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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-07 - Required records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The following records shall be prepared
			 and maintained on file at every storage facility, or at the nearest local
			 office from which the storage facility is administered:
(1) A record of all discharges at the storage
			 facility, including the date and time of discharge, the type of liquid bulk
			 fertilizer discharged, the volume of the discharge, the cause of the discharge,
			 any action taken to control or recover the discharge, and the method of
			 disposal of any recovered discharge. The discharge record shall be completed on
			 the day the discharge is discovered and shall be promptly updated to show
			 measures taken to control, recover, use, or dispose of the discharge;
(2) A record of the liquid level
			 of each permanent storage vessel measured in compliance with paragraph
			 (A)(1)(f) of rule
			 901:5-2-04
			 of the Administrative Code;
(3) A
			 record of all repairs and maintenance work performed on each permanent storage
			 vessel and secondary containment facility. The record shall note the date and
			 nature of the repair or maintenance work done.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-08 - Dry fertilizer storage and handling

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Dry fertilizer materials and nonliquid
			 fertilizer shall, if stored for more than thirty days in any calendar year, be
			 stored inside a structure or device having a roof or cover, sidewalls, and a
			 base sufficiently impermeable to prevent contact with precipitation and surface
			 water.
(B) Dry fertilizer
			 materials and nonliquid fertilizer stored for thirty days or less in any
			 calendar year may be stored outdoors provided they are placed on a ground cover
			 sufficiently impermeable to prevent contact with precipitation and surface
			 water and completely covered with a waterproof tarpaulin.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-09 - Existing permanent storage vessels erected on site

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Neither the
			 owner nor any other person shall use a permanent storage vessel erected on site
			 and existing on the effective date of this rule to hold liquid fertilizer
			 unless the provisions of this rule have been complied with.
(B) Owners of existing permanent storage
			 vessels erected on site shall, no later than January 1, 2003, have a baseline
			 inspection done on each vessel by an authorized inspector to determine if the
			 vessels comply with the API 650 standard.
(1)
			 The baseline inspection report for each exsisting permanent storage vessel
			 erected on site that complies with the API 650 standard shall be kept on the
			 property where the vessel is located.
(2) The baseline inspecton report for each
			 exsisting permanent storage vessel erected on site that does not comply with
			 the API 650 standard shall be kept on the property where the vessel is located.
			 The owner shall also notify the department of agriculture of the non-compliance
			 and provide the department with a copy of the baseline inspection report.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-10 - New permanent storage vessels erected on site

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) After January
			 1, 2002, no person shall either erect on site or cause to be erected on site a
			 new permanent storage vessel unless;
(1) It
			 is built to:
(a) The API 650 standard; or
(b) Exceed the API 650 standard.
			 If the vessel is to be built to exceed the API 650 standard, plans and
			 specifications for the vessel shall be submitted to the director prior to
			 installation of the vessel. The plans and specifications submitted under this
			 section shall include documentation prepared by a professional engineer
			 registered under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code of the following:
(i) That the permanent storage vessel to be
			 installed exceeds the API 650 standard; and
(ii) The inspection schedule, protocol, and
			 standards against which the integrity of the permanent storage vessel shall be
			 measured during those inspections over the lifetime of the vessel; and
(iii) The protocol and
			 specifications required for proper repairs to the permanent storage vessel;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-2 - Fertilizer Storage and Handling › Section 901:5-2-11 - Underground piping systems for loading and unloading liquid fertilizer

