As Passed by the House

124th General Assembly
Regular Session
2001-2002
Am. Sub. S. B. No. 136


SENATORS Wachtmann, Ryan, Hagan, Nein, Blessing, Amstutz, DiDonato, Robert Gardner, Mumper, White

REPRESENTATIVES Schaffer, Collier, Williams, Grendell, Faber, Cates, Carey, Webster, Reinhard, Callender, Hagan, Flowers, Hartnett, Schmidt, Coates, Jolivette, Aslanides, Gilb, Manning, Latell, Hoops, Evans, Roman, Young, Calvert, Seitz



A BILL
To amend sections 3709.02, 3709.03, 3709.05, 3709.07,1
3715.01, 3715.021, 3715.59, 3715.60, 3717.01,2
3717.03, 3717.05, 3717.07, 3717.11, 3717.22,3
3717.23, 3717.25, 3717.27, 3717.29, 3717.42,4
3717.43, 4303.021, 4303.13, 4303.14, 4303.15,5
4303.18, 4303.181, 4303.182, and 4303.183 and to6
enact sections 3709.41, 3715.022, 3715.023,7
3715.024, 3715.025, 3717.041, 3717.071, 3717.111,8
and 3717.221 of the Revised Code to modify the laws9
pertaining to the administration and enforcement of10
food safety programs, to require each board of11
health to have a member who represents the12
activities licensed by boards of health, and to13
declare an emergency.14


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 3709.02, 3709.03, 3709.05, 3709.07,15
3715.01, 3715.021, 3715.59, 3715.60, 3717.01, 3717.03, 3717.05,16
3717.07, 3717.11, 3717.22, 3717.23, 3717.25, 3717.27, 3717.29,17
3717.42, 3717.43, 4303.021, 4303.13, 4303.14, 4303.15, 4303.18,18
4303.181, 4303.182, and 4303.183 be amended and sections 3709.41,19
3715.022, 3715.023, 3715.024, 3715.025, 3717.041, 3717.071,20
3717.111, and 3717.221 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as21
follows:22

       Sec. 3709.02.  (A) In each general health district there23
shall be a board of health consisting of five members to be24
appointed as provided in sectionsections 3709.03 and 3709.41 of25
the Revised Code. The term of office of the members shall be five26
years from the date of appointment, except that of those first27
appointed one shall serve for five years, one for four years, one28
for three years, one for two years, and one for one year, and29
thereafter one shall be appointed each year. This paragraph does30
not apply to a combined board of health created under section31
3709.07 of the Revised Code.32

       (B) Each member of the board shall be paid a sum not to33
exceed eighty dollars a day for the member's attendance at each34
meeting of the board. No member shall receive compensation for35
attendance at more than eighteen meetings in any year.36

       (C) Each member of the board shall receive travel expenses37
at rates established by the director of budget and management38
pursuant to section 126.31 of the Revised Code to cover the actual39
and necessary travel expenses incurred for travel to and from40
meetings that take place outside the county in which the member41
resides, except that any member may receive travel expenses for42
registration for any conference that takes place inside the county43
in which the member resides.44

       (D) A vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled45
in the same manner as an original appointment and shall be for the46
unexpired term. When a vacancy occurs,in a position to be filled47
by the district advisory council 3709.03 of the Revised Code the48
that, the council shall hold a special meeting pursuant to section49
3709.03 of the Revised Code and appointfor the purpose of50
appointing a member in the same manner described in that section51
for appointing members at annual meetings of the councilto fill52
the vacancy.53

       (E) A majority of the members of the board constitutes a54
quorum.55

       Sec. 3709.03.  (A) There is hereby created in each general56
health district a district advisory council. A council shall57
consist of the president of the board of county commissioners, the58
chief executive of each municipal corporation not constituting a59
city health district, and the president of the board of township60
trustees of each township. The board of county commissioners, the61
legislative body of a municipal corporation, and the board of62
township trustees of a township may select an alternate from among63
themselves to serve if the president, the chief executive, or the64
president of the board of township trustees is unable to attend65
any meeting of the district advisory council. When attending a66
meeting on behalf of a council member, the alternate may vote on67
any matter on which the member is authorized to vote.68

       The council shall organize by selecting a chair and secretary69
from among its members. The council shall adopt bylaws governing70
its meetings, the transaction of business, and voting procedures.71

       The council shall meet annually in marchMarch at a place72
determined by the chair and the health commissioner for the73
purpose of electing the chair and the secretary, appointing a74
member ofmaking necessary appointments to the board of health,75
receiving and considering the annual or special reports from the76
board of health, and making recommendations to the board of health77
or to the department of health in regard to matters for the78
betterment of health and sanitation within the district or for79
needed legislation. The secretary of the council shall notify the80
district health commissioner and the director of health of the81
proceedings of such meeting.82

       Special meetings of the council shall be held on the order of83
any of the following:84

       (1) The director of health;85

       (2) The board of health;86

       (3) The lesser of five or a majority of district advisory87
council members.88

       The district health commissioner shall attend all meetings of89
the council.90

       (B) At its annual meetings, theThe district advisory council91
shall appoint one memberfour members of the board of health, and92
the remaining member shall be appointed by the health district93
licensing council established under section 3709.41 of the Revised94
Code. At least one member of the board of health shall be a95
physician. Appointments shall be made with due regard to equal96
representation of all parts of the district.97

       (C) If at an annual or special meeting at which a member of98
the board of health is to be appointed fewer than a majority of99
the members of the district council are present, the council, by100
the majority vote of council members present, may organize an101
executive committee to make the appointment. An executive102
committee shall consist of five council members, including the103
president of the board of county commissioners, the council chair,104
the council secretary, and two additional council members selected105
by majority affirmative vote of the council members present at the106
meeting. The additional members selected shall include one107
representative of municipal corporations in the district that are108
not city health districts and one representative of townships in109
the district. If an individual is eligible for more than one110
position on the executive committee due to holding a particular111
office, the individual shall fill one position on the committee112
and the other position shall be filled by a member selected by a113
majority affirmative vote of the council members present at the114
meeting. A council member's alternate for annual meetings may115
serve as the member's alternate at meetings of the executive116
committee.117

       Not later than thirty days after an executive committee is118
organized, the committee shall meet and the council chair shall119
present to the committee the matter of appointing a member of the120
board of health. The committee shall appoint the board member by121
majority affirmative vote. In the case of a combined health122
district, the executive committee shall appoint only members of123
the board of health that are to be appointed by the district124
advisory council, unless the contract for administration of health125
affairs in the combined district provides otherwise. If a126
majority affirmative vote is not reached within thirty days after127
the executive committee is organized, the director of health shall128
appoint the member of the board of health under the authority129
conferred by section 3709.03 of the Revised Code.130

       If the council fails to meet or appoint a member of the board131
of health as required by this section or section 3709.02 of the132
Revised Code, the director of health, with the consent of the133
public health council, may appoint the member.134

