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Ohio Rev Code § 3716.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3716 | Labeling of Hazardous Substances|Section 3716.99 | Penalty.

Effective: January 1, 1974|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 716 - 110th General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates section 3716.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense. On each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.(B) No person is subject to prosecution for a violation of division (A) of section 3716.02 of the Revised Code with respect to any hazardous substance shipped or delivered for shipment for export to any foreign country, in a package marked for export and branded in accordance with the specifications of the foreign purchaser and in accordance with the laws of the foreign country.(C) Whoever violates section 3716.11 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.03 | Council Meetings - Duties.

Effective: November 21, 2001|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 136 - 124th General Assembly|(A) The retail food safety advisory council shall meet as necessary to fulfill its duties, which include all the following:(1) Making recommendations for the Ohio uniform food safety code;(2) Examining specific food safety issues raised by the director of agriculture or director of health and making recommendations regarding those issues;(3) Mediating unresolved issues among state agencies about the interpretation of rules adopted under this chapter and making recommendations regarding the issues;(4) Reviewing all comments on and requests for interpretation of the Ohio uniform food safety code, as submitted by any holder of a license issued under this chapter or any other person or government entity;(5) Making recommendations to the director of agriculture and director of health for use in issuing joint letters of opinion pursuant to section 3717.041 of the Revised Code;(6) Making recommendations to the director of agriculture and director of health with respect to improving the food safety awareness of consumers and their confidence in the state's food supply;(7) Making recommendations to the director of agriculture and director of health regarding the licensing categories and inspection frequencies to be used in regulating retail food establishments and food service operations;(8) Making recommendations to the director of health with respect to the program for certification of individuals in food protection and approval of courses in food protection.(B) The council shall hold a meeting at the request of the director of agriculture, at the request of the director of health, or on written request of three or more voting members of the council.(C) In fulfilling its duties under division (A)(4) of this section, the council shall accept comments and requests regardless of whether they are made publicly or anonymously. For purposes of accepting comments and requests at times other than council meetings, the council shall maintain and publicize a mailing address.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.04 | Rules Regarding Retail Food Establishments and Food Service Operations.

Effective: September 10, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|The director of agriculture and the director of health have the exclusive power in this state to adopt rules regarding retail food establishments and food service operations. The rules adopted under this chapter shall be applied uniformly throughout this state. All rules adopted under this chapter shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Subject to the approval of the joint committee on agency rule review, portions of the rules may be adopted by referencing all or any part of any federal regulations pertaining to food safety.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.041 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.041 | Joint Letter of Opinion From Directors of Agriculture and Health.

Effective: November 21, 2001|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 136 - 124th General Assembly|To assist in the uniform application of the rules adopted under this chapter, the director of agriculture and director of health shall jointly issue a letter of opinion when issuance of a letter of opinion is recommended by the retail food safety advisory council under section 3717.03 of the Revised Code. A letter of opinion shall be issued not later than sixty days after the date the recommendation is received from the council.Each letter of opinion shall provide a detailed interpretation of the rules that are the subject of the retail food safety advisory council's recommendation. Unless rules are adopted under this chapter that override the interpretation expressed in a letter of opinion, the interpretation shall be binding and applied uniformly throughout this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.05 | Uniform Food Safety Code.

Effective: October 29, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The director of agriculture and the director of health shall adopt rules establishing standards for safe food handling and sanitation in retail food establishments and food service operations. The rules shall be compiled as the Ohio uniform food safety code, which shall be used by the licensors of retail food establishments and food service operations in ensuring the safe handling of food in this state. All scientific provisions of the Ohio uniform food safety code that are relevant to both retail food establishments and food service operations shall be adopted by the director of agriculture and the director of health with each other's concurrence.The Ohio uniform food safety code shall include the following:(1) Criteria for sanitation in retail food establishments and food service operations;(2) Criteria for equipment in retail food establishments and food service operations;(3) Criteria for reviewing the facility layout and equipment specifications of retail food establishments and food service operations;(4) A definition of "potentially hazardous" as it pertains to food in retail food establishments and to food in food service operations;(5) Criteria to be used in evaluating the primary business of a person or government entity for purposes of determining whether the person or entity should be licensed as a retail food establishment or food service operation.(B)(1) Except as provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, if a model food code is established by the United States food and drug administration, the Ohio uniform food safety code shall be based on the most current version of the food and drug administration's model food code. If the food and drug administration adopts, modifies, or rescinds a provision in the model food code, not later than twelve months after the administration's action, the director of agriculture and director of health shall adopt, amend, or rescind provisions in the Ohio uniform food safety code to ensure that it continues to conform with the model food code.(2) The Ohio uniform food safety code may contain or omit provisions that do not correspond to the food and drug administration's model food code if the director of agriculture or the director of health, with each other's concurrence, determines either of the following:(a) That rules can be adopted under this chapter that provide protection at least as effective as that which would be provided by basing the rules on the model food code;(b) That local conditions warrant the adoption of standards that are different from the model food code.(3) The Ohio uniform food safety code shall contain the rules adopted under section 3717.14 of the Revised Code notwithstanding the content of the United States food and drug administration's model food code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.06 | Agriculture and Health Department Liaisons to Be Knowledgeable in Food Safety and Foodborne Illnesses.

