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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:3 - Food Safety › Chapter 901:3-62 - Bottled Water › Section 901:3-62-06 - Sanitary Operations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The product water-contact surfaces of all
			 multiservice containers, utensils, pipes, and equipment used in the
			 transportation, processing, handling, and storage of product water shall be
			 clean and adequately sanitized. All product water-contact surfaces shall be
			 inspected by plant personnel as often as necessary to maintain the sanitary
			 condition of such surfaces and to assure they are kept free of scale, evidence
			 of oxidation, and other residue. The presence of any unsanitary condition,
			 scale, residue, or oxidation shall be immediately remedied by adequate cleaning
			 and sanitizing of that product water-contact surface prior to use.
(B) After cleaning, all multiservice
			 containers, utensils, and disassembled piping and equipment shall be
			 transported and stored in such a manner as to assure drainage and shall be
			 protected from contamination.
(C)
			 Single-service containers and caps or seals shall be purchased and stored in
			 sanitary closures and kept clean therein in a clean, dry place until used.
			 Prior to use they shall be examined, and as necessary, washed, rinsed, and
			 sanitized and shall be handled in a sanitary manner.
(D) Filling, capping, closing, sealing, and
			 packaging of containers shall be done in a sanitary manner so as to preclude
			 contamination of the bottled water.
Replaces: 901:3-61-08, 901:3-61-09
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/01/2016 and
				10/20/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 913.28
Rule Amplifies:
				913.26, 913.27
Prior Effective Dates:
				7/7/2005
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:3 - Food Safety › Chapter 901:3-62 - Bottled Water › Section 901:3-62-07 - Processes and controls

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Treatment of product water.
All treatment of product water by distillation, ion-exchanging,
				filtration, ultraviolet treatment, reverse osmosis, carbonation, mineral
				addition, or any other process shall be done in a manner so as to be effective
				in accomplishing its intended purpose and in accordance with section
				3715.62 of the Revised Code. All
				such processes shall be performed in and by equipment and with substances which
				will not adulterate the bottled product. A record of the type and date of
				physical inspections of such equipment, conditions found, and the performance
				and effectiveness of such equipment shall be maintained by the plant. Product
				water samples shall be taken after processing and prior to bottling by the
				plant and analyzed as often as is necessary to assure uniformity and
				effectiveness of the processes performed by the plant.
(B) Containers.
(1) Multiservice primary containers shall be
			 adequately cleaned, sanitized, and inspected just prior to being filled,
			 capped, and sealed. Containers found to be unsanitary or defective by the
			 inspection shall be reprocessed or discarded. All multiservice primary
			 containers shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized by mechanical washers or by
			 any other method giving adequate sanitary results.
Mechanical washers shall be inspected as often as is necessary
				to assure adequate performance. Records of physical maintenance, inspections
				and conditions found, and performance of the mechanical washer shall be
				maintained by the plant.
(2) Multiservice shipping cases shall be
			 maintained in such condition as to assure they will not contaminate the primary
			 container or the product water. Adequate dry or wet cleaning procedures shall
			 be performed as often as necessary to maintain the cases in satisfactory
			 condition.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-1 - Grape Industries › Section 901:4-1-01 - Ohio grape industries; meetings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The Ohio grape industries committee will
			 meet at least four times per year.
(B) Notice of meetings: Date, time, location,
			 and purpose, when applicable, of scheduled meetings will be posted on the Ohio
			 grape industries website,
www.findohiowines.com
and the Ohio
			 department of agriculture website,
www.agri.ohio.gov
. Any person may obtain
			 prior notice of all meetings, or a particular meeting, by emailing Ohio grape
			 industries at ohgrapes@agri.ohio.gov, by writing to the "Ohio Department of
			 Agriculture, Grape Industries Committee, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg,
			 Ohio 43068," or by calling Ohio grape industries at 614-728-6438.
(C) Special meetings may be called by the
			 chairperson or upon written request of a majority of the committee members. A
			 special meeting shall not be held unless at least twenty-four hours advance
			 notice has been provided to the news media that have requested notification,
			 except in the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action. In the
			 event of an emergency, the member or members calling the meeting shall
			 immediately notify the news media that have requested notification of the time,
			 place, and purpose of the meeting.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-3 - Propane Council › Section 901:4-3-01 - Definitions - propane council

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(A)
								"Propane" means
			 liquefied petroleum gas, a material with a vapor pressure not exceeding that of
			 commercial propane composed predominately of the following hydrocarbons or
			 mixtures:
(1)
									Propane;
(2)
									Propylene;
(3)
									Butane;
(4)
									Butylene.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-3 - Propane Council › Section 901:4-3-02 - Terms for propane council members

