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...This rule applies to operations defined as concentrated animal feeding operations under division (F) of section 903.01 of the Revised Code and includes the following animals: mature dairy cows, either milking or dry; cattle other than mature dairy cows or veal calves. Cattle other than mature dairy cows includes but is not limited to heifers, steers, and bulls. This rule does not apply to such concentrated animal fee...

...This rule applies to discharges resulting from the production areas at dry lot and wet lot duck concentrated animal feeding operations. This rule does not apply to such concentrated animal feeding operations with less than the following capacities: five thousand ducks. (A) Definitions (1) Dry lot means a facility for raising ducks in confinement with a dry litter floor cover and no access to swimming areas. (2) We...

...(A) This rule applies to discharges resulting from the production areas at dry lot and wet lot duck concentrated animal feeding operations. This rule does not apply to such concentrated animal feeding operations with less than the following capacities: five thousand ducks. (B) Definitions (1) "Dry lot" means a facility for raising ducks in confinement with a dry litter floor cover and no access to swimming areas. ...

...This rule applies to operations defined as concentrated animal feeding operations and includes the following animals: swine; chickens; turkeys; and veal calves. This rule does not apply to such operations with less than the following capacities: two thousand five hundred swine each weighing fifty-five pounds or more; ten thousand swine each weighing less than fifty-five pounds; thirty thousand laying hens or broilers...

...(A) This rule applies to operations defined as concentrated animal feeding operations and includes the following animals: swine; chickens; turkeys; and veal calves. This rule does not apply to such operations with less than the following capacities: two thousand five hundred swine each weighing fifty-five pounds or more; ten thousand swine each weighing less than fifty-five pounds; thirty thousand...

...(A) The following terms and conditions are applicable to NPDES permits. The owner or operator shall comply with all terms and conditions of the NPDES permit. (B) Duty to mitigate. The owner or operator shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge or disposal in violation of the permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment...

...(A) The following terms and conditions are applicable to "NPDES" permits. The permittee shall comply with all terms and conditions of the "NPDES" permit. (B) Duty to mitigate. The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge or disposal in violation of the permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment. This permi...

...(A) An owner or operator requesting to be covered by a general permit to operate shall submit a notice of intent. (B) Notices of intent shall be filed on forms approved by the director and, where applicable to a NPDES operation, shall be considered and processed as an application for coverage under a NPDES permit. (C) Notices of intent shall contain: (1) The general permit to operate category under which the appli...

...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) Applicability. This rule applies to public notices for the issuance of or proposed actions to deny, suspend, modify, or revoke permits to install, permits to operate, and NPDES permits. This rule applies to the issuance of final orders pursuant to section 903.17 of the Revised Code. In addition, this rule applies to public notices for the receipt of applications for NPDES permits including not...

...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 ...

...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 ...

...(A) Utensils, milk cans, milking machines, pipeline systems, and other equipment used in the handling of milk shall be maintained in good condition, shall be free from rust, open seams, milkstone, or any unsanitary condition, and shall be washed, rinsed, and drained after each milking, stored in suitable facilities, and sanitized immediately before use with at least fifty parts per million chlorin...

...(A) The water supply for the plant shall be properly located, protected, and operated and shall be easily accessible, ample, and of safe, sanitary quality for the cleaning of utensils and equipment: (1) There shall be an ample supply of safe hot and cold water. Adequate facilities shall be provided for proper distribution of water throughout the plant and the water shall be protected against ...

...(A) All equipment and utensils used for the processing of milk and manufacturing of dairy products shall be constructed in a manner to be readily demountable when necessary for cleaning, sanitizing, and inspection. The product contact surfaces of all utensils and equipment shall be constructed of stainless steal or of other equally corrosion-resistant material. Nonmetallic parts, other than glass,...

...(A) Equipment and facilities: (1) Milk cans used in transporting milk from the dairy farm to the plant shall meet the requirements of utensils and equipment as specified in rule 901:11-2-15 of the Administrative Code. (2) New farm bulk tanks shall meet the 3-A sanitary standards for construction and shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the director. (B) Transporting mil...