Ohio Revised Code Search

...(A) The director of agriculture shall annually review the debits of and credits to the agricultural commodity depositors fund created in section 926.16 of the Revised Code and shall make any adjustments in the fee required under that section that are necessary to maintain the fund within the limits established under this section. Not later than the first day of March of each year, the director shall determine t...

...(A) Upon receipt of any shipment of an agricultural commodity from a depositor or a depositor's agent, either for sale or for storage under a bailment agreement, the licensed handler shall cause a representative sample to be drawn for testing by an agricultural commodity tester to determine the quality of the commodity. At the request of the depositor or the depositor's agent, the tester shall immediately test ...

...To effect the purpose of sections 927.51 to 927.73 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative may: (A) Make reasonable inspection of any premises in this state and any property therein or thereon; (B) Stop and inspect in a reasonable manner, any means of conveyance moving within this state upon probable cause to believe it contains or carries any pest, host, c...

...course, floodway, creek, run, or river; changing the course, location, or terminus thereof; or constructing a levee, wall, embankment, jetty, dike, dam, sluice, revetment, reservoir, holding basin, control gate, breakwater, or other structure for the control of water; (2) A description, including location, of the course and termini of the proposed improvement and the branches, spurs, or laterals, if any are petitio...

...(A) On the date established for the hearing, the board of county commissioners shall conduct the hearing by doing both of the following: (1) Presenting the project design, construction plans, schedule of damages, cost estimates, and estimated assessments for the proposed improvement as submitted by the board of supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district; (2) Hear any comments offered by an...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Dangerously contagious or infectious disease" means any disease, including any foreign animal disease, or vector, that the director of agriculture, in the director's sound discretion, determines to be of harmful effect on the animal or poultry industry or the public health and to be capable of transmission by any means from a carrier animal to a human or to another animal. (B) "Disease...

...As used in this chapter: "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian accredited by the United States department of agriculture. "Adult dog" means a dog that is twelve months of age or older. "Animal rescue for dogs" means an individual or organization recognized by the director of agriculture that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs and that is dedicated to the welfare, health, safety, and protection of dogs, ...

...(A) No person shall: (1) Torture an animal, deprive one of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, or impound or confine an animal without supplying it during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of good wholesome food and water; (2) Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during such confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow, or excessive direc...

...Not later than November 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the director of agriculture shall submit a detailed financial report to the speaker of the house of representatives and to the president of the senate that includes all of the following information: (A) The revenue from fees collected under section 993.04 of the Revised Code and any other revenue collected for the amusement ride safety program during the tw...