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The initial
			 members of the propane council will be assigned a length of term in order to
			 provide staggered terms.
(B)
								A propane council member may serve up to three
			 consecutive full three-year terms.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-3 - Propane Council › Section 901:4-3-03 - Meetings of the propane council

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The propane
			 council will meet at least four times per year.
(B)
								Notice of
			 meetings: Date, time, location, and purpose, when applicable, of scheduled
			 meetings will be posted on the Ohio department of agriculture website,
www.agri.ohio.gov
.
(C)
								Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or
			 upon written request of a majority of the committee members. A special meeting
			 shall not be held unless at least twenty-four hours advance notice has been
			 provided to any news media that have requested notification, except in the
			 event of an emergency requiring immediate official action. In the event of an
			 emergency, the member or members calling the meeting shall immediately notify
			 the news media that have requested notification of the time, place, and purpose
			 of the meeting.
(D)
								A simple majority of the nine members of the council
			 shall constitute a quorum. A simple majority of concurring votes of the quorum
			 shall be required to pass any motion or approve any committee action. The
			 committee shall follow accepted rules of parliamentary
			 procedure.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-3 - Propane Council › Section 901:4-3-04 - Funding of and collecting funds for the propane council

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Each wholesale distributor or other owner of propane at
			 the time of odorization in Ohio, or at the time of import of odorized propane
			 into Ohio, shall make and collect an assessment based on the volume of odorized
			 propane sold and placed into commerce in Ohio. Each wholesale distributor shall
			 separately identify and itemize the assessment on an invoice, bill of sale, or
			 other similar billing document given to a retailer for the sale of odorized
			 propane.
(B)
								Each wholesale distributor shall:
(1)
									Collect the
			 assessment from the retailer to whom the sale is made;
(2)
									Remit to the
			 council the sum of the amount of the assessment multiplied by the number of
			 gallons of propane sold to any retailer during the preceding quarter not later
			 than the twenty-fifth day of the month following the end of the prior
			 quarter;
(3)
									Keep records of the number of gallons sold to
			 retailers, indicating the number of gallons, name of retailer, and the rate of
			 the assessment; and
(4)
									Make records available to the council to determine
			 compliance with the program.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-3 - Propane Council › Section 901:4-3-05 - Account of assessments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Assessments or
			 payments received from retailers with delinquent accounts will have the
			 assessments or payments credited to the most delinquent accounts, including
			 partial assessments or payments. Delinquent accounts include assessments past
			 due, interest, and all cost incurred by the propane council.
(B)
								When an
			 administrative or accounting error occurs, any retailer from whom an assessment
			 has been collected shall be entitled to request and receive a refund up to the
			 amount of assessment, subject to submitting a properly completed refund request
			 on a form approved and provided by the director.
(C)
								Each request for
			 a refund shall contain the following:
(1)
									Retailer's name
			 and mailing address;
(2)
									Amount and date of the assessment;
(3)
									Copy of receipt
			 showing the volume of odorized propane purchased by the retailer from the
			 wholesale distributor; and
(4)
									Any other
			 information required by the propane council for issuing the
			 refund.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-3 - Propane Council › Section 901:4-3-06 - Removal of a member of the propane council

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A member of the council may be removed
				from the board if any one of the following occurs:
(A)
								The member has
			 three consecutive unexcused absences from committee meetings. Unexcused
			 absences are to be defined at the discretion of the council.
(B)
								The member ceases
			 being a gas retailer, gas wholesale distributor, or a gas equipment
			 dealer.
(C)
								The member engages in conduct that violates the laws of
			 the state of Ohio, and a quorum present votes to dismiss that
			 member.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-5 - Market Development Programs › Section 901:4-5-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Affected
			 commodity" means the agricultural commodity for which a marketing
			 program is under consideration and upon which assessments would be
			 made.
(B) "Collection agent"
			 means a
			 person or agency designated by an operating committee to have the authority to
			 solicit and collect, and forward to the treasurer of state, assessments from
			 producers .
(C) "Director"
			 means the director of agriculture of the state of Ohio.
(D) "Marketing year"
			 
								means the
			 time period,
								 defined by the U.S.D.A. at
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome
, when the affected commodity is marketed. In the
			 absence of a marketing year defined by the U.S.D.A., the director
			 
