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...A general permit to operate shall be effective from the date of issuance for a fixed term not to exceed five years. Holders of certificates of coverage under this permit shall comply with the following specified conditions and limitations. (A) Applicability. "Concentrated animal feeding operation" or "CAFO" has the same meaning as division (F) of section 903.01 of the Revised Code and refers to those operations that...

...(A) Civil penalty rules applicability. For purposes of this rule, facility means concentrated animal feeding operations, concentrated animal feeding facilities, and major concentrated animal feeding facilities. (B) Consolidation. Each and every day of violation of any rule or statute of Chapter 903. of the Revised Code is a separate and distinct offense, and in cases of continuing violations, each day's continuanc...

...(A) Civil penalty rules applicability. This rule applies to concentrated animal feeding facilities, and certified livestock managers. (B) Consolidation. Each and every day of violation of any rule or statute of Chapter 903. of the Revised Code is a separate and distinct offense, and in cases of continuing violations, each day's continuance is a separate and distinct violation unless otherwise determined by the dep...

...(A) Not later than thirty days after public notice of a draft permit, draft permit modification, or a proposed action to deny, suspend, or revoke a permit, any person may file a request for a public meeting. This paragraph does not apply to amended draft actions or to a NPDES permit application where an antidegradation review is required. (B) Public meetings and antidegradation review and NPD...

...As used in divisions 901:3 and 901:11 of the Administrative Code and the materials incorporated under rule 901:11-1-02 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Director" means the director of agriculture or an official, employee, or contractor of the department of agriculture designated by the director of agriculture. (B) "Drug" means: (1) Articles recognized in the official "United States Pharmacopoeia," ...

...As used in divisions 901:3 and 901:11 of the Administrative Code and the materials incorporated under rule 901:11-1-01 to 901:11-1-06 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Director" means the director of agriculture or an official, employee, or contractor of the department of agriculture designated by the director of agriculture. (B) "Drug" means: (1) Articles recognized in the official "United States P...

...(A) Sections 1 to 14 and appendices B to T of the PMO, except as deleted or amended in this chapter, are adopted as rules of the department of agriculture, state of Ohio, and incorporated into this chapter by reference. (B) Whenever used in the materials incorporated into this chapter under paragraph (A) of this rule: (1) "Appendix B" shall be read as "rules 901:11-4-01 to 901:11-4-13 of the ...

...(A) Sections 1 to 14 and appendices B to T of the PMO, except as deleted or amended in this chapter, are adopted as rules of the department of agriculture, state of Ohio, and incorporated into this chapter by reference. (B) Whenever used in the materials incorporated into this chapter under paragraph (A) of this rule: (1) Ellipsis shall refer to the "State of Ohio"; (2) "Ordinance" shall be rea...

...(A) Sections 1 to 14 and appendices B to T of the PMO, except as deleted or amended in this chapter, are adopted as rules of the department of agriculture, state of Ohio, and incorporated into this chapter by reference. (B) Whenever used in the materials incorporated into this chapter under paragraph (A) of this rule: (1) Ellipsis shall refer to the "State of Ohio"; (2) "Ordinance" shall be rea...

...(A) The following components of the PMO are deleted: (1) In Section 1. Definitions, paragraph YY, "Regulatory Agency," is deleted in its entirety; (2) In Section 2. "Adulterated or Misbranded Milk or Milk Products," "Administrative Procedures" and its following "Note" is deleted in its entirety; (3) Section 3. "Permits", is deleted in its entirety. (4) In Section 5. "Inspection of ...

...(A) The following components of the PMO are deleted: (1) In Section 1. Definitions, paragraph YY, "Regulatory Agency," is deleted in its entirety; (2) In Section 2. "Adulterated or Misbranded Milk or Milk Products," "Administrative Procedures" and its following "Note" is deleted in its entirety; (3) Section 3. "Permits", is deleted in its entirety. (4) In Section 5. "Inspection of ...

...(A) Section 5. "Inspection of Dairy Farms and Milk Plants" is amended as follows: (1) The words "the Regulatory Agency shall" wherever used in the section shall be amended to read "the Regulatory Agency may." (2) The words "Appendix B" wherever used in the section shall be amended to read "rule 901:11-4-01 to 901:11-4-13 of the Administrative Code." (B) Section 6. "The Examination of Mi...

