Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 913 · 16 active provisions
As used in sections 913.01 to 913.05 of the Revised Code:(A) "Cannery" means a place or building where fruits, vegetables, or specialty products are packed in hermetically sealed containers and thermally sterilized and the products of which are placed on the market for general consumption as human food, regardless of w…
No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the business of operating a cannery without obtaining a license for the operation of each cannery from the director of agriculture.In order to obtain a license, an application shall be made on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by a fee of two hund…
All licenses issued under section 913.02 of the Revised Code shall be renewed annually by the last day of June pursuant to this section and the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The renewal fee for each license shall be paid by the applicant for such renewal to t…
All vegetable, fruit, and specialty products canneries shall be under the supervision of and subject to the rules of the director of agriculture. At such times as the director considers proper, he shall cause to be inspected all canneries where fruits, vegetables, or specialty products are packed and preserved, and sha…
(A) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code which: (1) Require all canneries to comply with regulations adopted by the United States food and drug administration in 21 C.F.R. 117, as applicable; (2) Require all canneries thermally processing low-acid foods packed in hermetic…
The director of agriculture shall appoint inspectors of canneries who have a thorough knowledge of the canning business. The inspectors shall:(A) Visit and inspect canneries as often as the director considers necessary;(B) See that canneries and the operation thereof comply with sections 913.01 to 913.05 of the Revised…
As used in sections 913.22 to 913.28, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Soft drink" means any nonalcoholic flavored carbonated beverage, soda, soda water, or fruitade, any nonalcoholic flavored still beverage, artificial waters whether carbonated or not, and bottled table waters, seltzer, or club soda.(B) "Soft drin…
(A) The director of agriculture may issue licenses as required by sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code, may make the inspections and registrations required by those sections, and may prescribe the form of application to be filed under this section. (B) No person shall manufacture or bottle for sale within this…
All licenses issued under section 913.23 of the Revised Code shall be renewed annually by the last day of March pursuant to this section and the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
(A) All nonalcoholic flavored carbonated beverages or soda waters shall be prepared from a sweetening ingredient or nonnutritive sweetener, flavoring, potable carbonated water, with or without harmless color, and with or without acidulation by the use of harmless organic acids, or pure phosphoric acid; all nonalcoholic…
(A) Whenever synthetic flavors are used as a substitute for natural flavors in soft drinks or soft drink flavors prepared for sale, sold, or offered for sale, such products shall be labeled "artificially flavored" or with an equivalent designation approved by the director of agriculture. (B) Any word, statement, or oth…
No person, within this state, shall manufacture for sale, sell, or offer for sale any soft drink or soft drink flavor which is adulterated. Any such soft drink or soft drink flavor is adulterated if it is compounded or manufactured contrary to sections 913.22 to 913.28, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or if it contains…
The director of agriculture shall enforce sections 913.01 to 913.05 and 913.22 to 913.26 of the Revised Code, and the director shall adopt rules as the director considers necessary for the administration and enforcement of such sections. Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:20 AM
No proprietor, owner, or manager of a bakery, confectionary, creamery, dairy, dairy barn, milk depot, laboratory, hotel, restaurant, eating house, packing house, slaughterhouse, ice cream factory, canning factory, or place where a food product is manufactured, packed, stored, deposited, collected, prepared, produced, o…
If the director of agriculture or any of his inspectors or agents, is of the opinion that a place named in section 913.41 of the Revised Code is being operated in violation of such section he shall notify the proprietor, owner, or manager thereof, in writing, to place it in a clean and sanitary condition within a reaso…
(A) Whoever violates sections 913.01 to 913.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.(B) Whoever violates sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for a first offense; for a subsequent offense such person shall be fined not more than one…