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...inister grants and loans using moneys from the federal government and other sources, public or private, for carrying out any of the director's functions. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the eligibility of owners or operators of animal feeding facilities or other agricultural enterprises to receive moneys from the water pollution control loan fund established under section 6111.036 of the Revised C...

...ntative may apply for and the court of common pleas having jurisdiction may issue an appropriate warrant. (B) No person to whom a permit has been issued under this chapter shall refuse entry to the director or the director's authorized representative or purposely hinder or thwart the director or the director's authorized representative in the exercise of any authority granted under division (A) of this section.

...entrated animal feeding facility is in compliance with best management practices established in the installation permit or permit to operate issued for the concentrated animal feeding facility and the agricultural activities do not violate federal, state, and local laws governing nuisances.

... shall pay the arbitrator a reasonable compensation based on the extent and duration of actual service rendered. The cost of the arbitrator's services shall be divided proportionately among the parties. If the decision reached by the arbitrator is not accepted by all parties to the dispute, the complaining parties may file a civil action and the claim shall proceed as if it had not been submitted to nonbinding arbit...

...director of agriculture regarding a concentrated animal feeding facility or the discharge of a pollutant from an animal feeding operation. The complaint may be made orally or in writing. If the complaint is made in writing, it shall be signed by the person making it and dated. (B) After receiving a written, signed, and dated complaint, the director shall, or after receiving an oral complaint the director may...

...ke to correct the deficiencies, and the time period within which the owner or operator must correct the deficiencies and attain compliance. (2) After the time period specified in the notice has elapsed, the director or the director's duly authorized representative has inspected the concentrated animal feeding facility, determined that the owner or operator is still not in compliance, and issued a notice of an adjudi...

...ke to correct the deficiencies, and the time period within which the owner or operator must correct the deficiencies and attain compliance. (2) After the time period specified in the notice has elapsed, the director or the director's duly authorized representative has inspected the animal feeding operation, determined that the owner or operator is still not in compliance, and issued a notice of violation to require ...

... take effect immediately. A person to whom the order is directed shall comply immediately, but on application to the director shall be afforded an adjudication hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as soon as possible and not later than thirty days after application. On the basis of the hearing, the director shall continue the order in effect, revoke it, or modify it. The director's order is ap...

...d Code, all money collected from civil penalties under sections 903.16 and 903.17 of the Revised Code, and all money collected under division (B) of section 903.18 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the livestock management fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Money credited to the fund shall be used solely in the administration of this chapter.

...l feeding facility located in it at the time that the official is appointed to the committee, one shall be a person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code, one shall represent the interests of poultry producers, one shall represent the interests of swine producers, one shall represent the interests of dairy farmers, one shall represent the interests of beef cattle prod...

... any officer, employee, agency, board, commission, department, or other instrumentality of a political subdivision to obtain a license, permit, or other approval pertaining to manure, insects or rodents, odor, or siting requirements for installation of an animal feeding facility.

...e sections or rules. (C) The attorney general, upon the written request of the director, shall prosecute any person who violates division (A) or (B) of this section.

... shall apply manure obtained from a concentrated animal feeding facility issued a permit under this chapter unless one of the following applies: (1) The person has been issued a livestock manager certification under section 903.07 of the Revised Code. (2) The person has been certified under this section to apply the manure by the director of agriculture. (B) The director shall issue, renew, and deny certifications...

...negligently when, because of a lapse from due care, the person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that the person's conduct may cause a certain result or may be of a certain nature. A person is negligent with respect to circumstances when, because of a lapse from due care, the person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that such circumstances may exist. (B) Whoever recklessly violates division (A) or (B) of sec...

...As used in this chapter, "livestock" means either of the following: (A) Equine animals regardless of the purpose for which they are raised; (B) Any of the following animals that are raised for human food products or fiber: (1) Porcine animals; (2) Bovine animals; (3) Caprine animals; (4) Ovine animals; (5) Poultry; (6) Alpacas; (7) Llamas; (8) Any other animal designated in rules adopted under section ...

... Every other member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A m...

... used in agricultural, biological, or biomedical research or confined in research or medical facilities that operate in accordance with "The Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching" published by the federation of animal science societies or "The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" published by the national academy of sciences.

...resentative may enter at all reasonable times on any premises for the purpose of determining compliance with the rules adopted under section 904.03 of the Revised Code. If the director or the director's authorized representative is denied access to the premises and the director or the director's authorized representative suspects that those rules are not being complied with, the director may apply for a search warran...

...No person shall do either of the following: (A) Falsify any plans, specifications, data, reports, records, or other information required by this chapter or rules adopted under it to be kept or submitted to the director of agriculture or the Ohio livestock care standards board; (B) Violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule, or determination of the director or board issued, adopted, or made under...

...ure by this chapter does not detract from or expand the authority or obligations of county humane societies or county officials under Chapter 1717. of the Revised Code.

...tivity that is regulated by the department of agriculture under Title IX of the Revised Code.

... shall not create a statewide animal identification system.

...stances or mixtures that are excluded from this definition by rule of the director of agriculture. (E) "Active ingredient" means any ingredient from which an agricultural additive derives all or part of its value or effectiveness and that is defined in the current edition of Merck's Chemical Index or recorded in Chemical Abstracts. (F) "Inert ingredient" means an ingredient that is not active.

...y agricultural additive unless it has been registered by the manufacturer with the department of agriculture. Registration of an agricultural additive does not constitute a warranty by the department or the state.

...sults or effects that can be expected when the additive is used as directed; (6) Evidence that the additive has been tested for efficacy in the laboratory and in the field, information describing the test methodology used, and a description of the test results; (7) A guaranteed analysis of: (a) If a chemical product, the name and percentage of each active and inert ingredient; (b) If a microbiological product, th...