								shall
			 define the marketing year.
(E) "Producer" means any person who is in the
			 business of producing, or causing to be produced, any agricultural commodity
			 for commercial sale during the current or preceding marketing year, except that
			 when used in reference to nursery stock, "producer" also means a distributor,
			 processor, handler, or retailer of nursery stock.
(F) "Agricultural commodity" means any food,
			 fiber, feed, animal, or plant, group of foods, fibers, feeds, animals, or
			 plants that the director of agriculture determines to be of the same nature, in
			 either a natural or processed state.
(G) "Person" means any natural person,
			 partnership, corporation, society, association, or fiduciary.
(H) "Commercial quantity" means quantities
			 subject to assessments as defined in the proposed marketing program.
(I) "Marketed" means any quantities, as
			 defined in the proposed marketing program, that are sold, bartered, or for
			 which other items of value are exchanged.
(J) "Nursery stock" means any winter hardy,
			 perennial plant.
(K) "Commercial
			 sales" means any commercial quantity marketed.
(L) "District" means a geographic area of
			 Ohio, except if the proposed program includes out-of-state geographic areas.
			 All Ohio districts must be composed of contiguous counties, and counties shall
			 not be subdivided.
(M) "Category"
			 
								means a
			 classification of production, ownership, or other characteristics to qualify
			 persons for marketing committee membership.
(N) "Continuance hearing" means a hearing
			 held once in every five-year period to determine whether or not a marketing
			 program should continue in existence for another five-year period.
(O) "Teller's committee" means a committee
			 appointed by the director to certify the results of the referendum and/or
			 election.
(P) "Producing" means the
			 process that begins at that point in time in which the animal is born or the
			 seed or plant is placed in the growing media. If a commodity cannot be defined
			 as described above, the director may define that point in time where production
			 begins.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-5 - Market Development Programs › Section 901:4-5-02 - Eligibility of producers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A
			 producer, to be eligible to vote in a referendum and/or election of an
			 operating committee after April 10, 1986, conducted under authority of Chapter
			 924. of the Revised Code shall:
(1)
									 Be a producer of an Ohio commodity,
(2) 
			 Be subject to the assessment upon the affected commodities, and
(3)
			 Have produced or caused to be produced the affected commodity in the producer's
			 own name during current or preceding 
			 marketing year in which the referendum  is to be held.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-5 - Market Development Programs › Section 901:4-5-03 - Public notice

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Pursuant to section
			 924.04 of the Revised Code, the
			 director shall publish in at least two periodicals a notice informing
			 interested persons of the proposed marketing program or amendment. The public
			 shall have an opportunity to comment on the proposed program or amendment for
			 thirty days after the publication of the notice.
(B)
								In addition to
			 paragraph (A ) of this rule, the director may hold a public hearing. Notice of
			 such hearings will be posted on the Ohio department of agriculture's website at
http://www.agri.ohio.gov/
.
(C)
								 Pursuant to
			 division (E) of section
			 924.06(E)  of
			 the Revised Code, the director or operating committee shall publish a ballot
			 request form, at least thirty days before the beginning of a referendum, in at
			 least two periodicals designated by the director. The director shall publish a
			 toll-free telephone number that producers may call to request a
			 ballot.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-5 - Market Development Programs › Section 901:4-5-05 - Referendum

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
After the director  has ruled favorably  for a proposed marketing program or amendment to a
				program, he shall hold a referendum in accordance with division (A) of section
				924.06 of the Revised
				Code.
(A) Referendum
			 :
(1) The director shall designate three
			 consecutive business days to conduct in person
			 voting at polling places.
(2)
									If opting to vote via mail,
									return
			 mail ballots must be postmarked no later than midnight on the last day of the
			 referendum and be received by the teller's committee
			 within ten days from the closing date of the referendum.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-5 - Market Development Programs › Section 901:4-5-06 - Appointment of operating committees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Before appointing an operating committee
			 
								pursuant
			 to section 924.07 of the Revised Code, the
			 director shall
								notify producers through producer associations of the
			 affected commodity and general farm organizations, by first class mail at least
			 thirty days before appointments are made, that the director is receiving such
			 nominations.
(B)
								 The director shall make a reasonable effort to
			 determine the qualifications of nominees submitted to assure that:
(1)
									 They are
			 qualified producers subject to the assessment;
(2)
									 They will serve
			 if appointed;
(3)
									 They are knowledgeable on production and marketing of
			 the affected commodity; and
(4)
									 They are deemed
			 to represent an equitable part of the production and geographic area of the
			 state.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-5 - Market Development Programs › Section 901:4-5-08 - Receipt and expenditure of funds

