Ohio Administrative Code
Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director
Chapter 901-5 - County and Independent Agricultural Societies
Section 901-5-13 - Health requirements for animals exhibited on fair grounds
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 901-5-13
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Each society shall:
(1) Have at the society's
annual fair, and at any other livestock exhibition which is sponsored by or is
under the control of the society, an official veterinarian who has been
approved by the director of agriculture for such service;
(2) Submit to the director of agriculture for
consideration, the name and address of
the veterinarian whom the society proposes to appoint, not less than twenty
days before the opening of the fair;
(3) Certify the appointment of an approved
veterinarian to the director of agriculture not less than ten days before the
opening day of the fair; and
(4)
Through the official veterinarian enforce the laws of Ohio and the regulations
of the department of agriculture which pertain to livestock exhibited at county
and independent fairs.
(B) Each official veterinarian shall:
(1) Enforce the laws of Ohio and the
regulations of the department according to the recommendations of the division
of animal health of the department;
(2) Inspect the livestock, and any required
health certificates for evidence of any contagious or infectious
disease;
(3) Carry out any
recommendation of the division of animal health to protect the health of the
livestock exhibited at the fair;
(4) Report to the division of animal health
any refusal or failure on the part of any exhibitor or of the society to
observe or comply with any law or regulation governing the movement or
exhibition of livestock;
(5) At the
close of the fair, make any official report required by the
department.
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