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Ohio Rev Code § 929.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 929 | Agricultural Districts|Section 929.04 | Defense to Civil Action for Nuisance.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "agricultural activities" means common agricultural practices, including all of the following: (1) The cultivation of crops or changing crop rotation; (2) Raising of livestock or changing the species of livestock raised; (3) Entering into and operating under a livestock contract; (4) The storage and application of commercial fertilizer; (5) The storage and application of manure; (6) The storage and application of pesticides and other chemicals commonly used in agriculture; (7) A change in corporate structure or ownership; (8) An expansion, contraction, or change in operations; (9) Any agricultural practice that is acceptable by local custom. (B) In a civil action for nuisances involving agricultural activities, it is a complete defense if: (1) The agricultural activities were conducted within an agricultural district or on land devoted exclusively to agricultural use in accordance with section 5713.30 of the Revised Code, or were conducted by a person pursuant to a lease agreement, written or otherwise; (2) The agricultural activities were established prior to the plaintiff's activities or interest on which the action is based; (3) The agricultural activities were not in conflict with federal, state, and local laws and rules relating to the alleged nuisance or were conducted in accordance with generally accepted agriculture practices. The plaintiff may offer proof of a violation independently of proof of a violation or conviction by any public official.
Ohio Rev Code § 931.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 931 | Agricultural Security Areas|Section 931.01 | Definitions.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|As used in this chapter:(A) "Agriculture" has the same meaning as in section 1.61 of the Revised Code.(B) "Best management practices" means the engagement of agricultural production and management, including practices such as manure handling, tillage, forestry management, and similar practices, in a manner that is generally accepted in the agriculture industry and that is approved by any of the following:(1) The United States department of agriculture;(2) The natural resources conservation service in the United States department of agriculture;(3) The department of agriculture;(4) A soil and water conservation district established under Chapter 940. of the Revised Code;(5) With respect to organic or sustainable production methods, a conservation professional whom the director of agriculture approves as having expertise in those methods.(C) "Contiguous farmland" means any of the following:(1) Geographically contiguous property used for agriculture;(2) Noncontiguous property used for agriculture that is owned by one person and connected by a right-of-way that the person controls and to which the public does not have access;(3) Two or more pieces of property used for agriculture that would be geographically contiguous but for the fact that the property is separated by a public or private right-of-way or rights-of-way or by rivers, streams, creeks, or other bodies of water.
Ohio Rev Code § 931.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 931 | Agricultural Security Areas|Section 931.04 | Approval to Operate Business or Establish Residence Within Area.

Effective: July 18, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly|(A) An owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area may do either or both of the following: (1) Request approval from each board of township trustees and each board of county commissioners that adopted a resolution approving the establishment of the agricultural security area to operate any business that does not impair the owner's ability to engage in agriculture and does not cause the land to become ineligible for valuation and assessment for real property tax purposes in accordance with its current agricultural use value under sections 5713.30 to 5713.38 of the Revised Code;(2) Develop, authorize the development of, or, for the purpose of developing, transfer ownership of a portion of the owner's land within the agricultural security area for constructing or otherwise establishing a single-family residence for an individual who is related by consanguinity or by affinity to the owner. Not more than one such residence shall be constructed per each forty acres of the owner's land within the agricultural security area.(B)(1) To obtain approval to operate a business under division (A)(1) of this section, a person shall send a written request, by certified mail, to each appropriate board of township trustees and each appropriate board of county commissioners. The request shall contain all of the following:(a) A description of the proposed business;(b) A description of the intended location of the business;(c) A description of the intended size of the business;(d) If applicable, a detailed description of any construction, renovation, or excavation that will occur for purposes of the proposed business.(2) Not later than thirty days after receipt of a request under division (B)(1) of this section, a board shall adopt a resolution either approving or rejecting the request. If the board approves the request, the board shall send a copy of the resolution approving the request to each of the following not later than thirty days after adopting the resolution:(a) The director of agriculture;(b) Each appropriate county auditor;(c) The person requesting the business.(3) If all of the appropriate boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners adopt a resolution approving the request to operate a business, the person making the request may establish the requested business.(C) The amount of land that is used for either purpose authorized under division (A) of this section shall be included when determining if the acreage requirement established under division (B) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code is satisfied.
Ohio Rev Code § 931.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 931 | Agricultural Security Areas|Section 931.05 | Assistance to Owners Seeking Enrollment.

Effective: May 18, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 125th General Assembly|Upon request, the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative shall provide guidance and technical assistance to owners of land who are seeking enrollment in agricultural security areas and to boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners who receive applications requesting the establishment of agricultural security areas.
Ohio Rev Code § 931.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 931 | Agricultural Security Areas|Section 931.06 | Renewal of Enrollment Prior to Expiration.

