Section 903.11 | Contracts or Agreements to Carry Out Purposes of Chapter.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (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 environmental […]
Section 903.12 | Right of Entry for Investigations and Inspections.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (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 equipment, or […]
Section 903.13 | Affirmative Defenses in Private Civil Action for Nuisance.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly 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 compliance […]
Section 903.14 | Submission to Nonbinding Arbitration Prior to Filing Private Civil Action for Nuisance.
Effective: March 15, 2001 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 141 – 123rd General Assembly 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 […]
Section 903.15 | Submitting Complaint to Director.
Effective: December 22, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 363 – 128th General Assembly (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 […]
Section 903.16 | Requiring Corrective Actions and Assessing Civil Penalties [See Section 3 of h.b. 363 of the 128th General Assembly].
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (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 […]
Section 903.17 | Adjudicative Hearing on Corrective Actions and Civil Penalties [See Section 3 of h.b. 363 of the 128th General Assembly].
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (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 […]
Section 903.07 | Livestock Manager Certification [See Section 3 of h.b. 363 of the 128th General Assembly].
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (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 […]
Section 903.08 | Participating in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
Effective: December 22, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 363 – 128th General Assembly (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 […]
Section 903.081 | Permits Not to Be Granted.
Effective: December 22, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 363 – 128th General Assembly (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 […]