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...(A) No person shall advertise shell eggs in any manner or by any means for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of shell eggs unless such advertisement includes the correct grade and size or weight class of the shell eggs so advertised in accordance with the standards adopted by this state, provided that such advertisement of shell eggs which have not been graded...

...No person shall sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale shell eggs as "No. 1," "specials," "fancy," "direct from farm," "quality eggs," "hennery eggs," "fresh eggs," "new laid eggs," or "strictly fresh eggs," or any other name of similar import that do not meet the minimum requirements for United States consumer grade A.

...No person shall advertise, sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale shell eggs as federally graded or under any other terms that imply that they have been graded by an agency of the United States government, unless such shell eggs have been officially graded by an agency of the United States government and cases, cartons, or any other containers properly labeled or sealed under the supervision of the grading service ...

...(A) Each producer and processor shall maintain shell eggs in refrigeration at an ambient temperature that does not exceed forty-five degrees Fahrenheit. (B) Each food processor, distributor, and owner or operator of a food service establishment, retail food store, or other food establishment shall maintain any shell eggs intended for sale or distribution in refrigeration at an ambient temperature that does not excee...

...Each producer and processor shall keep records of the date of processing of the shell eggs distributed, sold, or offered for sale by him. Each producer and processor shall maintain such records for not less than six months after the shell eggs are packaged and shall make the records available to the director of agriculture or his designee upon request.

...The director of agriculture shall enforce sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code. Certificates of inspection issued by licensed inspectors of the grading service of the United States government are prima facie evidence in any court of facts contained therein.

...The director of agriculture may adopt, amend, and rescind rules as he considers necessary to administer and enforce sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code.

...nee, on any business day and during normal business hours, may enter and inspect any premises where shell eggs are produced, processed, stored, or sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale as is necessary to determine compliance with sections 925.02 to 925.13 and applicable rules adopted under section 925.06 of the Revised Code.

...No person shall fail to comply with sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code or an applicable rule adopted under section 925.06 of the Revised Code. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

...equate remedy at law, the attorney general, upon the request of the director of agriculture, may bring an action for an order restraining a person from violating section 925.08 of the Revised Code.

...Producers selling only shell eggs of their own hens' production on the premises where produced or selling directly to hatcheries are exempted from sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code.

...Fifty per cent of all fines collected under sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund; the remaining fifty per cent shall be credited to the general fund of the political subdivision where the case is prosecuted.

...All fines, fees, and costs collected under prosecutions begun, or caused to be begun, by the director of agriculture, shall be paid by the court to the director within thirty days after collection, unless an appeal on questions of law has been properly begun and prosecuted. In case the judgment is sustained, the fine shall be paid within thirty days after such judgment or affirmance and by the director paid into the ...

...therefor, the director of agriculture shall add ten per cent thereto and certify such claim and penalty to the attorney general, who shall proceed as provided in section 131.02 of the Revised Code.

...de. (C) "Person" includes any individual, company, partnership, corporation, or association or any combination of individuals of whatever form and character, also any employee, agent, or officer thereof.

...distributes, has in his possession for sale, sells, or offers the same for sale, either privately or in the open market, shall cause such containers to be marked in a plain and legible manner as follows: (1) With his full name and address; (2) With the contents, by net weight at the time of sale, numerical count, or dry measure expressed in units established in accordance with Chapter 1327. of the Revised Code, exc...

...No person shall sell, offer for sale, receive, distribute, or expose or have in his possession for sale, either privately or upon the open market, fresh fruits or vegetables packed in containers unless such containers are marked in accordance with sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...acked, re-packed, sold, or offered for sale in containers previously used by another person or which were manufactured and labeled for any person other than the grower, packer, or repacker any inaccurate markings pertaining to the previous contents of such containers shall be first obliterated, and new markings placed thereon, which markings shall be plain, distinguishable, and legible. If any type of bag is used, it...

...No person shall sell, offer for sale, or have in his possession for sale, either privately or on the open market, consign, deliver, receive, or distribute any container covered under sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code, if the face or exposed surface gives a false representation of the contents. It is a false representation if such face is not reasonably representative, in size, color, quality, ...

...No person shall make a false or misleading statement, written or oral, with reference to the quantity, grade, price, variety, minimum size, or state of origin of any fruit or vegetable held or offered for sale.

..., inclusive, of the Revised Code, he shall affix to such container a tag or other appropriate marking: (1) Giving notice that such container is or is suspected of not being properly marked and has been detained; (2) Warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such container by sale or otherwise until written permission for removal or disposal is given by the director or a court of competent jurisdiction. (B) ...

...es of the county courts, mayors, municipal courts, and courts of common pleas have jurisdiction in sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The director of agriculture and such other employees of the department of agriculture as he designates, police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs shall enforce such sections. Certificates of inspection issued by authorized inspectors of the department o...

...Fifty per cent of all fines assessed under sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be paid into the general revenue fund. The remaining fifty per cent shall be credited to the general revenue fund of the county or municipality where the case is prosecuted.

... (A) "Fresh fruits or vegetables" means all fresh fruits or fresh vegetables. (B) "Container" means any package with capacity, not to exceed five pounds, either entirely transparent, or so constructed that at least two-thirds of the contents are visible. (C) "Person" includes any individual, company, partnership, corporation, or association or any combination of individuals of whatever form and character, and any e...

...No person shall sell, offer for sale, or expose or have in his possession for sale fresh fruits or vegetables which have been prepackaged in containers in the same retail store, market, or business establishment where said commodities are being exposed or offered for sale if said containers are misbranded. A container of fresh fruits and vegetables prepackaged at retail store level is misbranded if: (A) Its labeli...