As used in Chapter 901-19 of the
Administrative Code:
(A) “Accessory reproductive
tissue” includes but is not limited to epididymis.
(B) “Agricultural society” or
“society” means a county agricultural society or an independent agricultural
society that is organized under the laws of the state of Ohio.
(C) “Approved” when used in
reference to drugs, means approval by the United States food and drug
administration for use in the species indicated on the label.
(D) “Breed show or class” means a
show or class limited to breeding stock of a specific breed of livestock.
(E) “Class” means a division
within a show or exhibition as defined by a sponsor.
(F) “Department” means the
department of agriculture created under section 121.02 of the Revised
Code.
(G) “Designee” when used in
reference to an exhibitor, means a member of the exhibitor’s family or
household or any other registered or authorized representative of the
exhibitor.
(H) “Director” means the director
of agriculture appointed pursuant to section 121.03 of the Revised
Code.
(I) “Drug” means drug as defined
in division (C) of section 4729.02 of the Revised Code and its metabolites.
(J) “Drug use notification form”
means the document completed in accordance with rule 901-19-06 of the
Administrative Code.
(K) “Exhibition drug residue
legal” means an animal has not been administered a drug; or if administered a
drug the withdrawal period has elapsed at the time the drug use notification
form is completed.
(L) “Exhibitor” means any person
who shows, displays, or exhibits livestock at an exhibition.
(M) “Extra label use” means the
actual or intended use of a drug in livestock in a manner other than in
accordance with the drug label directions.
(N) “Fair” means the annual
exhibition held by the Ohio expositions commission, pursuant to division (A)(1)
of section 991.03
of the Revised Code, or a county agricultural society or independent
agricultural society, as reported to the director pursuant to rule 901-5-11 of
the Administrative Code.
(O) “Family” means the immediate
family of an exhibitor, including but not limited to the exhibitor’s parent,
step-parent, foster parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, foster grandparent,
brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, half-brother, half-sister, son,
daughter, step-son, step-daughter, or guardian.
(P) “Grand champion” means the
highest placing livestock entry of a show.
(Q) “Household” means the
permanent residence address of the exhibitor.
(R) “Immediately” means the time
period between the cessation of administration of a drug and the point at which
drug residues in the livestock are within tolerance levels or at zero
tolerance, unless a safe level has been established by the United States food
and drug administration.
(S) “Internal rule” means any
rule adopted by a sponsor or applicable to the sponsor’s exhibition, and
includes all mandatory rules and those optional rules from which the sponsor
does not exempt itself or its exhibition.
(T) “Junior
livestock show” means a show limited to exhibitors nine years of age or in the
third grade through nineteen years of age, or as authorized to participate in
either 4-H, FFA or other youth organization.
(U) “Label” means the attached
label or the accompanying brochure that lists the approved species, dose, route
of administration, withdrawal time and any cautionary statement; a prescription
label; the requirements of labeling for an extra label use drug as permitted by
the United States food and drug administration; and information provided by the
food animal residue avoidance databank (FARAD).
(V) “Licensed livestock facility”
means a livestock facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 943. of
the Revised Code or a similar law of another state.
(W) “Mandatory rule” means any
rule adopted by the director relating to food safety or the health, safety, or
welfare of livestock and from which a sponsor may not exempt itself or its
exhibition.
(X) “Market flock style project”
means ownership including an individual junior exhibitor, family of a junior
exhibitor or a cooperative made up of junior exhibitors. Through this type of
ownership, the junior exhibitor(s) are to care for, groom, and select any and all
birds to be used in exhibitions as well as actively participate in any decision
making processes for the flock.
(Y) “Market livestock” means
exhibition livestock bred, raised and intended for slaughter for food purposes.
(Z) “Market poultry” means birds including,
but not limited to, meat chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks.
(AA) “Non-terminal show” means a
show in which no livestock is required to be slaughtered.
(BB) “Optional rule” means any
rule adopted by the director from which a sponsor may exempt itself or its
exhibition.
(CC) “Outstanding market project”
means the exhibitor ranking highest in the outstanding market project
competition in a show.
(DD) “Over the counter drug”
means any drug that lawfully may be purchased without a prescription.
