Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 953 · 12 active provisions
As used in this chapter: (A) "Animal" means any animal, other than a human being, and includes domestic fowl, wild birds, fish, and reptiles, living or dead.(B) "Licensee" means any person who is licensed in accordance with this chapter.(C) "Loading platform" means any place operated by a licensee for loading dead anim…
(A) No person shall engage in the business of disposing of, picking up, rendering, or collecting raw rendering material or transporting the material to a composting facility without a license to do so from the department of agriculture.(B) This chapter does not apply to any of the following:(1) A farmer who slaughters…
(A) Application for a license shall be made to the department of agriculture on a form prescribed by the department. (B) Each application shall include all of the following:(1) The name and address of the applicant;(2) The applicant's proposed place of business;(3) A detailed statement of the method that the applicant…
(A) Each rendering plant building shall:(1) Be provided with floors constructed of concrete or some other nonabsorbent materials;(2) Be maintained in a good state of repair;(3) Have an adequate water supply, and be supplied with sufficient steam and steam hose or other equipment approved by the department of agricultur…
(A) In the disposal or rendering of raw rendering material, all of the following requirements shall be met:(1) All raw rendering material shall be processed or disposed of within forty-eight hours after its arrival at the rendering plant;(2) Each cooking vat or tank shall be airtight, except for proper escapes for stea…
(A) No raw rendering material shall be fed to an avian, equine, ovine, bovine, or porcine animal.(B) Except as provided in division (C) or (D) of this section, no raw rendering material shall be sold or offered for sale to a person who is not licensed under section 953.23 of the Revised Code unless the material is in a…
(A) The director of agriculture may promulgate, adopt, and enforce regulations to carry out this chapter.(B) No person shall fail to comply with the regulations adopted by the department of agriculture under division (A) of this section.
(A) Any authorized representative of the director of agriculture who has good reason to suspect that any premises or means of conveyance contains raw rendering material shall have free access to those premises or that means of conveyance at any reasonable time.(B) The department of agriculture shall inspect each place…
(A) No raw rendering material shall be conveyed unless the means of conveyance is so constructed that no drippings or seepings can escape from such means of conveyance and the raw rendering material is covered.(B) Each means of conveyance shall be thoroughly cleaned with steam, or such other method approved by the depa…
(A) Each loading platform shall:(1) Be provided with floors constructed of concrete or some other nonabsorbent material;(2) Have an adequate supply of water and steam or other facilities to clean floors or means of conveyance;(3) Have adequate drainage as determined by the department.(B) Each loading platform, and all…
The department of agriculture may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license issued under this chapter for any violation under this chapter, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Whoever violates sections 953.21 to 953.31 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree; on each subsequent violation, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.