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...(A) Any provisions of this chapter that conflict with Chapters 1307. and 1309. of the Revised Code shall take precedence over those chapters. (B) This chapter is enacted for the benefit of the state, and neither the state, its departments, agencies, or commissions, or its employees and officials, either elected or appointed, shall be held liable for any injuries to third parties, for the exercise of their authority,...

...duals, institution, park, or any public agency administered by the state or any subdivision of the state. (K) "Pest" means any insect, mite, nematode, bacteria, fungus, virus, parasitic plant, or any other organism or any stage of any such organism that causes, or is capable of causing, injury, disease, or damage to any plant, plant part, or plant product. (L) "Place of business" means each separate location f...

...No person and no political subdivision, agency, department, or instrumentality of the state shall, without a permit issued by the director of agriculture, sell, offer for sale, or plant any variety of multiflora rose plants or seed in this state, except that a licensed nurseryman may plant the multiflora rose for use as a root stock in growing roses other than the multiflora rose in his nursery. The director may issu...

...no person and no political subdivision, agency, department, or instrumentality of the state shall sell, offer for sale, or plant Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) plants or seed in this state without a permit issued by the director of agriculture. The director may issue permits to plant Lythrum salicaria for use in controlled experiments. (B) The director, by rule, shall exempt from the permit requirement of di...

...tion program under an agreement with an agency of the federal government and if: (a) The land is composed of tracts, lots, or parcels that total not less than ten acres; or (b) The activities conducted on the land produced an average yearly gross income of at least twenty-five hundred dollars during that three-year period or the owner has evidence of an anticipated gross income of that amount from those activities....

...mployee of the environmental protection agency orders the construction, modification, or operation for the purpose of enabling water and sewer service areas that are outside of the agricultural security area to be connected to each other, and provided that the lines do not provide service connections to land within the agricultural security area. (2) A requirement that the owner or owners of the land in the area use...

...ne of its political subdivisions, or an agency as defined in section 163.01 of the Revised Code. (3) The county auditor of a county in which land enrolled in an agricultural security area is located who discovers that any of the events described in division (A)(2) of this section has occurred and that the owner of the land has not complied with the notice requirements established in that division shall provide the r...

...An employee of an agency or political subdivision of the state that destroys a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake that is a threat to public safety is not liable for damages in a civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from the destruction of the animal or snake.

...The propane council shall adopt procedures by which retailers of propane in this state may propose, develop, and operate a marketing program to do all of the following: (A) Promote the safe and efficient use of propane; (B) Demonstrate to the general public the importance and economic significance of propane; (C) Develop new uses and markets for propane and enable engagement in promotional activities that incen...

...The director of agriculture shall monitor the actions of the propane council to ensure all of the following: (A) A marketing program is self-supporting. (B) The council keeps all records that are required for agencies of the state. (C) All program operations are in accord with both of the following: (1) The provisions of the marketing program; (2) This chapter and procedures established under it.

...rict on a joint district board or if an agency or instrumentality of the United States, of this state, or of a political subdivision of this state requires or requests district board representation; (2) Such compensation is provided for by public moneys other than moneys in the special fund of the local district created pursuant to section 940.12 of the Revised Code. (C) A supervisor is entitled to be reimbursed ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Nine-element plan" means a strategic implementation plan that a political subdivision, organization, or individual engaged in water quality improvements may utilize to obtain funding through the federal "Clean Water Act," 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., or the great lakes restoration initiative for projects to address nonpoint source pollution. (2) "Organization" means a public or privat...

...lue and indemnity received from another agency. In no case shall the state indemnity payment exceed fifty dollars per head for a grade animal or one hundred dollars per head for a registered purebred animal. (D) The director of agriculture may refuse to pay an indemnity for any animal ordered destroyed if the owner has been convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the ...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Brand" means a distinctive design, mark of identification, or number that is applied to the hide of livestock by a hot iron or other humane method approved by the director of agriculture and is currently registered under section 947.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals of the family bovidae, swine and other animals of the family su...

...(A) The director of agriculture shall record livestock brands and maintain a central registry of brands. The director shall publish a booklet of brands registered pursuant to this section, containing a facsimile of each registered brand and the name and address of the individual to whom it is registered. The director shall update or supplement the booklet at least once annually and shall provide copies of the booklet...

...ed by a nonprofit or for-profit special agency and that is one of the following: (a) A guide dog; (b) A hearing dog; (c) A service dog. (4) "Guide dog" means a dog that has been trained or is in training to assist a blind person. (5) "Hearing dog" means a dog that has been trained or is in training to assist a deaf or hearing-impaired person. (6) "Service dog" means a dog that has been trained or is...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section, costs shall be assessed against the owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog seized and impounded under sections 955.12, 955.15, and 955.16 of the Revised Code as follows: (1) Filing affidavit and issuing order to seize dog ________ $1.00; (2) Seizing dog and delivering to pound ________ 4.00; (3) Serving or posting of not...

... abnormal behavior, the law enforcement agency and the law enforcement officer the police dog assists, within a reasonable time after the person is bitten, shall make the police dog available for the board of health for the district in which the bite occurred to perform tests for rabies. (E) As used in this section, "police dog" has the same meaning as in section 2921.321 of the Revised Code.

...olicy provided by the nonprofit special agency engaged in such work protecting members of the public against personal injury or property damage caused by the dog. (B) No person shall deprive a person who is blind, deaf, or hearing impaired, a person who has a mobility impairment, or a trainer of an assistance dog when the person or trainer, as applicable, is accompanied by an assistance dog of any of the advantages...

...U.S.C. 2133 and, if applicable, a state agency. (2) The breeder has not been issued a report of a direct noncompliance violation by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act, as defined in section 959.131 of the Revised Code, for a period of three years prior to offering for sale, delivering, bartering, auctioning, brokering, giving away, transferring, or selling a dog. (3) Th...

...ns from any individual, corporation, or agency of the United States, this state, or any of its subdivisions whenever such cooperation or contributions will strengthen a program developed under the authority of division (B) of this section. (F) The director or his representative, for the sole purpose of conducting an approved control program thereon, shall have the right of ingress and egress to any area in which a c...

... or agent of a public children services agency or an employee or agent of a county department of job and family services with responsibility for protective services. (6) "Older adult" means any person sixty years of age or older within this state who is disabled by the infirmities of aging or who has a physical or mental impairment which prevents the person from providing for the person's own care or protection, an...

...rt to contact the local law enforcement agency, the fire department, or a 9-1-1 operator prior to forcibly entering the vehicle. If contact is not possible prior to forcibly entering the vehicle, the person shall make contact as soon as possible after forcibly entering the vehicle. (4) Makes a good faith effort to place a notice on the vehicle's windshield with the person's contact information, the reason the entry...

...ropriate prosecutor or law enforcement agency. (C) Any peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, may seize and cause to be impounded in accordance with section 959.161 of the Revised Code any dogs that have been, are, or are intended to be used in dogfighting. In addition, any peace officer shall confiscate any equipment or devices used in training such dogs or as part of dogfight...

...Code to "companion animal," "impounding agency," "officer," and "offense" shall be deemed to be replaced, respectively, with references to "fighting dog," "impounding entity," "peace officer," and "violation" as defined in this section. Likewise, references in those divisions of section 959.132 of the Revised Code to "section 959.131 of the Revised Code" shall be deemed to be replaced with references to section...