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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

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.01 Agricultural seed certification and labeling definitions
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As used in sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code: (A) "Advertisement" means any representation, other than that on a label, disseminated in any manner or by any means. (B) "Agricultural seed" means the seed of grass, native grass, forage, cereal, field and fiber crops, an…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.02 Certification by Ohio seed improvement association
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(A) The Ohio seed improvement association shall certify for Ohio agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants for varietal identification or for other factors.(B) No person shall use, orally or in writing, alone or with other words, "certified,"…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.03 Label requirements for containers of agricultural or vegetable seed
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(A) Each container of agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that is sold for sowing purposes shall bear on it or have attached to it in a conspicuous place a label plainly written or printed in the English language giving the following information:(1) For agricultural seed that…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.04 Record maintenance
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(A) Any person who holds a valid seed labeler permit issued under section 907.13 of the Revised Code and who sells agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed shall, for a period of eighteen months from the date of the final sale or other final disposition made, keep complete records…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.05 Seed subject to labeling and inspection fee requirements

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All of the seed of grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops sold by variety name or as processed or tested is subject to the labelling and inspection fee requirements of sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.06 Words prohibited which imply state guarantees

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"State tested" or "state" or the name of the department of agriculture or the state seed laboratory shall not be used in connection with the analysis or test of any seed on any seed label, price list, or literature or in any other way which gives the impression that the state gua…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.07 Labeling and inspection fee requirements

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No person shall sell any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed:(A) Unless the test used to determine the information concerning the seed's percentage of germination that is required by section 907.03 of the Revised Code to appear on the label of the seed has been completed with…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.08 Labeling, advertising, handling and sales restrictions

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No person shall do any of the following:(A) Detach, alter, deface, conceal, or destroy any label required by sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under them, or alter or substitute seed in a manner that may defeat the purposes of those sections;(B) D…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.081 Advertising claims

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Any person who disseminates, with the intention of inducing a sale, any advertisement or makes any claim concerning the vigor, vitality, growth, yield capability, or any other quality or performance characteristic of any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed shall maintain comp…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.09 Exceptions

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(A) Sections 907.03, 907.07, and 907.08 of the Revised Code do not apply to: (1) Agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed not intended for sowing purposes; (2) Unprocessed agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed in storage or being transported to or consigned to a seed processing …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.10 Enforcement - inspection and analysis of seed

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The director of agriculture shall do all of the following:(A) Sample, inspect, analyze, and test agricultural, vegetable, and flower seed sold for sowing purposes, at such times and places and to such extent as the director regards necessary to determine whether the seed complies…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.11 Enforcement powers of director

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The director of agriculture or the director's authorized agent may: (A) Enter any public or private place of business during regular business hours in order to gain access to any seed or records subject to sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code or the rules and regulations…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.111 Sole authority of department to regulate seed within state

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(A) The department of agriculture has sole and exclusive authority to regulate the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, use, and planting of seed within the state. The regulation of seed is a matter of general statewide interes…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.12 Seed subject to seizure - disposition

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Any lot of agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed not in compliance with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the director of agriculture to a court of competent jurisdiction in the locality in which the seed is located. If th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.13 Seed inspection fee tags or labels

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No person shall label agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that is intended for sale in this state unless the person holds a valid seed labeler permit that has been issued by the director of agriculture in accordance with this section. A person who wishes to obtain a seed labe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.14 Report of seed sales

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(A) A person who holds a valid seed labeler permit issued under section 907.13 of the Revised Code shall report to the director of agriculture concerning the amount of seed that the person sells in this state. The report shall be made annually on a form that the director prescrib…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.15 Suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue permit to label seed

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The director of agriculture may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a permit to label seed for any violation of sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code. No permit to label seed shall be suspended or revoked except for failure to pay either the fee or penalty provided in sec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.17 Jurisdiction

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Whenever the director of agriculture finds that any person has violated sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code, he may institute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the alleged violation occurred, or he may file the necessary evidence wi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.27 Inoculants and inoculant treated seed definitions

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As used in sections 907.27 to 907.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association. (B) "Distribute" means to offer for sale, hold for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply legume inoculan…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.28 Registration of brand of legume inoculants

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No person shall manufacture or distribute any type of legume inoculant or pre-inoculated seeds in this state until the person has registered the brand of the legume inoculant with the director of agriculture. Applications for registration shall be made on forms obtainable from th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.29 Label information

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(A) Each container of legume inoculant culture which is distributed in this state shall bear thereon or have attached thereto in a conspicuous place on the outside thereof a plainly written or printed label in the English language the following information:(1) The name and addres…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.31 Registration and inspection fees

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Any person who submits an application for the registration of a brand of legume inoculant shall pay annually, prior to the first day of January, a registration and inspection fee in the amount of fifty dollars per brand. The registration shall be renewed according to the standard…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.32 Enforcement powers of director

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The director of agriculture may: (A) Refuse to register a brand of legume inoculant or the director may cancel a registration that previously has been approved when, in the director's opinion, the brand of legume inoculant is distributed under false or misleading claims; (B) Issu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.33 Regulations

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The director of agriculture, subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may promulgate, adopt, and enforce regulations to carry into effect sections 907.27 to 907.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.34 Prohibited acts

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No person shall violate sections 907.27 to 907.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or any rule, regulation, or order of the director of agriculture promulgated under such sections in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.35 Prosecutions

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When the director of agriculture finds that any person has violated sections 907.27 to 907.35 of the Revised Code, or any rules adopted thereunder, he may file with the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney, or city director of law in the jurisdiction where the violation occ…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.41 Coloration of seed or grain definitions

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As used in sections 907.41 to 907.47, inclusive, of the Revised Code:(A) "Grain" means whole seeds or entire grains or any altered form thereof of wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and sorghum or any other large seeded cereal, field peas, field beans, soybeans, or any other large s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.42 Poisonous seed treatment material standards

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No person shall sell, distribute, or have in the person's possession for sale, a poisonous seed treatment material in the state unless the material meets the color standards or specifications that are established by the director of agriculture pursuant to section 907.43 of the Re…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.43 Coloring and dyeing of grain and seed treatment material

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The director of agriculture, subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing standards or specifications or both for the coloring or dyeing of grain, and seed treatment materials, and adopt and enforce such…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.44 Exceptions

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No person shall sell, distribute, or have in his possession for sale any seed or grain which has been treated with a poisonous material unless the seed or grain has been colored or dyed a color contrasting with its natural color. Seed or grain to which a material has been applied…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.45 Label information

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No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter, or exchange any seed or grain which has been treated with a poisonous material, or which has been admixed with other seed or grain so treated unless:(A) The container thereof, or invoice in case of bulk shipments, carries a label or s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.46 Misrepresenting seed as treated seed

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No person shall sell or offer for sale, in this state, seed represented by labeling, advertising, or distinctive coloration, to have been treated, unless the seed actually has been so treated in such amount as to be effective for the purpose claimed.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.47 Inspection and testing authority of director

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The director of agriculture may:(A) Inspect, take samples, analyze, and test any seed treatment material, seed, or grain offered for sale in this state to determine whether such seed, grain, or seed treatment materials are in compliance with sections 907.41 to 907.47, inclusive, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 907.99 Penalty

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Whoever violates sections 907.01 to 907.17, 907.27 to 907.35, or 907.41 to 907.47 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.