Ohio Code 918.26 – Operating prohibitions
No person shall:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 918.26
- 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
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) Operate an establishment without first securing a license from the department of agriculture, unless exempted under section 918.27 of the Revised Code;
(B) Deny access to any authorized inspector at any reasonable time for the purposes of enforcing sections 918.21 to 918.31, inclusive, of the Revised Code, upon the presentation of proper identification;
(C) Operate a licensed establishment contrary to any regulation or order of the director of agriculture made under authority of sections 918.21 to 918.31, inclusive, of the Revised Code;
(D) Possess or use an inspection mark, stamp, or brand provided for in the regulations adopted under section 918.25 of the Revised Code or possess or use any mark, stamp, or brand having thereon a device, words, or insignia the same or similar in character or import to a mark, stamp, or brand provided for in such regulations, except authorized representatives of the department of agriculture;
(E) Sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of poultry or poultry products which have been condemned under section 918.22 of the Revised Code, except under regulations adopted under section 918.25 of the Revised Code;
(F) Fail to maintain records required by section 918.24 of the Revised Code;
(G) Forge any official record, device, mark, or certificate;
(H) Forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under sections 918.21 to 918.31, inclusive, of the Revised Code or the regulations adopted thereunder.