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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed › Section 907.43 | Coloring and Dyeing of Grain and Seed Treatment Material.

Effective:
July 1, 1966
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 394 - 106th General Assembly
The director of agriculture, subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing standards or specifications or both for the coloring or dyeing of grain, and seed treatment materials, and adopt and enforce such other rules or regulations as he may deem necessary to carry into effect sections 907.41 to 907.47, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed › Section 907.44 | Exceptions.

Effective:
July 1, 1966
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 394 - 106th General Assembly
No person shall sell, distribute, or have in his possession for sale any seed or grain which has been treated with a poisonous material unless the seed or grain has been colored or dyed a color contrasting with its natural color. Seed or grain to which a material has been applied for the express purpose of killing or mitigating insects, fungi, or other forms of plant or animal life present in the grain, and which bears no residue of a poisonous material for which a tolerance has not been established, or which bears no residue in excess of a tolerance recognized in regulations adopted under authority of sections 907.41 to 907.47, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are exempted from the coloring and labeling requirements of sections 907.41 to 907.47, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed › Section 907.45 | Label Information.

Effective:
July 1, 1966
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 394 - 106th General Assembly
No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter, or exchange any seed or grain which has been treated with a poisonous material, or which has been admixed with other seed or grain so treated unless:
(A) The container thereof, or invoice in case of bulk shipments, carries a label or statement in not less than eight-point type the words, "warning--poison treated--do not use for food, feed or oil purposes";
(B) It bears the common accepted coined, chemical, or abbreviated chemical (generic) name of the applied substance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed › Section 907.46 | Misrepresenting Seed as Treated Seed.

Effective:
July 1, 1966
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 394 - 106th General Assembly
No person shall sell or offer for sale, in this state, seed represented by labeling, advertising, or distinctive coloration, to have been treated, unless the seed actually has been so treated in such amount as to be effective for the purpose claimed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed › Section 907.47 | Inspection and Testing Authority of Director.

Effective:
July 1, 1966
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 394 - 106th General Assembly
The director of agriculture may:
(A) Inspect, take samples, analyze, and test any seed treatment material, seed, or grain offered for sale in this state to determine whether such seed, grain, or seed treatment materials are in compliance with sections 907.41 to 907.47, inclusive, of the Revised Code;
(B) Establish, maintain, or make provisions for testing facilities, employ qualified persons, and incur such expenses as are necessary to comply with such sections;
(C) Enter upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in order to have access to and take samples of seed, grain, or seed treatment materials.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed › Section 907.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
Whoever violates sections 907.01 to 907.17, 907.27 to 907.35, or 907.41 to 907.47 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.01 | Apiary Definitions.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
As used in sections 909.01 to 909.18 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Person" includes corporations, companies, societies, associations, partnerships, any individual or combination of individuals, or any institution, park, or other public agency administered by the state or by any district, county, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision thereof. When construing or enforcing such sections, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, servant, or other individual acting for or employed by any person as above defined within the scope of his employment or office is deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such person, as well as that of the officer, agent, servant, or other employee.
(B) "Bees" means any stage of any species of the genus Apis.
(C) "Bee diseases" means any infectious or contagious disease that is pathogenic or parasitic and affects the eggs, or the larval, pupal, or adult stages, of bees.
(D) "Apiary" means any place where one or more colonies or nuclei of bees are kept.
(E) "Queen rearing apiaries" means any apiary in which queen bees are reared for sale or gift.
(F) "Hive" means any modern frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log gum, skep, or any other natural or artificial receptacle, or any part thereof, that may be used as a domicile for bees.
(G) "Equipment" means any used hives or parts thereof, used frames, used honey houses, used tools, used machines, or used devices employed in the handling or manipulation of bees, honey, or beeswax, or any used container for honey or beeswax that may be used in any apiary.
(H) "Serious bee diseases" means any bee disease the director of agriculture determines to be a threat to the beekeeping industry within the state.
(I) "Africanized honey bees" means any bees identified by the United States department of agriculture by approved identification methods to be classified as Apis mellifera scutellata.
(J) "Swarm" means a population of bees that is not permanently established.
