Ohio Code 941.24 – Authority to test
(A) No person shall make a brucellosis test or employ any other method of detection for brucellosis or administer a brucella vaccine unless he is first authorized to do so by the department of agriculture. Such authority may be revoked for any violation of Chapter 941 of the Revised Code, without a hearing.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 941.24
- 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
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) No person shall administer a brucella vaccine that is not approved by the Ohio department of agriculture and produced under license of the United States department of agriculture.
(C) Any person who makes a brucellosis test or employs any other method of detection for brucellosis shall report the results to the Ohio department of agriculture within seven days, unless he is granted an extension in writing by the department. Such reports shall be made on forms provided by the department.
(D) The director of agriculture may promulgate a regulation governing the sale and distribution of a brucella biologic or antigen.
(E) Any animal tested for brucellosis or administered brucella vaccine shall be identified in the right ear by tattoo or a metal numbered ear tag or such method of identification as may be prescribed by regulation by the director.
(F) No person other than a licensed accredited veterinarian shall administer brucella vaccine.
(G) If a veterinarian administers a brucella vaccine, he shall report such vaccination to the department on a form provided by the department. Such report shall be made no later than seven days after the date of vaccination, unless the department grants a written extension of time.