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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 941.41

Destruction of porcine animals

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State ex rel. Bales v. Dept. of Agriculture (2018)

Most recently applied in State ex rel. Bales v. Dept. of Agriculture (September 2018)

Effective: June 20, 1994; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly

(A) Porcine animals that the director of agriculture finds to be infected with or exposed to pseudorabies may be ordered destroyed in accordance with section 941.11 of the Revised Code.

(B) The director shall adopt rules to indemnify the owner of any porcine animal destroyed under this section, which shall set forth the amount of the indemnity and conditions for payment of an indemnity. Payment of indemnity shall be subject to the availability of funds authorized by rule for such purposes.

(C) If a porcine animal is found to have pseudorabies, all porcine animals within one and three-quarter miles of the infected animal may be tested, if necessary, as determined by the director.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.