Ohio Code 953.26 – Sale and use of raw rendering material
(A) No raw rendering material shall be fed to an avian, equine, ovine, bovine, or porcine animal.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 953.26
- agriculture: includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by the director of agriculture by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 1.61
- 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
- Composting facility: means any premises, including structures and equipment, operating in accordance with rules adopted under section 3734. See Ohio Code 953.21
- Person: means any natural person, partnership, association, or corporation. 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
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(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 labeled wrapper or is in some other way identified or denatured in a manner approved by the department of agriculture. The label or identification shall state plainly in legible letters at least two inches high that the product is inedible and is not sold or intended for human consumption.
(C) Raw rendering material may be sold or otherwise transferred to a person who operates a mink ranch, dog kennel, zoo, captive wildlife farm, or pet food manufacturing plant and who has written permission from the department to handle raw rendering material.
(D) Raw rendering material may be sold or otherwise transferred to a person who operates a composting facility in accordance with rules adopted by the director of environmental protection under section 3734.02 of the Revised Code.