       Sec. 3709.05.  (A) Unless an administration of public health135
different from that specifically provided in this section is136
established and maintained under authority of its charter, or137
unless a combined city health district is formed under section138
3709.051 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority of each139
city constituting a city health district shall establish a board140
of health,. The board shall be composed of fivefour members141
appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the legislative authority142
and one member appointed by the health district licensing council143
established under section 3709.41 of the Revised Code.144

       (B) Each member of the board shall be paid a sum not to145
exceed eighty dollars a day for the member's attendance at each146
meeting of the board. No member shall receive compensation for147
attendance at more than eighteen meetings in any year.148

       (C) Each member of the board shall receive travel expenses149
at rates established by the director of budget and management150
pursuant to section 126.31 of the Revised Code to cover the actual151
and necessary travel expenses incurred for travel to and from152
meetings that take place outside the county in which the member153
resides, except that any member may receive travel expenses for154
registration for any conference that takes place inside the county155
in which the member resides.156

       (D) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and the157
mayor shall be president of the board.158

       (E) The term of office of the members shall be five years159
from the date of appointment, except that of those first160
appointed, one shall serve for five years, one for four years, one161
for three years, one for two years, and one for one year, and162
thereafter one shall be appointed each year.163

       A vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in164
like manner as an original appointment and shall be for the165
unexpired term.166

       Sec. 3709.07.  Except as provided in section 3709.071 of the167
Revised Code, when it is proposed that one or more city health168
districts unite with a general health district in the formation of169
a single district, the district advisory council of the general170
health district shall meet and vote on the question of union. It171
shall require a majority affirmative vote of the members of the172
district advisory council to carry the question. The legislative173
authority of each city shall likewise vote on the question. A174
majority voting affirmatively shall be required for approval. When175
the majority of the district advisory council and the legislative176
authority have voted affirmatively, the chair of the council and177
the chief executive of each city shall enter into a contract for178
the administration of health affairs in the combined district.179
Such contract shall state the proportion of the expenses of the180
board of health or health department of the combined district to181
be paid by the city or cities and by the original general health182
district. The contract may provide that the administration of the183
combined district shall be taken over by either the board of184
health or health department of one of the cities, by the board of185
health of the general health district, or by a combined board of186
health. Such contract shall prescribe the date on which such187
change of administration shall be made. A copy of such contract188
shall be filed with the director of health.189

       The combined district shall constitute a general health190
district, and the board of health or health department of the191
city, the board of health of the original general health district,192
or the combined board of health, as may be agreed in the contract,193
shall have, within the combined district, all the powers granted194
to, and perform all the duties required of, the board of health of195
a general health district.196

       The district advisory council of the combined general health197
district shall consist of the members of the district advisory198
council of the original general health district and the chief199
executive of each city constituting a city health district, each200
member having one vote.201

       If the contract provides that the administration of the202
combined district shall be taken over by a combined board of203
health, rather than the board of health of the original health204
district, the contract shall set forth the number of members of205
such board, their terms of office, and the manner of appointment206
or election of officers. One of the members of such combined207
board of health shall be a physician, and one member shall be an208
individual appointed by the health district licensing council209
established under section 3709.41 of the Revised Code. The210
contract may also provide for the representation of areas by one211
or more members and shall, in such event, specify the territory to212
be included in each such area.213

       The appointment of any member of the combined board who is214
designated by the provisions of the contract to represent a city215
shall be made by the chief executive and approved by the216
legislative authority of such city. If a member is designated by217
the contract to represent more than one city, the member shall be218
appointed by majority vote of the chief executives of all cities219
included in any such area. TheExcept for the member appointed by220
the health district licensing council, the appointment of all221
members of the combined board who are designated to represent the222
balance of the district shall be made by the district advisory223
council.224

       The service status of any person employed by a city or225
general health district shall not be affected by the creation of a226
combined district.227

       Sec. 3709.41. (A) There is hereby created in each city and228
in each general health district a health district licensing229
council, to be appointed by the entity that has responsibility for230
appointing the board of health in the health district. The231
members of the health district licensing council shall consist of232
one representative of each business activity for which the board233
of health operates a licensing program. To be appointed and234
remain a member, an individual must be a resident of the health235
district for which the council was created.236

        The appointing authority shall make initial appointments to237
the council not later than thirty days after the effective date of238
this section. Of the initial appointments to the council,239
one-third of the members, rounded to the nearest whole number,240
shall serve for a term ending three years after the effective date241
of this section; one-third, rounded to the nearest whole number,242
shall serve for a term ending four years after the effective date243
of this section; and the remaining members shall serve for a term244
ending five years after the effective date of this section.245
Thereafter, terms of office shall be five years, with each term246
ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it247
succeeds.248

        Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's249
appointment until the end of the term for which the member was250
appointed. Members may be reappointed.251

        Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for252
original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy253
occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the254
member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a member255
for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office256
subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the257
member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days258
has elapsed, whichever occurs first.259

        Members of a health district licensing council shall serve260
without compensation, except to the extent that serving on the261
council is part of their regular duties of employment.262

        (B) Each licensing council shall organize by selecting from263
among its members a chairperson, secretary, and any other officers264
it considers necessary. Each council shall adopt bylaws for the265
regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.266

        Each council shall meet at least quarterly or at more267
frequent intervals if specified in its bylaws. In addition to the268
mandatory meetings, a council shall meet at the call of the269
chairperson or the request of a majority of the council members.270

       (C) Pursuant to sections 3709.03, 3709.05, and 3709.07 of271
the Revised Code, the health district licensing council shall272
appoint one of its members to serve as a member of the board of273
health. The council shall appoint one of its members to serve as274
an alternate board of health member if for any reason the original275
member is required to abstain from voting on a particular issue276
being considered by the board of health. While serving on behalf277
of the original member, the alternate member has the same powers278
and duties as the original member.279


       Sec. 3715.01.  (A) As used in this chapter:281

       (1) "Public health council" means the public health council282
established by section 3701.33 of the Revised Code.283

       (2) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,284
or association.285

       (3) "Food" means:286

       (a) Articles used for food or drink for humans or animals;287

       (b) Chewing gum;288

       (c) Articles used for components of any such articles.289

       (4) "Drug" means:290

       (a) Articles recognized in the United States pharmacopoeia291
and national formulary, or any supplement to them;292

       (b) Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure,293
mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or294
animals;295

       (c) Articles, other than food, intended to affect the296
structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals;297

       (d) Articles intended for use as a component of any of the298
foregoing articles, other than devices or their components, parts,299
or accessories.300

       (5) "Device," except when used in division (B)(1) of this301
section and in division (A)(10) of section 3715.52, division (F)302
of section 3715.60, division (A)(5) of section 3715.64, and303
division (C) of section 3715.67 of the Revised Code, means any304
instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant,305
in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including306
any component, part, or accessory, that is any of the following:307