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The owner or operator of an underground piping system is
				responsible for and shall ensure that all new underground liquid fertilizer
				piping systems comply with this rule and shall maintain all records required by
				paragraph (D) of rule
				901:5-2-07 of
				the Administrative Code.
If the underground piping system is to be used and designed as
				pressure piping without secondary containment, a professional engineer must
				certify, by letter to the department, that the underground piping system as
				designed meets the following requirements:
(A) All underground piping systems in place
			 prior to the effective date of this rule shall be permitted to continue in
			 operation until such time that any underground component of the system requires
			 repair, upgrade, modification or replacement, at which time the entire
			 underground portion of the system shall comply with the requirements of this
			 rule.
(1) All systems, whether existing or
			 new, shall comply with this rule by January 1, 2012.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in rules 901:5-3-01 to
				901:5-3-14
				of the Administrative Code:
(A)
			 'Ammonia" means anhydrous ammonia for use as a fertilizer through a system as
			 defined in paragraph (S) of this rule;
(B) "Approved" means:
(1) Listed by a recognized testing
			 laboratory, or
(2) Recommended by
			 the manufacturer as suitable for use with anhydrous ammonia and so marked, or
(3) Accepted by the director of
			 agriculture;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-02 - Approval of systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person shall:
(1) Construct a new stationary ammonia system
			 before the director of agriculture approves the location and design of the
			 system;
(2) Operate a stationary
			 ammonia system before the director approves the system as to design,
			 construction and operation;
(3)
			 Continue to operate a stationary system after the director determines that
			 continued operation would be a distinct hazard to persons or adjoining
			 property;
(4) Install a used
			 container in a stationary system until he has delivered to the director:
(a) A copy of the manufacturer's data report
			 for the container including the design pressure determined by the ASME code in
			 effect at the time of manufacture and evidence of inspection by an Ohio
			 commission inspector;
(b) A report
			 of inspection made by a representative of the director; and if he deems it
			 necessary,
(c) A report of an
			 approved instrument evaluation of the container made by a qualified inspection
			 firm under the supervision of a representative of the director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-03 - Requirements for new construction and original test of containers (including skid containers)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Containers used with systems covered in
			 rules
			 901:5-3-12
			 to 901:5-13-14 of the Administrative Code shall be registered with the"National
			 Board of Unfired Vessels" and shall be constructed and tested in accordance
			 with the latest edition (and subsequent amendments thereto) of the "Unfired
			 Pressure Vessel Code" of the ASME except that construction under "Table UW 12"
			 at a basic joint efficiency of under eighty per cent is not authorized.
Containers built according to the code do not have to comply
				with paragraphs UG 125 to UG 128, and paragraphs UG 132 and UG 133;
(B) Containers exceeding
			 thirty-six inches in diameter or two hundred fifty gallons capacity shall be
			 constructed to comply with one or more of the following additional
			 requirements:
(1) Shall be stress relieved
			 after fabrication in accordance with the code, or
(2) Cold formed heads, when used, shall be
			 stress relieved, or
(3) Hot formed
			 heads shall be used;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-04 - Markings on containers and systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Container nameplates must be legible,
			 permanently attached to the container and accessible for inspection. Container
			 nameplates shall include markings as prescribed in paragraph (B) unless the
			 container has been issued special permit DOT SP13554 by the United States
			 department of transportation.
(B)
			 Each container covered in rules
			 901:5-3-12
			 to
			 901:5-3-14
			 of the Administrative Code shall be marked as follows:
(1) With a marking which indicates compliance
			 with the rules of the code under which the container is constructed;
(2) With a notation on the container
			 nameplate when the container is designed for underground installation;
(3) With the name and address of
			 the supplier of the container or the trade name of the container and with the
			 date of fabrication;
(4) With the
			 water capacity of the container in pounds at sixty degrees Fahrenheit or
			 gallons, U.S. standard;
(5) With
			 the design pressure in pounds per square inch gage;
(6) With the wall thickness of the shell and
			 heads;
(7) With marking indicating
			 the maximum level to which the container may be filled with liquid anhydrous
			 ammonia at temperatures between twenty degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred
			 degrees Fahrenheit except on containers provided with fixed maximum level
			 indicators, such as fixed length dip tubes, or containers that are filled by
			 weight. Markings shall be in increments of not more than ten degrees
			 Fahrenheit;
(8) With the outside
			 surface area in square feet;
(9)
			 With minimum temperature for which the container is designed;
(10) Marking specified on container shall be
			 on the container itself or on a nameplate permanently affixed thereto;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-05 - Location of containers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Consideration shall be given to the
			 physiological effects of ammonia as well as to adjacent fire hazards in
			 selecting the location for a storage container. Containers shall be located
			 outside of any building or in a building or section thereof especially approved
			 for this purpose;
(B) Containers
			 shall be located at least fifty feet from a dug well or other sources of
			 potable water supply;
(C) The
			 location of permanent storage containers shall be outside densely populated
			 areas;
(D) Container locations
			 shall comply with the following table:
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(E)
			 Storage areas shall be kept free at all times of readily ignitable materials
			 such as, but not limited to, waste, weeds and long dry grass.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-06 - Container appurtenances

