Ohio Code 953.21 – Rendering plant definitions
As used in this chapter:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 953.21
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rendering plant: means any premises where raw rendering materials are converted into fats, oils, feeds, fertilizer, and other products. See Ohio Code 953.21
(A) “Animal” means any animal, other than a human being, and includes domestic fowl, wild birds, fish, and reptiles, living or dead.
(B) “Licensee” means any person who is licensed in accordance with this chapter.
(C) “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.
(D) “Person” means any natural person, partnership, association, or corporation.
(E) “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.
(F) “Rendering plant” means any premises where raw rendering materials are converted into fats, oils, feeds, fertilizer, and other products.
(G) “Composting facility” means any premises, including structures and equipment, operating in accordance with rules adopted under section 3734.02 of the Revised Code and used for the controlled decomposition of organic solid material, including dead animals, that stabilizes the organic fraction of the material.
(H) “Conveyance” means a vehicle, trailer, or compartment.