       (a) Recognized in the United States pharmacopoeia and308
national formulary, or any supplement to them;309

       (b) Intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other310
conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention311
of disease in humans or animals;312

       (c) Intended to affect the structure or any function of the313
body of humans or animals, and that does not achieve any of its314
principal intended purposes through chemical action within or on315
the body of humans or animals and is not dependent upon being316
metabolized for the achievement of any of its principal intended317
purposes.318

       (6) "Cosmetic" means:319

       (a) Articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or320
sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human321
body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting322
attractiveness, or altering the appearance;323

       (b) Articles intended for use as a component of any such324
article, except that "cosmetic" does not include soap.325

       (7) "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic326
matter upon the immediate container, exclusive of package liners,327
of any article.328

       Any word, statement, or other information required by this329
chapter to appear on the label must appear on the outside330
container or wrapper, if any, of the retail package of the331
article, or the label must be easily legible through the outside332
container or wrapper.333

       (8) "Labeling" means all labels and other written, printed,334
or graphic matter:335

       (a) Upon an article or any of its containers or wrappers;336

       (b) Accompanying such article.337

       (9) "Advertisement" means all representations disseminated in338
any manner or by any means, other than by labeling, for the339
purpose of inducing, or that are likely to induce, directly or340
indirectly, the purchase of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics.341

       (10) "New drug" means:342

       (a) Any drug the composition of which is such that the drug343
is not generally recognized among experts qualified by scientific344
training and experience to evaluate the safety of drugs, as safe345
for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested346
in the labeling thereof;347

       (b) Any drug the composition of which is such that the drug,348
as a result of investigation to determine its safety for use under349
such conditions, has become so recognized, but that has not, other350
than in an investigation, been used to a material extent or for a351
material time under such conditions.352

       (11) "Contaminated with filth" applies to any food, drug,353
device, or cosmetic that has not been protected as far as may be354
necessary by all reasonable means from dust, dirt, and all foreign355
or injurious substances.356

       (12) "Honey" means the nectar and saccharine exudation of357
plants that has been gathered, modified, and stored in a honeycomb358
by honeybees.359

       (13) "Finished dosage form" means the form of a drug that is,360
or is intended to be, dispensed or administered to humans or361
animals and requires no further manufacturing or processing other362
than packaging, reconstituting, or labeling.363

       (14)(a) "Manufacture" means the planting, cultivating,364
harvesting, processing, making, preparing, or otherwise engaging365
in any part of the production of a drug by propagating,366
compounding, converting, or processing, either directly or367
indirectly by extracting from substances of natural origin, or368
independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination369
of extraction and chemical synthesis, and includes the following:370

       (i) Any packaging or repackaging of the drug or labeling or371
relabeling of its container, the promotion and marketing of the372
drug, and other activities incident to production;373

       (ii) The preparation and promotion of commercially available374
products from bulk compounds for resale by pharmacies, licensed375
health professionals authorized to prescribe drugs, or other376
persons.377

       (b) "Manufacture" does not include the preparation,378
compounding, packaging, or labeling of a drug by a pharmacist as379
an incident to either of the following:380

       (i) Dispensing a drug in the usual course of professional381
practice;382

       (ii) Providing a licensed health professional authorized to383
prescribe drugs with a drug for the purpose of administering to384
patients or for using the drug in treating patients in the385
professional's office.386

       (15) "Dangerous drug" has the same meaning as in section387
4729.01 of the Revised Code.388

       (16) "Generically equivalent drug" means a drug that contains389
identical amounts of the identical active ingredients, but not390
necessarily containing the same inactive ingredients, that meets391
the identical compendial or other applicable standard of identity,392
strength, quality, and purity, including potency, and where393
applicable, content uniformity, disintegration times, or394
dissolution rates, as the prescribed brand name drug and the395
manufacturer or distributor holds, if applicable, either an396
approved new drug application or an approved abbreviated new drug397
application unless other approval by law or from the federal food398
and drug administration is required.399

       No drug shall be considered a generically equivalent drug for400
the purposes of this chapter if it has been listed by the federal401
food and drug administration as having proven bioequivalence402
problems.403

       (17) "Licensed health professional authorized to prescribe404
drugs" and "prescriber" have the same meanings as in section405
4729.01 of the Revised Code.406

       (18) "Home" means the primary residence occupied by the407
residence's owner, on the condition that the residence contains408
only one stove or oven used for cooking, which may be a double409
oven, designed for common residence usage and not for commercial410
usage, and that the stove or oven be operated in an ordinary411
kitchen within the residence.412

        (19) "Potentially hazardous food" means a food that is413
natural or synthetic, to which any of the following apply:414

       (a) It has a pH level greater than 4.6 when measured at415
seventy-five degrees fahrenheit or twenty-four degrees celsius.416

       (b) It has a water activity value greater than 0.85.417

       (c) It requires temperature control because it is in a form418
capable of supporting the rapid and progressive growth of419
infectious or toxigenic microorganisms, the growth and toxin420
production of clostridium botulinium, or in the case of raw shell421
eggs, the growth of salmonella enteritidis.422

       (20) "Cottage food production operation" means a person who,423
in the person's home, produces food items that are not potentially424
hazardous foods, including bakery products, jams, jellies, candy,425
fruit butter, and similar products specified in rules adopted426
pursuant to section 3715.025 of the Revised Code.427

       (B) For the purposes of sections 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the428
Revised Code:429

       (1) If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the430
labeling is misleading, or if an advertisement is alleged to be431
false because it is misleading, then in determining whether the432
labeling or advertisement is misleading, there shall be taken into433
account, among other things, not only representations made or434
suggested by statement, word, design, device, sound, or in any435
combination thereof, but also the extent to which the labeling or436
advertisement fails to reveal facts material in the light of such437
representations or material with respect to consequence which may438
result from the use of the article to which the labeling or439
advertisement relates under the conditions of use prescribed in440
the labeling or advertisement thereof or under such conditions of441
use as are customary or usual.442

       (2) The provisions regarding the selling of food, drugs,443
devices, or cosmetics include the manufacture, production,444
processing, packing, exposure, offer, possession, and holding of445
any such article for sale; and the sale, dispensing, and giving of446
any such article, and the supplying or applying of any such447
articles in the conduct of any food, drug, or cosmetic448
establishment. The provisions do not prohibit a licensed health449
professional authorized to prescribe drugs from administering or450
personally furnishing a drug or device to a patient.451

       (3) The representation of a drug, in its labeling or452
advertisement, as an antiseptic is a representation that it is a453
germicide, except in the case of a drug purporting to be, or454
represented as, an antiseptic for inhibitory use as a wet455
dressing, ointment, dusting powder, or other use that involves456
prolonged contact with the body.457