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All appurtenances shall be designed for
			 not less than the maximum working pressure of that portion of the system on
			 which they are installed. All appurtenances shall be fabricated from materials
			 proved suitable for anhydrous ammonia service;
(B) All connections to containers except
			 safety relief devices, gaging devices, or those fitted with a no. 54 drill size
			 orifice shall have shut-off valves located as close to the container as
			 practicable;
(C) Excess flow
			 valves where required by these rules shall close automatically at the rated
			 flows of vapor or liquid as specified by the manufacturer. The connections and
			 line including valves and fittings being protected by an excess flow valve
			 shall have a greater capacity than the rated flow of the excess flow valve;
(D) Liquid level gaging devices
			 that require bleeding of the product to the atmosphere and which are so
			 constructed that outward flow will not exceed that passed by a no. 54 drill
			 size opening need not be equipped with excess flow valves;
(E) Openings from container or through
			 fittings attached directly on container to which pressure gage connections are
			 made need not be equipped with excess flow valves if such openings are not
			 larger than no. 54 drill size;
(F)
			 Excess flow and back pressure check valves where required by these rules shall
			 be located inside of the container or at a point outside as close as
			 practicable to where the line enters the container. In the latter case,
			 installation shall be made in such manner that any undue stress beyond the
			 excess flow or back pressure check valve will not cause breakage between the
			 container and the valve;
(G)
			 Excess flow valves shall be designed with a by-pass not to exceed a no. 60
			 drill size opening to allow equalization of pressures;
(H) Shut-off valves provided with an excess
			 flow valve shall be designed for proper installation in a container connection
			 so that the excess flow valve will close should the shut-off valve break;
(I) All excess flow valves shall
			 be plainly and permanently marked with the name or trade-mark of the
			 manufacturer, the catalog number, and the rated capacity.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-07 - Piping, tubing and fittings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All piping, tubing and fittings shall be
			 made of material suitable for anhydrous ammonia service;
(B) All piping, tubing and fittings shall be
			 designed for a pressure not less than the maximum pressure to which they may be
			 subjected in service;
(C) All
			 piping shall be well supported and provision shall be made for expansion and
			 contraction;
(D) Piping used in
			 systems shall be at least ASTM "A-53 Grade B" seamless electric resistance
			 welded. Such pipe shall be at least "Schedule 40" when joints are welded, or
			 welded and flanged. Such pipe shall be at least "Schedule 80" when joints are
			 threaded. Brass, copper, or galvanized steel pipe or tubing shall not be used;
(E) All metal flexible connections
			 for permanent installations shall have a minimum working pressure of two
			 hundred fifty psig (safety factor of four). For temporary installations, hose
			 meeting the requirements of rule
			 901:5-3-08 of
			 the Administrative Code shall be used;
(F) Cast iron fittings shall not be used but
			 this shall not prohibit the use of fittings made specifically for ammonia
			 service of ductile iron such as "Specification ASTM A47" or "ASTMA395";
(G) Provisions shall be made for
			 expansion, contraction, jarring, vibration, and for settling;
(H) Adequate provisions shall be made to
			 protect all exposed piping from physical damage that might result from moving
			 machinery, the presence of automobiles or trucks, chemical corrosion or any
			 other undue strain that may be placed upon the piping;
(I) Joint compounds shall be resistant to
			 ammonia. Teflon ammonia resistant tape can be used;
(J) After assembly, all piping and tubing
			 shall be tested and proved to be free from leaks at a pressure not less than
			 the normal operating pressure of the system.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-08 - Hose specification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Hose used in ammonia service and subject
			 to container pressure shall conform to the joint "Rubber Manufacturers
			 Association" and "The Fertilizer Institute" "Hose Specifications for Anhydrous
			 Ammonia" "Standard No. M-5";
(B)
			 Hose subject to container pressure shall be designed for a minimum working
			 pressure of three hundred fifty psig and a minimum burst pressure of one
			 thousand seven hundred fifty psig. Hose assemblies, when made up, shall be
			 capable of withstanding a test pressure of five hundred psig;
(C) Hose and hose connections located on the
			 low pressure side of flow control or pressure reducing valves on devices
			 discharging to atmospheric pressure shall be designed for the maximum low side
			 working pressure. All connections shall be designed, constructed, and installed
			 so that there will be no leakage when connected;
(D) Where liquid transfer hose is not drained
			 of liquid upon completion of transfer operations, such hose shall be equipped
			 with an approved shut-off valve at the discharge end.
(E) On all hose one-half inch outside
			 diameter and larger, used for the transfer of anhydrous ammonia liquid or
			 vapor, there shall be etched, cast, or impressed at no less than five-foot
			 intervals the following information:
"Anhydrous Ammonia"
xxx psig (Maximum working pressure)
Manufacturer's Name or Trademark
Year of Manufacture
(F) All hose shall be replaced five years
			 after date of manufacture or after evidence of damage.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-10 - Safety

