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Ohio Rev Code § 903.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 903 | Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities|Section 903.15 | Submitting Complaint to Director.

Effective: December 22, 2009|Latest Legislation:  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 § 903.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 903 | Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities|Section 903.18 | Issuing Emergency Orders.

Effective: March 15, 2001|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 141 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) Notwithstanding sections 903.16 and 903.17 of the Revised Code, if the director of agriculture determines that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health or safety or the environment, the director may issue an order, without notice or adjudication hearing, stating the existence of the emergency and requiring that action be taken that is necessary to meet the emergency. The order shall take effect immediately. A person to whom the order is directed shall comply immediately, but on application to the director shall be afforded an adjudication hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as soon as possible and not later than thirty days after application. On the basis of the hearing, the director shall continue the order in effect, revoke it, or modify it. The director's order is appealable in accordance with section 119.12 of the revised code. No emergency order shall remain in effect for more than one hundred twenty days after its issuance.(B) A person that is responsible for causing or allowing the unauthorized spill, release, or discharge of manure that requires emergency action to protect public health or safety or the environment is liable to the director for the costs incurred in investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating the spill, release, or discharge. Upon request of the director, the attorney general shall bring a civil action against the responsible person or persons to recover those costs. Moneys recovered under this division shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the livestock management fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 903.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 903 | Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities|Section 903.19 | Livestock Management Fund.

Effective: March 15, 2001|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 141 - 123rd General Assembly|All money collected by the director of agriculture from application fees under sections 903.02, 903.03, 903.07, and 903.08 of the Revised Code, all money collected from civil penalties under sections 903.16 and 903.17 of the Revised Code, and all money collected under division (B) of section 903.18 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the livestock management fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Money credited to the fund shall be used solely in the administration of this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 903.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 903 | Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities|Section 903.25 | Other Permits of Political Subdivisions May Not Be Required.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|An owner or operator of an animal feeding facility who holds a permit to install, a permit to operate, or a NPDES permit or who is operating under an operation and management plan, as defined in section 939.01 of the Revised Code, developed or approved by the director of agriculture under section 939.02 of the Revised Code or by the supervisors of the appropriate soil and water conservation district under section 940.06 of the Revised Code shall not be required by any political subdivision of the state or any officer, employee, agency, board, commission, department, or other instrumentality of a political subdivision to obtain a license, permit, or other approval pertaining to manure, insects or rodents, odor, or siting requirements for installation of an animal feeding facility.
Ohio Rev Code § 903.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 903 | Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities|Section 903.30 | Violation of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and Livestock Management Duties; Prosecution.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) No person shall violate or fail to perform any duty required by division (B)(1), (C)(1), (F), (K), or (M)(1) or (2) of section 903.08 of the Revised Code or the NPDES provisions of a permit to operate, violate a rule adopted pursuant to those divisions, or violate an order issued pursuant to those divisions or a term or condition of an NPDES permit issued by the director of agriculture. (B) No person shall violate or fail to perform any duty required by sections 903.01 to 903.07 of the Revised Code, violate a rule, or violate an order or term or condition of a permit issued by the director under those sections or rules.(C) The attorney general, upon the written request of the director, shall prosecute any person who violates division (A) or (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 903.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 903 | Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities|Section 903.40 | Application of Manure.

Effective: July 3, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 1 - 131st General Assembly|(A) No person, for the purposes of agricultural production as defined in section 905.31 of the Revised Code, shall apply manure obtained from a concentrated animal feeding facility issued a permit under this chapter unless one of the following applies:(1) The person has been issued a livestock manager certification under section 903.07 of the Revised Code.(2) The person has been certified under this section to apply the manure by the director of agriculture.(B) The director shall issue, renew, and deny certifications for the purposes of division (A)(2) of this section in the manner established in sections 905.321 and 905.322 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under the latter section for the certification of fertilizer applicators. Procedures, requirements, and other provisions that are established in those sections and rules apply to the certification of persons under division (A)(2) of this section. For purposes of that application, references in sections 905.321 and 905.322 of the Revised Code to "fertilizer" are deemed to be replaced with references to "manure."
Ohio Rev Code § 903.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 903 | Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities|Section 903.99 | Penalty.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) Whoever negligently violates division (A) of section 903.30 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. For purposes of this division, notwithstanding division (D) of section 2901.22 of the Revised Code, a person acts negligently when, because of a lapse from due care, the person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that the person's conduct may cause a certain result or may be of a certain nature. A person is negligent with respect to circumstances when, because of a lapse from due care, the person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that such circumstances may exist. (B) Whoever recklessly violates division (A) or (B) of section 903.30 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.(C) Whoever knowingly violates division (A) or (B) of section 903.30 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
Ohio Rev Code § 904.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 904 | Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board|Section 904.01 | Definitions.