(K) "Colony" means the hive and its equipment, including bees, combs, and brood.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.02 | Application for Registration - Certificate.

Effective:
July 1, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 111 - 118th General Assembly
Any person owning or possessing bees shall on or before the first day of June of each year, or thereafter within ten days after coming into ownership or possession of bees, or upon moving bees into this state from outside the state, file with the director of agriculture an application for registration setting forth the exact location of his apiaries and the number of colonies of bees in each apiary, together with such other information as is required by the director, and accompanied by a registration fee of five dollars for each separate apiary owned or possessed by him at time of registration. Any person who submits his application after the dates specified by this section, or after the dates specified in rules adopted by the director, shall be subject to a ten-dollar late filing fee in addition to the five-dollar registration fee. Upon acceptance of the application, the director shall issue to such person a certificate of registration. All certificates issued in accordance with this section expire on the thirty-first day of May next following date of issuance or renewal, and shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code.
No person shall maintain an apiary located on premises other than that of his residence unless such apiary is identifiable by an apiary identification number assigned to such person by the director. Such identification number shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the apiary. The moving, raising, and production of bees, beeswax, honey, and honey products shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.03 | Control, Eradication or Prevention of Bee Diseases or Spread of Africanized Honey Bees.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
The director of agriculture may make and enforce such rules and orders as in his judgment are necessary to control, eradicate, or prevent the introduction, spread, or dissemination of any bee diseases or Africanized honey bees. No person shall fail to comply with the rules adopted under this section.
In the control or eradication of serious bee diseases, the director or his authorized representative shall diagnose the disease and recommend approved control options for it to the beekeeper. If a control is available to the beekeeper for the disease diagnosed but no attempt is made to implement a control within an appropriate time frame as determined by rule, the director may destroy by burning or otherwise any diseased bees, hives, honey, Africanized honey bees, or equipment that he considers necessary for such control or eradication, without remuneration to the owner. Such diseased bees, hives, honey, Africanized honey bees, and equipment are a public nuisance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.04 | Quarantine Orders.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
Under sections 909.01 to 909.18 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture may establish and maintain quarantine orders prohibiting the shipment into or within the state, or any subdivision thereof, of any bees, queen bees, used hives or any part thereof, used equipment, or any material capable of transmitting any bee diseases, or Africanized honey bees for such periods and under such conditions as he considers necessary to control, eradicate, or prevent the introduction, spread, or dissemination of any bee diseases or Africanized honey bees, giving such notice thereof as is prescribed by him. During the existence of such order, no person shall remove or ship from such area any such material except by special permission or order of the director; provided that before the director promulgates the order of quarantine as provided in this section, and after due notice to interested persons, he shall give a public hearing under such rules as he prescribes, at which hearing any interested person may appear and be heard, either in person or by attorney.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.05 | Authority to Enter Upon Premises for Inspection.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
To enforce sections 909.01 to 909.18 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture or his authorized representatives, during daylight hours, shall have access to and egress from any apiary or to any premises, buildings, or any other place, public or private, in which he has reason to believe that bees, including Africanized honey bees, honey, wax, used hives, or used equipment is kept. During the inspection, the director or his representative may inspect bee colonies to determine their condition and health, take samples for disease diagnosis or race determination, decide if live colonies exist for apiary registration purposes, and control or eradicate serious bee diseases and Africanized honey bees.
