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...18 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture or his authorized representatives, during daylight hours, shall have access to and egress from any apiary or to any premises, buildings, or any other place, public or private, in which he has reason to believe that bees, including Africanized honey bees, honey, wax, used hives, or used equipment is kept. During the inspection, the director or his representative may ...

...The director of agriculture shall appoint a competent entomologist as state apiarist and such number of deputy state apiarists as are necessary to carry out sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Said state apiarist and deputy state apiarists shall be vested with the powers of police officers in the enforcement of such sections, and shall be furnished with official badges or other insignia of auth...

...sent and concurrence of the director of agriculture, said deputy to serve during the pleasure of said board except as specified in this section. Such deputy shall be paid such salary as the county commissioners determine for each day, or for each half day of inspection work actually done, together with such expenses as are necessarily incurred in the doing of the inspection work. Before the board approves said salary...

...h year, shall file with the director of agriculture a request for the inspection of his apiaries where queen bees are reared. The director shall require all queen rearing apiaries to be inspected at least once each year. If the inspection results in the diagnosis of any serious bee disease or indicates the presence of Africanized honey bees, the owner thereof shall not ship, sell, or give away any queen bees until he...

...t without a permit from the director of agriculture. The permit, or a copy of it, shall accompany any such transfer of ownership. The director may refuse to issue the permit until he finds by inspection that any africanized honey bees are eradicated from and any serious bee diseases are controlled or eradicated from the bees, honeycombs, or used beekeeping equipment. This section does not apply to the transfer of ow...

...other state or country, the director of agriculture may issue a permit authorizing the shipment or movement of the bee colonies or used beekeeping equipment into this state, provided that upon entry the bees or equipment is inspected by the department of agriculture. The cost of the inspection shall be paid upon completion in an amount determined by rule of the director. The inspection fees shall be paid to the direc...

...(A) The removal of any bees, honeycombs, honey, or used beekeeping equipment from any apiary in the state wherein a serious bee disease is known to exist is prohibited until such disease is controlled or eradicated. The removal of any bees, honeycombs, honey, or used beekeeping equipment may be made from any such apiary, under a special permit signed by the state apiarist, when properly safeguarded to prevent dissemi...

...omb hives or domiciles, the director of agriculture shall notify said owner in writing to cease using them. If, after the expiration of one year from receipt of said notice, the owner has failed to cease using said cross-comb hives or domiciles for housing bees, the director may seize and destroy them without remuneration.

...The director of agriculture, in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may revoke any certificate or permit issued under sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code, for cause, including any violation of such sections or nonconformity with any rule or order promulgated under such sections in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Th...

...43 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.

...The director of agriculture may publish an annual report and such other information concerning the inspection of bees, or bee diseases, as he deems necessary to the carrying out of sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code. He shall, from time to time, publish all rules or orders promulgated under such section.

...d Code shall be paid to the director of agriculture, who shall deposit such moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the plant pest program fund created in section 927.54 of the Revised Code.

...ffected by any order of the director of agriculture, or state apiarists, may appeal therefrom to the director within five days of the service of such order upon him setting forth in writing specifically and in full detail the order on which a hearing is desired, and every reason why such order is deemed unreasonable. On receipt of such appeal, the director shall with reasonable promptness order a hearing thereon, an...

...The director of agriculture or his representatives shall prosecute all violations of sections 909.01 to 909.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code, before any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the violation occurs or person accused thereof resides. The complainant shall not be required to give security for costs. The prosecuting attorney of each county, or the attorney general, shall conduct such pro...

...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 section...

...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 thirty dollars for a production capacity of one thousand pounds of bakery product per hour or less and an annual fee of thirty dollars for each one thousand pounds of bakery product per hour capacity, or part thereof, in excess of one thousand pounds of bakery product per hour. A...

...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.