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Ohio Rev Code § 943.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.13 | Inspection and Treatment - Animals Sold Through Livestock Auction Markets.

Effective: July 17, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly|The department of agriculture shall require inspection, tests, and treatments necessary to prevent the spread of diseases of all animals sold or transferred from pens, yards, premises, or vehicles by small dealers, dealers, or brokers except when such animals are immediately delivered to a slaughtering establishment. The inspection, tests, and treatments shall be made by a veterinary inspector approved by the department and shall be made and reported as prescribed by the department. The fees for that service shall be paid by the small dealer, dealer, or broker. This section shall not apply to a person operating a slaughtering establishment at which antemortem veterinary inspection is regularly maintained. The director of agriculture, without a prior hearing, may revoke the approval of a veterinary inspector. A person to whom an order of revocation is issued shall be afforded a hearing in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code.Animals sold through a livestock auction market shall be accompanied by a release as may be prescribed by the department and issued by the small dealer, dealer, or broker. The release shall state the date, number and kind of animals moved, point of origin, and buyer.Animals sold for slaughter may be identified by an ear tag, a livestock paint brand, or other prescribed identification, whenever the department finds such identification necessary.Operators of livestock auction markets shall furnish and maintain cattle chutes suitable for restraining animals for careful inspection and shall provide suitable laboratory space for the veterinary inspector. All swine pens shall be paved and maintained so that they can be cleaned and disinfected. All diseased animals shall be segregated by species and held in designated pens constructed to facilitate cleaning and disinfecting.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.14 | Maintenance and Inspection of Records.

Effective: March 23, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 131 - 131st General Assembly|(A) The department of agriculture or any of its authorized agents may inspect the records of any licensee or employee at any time to determine the origin and destination of any livestock handled by the licensee and to determine if sections 943.01 to 943.18 of the Revised Code, or the rules adopted thereunder, have been violated.(B) A small dealer, dealer, or broker, employee, or person described in division (B)(4) of section 943.01 of the Revised Code, who acquires or disposes of an animal by any means, shall make a record of the name and address of the person from whom the animal was acquired and to whom disposed. The record also shall show the individual identification of each animal at the time of acquisition or disposal. These records shall be maintained for a period of sixty months or longer from the date of acquisition or disposal.(C) The individual identification in division (B) of this section shall be in a manner or form approved by the department.(D) A person who is a soliciting agent for a video auction pursuant to division (C) of section 943.02 of the Revised Code shall maintain records in a manner or form approved by the department.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.15 | Rules.

Effective: July 27, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly|(A) The department of agriculture may adopt and enforce rules for the purpose of carrying into effect sections 943.01 to 943.17 of the Revised Code.(B) No person shall fail to comply with any rule adopted under division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.16 | Disposition of Fines.

Effective: October 17, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 229 - 129th General Assembly|All fines imposed and collected under section 943.99 of the Revised Code shall be credited to the animal and consumer protection laboratory fund created in section 901.43 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.17 | Jurisdiction.

Effective: January 1, 1960|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 288 - 103rd General Assembly|Municipal courts, county courts, and courts of common pleas have jurisdiction in cases arising under sections 943.01 to 943.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.18 | Temporary or Permanent Injunctions.

Effective: January 1, 1973|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1138 - 109th General Assembly|In addition to the remedies provided and irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law, the director of agriculture may apply to the court of common pleas for a temporary or permanent injunction or other appropriate relief against continued violation of the provisions of sections 943.01 to 943.17 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.19 | Effect of Child Support Default on License, Certificate or Permit.

Effective: March 22, 2001|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly|On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license, certificate, or permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.20 | License for Propagation of Deer With Status or Wasting Disease; Hunting Preserve License.

Effective: June 29, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly|(A) A person who wishes to propagate captive deer with status or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status shall obtain a license under section 943.03 or 943.031 of the Revised Code in addition to a captive white-tailed deer propagation license issued under section 1533.71 of the Revised Code. (B) A person who wishes to operate a wild animal hunting preserve as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code on which monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status are released and hunted shall obtain a license under section 943.03 or 943.031 of the Revised Code in addition to a wild animal hunting preserve license issued under section 1533.721 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.21 | Required Testing of Deer.