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Personnel
			 required to handle ammonia shall be trained in safe operating practices and the
			 proper action to take in the event of emergencies. Personnel shall be
			 instructed to use the equipment listed in paragraph (C) in the event of an
			 emergency.
(B) If a leak occurs in
			 an ammonia system, the personnel trained for and designated to act in such
			 emergencies shall:
(1) See that persons not
			 required to deal with an emergency are evacuated from the contaminated area;
(2) Put on a suitable gas mask;
(3) Wear gauntlet type plastic or
			 rubber gloves and wear plastic or rubber suits in heavily contaminated
			 atmospheres;
(4) Shut off the
			 appropriate valves and take all feasible measures to resist the flow of
			 ammonia;
(5) Seek professional
			 assistance, such as a fire department, when necessary to control and/or stop an
			 anhydrous ammonia leak.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-11 - Filling and transfer to systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Filling densities
(1) The filling densities of containers shall
			 not exceed the following:
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(2)
			 If containers are to be filled according to liquid level by any gaging method
			 other than a fixed length dip tube gage, each container should have a
			 thermometer well so that the internal liquid temperature can be easily
			 determined and the amount of liquid and vapor in the container corrected to a
			 sixty degrees Fahrenheit basis.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-12 - Systems utilizing stationary, pier-mounted or skid-mounted storage

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Container
			 valves and accessories, filling and discharge connections
(1) Each filling connection shall be provided
			 with combination back-pressure check valve and excess flow valve; one double or
			 two single back-pressure check valves; or a positive shut-off valve in
			 conjunction with either an internal back-pressure check valve or an internal
			 excess flow valve.
(2) All vapor
			 and liquid connections, except safety-relief valves and those specifically
			 exempt in rule
			 901:5-3-06
			 of the Administrative Code shall be equipped with approved excess flow valves;
			 or in lieu thereof, may be fitted with approved quick-closing internal valves
			 which, except during operating periods, shall remain closed.
(3) Each storage container shall be provided
			 with a pressure gage graduated from zero to four hundred psig. Gages shall be
			 designated for use in ammonia service.
(4) All containers shall be equipped with an
			 approved vapor return valve.
(5)
			 All containers shall be equipped with a fixed maximum liquid level gage.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-13 - Systems mounted on farm equipment for the delivery of ammonia

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Design and
			 construction of containers
Containers shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
				rule
				901:5-3-03
				of the Administrative Code;
(B) Mounting containers
(1) A suitable "stop" or "stops" shall be
			 mounted on farm equipment or on the container in such a way that the container
			 shall not be dislodged from its mounting due to the farm equipment coming to a
			 sudden stop. Back slippage shall also be prevented by proper methods;
(2) A suitable "hold-down" device
			 shall be provided which will anchor the container to the farm equipment at one
			 or more places on each side of the container;
(3) When containers are mounted on four-wheel
			 farm equipment, care shall be taken to insure that the weight is distributed
			 evenly over both axles;
(4) When
			 the cradle and the container are not welded together, suitable material shall
			 be used between them to eliminate metal-to-metal friction.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-3 - Stationary Ammonia Systems › Section 901:5-3-14 - Systems mounted on farm equipment for the application of ammonia