If the director or his representative is denied access to any premises where access is sought for the purposes of this section, he may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to the premises for those purposes. The court, upon receiving the application, may issue the search warrant for the purposes requested.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.06 | State Apiarist and Deputies.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of agriculture shall appoint a competent entomologist as state apiarist and such number of deputy state apiarists as are necessary to carry out sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Said state apiarist and deputy state apiarists shall be vested with the powers of police officers in the enforcement of such sections, and shall be furnished with official badges or other insignia of authority which shall be carried while on duty.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.07 | Board of County Commissioners May Appropriate Funds for Inspections - Deputy Apiarist - Report.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 361 - 100th General Assembly
The board of county commissioners may appropriate such funds as it deems sufficient for the inspection of apiaries in its county. It may appoint a deputy apiarist with the consent and concurrence of the director of agriculture, said deputy to serve during the pleasure of said board except as specified in this section. Such deputy shall be paid such salary as the county commissioners determine for each day, or for each half day of inspection work actually done, together with such expenses as are necessarily incurred in the doing of the inspection work. Before the board approves said salary and expenses for payment, such deputy shall submit the same to the director for his approval. Such deputy shall work under the direction of the director and shall be responsible to him for the enforcement of sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The director may terminate the appointment of any deputy upon submitting to the board a statement that such deputy has shown himself to be incompetent, inefficient, or untrustworthy in the discharge of his duties. Such deputy shall furnish to the director such reports as are required and upon blanks furnished by him. A duplicate of such reports shall be presented to the board each time that a statement of salary and expense is presented for payment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.08 | Annual Inspection of Queen Apiaries - Certificate.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
Each person within the state engaged in the rearing of queen bees for sale or gift, before the first day of April of each year, shall file with the director of agriculture a request for the inspection of his apiaries where queen bees are reared. The director shall require all queen rearing apiaries to be inspected at least once each year. If the inspection results in the diagnosis of any serious bee disease or indicates the presence of Africanized honey bees, the owner thereof shall not ship, sell, or give away any queen bees until he has controlled or eradicated the disease or bees to the satisfaction of the director.
When such diseases or bees have been controlled or eradicated in the queen rearing apiary, or if no serious bee disease is diagnosed or Africanized honey bees are found, the director shall issue a certificate, signed by the state apiarist, a copy of which shall be attached to each package or shipment of queen bees mailed or shipped. The certificate shall be valid for, but not to exceed, one year. The use of tags or other devices bearing an invalid or altered certificate and the misuse of any valid certificate is prohibited.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.09 | Permit Necessary to Transfer.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
No person shall sell, offer for sale, give, offer to give, barter, or offer to barter any bees, honeycombs, or used beekeeping equipment without a permit from the director of agriculture. The permit, or a copy of it, shall accompany any such transfer of ownership. The director may refuse to issue the permit until he finds by inspection that any africanized honey bees are eradicated from and any serious bee diseases are controlled or eradicated from the bees, honeycombs, or used beekeeping equipment.
This section does not apply to the transfer of ownership of honeycomb for human consumption.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.10 | Inspection Certificate Required to Ship or Move Bee Colonies or Any Used Beekeeping Equipment Into This State.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) No person shall ship or move bee colonies or any used beekeeping equipment into this state from any other state or country without an inspection certificate issued by an authorized inspector from the state or country wherein shipment or movement originated. The certificate shall identify all pathogens and parasites diagnosed and any controls that were implemented.
In the absence of inspection facilities in another state or country, the director of agriculture may issue a permit authorizing the shipment or movement of the bee colonies or used beekeeping equipment into this state, provided that upon entry the bees or equipment is inspected by the department of agriculture. The cost of the inspection shall be paid upon completion in an amount determined by rule of the director. The inspection fees shall be paid to the director and deposited by the director with the treasurer of state to the credit of the plant pest program fund created in section 927.54 of the Revised Code.
If any serious bee diseases are diagnosed, appropriate controls and eradication measures immediately shall be implemented by the person shipping or owning the bee colonies or used beekeeping equipment. If the person shipping or owning the bee colonies or equipment does not implement any controls or eradication measures within forty-eight hours from the inspection, the bee colonies or equipment shall be removed from this state at the cost of the person shipping or owning them.
(B) Any person selling, shipping, or moving into this state any queen bees or packaged bees shall submit to the director an inspection report issued by an authorized inspector from the state or country wherein shipment or movement originated. One such report shall be submitted annually thirty days prior to the initial sale, shipment, or movement of queen bees or packaged bees of that year. The report shall identify any pathogens and parasites diagnosed and any controls that were implemented. If any serious bee diseases have not been controlled or if inspection reports are not provided as required under this section, such shipments shall be prohibited from entering this state.
(C) The director may deny entry of the bee colonies or used equipment if the director determines they are a threat to the bee population of this state.