(EE) “Partial terminal show”
means a show in which no fewer than the grand champion and reserve grand
champion in each show or market class of livestock are sent directly to
slaughter or to a licensed livestock facility no later than or immediately
following the conclusion of the exhibition.
(FF) “Prescription” means
prescription as defined in division (G) of section 4729.02 of the
Revised Code.
(GG) “Quarantine” means isolation
pursuant to section 941.07
of the Revised Code.
(HH) “Reserve grand champion”
means the second highest placing livestock entry of a show.
(II) “Residue” means residues as
defined in division (I) of section 941.01 of the Revised Code.
(JJ) “Show” means that part of
the exhibition restricted to exhibiting a single species and category of
livestock such as, by way of example, but not limited to, market steer, dairy
goats and market lambs.
(KK) “Slick clipping” or “body
shaving” means having hair that is less than one half inch in length on the
body of market hogs.
(LL) “Terminal show” means a show
in which all livestock entered in the show are sent directly to slaughter or to
a licensed livestock facility no later than or immediately following the
conclusion of the exhibition.
(MM) “Tolerance level” means the
detectable level of a residue or other substance in livestock, in a livestock
test sample, or in food, as that word is defined in division (A)(5) of section 3715.01 of the Revised Code, in a level less than or equal to
the maximum level determined to be safe, acceptable or non-violative
by the United States food and drug administration.
(NN) “Unlawful substance” means
any of the following:
(1) Any drug prohibited by
division (E)(1)(b) of section 901.76 or section 2925.04 of the
Revised Code; or
(2) A substance which is not
normally found in or does not naturally occur in livestock; or
(3) A substance which is normally
found in or does naturally occur in livestock, but is detected or discerned in
an amount or area greater than normal; or
(4) Any drug required to be
listed, but which is not listed on a drug use notification form; or
(5) Any drug present in an animal
regardless of how the drug came to be present if the drug was not administered
under paragraph (A), (B) or (C) of rule 901-19-04 of the Administrative Code.
(OO) “Veterinarian” means any
person licensed to practice veterinary medicine under Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code or under the similar laws of another
state.
(PP) “Withdrawal period” or
“withdrawal time” means the interval from the time livestock is removed from
medication until all residues are within the tolerance level.
Effective: 02/17/2006
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
11/30/2005 and 02/17/2011
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.70
Prior Effective Dates: 7/6/95,
10/4/95, 6/23/96, 5/1/97, 6/1/98, 5/31/01, 2/15/03
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) The sponsor of an exhibition
shall designate each of the shows held at the exhibition as one of the
following types: terminal show, partial terminal show, or non-terminal show.
(B) All of the following junior
livestock shows or classes at a fair must be terminal shows or partial terminal
shows: market beef steer, market hog, market lamb, market dairy steer, veal
calf and market goat unless at least thirty days prior to the opening of the
show, the sponsor has submitted a written request to exempt a show from this
provision, and the director has provided written authorization granting this
request prior to the start of the fair.
(C) All livestock which
participate in a terminal show shall be slaughtered. The livestock shall be
consigned to slaughter either at the conclusion of the show or immediately
following the exhibition.
(D) In a partial terminal show at
least the grand champion and the reserve grand champion shall be slaughtered.
Prior to the show, the sponsor of the exhibition may require that additional
livestock from a partial terminal show shall be slaughtered. The livestock
shall be consigned to slaughter either at the conclusion of the show or
immediately following the exhibition.
(E) All livestock required to be
slaughtered under this rule shall be slaughtered at a meat establishment either
licensed by the department or granted inspection by the United States
department of agriculture.
(F) Notwithstanding paragraphs
(B), (C) and (D) of this rule, livestock required to be slaughtered under this
rule may, at the option of the sponsor of the exhibition, be consigned to a
licensed livestock facility for sale provided that:
(1) The livestock is consigned
either at the conclusion of the show or immediately following the exhibition;
and,
(2) The livestock is sold only
for slaughter.
(G) From the beginning of the
exhibition until departure for slaughter or consignment to a licensed livestock
facility, the exhibitor or the exhibitor’s designee shall be responsible for
caring for the livestock.