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Design and
			 construction of containers
The minimum design and construction for containers shall be in
				accordance with rule
				901:5-3-03
				of the Administrative Code.
(B) Mounting of containers
All containers shall be securely mounted.
(C) Container valves and appurtenances
(1) Each container shall have a fixed maximum
			 liquid level gage;
(2) The filling
			 connection shall be fitted with combination back-pressure check valve and
			 excess flow valve; one double or two single back-pressure check valves; or a
			 position shut-off valve in conjunction with either an internal back-pressure
			 valve or an internal excess-flow valve;
(3) An excess-flow valve is not required in
			 the vapor connection, provided the controlling orifice is not in excess of
			 seven-sixteenths of an inch in diameter and the valve is a hand-operated
			 (attached hand wheel or equivalent) shut-off valve. To assist in filling
			 applicator tanks, it is permissible to bleed vapors to the open air, providing
			 the preceding requirements are met;
(4) Metering devices may be connected
			 directly to the tank withdrawal valve. A union type connection is permissible
			 between the tank valve and metering device. Remote mounting of metering devices
			 is permissible using hose which meets with the specifications required by rule
			 901:5-3-08 of
			 the Administrative Code. When the applicator tank is trailed and the metering
			 device is remotely mounted, such as on the tractor tool bar, an automatic
			 break-a-way type, self-closing, coupling must be used;
(5) No excess-flow valve is required in the
			 liquid withdrawal line provided the controlling orifice between the contents of
			 the container and the outlet of the shut-off valve does not exceed
			 seven-sixteenths of an inch in diameter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-4 - Fertilizer Applicators › Section 901:5-4-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 "Agricultural nutrient training" means the educational
			 programs which satisfy the requirements of rule
			 901:5-4-03
			 of the Administrative Code and which have been approved by the
			 director.
(B)
								 "Agricultural production" means the cultivation,
			 primarily for sale, of plants or any parts of plants on more than fifty acres.
			 "Agricultural production" does not include the use of start-up fertilizer
			 applied through a planter.
(C)
								 "Applicator"
			 means an individual who has applied fertilizer.
(D)
								 "Certificate
			 Holder" means a person who has been certified to apply fertilizer under section
			 905.321 of the Revised Code and
			 rules adopted in this chapter.
(E)
								 "Director" means
			 the director of the Ohio department of agriculture or an authorized
			 representative thereof.
(F)
								 "Department" means the Ohio department of
			 agriculture.
(G)
								 "Farm operator" means a person who owns, leases,
			 rents, or otherwise controls the land which has had fertilizer applied to
			 it.
(H)
								 "Fertilizer" means any substance containing nitrogen,
			 phosphorus, or potassium or any recognized plant nutrient element or compound,
			 which is used for its plant nutrient content or for compounding mixed
			 fertilizers. Fertilizer does not include lime, limestone, marl, unground bone,
			 water, residual farm products, and animal and vegetable manures unless mixed
			 with fertilizer materials or distributed with a guaranteed
			 analysis.
(I)
								 "Fertilizer application records" means the records
			 required to be created and maintained in accordance with paragraph (A) of rule
			 901:5-4-04 of the
			 administrative code.
(J)
								 "Fertilizer certificate" means the certificate issued
			 to a person who has been certified to apply fertilizer by the Ohio department
			 of agriculture under Chapter 905. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted
			 under this chapter.
(K)
								 "Immediate family member" means an individual's
			 spouse, parents, children, grandparents, siblings, grandchildren, brother-
			 in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law,
			 father-in-law, step-parents, step-children, step-siblings, or a legal
			 guardian.
(L)
								 "Under the instructions and control" means that a
			 certificate holder has instructed an applicator as to when, where, and how to
			 apply fertilizer and is located within twenty-five miles distance or two hours
			 time from the applicator at the time of application of
			 fertilizer.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-4 - Fertilizer Applicators › Section 901:5-4-02 - Fertilizer applicator certification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Beginning September 30, 2017, no person
			 shall apply fertilizer for the purposes of agricultural production unless
			 either of the following applies:
(1) That
			 person has been issued a fertilizer certificate by the director; or
(2) That person is acting under the
			 instructions and control of a certificate holder and is either:
(a) An immediate family member of the
			 certificate holder; or
(b) An
			 individual employed by
										 the same business or farm
			 
										as
			 the certificate holder .
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-4 - Fertilizer Applicators › Section 901:5-4-03 - Education requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each applicant for a fertilizer
			 certificate shall successfully complete a department approved agricultural
			 nutrient training course which, at a minimum, educates the applicant on the
			 following:
(1) The proper times to apply
			 fertilizer, including time of day and time of season;
(2) The proper place to apply
			 fertilizer;
(3) The form of
			 fertilizer that should be applied;
(4) The proper amount of fertilizer to be
			 applied;
(5) The storage and
			 handling of fertilizer; and
(6) The
			 proper fertilizer application techniques.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-4 - Fertilizer Applicators › Section 901:5-4-04 - Recordkeeping

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All fertilizer
			 certificate holders shall maintain fertilizer application records. For each
			 application of fertilizer applied for the primary purpose of agricultural
			 production, the certificate holder or the applicator acting under their
			 instructions and control shall document the following information within
			 twenty-four hours of application:
(1) The
			 date of the application of fertilizer;
(2) The place of application of
			 fertilizer;
(3)
									 The number of acres applied;
(4)
			 The rate of application of fertilizer;
(5)
									 The total amount
			 of fertilizer applied, by weight or volume;
(6) An analysis of the
			 fertilizer applied;
(7) The name of the individual
			 
									who
			 applied the fertilizer;
(8) The name of the
			 certificate holder, if applicable;
(9) The soil
			 conditions at the time of the application;
(10) The type of
			 application method (soil injected, incorporated, surface,
			 etc..);
(11) The weather
			 conditions at the time of application, including temperature and
			 precipitation;
(12) The weather forecast for the day following
			 application; and
(13) For surface application only, whether the land at
			 the time of application was frozen and/or snow covered.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-4 - Fertilizer Applicators › Section 901:5-4-05 - Criteria for decision-making

