The following items shall be subject to inspection by a person designated by the director of agriculture:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 917.19

  • 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
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Milk: means the lacteal secretion, substantially free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, goats, sheep, or other animals and intended for either of the following purposes:

    (1) To be sold for human consumption or for use in dairy products;

    (2) To be used for human consumption or for use in dairy products on the premises of a governmental agency or institution. See Ohio Code 917.01

  • Person: means any individual, government agency, political subdivision, partnership, corporation, association, co-operative association, or other business unit. See Ohio Code 917.01

(A) Milk plant facilities and equipment;

(B) Milk transport vehicles;

(C) Dairy farms, including dairy animals, stables, milk parlors, milk houses, and milk vessels of milk producers.

The inspector, while in the normal, lawful, and peaceful pursuit of inspection duties, may enter upon, cross over, and remain upon privately owned lands for those purposes and shall not be subject to arrest for trespass.