(A) Porcine animals that the director of agriculture finds to be infected with or exposed to pseudorabies may be ordered destroyed in accordance with section 941.11 of the Revised Code.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 941.41

  • 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
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59

(B) The director shall adopt rules to indemnify the owner of any porcine animal destroyed under this section, which shall set forth the amount of the indemnity and conditions for payment of an indemnity. Payment of indemnity shall be subject to the availability of funds authorized by rule for such purposes.

(C) If a porcine animal is found to have pseudorabies, all porcine animals within one and three-quarter miles of the infected animal may be tested, if necessary, as determined by the director.

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