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The director may deny, suspend, or
				revoke a fertilizer applicator certificate if the certificate holder or
				certificate applicant has:
(A)
								 Provided false or misleading information on the
			 application for or renewal application of the fertilizer applicator
			 certificate;
(B)
								 Failed to provide the fee as required in paragraph (D)
			 of rule
			 901:5-4-02
			 of the Administrative Code;
(C)
								 Failed to
			 complete the fertilizer applicator education course as outlined in rule
			 901:5-4-03
			 of the Administrative Code;
(D)
								 Recklessly
			 applied fertilizer in such a manner that an emergency exists that presents a
			 clear and present danger to human or animal health;
(E)
								 Failed to
			 maintain records as required in rule
			 901:5-4-04 of the
			 Administrative Code; and
(F)
								 A history of violations of the rules of this
			 chapter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-4 - Fertilizer Applicators › Section 901:5-4-06 - Annual tonnage report

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As required in section
				905.36 of the Revised Code all
				licensees and registrants shall file their annual tonnage report on or before
				the thirtieth day of November of each calendar year on a form prescribed by the
				director of agriculture.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-4 - Fertilizer Applicators › Section 901:5-4-07 - Civil penalties

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Minor violations
			 are events of noncompliance with section
			 905.326 of the Revised Code that
			 occur only when all of the following parameters are met:
(1)
									The nutrient
			 value of the fertilizer application is less than ten thousand pounds of
			 nitrogen or six thousand pounds of phosphorous;
(2)
									The fertilizer
			 application does not pose a significant risk of harm to public health or the
			 environment; and
(3)
									The fertilizer application has not resulted in any
			 discharge of fertilizer that enters the water of the state.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-5 - Agricultural Liming Material › Section 901:5-5-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When used in applying for licenses to manufacture, sell, or distribute agricultural liming material or in
				advertisements, labels, or
				 invoices for such materials:
(A) "Calcitic limestone" means a product
			 composed chiefly of calcium carbonate with lesser amounts of magnesium
			 carbonate.
(B)
								"Director" or "director of agriculture" means the
			 director of the Ohio department of agriculture or his/her
			 designee.
(C) "Dolomitic limestone" means a product composed
			 chiefly of carbonates of calcium and magnesium in unimolal
			 proportions.
(D) "Marl" means a granular or loosely consolidated
			 earthy material composed largely of shell fragments and calcium
			 carbonate.
(E) The "carbonate form" of agricultural liming
			 material means the product resulting from the grinding or the crushing of
			 calcitic or dolomitic limestone.
(F) The "hydrate form"
			 of agricultural liming material means the product composed chiefly of calcium
			 and magnesium hydroxides.
(G) The "oxide form"
			 of agricultural liming material means the product resulting from burning
			 calcitic or dolomitic limestone, is composed chiefly of calcium oxide with
			 lesser amounts of magnesium oxide, and is commonly called "burned
			 lime."
(H) The "silicate form" of agricultural liming
			 material means the fused product composed chiefly of calcium and magnesium
			 silicates, and is commonly called "slag."
(1)
			 "Air cooled slag" means the material resulting from solidification of molten
			 slag under atmospheric conditions.
(2) "Granulated slag" means the glassy
			 granular material formed when molten slag is rapidly chilled, as by immersion
			 in water.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-5 - Agricultural Liming Material › Section 901:5-5-02 - Tolerances

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Agricultural liming material is mislabeled if the director of
				agriculture determines after analysis
				that:
(A) The total neutralizing power
			 of the agricultural liming material is more than 
								five percentage
			 
								points
			 below the guaranteed neutralizing power; or
(B) The sum of the percentages of calcium and
			 magnesium is more than 
								five percentage 
								points below
			 the sum of the guaranteed percentages for calcium and magnesium; or
(C) The amount of material which passes
			 through any sieve size is more than 
								five percentage 
								points below
			 the percentage guaranteed for that sieve size.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-5 - Agricultural Liming Material › Section 901:5-5-04 - Sampling