Effective: June 29, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly|(A) A captive whitetail deer licensee shall have monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, and captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status in the licensee's herd tested for disease in accordance with rules. (B) A captive whitetail deer licensee shall provide the results of all testing required under this section to the director of agriculture.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.22 | Mitigation or Elimination of Chronic Wasting Disease.

Effective: June 29, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly|The director of agriculture shall take actions that the director determines are necessary to mitigate or eliminate the presence of chronic wasting disease or other disease at a facility owned by a captive whitetail deer licensee regarding monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status if the director is notified of a positive result from a test for chronic wasting disease or other disease for a monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status at the facility.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.23 | Compliance With Rules and Requirements; Penalties for Violations.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) A captive whitetail deer licensee shall comply with the requirements established in sections 943.20 to 943.26 of the Revised Code and in rules. The director of agriculture may suspend or revoke a license issued under section 943.03 or 943.031 of the Revised Code regarding monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status if the licensee fails to comply with those requirements.(B)(1) The director, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is in violation of section 943.20 of the Revised Code. If the director assesses a civil penalty, the director shall do so as follows:(a) If, within five years of the violation, the director has not previously assessed a civil penalty against the person under this section, in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars;(b) If, within five years of the violation, the director has previously assessed one civil penalty against the person under this section, in an amount not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars;(c) If, within five years of the violation, the director has previously assessed two or more civil penalties against the person under this section, in an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars.(2) Money collected under division (B)(1) of this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the captive deer fund created in section 943.26 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.24 | Adoption of Rules.

Effective: June 29, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly|The director of agriculture shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish all of the following: (A) Requirements governing health monitoring and disease testing of monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, and captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status, which testing may include, but is not limited to, testing for chronic wasting disease, brucellosis, and tuberculosis of such deer that are held at a facility licensed under section 1533.71 or 1533.721 of the Revised Code;(B) Requirements governing captive whitetail deer licensees, including record-keeping requirements related to health monitoring and disease testing of monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, and captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status;(C) Requirements and procedures that are necessary to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of monitored captive deer, captive deer with status, or captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status;(D) Requirements and procedures governing the transfer of living game and nonnative wildlife, as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code, from one wild animal hunting preserve licensed under section 1533.721 of the Revised Code to another such wild animal hunting preserve;(E) Tagging requirements for captive deer with status and captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status for such deer that are propagated pursuant to a captive white-tailed deer propagation license issued under section 1533.71 of the Revised Code;(F) Requirements governing the certification of captive deer with certified chronic wasting disease status;(G) Any other requirements or procedures that are necessary to administer and enforce sections 943.20 to 943.26 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.25 | On-Site Inspections.

Effective: June 29, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly|The director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative may enter at reasonable times on the premises of a captive whitetail deer licensee to conduct investigations and inspections or to otherwise execute duties that are necessary for the administration and enforcement of sections 943.20 to 943.26 of the Revised Code and rules.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.26 | Captive Deer Fund.

Effective: June 29, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly|Notwithstanding section 943.04 of the Revised Code, all money collected through the issuance of licenses to captive whitetail deer licensees under this chapter shall be credited to the captive deer fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The director of agriculture shall use money in the fund to administer sections 943.20 to 943.26 of the Revised Code and rules.
Ohio Rev Code § 943.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers|Section 943.99 | Penalty.

Effective: July 1, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates section 943.11 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.(B) Whoever violates sections 943.01 to 943.10 and 943.12 to 943.17 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 945.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 945 | Humane Slaughter of Livestock|Section 945.01 | Humane Methods of Slaughtering Livestock.

Effective: August 24, 1965|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 40 - 106th General Assembly|After July 1, 1967, no method of slaughtering livestock or handling in connection with the commercial slaughtering of livestock shall be utilized unless it is humane. Without limiting other methods as may be prescribed by the secretary of agriculture of the United States, pursuant to "Act of August 27, 1958," 72 Stat. 862, 7 U.S.C.A. 1902, the following methods are deemed humane:(A) In the case of cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep, swine, and other livestock, all animals are rendered insensible to pain by a single blow or gunshot or an electrical, chemical, or other means that is rapid and effective, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut;(B) By slaughtering in accordance with the ritual requirements of the Jewish faith or any other religious faith that prescribes a methods of slaughter whereby the animal suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument.
Ohio Rev Code § 945.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 945 | Humane Slaughter of Livestock|Section 945.02 | Ritual Slaughter Exemption.