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Pursuant to section
				924.10 of the Revised Code,
				a commodity marketing program's operation committee shall keep accurate
				records of the date and amount of money received from each producer
				. For the purpose of Chapter 924. of the Revised Code, such
				records shall be maintained for a period of not less than five years.
Effective:
				10/12/2015
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/28/2015 and
				10/12/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 924.02
Rule
				Amplifies: 924.08
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/29/70, 6/12/86, 4/30/99
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-6 - Ohio Proud Program › Section 901:4-6-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in rules 901:4-6-01 to
				901:4-6-06
				of the Administrative Code:
(A)
			 "Advertisement" means any written, printed, verbal or graphic representation,
			 or combination thereof, of any product with the purpose of influencing consumer
			 opinion as to the characteristics, qualities or image of the commodity, food,
			 feed, or fiber except labeling information as required by any government;
(B)
								"Department" means the Ohio department of
			 agriculture.
(C) "Director"
			 means the director of the Ohio department of agriculture, or his
			 designee.
(D)
			 "Label" means any written, printed, or graphic design that is placed on, or in
			 near proximity to, any product whether in the natural, processed state or any
			 combination thereof.
(E)
			 "License" means the written agreement through which the Ohio department of
			 agriculture grants authorization to use the Ohio proud logo.
(F) "Logotype" and "Ohio proud logo" mean the
			 Ohio department of agriculture registered trade marks.
(G) "Market category" means a group of
			 similar products designated by the director of agriculture as a distinct
			 category.
(H)
			 "Ohio proud program" and "program" mean the promotional certification program
			 authorized by section 
									901.171
								 of the Revised
			 Code.
(I)
			 "Person" means any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, or
			 society.
(J)
			 "Processed" means any significant change in the form or identity of a raw
			 product through, by way of example but not limited to, breaking, milling,
			 shredding, condensing, cutting or tanning.
(K) "Product" means any agricultural
			 commodity, processed food, feed, fiber, or combinations thereof.
(L) "Produced in Ohio" means:
(1) That for processed products fifty per
			 cent or more of the product by weight, if sold by weight, by measure, if sold
			 by measure, by number, if sold by count, were grown, raised or processed in
			 Ohio.
(2) That for raw products one
			 hundred per cent of the product by weight, if sold by weight, by measure, if
			 sold by measure, by number, if sold by count, were grown or raised in Ohio
			 provided that upon recommendation from the board and acceptance by the director
			 a lesser per cent may be allowed for a product, but in no event less than fifty
			 per cent.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-6 - Ohio Proud Program › Section 901:4-6-03 - Application, registration, licensure, and market categories

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)  Persons wishing to participate in the Ohio proud program
				shall:
(1)  Apply to the director of agriculture for a license on the
				forms provided by the department, provide all of the information required on
				the forms and any additional information if requested;
(2)  Submit to the department:
(a)  A product registration application for each product they
				will market in conjunction with the logotype providing all of the information
				requested on the forms and any additional information requested by the
				director; and,
(b)  A signed license agreement; and,
(c)  The actual employment, a facsimile, or scanned electronic
				copy of the actual employment of the logotype in complete content; and,
(d)  The product registration fee set by rule 901:4-6-05 of  the Administrative Code; and,
(e)  If requested, samples of products with which the logotype
				will be used.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-6 - Ohio Proud Program › Section 901:4-6-04 - Use of logotype, standards