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								When samples are collected, samples must be taken
								 which represent an average of all parts in a given lot of bulk
			 agricultural liming material and shall avoid surface material, modified or
			 contaminated material, or material from the bottom of the pile of such
			 material.
(B) The director shall
			 not take samples from broken or damaged bags of agricultural liming
			 material.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-7 - Commercial Feeds › Section 901:5-7-01 - Incorporate by reference

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The Ohio
			 department of agriculture hereby adopts, by reference, the following from the
			 "Association of American Feed Control Officials" (AAFCO):
A copy is available at
www.aafco.org/resources/official-publication
(1)
									Chapter 4 to
			 chapter 6 of the "Official Publication" (2024 edition); and
(2)
									AAFCO "Feed
			 Inspector's Manual" (2020 edition).
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-7 - Commercial Feeds › Section 901:5-7-02 - Exemptions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Pursuant to rule
				901:5-7-01 of the
				Administrative Code and under the authority of division (C) of section
				923.41 of the Revised Code, the
				following commodities, when not mixed with other materials, are exempt from the
				definitions of commercial feed: raw meat, raw poultry, raw animal organs, raw
				animal glands, raw vegetables, raw fruits, goat milk, hay, straw, stover,
				silage, cobs, husks, and hulls, provided that those commodities and substances
				are not adulterated within the meaning of divisions (A) to (F) of section
				923.48 of the Revised
				Code.
Replaces: 901:5-7-02
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-7 - Commercial Feeds › Section 901:5-7-05 - Maintenance requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For the manufacture, distribution, and storage of commercial
				and customer-formula feeds, the following shall apply:
(A) Housekeeping is to be adequate
			 to prevent contamination or adulteration of feeds and to minimize vermin/pest
			 infestation. When housekeeping is not adequate to prevent contamination or
			 adulteration of feeds, the director of agriculture may invoke a part of or all
			 of section 3715.01 and sections
			 3715.52 to
			 3715.72 of the Revised Code to
			 ensure compliance.
(B) Scales used
			 for the manufacture of feed shall:
(1)
									Have sufficient
			 capacity and dimensions to efficiently and accurately weigh feed and feed
			 ingredients; and
(2)
									Be tested and sealed at least once annually by one of
			 the following:
(a)
										Ohio department of agriculture weights and measures
			 division;
(b)
										County weights and measures division;
			 or
(c)
										Ohio registered service person or
			 company.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-7 - Commercial Feeds › Section 901:5-7-07 - Labels

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All information on labels required by section
				923.43 of the Revised Code
				and Chapter 901:5-7 of the Administrative Code, adopted thereunder, shall be
				legible, and clearly visible.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-7 - Commercial Feeds › Section 901:5-7-08 - Exempt buyer

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
To be an exempt buyer, one must be an
								Ohio
				commercial feed manufacturer within Ohio and distribute commercial feeds or feed ingredients
				. The director, or his representative,
				 may grant exemption to those who apply and qualify
								.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-7 - Commercial Feeds › Section 901:5-7-10 - Bulk labeling and storage

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person shall transport, distribute, or
			 store bulk feed and feed ingredients unless the product(s) are labeled with the
			 requirements in section 923.43 of the Revised Code.
(B) All purchasers of bulk commercial feed
			 and all transport vehicles of bulk commercial feed shall be provided a label as
			 described in paragraph (A) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-7 - Commercial Feeds › Section 901:5-7-22 - Glucosamine; chondroitin; hyaluronan; methylsulfonylmethane and cannabidiol's in animal feed