       (4) Whenever jurisdiction is vested in the director of458
agriculture or the state board of pharmacy, the jurisdiction of459
the board shall be limited to the sale, offering for sale, giving460
away, delivery, or dispensing in any manner of drugs at the461
wholesale and retail levels or to the consumer and shall be462
exclusive in the case of such sale, offering for sale, giving463
away, delivery, or dispensing in any manner of drugs at the464
wholesale and retail levels or to the consumer in any place where465
prescriptions are dispensed or compounded.466

       (5) To assist in effectuating the provisions of those467
sections, the director of agriculture or state board of pharmacy468
may request assistance or data from any government or private469
agency or individual.470

       Sec. 3715.021.  (A) As used in this section, "wholesale471
food processing establishment" means a premises or part of a472
premises where food is processed, packaged, manufactured, or473
otherwise held or handled for distribution to another location or474
for sale or distribution at wholesale to persons other than the475
ultimate consumers. "Wholesale foodFood processing establishment"476
includes the activities of a bakery, confectionery, cannery,477
bottler, warehouse, or distributor, and the activities of an478
entity that receives or salvages distressed food for sale or use479
as food. A "food processing establishment" does not include a480
cottage food production operation; a processor of maple syrup who481
boils sap when a minimum of seventy-five per cent of the sap used482
to produce the syrup is collected directly from trees by that483
processor; a processor of sorghum who processes sorghum juice when484
a minimum of seventy-five per cent of the sorghum juice used to485
produce the sorghum is extracted directly from sorghum plants by486
that processor; or a beekeeper who jars honey when a minimum of487
seventy-five per cent of the honey is from that beekeeper's own488
hives.489

       (B) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules in490
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish,491
when otherwise not established by the Revised Code, standards and492
good manufacturing practices for wholesale food processing493
establishments, including the facilities of wholesale food494
processing establishments and their sanitation. The rules shall495
conform with or be equivalent to the standards for foods496
established by the United States food and drug administration in497
Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.498

       A business or that portion of a business that is regulated by499
the department of agriculture under Chapter 917. or 918. of the500
Revised Code is not subject to regulation under this section as a501
wholesale food processing establishment.502

       Sec. 3715.022. (A) All food products, including those503
produced and packaged by a cottage food production operation, and504
all packaged maple syrup, sorghum, and honey, are subject to food505
sampling conducted by the director of agriculture, or a506
representative the director authorizes, to determine if a food507
product is misbranded or adulterated. A component of the food508
sampling conducted under this section may include the performance509
of sample analyses in accordance with section 3715.02 of the510
Revised Code.511

       The director of agriculture shall adopt rules as the director512
considers necessary to establish standards for food sampling and513
procedures for administration of this section. The rules shall be514
adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.515

       (B) Labeling requirements do not apply to fruit butter516
produced at a festival or celebration, if the festival or517
celebration is organized by a political subdivision of this state518
and the fruit butter is sold during the festival or celebration519
from the production site.520

       Sec. 3715.023. (A) A cottage food production operation and a521
maple syrup or sorghum processor and beekeeper described in522
division (A) of section 3715.021 of the Revised Code shall label523
each of their food products and include the following information524
on the label of each of their food products:525

        (1) The name and address of the business of the cottage526
food production operation, processor, or beekeeper;527

        (2) The name of the food product;528

        (3) The ingredients of the food product, in descending529
order of predominance by weight;530

        (4) The net weight and volume of the food product;531

        (5) In the case of a cottage food production operation, the532
following statement in ten-point type: "This product is home533
produced."534

        (B) Food products identified and labeled in accordance with535
division (A) of this section are acceptable food products that a536
retail food establishment or food service operation licensed under537
Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code may offer for sale or use in538
preparing and serving food.539

       Sec. 3715.024. (A) A maple syrup or sorghum processor and540
beekeeper described in division (A) of section 3715.021 of the541
Revised Code may request that the director of agriculture conduct542
a voluntary inspection of the processor's or beekeeper's543
facilities. After the inspection is completed, if the inspector544
determines that the facilities comply with the rules adopted by545
the director pursuant to division (B) of this section, the546
processor or beekeeper may place on the label required under547
section 3715.023 of the Revised Code a seal of conformity and548
inspection of the department of agriculture.549

        (B) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with550
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish the following:551

        (1) Standards that maple syrup or sorghum processors and552
beekeepers must satisfy in order to be permitted to place on the553
label of their food products a seal of conformity and inspection554
of the director, as described in division (A) of this section;555

        (2) The seal of conformity and inspection to be used for556
purposes described in division (A) of this section.557

       Sec. 3715.025. (A) A cottage food production operation shall558
not process acidified foods, low acid canned foods, or potentially559
hazardous foods.560

       (B) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules in561
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the562
food items a cottage food production operation may produce that563
are in addition to the food items identified by name in division564
(A)(20) of section 3715.01 of the Revised Code. The director565
shall not adopt rules that permit a cottage food production566
operation to produce any food that is a potentially hazardous567
food.568

       Sec. 3715.59.  Food is adulterated within the meaning of569
sections 3715.01, 3715.02, 3715.022, and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the570
Revised Code, if any of the following apply:571

       (A) It bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious572
substance that may render it injurious to health; but in case the573
substance is not an added substance, the food shall not be574
considered adulterated if the quantity of the substance in the575
food does not ordinarily render it injurious to health.576

       (B) It bears or contains any added poisonous or added577
deleterious substance that is unsafe within the meaning of section578
3715.62 of the Revised Code.579

       (C) It consists in whole or in part of a diseased,580
contaminated, filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or if it is581
otherwise unfit for food.582

       (D) It has been produced, processed, prepared, packed, or583
held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have become584
contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered585
diseased, unwholesome, or injurious to health.586

       (E) It is the product of a diseased animal or an animal that587
has died otherwise than by slaughter, or an animal that has been588
fed upon the uncooked offal from a slaughterhouse.589

       (F) Its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any590
poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents591
injurious to health.592

       (G) Any valuable constituent has been, in whole or in part,593
omitted or abstracted from the food.594

       (H) Any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for595
the food.596

       (I) Damage or inferiority has been concealed in any manner.597

       (J) Any substance has been added to or mixed or packed with598
the food so as to increase its bulk or weight, reduce its quality599
or strength, or make it appear better or of greater value than it600
is.601

       (K) It is confectionery and it bears or contains any alcohol602
or nonnutritive article or substance other than harmless coloring,603
harmless flavoring, harmless resinous glaze not in excess of604
four-tenths of one per cent, harmless natural wax not in excess of605
four-tenths of one per cent, harmless natural gum, or pectin,606
except that this division shall not apply to any confectionery by607
reason of its containing less than one-half of one per cent by608
volume of alcohol derived solely from the use of flavoring609
extracts, or to any chewing gum by reason of its containing610
harmless nonnutritive masticatory substances.611

