Section 3715.61 | Director of Agriculture – Powers Regarding Permits.
Effective: September 10, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly (A) Whenever the director of agriculture finds after investigation that the distribution in this state of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms during manufacture, processing, or packing thereof in any locality, be injurious to health, and that […]
Section 3715.52 | Prohibited Acts.
Effective: June 21, 2002 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 143 – 124th General Assembly (A) The following acts and causing them are prohibited: (1) The manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding or offering for sale of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded; (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any food, drug, device, […]
Section 3715.521 | Prohibition Against Sale or Delivery of Expired Drug, Infant Formula or Baby Food.
Effective: September 12, 2008 Latest Legislation: House Bill 283 – 127th General Assembly No person shall sell, offer for sale, or deliver at retail or to the consumer, any of the following: (A) Any drug after the expiration date required by 21 C.F.R. 211.137 except pursuant to sections 3715.88 to 3715.92 of the Revised Code; […]
Section 3715.53 | Injunctions.
Effective: July 22, 1998 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 66 – 122nd General Assembly In addition to the remedies provided and irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law, the director of agriculture or the state board of pharmacy is hereby authorized to apply to the court of common pleas in the […]
Section 3715.54 | Exceptions to Liability.
Effective: July 22, 1998 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 66 – 122nd General Assembly (A) No person shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section 3715.99 of the Revised Code for violating division (A)(1) or (3) of section 3715.52 of the Revised Code if the person established a guaranty or undertaking signed by, and containing […]
Section 3715.55 | Notice of Adulteration, Misbranding, or Expiration.
Effective: September 12, 2008 Latest Legislation: House Bill 283 – 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “expired” means: (1) In the case of a drug, that the expiration date required by 21 C.F.R. 211.137 has passed; (2) In the case of infant formula, the “use by” date required by 21 C.F.R. 107.20 […]
Section 3715.551 | Embargo of Food.
Effective: November 3, 1999 Latest Legislation: House Bill 223 – 123rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “board of health,” “retail food establishment,” and “food service operation” have the same meanings as in section 3717.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The embargoing of a food may be performed by a board of health […]
Section 3715.56 | Attorney General, Prosecuting Attorney or City Director of Law to Institute Proceedings and Prosecutions.
Effective: July 22, 1998 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 66 – 122nd General Assembly The attorney general, prosecuting attorney, or city director of law to whom the director of agriculture or the state board of pharmacy reports any violation of sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, shall cause appropriate proceedings to be […]
Section 3715.57 | Written Notice or Warning for Minor Violations Sufficient.
Effective: July 22, 1998 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 66 – 122nd General Assembly Nothing in sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, shall be construed as requiring the director of agriculture or the state board of pharmacy to report minor violations for the institution of proceedings under sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to […]
Section 3715.59 | When Food Is Adulterated.
Effective: November 21, 2001 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 136 – 124th General Assembly Food is adulterated within the meaning of sections 3715.01, 3715.02, 3715.022, and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, if any of the following apply: (A) It bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health; […]