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...It is the intent of the general assembly to collaborate with organizations representing agriculture, conservation, and the environment and institutions of higher education engaged in water quality research to establish a certification program for farmers that utilize practices designed to minimize impacts to water quality. The director of agriculture shall undertake all actions necessary to ensure that assistance and...

...(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 ...

...All establishments engaged in the operation of commercial slaughtering of livestock as set forth in section 945.01 of the Revised Code shall be open to inspection, as to compliance with sections 945.01 and 945.02 of the Revised Code, at all reasonable times by any duly authorized officer.

...(A) A person who sells livestock branded with a brand shall execute to the purchaser a written bill of sale bearing the signature and residence of the seller, the name and address of the purchaser, the total number of livestock sold, a description of each animal sold as to sex and kind, and identification of the brand and shall give a copy of the bill of sale to each hauler of livestock, other than railroads, to acco...

...(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: (1)(a) "Dangerous dog" means a dog that, without provocation, and subject to division (A)(1)(b) of this section, has done any of the following: (i) Caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person; (ii) Killed another dog; (iii) Been the subject of a third or subsequent violation of division (C) of section 955.22 of the Revised Code. (b) "Dangerous dog" does no...

...e of distress, and preventing dogs from engaging in fights or other objectionable behavior. (F) The costs and fees authorized by this section shall be a valid claim in favor of the county against the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog seized and impounded under sections 955.12, 955.15, and 955.16 of the Revised Code and not redeemed or sold, or against the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog regarding which miscel...

...No person shall obstruct or interfere with anyone lawfully engaged in capturing an unregistered dog or making an examination of a dog wearing a tag.

...(A) When a person who is blind, deaf, or hearing impaired, a person with a mobility impairment, or a trainer of an assistance dog is accompanied by an assistance dog, the person or trainer, as applicable, is entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all public conveyances, hotels, lodging places, all places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, all institutions ...

...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, ...

...All of the following are not required to obtain a license under this chapter or comply with any other requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it: (A) Medical kennels for dogs ; (B) Research kennels for dogs ; (C) Animal shelters for dogs that are operated by a municipal corporation or by a county under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code ; (D) Animal shelters for dogs that are operated by a humane...

...(A) No person shall knowingly do either of the following: (1) Engage in cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another; (2) Use, train, or possess any animal for seizing, detaining, or maltreating a domestic animal. (B) No person shall knowingly do either of the following: (1) Be employed at cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another; (2) Do any of the following regardi...

...(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Promote, engage in, or be employed at dogfighting; (2) Receive money or anything else of value for the admission of another person to a dogfighting event or a place kept for dogfighting; (3) Sell, purchase, possess, or train a dog for dogfighting; (4) Use, train, or possess a dog for seizing, detaining, or maltreating a domestic animal; (5) Pay money ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Animal" means a nonhuman mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, either dead or alive. (2) "Offense" means a violation of this section or an attempt, in violation of section 2923.02 of the Revised Code, to violate this section. (3) "Officer" has the same meaning as in section 959.132 of the Revised Code. (4) "Sexual conduct" means either of the following committed for the purpo...

...(A) If an owner chooses to build a partition fence and the owner of adjoining property does not share in the construction of the fence, the owner building the fence, or a contractor hired by the owner, may enter on the adjoining property for no more than ten feet for the length of the fence to build and maintain in good repair the fence. The owner or contractor building the fence is not guilty of a violation of...

...(A) If either owner fails to build or maintain in good repair the portion of a partition fence assigned to the owner under section 971.09 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees, upon the application of the aggrieved owner, shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder agreeing to furnish the labor and material, and build or maintain the fence according to the specifications proposed by the bo...