(H) Livestock destined for
slaughter or consignment to a licensed livestock facility shall not be removed
from the exhibition grounds until the livestock is transported to slaughter or
to the licensed livestock facility or until the sponsor approves movement of
the livestock to another secure area for:
(1) Disease control in accordance
with paragraph (B)(4) of rule 901:1-18-03 of the
Administrative Code; and
(2) Quarantine for residue to
allow a withdrawal time as determined by the approved fair veterinarian or in
accordance with the instructions listed on the drug use notification form to
elapse and may be subject to testing.
(I) All livestock destined for
slaughter shall be subject to testing by the director in accordance with
section 901.73 of
the Revised Code.
(J) Livestock carcasses passing
inspection may be released for normal disposition.
(K) During inspection or testing,
if the livestock carcass is preliminarily determined to have been tampered with
or found to contain an unlawful substance, one of the following shall occur:
(1) If the livestock carcass must
be trimmed or reconditioned to comply with the meat inspection requirements,
the carcass shall be trimmed and reconditioned and released to the exhibitor,
unless the successful bidder accepts the trimmed or reconditioned carcass.
(2) If the livestock carcass
cannot be trimmed or reconditioned, it shall be condemned in accordance with
the meat inspection requirements.
(L) Livestock entered in or
eligible for a carcass contest prior to or during a terminal, partial terminal
or non-terminal show must be exhibition drug residue legal at the time of show
and eligible for immediate slaughter.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
04/25/2005 and 04/25/2010
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.74
Prior Effective Dates: 03/25/00
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) A sponsor may hold an auction
sale of livestock exhibited at a terminal or partial terminal show.
(B) An exhibitor who exhibits
livestock at a terminal show or partial terminal show consents to participating
in the subsequent auction sale.
(C) All bidders at an auction
sale following a terminal show or partial terminal show consent to the
slaughter of the livestock or delivery to a licensed livestock facility.
(D) Title to livestock sold at an
auction sale and subsequently presented for slaughter or sale at a licensed livestock
facility shall remain vested in the exhibitor, or if the exhibitor is not the
owner, in the owner until the livestock has been passed by inspection and
released in accordance with paragraphs (K)(1) and
(K)(2) of rule 901-19-02 of the Administrative Code and passes all testing
performed by or at the direction of the department or the sponsor.
(E) At the discretion of the
sponsor, the sponsor may collect the sale proceeds from the successful bidder
and retain the proceeds until the carcass of the livestock has been released,
or may allow the successful bidder to withhold payment of the proceeds until
the carcass is released. In the event the carcass is not released, the sponsor
shall return the sale proceeds to the successful bidder.
(F) Prior to the auction, the
sponsor shall announce the identification of the exhibition livestock which
have been administered drugs for which the withdrawal time has not elapsed.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
07/29/2003 and 07/29/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.73, 901.74
Prior Effective Dates: 7/6/95,
10/4/95, 6/23/96, 6/1/98
This is a mandatory rule.
No person shall:
(A) Administer or cause or permit
to be administered a prescription drug to livestock either immediately before
an exhibition or during an exhibition unless the prescription drug is
administered:
(1) By or under the supervision
and direction of a veterinarian; and,
(2) Only in accordance with label
directions; and,
(3) In conjunction with a valid
veterinarian-client-patient relationship; and,
(4) For a valid medical purpose;
and,
(5) A drug use notification form
is completed and filed in accordance with the applicable requirements of rule
901-19-06 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Administer or cause or permit
to be administered an over the counter drug to livestock either immediately
before an exhibition or during an exhibition unless the over the counter drug
is administered:
(1) By or under the supervision
or direction of the exhibitor, the exhibitor’s designee, the owner of the
livestock or a veterinarian; and,
(2) Only in accordance with label
directions; and,
(3) Only for a valid medical
purpose; and,
(4) A drug use notification form
is completed and filed in accordance with the applicable requirements of rule
901-19-06 of the Administrative Code.