       (L) It bears or contains a coal-tar color other than one612
from a batch certified under authority of the "Federal Food, Drug,613
and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C.A. 301, as614
amended.615

       (M) It has been processed or produced in violation of section616
3715.025 of the Revised Code.617

       Sec. 3715.60.  Food is misbranded within the meaning of618
sections 3715.01, 3715.02, 3715.022, and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the619
Revised Code, if:620

       (A) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.621

       (B) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.622

       (C) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be623
misleading.624

       (D) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label625
bears in type of uniform size and prominence, the word626
"imitation," and immediately thereafter the name of the food627
imitated.628

       (E) When it is in package form, it does not bear a label629
containing:630

       (1) The name and place of business of the manufacturer,631
packer, or distributor;632

       (2) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in633
terms of weight, measure, or numerical count; provided, that634
reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to635
small packages shall be established by rules adopted by the636
director of agriculture;637

       (3) In the case of food subject to section 3715.023 of the638
Revised Code, the information specified in that section.639

       (F) Any word, statement, or other information required by or640
under authority of sections 3715.01, 3715.02, and 3715.52 to641
3715.72 of the Revised Code, to appear on the label or labeling is642
not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness as643
compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the644
labeling, and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and645
understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions646
of purchase and use.647

       (G) It purports to be, or is represented as, a food for648
which a definition and standard of identity have been prescribed649
by statute, or by any rule adopted under an existing statute, or650
by rule as provided by section 3715.02 of the Revised Code,651
unless:652

       (1) It conforms to such definition and standard.653

       (2) Its label bears the name of the food specified in the654
definition and standard, and, insofar as may be required by such655
statute or rules, the common names of optional ingredients, other656
than spices, flavoring, and coloring, present in such food.657

       (H) It purports to be or is represented as:658

       (1) A food for which a standard of quality has been659
prescribed by rule as provided by section 3715.02 of the Revised660
Code and its quality falls below the standard unless its label661
bears, in the manner and form that the rules specify, a statement662
that it falls below the standard;663

       (2) A food for which a standard or standards of fill of664
container have been prescribed by rule as provided by section665
3715.02 of the Revised Code, and it falls below the standard of666
fill of container applicable thereto, unless its label bears, in667
the manner and form that the rules specify, a statement that it668
falls below the standard.669

       (I) It is not subject to the provisions of division (G) of670
this section, unless it bears labeling clearly giving:671

       (1) The common or usual name of the food, if any;672

       (2) In case it is fabricated from two or more ingredients,673
the common or usual name of each ingredient; except that spices,674
flavorings, and colorings, other than those sold as such, may be675
designated as spices, flavorings, and colorings, without naming676
each; provided, that, to the extent that compliance with the677
requirements of division (I)(2) of this section is impractical or678
results in deception or unfair competition, exemptions shall be679
established by rules adopted by the director; and provided that680
these requirements shall not apply to any carbonated beverage of681
which a full and correct statement of the ingredients, to the682
extent prescribed by division (I)(2) of this section, has been683
filed under oath with the director.684

       (J) It purports to be or is represented to be for special685
dietary uses, unless its label bears such information concerning686
its vitamin, mineral, and other dietary properties as is provided687
by rules proposed by the director and adopted by the public health688
council, as necessary, in order to fully inform purchasers as to689
its value for such uses.690

       (K) It bears or contains any artificial flavoring,691
artificial coloring, or chemical preservative, unless it bears692
labeling stating that fact; provided, that to the extent that693
compliance with the requirements of this division is694
impracticable, exemptions shall be established by rules proposed695
by the director and adopted by the public health council.696

       Sec. 3717.01.  As used in this chapter:697

       (A) "Ohio uniform food safety code" means the food safety698
and related standards adopted under section 3717.05 of the Revised699
Code.700

       (B) "Food" means any raw, cooked, or processed edible701
substance used or intended for use in whole or in part for human702
consumption. "Food" includes ice, water or any other beverage,703
food ingredients, and chewing gum.704

       (C) "Retail food establishment" means a premises or part of705
a premises where food, over-the-counter drugs, nutrients designed706
for use in lieu of pharmaceuticals, and products designed for use707
as dietary supplements areis stored, processed, prepared,708
manufactured, or otherwise held or handled for retail sale. Except709
when expressly provided otherwise, "retail food establishment"710
includes a mobile retail food establishment, seasonal retail food711
establishment, and temporary retail food establishment.712

       As used in this division:713

       (1) "Retail" means the sale of food to a person who is the714
ultimate consumer.715

       (2) "Prepared" means any action that affects a food,716
including receiving and maintaining it at the temperature at which717
it was received.718

       (D) "Seasonal retail food establishment" means a retail food719
establishment, other than a mobile retail food establishment, that720
is operated for not more than six months in a licensing period.721

       (E) "Temporary retail food establishment" means a retail722
food establishment that is operated at an event for not more than723
five consecutive days, except when operated for more than five724
consecutive days pursuant to division (E)(2) of section 3717.23 of725
the Revised Code.726

       (F) "Food service operation" means a place, location, site,727
or separate area where food intended to be served in individual728
portions is prepared or served for a charge or required donation.729
As used in this division, "served" means a response made to an730
order for one or more individual portions of food in a form that731
is edible without washing, cooking, or additional preparation and732
"prepared" means any action that affects a food other than733
receiving or maintaining it at the temperature at which it was734
received.735

       Except when expressly provided otherwise, "food service736
operation" includes a catering food service operation, food737
delivery sales operation, mobile food service operation, seasonal738
food service operation, temporary food service operation, and739
vending machine location.740

       (G) "Catering food service operation" means a food service741
operation where food is prepared for serving at a function or742
event held at an off-premises site, for a charge determined on a743
per-function or per-event basis.744

       (H) "Food delivery sales operation" means a food service745
operation from which individual portions of food are ordered by a746
customer, prepared at another food service operation or a retail747
food establishment, and delivered to the customer by a person748
other than an employee of the food service operation or retail749
food establishment that prepared the food.750

       (I) "Mobile food service operation" means a food service751
operation that is operated from a movable vehicle, portable752
structure, or watercraft and that routinely changes location,753
except that if the operation remains at any one location for more754
than forty consecutive days, the operation is no longer a mobile755
food service operation, but is either a different type food756
service operation or a retail food establishment according to the757
activities being engaged in and the type of food being offered for758
sale. "Mobile food service operation" includes ana food service759
operation that does not remain at any one location for more than760
forty consecutive days and serves, in a manner consistent with761
division (F) of this section, only frozen desserts; beverages,762
nuts, popcorn, candy, or similar confections; bakery products763
identified in section 911.01 of the Revised Code; or any764
combination of those items.765

       (J) "Seasonal food service operation" means a food service766
operation, other than a mobile food service operation, that is767
operated for not more than six months in a licensing period.768

