Ohio Code 919.01 – Horse meat definitions
As used in this chapter:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 919.01
- 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
- At retail: means for use or consumption by the purchaser and not for resale. See Ohio Code 919.01
- 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.
- Establishment: includes all premises where horses or parts thereof are processed and sold, or exposed or offered for sale at retail for human food such as canneries, sausage factories, rendering, salting, curing, and smoking houses or plants, markets, and similar places. See Ohio Code 919.01
- Horse: means an animal of the equine family. See Ohio Code 919.01
- Horse meat: means the meat of a horse. See Ohio Code 919.01
- Inspection: means the examination, checking, or testing necessary to determine the wholesomeness, sanitary conditions, adulteration, misbranding, quality, and purity of horse meat products or the sanitary condition of horse meat processing establishments. See Ohio Code 919.01
- Processing: means to perform any act incidental to the manufacture, preparation, development, or changing of horse meat to convert it into marketable form to be sold or offered for sale at retail. See Ohio Code 919.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) “Horse meat market” means any establishment in which the parts of horses are processed and sold, or exposed or offered for sale at retail for human food other than a horse slaughterhouse.
(B) “Establishment” includes all premises where horses or parts thereof are processed and sold, or exposed or offered for sale at retail for human food such as canneries, sausage factories, rendering, salting, curing, and smoking houses or plants, markets, and similar places.
(C) “Inspection” means the examination, checking, or testing necessary to determine the wholesomeness, sanitary conditions, adulteration, misbranding, quality, and purity of horse meat products or the sanitary condition of horse meat processing establishments.
(D) “Processing” means to perform any act incidental to the manufacture, preparation, development, or changing of horse meat to convert it into marketable form to be sold or offered for sale at retail.
(E) “Horse” means an animal of the equine family.
(F) “Carcass” means the dressed body of a horse.
(G) “Horse meat” means the meat of a horse.
(H) “Horse meat food product” means any article intended for human food that is derived in whole or in part from horse meat.
(I) “At retail” means for use or consumption by the purchaser and not for resale.
(J) “Federal inspection” means the horse meat inspection service maintained by the food safety and inspection service of the United States department of agriculture.
(K) “State inspection” means the horse meat inspection service maintained by the department of agriculture of this state.
(L) “District health department inspection” means the horse meat inspection service maintained by district health departments.
(M) “Municipal inspection” means the horse meat inspection service maintained by municipal corporation officials.