Ohio Revised Code Chapter 903 - Concentrated Animal Feeding Facilities

• Section 903.01 - Concentrated Animal Feeding Facility Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (A) "Agricultural animal" means any animal generally used for food or in the production of food, including cattle, sheep,...
• Section 903.02 - Program For Issuance Of Permits To Install.
  (A) (1) Not later than one hundred eighty days after March 15, 2001, the director of agriculture shall prepare a program for the issuance...
• Section 903.03 - Program For Issuance Of Permits To Operate.
  (A) (1) Not later than one hundred eighty days after March 15, 2001, the director of agriculture shall prepare a program for the issuance...
• Section 903.04 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §105.01, eff. 9/29/2015. Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.12, HB 363, §1, eff. 12/22/2009...
• Section 903.05 - Application For A Permit To Install Or Permit To Operate.
  (A) Each application for a permit to install or permit to operate a concentrated animal feeding facility that is submitted by an applicant who...
• Section 903.06 - Insect And Rodent Control Plan.
  (A) As used in this section, "plan" means an insect and rodent control plan prepared under this section. (B) An owner or operator of...
• Section 903.07 - Livestock Manager Certification.
  (A) On and after the date that is established in rules by the director of agriculture, both of the following apply: (1) The management...
• Section 903.08 - Participating In National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
  (A) (1) The director of agriculture is authorized to participate in the national pollutant discharge elimination system in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution...
• Section 903.081 - Permits Not To Be Granted.
  (A) For purposes of section 903.08 of the Revised Code, no person shall approve all or portions of a NPDES permit if the person...
• Section 903.082 - [Effective Until 1/1/2016] Determination Of Size Of Concentrated Animal Feeding Facility By Director.
  (A) The director of agriculture may determine that an animal feeding facility that is not a concentrated animal feeding facility nevertheless shall be required...
• Section 903.082 - [Effective 1/1/2016] Determination Of Size Of Concentrated Animal Feeding Facility By Director.
  (A) The director of agriculture may determine that an animal feeding facility that is not a concentrated animal feeding facility nevertheless shall be required...
• Section 903.09 - Issuance Of Draft Permits.
  (A) Prior to issuing or modifying a permit to install, permit to operate, or NPDES permit, the director of agriculture shall issue a draft...
• Section 903.10 - Administrative Rules For Permits To Install And Permits To Operate.
  The director of agriculture may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of the following: (A) Establish...
• Section 903.11 - Contracts Or Agreements To Carry Out Purposes Of Chapter.
  \ (A) [Effective from 9/29/2015 until 1/1/2016] The director of agriculture may enter into contracts or agreements to carry out the purposes of this...
• Section 903.12 - Right Of Entry For Investigations And Inspections.
  (A) The director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative at reasonable times may enter on any public or private property, real or personal,...
• Section 903.13 - Affirmative Defenses In Private Civil Action For Nuisance.
  In a private civil action for an alleged nuisance related to agricultural activities conducted at a concentrated animal feeding facility, it is an affirmative...
• Section 903.14 - Submission To Nonbinding Arbitration Prior To Filing Private Civil Action For Nuisance.
  Prior to filing a private civil action for an alleged nuisance related to agricultural activities conducted at a concentrated animal feeding facility, the parties...
• Section 903.15 - Submitting Complaint To Director.
  (A) A person may submit a complaint to the director of agriculture regarding a concentrated animal feeding facility or the discharge of a pollutant...
• Section 903.16 - Requiring Corrective Actions And Assessing Civil Penalties.
  (A) The director of agriculture may propose to require corrective actions and assess a civil penalty against an owner or operator of a concentrated...
• Section 903.17 - Adjudicative Hearing On Corrective Actions And Civil Penalties.
  (A) The director of agriculture may propose to require corrective actions and assess a civil penalty against an owner or operator of an animal...
• Section 903.18 - Issuing Emergency Orders.
  (A) Notwithstanding sections 903.16 and 903.17 of the Revised Code, if the director of agriculture determines that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to...
• Section 903.19 - Livestock Management Fund.
  All money collected by the director of agriculture from application fees under sections 903.02, 903.03, 903.07, and 903.08 of the Revised Code, all money...
• Section 903.20 - Concentrated Animal Feeding Facility Advisory Committee.
  (A) There is hereby created the concentrated animal feeding facility advisory committee consisting of the directors of agriculture, development, environmental protection, and natural resources...
• Section 903.21 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 03-16-1982
• Section 903.25 - Other Permits Of Political Subdivisions May Not Be Required.
  [Effective 9/29/2015 until 1/1/2016]An owner or operator of an animal feeding facility who holds a permit to install, a permit to operate, or a...
• Section 903.30 - Violation Of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System And Livestock Management Duties; Prosecution.
  (A) No person shall violate or fail to perform any duty required by division (B)(1), (C)(1), (F), (K), or (M)(1) or (2) of section...
• Section 903.40 - Application Of Manure.
  (A) No person, for the purposes of agricultural production as defined in section 905.31 of the Revised Code, shall apply manure obtained from a...
• Section 903.99 - Penalty.
  (A) Whoever negligently violates division (A) of section 903.30 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned...

Last modified: October 10, 2016