(D) No person shall ship or move into this state any Africanized honey bees.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.11 | Additional Control and Eradication Measures.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
(A) The removal of any bees, honeycombs, honey, or used beekeeping equipment from any apiary in the state wherein a serious bee disease is known to exist is prohibited until such disease is controlled or eradicated. The removal of any bees, honeycombs, honey, or used beekeeping equipment may be made from any such apiary, under a special permit signed by the state apiarist, when properly safeguarded to prevent dissemination of such disease.
(B) If any swarm or apiary, for which no person claims ownership and that is not registered as required in section 909.02 of the Revised Code, is found to harbor a serious bee disease or Africanized honey bees, then the bees and equipment, if applicable, shall be eradicated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.12 | Frames and Honeycombs Must Be Easily Removable and Accessible.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall keep or maintain bees in any hive if all frames and honeycombs cannot be readily removed therefrom for inspection or keep or maintain bees in any hive situated where adequate and efficient inspection is difficult, impracticable, or impossible. All cross-comb hives or domiciles for bees, from which the frames and honeycombs cannot be readily removed, are hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
If any owner is found using such cross-comb hives or domiciles, the director of agriculture shall notify said owner in writing to cease using them. If, after the expiration of one year from receipt of said notice, the owner has failed to cease using said cross-comb hives or domiciles for housing bees, the director may seize and destroy them without remuneration.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.13 | Revocation of Certificate or Permit.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of agriculture, in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may revoke any certificate or permit issued under sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code, for cause, including any violation of such sections or nonconformity with any rule or order promulgated under such sections in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code. There shall be no revocation of a certificate or permit until the certificate or permit holder first is given an opportunity for a hearing by the director in regard thereto in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code. An appeal may be taken from the action of the director in revocation of a certificate or permit to the court of common pleas as provided in section 119.12 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.131 | Effect of Child Support Default on Certificate.

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 certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.14 | Annual Report.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of agriculture may publish an annual report and such other information concerning the inspection of bees, or bee diseases, as he deems necessary to the carrying out of sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code. He shall, from time to time, publish all rules or orders promulgated under such section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.15 | Moneys Credited to General Revenue Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
All moneys from registration fees and from fines imposed and recovered under sections 909.01 to 909.18 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the director of agriculture, who shall deposit such moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the plant pest program fund created in section 927.54 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.16 | Appeal.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Any person in interest or affected by any order of the director of agriculture, or state apiarists, may appeal therefrom to the director within five days of the service of such order upon him setting forth in writing specifically and in full detail the order on which a hearing is desired, and every reason why such order is deemed unreasonable.
On receipt of such appeal, the director shall with reasonable promptness order a hearing thereon, and consider and determine the matters in question. Notice of the time and place of hearing shall be given to the petitioner and to such other persons as the director may direct. Such appeal shall suspend the operation of the order appealed from except as to the orders of the director promulgating a quarantine as provided in section 909.04 of the Revised Code. All hearings of the director shall be open to the public, and his decisions shall be final. The appellant may be represented by an attorney.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.17 | Director of Agriculture to Prosecute Violators.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of agriculture or his representatives shall prosecute all violations of sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code, before any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the violation occurs or person accused thereof resides. The complainant shall not be required to give security for costs. The prosecuting attorney of each county, or the attorney general, shall conduct such prosecutions.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.18 | Prohibition.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall violate sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or any rule or order of the director of agriculture promulgated under such sections in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 909 | Apiaries › Section 909.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
(A)(1) Whoever violates sections 909.03 and 909.10 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(2) Any person who violates division (D) of section 909.10 of the Revised Code also shall not be remunerated for the eradication of his Africanized honey bees.
(B) Whoever violates any section of Chapter 909. of the Revised Code for which no penalty otherwise is provided is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.01 | Bakery Defined.

Effective:
February 1, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly
As used in sections 911.01 to 911.20 of the Revised Code, "bakery" means a building or part of a building wherein is carried on the production, preparation, packing, storing, display, or sale to other than the ultimate consumer of bread, stuffed breads, cake, pies, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, noodles, waffle cones, pizza crusts, or other bakery products, whether frozen, fried, deep fried, or partially or completely baked, including any separate room used for the convenience or accommodation of the workers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.02 | Registration of Bakeries.

