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...or any rule or order of the director of agriculture promulgated under such sections in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...(A)(1) Whoever violates sections 909.03 and 909.10 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (2) Any person who violates division (D) of section 909.10 of the Revised Code also shall not be remunerated for the eradication of his Africanized honey bees. (B) Whoever violates any secti...

...As used in sections 911.01 to 911.20 of the Revised Code, "bakery" means a building or part of a building wherein is carried on the production, preparation, packing, storing, display, or sale to other than the ultimate consumer of bread, stuffed breads, cake, pies, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, noodles, waffle cones, pizza crusts, or other bakery products, whether frozen, fried, deep fried, or partially or completely...

...t owns or operates with the director of agriculture. For the registration, the owner or operator of each bakery shall pay an annual fee of two hundred dollars. Any person who owns or operates a home bakery with only one oven, in a stove of ordinary home kitchen design and located in a home, used for the baking of baked goods to be sold, shall pay a sum of ten dollars annually for registration regardless of the capa...

...A bakery shall be regulated under this chapter and not under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code when the bakery's primary business is wholesale, even if the bakery also sells bakery products at retail on its premises.

...d building inspector, the department of agriculture, or by the board of health of the city or general health district. The inspector, department, or board shall refuse a permit to such bakery if the building and equipment do not comply with sections 911.01 to 911.20 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder. A hearing shall be afforded in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

...Every bakery shall be constructed, drained, lighted, ventilated, maintained in a sanitary condition, and screened against flies. Every bakery shall have plumbing and drainage facilities together with approved wash basins, wash sinks, and toilets or water closets, which shall be kept in a sanitary condition. The toilets or water closets shall be in rooms having no direct connection with any room in which bakery produc...

...No ingredient which is likely to deceive the consumer or which lessens the nutritive value shall be used in any bakery product unless such product is plainly labeled, branded, or tagged, or unless there is a sign making plain to the purchaser or consumer the actual ingredients. In the case of unwrapped bread to be sold by the loaf, such labeling, branding, or tagging shall be placed upon the label provided for by sec...

...The director of agriculture may, by rule, establish such exemptions as may be necessary to facilitate the sale of any accumulated or unsold stocks of wholesome bakery products, and may establish exemptions in other cases not inconsistent with sections 911.01 to 911.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...All bakery products and their ingredients shall be stored, handled, transported, and kept in such manner as to protect them from spoilage, vermin, contamination, disease, and unwholesomeness. No ingredient, or material, including water, shall be used therein which is spoiled or contaminated or which may render the product unwholesome, unfit for food, or injurious to health.

...Boxes or other permanent receptacles or containers for the storing, receiving, or handling of bakery products shall be placed and constructed beyond the reach of contamination from streets, alleys, sidewalks, and animals, and shall be kept sanitary by the dealer.

...All showcases, shelves, and other places where unwrapped bakery products are sold or exposed for sale shall be kept, by the dealer, well covered, properly ventilated, adequately protected from dust, flies, and other contaminating matter, and shall at all times be maintained in a sweet, clean, and wholesome condition.

...The floors, walls, and ceilings of each bakery, the equipment used in the handling or preparation of bakery products or their ingredients, and the boxes, baskets, and the interior of the vehicles and other receptacles in which bakery products are transported shall be kept, by the owner or operator of the bakery or the carrier or distributor of said products, in a sanitary condition and at all times free from dirt, du...

...The director of agriculture may require any person intending to work or working in a bakery to submit to a thorough examination for the purpose of ascertaining whether the person is afflicted with any contagious, infectious, or other disease or physical ailment, which may render employment detrimental to the public health. All such examinations shall be made by a qualified physician licensed under section 4731.14 of ...

...No owner or operator of a bakery shall require or permit any person affected with any contagious, infectious, or other disease or physical ailment which may render employment detrimental to the public health, or any person who refuses to submit to the examination required in section 911.11 of the Revised Code, to work in such bakery.

...Before beginning the work of preparing, mixing, or handling any ingredients used in the production of bakery products, every person engaged in such work shall wash his hands and arms, and, after using toilets or water closets or handling money, every such person shall wash his hands and arms thoroughly and then rinse in clean water. For this purpose the owner or operator of the bakery shall provide sufficient facilit...

...No person shall sit, lie, or lounge or be permitted to sit, lie, or lounge upon any of the tables, shelves, boxes, or other equipment or accessories used in connection with the production, preparation, packing, storing, display, or sale of bakery products. No animals or fowls shall be kept in or permitted to enter any bakery.

...Every bakery shall have a suitable room for the changing and hanging of the wearing apparel of the employees, which shall be separate and apart from the work, storage, and sales rooms, and shall be kept in a sanitary condition.

...If, after inspection, it is found that a bakery is not constructed, maintained, or operated, or the distribution of its products is not conducted, in accordance with sections 911.01 to 911.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code, notice in writing shall be given to the owner or manager, stating the delinquency, and fixing a reasonable time within which the same shall be remedied and providing for a hearing to any party in...

...In case a bakery is unfit for the production and handling of food or dangerous to the health of its employees, the state or city department making the inspection may order the bakery, or such part as may be found so unfit or so dangerous, closed. Any aggrieved person shall have the right to be heard before said department or board and shall also have a right of appeal before or after the execution of such order but w...

...fined as fancy bread by the director of agriculture. Every loaf of bread manufactured for sale, sold, or offered or exposed for sale shall have affixed thereon a visible and legible statement in plain position of the weight of the loaf of bread, and the business name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. In the case of wrapped bread, such information shall be stated on the wrapper of each loaf, and...

...The director of agriculture shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to enforce section 911.18 of the Revised Code, including reasonable tolerances or variations within which all weights shall be kept. The tolerances or variations shall not exceed one ounce per pound under the standard unit for single loaves. The tolerance permitted in the weighing of twenty-five or more loaves shall not exceed one...

...No person shall violate any rule or regulation adopted under sections 911.01 to 911.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...As used in sections 911.31 to 911.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Flour" includes and shall be limited to the foods commonly known in the milling and baking industries as: (1) White flour, also known as wheat flour or plain flour; (2) Bromated flour; (3) Self-rising flour, also known as self-rising white flour or self-rising wheat flour; (4) Phosphated flour, also known as phosphated white flour or phos...

...ificate in such form as the director of agriculture prescribes, certifying that such flour will be: (1) Resold to a distributor, baker, or other processor; (2) Used in the manufacture, mixing, or compounding of flour, white bread, or rolls, enriched to meet sections 911.31 to 911.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code; (3) Used in the manufacture of products other than flour, white bread, or rolls. No purchaser furni...