Ohio Code 917.031 – Authority of milk sanitation board
The milk sanitation board may do all of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 917.031
- 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
- License: means a license issued under section 917. See Ohio Code 917.01
- Milk: means the lacteal secretion, substantially free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, goats, sheep, or other animals and intended for either of the following purposes:
(1) To be sold for human consumption or for use in dairy products;
(2) To be used for human consumption or for use in dairy products on the premises of a governmental agency or institution. See Ohio Code 917.01
(A) Advise and consult with the director of agriculture in the administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under it;
(B) Make recommendations to the director regarding proposed rules;
(C) Approve or disapprove agreements between the director and any public or private entity desiring to perform or performing any of the inspections or analyses required under this chapter and rules adopted under it.
The milk sanitation board, after reviewing the director’s annual report required under division (A)(7) of section 917.02 of the Revised Code, shall prescribe inspection fees for milk processors, and may prescribe inspection fees for milk producers and milk haulers. The board may modify any fees it has prescribed. The fees prescribed or modified by the board together with the license fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed sixty-three per cent of the estimated cost of administering and enforcing this chapter, as determined by the board’s review of the director’s annual report.