Ohio Livestock Care Standards 2009 (A) There is hereby created the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board for the purpose of establishing standards governing the care and well-being of livestock and poultry in this state. In carrying out its purpose, the Board shall endeavor to maintain food safety, encourage locally grown and raised food, and protect Ohio farms and families. The Board shall be comprised of the following thirteen members: (A)(1) The director of the state department that regulates agriculture who shall be the chairperson of the Board; (A)(2) Ten members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The ten members appointed by the Governor shall be residents of this state and shall include the following: (a) One member representing family farms; (b) One member who is knowledgeable about food safety in this state; (c) Two members representing statewide organizations that represent farmers; (d) One member who is a veterinarian who is licensed in this state; (e) The State Veterinarian in the state department that regulates agriculture; (f) The dean of the agriculture department of a college or university located in this state; (g) Two members of the public representing Ohio consumers; (h) One member representing a county humane society that is organized under state law. (A)(3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who shall be a family farmer; (A)(4) One member appointed by the President of the Senate who shall be a family farmer. Not more than seven members appointed to the Board at any given time shall be of the same political party. (B) The Board shall have authority to establish standards governing the care and well-being of livestock and poultry in this state, subject to the authority of the General Assembly. In establishing those standards, the Board shall consider factors that include, but are not limited to, agricultural best management practices for such care and well-being, biosecurity, disease prevention, animal morbidity and mortality data, food safety practices, and the protection of local, affordable food supplies for consumers. (C) The state department that regulates agriculture shall have the authority to administer and enforce the standards established by the Board. (D) The General Assembly may enact laws that it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, to facilitate the execution of the duties of the Board and the state department that regulates agriculture under this section, and to set the terms of office of the Board members and conditions for the Board members' service on the Board. (E) If any part of this section is held invalid, the remainder of this section shall not be affected by that holding and shall continue in full force and effect.
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