Effective: June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
(A) If an animal is a positive or a suspect, it shall be identified with a numbered ear tag or in a manner prescribed by rule prior to movement from the infected premises.
(B) A suspect animal may be retained on the premises of the owner, provided that it is kept in a manner that does not expose another herd.
(C) A positive or suspect animal may be consigned for immediate slaughter through any licensed stockyard or directly to any slaughtering establishment approved by the department of agriculture, provided the positive or suspect animal is marked in accordance with this section and is accompanied by a permit issued by the department. Such an animal shall be delivered to an approved slaughtering establishment within a ten-day period from the date the animal was either consigned for slaughter or a permit was issued for its slaughter.
(D) A positive animal shall be slaughtered by a licensed slaughtering establishment or by the owner on his own premises no later than thirty days after it becomes a positive. A positive cattle or bison shall be branded on the left jaw with the letter "B" at least three inches high.
(E) The person who slaughters any positive or suspect animal shall furnish proof of the slaughter to the department. The proof shall be such as will meet with the approval of the department.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Section 941.01 | Animal Diseases Definitions.
Section 941.02 | Chief of Division of Animal Health - Qualifications and Duties.
Section 941.03 | Administrative Rules.
Section 941.041 | Prohibitions Regarding Animal Diseases.
Section 941.042 | Application for Search Warrant to Allow Access or Admission.
Section 941.043 | Order for Immediate Slaughter or Boarding of Animal.
Section 941.05 | Inspections - Authority and Enforcement.
Section 941.06 | Enforcing Authority.
Section 941.07 | Dangerously Contagious or Infectious Disease, a Disease of Concern, or a Residue.
Section 941.08 | Testing or Examining Animal.
Section 941.09 | Rules Governing Identification of Animals.
Section 941.10 | Rules Governing Importation and Movement of Animals.
Section 941.11 | Order for Destruction of Animal.
Section 941.12 | Indemnification for Value of Destroyed Animals.
Section 941.14 | Disposal of Dead or Destroyed Animals.
Section 941.15 | Owner Failing to Dispose of Dead Animal.
Section 941.21 | Brucellosis Definitions.
Section 941.22 | Administrative Rules.
Section 941.23 | County Appropriation From Funds.
Section 941.24 | Authority to Test.
Section 941.25 | Consignment for Slaughter of Positive or Suspect Animals.
Section 941.26 | Movement of Positive or Suspect Animals.
Section 941.27 | Disinfection of Premises or Means of Conveyance.
Section 941.31 | Rules Concerning Johne's Disease.
Section 941.41 | Destruction of Porcine Animals.
Section 941.51 | Tuberculosis Definitions.
Section 941.52 | Administrative Rules.
Section 941.53 | County Appropriation From Funds.
Section 941.54 | Tuberculosis Tests.
Section 941.55 | Slaughter of Animals - Post Mortem Tests.
Section 941.56 | Disinfection of Premises or Means of Conveyance.
Section 941.60 | Injunction Prohibiting Violation or Compelling Compliance.