       (K) "Temporary food service operation" means a food service769
operation that is operated at an event for not more than five770
consecutive days, except when operated for more than five771
consecutive days pursuant to division (E)(2) of section 3717.43 of772
the Revised Code.773

       (L) "Vending machine location" means an area or room where774
one or more vending machines are installed and operated, except775
that if the machines within an area are separated by more than one776
hundred fifty feet, each area separated by that distance777
constitutes a separate vending machine location. As used in this778
division, "vending machine" means a self-service device that779
automatically dispenses on the insertion of currency, tokens, or780
similar means a predetermined unit serving of food, either in bulk781
or in package, without having to be replenished after each use.782

       (M) "Board of health" means a board of health of a city or783
general health district or the authority having the duties of a784
board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code.785

       (N) "Government entity" means this state, a political786
subdivision of this state, another state, or a political787
subdivision or other local government body of another state.788

       (O) "Licensor" means one of the following:789

       (1) A board of health approved under section 3717.11 of the790
Revised Code;791

       (2) The director of agriculture acting pursuant to section792
3717.11 of the Revised Code with respect to the licensing of793
retail food establishments;794

       (3) The director of health acting pursuant to section795
3717.11 of the Revised Code with respect to the licensing of food796
service operations.797

       (P) "Licensing period" means the first day of March to the798
last day of February of the next succeeding year.799

       (Q) "Mobile retail food establishment" means a retail food800
establishment that is operated from a movable vehicle or other801
portable structure, and that routinely changes location, except802
that if the establishment operates from any one location for more803
than forty consecutive days, the establishment is no longer a804
mobile retail food establishment.805

        (R) "Unprocessed," when used with respect to fruits and806
vegetables, means that the fruits and vegetables are not processed807
beyond merely rough trimming and rinsing.808

        (S) "Cottage food production operation" has the same809
meaning as in division (A)(20) of section 3715.01 of the Revised810
Code. 811

       Sec. 3717.03.  (A) The retail food safety advisory council812
shall meet as necessary to fulfill its duties, which include all813
the following:814

       (1) Making recommendations for the Ohio uniform food safety815
code;816

       (2) Examining specific food safety issues raised by the817
director of agriculture or director of health and making818
recommendations regarding those issues;819

       (3) Mediating unresolved issues among state agencies about820
the interpretation of rules adopted under this chapter and making821
recommendations regarding the issues;822

       (4) Reviewing all comments on and requests for interpretation823
of the Ohio uniform food safety code, as submitted by any holder824
of a license issued under this chapter or any other person or825
government entity;826

        (5) Making recommendations to the director of agriculture827
and director of health for use in issuing joint letters of opinion828
pursuant to section 3717.041 of the Revised Code;829

        (6) Making recommendations to the director of agriculture830
and director of health with respect to improving the food safety831
awareness of consumers and their confidence in the state's food832
supply;833

       (5)(7) Making recommendations to the director of agriculture834
and director of health regarding the licensing categories and835
inspection frequencies to be used in regulating retail food836
establishments and food service operations;837

       (6)(8) Making recommendations to the director of health with838
respect to the program for certification of individuals in food839
protection and approval of courses in food protection.840

       (B) The council shall hold a meeting at the request of the841
director of agriculture, at the request of the director of health,842
or on written request of three or more voting members of the843
council.844

       (C) In fulfilling its duties under division (A)(4) of this845
section, the council shall accept comments and requests regardless846
of whether they are made publicly or anonymously. For purposes of847
accepting comments and requests at times other than council848
meetings, the council shall maintain and publicize a mailing849
address.850

       Sec. 3717.041. To assist in the uniform application of the851
rules adopted under this chapter, the director of agriculture and852
director of health shall jointly issue a letter of opinion when853
issuance of a letter of opinion is recommended by the retail food854
safety advisory council under section 3717.03 of the Revised Code.855
A letter of opinion shall be issued not later than sixty days856
after the date the recommendation is received from the council.857

        Each letter of opinion shall provide a detailed858
interpretation of the rules that are the subject of the retail859
food safety advisory council's recommendation. Unless rules are860
adopted under this chapter that override the interpretation861
expressed in a letter of opinion, the interpretation shall be862
binding and applied uniformly throughout this state.863

       Sec. 3717.05.  (A) The director of agriculture and the864
public health council shall adopt rules establishing standards for865
safe food handling and sanitation in retail food establishments866
and food service operations. The rules shall be compiled as the867
Ohio uniform food safety code, which shall be used by the868
licensors of retail food establishments and food servicesservice869
operations in ensuring the safe handling of food in this state.870
All scientific provisions of the Ohio uniform food safety code871
that are relevant to both retail food establishments and food872
service operations shall be adopted by the director of agriculture873
and the public health council with each other's concurrence.874

       The Ohio uniform food safety code shall include the875
following:876

       (1) Criteria for sanitation in retail food establishments877
and food service operations;878

       (2) Criteria for equipment in retail food establishments and879
food service operations;880

       (3) Criteria for reviewing the facility layout and equipment881
specifications of retail food establishments and food service882
operations;883

       (4) A definition of "potentially hazardous" as it pertains884
to food in retail food establishments and to food in food service885
operations;886

       (5) Criteria to be used in evaluating the primary business887
of a person or government entity for purposes of determining888
whether the person or entity should be licensed as a retail food889
establishment or food service operation.890

       (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this891
section, if a model food code is established by the United States892
food and drug administration, the Ohio uniform food safety code893
shall be based on the most current version of the food and drug894
administration's model food code. If the food and drug895
administration adopts, modifies, or rescinds a provision in the896
model food code, not later than ninetwelve months after the897
administration's action, the director of agriculture and public898
health council shall adopt, amend, or rescind provisions in the899
Ohio uniform food safety code to ensure that it continues to900
conform with the model food code.901

       (2) The Ohio uniform food safety code may contain or omit902
provisions that do not correspond to the food and drug903
administration's model food code if the director of agriculture or904
the public health council, with each other's concurrence,905
determines either of the following:906

       (a) That rules can be adopted under this chapter that907
provide protection at least as effective as that which would be908
provided by basing the rules on the model food code;909

       (b) That local conditions warrant the adoption of standards910
that are different from the model food code.911

       Sec. 3717.07. (A) For purposes of establishing a licensing912
fee under sections 3717.25 and 3717.45 of the Revised Code, the913
director of agriculture and the public health council shall adopt914
rules establishing uniform methodologies for use in calculating915
the costs of licensing retail food establishments in the916
categories specified by the director and the costs of licensing917
food service operations in the categories specified by the918
council. In adopting the rules, the director of agriculture and919
the public health council shall consider any recommendations920
received from advisory boards or other entities representing the921
interests of retail food establishments and food service922
operations.923

       (B) The rules shall include provisions that do all of the924
following:925

        (1) Provide for calculations to be made according to fiscal926
years rather than licensing periods;927