(C) Administer or cause or permit
to be administered either a prescription drug or an over the counter
drug other than in accordance with the drug’s label directions unless
extra label use of the drug is:
(1) By or under the supervision
and direction of a veterinarian; and,
(2) Only in accordance with the
extra label directions provided by the veterinarian; and,
(3) In conjunction with a valid
veterinarian-client-patient relationship; and,
(4) For a valid medical purpose;
and,
(5) A drug use notification form
is completed and filed in accordance with the applicable requirements of rule
901-19-06 of the Administrative Code; and,
(6) An extended withdrawal time
is assigned to the drug by the veterinarian as part of the extra label
directions and reported on the drug use notification form.
(D) Show, sell, or offer for sale
any livestock which contains an unlawful substance or has been subjected to
unacceptable practices.
(E) Show any livestock which
contains a drug in an amount which exceeds the tolerance level if established
or safe level; or, a drug for which the withdrawal period has not elapsed.
Unless administered in accordance with paragraph (A), (B) or (C) of this rule.
(F) Sell or offer for sale in an
auction at a terminal or partial terminal show an animal that contains a drug
in an amount which exceeds the tolerance level if established or safe level;
or, a drug for which the withdrawal period has not elapsed. Unless administered
in accordance with paragraph (A), (B) or (C) of this rule.
(G) Exhibit an animal which has
been tranquilized.
(H) Make a false statement on a
drug use notification form.
(I) Fail
to file or update a drug use notification form as required by 901-19-06 of the
Administrative Code.
(J) Negligently cause an unlawful
substance to be present in an animal.
(K) Fail to sign a chain of
custody form.
(L) Violate a mandatory rule.
(M) Violate any optional rule
from which a sponsor could have exempted itself or its exhibition, but did not.
(N) Fail to render assistance as
provided by section 901.73
of the Revised Code.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
07/29/2003 and 07/29/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72, 901.73,
901.74, 901.76
Prior Effective Dates: 7/6/95,
10/4/95, 6/23/96, 5/1/97, 6/1/98
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) Every sponsor of an
exhibition shall appoint a person as its records official. The records official
shall receive and maintain the drug use notification forms filed under rule
901-19-06 of the Administrative Code.
(1) The records official shall
reject any drug use notification form that is incomplete, illegible or
unsigned. At the close of the exhibition the records official shall turn over
the drug use notification forms received by him to the sponsor.
(2) The sponsor shall maintain
all drug use notification forms for a period of one year from the close of an
exhibition. The drug use notification forms shall be made available to the
department for inspection and copying upon request.
(3) Review the submitted drug use
notification forms prior to the show for compliance with paragraph (I) of rule
901-19-06 and rule 901-19-07 of the Administrative Code.
(4) Review the submitted drug use
notification forms for compliance with paragraph (B) of rule 901-19-38 of the
Administrative Code if applicable.
(B) The sponsor of an exhibition
shall provide information requested by the director on a form prescribed by the
director at least ten days before the start of the exhibition.
(C) The sponsor of an exhibition
shall, prior to the start of an exhibition, establish a method of identifying
each animal in a terminal, partial terminal, and non-terminal show and maintain
a chain of custody for each market livestock animal from the show through
consignment to either slaughter or a licensed livestock facility for sale. The
sponsor shall maintain a record of the identity of each animal and its chain of
custody for a period of one year from the date of the last day of an
exhibition.
(D) All county and independent
agricultural societies and the Ohio expositions commission shall print Chapter
901:1-18 of the Administrative Code (Ohio’s livestock health exhibition rules)
in their premium book for the current year.
(E) The sponsor of a county or
independent agricultural society or the Ohio exposition commission shall
provide a livestock exhibitor or an adult advisor, upon request, a copy of
Chapter 901-19 of the Administrative Code and print in their current premium
book the following notice: “Chapter 901-19 of the Administrative Code (Ohio’s
livestock tampering exhibition rules) will be made available to a livestock
exhibitor or an adult advisor, upon request.”
(F) If Chapter 901-19 of the
Administrative Code (Ohio livestock tampering exhibition rules) for the
upcoming show season are available prior to the
sponsor’s printing deadline, the sponsor may elect to include the entire text
of these rules within their premium book.
(G) All other exhibitions shall
provide to exhibitors, upon request, a copy of Chapters 901:1-18 and 901-19 of
the Administrative Code and shall include the following statement in at least
one written announcement prior to the beginning of the exhibition, “the
exhibition’s management will provide, upon request of an exhibitor, a copy of
Chapters 901:1-18 (Ohio’s livestock health exhibition rules) and 901-19 (Ohio’s
livestock tampering exhibition rules) of the Administrative Code.
