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...r a residue, the director immediately shall order an investigation to be made. In order to conduct an investigation, the director or the director's designee may quarantine the animal and, if the director or the director's designee considers it necessary, the geographic area in which the animal was located immediately, so that the director or the director's designee is able to inspect, examine, and test the animal and...

...(A) Any owner or bailee of an animal that is to be tested or examined by a person authorized by the department of agriculture shall stable the animal when requested to do so by the authorized person. (B) The owner or person in charge of an animal that is to be tested or examined by a person authorized by the department shall furnish all reasonable assistance in the handling, restraint, and care of the animal. (C) I...

... governing the identification of an animal tested for, vaccinated against, or infected with a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or a disease of concern or adulterated with a residue and the importation, use, dispensation, and reporting of the use of vaccines for mitigating dangerously contagious or infectious diseases or diseases of concern or other treatments for residues. (B) No person shall remove, alt...

...ern the importation and movement of animals. (B) Whenever the governor upon receipt of information from the director believes that any condition or disease, including a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or a disease of concern present in any other state, territory, or country, may endanger the health of livestock, animals, or persons of this state, the governor may prohibit or regulate by proclamation, th...

...tion of any domestic or nondomestic animal found to be adulterated with residues, infected with or exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease, infected with or exposed to a disease of concern, or determined to endanger the health or well-being of animal populations or public health in the state. If the director determines that seizure and destruction of a nondomestic animal is necessary, the director s...

...(A) If an animal is ordered destroyed by the director of agriculture under this chapter, the director shall take an inventory of each animal that is destroyed and record sufficient information in order for an appraisal to be conducted, if necessary. (B)(1) Within thirty days after receiving a destruction order issued under this chapter, the owner of the animal subject to the order that seeks indemnification for the ...

...n accordance with section 939.04 or 953.26 of the Revised Code within twenty-four hours after knowledge thereof or after notice in writing from the department of agriculture. (B) The owner of premises that contain a dead animal shall burn the body of the animal, bury it not less than four feet beneath the surface of the ground, dissolve it by alkaline hydrolysis, remove it in a watertight tank to a rendering establi...

...posed of in accordance with section 953.26 of the Revised Code, as appropriate, and the cost thereof shall be added to the tax assessment of the land.

...contagious or infectious disease of animals caused by brucella suis, brucella melitensis, or brucella abortus. (B) "Negative" means any of the following: (1) Cattle, bison, and swine that are determined to be negative by tests conducted in accordance with methods and standards adopted by the animal and plant health inspection service, United States department of agriculture, in 9 C.F.R. 78.1 et seq., as amended, or...

...of agriculture may adopt rules that do all of the following: (1) Establish requirements for certifying a herd of cattle and bison as brucellosis-free; (2) Establish requirements for validating a herd of swine as brucellosis-free; (3) Designate an epidemiologist in accordance with federal regulations adopted by the animal and plant health inspection service, United States department of agriculture in 9 C.F.R....

... make such appropriations from the general funds of its county as will enable it to cooperate effectively with the animal owners, the Ohio department of agriculture and the United States department of agriculture in the control and eradication of brucellosis. The money so appropriated shall be placed in a fund to be used for the eradication of brucellosis in the county in which it originated, subject to the approval ...

...(A) No person shall make a brucellosis test or employ any other method of detection for brucellosis or administer a brucella vaccine unless he is first authorized to do so by the department of agriculture. Such authority may be revoked for any violation of Chapter 941. of the Revised Code, without a hearing. (B) No person shall administer a brucella vaccine that is not approved by the Ohio department of agriculture ...

...(A) If an animal is a positive or a suspect, it shall be identified with a numbered ear tag or in a manner prescribed by rule prior to movement from the infected premises. (B) A suspect animal may be retained on the premises of the owner, provided that it is kept in a manner that does not expose another herd. (C) A positive or suspect animal may be consigned for immediate slaughter through any licensed stockyard or...

... or a positive, other than a bovine animal, may be moved in accordance with regulations adopted by the director of agriculture.

...om which a positive has been removed, shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected by the owner of such premises or means of conveyance with a disinfectant approved by the department of agriculture, in accordance with regulations which the department may adopt.

...ase. (B) In determining whether an animal is infected with johne's disease, the mycobacterium paratuberculosis is isolated by a bacteriological culture or the animal is tested and the test result is positive. The test shall be conducted by a state or federal laboratory or a laboratory approved by the department of agriculture. (C) An animal determined to be infected with johne's disease shall be identified by an of...

...(A) Porcine animals that the director of agriculture finds to be infected with or exposed to pseudorabies may be ordered destroyed in accordance with section 941.11 of the Revised Code. (B) The director shall adopt rules to indemnify the owner of any porcine animal destroyed under this section, which shall set forth the amount of the indemnity and conditions for payment of an indemnity. Payment of indemnity shall be...

...ised Code: (A) "Negative" means an animal determined by a tuberculosis test not to be infected with tuberculosis. (B) "Reactor" means any animal that shows a response to an approved tuberculin test and is classified a reactor by the testing veterinarian. (C) "Suspect" means an animal that cannot be classed as a reactor or negative after a tuberculosis test. (D) "Tuberculosis" means a dangerously contagious or inf...

... 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 the cattle of a township or county or of the enti...

... make such appropriations from the general funds of its county as will enable it to cooperate effectively with the cattle owners, the Ohio department of agriculture, and the United States department of agriculture in the control and eradication of tuberculosis. The money so appropriated shall be placed in a fund to be used solely in the county in which it originated, subject to the approval of the Ohio department of ...

...(A) Every tuberculosis test shall be conducted by a licensed accredited veterinarian using a method approved by the department of agriculture. (B) Every tuberculosis test shall be reported to the department within seven days after making the test, unless an extension of time is granted by the department. (C) The report shall be made on a form provided by the department and shall include the name and address of the ...

...1 of the Revised Code, every bovine animal that is ordered destroyed because of tuberculosis following a tuberculosis test made in accordance with section 941.54 of the Revised Code shall be slaughtered in an establishment approved by the department of agriculture no later than fifteen days after it is ordered destroyed, unless an extension of time is granted by the department. (B) A post mortem examination shall be...

...from which a reactor has been removed shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected by the owner of such premises or means of conveyance with a disinfectant approved by the department of agriculture, in accordance with regulations which the department may adopt.

...In addition to the penalties and remedies provided in this chapter and irrespective of whether there exists an adequate remedy at law, the director of agriculture may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the issuance of a temporary or permanent injunction prohibiting violation of or compelling compliance with any provision of this chapter or any order issued by the director under this chapter.

...emeanor of the first degree. If the animal is found to be infected with or to have been exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or is adulterated with a residue or if the person previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one violation of division (E) or (F) of section 941.041 of the Revised Code, the person is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. Thereafter, on each subsequent violatio...