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...Responsible parties that violate any part of this chapter are subject to the penalties specified in rule 901:12-2 of the Administrative Code. Penalties are assessed based on the classification of the violation as major or minor as defined in rule 901:12-2-1 of the Administrative Code.

...(A) "Minor violations" include actions that violate division 901:12 of the Administrative Code that occur due to neglect or unintentional acts of substandard practices which do not: (1) Place the animal's life in imminent peril; or, (2) Cause protracted disfigurement; or, (3) Cause protracted impairment of health; or, (4) Cause protracted loss or impairment of the function of a limb or bodily organ. (B) "Major v...

...(A) "Minor violations" include actions that violate division 901:12 of the Administrative Code that occur due to neglect or unintentional acts of substandard practices which do not: (1) Place the animal's life in imminent peril; (2) Cause protracted disfigurement; (3) Cause protracted impairment of health; or (4) Cause protracted loss or impairment of the function of a limb or bodily o...

...(A) Livestock housing, handling facilities and equipment must be designed and maintained so as to minimize bruising and injury. (B) When using handling, sorting or other devices to move livestock or for diagnostic evaluation, the devices must be used humanely. (C) When restraint of livestock is required, it must be minimal in degree and duration, and it must minimize the potential for injury. (D) Only hand held ba...

...(A) Livestock housing, handling facilities, and equipment must be designed and maintained so as to minimize bruising and injury. (B) When using handling, sorting, or other devices to move livestock or for diagnostic evaluation, the devices must be used humanely. (C) When restraint of livestock is required, it must be minimal in degree and duration and minimize the potential for injury. (D) ...

...Euthanasia of livestock must be performed under the conditions and using the approved methods pursuant to Chapter 901:12-1 of the Administrative Code.

...(A) Ambulatory disabled livestock must be: (1) Monitored for needed treatment; (2) Transported for treatment or sale; (3) Transported directly to an inspected slaughter plant or a state custom exempt slaughter plant; (4) Slaughtered on the farm pursuant to division 901:2 of the Administrative Code, using an acceptable method of euthanasia pursuant to Chapter 901:12-1 of the Administrative Code; or, (5) Euthaniz...

...(A) Ambulatory disabled livestock must be: (1) Monitored for needed treatment; (2) Transported for treatment or sale; (3) Transported directly to an inspected slaughter plant or a state custom exempt slaughter plant; (4) Slaughtered on the farm pursuant to division 901:2 of the Administrative Code, using an acceptable method of euthanasia pursuant to Chapter 901:12-1 of the Administra...

...(A) Housing must provide a clean and safe environment that promotes the health, welfare and performance of veal calves at all stages of their lives. (B) Lighting must be adequate to observe all calves during inspection; and if natural light is not available, artificial light must be provided for eight hours in every twenty-four hour period of sufficient intensity that calves can observe each other. (C) Individual p...

...(A) Housing must provide a clean and safe environment that promotes the health, welfare, and performance of veal calves at all stages of their lives. (B) Lighting must be adequate to observe all calves during inspection; and if natural light is not available, artificial light must be provided for eight hours in every twenty-four hour period of sufficient intensity that calves can observe each oth...

...(A) The following livestock management procedures are acceptable and, if performed, must be performed in a humane manner: (1) For horn removal, disbudding prior to eruption is permissible without pain management; for dehorning after eruption, pain management must be used; (2) The responsible party in determining the method of castration and use of pain management must take into consideration the...

...(A) The following livestock management procedures are acceptable and, if performed, must be performed in a humane manner: (1) For all horn removal and disbudding pain management must be used; (2) The responsible party in determining the method of castration and use of pain management must take into consideration the animal's age and weight, environmental conditions, and facilities available as w...

...(A) The responsible party must catch, lift and move poultry humanely. (B) Except for paragraph (C) of rule 901:12-3-05 of the Administrative Code, birds can be caught or carried by one or both legs, and are not to be caught, carried or lifted by the head, neck or tail. (C) The following livestock management procedures are acceptable to minimize injury to the birds and, if performed, must be performed in a humane ma...

...(A) The responsible party must catch, lift, and move poultry humanely. (B) Except for paragraph (C) of rule 901:12-3-05 of the Administrative Code, birds can be caught or carried by one or both legs, and are not to be caught, carried, or lifted by the head, neck, or tail. (C) The following livestock management procedures are acceptable to minimize injury to the birds and, if performed, must be p...

...(A) Purpose. Chapter 901:13-1 of the Administrative Code applies to the control of pollutants from areas within the state used for agricultural production, including land being used for the production or keeping of animals or for the production of agricultural crops. Chapter 901:13-1 of the Administrative Code establishes state standards for a level of management and conservation practices in fa...

...(A) Purpose. Chapter 901:13-1 of the Administrative Code applies to the control of pollutants from areas within the state used for agricultural production, including land being used for the production or keeping of animals or for the production of agricultural crops. Chapter 901:13-1 of the Administrative Code establishes state standards for a level of management and conservation practices in ag...

...Each owner, operator, or person responsible for agricultural operations shall prevent pollution caused by sheet and rill erosion. Agricultural operations found by the director or the director's designee to have failed to implement best management practices (BMPs) to prevent sheet and rill erosion and have caused pollution to waters of the state shall apply and maintain conservation practices such that the p...

...(A) Each owner, operator, or person responsible for agricultural operations shall prevent pollution caused by sheet and rill erosion. (B) Agricultural operations found by the director or the director's designee to have failed to implement best management practices to prevent sheet and rill erosion and have caused pollution to waters of the state shall apply and maintain best management practi...

...(A) Each owner, operator, or person responsible for agricultural operations shall prevent pollution caused by wind erosion. (B) Agricultural operations found by the director or the director's designee to have failed to implement best management practices to prevent wind erosion and have caused pollution to waters of the state shall apply and maintain best management practices as outlined in ...

...Cost share monies from the state may be available to assist landowners in installing needed best management practices which abate animal manure pollution, soil erosion or degradation of the waters of the state by soil sediment including pollutants attached thereto. Best management practices specified as eligible for cost sharing must require expenditures that are likely to exceed the economic returns to the...

...(A) Operation and management plans. The district shall approve or disapprove operation and management plans at their regularly scheduled board meetings and shall maintain a record of their actions as part of their meeting minutes. Approved plans shall be signed by the chairman. Plans may also be submitted by the owner or operator to the director for approval. District boards of supervisors may est...

...(A) Operation and management plans. The district shall approve or disapprove operation and management plans at the district's regularly scheduled board meetings and shall maintain a record of their actions as part of their meeting minutes. Approved plans shall be signed by the chairman. Plans may also be submitted by the owner or operator to the director for approval. District boards of supervisor...

...(A) Issuing orders. When the director or the director's designee investigates a complaint and the owner, operator, or person responsible fails to implement a corrective action in accordance with paragraph (C)(6) or (D)(5) of rule 901:13-1-16 of the Administrative Code, the director or the director's designee shall decide if an order will be issued. The director, or the director's designee, may, up...

...(A) Issuing orders. When the director or the director's designee investigates a complaint and the owner, operator, or person responsible fails to implement a corrective action in accordance with paragraph (C)(6) or (D)(5) of rule 901:13-1-16 of the Administrative Code, the director or the director's designee shall decide if an order will be issued. The director, or the director's designee, may, up...

...(A) The director may designate a watershed to be in distress, and thereby set requirements for the storage, handling and land application of manure; and/or the control of the erosion of sediment and substances attached thereto; and associated nutrient management plans for land and operations within the designated watershed boundaries. In evaluating a potential designation, the director may conside...