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)  The Ohio proud logo may only be used on labels and in
				advertising and promotion:
(1)  Of products which have been produced in Ohio
				; and,
(2)  Meet or exceed United States department of agriculture
				grade standards or Ohio grade standards, whichever is higher, for the intended
				end use of the product; and,
(3)  Are produced and processed in compliance with applicable
				state and federal laws and regulations enacted to ensure the safety and
				wholesomeness of agricultural products; and,
(4)  Are registered with the Ohio department of agriculture in
				accordance with rule 901:4-6-03 of  the Administrative Code; and,
(5)  By persons who have entered into a licensing agreement with
				the Ohio department of agriculture to use the logo.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-6 - Ohio Proud Program › Section 901:4-6-05 - Fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)  A fee of fifty dollars shall accompany the first
				application for registration of a product within a market category as defined
				in rule 901:4-6-01 of  the Administrative Code. Thereafter no fee 
								is
				required for registration of additional products within a market category. If
				an application is rejected for any reason, the fee will be
				returned.
(B)  All applications received and approved after October first
				of any calendar year are valid until December thirty-first of the following calendar year with no
				additional application fee.
(C)  All monies received from product registration fees and the
				sale of logotypes and promotional materials shall be credited to a dedicated
				rotary fund and used to finance the Ohio proud program.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-7 - Grain Marketing Program › Section 901:4-7-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Wheat",
			 "barley", "rye", and "oats" mean all kinds and varieties of these respective
			 grains.
(B) "Bushel" means sixty
			 pounds of wheat, fifty pounds of barley, fifty-six pounds of rye or thirty-two
			 pounds of oats by weight.
(C)
			 "Purchaser" means any person who receives first transfer of title from the
			 producer, but not those persons who take no title but facilitate sales or
			 marketing such as brokers, transfer agents, commission agents and
			 transportation companies.
(D)
			 "Market year" means the twelve consecutive month period beginning the first day
			 of July and ending on the following thirtieth day of June.
(E) "District" means the geographical
			 divisions of the state established pursuant to this program.
(F) "Collection agent" means a collector at
			 the point of first sale or a person otherwise designated by the director who
			 has the authority, as specified in this program, to collect assessments from
			 the producers.
(G) "Net price"
			 means the price after moisture and quality discounts or premiums, but before
			 any deductions for storage, handling, trucking, or other services.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-7 - Grain Marketing Program › Section 901:4-7-02 - Grain marketing program operating committee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The grain marketing program operating
			 committee (committee) shall conduct activities that will create and return
			 value to the producers and program while optimizing check-off contributions.
(B) The committee may charge
			 interest on delinquent accounts.
(C) Elected or appointed members must be each
			 of the following:
(1) Producers of wheat,
			 barley, rye or oats;
(2) Subject
			 to the assessment;
(3) An Ohio
			 resident of legal voting age; and
(4) A resident within the district to which
			 they are nominated, elected, or appointed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-7 - Grain Marketing Program › Section 901:4-7-03 - Nomination of the grain marketing program operating committee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The grain
			 marketing program shall notify Ohio farm organizations and Ohio agricultural
			 media of committee vacancies and publish said notification in at least two
			 agricultural periodicals.
(B) Any
			 producer wishing to be placed on the ballot may submit his or her nomination to
			 the director by having twenty-five or more valid signatures from producers in
			 the district in which the producer seeks election.
(C) In the event there are more than five
			 persons in a district having the requisite number of valid signatures to be
			 placed on the ballot, the director shall place the names of the five nominees
			 having the greatest number of valid signatures on the ballot.
(D) In the event there are two or more
			 producers with an equal number of valid signatures received for a nomination,
			 the director shall select from those seeking nomination the producer whose name
			 shall be placed on the ballot.
(E)
			 All producers seeking election must submit written consent statements to the
			 director stating that their names may appear on the ballot, that they are
			 qualified producers, and they are willing to serve on the committee.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-7 - Grain Marketing Program › Section 901:4-7-04 - Election of the grain marketing program operating committee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) At the first
			 meeting of the committee, lots will be drawn to determine the length of term
			 for each initial member of the committee, in order to provide staggered terms:
(1) Three members shall serve for one year.
(2) Three members shall serve for
			 two years.
(3) Three members shall
			 serve for three years.
(4) All
			 subsequent elections to the committee will be for three year terms.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-7 - Grain Marketing Program › Section 901:4-7-05 - Nomination and election districts for the grain marketing program operating committee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For the purpose of nomination and election of members to the
				committee, the state of Ohio shall be divided into nine representative
				districts.
(A) District one shall
			 consist of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, and Williams counties.
(B) District two shall consist of Ottawa,
			 Sandusky, Seneca, and Wood counties.
(C) District three shall consist of Ashland,
			 Ashtabula, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain,
			 Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne
			 counties.
(D) District four shall
			 consist of Paulding, Putnam, and Van Wert counties.
(E) District five shall consist of Hancock,
			 Hardin, and Wyandot counties.
(F)
			 District six shall consist of Allen, Auglaize, Logan. Mercer, and Shelby
			 counties.
(G) District seven shall
			 consist of Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Delaware, Franklin, Guernsey, Harrison,
			 Holmes, Jefferson, Knox, Licking, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum,
			 Tuscarawas, and Union counties.
(H) District eight shall consist of Butler,
			 Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Miami,
			 Montgomery, Preble, and Warren counties.
(I) District nine shall consist of Adams,
			 Athens, Brown, Fairfield, Fayette, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson,
			 Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto,
			 Vinton, and Washington counties.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-7 - Grain Marketing Program › Section 901:4-7-06 - Meetings of the grain marketing program operating committee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The first
			 regular meeting of the committee will be held approximately thirty days after
			 the election with subsequent meetings at least quarterly each calendar year.
(B) A simple majority of the nine
			 members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. A simple majority of
			 concurring votes of the quorum shall be required to pass any motion or approve
			 any committee action. The committee shall follow accepted rules of
			 parliamentary procedure.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-7 - Grain Marketing Program › Section 901:4-7-07 - Funding of and collecting funds for the grain marketing program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Producers of
			 wheat, barley, rye or oats are subject to one-half of one percent assessment of
			 the per-bushel price of wheat, barley, rye or oats. This assessment will be
			 taken on the net market price, and collected at the first point of sale.
(B) If wheat, barley, rye or oats
			 are sold or marketed through Ohio grain elevators, seed companies, or other
			 collection points designated by the director, those collection points shall be
			 the designated collection agent. For wheat, barley, rye or oats sold or
			 marketed at points other than indicated above, the producer shall be the
			 designated collection agent. Collection agents are responsible for collection
			 and remittance of the assessment in accordance with the requirements set forth
			 in section 924.26 of the Revised Code. At
			 the request of the producer, the collection agents shall be responsible for
			 stamping the receipt of the assessed producer with an official mark identifying
			 the collection point.
(C) Delayed
			 price wheat, barley, rye and oats assessments shall be made when priced by the
			 producer.
(D) Wheat, barley, rye,
			 or oats used as a security under commodity credit corporation shall be assessed
			 at the time title of the grain transfers. After the assessment is made, the
			 producer shall receive notice and proof of the assessment. If the producer
			 defaults and the creditor forecloses on the grain, the producer shall pay the
			 assessment.
(E) The collection
			 agent shall remit the assessment and assessment records no later than the
			 fifteenth day following the last day of the quarter of collection to the
			 committee. The quarterly reporting periods are:
(1) July first through September thirtieth,
			 with the remittance and report due October fifteenth;
(2) October first through December
			 thirty-first, with the remittance and report due January fifteenth;
(3) January first through March
			 thirty-first1, with the remittance and report due April fifteenth; and
(4) April first through June
			 thirtieth, with the remittance and report due July fifteenth.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-7 - Grain Marketing Program › Section 901:4-7-08 - Accounting of assessments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Assessments or payments received from
			 producers with delinquent accounts will have the assessments or payments
			 credited to the most delinquent account, including partial assessments or
			 payments. Delinquent accounts include assessments past due, interest, and all
			 costs incurred by the committee.
(B) Any producer from whom an assessment has
			 been collected shall be entitled to request and receive a refund up to the
			 amount of assessment, subject to submitting a properly completed refund request
			 on a form approved and provided by the director.
(C) Each request for a refund shall contain
			 the following:
(1) Producer's name and
			 mailing address;
(2) Amount and
			 date of the assessment;
(3) Copy
			 of receipt showing official mark and collection point if sold or marketed
			 through an elevator in Ohio; and
(4) Any other information required by the
			 program for issuing the refund.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:4 - Markets › Chapter 901:4-7 - Grain Marketing Program › Section 901:4-7-09 - Removal of a member of the grain marketing program operating committee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A member of the committee may be removed from the board if any
				one of the following occurs:
(A) The
			 member has three consecutive unexcused absences from committee meetings.
			 Unexcused absences are to be defined at the discretion of the committee.
(B) The member ceases being a
			 producer as defined by the grain marketing program rules.
(C) The member engages in conduct that
			 violates the laws of the state of Ohio, and a quorum present votes to dismiss
			 that member.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-1 - Fertilizer › Section 901:5-1-01 - Labeling requirements for fertilizer

