Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) Treatment of product water.All treatment of product water by distillation, ion-exchanging, filtration, ultraviolet treatment, reverse osmosis, carbonation, mineral addition, or any other process shall be done in a manner so as to be effective in accomplishing its i…

19.03 PDF: The federal food safety regulations located at 21 C.F.R. chapter 1, subchapter b, part 123 (2015), are adopted in their entirety with the exception of those provisions amended or deleted by this chapter. A copy is available at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdr…

19.03 PDF: As adopted in rule 901:3-7-01 of the Administrative Code, as used in 21 C.F.R. chapter 1, subchapter b, part 123, the following definitions are modified as follows:(A) "Corrective action plan" means a plan that describes the steps to be taken and assigns responsibility…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to rule 901:3-07-01 of the Administrative Code, the following sections of 21 C.F.R. 123 are deleted in their entirety and shall not become rules of the Ohio department of agriculture:(A) 21 C.F.R. 123.9(d); and(B) 21 C.F.R. 123.12. Last updated June 10, 2024 a…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to rule 901:3-7-01 of the Administrative Code, the following section of the 21 C.F.R. 123 is modified to read as follows:"Section 21 C.F.R. 123.6(g)" shall read as "Legal basis. Failure of a processor to have and implement a hazard analysis and critical contro…

19.03 PDF: The federal food safety standards contained in the "National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish" (2019 revision) published by the United States food and drug administration is adopted in its entirety. A copy is available at https:…

19.03 PDF: (A) The Ohio grape industries committee will meet at least four times per year.(B) Notice of meetings: Date, time, location, and purpose, when applicable, of scheduled meetings will be posted on the Ohio grape industries website, www.findohiowines.com and the Ohio depa…

19.03 PDF: As used in this chapter:(A) "Director" means the director of the Ohio department of agriculture or designee.(B) "Propane" means liquefied petroleum gas, a material with a vapor pressure not exceeding that of commercial propane composed predominately of the following hy…

19.03 PDF: (A) The initial members of the propane council will be assigned a length of term in order to provide staggered terms.(B) A propane council member may serve up to three consecutive full three-year terms. Last updated March 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM Authorized By: 936.02 Ampli…

19.03 PDF: (A) The propane council will meet at least four times per year.(B) Notice of meetings: Date, time, and location of scheduled meetings will be posted on the Ohio department of agriculture website, www.agri.ohio.gov.(C) Special meetings may be called by the chairperson. …

19.03 PDF: (A) Each wholesale distributor or other owner of propane at the time of odorization in Ohio, or at the time of import of odorized propane into Ohio, shall make and collect an assessment based on the volume of odorized propane sold and placed into commerce in Ohio. Each…

19.03 PDF: (A) Assessments or payments received from retailers with delinquent accounts will have the assessments or payments credited to the most delinquent accounts, including partial assessments or payments. Delinquent accounts include assessments past due, interest, and all c…

19.03 PDF: A member of the council may be removed if any one of the following occurs:(A) The member has three consecutive unexcused absences from committee meetings. Unexcused absences are to be defined at the discretion of the council.(B) The member ceases being a gas retailer, …

19.03 PDF: (A) "Affected commodity" means the agricultural commodity for which a marketing program is under consideration and upon which assessments would be made.(B) "Collection agent" means a person or agency designated by an operating committee to have the authority to solicit…

19.03 PDF: (A) A producer, is eligible to vote in a referendum and/or election of an operating committee, conducted under authority of Chapter 924. of the Revised Code shall:(1) Be a producer of an Ohio commodity,(2) Be subject to the assessment upon the affected commodities, and…

19.03 PDF: (A) Pursuant to section 924.04 of the Revised Code, the director shall publish in at least two periodicals a notice informing interested persons of the proposed marketing program or amendment. The public shall have an opportunity to comment on the proposed program or a…

19.03 PDF: After the director has ruled favorably for a proposed marketing program or amendment to a program, he shall hold a referendum in accordance with division (A) of section 924.06 of the Revised Code.(A) Referendum:(1) The director shall designate three consecutive busines…

19.03 PDF: (A) Before appointing an operating committee member pursuant to section 924.07 of the Revised Code, the director shall notify producers through producer associations of the affected commodity and general farm organizations, by first class mail or by electronic means at…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to section 924.10 of the Revised Code, a commodity marketing program's operation committee shall keep accurate records of the date and amount of money received from each producer. For the purpose of Chapter 924. of the Revised Code, such records shall be maint…

19.03 PDF: As used in rules 901:4-6-01 to 901:4-6-06 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Advertisement" means any written, printed, verbal or graphic representation, or combination thereof, of any product with the purpose of influencing consumer opinion as to the characteristics, qua…

19.03 PDF: (A) Persons wishing to participate in the Ohio proud program shall:(1) Apply to the director of agriculture for a license on the forms provided by the department, provide all of the information required on the forms and any additional information if requested;(2) Submi…

19.03 PDF: (A) The Ohio proud logo may only be used on labels and in advertising and promotion:(1) Of products which have been produced in Ohio; and,(2) Meet or exceed United States department of agriculture grade standards or Ohio grade standards, whichever is higher, for the in…