Effective:
February 1, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly
Each person, firm, partnership, or corporation that owns or operates a bakery shall register each bakery that it owns or operates with the director of agriculture. For the registration, the owner or operator of each bakery shall pay an annual fee of thirty dollars for a production capacity of one thousand pounds of bakery product per hour or less and an annual fee of thirty dollars for each one thousand pounds of bakery product per hour capacity, or part thereof, in excess of one thousand pounds of bakery product per hour.
Any person who owns or operates a home bakery with only one oven, in a stove of ordinary home kitchen design and located in a home, used for the baking of baked goods to be sold, shall pay a sum of ten dollars annually for registration regardless of the capacity of the home bakery oven. The registration shall be renewed annually by the thirtieth day of September and shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. The registration of the bakery shall show the location, including municipal corporation, street, and number, the name of the owner, and the name of the operator. The application for registration shall be made on a form prescribed and provided by the director. All moneys received from registration fees and fines collected under sections 911.01 to 911.20 of the Revised Code shall be deposited with the treasurer of state to the credit of the food safety fund created in section 915.24 of the Revised Code. All annual renewal registration fees required by this section shall be paid by the applicant for the renewal to the treasurer of state for deposit into the food safety fund.
No bakery product that is manufactured in an out-of-state bakery shall be sold or offered for sale within this state unless the bakery is in compliance with sections 911.01 to 911.20 of the Revised Code, and is registered, having paid the annual registration fee.
Registration of out-of-state bakeries is not required if a reciprocal agreement is in effect whereby a bakery located in this state is not subject to a license or registration fee by the receiving state or a political subdivision thereof.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.021 | Regulation of Wholesale Bakery.

Effective:
February 1, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly
A bakery shall be regulated under this chapter and not under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code when the bakery's primary business is wholesale, even if the bakery also sells bakery products at retail on its premises.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.03 | Approval of Building Plans and Equipment - Permit.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
No new bakery shall be established unless the building plans and equipment proposed to be used have been approved by a certified building inspector, the department of agriculture, or by the board of health of the city or general health district. The inspector, department, or board shall refuse a permit to such bakery if the building and equipment do not comply with sections 911.01 to 911.20 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder. A hearing shall be afforded in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.04 | Building Specifications of Bakeries.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
Every bakery shall be constructed, drained, lighted, ventilated, maintained in a sanitary condition, and screened against flies. Every bakery shall have plumbing and drainage facilities together with approved wash basins, wash sinks, and toilets or water closets, which shall be kept in a sanitary condition. The toilets or water closets shall be in rooms having no direct connection with any room in which bakery products or ingredients are prepared, stored, handled, or displayed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.05 | Ingredients.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No ingredient which is likely to deceive the consumer or which lessens the nutritive value shall be used in any bakery product unless such product is plainly labeled, branded, or tagged, or unless there is a sign making plain to the purchaser or consumer the actual ingredients. In the case of unwrapped bread to be sold by the loaf, such labeling, branding, or tagging shall be placed upon the label provided for by section 911.18 of the Revised Code, which shows the name of the manufacturer and the net weight of the loaf.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.06 | Exemptions.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of agriculture may, by rule, establish such exemptions as may be necessary to facilitate the sale of any accumulated or unsold stocks of wholesome bakery products, and may establish exemptions in other cases not inconsistent with sections 911.01 to 911.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.07 | Storage.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
All bakery products and their ingredients shall be stored, handled, transported, and kept in such manner as to protect them from spoilage, vermin, contamination, disease, and unwholesomeness. No ingredient, or material, including water, shall be used therein which is spoiled or contaminated or which may render the product unwholesome, unfit for food, or injurious to health.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.08 | Placement of Receptacles.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Boxes or other permanent receptacles or containers for the storing, receiving, or handling of bakery products shall be placed and constructed beyond the reach of contamination from streets, alleys, sidewalks, and animals, and shall be kept sanitary by the dealer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.09 | Showcases.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
All showcases, shelves, and other places where unwrapped bakery products are sold or exposed for sale shall be kept, by the dealer, well covered, properly ventilated, adequately protected from dust, flies, and other contaminating matter, and shall at all times be maintained in a sweet, clean, and wholesome condition.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.10 | Receptacles to Be Kept in Sanitary Condition.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The floors, walls, and ceilings of each bakery, the equipment used in the handling or preparation of bakery products or their ingredients, and the boxes, baskets, and the interior of the vehicles and other receptacles in which bakery products are transported shall be kept, by the owner or operator of the bakery or the carrier or distributor of said products, in a sanitary condition and at all times free from dirt, dust, flies, insects, and other contaminating matter. Shipping baskets and other containers for transporting bakery products shall be kept clean and shall not be used for any other products.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.11 | Physical Examination of Employees.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The director of agriculture may require any person intending to work or working in a bakery to submit to a thorough examination for the purpose of ascertaining whether the person is afflicted with any contagious, infectious, or other disease or physical ailment, which may render employment detrimental to the public health. All such examinations shall be made by a qualified physician licensed under section 4731.14 of the Revised Code, by a physician assistant, by a clinical nurse specialist, by a certified nurse practitioner, or by a certified nurse-midwife. Any written documentation of the examination shall be completed by the individual who did the examination.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.12 | Diseases.