Effective: May 18, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 125th General Assembly|Not later than one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration of an agricultural security area, an owner of land that is enrolled in the area may renew the enrollment. The procedures established under this chapter for the initial enrollment of land in an agricultural security area apply to the renewal of enrollment. In addition, all of the requirements governing initial enrollment apply to enrollment renewal.
Ohio Rev Code § 931.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 931 | Agricultural Security Areas|Section 931.08 | New Nonagricultural Development by Owners Prohibited.

Effective: May 18, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 125th General Assembly|No owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area shall fail to comply with the statement that the owner submitted under division (A)(3) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code that the owner will not initiate, approve, or finance any new development on the land for nonagricultural purposes.
Ohio Rev Code § 931.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 931 | Agricultural Security Areas|Section 931.09 | Annual Report by Director of Agriculture.

Effective: May 18, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 414 - 125th General Assembly|The director of agriculture shall prepare and submit to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives an annual report concerning agricultural security areas in the state. The report shall include information concerning the number of acres that are enrolled in agricultural security areas and their location and any tax exemptions granted under section 5709.28 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 931.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 931 | Agricultural Security Areas|Section 931.99 | Penalty.

Effective: July 18, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly|Whoever violates division (A)(2) of section 931.07 of the Revised Code or section 931.08 of the Revised Code shall be fined five hundred dollars for violation of each section. The clerk of the court that receives payment of the fine money shall forward half of the money to the board of township trustees of the township and half of the money to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the applicable agricultural security area is located. In the case of an agricultural security area that is located in more than one township, the clerk shall divide half of the fine money in equal shares among the townships and shall forward the appropriate portion to each board of township trustees. In the case of an agricultural security area that is located in more than one county, the clerk shall divide half of the fine money in equal shares among the counties and shall forward the appropriate portion to each board of county commissioners.A board of township trustees or a board of county commissioners may, but is not required to, use the fine money received under this section for farmland preservation purposes.
Ohio Rev Code § 935.011 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes|Section 935.011 | Defining Wild Animals and Restricted Snakes.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly|The director of agriculture may recommend to the general assembly species of animals to be included in the definition of "dangerous wild animal" and species of snakes to be included in the definition of "restricted snake" in section 935.01 of the Revised Code. The director shall not add species of animals to be included in the definition of "dangerous wild animal" and species of snakes to be included in the definition of "restricted snake" without the approval of the General Assembly.
Ohio Rev Code § 935.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes|Section 935.02 | Possession of Dangerous Wild Animal Prohibited.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly|(A) No person shall possess a dangerous wild animal on or after January 1, 2014. (B)(1) Except as provided in divisions (G)(1) and (2) of section 935.06 of the Revised Code, no person shall acquire, buy, sell, trade, or transfer possession or ownership of a dangerous wild animal on or after the effective date of this section. (2) Notwithstanding division (B)(1) of this section, a person that operates a rescue facility may acquire, except by purchase, possession or ownership of a dangerous wild animal if one of the following applies:(a) Prior to January 1, 2014, the person is authorized to do so by the director of agriculture in accordance with procedures adopted by the director.(b) On or after January 1, 2014, the person has obtained a rescue facility permit under section 935.101 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 935.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes|Section 935.04 | Registration of Dangerous Wild Animals.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly|(A) A person that possesses a dangerous wild animal on the effective date of this section shall register the animal with the director of agriculture in accordance with this section not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. (B) A person shall register a dangerous wild animal on a form prescribed and provided by the director. The form shall include all of the following:(1) The name, address, social security number, and federal employer identification number, if applicable, of the person registering the dangerous wild animal;(2) If different from the information provided under division (B)(1) of this section, the name and address of the location where the dangerous wild animal is confined;(3) A description of the dangerous wild animal, including the scientific and common names of the animal, the name that the person has given the animal, the animal's sex, age, color, and weight, and any distinguishing marks or coloration that would aid in the identification of the animal;(4) The name, address, and telephone number of the veterinarian that provides veterinary care to the dangerous wild animal;(5) Any other information required by the director in rules.(C) Beginning ninety days after the director adopts rules under division (A) of section 935.17 of the Revised Code, a person that has registered a dangerous wild animal under this section shall comply with the applicable requirements regarding the care and housing of dangerous wild animals established in those rules.(D) A person that registers a dangerous wild animal under this section shall have permanently implanted in the dangerous wild animal a microchip at the time of registration. The microchip shall have an identification number that is unique to the microchip. In addition, the microchip shall contain a passive integrated transponder, which shall have a frequency of one hundred twenty-five, one hundred thirty-four and two-tenths, or four hundred kilohertz.(E) A person that possesses a registered dangerous wild animal on October 1, 2013, and that wishes to continue to possess the dangerous wild animal on and after January 1, 2014, shall obtain a wildlife shelter permit issued under section 935.06 of the Revised Code or a wildlife propagation permit issued under section 935.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 935.041 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes|Section 935.041 | Registration of Certain Marmosets, Monkeys, Capuchins and Lemurs.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly|A person that possesses any of the following animals shall register the animal in the same manner as provided in section 935.04 of the Revised Code: (A) Pygmy, white-tufted-ear, silvery, and black-pencilled marmosets;(B) Squirrel monkeys;(C) Brown, white-faced, weeping, and white-fronted capuchins;(D) Lemurs.