...(A) Section 5. "Inspection of Dairy Farms and Milk Plants" is amended as follows: The words "the Regulatory Agency shall" wherever used in the section shall be amended to read "the Regulatory Agency may." (B) Section 6. "The Examination of Milk and/or Milk Products" is amended as follows: (1) In the sixth paragraph of Section 6. the word "shall" is amended to read "may." (2) In the seventh...

...(A) Section 5. "Inspection of Dairy Farms and Milk Plants" is amended as follows: The words "the Regulatory Agency shall" wherever used in the section shall be amended to read "the Regulatory Agency may." (B) Section 6. "The Examination of Milk and/or Milk Products" is amended as follows: (1) In the sixth paragraph of Section 6. the word "shall" is amended to read "may." (2) In the seventh...

...As used in rules 901:11-2-01 to 901:11-2-44 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Cleaned-in-place" and its acronym "CIP" means the procedure by which sanitary pipelines or pieces of dairy equipment are mechanically cleaned in place by circulation. (B) "Dairy farm" and "farm" means a place or premise where one or more lactating animals (cows, goats, sheep, water buffalo, or other hooved mammals) ar...

...(A) Acceptability of raw milk from each producer shall be based on a visual examination for appearance and odor or by an acceptable test procedure for bacterial count, somatic cell count, and drug residue test as specified in rules 901:11-2-03 to 901:11-2-05 of the Administrative Code. (B) The appearance of acceptable raw milk shall be normal and free of excessive coarse sediment. The milk shall ...

...As used in rules 901:11-3-01 to 901:11-3-11 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Critical limit" means the maximum or minimum value to which a physical, biological or chemical parameter must be held to prevent, eliminate or reduce to an acceptable level the occurrence of a food safety hazard. (B) "Critical control point" means a point, step or procedure in food processing at which appropriate meas...

...As used in rules 901:11-3-01 to 901:11-3-09 of the Administrative Code: (A) "21 C.F.R." means Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (April 2023). (B) "Drug" means: (1) Articles recognized in the official United States pharmacopoeia, official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official national formulary; (2) Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, trea...

...(A) Raw milk or milk products intended for use in the manufacturing of frozen desserts shall not be accepted by the manufacturer of frozen desserts unless the milk and milk products meet the following standards at the time of delivery and are maintained by the manufacturer of frozen desserts through pasteurization: (1) Temperature at forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (seven degrees Celsius) or less; ...

...(A) Frozen desserts shall be pasteurized by holding the mixture continuously at or above the following temperatures for not less than the corresponding time: Temperature Time 155 degrees F (69 degrees C) 30 minutes 175 degrees F (80 degrees C) 25 seconds 180 degrees F (83 degrees C) 15 seconds 191 degrees F (89 degrees C) 1.0 second 194 degrees F (90 degrees C) 0.5 second 201 degrees...

...(A) Frozen desserts shall be pasteurized by holding the mixture continuously at or above the following temperatures for not less than the corresponding time: Temperature Time 155 degrees F (69 degrees C) 30 minutes 175 degrees F (80 degrees C) 25 seconds 180 degrees F (83 degrees C) 15 seconds 191 degrees F (89 degrees C) 1.0 second 194 degrees F (90 degrees C) 0.5 second 201 degrees...

...(A) Every frozen dessert manufacturer shall conduct, or have conducted for it, an analysis to determine whether there are food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur in conjunction with the manufacturing of frozen dessert and to identify the critical control points and preventive measures that apply to control those hazards. The analysis shall include food safety hazards which can occu...

...(A) No person located in Ohio shall act as or hold the person's self out as a weigher, sampler, or tester; or milk hauler unless the person holds a valid license or registration issued by the director under section 917.09 of the Revised Code and this rule or resides out-of-state and is licensed by an out-of-state governmental agency. (B) The following categories for each license or registration type are as follows: ...

...(A) All bulk milk transport tanks or conveyances and the related multi-use equipment with which milk or milk products come into contact, shall be constructed at the time of original purchase and be maintained thereafter in accordance with 3-A sanitary standards as those standards and practices are formulated by the cooperative effort of industry and regulatory groups as represented by the dairy industry committee (DI...

...(A) Each weigher, sampler, or tester shall collect a sample from each farm bulk milk tank prior to transferring the milk. The sample shall be collected in the following manner: (1) Pickup and handling practices shall be conducted to prevent contamination of milk contact surfaces and the empty sample containers must be stored to prevent contamination; (2) The milk shall be agitated a sufficient time to obtain a hom...