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...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 ...

... to the board not later than forty-five days after the effective date of this section. (2) The following initial members of the board appointed by the governor shall be appointed for a term ending January 25, 2011: (a) The member representing family farmers; (b) The dean of the agriculture department of a college or university located in this state; (c) The member who is a veterinarian licensed under Chapter...

...r the following factors: (1) Best management practices for the care and well-being of livestock; (2) Biosecurity; (3) The prevention of disease; (4) Animal morbidity and mortality data; (5) Food safety practices; (6) The protection of local, affordable food supplies for consumers; (7) Generally accepted veterinary medical practices, livestock practice standards, and ethical standards established by the A...

...it the rules to the joint committee on agency rule review pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code; (b) Contract for surveys and analyses; (c) Perform any other activities that assist the board in adopting the rules. (4) Publish and distribute information related to livestock care, including educational materials, to livestock producers and members of the public; (5) Investigate complaints regarding viola...

...r 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 this chapter or rules adopted under it.

...t of agriculture to the Ohio livestock care standards fund created in division (B) of this section. (B) All money appropriated by the general assembly for use by the Ohio livestock care standards board, money transferred from any fund administered by the department as provided in division (A) of this section, and all money donated to the department or the board for the purposes of advancing livestock care sha...

...uthority granted to the Ohio livestock care standards board and the director of agriculture 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.

...uthority granted to the Ohio livestock care standards board and the director of agriculture by this chapter does not apply to food processing production activity that is regulated by the department of agriculture under Title IX of the Revised Code.

...The Ohio livestock care standards board shall not create a statewide animal identification system.

... articles of food are stored for thirty days or more at a temperature of forty degrees Fahrenheit, or lower. (C) "Food" means: (1) Articles used for food or drink for humans or animals; (2) Chewing gum; (3) Articles used for components of any such articles. (D) "Container" means any bag, barrel, basket, bottle, box, caddy can, canister, carton, crate, firkin, hogshead, jar, jug, keg, stopper, vessel, wrappe...

...A license shall be valid until the last day of March of each year and becomes invalid on that date unless renewed. A license shall be required for each separate warehouse building.

...vised Code shall be renewed by the last day of March of each year pursuant to this section and the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...poration licensed to operate a cold-storage warehouse shall keep an accurate record of the receipts and withdrawals of food therefrom. The agents of the director of agriculture shall have free access to such records at all times.

...corporation shall place in any cold-storage warehouse, keep therein, sell, or offer or expose for sale, any diseased, tainted, or otherwise unwholesome food, or shall place in cold storage any slaughtered animals or parts thereof unless the entrails and other offensive parts have first been properly removed.

...Whenever any licensed warehouse, or any portion of such warehouse, is deemed by the director of agriculture to be in an unsanitary condition, the director shall cause such warehouse, or portion thereof, to be closed.

...Sections 915.01 to 915.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not prohibit the shipping, consigning, or transporting of fresh food in properly refrigerated cars within this state to points of destination; nor do such sections prohibit such food when received from being held in a cooling room for a period of forty-eight hours; nor do they prohibit the keeping of fresh food in iceboxes or refrigerators in retail stores...

...The director of agriculture shall enforce sections 915.01 to 915.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and shall make all rules and regulations necessary for the enforcement of such sections.

... for the sharp freezing of food for storage or eventual sale. (F) "Operator" means any person, firm, or corporation operating or maintaining an establishment. (G) "Frozen food manufacturing facility" means a room or space in an establishment used to freeze food, other than frozen desserts as defined in section 917.01 of the Revised Code, for eventual sale in a frozen state.

...No person, firm, or corporation, except one licensed under sections 918.01 to 918.11 of the Revised Code, shall operate an establishment unless such person has secured a license therefor from the department of agriculture and has otherwise complied with sections 915.14 to 915.24 of the Revised Code. A separate license shall be secured for each establishment. The application for such license shall be in writing on fo...

... Licenses shall be valid until the last day of November following initial issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed. The original license or a certified copy thereof shall be conspicuously displayed by the operator in the establishment.

...ised Code, shall be renewed by the last day of November of each year pursuant to this section and the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

... knowledge of the operation of cold-storage plants and establishments and the storage of food therein, and shall be thoroughly familiar with such sections and the applicable rules of the department. The department shall inspect all licensed establishments at least once each six months and may make such additional inspections as the department deems necessary. The director and his representatives shall have access to ...

...(A) The refrigeration system for an establishment shall be equipped with accurate and reliable controls for the automatic maintenance of uniform temperatures as required in the various refrigerated rooms and shall be of adequate capacity to provide under extreme conditions of outside temperatures and under peak load conditions in the normal operations of the establishment, the following temperatures: (1) In the chi...

...which space may be provided for the storage of frozen food belonging to and for sale by the operator to the public. (B) Every operator having lockers shall keep an accurate record setting forth the name and address of each patron renting a locker or storing food.

...The department of agriculture may make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out sections 915.14 to 915.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code.