19.03 PDF: (A) A fee of fifty dollars shall accompany the first application for registration of a product within a market category as defined in rule 901:4-6-01 of the Administrative Code. Thereafter no fee is required for registration of additional products within a market categ…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Wheat", "barley", "rye", and "oats" mean all kinds and varieties of these respective grains.(B) "Bushel" means sixty pounds of wheat, fifty pounds of barley, fifty-six pounds of rye or thirty-two pounds of oats by weight.(C) "Purchaser" means any person who receiv…

19.03 PDF: (A) The grain marketing program operating committee (committee) shall conduct activities that will create and return value to the producers and program while optimizing check-off contributions.(B) The committee may charge interest on delinquent accounts.(C) Elected or …

19.03 PDF: (A) The grain marketing program shall notify Ohio farm organizations and Ohio agricultural media of committee vacancies and publish said notification in at least two agricultural periodicals.(B) Any producer wishing to be placed on the ballot may submit his or her nomi…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each elected member of the committee shall serve a full term of three years. An elected member may serve up to three consecutive full three year terms.(B) Producers may only vote for nominees in the district in which they reside.(C) The nominee with the greatest nu…

19.03 PDF: For the purpose of nomination and election of members to the committee, the state of Ohio shall be divided into nine representative districts.(A) District one shall consist of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, and Williams counties.(B) District two shall consist of Ottaw…

19.03 PDF: (A) Regular meetings will be held at least quarterly each calendar year.(B) A simple majority of the nine members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. A simple majority of concurring votes of the quorum shall be required to pass any motion or approve any committ…

19.03 PDF: (A) Producers of wheat, barley, rye or oats are subject to one-half of one percent assessment of the per-bushel price of wheat, barley, rye or oats. This assessment will be taken on the net market price, and collected at the first point of sale.(B) If wheat, barley, ry…

19.03 PDF: (A) Assessments or payments received from producers with delinquent accounts will have the assessments or payments credited to the most delinquent account, including partial assessments or payments. Delinquent accounts include assessments past due, interest, and all co…

19.03 PDF: A member of the committee may be removed from the board if any one of the following occurs:(A) The member has three consecutive unexcused absences from committee meetings. Unexcused absences are to be defined at the discretion of the committee.(B) The member ceases bei…

19.03 PDF: Except as provided in this rule, the procedures, requirements and other provisions that are established under rules 901:4-7-01 to 901:4-7-09 of the Administrative Code apply to the soybean marketing program and soybean marketing program operating committee. For applica…

19.03 PDF: (A) No manufacturer or distributor of fertilizer shall use any term which is defined in the official publication of the association of American plant food control officials as adopted in rule 901:5-1-02 of the Administrative Code on the label of any fertilizer unless t…

19.03 PDF: As used in this chapter:(A) All terms which are defined in section 905.31 of the Revised Code are incorporated into this chapter.(B) The terms which are defined in the official publication of the association of American plant food control officials (2024) are hereby in…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall distribute any fertilizer from any bulk storage facility unless such facility provides access for sampling each fertilizer stored therein.(B) No person shall distribute a fertilizer from any bulk storage facility to more than one consumer unless he:…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall distribute any fertilizer other than by net weight unless the director has approved the device which is used to measure the fertilizer.(B) A meter may be used to deliver fertilizer by volume provided that each individual meter so used has been teste…

19.03 PDF: (A) Fertilizer material is mislabeled if the director of agriculture determines after analysis of said fertilizer material that the percentage of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid (P2O5), or soluble potash (K20) in the fertilizer is below the allowances permitt…

19.03 PDF: As used in this chapter of the Administrative Code:(A) "Anti-siphon device" means a check valve or mechanism used to prevent backflow on any application equipment drawing water directly from any supply. If the anti-siphon device is not a mechanical device it must inclu…

19.03 PDF: (A) Trained servicepersons.(1) No employee shall act as a trained serviceperson unless, before the employee's first occupational exposure to pesticides, the employee has:(a) Read the Ohio department of agriculture manual "Safety Training Guide for Trained Serviceperson…

19.03 PDF: (A) The initial and renewal fee for each pesticide business license and registered location shall be thirty-five dollars per licensing period. This fee is non-refundable. If an application for license renewal is not postmarked prior to the expiration of the current lic…

19.03 PDF: (A) The initial and renewal fee for a commercial applicator license shall be thirty-five dollars per licensing period. This fee is non-refundable. If an application for license renewal is not postmarked prior to the expiration of the current licensing period as establi…

19.03 PDF: (A) The initial and renewal fee for a private applicator license is thirty dollars per licensing period.(B) The licensing period for private applicators shall commence on the first day of April and shall expire on the last day of March of the third year following issua…

19.03 PDF: (A) The initial and renewal fee for a pesticide dealer license shall be thirty-five dollars per licensing period. This fee is non-refundable.(B) The licensing period for pesticide dealers shall commence on the first day of October of each year and expire on the last da…

19.03 PDF: (A) Applicability.(1) Paragraph (B) of this rule shall apply to all pesticide businesses, except pesticide businesses whose activities are limited to:(a) Conducting wood-destroying insect diagnostic inspections;(b) Application of boat antifoulants;(c) Seed treatment; o…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each applicant for a pesticide applicator license shall show that the applicant possesses adequate knowledge of general pesticide application principles and competence to apply pesticides by passing a general core examination and an additional examination for each …

19.03 PDF: (A) No commercial applicator or trained serviceperson working under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator shall:(1) Apply any lawn pesticides to residential lawns in any municipal corporation or subdivided area of a township unless the applicator has done a…