Ohio Rev Code § 935.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes|Section 935.07 | Wildlife Propagation Permit.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) A person that possesses a registered dangerous wild animal in this state on October 1, 2013, that wishes to continue to possess the dangerous wild animal on and after January 1, 2014, and that intends to propagate the animal solely for the purposes of a species survival program that complies with rules shall apply for a wildlife propagation permit under this section. An applicant need apply for only one permit regardless of the number of dangerous wild animals that the applicant possesses. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant for a wildlife propagation permit shall comply with the requirements and procedures established in sections 935.05 and 935.06 of the Revised Code. The application fee for a wildlife propagation permit shall be one of the following, as applicable:(1) One thousand dollars if the applicant possesses not more than fifty dangerous wild animals;(2) Three thousand dollars if the applicant possesses more than fifty dangerous wild animals.(C) The facility at which a dangerous wild animal or dangerous wild animals will be maintained under a wildlife propagation permit shall consist of at least two acres. Division (C) of this section does not apply to either of the following:(1) Dangerous wild animals specified in division (C)(20) of section 935.01 of the Revised Code;(2) An applicant to whom the director of agriculture issues a written waiver stating that the acreage requirement does not apply to the applicant.(D) All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the dangerous and restricted animal fund created in section 935.25 of the Revised Code.(E) Division (A)(4) of section 935.06 of the Revised Code does not apply to an applicant for a wildlife propagation permit.
Ohio Rev Code § 935.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes|Section 935.10 | Restricted Snake Propagation Permit.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 310 - 129th 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 dangerous and restricted animal fund created in section 935.25 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 935.101 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes|Section 935.101 | Rescue Facility Permit.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly|(A)(1) In lieu of obtaining any other permit under this chapter, a person that operates a rescue facility in this state prior to January 1, 2014, and that wishes to continue to operate a rescue facility on and after that date shall obtain a rescue facility permit under this section not later than January 1, 2014. (2) A person that wishes to begin operation of a rescue facility in this state on or after January 1, 2014, shall obtain a rescue facility permit under this section not later than sixty days prior to beginning operation.(B)(1) An applicant for a rescue facility permit shall file an application for a permit with the director of agriculture on a form prescribed and provided by the director. The application shall include information that the director requires in rules.(2) An applicant for a rescue facility permit shall submit one of the following fees, as applicable, with an application:(a) Five hundred dollars if the applicant possesses not more than three dangerous wild animals;(b) One thousand dollars if the applicant possesses at least four, but not more than fifteen dangerous wild animals;(c) Two thousand dollars if the applicant possesses sixteen or more dangerous wild animals.(3) If a permit application is denied, two hundred fifty dollars of the 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.(C) The director shall issue or deny a rescue facility permit in accordance with rules. The director shall issue a rescue facility permit only if the dangerous wild animal or animals that are or are to be possessed by an applicant are sterilized.(D) A person that has been issued a rescue facility permit under this section shall comply with the requirements regarding the care and housing of dangerous wild animals established in rules adopted under division (G) of section 935.17 of the Revised Code.(E) A person that has been issued a rescue facility permit under this section may acquire, except by purchase, possession or ownership of a dangerous wild animal.
Ohio Rev Code § 935.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes|Section 935.11 | Persons Possessing Both Dangerous Wild Animals and Restricted Snakes.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly|(A) A person that possesses at least one dangerous wild animal and at least one restricted snake shall apply for both a wildlife shelter permit issued under section 935.06 of the Revised Code and a restricted snake possession permit issued under section 935.09 of the Revised Code. (B) A person that possesses at least one dangerous wild animal and that intends to propagate the animal solely for the purposes of a species survival program that complies with rules and that possesses at least one restricted snake and that intends to propagate, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall apply for both a wildlife propagation permit issued under section 935.07 of the Revised Code and a restricted snake propagation permit issued under section 935.10 of the Revised Code.(C) A person that possesses at least one dangerous wild animal and does not intend to propagate the animal and that possesses at least one restricted snake and intends to propagate, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall apply for both a wildlife shelter permit issued under section 935.06 of the Revised Code and a restricted snake propagation permit issued under section 935.10 of the Revised Code.(D) A person that possesses at least one dangerous wild animal and that intends to propagate the animal solely for the purposes of a species survival program that complies with rules and that possesses at least one restricted snake and does not intend to propagate, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall apply for both a wildlife propagation permit issued under section 935.07 of the Revised Code and a restricted snake possession permit issued under section 935.09 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 935.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 935 | Possession of Wild Animals and Snakes|Section 935.13 | Suspension or Revocation of Permit.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 310 - 129th General Assembly|The director of agriculture may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this chapter for a violation of this chapter or rules. A person adversely affected by an order of suspension or revocation may request an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.