Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) As used in regulations 901:1-5-01 through 901:1-5-11 "brucellosis test" means one of the following approved tests, conducted by a licensed-accredited veterinarian or by a laboratory approved by or operated by the department of agriculture:(1) Standard plate aggluti…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Official brucellosis calfhood vaccinate" means a female bovine or bison animal:(1) To which an approved brucella biologic was administered by a licensed accredited veterinarian, an employee of the department or a veterinary services representative, United States d…

19.03 PDF: (A) A brucellosis herd test of cattle includes a test of each bovine animal six months of age or older except steers, spayed heifers and official brucellosis vaccinates under twenty-four months of age. Beginning January 1, 1970, a brucellosis herd test of cattle shall …

19.03 PDF: (A) The department of agriculture shall place under quarantine any premises on which brucellosis is known to exist or on which there is good reason to suspect the presence of brucellosis.(B) The department may release any premises from quarantine upon evidence of a com…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall sell, move or dispose of cattle within this state unless the cattle:(1) Are classified as negative to a brucellosis test within thirty days prior to the date of sale, movement or disposal; or(2) Are designated for immediate slaughter; or(3) Are unde…

19.03 PDF: (A) The department of agriculture may designate a herd of cattle to be certified brucellosis free if:(1) It passed at least two consecutive negative herd blood tests which were not less than twelve months nor more than eighteen months apart; or(2) It passed the first h…

19.03 PDF: The department of agriculture may designate an area as "certified brucellosis-free" for a six year period if:(A) Each bovine herd in the area qualified on the basis of one or more of the following procedures, applied within not more than twenty-four months nor less tha…

19.03 PDF: (A) The department of agriculture may recertify a certified brucellosis-free area for an additional six year period if it meets all requirements for establishing a certified brucellosis-free area stated in regulation 901:1-5-07.(B) If the percentage of infected herds i…

19.03 PDF: (A) The Department of Agriculture may validate or revalidate a herd of swine as Brucellosis-free on the basis of a negative herd test on all breeding animals six (6) months of age and over in the herd. Validation shall be effective for 365 days and applies to all offsp…

19.03 PDF: The department of agriculture may designate an area as validated brucellosis-free for a three year period if:(A) Each breeding herd in the area qualifies under one of the following:(1) Two negative herd tests, in which all breeding swine six months of age and over are …

19.03 PDF: The department of agriculture may revalidate an area at the expiration of the three-year validation period, if,(A) Each breeding herd of swine in the area qualifies by either:(1) A negative herd test, in which all breeding swine six months of age or older are tested wi…

19.03 PDF: (A) Brucella canis tests.(1) As used in this rule, a "brucella canis test" means one of the following:(a) An indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA test);(b) A tube agglutination test (TAT test); or(c) A brucella canis culture test.(2) "Accredited laboratory" means a …

19.03 PDF: (A) "Access the outdoors" means allowing the dog to exit the indoor structure or building in which the dog is primarily housed for the purpose of safely experiencing the natural, open air environment.(B) "Attending veterinarian" means a veterinarian who assumes respons…

19.03 PDF: Unless otherwise specified, all housing for adult dogs and puppies kept by high volume breeders shall meet the minimum requirements listed in this rule.(A) The housing facility shall be structurally sound and restrict the entry of other animals.(B) The housing facility…

19.03 PDF: Unless otherwise specified, this rule applies to all adult dogs and puppies kept by high volume breeders.(A) Puppies shall have positive human physical contact during the first sixteen weeks of life to facilitate their social development.(B) All adult dogs or puppies s…

19.03 PDF: Unless otherwise specified or unless otherwise directed by a veterinarian, this rule applies to all adult dogs and puppies kept by high volume breeders.(A) Dogs shall receive food at least two times per day that is of sufficient quantity and quality to ensure maintenan…

19.03 PDF: Unless otherwise specified, this rule applies to all adult dogs and puppies kept by high volume breeders.(A) All high volume breeders shall have a valid veterinary-client-patient-relationship with a licensed veterinarian.(B) The attending veterinarian shall:(1) Visit e…

19.03 PDF: (A) All adult dogs or puppies six months of age or older in the possession of a high volume breeder shall be identified by either:(1) A permanent implanted identification microchip using either 125.0 kHz, 128.0 kHz, or 134.2 kHz frequencies; or(2) A collar affixed arou…

19.03 PDF: (A) High volume breeder.(1) High volume breeder license and license renewal applications shall be made on a form provided by the director of the Ohio department of agriculture.(2) High volume breeder license and license renewal applications shall be considered complete…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director of the Ohio department of agriculture or the director's authorized representative shall conduct inspections in accordance with section 956.10 of the Revised Code.(B) Upon entering the property of a facility, the inspector or investigator shall identify…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director of agriculture, after providing an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may assess a civil penalty against a person who has violated or is violating sections 956.01 to 956.18 of the Revised Code or rules adopt…

19.03 PDF: As used in this chapter of the Administrative Code:(A) "Animal rescue for dogs" means an individual or organization recognized by the director of Ohio department of agriculture that keeps, houses, and maintains dogs and that is dedicated to the welfare, health, safety,…

19.03 PDF: (A) Initial and renewal applications for pet store licensure shall be made on a form provided by the department. Forms may be found by visiting www.agri.ohio.gov.(B) Applications shall be considered complete when the following have been submitted to the department:(1) …

