Ohio Code 901.19 – Promotion and protection of livestock interests
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The director of agriculture shall promote and protect the livestock interests of the state, prevent the spread of dangerously infectious and contagious diseases, and co-operate with the bureau of animal industry of the United States department of agriculture in such work. He shall use all proper means in the prevention of the spread of infectious and contagious diseases among domestic animals and in providing for the extermination of such diseases.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 901.19
- 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
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59