        (2) Limit the direct costs that may be attributed to the928
use of sanitarians by establishing appropriate statewide averages929
that may not be exceeded;930

        (3) Limit the indirect costs that may be included in the931
calculation of fees to an amount that does not exceed thirty per932
cent of the cost of the licensing program;933

        (4) Provide for a proportionate reduction in the fees to be934
charged if a licensor included anticipated costs in the935
immediately preceding calculation of licensing fees and the total936
amount of the anticipated costs was not incurred;937

        (5) Provide for a proportionate reduction in the fees to be938
charged if it is discovered through an audit by the auditor of939
state or through any other means that the licensor has charged or940
is charging a licensing fee that exceeds the amount that should941
have been charged;942

        (6) Provide for a twenty per cent reduction in the fees to943
be charged when the reduction is imposed as a penalty under944
division (C) of section 3717.071 of the Revised Code;945

       (7) With regard to any fees charged for licensing vending946
machine locations, the rules shall prohibit a licensor from947
increasing fees by a percentage of increase over the previous948
year's fee that exceeds the percentage of increase in the consumer949
price index for all urban consumers (United States city average,950
all items), prepared by the United States department of labor,951
bureau of labor statistics, for the immediately preceding calendar952
year.953

       Sec. 3717.071. (A) The director of agriculture and director954
of health shall prescribe forms for use in calculating the955
licensing fees that may be charged under sections 3717.25 and956
3717.45 of the Revised Code. Each licensor that charges licensing957
fees shall use the forms in calculating its costs according to the958
uniform methodologies established in rules adopted under section959
3717.07 of the Revised Code.960

        (B)(1) If the licensor is a board of health, the board961
shall submit the form to the director of agriculture in the case962
of fees being charged for retail food establishment licenses, and963
to the director of health in the case of fees being charged for964
food service operation licenses. The board shall submit the form965
to the appropriate director not later than the first day of the966
fiscal year in which the fees will apply. A form that is mailed967
to the director shall be considered to have been submitted on its968
postmark date.969

        (2) On receipt of a form from a board of health, the970
director of agriculture or director of health shall review the971
form to determine if the board has calculated its fees in972
accordance with the uniform methodologies. The director may973
request that the auditor of state conduct an audit of the board974
to determine if the fees it established are appropriate. The audit975
is in addition to the annual or biennial audit conducted pursuant976
to division (A) of section 117.11 of the Revised Code, and the977
cost of the audit is the responsibility of the board of health.978
If at any time the director of agriculture or director of health979
has reasonable cause to believe that a different audit of a board980
of health is in the public interest, the director may request that981
the auditor of state conduct the audit. If the audit is982
conducted, the cost of the audit is the responsibility of the983
board of health.984

        (C)(1) If a board of health fails to submit the forms as985
required under division (B)(1) of this section and the failure has986
occurred not more than twice in the immediately preceding987
five-year period, the board is subject to the following penalties:988

        (a) If the form is late by one but not more than five989
working days, a fine of fifty dollars for each working day the990
form is late;991

        (b) If the form is late by six working days but not more992
than ten working days, a fine of one hundred dollars for each993
working day the form is late;994

        (c) If the form is late by more than ten working days, the995
board shall reduce by twenty per cent the fees it charges under996
section 3717.25 or 3717.45 of the Revised Code during the next997
succeeding fiscal year.998

        (2) If a board fails to submit the forms and the failure999
has occurred more than twice in the immediately preceding1000
five-year period, the board shall reduce by twenty per cent the1001
fees it charges under section 3717.25 or 3717.45 of the Revised1002
Code during the next succeeding fiscal year.1003

       (3) A board of health that is required to pay a fine or1004
reduce its licensing fees shall not include any part of the cost1005
of the penalty in the fees it charges under section 3717.25 or1006
3717.45 of the Revised Code or the fees it charges in operating1007
any other licensing program.1008

       Sec. 3717.11.  (A) Each board of health shall be surveyed1009
for the purpose of determining whether the board is qualified and1010
has the capacity to administer and enforce this chapter and the1011
rules adopted under it and to abide by the Ohio uniform food1012
safety code. If the board licenses or proposes to license retail1013
food establishments, the survey shall be conducted by the director1014
of agriculture. If the board licenses or proposes to license food1015
service operations, the survey shall be conducted by the director1016
of health.1017

       Each board shall be surveyed by each director at least once1018
every three years. Surveys shall be conducted in accordance with1019
rules adopted under sections 3717.33 and 3717.52 of the Revised1020
Code, as applicable. The directors shall schedule and conduct1021
their surveys in a manner that minimizes, to the extent1022
practicable, intrusion on and inconvenience to the board.1023

       If a survey demonstrates that the board is qualified and has1024
the requisite capacity, the director conducting the survey shall1025
approve the board as the licensor of retail food establishments or1026
food service operations, whichever is being considered, for the1027
district the board serves. If a survey demonstrates that a board1028
is not qualified or does not have the requisite capacity, the1029
director conducting the survey shall not approve the board as a1030
licensor, or shall revoke the director's approval, whichever is1031
appropriate. The board may appeal the decision to deny or revoke1032
approval to the director taking the action. The appeal shall be1033
conducted in accordance with rules adopted under section 3717.331034
or 3717.52 of the Revised Code, as applicable.1035

       If approval is denied or revoked, the director taking the1036
action shall designate an alternative licensor for the health1037
district served by the board. The alternative licensor shall be a1038
board of health that is qualified and has the requisite capacity1039
to serve as alternative licensor, except that if a qualified and1040
capable board is not available from a health district within1041
reasonable proximity, the director that denied or revoked the1042
board's approval shall act as the alternative licensor.1043

       (B) When the approval of a board is revoked, all valid1044
licenses issued by that board for retail food establishments or1045
food service operations, whichever have been affected, shall be1046
treated as though issued by the alternative licensor. The1047
licenses shall remain valid until scheduled to expire unless1048
earlier suspended or revoked by the alternative licensor.1049

       (C) All fees charged under section 3717.25 or 3717.45 of the1050
Revised Code that have not been expended by a board that has had1051
its approval revoked shall be transferred to the alternative1052
licensor. A board of health acting as alternative licensor shall1053
deposit the fees into a special fund it establishes for receipt of1054
funds pertaining to the district for which it is acting as1055
licensor. If the director of agriculture is acting as licensor,1056
the director shall deposit the fees in the food safety fund1057
created in section 915.24 of the Revised Code. If the director of1058
health is acting as licensor, the director shall deposit the fees1059
in the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the1060
Revised Code. All subsequent fees charged in the district by the1061
alternative licensor shall be deposited in the same manner. Moneys1062
deposited under this division shall be used solely for the1063
administration and enforcement of this chapter and the rules1064
adopted under it in the district for which the alternative1065
licensor is acting as licensor.1066