HISTORY: Eff 6-23-96;
5-1-97; 3-19-99; 3-25-00; 2-15-03
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: RC 901.72
Rule amplifies: RC
901.72, 901.74
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
11/26/2002 and 02/15/2008
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) The exhibitor and the owner
of an animal are jointly and severally responsible for completing and filing
the drug use notification form in the manner required by this rule.
(B) The drug use notification
form shall be signed by either the exhibitor or the owner. If the person
signing the form is a minor child, the form may be cosigned by a parent or
guardian of the minor child.
(C) A drug use notification form
shall be completed for every animal from which a test sample is collected at
every terminal and partial terminal or non-terminal show, and for every animal
that is administered a drug either immediately before or during an exhibition.
(D) The director shall require a
drug use notification form to be completed for livestock including market
steer, market hog, market lamb, veal calf, market dairy steer, market goats,
market poultry, lactating dairy cattle and lactating goats exhibited in a
junior livestock show at a fair.
(E) The drug use notification
form shall be filed with the records official prior to the show in which the
animal is entered.
(F) The director may require a
drug use notification form to be completed for livestock exhibited at any type
of show including a non-terminal show.
(G) If at any time after the drug
use notification form is filed the information on the form regarding drug use
changes or if a drug is subsequently administered, an updated drug use
notification form shall immediately be filed with the records official.
(H) No person shall submit an
incomplete, illegible or unsigned drug use notification form.
(I) When
a drug use notification form submitted to a records official for livestock is
incomplete, illegible or unsigned neither the exhibitor nor the owner shall,
until the defect is corrected:
(1) Receive any prizes or awards
from shows in which the livestock was exhibited prior to the time the drug use
notification form was to be filed.
(2) Participate in any shows or
sales held subsequent to the time the drug use notification form was to be
filed.
HISTORY: Eff 7-6-95
(Emer.); 10-4-95; 6-23-96; 5-1-97; 6-1-98; 3-19-99; 3-25-00; 2-15-03
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: RC 901.72
Rule amplifies: RC
901.72, 901.74
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
11/26/2002 and 02/15/2008
This is a mandatory rule.
Sponsors shall require exhibitors
at fairs sponsored by county or independent agricultural societies or the Ohio
exposition commission to annually attend or complete a quality assurance
program sponsored and conducted cooperatively by the exhibition sponsor, Ohio
state university extension, Ohio agricultural education, or agricultural
commodity organizations. Alternatively at the discretion of Ohio state
university extension, or Ohio agricultural education, an exhibitor may pass a test
based on the appropriate skill level for their age (twelve to fourteen or
fifteen to eighteen) under the supervision of Ohio state university extension
or Ohio agricultural education before exhibiting terminal or partial terminal
market livestock, including market poultry, lactating dairy cattle and
lactating goats in a junior livestock show. Youth who pass the test will be
exempt from annual quality assurance re-certification until they move to the
next age bracket or they are no longer a junior exhibitor (nineteen years of
age or older on January first of their last year). Minimum standards for youth
food animal quality assurance are as set forth in appendix A to this rule.
Appendix
2007 FOOD ANIMAL
YOUTH QUALITY ASSURANCE
MINIMUM
STANDARDS
See Table at
http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/901/0/19/901-19-07_PH_FF_A_APP1_20080205_1434.pdf
Effective: 02/19/2008
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
11/19/2007 and 02/19/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72
Prior Effective Dates: 05/01/97,
03/19/99, 03/25/00, 02/15/03, 02/13/04, 02/19/07
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) A person may, notwithstanding
paragraph (E) of rule 901-19-04 of the Administrative Code, show at a
non-terminal show an animal which has been administered a drug provided they
are in compliance with all of the following:
(1) The drug is a prescription
drug or an extra label use of a drug and the drug is prescribed by a
veterinarian pursuant to a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship; and,
(2) The drug is administered or
used only in accordance with label directions or the prescription; and,
(3) The drug is administered or
used only for medical purposes; and,
(4) A drug use notification form
is completed and filed in accordance with the applicable requirements of rule
901-19-06 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Milk or other food obtained
from livestock administered or treated with a drug and permitted to exhibit
pursuant to paragraph (A) of this rule shall not be used for human consumption.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
05/30/2007 and 05/30/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72, 901.76
Prior Effective Dates: 06/23/96,
03/19/99, 03/19/04
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) Urine, blood, tissue and
other test samples shall be collected in accordance with the Ohio department of
agriculture’s protocol for the collection of livestock test samples at
exhibitions. Test samples may be collected before, during or immediately after
a show. Deviation from the protocol shall be noted.