Effective: March 31, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 128th General Assembly|As used in this chapter, "livestock" means either of the following: (A) Equine animals regardless of the purpose for which they are raised;(B) Any of the following animals that are raised for human food products or fiber:(1) Porcine animals;(2) Bovine animals;(3) Caprine animals;(4) Ovine animals;(5) Poultry;(6) Alpacas;(7) Llamas;(8) Any other animal designated in rules adopted under section 904.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 904.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 904 | Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board|Section 904.03 | Factors to Be Considered in Adopting Rules Governing Care and Well-Being of Livestock.

Effective: March 31, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 128th General Assembly|(A) The Ohio livestock care standards board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the care and well-being of livestock in this state. In adopting those rules, the board shall consider the following factors: (1) Best management practices for the care and well-being of livestock;(2) Biosecurity;(3) The prevention of disease;(4) Animal morbidity and mortality data;(5) Food safety practices;(6) The protection of local, affordable food supplies for consumers;(7) Generally accepted veterinary medical practices, livestock practice standards, and ethical standards established by the American veterinary medical association;(8) Any other factors that the board considers necessary for the proper care and well-being of livestock in this state.With regard to organic producers that are certified by the United States department of agriculture under the national organic program, if there is a conflict between the rules adopted under this section and the standards established by the United States department of agriculture under the national organic program, the standards established under the national organic program shall prevail.(B) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish the amount of civil penalties to be assessed against persons who violate the rules adopted under division (A) of this section.(C) The rules adopted under this section do not apply to animals that are used in agricultural, biological, or biomedical research or confined in research or medical facilities that operate in accordance with "The Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching" published by the federation of animal science societies or "The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" published by the national academy of sciences.
Ohio Rev Code § 904.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 904 | Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board|Section 904.05 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective: March 31, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 128th General Assembly|No person shall do either of the following: (A) Falsify any plans, specifications, data, reports, records, or other information required by this chapter or rules adopted under it to be kept or submitted to the director of agriculture or the Ohio livestock care standards board;(B) Violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule, or determination of the director or board issued, adopted, or made under this chapter or rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev Code § 904.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 904 | Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board|Section 904.06 | Ohio Livestock Care Standards Fund.

Effective: March 31, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 128th General Assembly|(A) Until the general assembly appropriates money for the purposes of this chapter and rules adopted under it, the director of agriculture shall request the controlling board to authorize the transfer of all or part of an appropriation from any fund administered by the department of agriculture to the Ohio livestock care standards fund created in division (B) of this section. (B) All money appropriated by the general assembly for use by the Ohio livestock care standards board, money transferred from any fund administered by the department as provided in division (A) of this section, and all money donated to the department or the board for the purposes of advancing livestock care shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Ohio livestock care standards fund, which is hereby created.(C) Money credited to the fund shall be used by the director to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the administration and enforcement costs of the department and the compensation of employees of the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 904.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 904 | Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board|Section 904.07 | Authority Not to Apply to County Human Societies or County Officials.

Effective: March 31, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 128th General Assembly|The authority granted to the Ohio livestock care standards board and the director of agriculture by this chapter does not detract from or expand the authority or obligations of county humane societies or county officials under Chapter 1717. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 904.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 904 | Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board|Section 904.08 | Authority Not to Apply to Food Processing Production Activity Regulated by Department of Agriculture.

Effective: March 31, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 128th General Assembly|The authority granted to the Ohio livestock care standards board and the director of agriculture by this chapter does not apply to food processing production activity that is regulated by the department of agriculture under Title IX of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 904.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 904 | Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board|Section 904.09 | Board Not to Create Statewide Animal Identification System.

Effective: March 31, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 128th General Assembly|The Ohio livestock care standards board shall not create a statewide animal identification system.
Ohio Rev Code § 905.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives and Lime; Fertilizer|Section 905.01 | Agricultural Additive Definitions.