Effective: August 24, 1965|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 40 - 106th General Assembly|Nothing in section 945.01 of the Revised Code shall be construed to prohibit, abridge, or in any way hinder the religious freedom of any person or group. Notwithstanding any other provisions of such section, in order to protect freedom of religion, ritual slaughter, and the handling or other preparation of livestock for ritual slaughter are exempted from the terms of section 945.01 of the Revised Code.For the purposes of this section, "ritual slaughter" means slaughter in accordance with division (B) of section 945.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 945.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 945 | Humane Slaughter of Livestock|Section 945.03 | Inspection of Establishments.

Effective: August 24, 1965|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 40 - 106th General Assembly|All establishments engaged in the operation of commercial slaughtering of livestock as set forth in section 945.01 of the Revised Code shall be open to inspection, as to compliance with sections 945.01 and 945.02 of the Revised Code, at all reasonable times by any duly authorized officer.
Ohio Rev Code § 945.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 945 | Humane Slaughter of Livestock|Section 945.99 | Penalty.

Effective: August 24, 1965|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 40 - 106th General Assembly|Whoever violates section 945.01 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
Ohio Rev Code § 947.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 947 | Property Identification|Section 947.01 | Property Identification Definitions.

Effective: August 6, 2008|Latest Legislation:  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 § 947.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 947 | Property Identification|Section 947.03 | Reregistration of Brands.

Effective: April 4, 1985|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 374 - 115th General Assembly|A brand currently registered under section 947.02 of the Revised Code is personal property of the person in whose name it is registered and may be sold, assigned, transferred, or bequeathed or pass under the laws of descent and distribution as other personal property. However, the buyer or other assignee or transferee of a currently registered brand shall apply to the director of agriculture on a form prescribed and provided by the director for the reregistration of the brand in the name of the buyer, assignee, or other transferee. On receipt of the application, fee, and such proof of sale or assignment that the director may require, the director shall reregister the brand in the name of the buyer, assignee, or other transferee.
Ohio Rev Code § 947.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 947 | Property Identification|Section 947.04 | Bill of Sale for Branded Livestock Sales - Waybill or Bills of Lading for Transported Livestock.

Effective: April 4, 1985|Latest Legislation:  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 § 947.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 947 | Property Identification|Section 947.05 | Livestock Brand Offenses.

Effective: April 4, 1985|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 374 - 115th General Assembly|(A) No person, with purpose to deprive the owner of livestock and without privilege to do so, shall knowingly apply a brand to livestock owned by another or knowingly destroy or alter a brand on livestock owned by another.(B) No person shall knowingly offer to sell, sell, purchase, or transport livestock on which a brand has been destroyed or altered for the purpose of depriving the owner of the livestock.(C) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly use a brand registered to another.(D) No person shall knowingly apply a brand to livestock in a way that overlaps, disfigures, mutilates, or destroys a brand or other mark of identification or ownership previously applied.
Ohio Rev Code § 947.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 947 | Property Identification|Section 947.06 | Administrative Rules.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to implement, administer, and enforce this chapter. No person shall violate such a rule of the director.(B) In cooperation with law enforcement officers in this and other states, the director shall develop a uniform procedure for notifying livestock marketing and slaughtering establishments of reported livestock thefts and of any brands or other identifying marks on such livestock.(C) Moneys received by the director under sections 947.01 to 947.06 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the animal and consumer protection laboratory fund created in section 901.43 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 947.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 947 | Property Identification|Section 947.11 | Identification Number Registration for Farm Equipment, Livestock and Grain - Fund.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|The director of agriculture may, by rule adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, establish and administer a program for registering identification numbers for farm equipment, livestock, and grain. The rules may provide for a central registry of identification numbers, the transfer, renewal, reinstatement, and reregistration of numbers, for fees, assuring that registrants are entitled to exclusive use of a number during periods of current registration, and other matters necessary and convenient for administration or enforcement of the program.Moneys received by the director pursuant to rules adopted under this section shall be deposited in the identification number fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The director shall spend moneys from the fund to pay the costs and expenses of administering this section.