(B) The director may at his
discretion, collect any urine, blood, tissue or other test samples from
exhibition animals at the time of slaughter.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
07/29/2003 and 07/29/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.70
Prior Effective Dates: 6/23/96,
5/1/97
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) A person shall treat
livestock in a humane manner and in accordance with acceptable commercial
practices so as to protect the health, safety and welfare of the livestock.
(B) All exhibitors shall comply
with and abide by the policy statement and “code of practices” of the Ohio
livestock coalition.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
07/29/2003 and 07/29/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72, 901.74, 901.76
Prior Effective Dates: 7/6/95,
10/4/95, 6/1/98
This is a mandatory rule.
The following practices are
deemed acceptable to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of
livestock:
(A) Adding caffeine free soda
pop, gelatin, or other sweeteners to drinking water in nominal amounts to
encourage water consumption;
(B) Hoof trimming;
(C) Cosmetic dehorning in market
class livestock;
(D) Using collodion
as a teat sealant, but for no longer than eighteen hours;
(E) Adding molasses or other
sweeteners to feed to encourage consumption;
(F) Properly administered and
approved growth implants;
(G) Castration;
(H) Beak trimming;
(I) Dehorning;
(J) Tattooing;
(K) Hot or freeze branding;
(L) Humane ringing;
(M) Tail docking;
(N) Ear notching;
(O) Ear tagging;
(P) Shearing;
(Q) Drenching of lambs for a
medical condition at an exhibition when diagnosed by a licensed veterinarian;
(R) Acceptable surgery, including
clamps, bands and chemical castration.
(S) Application of ice, ice
packs, cold packs or cold compresses prescribed to relieve heat stress or a
medical condition diagnosed by a licensed veterinarian at an exhibition.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
05/30/2007 and 05/30/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72, 901.76
Prior Effective Dates: 06/01/78,
07/06/95 (Emer.), 10/04/95, 06/23/96, 05/01/97, 06/01/98, 03/25/00, 05/31/01
This is a mandatory rule.
The following practices are
detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of livestock and are prohibited:
(A) Applying any electrical,
mechanical, or other appliance to livestock repeatedly or for a prolonged time
period in violation of section 313.2 of the United States code of federal
regulations;
(B) Hitting, striking, beating,
or otherwise impacting livestock that induces swelling or enhances, transforms
or changes the true conformation, configuration, or appearance of the
livestock;
(C) Plugging of teats;
(D) Sealing of teats using
unapproved substances or for longer than eighteen hours using approved
substances;
(E) Injecting material into
udders or teats for non-medical purposes or otherwise artificially modifying
the appearance or conformation of the udder or teat;
(F) Using ice, ice packs, cold
packs or cold compresses internally or externally other than in accordance with
paragraph (S) of rule 901-19-12 of the Administrative Code;
(G) Using a stomach tube or pump
for any purpose other than for the relief of tympany
or gas on the day of exhibiting.
(H) Drenching of lambs at an
exhibition is prohibited except as permitted under paragraph (Q) of rule
901-19-12 of the Administrative Code.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
05/30/2007 and 05/30/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72, 901.74
Prior Effective Dates: 07/06/95
(Emer.), 10/04/95, 05/01/96, 05/01/97, 06/01/98, 05/31/01
This is a mandatory rule.
(a) Both the exhibitor and the
owner of livestock are absolutely liable to discipline under rule 901-19-21 of
the Administrative Code for the presence of an unlawful substance in livestock
and unacceptable practices done to livestock.