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Labeling products containing glucosamine (hydrochloride or sulfate)
			 chrondroitin, hyaluronan and methylsulfonylmethane must follow Ohio commercial
			 feed law labeling requirements.
(B)
			 The amount of the ingredient(s) present must be guaranteed by a guaranteed
			 analysis. Guarantees
are to be
				expressed as a minimum quantity in units consistent with the feeding
				directions.
(C) The
			 ingredient guarantee(s) must be denoted with an asterisk.
(D) The following qualifying statement must
			 appear immediately after the last guarantee and  be in the same size and type as the guarantee:
(1) For dog and cat feed(s): *Not recognized
			 as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO as a food nutrient.
(2) For equine, specialty pet and other
			 specie feed(s): *Not recognized as an essential dietary nutrient.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-11 - Pesticides › Section 901:5-11-02 - Trained servicepersons, safety and restrictions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Trained
			 servicepersons.
(1) No employee shall act as
			 a trained serviceperson unless, before the employee's first occupational
			 exposure to pesticides, the employee has:
(a)
			 Read the Ohio department of agriculture manual "Safety Training Guide for
			 Trained Servicepersons," or
(b)
			 Completed an employer sponsored training program which provides training
			 equivalent to that provided in the manual.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-11 - Pesticides › Section 901:5-11-03 - Pesticide business license and registered locations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The initial and
			 renewal fee for each pesticide business license and registered location shall
			 be thirty-five dollars per licensing period. This fee is non-refundable. If an
			 application for license renewal is not postmarked prior to the expiration of
			 the current licensing period as established in paragraph (B) of this rule, this
			 fee shall be increased by fifty per cent.
(B) The licensing period for pesticide
			 businesses shall commence on the first day of October of each year and expire
			 on the last day of September of the following year.
(C) An applicant shall be issued a pesticide
			 business license if the applicant has satisfied the licensing requirements set
			 out in Chapter 921. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder, and
			 the following have been received by the director:
(1) A completed formal application listing
			 the headquarters of the pesticide business and each registered location;
(2) Proof of financial
			 responsibility as required by paragraph (E) of rule
			 901:5-11-07
			 of the Administrative Code. For a license renewal, failure to provide
			 acceptable proof of financial responsibility prior to the first day of October
			 of each year shall cause the fee to be increased by fifty per cent in
			 accordance with paragraph (A) of this rule; and
(3) The fee as set out in paragraph (A) of
			 this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-11 - Pesticides › Section 901:5-11-04 - Commercial applicator license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The initial and renewal fee for a
			 commercial applicator license shall be thirty-five dollars per licensing
			 period. This fee is non-refundable. If an application for license renewal is
			 not postmarked prior to the expiration of the current licensing period as
			 established in paragraph (B) of this rule, this fee shall be increased by fifty
			 per cent.
(B) The licensing period
			 for commercial applicators shall commence on the first day of October of each
			 year and expire on the last day of September of the following year.
(C) An applicant shall be issued a commercial
			 applicator license if the applicant has satisfied the licensing requirements
			 set out in Chapter 921. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder,
			 and the following have been received by the director:
(1) A completed formal application;
(2) Demonstration that the applicant
			 possesses the adequate knowledge and competence to apply pesticides and conduct
			 diagnostic inspections within the pesticide use categories for which the
			 applicant seeks licensure, as set forth in rule
			 901:5-11-08
			 of the Administrative Code; and
(3)
			 The fee as set forth in paragraph (A) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-11 - Pesticides › Section 901:5-11-05 - Private applicator license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The initial and renewal fee for a private
			 applicator license is thirty dollars per licensing period.
(B) The licensing period for private
			 applicators shall commence on the first day of April and shall expire on the
			 last day of March of the third year following issuance of the
			 license.
(C)
								An applicant
			 shall be issued a private applicator license if the applicant has satisfied the
			 licensing requirements set out in Chapter 921. of the Revised Code and the
			 rules adopted thereunder, and the following have been received by the director:
(1) A completed formal application;
(2) Demonstration that the applicant
			 possesses the adequate knowledge and competence to apply pesticides within the
			 pesticide use categories for which the applicant seeks licensure, as set forth
			 in rule
			 901:5-11-08
			 of the Administrative Code; and
(3)
			 The fee as set forth in paragraph (A) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-11 - Pesticides › Section 901:5-11-06 - Pesticide dealer license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The initial and renewal fee for a
			 pesticide dealer license shall be thirty-five dollars per licensing period.
			 This fee is non-refundable.
(B)
			 The licensing period for pesticide dealers shall commence on the first day of
			 October of each year and expire on the last day of September of the following
			 year.
(C) An applicant shall be
			 issued a pesticide dealer license if the applicant has satisfied the licensing
			 requirements set out in Chapter 921. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted
			 thereunder, and the following have been received by the director:
(1) A completed formal application; and
(2) The fee as set forth in
			 paragraph (A) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:5 - Plant Industry › Chapter 901:5-11 - Pesticides › Section 901:5-11-07 - Financial responsibility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Applicability.
(1) Paragraph (B) of this rule shall apply to
			 all pesticide businesses, except pesticide businesses whose activities are
			 limited to:
(a) Conducting wood-destroying
			 insect diagnostic inspections;
(b)
			 Application of boat antifoulants;
(c) Seed treatment; or
(d) Those performed as a pesticide
			 solicitor.