Effective:
January 9, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly
No owner or operator of a bakery shall require or permit any person affected with any contagious, infectious, or other disease or physical ailment which may render employment detrimental to the public health, or any person who refuses to submit to the examination required in section 911.11 of the Revised Code, to work in such bakery.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.13 | Washing of Hands.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
Before beginning the work of preparing, mixing, or handling any ingredients used in the production of bakery products, every person engaged in such work shall wash his hands and arms, and, after using toilets or water closets or handling money, every such person shall wash his hands and arms thoroughly and then rinse in clean water. For this purpose the owner or operator of the bakery shall provide sufficient facilities.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.14 | Lounging on Tables.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall sit, lie, or lounge or be permitted to sit, lie, or lounge upon any of the tables, shelves, boxes, or other equipment or accessories used in connection with the production, preparation, packing, storing, display, or sale of bakery products. No animals or fowls shall be kept in or permitted to enter any bakery.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.15 | Dressing Room.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Every bakery shall have a suitable room for the changing and hanging of the wearing apparel of the employees, which shall be separate and apart from the work, storage, and sales rooms, and shall be kept in a sanitary condition.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.16 | Notice of Delinquency.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If, after inspection, it is found that a bakery is not constructed, maintained, or operated, or the distribution of its products is not conducted, in accordance with sections 911.01 to 911.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code, notice in writing shall be given to the owner or manager, stating the delinquency, and fixing a reasonable time within which the same shall be remedied and providing for a hearing to any party in interest.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.17 | Closing of Bakery.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In case a bakery is unfit for the production and handling of food or dangerous to the health of its employees, the state or city department making the inspection may order the bakery, or such part as may be found so unfit or so dangerous, closed. Any aggrieved person shall have the right to be heard before said department or board and shall also have a right of appeal before or after the execution of such order but within thirty days of its issuance, to the courts.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.18 | Weight of Bread - Label.

Effective:
August 17, 1989
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 11 - 118th General Assembly
Bread shall not be sold or offered or exposed for sale otherwise than by weight and shall be manufactured for sale and sold only in units of not less than twelve ounces. Loaves of bread weighing more than twelve ounces may only be manufactured for sale and sold in increments of two ounces, beginning with the twelve-ounce minimum weight. When multiple loaves are baked, each unit of the loaf shall conform to the weight required by this section. The weight specified means the net weight twelve hours after baking and is to be determined by the average weight of at least twenty-five loaves. Such unit weights do not apply to rolls and such bread as is defined as fancy bread by the director of agriculture. Every loaf of bread manufactured for sale, sold, or offered or exposed for sale shall have affixed thereon a visible and legible statement in plain position of the weight of the loaf of bread, and the business name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. In the case of wrapped bread, such information shall be stated on the wrapper of each loaf, and in the case of unwrapped bread such information shall be stated by means of a pan impression or other means or shall be stated on a label using plain legible type. Such label affixed to an unwrapped loaf shall not be affixed in any manner which is unsanitary and unwholesome. There shall not be more than one label on a loaf or a unit.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.19 | Regulations.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of agriculture shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to enforce section 911.18 of the Revised Code, including reasonable tolerances or variations within which all weights shall be kept. The tolerances or variations shall not exceed one ounce per pound under the standard unit for single loaves. The tolerance permitted in the weighing of twenty-five or more loaves shall not exceed one-half ounce per pound. The director, and under his direction , the local sealers of weights and measures, shall enforce this section. Before any prosecution is begun under this section, the parties against whom the complaint is made shall be notified and be given an opportunity to be heard by the director.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.20 | Prohibition.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall violate any rule or regulation adopted under sections 911.01 to 911.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.31 | Vitamin and Mineral Requirement Definitions.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
As used in sections 911.31 to 911.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code:
(A) "Flour" includes and shall be limited to the foods commonly known in the milling and baking industries as:
(1) White flour, also known as wheat flour or plain flour;
(2) Bromated flour;
(3) Self-rising flour, also known as self-rising white flour or self-rising wheat flour;
(4) Phosphated flour, also known as phosphated white flour or phosphated wheat flour.