Effective: November 3, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly|The director of agriculture shall create within the department of agriculture a position to be filled by an individual knowledgeable in food safety and the epidemiology of foodborne illness. The director of health shall create within the department of health a position to be filled by an individual knowledgeable in food safety rules concerning food service operations and the epidemiology of foodborne illness. The individuals appointed to these positions shall serve as liaisons between the departments. They shall also serve as the departments' liaisons with other state agencies, boards of health, representatives of retail and other food establishments, representatives of food service operations, and the federal government.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.07 | Uniform Methodologies for Calculating Costs of Licensing.

Effective: September 10, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|(A) For purposes of establishing a licensing fee under sections 3717.25 and 3717.45 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture and the director of health shall adopt rules establishing uniform methodologies for use in calculating the costs of licensing retail food establishments in the categories specified by the director of agriculture and the costs of licensing food service operations in the categories specified by the director of health. In adopting the rules, the director of agriculture and the director of health shall consider any recommendations received from advisory boards or other entities representing the interests of retail food establishments and food service operations. (B) The rules shall include provisions that do all of the following:(1) Provide for calculations to be made according to fiscal years rather than licensing periods;(2) Limit the direct costs that may be attributed to the use of sanitarians by establishing appropriate statewide averages that may not be exceeded;(3) Limit the indirect costs that may be included in the calculation of fees to an amount that does not exceed thirty per cent of the cost of the licensing program;(4) Provide for a proportionate reduction in the fees to be charged if a licensor included anticipated costs in the immediately preceding calculation of licensing fees and the total amount of the anticipated costs was not incurred;(5) Provide for a proportionate reduction in the fees to be charged if it is discovered through an audit by the auditor of state or through any other means that the licensor has charged or is charging a licensing fee that exceeds the amount that should have been charged;(6) Provide for a twenty per cent reduction in the fees to be charged when the reduction is imposed as a penalty under division (C) of section 3717.071 of the Revised Code;(7) With regard to any fees charged for licensing vending machine locations, the rules shall prohibit a licensor from increasing fees by a percentage of increase over the previous year's fee that exceeds the percentage of increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average, all items), prepared by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, for the immediately preceding calendar year.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.08 | Director to Promote Food Safety Awareness and Education.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) The director of agriculture and director of health shall strive to increase consumer confidence in the state's food supply by promoting food safety awareness and education. The efforts of the director of agriculture and director of health shall be made, when appropriate and available, through partnerships with representatives of retail food establishments, representatives of food service operations, and representatives of the academic community, including OSU extension. (B) As part of their promotion of food safety awareness, the director of agriculture and the director of health shall do the following:(1) Develop training programs regarding the Ohio uniform food safety code. The directors may offer the training programs separately but shall coordinate the content of the programs to the greatest extent practicable. The training programs shall be made available to the employees of the department of agriculture, employees of the department of health, representatives of boards of health and the health officials employed by the boards, representatives of retail food establishments, and representatives of food service operations.(2) Co-sponsor a biennial statewide food safety conference. Additional statewide food safety conferences may be held as considered appropriate by the director of agriculture and director of health.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.09 | Certification in Food Protection.

Effective: November 3, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly|In accordance with rules adopted under section 3717.51 of the Revised Code, the director of health shall approve courses of study for certification in food protection as it pertains to retail food establishments and as it pertains to food service operations. The director shall certify individuals in food protection who successfully complete a course of study approved under this section and meet all other certification requirements specified in rules adopted under section 3717.51 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.111 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.111 | Board of Health May Withdraw as Licensor.

