Ohio Code 3733.45 – Duties of licensor
(A) The licensor shall inspect all agricultural labor camps and shall require compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder prior to the issuance of a license. Upon receipt of a complaint from the state monitor advocate or upon the basis of a licensor’s own information that an agricultural labor camp is operating without a license, the licensor shall inspect the camp. If the camp is operating without a license, the licensor shall require the camp to comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. No license shall be issued unless results of water supply tests indicate that the water supply meets required standards or if any violations exist concerning sanitation, drainage, or habitability of housing units.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3733.45
- Agricultural labor camp: means one or more buildings or structures, trailers, tents, or vehicles, together with any land appertaining thereto, established, operated, or used as temporary living quarters for two or more families or five or more persons intending to engage in or engaged in agriculture or related food processing, whether occupancy is by rent, lease, or mutual agreement. See Ohio Code 3733.41
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Licensor: means the director of health. See Ohio Code 3733.41
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- State monitor advocate: means an individual appointed under 20 C. See Ohio Code 3733.41
(B) The licensor shall, upon issuance of each license, distribute posters containing the toll-free telephone number of the state monitor advocate and information in English and Spanish describing the purpose of the state monitor advocate’s office under 20 C.F.R. Parts 651, 653, 654, and 658. The licensor shall provide at least two posters to the licensee, one for the licensee’s personal use and at least one that shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the camp.
(C) The licensor may, upon proper identification to the operator or the operator’s agent, enter on any property or into any structure at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspections required by this section.
The licensor shall make at least one inspection prior to licensing. The licensor shall make such other inspections as the licensor considers necessary to enforce this chapter adequately.
(D) Any plans submitted to the licensor shall be in compliance with rules adopted pursuant to section 3733.42 of the Revised Code and shall be approved or disapproved within thirty days after they are filed.
(E) The licensor shall issue an annual report that shall accurately reflect the results of that year’s inspections, including, but not limited to, numbers of inspections, number of violations found, and action taken in regard to violations. The report shall also include an assessment of any problems found in that year and proposed solutions for them.
Last updated October 10, 2023 at 9:52 AM