(b) If the exhibitor or the owner
was a minor child at the time the unlawful substance or unacceptable practice
was detected, the parent or guardian of the person shall also be absolutely
liable to discipline under rule 901-19-21 of the administrative Code for the
presence of an unlawful substance in livestock and unacceptable practices done
to livestock.
(C) The director or the sponsor
in imposing discipline under paragraph (A) of this rule upon a person, shall mitigate the discipline imposed based upon one
or more of the following facts if established.
(1) The person did not introduce
the unlawful substance into the animal or do any unacceptable practices to the
livestock;
(2) The person had no actual or
constructive knowledge that the unlawful substance was introduced into the
livestock or that unacceptable practices had been done to the livestock;
(3) The unlawful substance was
not introduced into the livestock and the unacceptable practices were not done
to the livestock through the person’s negligence.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
07/29/2003 and 07/29/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72
Prior Effective Dates: 7/6/95
(emer.), 10/4/95, 6/23/96
This is a mandatory rule.
(A) Any person who violates a
provision of sections 901.70 through 901.76 inclusive, or 2925.04 of the
Revised Code or any provision of this chapter, is subject to any of the
following disciplinary actions:
(1) Disqualification from any
exhibition;
(2) Disqualification of the
exhibition livestock from any exhibition;
(3) Continuing education;
(4) Written letter of reprimand;
(5) Forfeiture or return of
awards, prizes, premiums or proceeds;
(6) Pre-exhibition drug testing.
(B) Disqualification may include
any or all shows and classes and may be for any number of years.
(C) Anyone who violates rule
901-19-07 of the Administrative Code may be given a letter of reprimand for the
first offense.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
04/25/2005 and 04/25/2010
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.74
Prior Effective Dates: 03/25/00
This is an optional rule.
(A) A junior livestock show
exhibitor shall be responsible for the continuous care, grooming, and
preparation of the livestock entered in the junior livestock show.
(B) An exhibitor may receive
assistance in the care, grooming, and preparation of the livestock entered in
the junior livestock show, provided that the assistance shall be limited to
explanation or demonstration provided by the following:
(1) Family members;
(2) Household members;
(3) Advisors or adult volunteers
of 4-H or FFA in the exhibitor’s club or county;
(4) Vocational agriculture
instructors;
(5) County extension agents;
(6) Department representatives;
(7) Veterinarians;
(8) Members of the exhibitor’s
4-H club, FFA chapter, or other youth organizations;
(9) Guest speakers of the 4-H, FFA, or other youth organizations.
(C) Any person not specified in
paragraph (B) of this rule who provides assistance to a junior livestock show
exhibitor shall register in writing with the sponsor. The responsibility to
register rests with the exhibitor. An assistant may register for more than one
exhibitor. Failure to register constitutes grounds for disciplinary action
against the exhibitor. Assistance shall be limited to explanation and minimal
demonstration.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
05/30/2007 and 05/30/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72
Prior Effective Dates: 06/23/96,
10/30/96, 03/19/99, 03/19/04
This is an optional Rule.
In breed shows or classes, the
rules of the breed association shall constitute accepted grooming practices for
that breed’s show or class, unless otherwise modified by a mandatory rule.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
07/29/2003 and 07/29/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72
Prior Effective Dates: 10/30/96
This is an optional rule.
The following grooming practices
are prohibited in market classes, non-breed shows or classes, and breed shows
or classes unless those grooming practices are permitted under rule 901-19-32
of the Administrative Code:
(A) Using any substance to
enhance or change the color of the livestock, including the livestock’s hide or
hooves;
(B) Adding any substance
externally to build up, change or alter the shape or conformation of the
livestock, including by way of example but not limited to rope, false hair,
graphite, hemp, and powders;
(C) Pigmented grooming aides or
materials.
(D) Slick clipping or body
shaving of market hogs except on the ears and tails.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
07/29/2003 and 07/29/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72
Prior Effective Dates: 6/23/96,
5/1/97
This is an optional rule.
An exhibition may provide for an
outstanding market project competition in one or more classes. The competition
may include an evaluation of the livestock, demonstration of the exhibitor’s
showmanship abilities, and a skillathon or interview
judging. The skillathon or interview judging may
include demonstration of the exhibitor’s knowledge of quality assurance
principles, as set forth in an industry publication or in a publication such as
the “caring for animals” handout or by viewing the “caring for animals video”
available from a county extension office.
