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...armer's raw rendering material only by delivery to a person licensed under section 953.23 of the Revised Code; (2) A person whose only connection with raw rendering material is curing hides and skins; (3) A person whose only connection with raw rendering material is operating a pet cemetery; (4) A person who is conducting composting, as defined in section 939.01 of the Revised Code, in accordance with section 939....

...a composting facility; (4) Such other relevant information as the department may require. (C) Each applicant shall submit the annual license fee with the application. (1) The license fee for a person applying for an annual license to pick up or collect raw rendering material and dispose of the material to a licensee or in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of section 953.26 of the Revised Code, or to trans...

...(A) Each rendering plant building shall: (1) Be provided with floors constructed of concrete or some other nonabsorbent materials; (2) Be maintained in a good state of repair; (3) Have an adequate water supply, and be supplied with sufficient steam and steam hose or other equipment approved by the department of agriculture to clean the floors of the plant and its trucks; (4) Have adequate drainage as determined b...

...(A) In the disposal or rendering of raw rendering material, all of the following requirements shall be met: (1) All raw rendering material shall be processed or disposed of within forty-eight hours after its arrival at the rendering plant; (2) Each cooking vat or tank shall be airtight, except for proper escapes for steam; (3) Steam shall be disposed of so as to cause no nuisance; (4) All skinning and dismemberin...

...sed Code unless the material is in a labeled wrapper or is in some other way identified or denatured in a manner approved by the department of agriculture. The label or identification shall state plainly in legible letters at least two inches high that the product is inedible and is not sold or intended for human consumption. (C) Raw rendering material may be sold or otherwise transferred to a person who operates a ...

...ply with the regulations adopted by the department of agriculture under division (A) of this section.

... or means of conveyance contains raw rendering material shall have free access to those premises or that means of conveyance at any reasonable time. (B) The department of agriculture shall inspect each place or means of conveyance licensed under section 953.23 of the Revised Code at least once each year and may inspect it as often as the department finds necessary. The department shall furnish a report of the findin...

...(A) No raw rendering material shall be conveyed unless the means of conveyance is so constructed that no drippings or seepings can escape from such means of conveyance and the raw rendering material is covered. (B) Each means of conveyance shall be thoroughly cleaned with steam, or such other method approved by the department of agriculture, at least once each day of its use for the conveyance of raw rendering mater...

...ch loading platform shall: (1) Be provided with floors constructed of concrete or some other nonabsorbent material; (2) Have an adequate supply of water and steam or other facilities to clean floors or means of conveyance; (3) Have adequate drainage as determined by the department. (B) Each loading platform, and all equipment used therewith, shall at all times be kept in a reasonably sanitary condition.

...The department of agriculture may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license issued under this chapter for any violation under this chapter, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

...tions 953.21 to 953.31 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree; on each subsequent violation, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...re. "Adult dog" means a dog that is twelve months of age or older. "Animal rescue for dogs" means an individual or organization recognized by the director of agriculture that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs and that is dedicated to the welfare, health, safety, and protection of dogs, provided that the individual or organization does not operate for profit, does not sell dogs for a profit, does not breed dogs, d...

...les adopted under it: (A) Medical kennels for dogs ; (B) Research kennels for dogs ; (C) Animal shelters for dogs that are operated by a municipal corporation or by a county under Chapter 955. of the Revised Code ; (D) Animal shelters for dogs that are operated by a humane society; (E) Veterinarians that provide clinical care and are not engaged in the practice of dog breeding.

...rol; (vi) Waste management; (vii) Whelping; (viii) Any other general standards of care for dogs. (b) In adopting rules under division (A)(7)(a) of this section, the director shall consider the following factors, without limitation: (i) Best management practices for the care and well-being of dogs; (ii) Biosecurity; (iii) The prevention of disease; (iv) Morbidity and mortality data; (v) Generally acc...

...division, "dog" means a puppy that is twelve weeks of age or older or an adult dog. (E) On and after December 31, 2021, ensure that the minimum floor space provided in accordance with division (D) of this section is solid or consists of slats. If the floor space consists of slats, the high volume breeder shall ensure that all of the following apply: (1) The spaces between the slats are not more than one-half inch...

...r this section, upon sale or other disposition of the high volume breeder, may have the license transferred to another person with the consent of the director, provided that the transferee otherwise qualifies to be licensed as a high volume breeder under this chapter and rules adopted under it and does not have a certified unpaid debt to the state. (F) An applicant for a license issued under this section shall demon...

...perator of a pet store shall knowingly sell a dog unless the broker or owner or operator has obtained a signed document with respect to the dog as required under division (B) of this section. The director shall not assess a civil penalty under section 956.13 of the Revised Code against a dog broker or the owner or operator of a pet store for a violation of this division if the broker or owner or operator has obtained...

...e with this section and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (2) The director shall not issue a license under this section unless the director determines that the applicant will act as or perform the functions of a dog broker in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. (B) A person who is proposing to act as or perform the functions of a dog broker shall submit an application fo...

...e prior to the transaction for the acquisition of the dog, a written certification that includes all of the following information: (a) The name of the breeder that bred the dog; (b) The address, if available, of the breeder that bred the dog; (c) The United States department of agriculture license number of the breeder that bred the dog, if applicable, and a copy of the most current United States department of ...

... (C) of this section or rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code, as applicable. A registration is valid for one year. (2) A registration may be renewed. An application for renewal shall be submitted to the director at least ninety days prior to the expiration of the registration. (3) The director shall not charge a registration fee to an animal rescue for dogs. However, if a person fails to renew a...

...rs if the high volume breeder annually sells at least forty, but not more than sixty puppies to the public; (b) Two hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least sixty-one, but not more than one hundred fifty puppies to the public; (c) Three hundred fifty dollars if the high volume breeder annually sells at least one hundred fifty-one, but not more than two hundred fifty puppies to the ...

...ction 956.06 of the Revised Code shall sell a dog to a dog broker or pet store.

...ed in this chapter and rules adopted under it.

...esentative shall inspect a boarding kennel when the director or the director's authorized representative has received information that the boarding kennel is breeding dogs and may be subject to licensure under this chapter and rules adopted under section 956.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The director or the director's authorized representative may do any of the following: (1) Upon receiving a complaint, inspect a h...

...ed Code. (D) If, after the final disposition of an adjudication hearing and any appeals from that adjudication hearing, it is determined that a dog shall be permanently relinquished to the custody of the director, the dog may be adopted directly from the animal rescue for dogs, animal shelter for dogs, boarding kennel, veterinarian, county dog pound, or humane society where it is being kept, housed, and maintained,...