Effective: November 5, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 117 - 114th General Assembly|As used in sections 905.01 to 905.11 of the Revised Code:(A) "Distributor" means a person who offers for sale, sells, trades, or supplies an agricultural additive.(B) "Manufacturer" means a person who mines, extracts, processes, refines, blends, or mixes an agricultural additive.(C) "Registrant" means the manufacturer who registers an agricultural additive under sections 905.01 to 905.11 of the Revised Code.(D) "Agricultural additive" means any substance or mixture that is intended to improve for agricultural production purposes the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of soil or other growth medium or to improve otherwise crop production, plant growth, product quality, or yield prior to harvest, but excludes fertilizers, agricultural liming materials, pesticides, fertilizer pesticide mixtures, rhizobial inoculants, peat, peat moss, pine bark, gypsum, perlite, sand, unmanipulated animal or vegetable manures, mulches, and any other substances or mixtures that are excluded from this definition by rule of the director of agriculture.(E) "Active ingredient" means any ingredient from which an agricultural additive derives all or part of its value or effectiveness and that is defined in the current edition of Merck's Chemical Index or recorded in Chemical Abstracts.(F) "Inert ingredient" means an ingredient that is not active.
Ohio Rev Code § 905.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives and Lime; Fertilizer|Section 905.02 | Selling or Exchanging Unregistered Agricultural Additive.

Effective: November 5, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 117 - 114th General Assembly|No distributor or manufacturer shall sell, exchange, offer for sale or exchange, or distribute for sale or exchange in this state any agricultural additive unless it has been registered by the manufacturer with the department of agriculture. Registration of an agricultural additive does not constitute a warranty by the department or the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 905.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives and Lime; Fertilizer|Section 905.03 | Application for Registration of Agricultural Additive.

Effective: November 5, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 117 - 114th General Assembly|(A) Each application for registration of an agricultural additive shall be accompanied by a registration fee of fifty dollars. Application shall be made on a form supplied by the director of agriculture and shall include:(1) The name and address of the registrant;(2) The additive's brand name;(3) The purpose or proposed use of the additive;(4) Directions for the additive's use;(5) The results or effects that can be expected when the additive is used as directed;(6) Evidence that the additive has been tested for efficacy in the laboratory and in the field, information describing the test methodology used, and a description of the test results;(7) A guaranteed analysis of:(a) If a chemical product, the name and percentage of each active and inert ingredient;(b) If a microbiological product, the number and kind of viable microorganisms per milliliter or, if the product is other than a liquid, per gram.The registrant shall notify the director of any change of address within thirty days of the change; failure to notify the director constitutes grounds sufficient for the director to revoke the registration.(B) If the director determines that the evidence submitted under division (A)(6) of this section is not sufficient proof of the additive's usefulness for agricultural production in this state, he may require the applicant to submit samples, conduct tests, or submit additional information, including conditions affecting performance, in order to evaluate its performance and usefulness.(C) The director shall register an agricultural additive unless he determines that:(1) The application for registration is not complete;(2) The additive will not or is not likely to produce the results or effects claimed when used as directed; or(3) The additive is not useful for agricultural production in this state.(D) All registrations shall expire on the thirty-first day of December and shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 905.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives and Lime; Fertilizer|Section 905.04 | Label Information.

Effective: November 5, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 117 - 114th General Assembly|No person shall sell, exchange, offer for sale or exchange, or distribute for sale or exchange in this state any agricultural additive unless its container is conspicuously labeled with the following information:(A) The additive's brand name;(B) Its purpose or proposed use;(C) The net weight of the contents of the container;(D) Directions for the additive's use;(E) The results or effects that can be expected when the additive is used as directed;(F) A guaranteed analysis of:(1) If a chemical product, the name and percentage of each active and inert ingredient;(2) If a microbiological product, the number and kind of viable microorganisms per milliliter or, if the product is other than a liquid, per gram.(G) The name and address of the manufacturer who registered the product;(H) The additive's registration number provided by the director of agriculture.The information on the label shall correspond to the information included in the application for registration required under sections 905.02 and 905.03 of the Revised Code. The information on the label constitutes an express warranty of the results or effects shown on the label when used as directed.
Ohio Rev Code § 905.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives and Lime; Fertilizer|Section 905.05 | Administrative Rules.

Effective: November 5, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 117 - 114th General Assembly|The director of agriculture may adopt, modify, or rescind rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to implement sections 905.01 to 905.11 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 905.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives and Lime; Fertilizer|Section 905.06 | Information Duties - Investigations.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|The director of agriculture shall: (A) Gather information on the performance of various agricultural additives, including distributors' and manufacturers' claims, the results of investigation or research on additives, and the conditions when they are useful, and make the information available to the public;(B) Provide and distribute, in cooperation with OSU extension, information on the use of agricultural additives;(C) Provide for the prompt and thorough investigation of written complaints received concerning agricultural additives.