HISTORY: Eff 10-30-96;
5-1-97
Rule promulgated under: RC
Chapter 119.
Rule authorized by: RC 901.72
Rule amplifies: RC
901.72
119.032 review dates: 7/29/2003;
7/29/2008
This is an optional rule.
(A) Disciplinary action by a
sponsor against a person for a violation of sections 901.70 to 901.76,
inclusive, or 2925.04 of the Revised Code or Chapter 901-19 of the
Administrative Code shall be given full faith and credit and shall be honored
at all exhibitions.
(B) A person who has been
convicted of violating sections 901.70 to 901.76 inclusive, or 2925.04 of the
Revised Code shall be prohibited from participating in any exhibition for a
minimum period of three years.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
07/29/2003 and 07/29/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.74
Prior Effective Dates: 6/23/96
This is an optional rule.
The following are unacceptable
practices:
(A) Castration of livestock for
purposes of this rule which exceed the following criteria:
(1) Cattle over eight months of
age;
(2) Swine over seventy-five
pounds; or
(3) Sheep over seventy-five
pounds.
(B) Showing any market livestock
which has been treated in accordance with paragraph (A), (B) or (C) of rule
901-19-04 of the Administrative Code when a side effect of the drug conceals,
enhances, transforms or changes the true confirmation or condition of the
livestock.
(C) Any natural occurrence or
surgical process which results in testicular tissue remaining in the body of
exhibition livestock except rabbits and poultry.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
07/29/2003 and 07/29/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.72
Prior Effective Dates: 6/1/98
(A) No person shall register,
enter, or exhibit in a junior livestock exhibition any of the livestock listed
in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(7) of this rule unless the
person has owned the livestock for not less than the length of time listed:
(1) Market steers – 150 days;
(2) Market dairy steers – 150
days;
(3) Market hogs – 60 days;
(4) Market lambs – 60 days;
(5) Market goats – 60 days;
(6) Veal calves – 60 days, and;
(7) Market poultry – within five
days of hatch including all individual participants in a cooperative.
(B) No person shall register,
enter or exhibit livestock in a junior breeding livestock exhibition unless the
person has owned the livestock for not less than sixty days or, if the
livestock is registered, the livestock has been registered in the person’s name
for not less than sixty days.
(C) For any exhibition other than
those listed in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(7) and paragraph (B) of this rule, the
length of time a person shall own livestock before the person may register,
enter, or exhibit the livestock at an exhibition may be set by either the
sponsor of the exhibition or a breed association.
Effective: 02/17/2006
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
11/30/2005 and 02/17/2011
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.72
Rule Amplifies: 901.74
Prior Effective Dates: 4/1/03,
5/31/01
(A) Board Meetings
A regular meeting of the
committee shall be held at least once annually after the fifteenth day of
October and before the first day of December. The committee may meet at other
times as the chairperson or a majority of the committee members considers
appropriate, provided the chairperson gives members written notice of any
meeting at least seven days prior to the meeting.
(B) Notice of Meetings
(1) Regular Meetings: Notice of
all of the advisory board’s regularly scheduled meetings, including date,
starting time and location shall be sent to the committee members by mail seven
days prior to the meeting, and will be posted on the Ohio Department of
Agriculture’s web site and in Gongwer at least ten
(10) days in advance of all regularly scheduled meeting.
(2) Special Meetings: Notice of
date, time, place, and purpose of any special meetings shall be placed in Gongwer, on the department’s website and sent to media
outlets that requested such information, at least twenty-four hours prior to
said meeting.
(3) Emergency Meetings: Notice of
date, time, location and purpose of all emergency meeting shall be given to all
news media who requested prior notification, and on the department’s website.
(C) Any person may obtain prior
notice of the date, time, and location of any regularly scheduled, special,
emergency, or any of the aforementioned meetings when a particular type of
business is to be discussed by requesting prior notification in writing from
the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Office of Animal Industry, 8995 East Main
Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068; or by calling the Animal Industry Division at
(614) 728-6220.
HISTORY: Eff 8-25-03
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: RC 121.22(F)
Rule amplifies: RC
901.71
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
08/25/2008