Ohio Code 941.01 – Animal diseases definitions
As used in this chapter:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 941.01
- 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 that is a bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or mammal, other than humans. See Ohio Code 941.01
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Dangerously contagious or infectious disease: means any disease, including any foreign animal disease, or vector, that the director of agriculture, in the director's sound discretion, determines to be of harmful effect on the animal or poultry industry or the public health and to be capable of transmission by any means from a carrier animal to a human or to another animal. See Ohio Code 941.01
- Foreign animal disease: means a contagious or infectious disease that is not present in United States domestic or nondomestic species populations and is listed by the United States department of agriculture as a "foreign animal disease. See Ohio Code 941.01
- Poultry: includes chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and game birds. See Ohio Code 941.01
- Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Vector: means a disease carrier, usually from, but not limited to, the arthropod class, that transfers an infectious agent that may transmit a dangerously contagious or infectious disease from one host to another. See Ohio Code 941.01
(A) “Dangerously contagious or infectious disease” means any disease, including any foreign animal disease, or vector, that the director of agriculture, in the director’s sound discretion, determines to be of harmful effect on the animal or poultry industry or the public health and to be capable of transmission by any means from a carrier animal to a human or to another animal.
(B) “Disease of concern” means any disease, including any foreign animal disease, or vector, that the director determines may have an adverse impact on the animal or poultry industry or to the public health in this state, but that is not a disease that is reportable to the United States department of agriculture.
(C) “Geographic area” means any county or counties within this state or parts thereof as may be designated by the director.
(D) “Animal” means any animal that is a bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or mammal, other than humans.
(E) “Domestic animal” includes livestock; other animals that through long association with humans have been bred to a degree resulting in genetic changes affecting the temperament, color, conformation, or other attributes of the species to an extent that makes them different from nondomestic animals of their kind; and other animals as defined by rule by the director.
(F) “Foreign animal disease” means a contagious or infectious disease that is not present in United States domestic or nondomestic species populations and is listed by the United States department of agriculture as a “foreign animal disease.”
(G) “Nondomestic animal” means any animal that is not domestic, including at least nonindigenous animals and animals usually not in captivity.
(H) “Poultry” means any domesticated fowl kept in confinement, except for doves and pigeons, that are bred for the primary purpose of producing eggs or meat for human consumption. “Poultry” includes chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and game birds.
(I) “Vector” means a disease carrier, usually from, but not limited to, the arthropod class, that transfers an infectious agent that may transmit a dangerously contagious or infectious disease from one host to another.
(J) “Residue” means any poisonous or deleterious pesticide governed by 40 C.F.R. § 180, any poisonous or deleterious substance governed by 21 C.F.R. § 109.6, or any other substance governed by 21 C.F.R. § 556.
(K) “Seal” means any band or object made of metal, plastic, or other material placed on a vehicle or other means of conveyance so that when the vehicle or conveyance is opened, the band or object is affected, altered, or broken.