the director or the director's authorized representative with seeds for sampling upon request. Upon receipt of a complete application accompanied by the fifty-dollar permit fee, the director shall issue a seed labeler's permit to the applicant. All seed labeler permits that are issued under this section shall expire on the thirty-first day of January of each year regardless of the date on which a permit was issued during the previous one-year period. Each person who obtains a seed labeler permit shall label the seed that the person intends for sale in this state in accordance with the requirements established in sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code. Each person who holds a valid seed labeler permit shall keep the permit posted in a conspicuous place in the principal seed room from which the person sells seed and shall comply with the reporting and fee requirements that are established in section 907.14 of the Revised Code. All money collected under this section shall be credited to the commercial feed and seed fund created in section 923.46 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 918.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 918 / § 918.99
§ 918.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly (A) Whoever violates division (D) or (F) of section 918.02 , division (A) or (B) of section 918.11 , or section 918.03 , 918.05 , 918.06 , 918.08 , 918.12 , 918.24 , 918.26 , 918.30 , or 918.31 of the Revised Code, or any rules adopted under section 918.04 , 918.11 , or 918.25 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on a second offense and each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 918.11 or division (C) of section 918.31 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 940.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 940 / § 940.39
§ 940.39. Videoconferencing and teleconferencing of meetings
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly (A) For purposes of this section, references to a "board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district" or a "board" includes a joint board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district, when practicable, may conduct meetings by video conference or, if video conference is not available, by teleconference. The board of supervisors shall make provisions for public attendance at any location involved in such a meeting. The board shall establish the board's main office or board room as the primary meeting location for the video conference or teleconference. The conference shall be held at that location in an open meeting at which the public is allowed to attend. (C) Before convening a meeting of a board of supervisors by video conference or by teleconference, designated staff shall send, via electronic mail, facsimile, or United States postal service, a copy of meeting-related documents to each member of the board. (D) The minutes of each drainage improvement meeting shall specify who was attending by teleconference, who was attending by video conference, and who was physically present. Any vote taken in a meeting held by teleconference that is not unanimous shall be recorded as a roll call vote. (E) Nothing in section 121.22 of the Revised Code prohibits a board of supervisors from conducting a meeting in a manner authorized by this section.