The director of agriculture shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to enforce section 911.18 of the Revised Code, including reasonable tolerances or variations within which all weights shall be kept. The tolerances or variations shall not exceed one ounce per pound under the standard unit for single loaves. The tolerance permitted in the weighing of twenty-five or more loaves shall not exceed one-half ounce per pound. The director, and under his direction , the local sealers of weights and measures, shall enforce this section. Before any prosecution is begun under this section, the parties against whom the complaint is made shall be notified and be given an opportunity to be heard by the director.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 911.19

  • 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
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.

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