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No manufacturer or distributor of
			 fertilizer shall use any term which is defined in the
			  official publication of the
			 
								association of american plant food
			 control officials as adopted in rule
			 901:5-1-02 on
			 the label of any fertilizer unless the fertilizer complies with the standard
			 for such 
								terms which 
								are stated in said publication.
(B) No manufacturer or distributor of a
			 fertilizer  shall include the name
			 of any plant nutrient element:
(1) Other than
			 nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium on the label of a fertilizer other than a
			 specialty fertilizer, unless the percentage guaranteed equals or exceeds the
			 percentage required in the following table:
ELEMENT
MINIMUM PERCENTAGE REQUIRED
Calcium (Ca)
1.00
Magnesium (Mg)
0.50
Sulfur (S)
1.00
Boron (B)
0.02
Chlorine (Cl)
0.10
Cobalt (Co)
0.0005
Copper (Cu)
0.05
Iron (Fe)
0.10
Manganese (Mn)
0.05
Molybdenum (Mo)
0.0005
Nickel (Ni)
0.0010
Sodium (Na)
0.10
Zinc (Zn)
0.05
(2)
			 Which is not named in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule on the label of any such
			 fertilizer.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-1 - Fertilizer › Section 901:5-1-02 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this Chapter:
(A)
								All terms which
			 are defined in section
			 905.31 of the Revised Code are
			 incorporated into this Chapter.
(B)
								The terms which
			 are defined in the official publication of the association of american plant
			 food control officials (2017) are hereby incorporated into this Chapter.
			 Interested individuals may locate a copy of the official publication by
			 visiting
www.aapfco.org
.
Replaces: 901:5-1-02
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-1 - Fertilizer › Section 901:5-1-04 - Requirements for sales of fertilizer from bulk storage facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person shall
			 distribute any fertilizer  from any bulk storage facility unless such facility provides
			 access for sampling each fertilizer  stored therein.
(B) No person shall distribute a
			  fertilizer
			  from any bulk storage facility to more than one consumer unless
			 he:
(1) Labels the area where the fertilizer is stored
									 to show the grade of the
			 fertilizer;
(2) Shows the grade of the
			 