19.03 PDF: No pet store or dog broker shall display, offer for sale, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, transfer, or sell any dog that has not been microchipped with a microchip using either 125 kHz, 128 kHz, or 134.2 kHz frequencies. Last updated January 3, 2023 at 8:4…

19.03 PDF: (A) All pet stores shall document the following information within twenty-four hours of obtaining a dog:(1) The name and address of the physical location of the animal rescue, animal shelter, humane society, dog broker, or qualified breeder which supplied the dog;(2) T…

19.03 PDF: (A) Pursuant to section 956.051 of the Revised Code, no dog broker shall negligently sell, deliver, barter, auction, broker, give away, or transfer a dog to a pet store without the records required under this rule.(B) All dog brokers subject to this rule shall document…

19.03 PDF: As used in Chapters 901:10-1 to 901:10-6 of the Administrative Code, the definitions contained in Chapter 903. of the Revised Code and the following definitions are applicable:(A) "Act" means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act set forth at 33 USC sections 1251 to …

19.03 PDF: (A) Requirements for an individual permit to install and an individual permit to operate:(1) A person who is required to obtain both a permit to install pursuant to section 903.02 of the Revised Code and a permit to operate pursuant to section 903.03 of the Revised Cod…

19.03 PDF: (A) Criteria for decision making by the director. The director shall deny, modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate a permit to install or permit to operate if:(1) The permit application contains misleading or false information; or(2) The designs and plans fail to conf…

19.03 PDF: (A) Applicants for permits and certifications shall pay non-refundable fees to the department of agriculture for each such issuance as provided by this rule and rule 901:10-1-02 of the Administrative Code.(B) As required in rule 901:10-1-06 of the Administrative Code, …

19.03 PDF: (A) Applicant means a person submitting a claim of trade secrecy to the director or to the director's authorized representative.(B) Records, reports or other information obtained under Chapter 903. of the Revised Code or rules thereunder may be entitled to protection a…

19.03 PDF: (A) Purpose and applicability.(1) The management and handling of manure at a major concentrated animal feeding facility, shall be conducted by or under the supervision of a person that has a current livestock manager certification and that is reasonably available to th…

19.03 PDF: (A) Transfers of permits for concentrated animal feeding facilities are permissible.(B) In this rule, transferor means the current holder of a permit to install and/or permit to operate. Transferee means the person or persons submitting an application to acquire the ex…

19.03 PDF: (A) No permit to install or permit to operate shall be modified or revoked and reissued unless the proposed modifications are in compliance with this rule. When a permit is modified, only the conditions subject to modification are reopened. When a permit is revoked and…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall modify an existing or construct a new concentrated animal feeding facility without first obtaining a permit to install issued by the director under section 903.02 of the Revised Code.(B) No permit to install or permit to operate shall be modified un…

19.03 PDF: The following discharges do not require NPDES permits:(A) Discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the state which are regulated under section 404 of the act which is codified in 33 USC 1344 (February 4, 1987) and by the director of Ohio environmental prot…

19.03 PDF: (A) Purpose and applicability of a permit to install.(1) No person shall modify an existing or construct a new concentrated animal feeding facility without first obtaining a permit to install issued by the director.(2) Any person who plans to construct a concentrated a…

19.03 PDF: (A) Manure storage or treatment facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the criteria in paragraphs of (B) to (O) of this rule. In this rule siting means a measure of horizontal or vertical distance for purposes of installing the manure storage o…

19.03 PDF: (A) Fabricated structures - A subsurface geological exploration shall be completed for fabricated structures as described in this paragraph:(1) For fabricated structures storing solid manure.Evaluate the suitability of the soil to provide the appropriate load bearing s…

19.03 PDF: (A) An application for a permit to install shall include analysis of manure that is sampled and analyzed in accordance with paragraphs (A) to (D) of rule 901:10-2-10 of the Administrative Code.(B) For the purposes of a permit to install, manure shall be quantified and …

19.03 PDF: (A) Fabricated structures shall be designed and maintained to prevent discharge to ground waters or surface waters.(1) Fabricated structures for liquid manure and fabricated structures that store solid manure with a wall height of eight feet or greater (measured from t…

19.03 PDF: (A) A manure storage pond or manure treatment lagoon subject to this rule shall be designed and the plans stamped by a professional engineer. The following design and construction criteria shall be followed:(1) An exploratory trench shall be excavated a minimum of four…

19.03 PDF: (A) The application for a permit to operate shall contain the following information:(1) A manure management plan that is developed and implemented to comply with the best management practices set forth in rules 901:10-2-08 to 901:10-2-11, 901:10-2-13 to 901:10-2-16 and…

19.03 PDF: (A) The manure management plan shall specify the frequency of inspections to be conducted by the owner or operator at the manure storage or treatment facility; and(B) The owner or operator shall maintain a list of equipment used, including land application equipment an…

19.03 PDF: (A) The manure management plan shall include the nutrient budget for the land application areas and quantity of nutrients to be managed by distribution and utilization for a twelve month period as derived from rules 901:10-2-10 and 901:10-2-11 of the Administrative Cod…

19.03 PDF: (A) Manure characterization shall describe the manure by the per cent of liquid content, the per cent of solids content and/or manure density and follow the sampling procedures for manure sampling and analysis in "Recommended Methods of Manure Analysis" (a 3769), unive…

19.03 PDF: (A) If the owner or operator elects to use distribution and utilization methods, for any quantity of manure that is not managed under the control of the owner or operator, the following is required:(1) If the owner or operator decides to use livestock manure brokers or…