(A) In the disposal or rendering of raw rendering material, all of the following requirements shall be met:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 953.25

  • Animal: means any animal, other than a human being, and includes domestic fowl, wild birds, fish, and reptiles, living or dead. See Ohio Code 953.21
  • Licensee: means any person who is licensed in accordance with this chapter. See Ohio Code 953.21
  • Raw rendering material: means any body, part of a body, or product of a body of any dead animal that is unwholesome, condemned, inedible, or otherwise unfit for human consumption. See Ohio Code 953.21
  • Rendering plant: means any premises where raw rendering materials are converted into fats, oils, feeds, fertilizer, and other products. See Ohio Code 953.21

(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 steam;

(3) Steam shall be disposed of so as to cause no nuisance;

(4) All skinning and dismembering of an animal body or part thereof shall be done within a building.

(B) Raw rendering material that is not disposed of to a licensee or as provided in division (B), (C), or (D) of section 953.26 of the Revised Code shall be buried at a depth of at least four feet.

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