									fertilizer on each invoice for shipments
			 therefrom;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-1 - Fertilizer › Section 901:5-1-05 - Weighing of fertilizer and requirements for shipping invoice

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person shall
			 distribute any fertilizer  other than by net weight unless the director has approved the device which
			 is used to measure the fertilizer.
(B) A meter may be used to deliver fertilizer
			 by 
								volume provided that each individual meter so used has
			 been tested and approved by the director.
(C) Each distributor shall include on the
			 shipping invoice or delivery ticket for any fertilizer which is delivered by
			 volume:
(1)
									
									Volume of fertilizer delivered;
(2) The calculated net weight derived from
			 the 
									volume delivered; and
(3) The conversion factor used to derive the
			 calculated net weight from the 
									volume delivered.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-1 - Fertilizer › Section 901:5-1-06 - What constitutes mislabeled fertilizer

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								
								Fertilizer material is mislabeled if the director
			 of agriculture determines after analysis of said fertilizer
			 material that the percentage of total nitrogen,
			 available phosphoric acid (P2O5), or soluble potash (K20) in the fertilizer is
			 below the allowances permitted in the table found in
			 paragraph (B) of this rule:
(B)
Per cent allowances of fertilizer
				materials.
Guarantee per cent
Nitrogen (N)
Available phosphate (P2O5)
Soluble potash (K2O)
04 or less
0.49
0.37
0.41
05
0.51
0.67
0.43
06
0.52
0.67
0.47
07
0.54
0.68
0.53
08
0.55
0.68
0.60
09
0.57
0.68
0.65
10
0.58
0.68
0.70
12
0.61
0.69
0.79
14
0.63
0.70
0.87
16
0.67
0.70
0.94
18
0.70
0.71
1.01
20
0.73
0.72
1.08
22
0.75
0.72
1.15
24
0.78
0.73
1.21
26
0.81
0.73
1.27
28
0.83
0.74
1.33
30
0.86
0.75
1.39
32
0.88
0.76
1.44
34
0.79
1.46
36
0.83
1.49
38
0.86
1.51
40
0.90
1.54
42
0.93
1.56
44
0.96
1.58
46
1.00
1.61
48
1.07
1.66
50
1.10
1.68
52
1.10
1.68
54
1.70
56
1.73
58
1.75
60
1.78
62
1.80
For N guarantees above 32% the
				allowance shall be 0.88.
For P2O5 guarantees above 52% the
				allowance shall be 1.10.
For K2O guarantees above 62% the
				allowance shall be 1.80.
For guarantees not listed, calculate
				the appropriate allowance by interpolation.
(C)
			 Any mixture of fertilizers is mislabeled if the director determines after
			 analysis of the mixture that:
(1) The
			 percentage of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid (P2O5), or soluble potash (K2O) in the mixture is more than
			 ten per cent below the percentage guaranteed or more than two percentage points
			 below the percentage guaranteed, whichever is the smaller; or
(2) The total of the percentages determined
			 for the three primary plant nutrients is less than ninety-seven per cent of the
			 sum of the guarantees for these three nutrients.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-02 - Compliance with design requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
After the effective date of rules
				901:5-2-01 to
				901:5-2-08
				of the Administrative Code:
(A) No
			 person shall construct or cause to be constructed any new permanent storage
			 vessel unless:
(1) The plans and
			 specifications for the secondary containment facility have first been approved
			 by the director of agriculture;
(2) It meets the design requirements of
			 paragraph (A) of rule
			 901:5-2-03
			 of the Administrative Code;
(3) It
			 is sited within a secondary containment facility which meets the design
			 requirements of paragraph (C) of rule
			 901:5-2-03
			 of the Administrative Code;
(4) It
			 complies with all applicable zoning regulations, building standards, and fire
			 codes.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-03 - Design requirements - bulk liquid fertilizer storage

