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...(A) No public or private agency, as defined in section 163.01 of the Revised Code, shall appropriate more than ten acres or ten per cent of an individual property under one ownership and currently used in agricultural production in an agricultural district, whichever is greater, except as provided in this section. No state agency, municipal corporation, county, township, or other political subdivision or taxing autho...

...Upon request, the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative shall provide guidance and technical assistance to owners of land who are seeking enrollment in agricultural security areas and to boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners who receive applications requesting the establishment of agricultural security areas.

...(A) A person that possesses a registered dangerous wild animal in this state on October 1, 2013, that wishes to continue to possess the dangerous wild animal on and after January 1, 2014, and that does not intend to propagate the animal shall apply for a wildlife shelter permit under this section. (B) An applicant for a wildlife shelter permit shall file an application for a permit with the director of agricu...

...(A)(1) A person that possesses a restricted snake in this state prior to January 1, 2014, that wishes to continue to possess the restricted snake on and after that date, and that does not intend to propagate, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer the snake shall obtain a restricted snake possession permit under this section not later than January 1, 2014. (2) A person that acquires a restricted snake in this stat...

...(A) If a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake escapes, the person that possesses the animal or snake immediately shall notify both of the following: (1) The sheriff of the county and the chief law enforcement officer of the township or municipal corporation where the escape occurred; (2) The division of animal health in the department of agriculture by means of the twenty-four-hour telephone number that ...

...(A)(1) The director of agriculture or the director's designee may enter at all reasonable times any premises at which a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake is confined, with the consent of the owner of the premises, for the purpose of determining compliance with this chapter and rules. (2) If the director or the director's designee is denied access to any such premises, and if the director reasonably suspects...

...(A) When retailers favor termination of a marketing program established under this chapter, the propane council shall terminate all operations of the program. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, upon termination of a program, the council shall return any remaining unobligated money to the retailers who paid the assessments levied under section 936.08 of the Revised Code during the immediat...

...The director of agriculture, subject to approval of the terms of the agreement by the Ohio soil and water conservation commission, shall enter into cooperative agreements with the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district desiring to enter into those agreements pursuant to section 940.06 of the Revised Code. The agreements shall be entered into to obtain compliance with rules of the director pertaining to...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person in the western basin shall surface apply manure under any of the following circumstances: (1) On snow-covered or frozen soil; (2) When the top two inches of soil are saturated from precipitation; (3) When the local weather forecast for the application area contains greater than a fifty per cent chance of precipitation exceeding one-half inch in a tw...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Judgment" includes a consent judgment. (2) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property, other than a civil action for damages for a breach of contract or another agreement between persons. (B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, the provisions of Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code apply to soil and wate...

...The board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district may employ assistants and such other employees as it considers necessary and may provide for the payment of the reasonable compensation of such assistants and employees and expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their duties from the special fund established for the district pursuant to section 940.12 of the Revised Code. District employees a...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Receiving employee" means an employee of a soil and water conservation district who receives donated sick leave as authorized by this section. (2) "Donating employee" means an employee of a soil and water conservation district who donates sick leave as authorized by this section. (3) "Paid leave" has the same meaning as in section 124.391 of the Revised Code. (4) "Full-time e...

...(A) When the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district find, by resolution, that the district has personal property, including motor vehicles acquired for the use of district officers, road machinery, equipment, tools, or supplies, that is not needed for public use, or is obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, the board may sell such property at public auction or by sealed bid t...

...(A) Within the limits of funds appropriated to the department of agriculture and the soil and water conservation district assistance fund created in this section, there shall be paid in each calendar year to each soil and water conservation district a matching amount not to exceed one dollar for each one dollar received by a district as follows: (1) In accordance with section 940.12 of the Revised Code; (2) From ta...

...(A) An owner of land that is located in a soil and water conservation district may file a petition with the board of supervisors of the district requesting the construction of a conservation work of improvement. Prior to filing a petition, the petitioner shall consult with the district to discuss the proposed drainage improvement and to determine the proper forms and procedures for filing the petition. (B) The peti...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Nine-element plan" means a strategic implementation plan that a political subdivision, organization, or individual engaged in water quality improvements may utilize to obtain funding through the federal "Clean Water Act," 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., or the great lakes restoration initiative for projects to address nonpoint source pollution. (2) "Organization" means a public or privat...

...(A) The director of agriculture may adopt rules providing: (1) The requirements for qualification of a herd of cattle or bison as a tuberculosis accredited herd; (2) The requirements for qualification of an area as a modified tuberculosis accredited area or an accredited tuberculosis-free area; (3) The requirements for negative test status for animals other than cattle or bison. (B) Whenever ninety per cent of th...

...(A)(1) Application for a license as a dealer or broker shall be made in writing to the department of agriculture. The application shall state the nature of the business, the municipal corporation, township, and county, and the post-office address of the location where the business is to be conducted, the name of any employee authorized to act in the dealer's or broker's behalf, and such additional information as the ...

...(A) Application for a license as a small dealer shall be made in writing to the department of agriculture. The application shall state the nature of the business, the municipal corporation or township, county, and post-office address of the location where the business is to be conducted, the name of any employee who is authorized to act in the small dealer's behalf, and any additional information that the department ...

...Municipal courts, county courts, and courts of common pleas have jurisdiction in cases arising under sections 943.01 to 943.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...(A) The director of agriculture shall record livestock brands and maintain a central registry of brands. The director shall publish a booklet of brands registered pursuant to this section, containing a facsimile of each registered brand and the name and address of the individual to whom it is registered. The director shall update or supplement the booklet at least once annually and shall provide copies of the booklet...

...The person or county, township, city, or village whose law enforcement officer takes an animal running at large in violation of section 951.02 of the Revised Code is entitled to receive from the owner or keeper of the animal the following compensation: (A) For taking and advertising each animal, five dollars; (B) Reasonable expenses actually incurred for keeping each animal. Compensation for taking, advertising, ...

...(A) No person shall engage in the business of disposing of, picking up, rendering, or collecting raw rendering material or transporting the material to a composting facility without a license to do so from the department of agriculture. (B) This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) A farmer who slaughters the farmer's own animals, raised by the farmer on the farmer's own farm, processes the farmer's ...

...(A) As used in this section, "financial transaction device" has the same meaning as in section 301.28 of the Revised Code. (B) A county auditor may establish procedures and take actions that are necessary to allow for either or both of the following: (1) The registration of dogs and kennels under this chapter via the internet; (2) The payment of dog and kennel registration fees under this chapter by financial tran...

...(A) As used in this section: "Animal shelter" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. "Certified officer" means an individual who meets the requirements established under section 4729.534 of the Revised Code. "Chemical capture" means using an anesthetic drug or sedative on a companion animal to do any of the following: (1) Immobilize and capture; (2) Attempt to immobilize and capture...