"Flour" excludes whole wheat flour and also excludes special flours not used for bread, roll, bun, or biscuit baking, such as specialty cake, pancake, and pastry flours.
(B) "White bread" means any bread made with flour, as defined in division (A) of this section, whether baked in a pan or on a hearth or screen, which is commonly known or usually represented and sold as white bread, including Vienna bread, French bread, and Italian bread.
(C) "Rolls" includes plain white rolls and buns of the semi-bread dough type, both soft rolls, such as hamburger rolls, hot dog rolls, Parker House rolls, and hard rolls, such as Vienna rolls and kaiser rolls, but shall not include yeast-raised sweet rolls or sweet rolls or sweet buns made with fillings or coatings, such as cinnamon rolls or buns and butterfly rolls.
(D) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, or any group of persons, whether incorporated or not, engaged in the commercial manufacture or sale of flour, white bread, or rolls.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.32 | Vitamin and Mineral Requirement for Flour.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
(A) No person shall manufacture, mix, compound, sell, or offer for sale, flour for human consumption in this state unless the following vitamins and minerals are contained in each pound of such flour:
(1) Not less than two and not more than two and five-tenths milligrams of thiamine;
(2) Not less than one and two-tenths and not more than one and five-tenths milligrams of riboflavin;
(3) Not less than sixteen and not more than twenty milligrams of niacin or niacin-amide;
(4) Not less than thirteen and not more than sixteen and five-tenths milligrams of iron;
(5) In addition to the ingredients required by divisions (A)(1) to (A)(4), inclusive, of this section, self-rising flour shall contain not less than five hundred and not more than fifteen hundred milligrams of calcium.
(B) This section does not apply to flour sold to distributors, bakers, or other processors, if the purchaser furnishes the seller a certificate in such form as the director of agriculture prescribes, certifying that such flour will be:
(1) Resold to a distributor, baker, or other processor;
(2) Used in the manufacture, mixing, or compounding of flour, white bread, or rolls, enriched to meet sections 911.31 to 911.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code;
(3) Used in the manufacture of products other than flour, white bread, or rolls.
No purchaser furnishing any such certificate shall use or resell the flour purchased in any manner other than as prescribed in this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.33 | Vitamin and Mineral Requirement for White Bread or Rolls Manufactured, Baked, Sold, or Offered for Sale.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall manufacture, bake, sell, or offer for sale, for human consumption in this state, any white bread or rolls unless the following vitamins and minerals are contained in each pound of such bread or rolls:
(A) Not less than one and one-tenth and not more than one and eight-tenths milligrams of thiamine;
(B) Not less than seven-tenths and not more than one and six-tenths milligrams of riboflavin;
(C) Not less than ten and not more than fifteen milligrams of niacin;
(D) Not less than eight and not more than twelve and five-tenths milligrams of iron.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.35 | Liberal Construction of Chapter.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Sections 911.31 to 911.34, inclusive, of the Revised Code were intended to promote the public health, safety, and welfare, and such sections shall be liberally construed to effectuate this purpose.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 911 | Bakeries › Section 911.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates sections 911.01 to 911.20 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(B) Whoever violates sections 911.31 to 911.35 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.