Effective: September 14, 2016 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 293 – 131st General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) “Agricultural animal” means any animal generally used for food or in the production of food, including cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, poultry, and swine; horses; alpacas; llamas; and any other animal included by the director of agriculture […]
Effective: October 17, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 229 – 129th General Assembly (A)(1) Not later than one hundred eighty days after March 15, 2001, the director of agriculture shall prepare a program for the issuance of permits to install under this section. (2) On and after the date on which the director has finalized […]
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A)(1) Not later than one hundred eighty days after March 15, 2001, the director of agriculture shall prepare a program for the issuance of permits to operate under this section. (2) Except for a concentrated animal feeding facility that is operating under […]
Effective: October 9, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 263 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Each application for a permit to install or permit to operate a concentrated animal feeding facility that is submitted by an applicant who has not owned or operated a concentrated animal feeding facility in this state for at least two of […]
Effective: December 22, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 363 – 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “plan” means an insect and rodent control plan prepared under this section. (B) An owner or operator of a concentrated animal feeding facility shall prepare and submit to the director of agriculture in accordance with rules […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Effective: January 1, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may determine that an animal feeding facility that is not a concentrated animal feeding facility nevertheless shall be required to apply for and receive a permit to operate when all of the following apply: (1) The director […]
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) Prior to issuing or modifying a permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit, the director of agriculture shall issue a draft permit. The director or the director’s representative shall mail notice of the issuance of a draft permit to […]
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly The director of agriculture may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of the following: (A) Establish all of the following concerning permits to install and permits to operate: (1) A description of what constitutes […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Effective: March 15, 2001 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 141 – 123rd General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding sections 903.16 and 903.17 of the Revised Code, if the director of agriculture determines that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health or safety or the environment, the director may issue an order, without notice or […]
Effective: March 15, 2001 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 141 – 123rd General Assembly All money collected by the director of agriculture from application fees under sections 903.02, 903.03, 903.07, and 903.08 of the Revised Code, all money collected from civil penalties under sections 903.16 and 903.17 of the Revised Code, and all money collected under […]