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Permanent
			 storage vessels:
(1) Shall be constructed
			 entirely of materials recommended by the manufacturer or specified in
			 applicable standards for use with the type of liquid to be stored in the
			 vessel;
(2) Shall be designed
			 according to generally accepted engineering standards and practices for liquid
			 storage vessels and shall take into consideration the full hydrostatic head
			 pressure, pressure buildup from pumps and compressors, and other mechanical
			 stresses to which the storage vessel may be subject in the foreseeable course
			 of operation;
(3) Shall be
			 equipped with a lockable liquid level gauging device unless another means of
			 reliably and readily measuring the liquid level of the vessel has been approved
			 by the director;
(4) Shall be
			 secured as necessary to prevent flotation or instability as a result of liquid
			 accumulation within the secondary containment facility;
(5) Shall have stenciled on them in a
			 location clearly visible in letters no less than four inches in height the
			 design capacity of the vessel and the identity of its contents;
(6) Shall be equipped with a lockable shutoff
			 valve.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-04 - Inspection, maintenance alteration, repair and reconstruction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Every owner of
			 one or more permanent storage vessels shall:
(1) Once each week:
(a) Check all liquid level gauging equipment
			 to ensure it is functioning properly;
(b) Check roof drains for obstructions;
(c) Check vents and
			 pressure-relief devices for obstructions;
(d) Check electrical grounding lines and
			 connections for integrity;
(e)
			 Visually inspect the dike of the secondary containment facility for erosion,
			 cracks and deterioration;
(f)
			 Check and record the liquid level of each permanent storage vessel when it
			 contains any product;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-05 - Operations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) During all
			 operations involving the transferring or mixing of liquid fertilizer carried on
			 at a storage facility, a suitable means of containment including, but not
			 limited to, collection pans, pads, and dikes shall be placed under each valve,
			 coupling, and pump located outside a secondary containment facility. Each
			 collection device must be able to contain any foreseeable leaks or spills which
			 may occur during transferring or mixing of liquid fertilizer.
(B) An individual familiar with the operation
			 of the mechanical appurtenances in use at the facility and familiar with the
			 procedures to be used for control and recovery of discharges shall be present
			 during all transfer and mixing operations.
(C) All transfer and mixing operations shall
			 be stopped in the event a discharge occurs and may not be resumed until the
			 cause of the discharge is corrected and all discharges are recovered.
(D) All wash water and rinsates
			 from equipment cleaning and fertilizer handling or any other operation carried
			 on at a storage facility shall be collected using a containment method, device,
			 or structure adequately sized to prevent spillage onto unprotected areas. No
			 collected liquid or material shall be discharged to any watercourse, storm
			 sewer, field tile, or sanitary sewer. All rainwater collected within the diked
			 area must be shown not to be in violation of current water quality standards
			 before it can be disposed of through field tile, sewer, or any watercourse.
(E) All permanent storage vessels
			 which are or will be out of service for more than six months due to
			 deterioration or leaks, or out of service for more than two years for any
			 reason shall be thoroughly cleaned, all hatches shall be left open, and valves
			 and connections shall be severed and sealed.
(F) No permanent storage vessel shall be
			 filled with any liquids other than those which are compatible with the
			 materials used in the construction of the permanent storage vessel nor filled
			 beyond the capacity for which it is designed, taking into account the density
			 of the liquid being stored and thermal expansion during storage.
(G) Non-pressurized nurse tanks shall not be
			 used for storage of liquid fertilizer for more than thirty consecutive days.
(H) No person shall fill or cause
			 to be filled any permanent storage vessel which fails to meet the requirements
			 of Chapter 901:5-2 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-06 - Control and recovery of discharges

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Every owner of a permanent storage
			 vessel:
(1) Shall prepare a written discharge
			 response plan for the storage facility. The operator shall keep the plan
			 current at all times. A copy of the plan shall be kept readily available at the
			 storage facility and at the nearest local office from which the storage
			 facility is administered, and shall be available for inspection and copying by
			 the department. The plan shall include:
(a)
			 The identity and telephone number of the persons or agencies who are to be
			 contacted in the event of a discharge, including persons responsible for the
			 stored fertilizer;
(b) An
			 identification of each type of liquid bulk fertilizer stored at the storage
			 facility;
(c) An identification,
			 by location, of every storage container located at the storage facility, and
			 the type of liquid bulk fertilizer stored in each storage container;
(d) For each type of liquid bulk fertilizer
			 stored at the facility, the procedures to be used in controlling and
			 recovering, or otherwise responding to a discharge;
(e) Procedures to be used in disposing of a
			 recovered discharge;