Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 953 - Rendering Plants

• 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, other than a human being, and includes domestic fowl, wild birds, fish, and reptiles, living or dead. See Ohio Code 953.21
• Composting facility: means any premises, including structures and equipment, operating in accordance with rules adopted under section 3734. See Ohio Code 953.21
• Conveyance: means a vehicle, trailer, or compartment. See Ohio Code 953.21
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Licensee: means any person who is licensed in accordance with this chapter. See Ohio Code 953.21
• Loading platform: means any place operated by a licensee for loading dead animals, or parts thereof, onto trucks to take them to a rendering plant or composting facility. See Ohio Code 953.21
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any natural person, partnership, association, or corporation. See Ohio Code 953.21
• Raw rendering material: means any body, part of a body, or product of a body of any dead animal that is unwholesome, condemned, inedible, or otherwise unfit for human consumption. See Ohio Code 953.21
• Rendering plant: means any premises where raw rendering materials are converted into fats, oils, feeds, fertilizer, and other products. See Ohio Code 953.21
• state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59