Effective: November 21, 2001|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 136 - 124th General Assembly|(A) A board of health acting as a licensor of retail food establishments or food service operations may withdraw from serving as licensor of either or both. Before withdrawing as licensor, the board shall provide written notice of its intent to withdraw. If the withdrawal applies to the licensing of retail food establishments, the board shall provide the notice to the director of agriculture. If the withdrawal applies to the licensing of food service operations, the board shall provide the notice to the director of health. On receipt of the notice, the responsible director shall designate an alternative licensor for the health district served by the board. The alternative licensor shall be a board of health that is qualified and has the requisite capacity to serve as alternative licensor, except that if a qualified and capable board is not available from a health district within reasonable proximity, the director of agriculture or director of health, as appropriate, shall act as the alternative licensor.(B) When a board withdraws as licensor, all valid licenses issued by that board for retail food establishments or food service operations, whichever have been affected, shall be treated as though issued by the alternative licensor. The licenses shall remain valid until scheduled to expire unless earlier suspended or revoked by the alternative licensor.(C) All fees charged under section 3717.25 or 3717.45 of the Revised Code that have not been expended by a board that has withdrawn as licensor shall be transferred to the alternative licensor. A board of health acting as alternative licensor shall deposit the fees into a special fund it establishes for receipt of funds pertaining to the district for which it is acting as licensor. If the director of agriculture is acting as licensor, the director shall deposit the fees in the food safety fund created in section 915.24 of the Revised Code. If the director of health is acting as licensor, the director shall deposit the fees in the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. All subsequent fees charged in the district by the alternative licensor shall be deposited in the same manner. Moneys deposited under this division shall be used solely for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and the rules adopted under it in the district for which the alternative licensor is acting as licensor.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.12 | Jurisdiction Change - Licenses to Remain Valid.

Effective: November 3, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly|If all or part of the territory within a health district becomes subject to the jurisdiction of a different board of health, all valid retail food establishment or food service operation licenses issued by the original board of health shall be treated as though issued by the board of health with jurisdiction over the territory and shall remain valid until scheduled to expire unless earlier suspended or revoked by the board under this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.13 | Contracts to Conduct Inspections and Assist Licensor by Performing Routine Services.

Effective: November 3, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly|A licensor may employ or enter into contracts with qualified persons and government entities to conduct inspections and to assist the licensor by performing routine services in the administration and enforcement of this chapter and the rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.14 | Dogs in Outdoor Dining Areas.

Effective: October 29, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly|(A)(1) A retail food establishment or food service operation may allow a person to bring a dog in an outdoor dining area of the establishment or operation in accordance with this section. However, if the dog is a service animal, no establishment or operation shall refuse to allow the dog in the outdoor dining area unless such refusal is authorized under federal and state laws governing service animals.(2) The director of agriculture and the director of health shall adopt rules allowing dogs in an outdoor dining area of a retail food establishment or food service operation. The rules shall include authorization for the directors to prohibit dogs in an outdoor dining area of an establishment or operation during a public health emergency.(B) If an establishment or operation allows a person to bring a dog in an outdoor dining area of the establishment or operation, the establishment or operation shall do all of the following:(1) Adopt a policy that requires patrons to control their dog, whether with a leash or otherwise, while the dog is in the outdoor dining area. The establishment or operation shall enforce the policy adopted under division (B)(1) of this section.(2) Not allow the person to take the dog into the outdoor dining area through any of the establishment's or operation's indoor areas;(3) Comply with both of the following:(a) All sanitation standards established in the Ohio uniform food safety code other than those standards that prohibit dogs in an outdoor dining area of an establishment or operation;(b) Any other standard established under this chapter.(C) No person shall bring a dog in an outdoor dining area of an establishment or operation if the dog is not properly vaccinated in accordance with all state and local laws.(D) As used in this section, "service animal" means any dog that is individually trained for the benefit of an individual with a disability to do work or perform tasks that are directly related to the individual's disability.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.21 | License Required for Retail Food Establishments - Separate Licenses.

Effective: February 1, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly|Except as provided in section 3717.22 of the Revised Code, no person or government entity shall operate a retail food establishment without a license. A separate license is required for each retail food establishment that a person or government entity operates.No person or government entity shall fail to comply with any other requirement of this chapter applicable to retail food establishments.
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.221 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.221 | Voluntary Registration of Farm Market, Farmers Market, or Farm Product Auction.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) Either of the following may register with the director of agriculture: (1) A farm market, which is a location where a producer offers fruits, vegetables, and other items for sale; (2) A farm product auction, which is a location where agricultural products, including food products, are offered for sale at auction. (B) The director shall inspect each farm market and farm product auction that registers under this section. Inspections shall occur at a frequency considered appropriate by the director and shall be conducted in accordance with sanitation standards established in rules adopted under this section. (C) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to administer this section. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 3:38 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 3717.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations|Section 3717.26 | Transfer of License.

Effective: November 3, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) A licensor may transfer a retail food establishment license under either of the following circumstances:(1) The sale or disposition of the retail food establishment;(2) The relocation of the retail food establishment.(B) A person or government entity may request to receive a retail food establishment license by transfer. A licensor may transfer a license only on determining that the person or government entity requesting the transfer is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it applicable to retail food establishments. In the case of the sale or disposition of a retail food establishment, the licensor may transfer a license only if the licensee consents to the transfer. A licensor may not transfer a license more than once in a licensing period. A license for a temporary retail food establishment is not transferable.