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Title 9, Title 9. Agriculture-Animals-Fences

42 chapters · 929 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 9929 Ch 905, Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives…57 Ch 901, Chapter 901 | Department Of Agriculture54 Ch 955, Chapter 955 | Dogs43 Ch 926, Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity…42 Ch 940, Chapter 940 | Soil And Water Conserv…42 Ch 924, Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity…41 Ch 925, Chapter 925 | Marketing37 Ch 907, Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed34 Ch 941, Chapter 941 | Animal Diseases34 Ch 927, Chapter 927 | Nursery Stock; Plant Pests30 Ch 918, Chapter 918 | Meat Inspection29 Ch 921, Chapter 921 | Pesticides29 Ch 935, Chapter 935 | Possession Of Wild Ani…29 Ch 943, Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers29

25 sections·Filtered byTitle 9✕Ch 903✕

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.01 Concentrated animal feeding facility definitions
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As used in this chapter:(A) "Agricultural animal" means any animal generally used for food or in the production of food, including cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, poultry, and swine; horses; alpacas; llamas; and any other animal included by the director of agriculture by rule. "Ag…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.02 Program for issuance of permits to install [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]
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(A)(1) Not later than one hundred eighty days after March 15, 2001, the director of agriculture shall prepare a program for the issuance of permits to install under this section. (2) On and after the date on which the director has finalized the program required under division (A)…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.03 Program for issuance of permits to operate [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]
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(A)(1) Not later than one hundred eighty days after March 15, 2001, the director of agriculture shall prepare a program for the issuance of permits to operate under this section.(2) Except for a concentrated animal feeding facility that is operating under an installation permit, …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.05 Application for a permit to install or permit to operate [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]

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(A) Each application for a permit to install or permit to operate a concentrated animal feeding facility that is submitted by an applicant who has not owned or operated a concentrated animal feeding facility in this state for at least two of the five years immediately preceding t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.06 Insect and rodent control plan [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]

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(A) As used in this section, "plan" means an insect and rodent control plan prepared under this section. (B) An owner or operator of a concentrated animal feeding facility shall prepare and submit to the director of agriculture in accordance with rules an insect and rodent contro…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.07 Livestock manager certification [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]

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(A) On and after the date that is established in rules by the director of agriculture, both of the following apply: (1) The management and handling of manure at a major concentrated animal feeding facility, including the land application of manure or the removal of manure from a …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.08 Participating in national pollutant discharge elimination system

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(A)(1) The director of agriculture is authorized to participate in the national pollutant discharge elimination system in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Not later than one hundred eighty days after March 15, 2001, the director shall prepare a state progr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.081 Permits not to be granted

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(A) For purposes of section 903.08 of the Revised Code, no person shall approve all or portions of a NPDES permit if the person receives or has received during the two years prior to the receipt of an application for a NPDES permit a significant portion of income from any NPDES p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.082 Determination of size of concentrated animal feeding facility by director

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(A) The director of agriculture may determine that an animal feeding facility that is not a concentrated animal feeding facility nevertheless shall be required to apply for and receive a permit to operate when all of the following apply:(1) The director has specified a corrective…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.09 Issuance of draft permits

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(A) Prior to issuing or modifying a permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit, the director of agriculture shall issue a draft permit. The director or the director's representative shall mail notice of the issuance of a draft permit to the applicant and shall publish …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.10 Administrative rules for permits to install and permits to operate [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]

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The director of agriculture may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of the following:(A) Establish all of the following concerning permits to install and permits to operate:(1) A description of what constitutes a modification of a concentra…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.11 Contracts or agreements to carry out purposes of chapter

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(A) The director of agriculture may enter into contracts or agreements to carry out the purposes of this chapter with any public or private person, including OSU extension, the natural resources conservation service in the United States department of agriculture, the environmenta…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.12 Right of entry for investigations and inspections

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(A) The director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative at reasonable times may enter on any public or private property, real or personal, to make investigations and inspections, including the sampling of discharges and the inspection of discharge monitoring e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.13 Affirmative defenses in private civil action for nuisance

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In a private civil action for an alleged nuisance related to agricultural activities conducted at a concentrated animal feeding facility, it is an affirmative defense if the person owning, operating, or otherwise responsible for the concentrated animal feeding facility is in comp…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.14 Submission to nonbinding arbitration prior to filing private civil action for nuisance

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Prior to filing a private civil action for an alleged nuisance related to agricultural activities conducted at a concentrated animal feeding facility, the parties to the dispute shall submit the dispute to an arbitrator for nonbinding arbitration. The parties shall pay the arbitr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.15 Submitting complaint to director

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(A) A person may submit a complaint to the director of agriculture regarding a concentrated animal feeding facility or the discharge of a pollutant from an animal feeding operation. The complaint may be made orally or in writing. If the complaint is made in writing, it shall be s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.16 Requiring corrective actions and assessing civil penalties [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]

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(A) The director of agriculture may propose to require corrective actions and assess a civil penalty against an owner or operator of a concentrated animal feeding facility if the director or the director's authorized representative determines that the owner or operator is not in …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.17 Adjudicative hearing on corrective actions and civil penalties [see Section 3 of H.B. 363 of the 128th General Assembly]

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(A) The director of agriculture may propose to require corrective actions and assess a civil penalty against an owner or operator of an animal feeding operation if the director or the director's authorized representative determines that the owner or operator is not in compliance …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.18 Issuing emergency orders

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(A) Notwithstanding sections 903.16 and 903.17 of the Revised Code, if the director of agriculture determines that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health or safety or the environment, the director may issue an order, without notice or adjudica…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.19 Livestock management fund

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All money collected by the director of agriculture from application fees under sections 903.02, 903.03, 903.07, and 903.08 of the Revised Code, all money collected from civil penalties under sections 903.16 and 903.17 of the Revised Code, and all money collected under division (B…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.20 Concentrated animal feeding facility advisory committee

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(A) There is hereby created the concentrated animal feeding facility advisory committee consisting of the directors of agriculture, development, environmental protection, and natural resources and the dean of the college of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences of the Oh…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.25 Other permits of political subdivisions may not be required

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An owner or operator of an animal feeding facility who holds a permit to install, a permit to operate, or a NPDES permit or who is operating under an operation and management plan, as defined in section 939.01 of the Revised Code, developed or approved by the director of agricult…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.30 Violation of national pollutant discharge elimination system and livestock management duties; prosecution

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(A) No person shall violate or fail to perform any duty required by division (B)(1), (C)(1), (F), (K), or (M)(1) or (2) of section 903.08 of the Revised Code or the NPDES provisions of a permit to operate, violate a rule adopted pursuant to those divisions, or violate an order is…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.40 Application of manure

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(A) No person, for the purposes of agricultural production as defined in section 905.31 of the Revised Code, shall apply manure obtained from a concentrated animal feeding facility issued a permit under this chapter unless one of the following applies:(1) The person has been issu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 903.99 Penalty

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(A) Whoever negligently violates division (A) of section 903.30 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. For purposes of this division, notwith…