       (D)(1) A board that has had its approval to act as a1067
licensor revoked may submit a request to the director who revoked1068
the approval to be reinstated as a licensor. The request shall be1069
in writing and shall specify the corrective measures the board has1070
taken and a proposed plan of action to remedy any remaining causes1071
of the revocation. The director may reinstate the board as a1072
licensor if all of the following occur:1073

       (a) The board pays or arranges to pay the alternative1074
licensor or director, as applicable, for costs incurred in acting1075
as licensor for the district and in transferring responsibility1076
for the district to the board, if those costs exceed the moneys1077
available under division (C) of this section for the district;1078

       (b) The board corrects all causes of the revocation;1079

       (c) The alternative licensor consents to the reinstatement.1080

       (2) The reinstatement of a board as a licensor shall be1081
conducted in accordance with procedures established in rules1082
adopted under this chapter by the director who revoked the1083
approval.1084

       Sec. 3717.111.  (A) A board of health acting as a licensor of1085
retail food establishments or food service operations may withdraw1086
from serving as licensor of either or both. Before withdrawing as1087
licensor, the board shall provide written notice of its intent to1088
withdraw. If the withdrawal applies to the licensing of retail1089
food establishments, the board shall provide the notice to the1090
director of agriculture. If the withdrawal applies to the1091
licensing of food service operations, the board shall provide the1092
notice to the director of health. On receipt of the notice, the1093
responsible director shall designate an alternative licensor for1094
the health district served by the board. The alternative licensor1095
shall be a board of health that is qualified and has the requisite1096
capacity to serve as alternative licensor, except that if a1097
qualified and capable board is not available from a health1098
district within reasonable proximity, the director of agriculture1099
or director of health, as appropriate, shall act as the1100
alternative licensor.1101

       (B) When a board withdraws as licensor, all valid licenses1102
issued by that board for retail food establishments or food1103
service operations, whichever have been affected, shall be treated1104
as though issued by the alternative licensor. The licenses shall1105
remain valid until scheduled to expire unless earlier suspended or1106
revoked by the alternative licensor.1107

       (C) All fees charged under section 3717.25 or 3717.45 of the1108
Revised Code that have not been expended by a board that has1109
withdrawn as licensor shall be transferred to the alternative1110
licensor. A board of health acting as alternative licensor shall1111
deposit the fees into a special fund it establishes for receipt of1112
funds pertaining to the district for which it is acting as1113
licensor. If the director of agriculture is acting as licensor,1114
the director shall deposit the fees in the food safety fund1115
created in section 915.24 of the Revised Code. If the director of1116
health is acting as licensor, the director shall deposit the fees1117
in the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the1118
Revised Code. All subsequent fees charged in the district by the1119
alternative licensor shall be deposited in the same manner. Moneys1120
deposited under this division shall be used solely for the1121
administration and enforcement of this chapter and the rules1122
adopted under it in the district for which the alternative1123
licensor is acting as licensor.1124

       Sec. 3717.22.  (A) The following are not retail food1125
establishments:1126

       (1) A food service operation licensed under this chapter,1127
including a food service operation that provides the services of a1128
retail food establishment pursuant to an endorsement issued under1129
section 3717.44 of the Revised Code;1130

       (2) An entity exempt under divisions (B)(1) to (9),or (11),1131
or (12)to (13) of section 3717.42 of the Revised Code from the1132
requirement to be licensed as a food service operation and an1133
entity exempt under division (B)(10) of that section if the entity1134
is regulated by the department of agriculture as a wholesale food1135
processing establishment under section 3715.021 of the Revised1136
Code;1137

       (3) A business or that portion of a business that is1138
regulated by the federal government or the department of1139
agriculture as a food manufacturing or food processing operation1140
business, including an operationa business or that portion of an1141
operationa business regulated by the department of agriculture1142
under Chapter 911., 913., 915., 917., 918., or 925. of the Revised1143
Code.1144

       (B) All of the following are exempt from the requirement to1145
be licensed as a retail food establishment:1146

       (1) An operationestablishment with commercially prepackaged1147
foods that are not potentially hazardous and contained in1148
displays, the total space of which equals less than onetwo1149
hundred cubic feet;1150

       (2) A storage facility of less than five hundred square feet1151
containing prepackaged foods that are not potentially hazardous;1152
person at a farmers market that is registered with the director of1153
agriculture pursuant to section 3717.221 of the Revised Code that1154
offers for sale only one or more of the following:1155

        (a) Fresh unprocessed fruits or vegetables;1156

        (b) Products of a cottage food production operation;1157

        (c) Maple syrup, sorghum, or honey that is produced by a1158
maple syrup or sorghum producer or beekeeper described in division1159
(A) of section 3715.021 of the Revised Code;1160

        (d) Commercially prepackaged food that is not potentially1161
hazardous, on the condition that the food is contained in1162
displays, the total space of which equals less than one hundred1163
cubic feet on the premises where the person conducts business at1164
the farmers market.1165

       (3) A roadside market thatperson who offers for sale at a1166
roadside stand only fresh fruits and fresh vegetables that are1167
unprocessed;1168

       (4) A nonprofit organization exempt from federal income1169
taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of1170
1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, that raises1171
funds by selling displayed foods, if the foods that are not1172
potentially hazardous and the display is made for not more than1173
seven consecutive days or more than fifty-two separate days during1174
a licensing period. This exemption extends to any individual or1175
group raising all of its funds during the display time periods1176
specified in division (B)(4) of this section for the benefit of1177
the nonprofit organization by selling displayed foods under the1178
same conditions.1179

       (5) An establishment that offers food contained in displays1180
of less than five hundred square feet, and if required to be1181
licensed would be classified as risk level one pursuant to rules1182
establishing licensing categories for retail food establishments1183
adopted under section 3717.33 of the Revised Code, on the1184
condition that the establishment offers the food for sale at1185
retail not more than six months in each calendar year;1186

       (6) A cottage food production operation, on the condition1187
that the operation offers its products directly to the consumer1188
from the site where the products are produced;1189

        (7) A maple syrup and sorghum processor and beekeeper1190
described in division (A) of section 3715.021 of the Revised Code,1191
on the condition that the processor or beekeeper offers only maple1192
syrup, sorghum, or honey directly to the consumer from the site1193
where those products are processed;1194

        (8) A person who annually maintains five hundred or fewer1195
birds, on the condition that the person offers the eggs from those1196
birds directly to the consumer from the location where the eggs1197
are produced or at a farm product auction to which division1198
(B)(11) of this section applies;1199

        (9) A person who annually raises and slaughters one1200
thousand or fewer chickens, on the condition that the person1201
offers dressed chickens directly to the consumer from the location1202
where the chickens are raised and slaughtered or at a farm product1203
auction to which division (B)(11) of this section applies;1204

        (10) A person who raises, slaughters, and processes the1205
meat of nonamenable species described in divisions (A) and (B) of1206
section 918.12 of the Revised Code, on the condition that the1207
person offers the meat directly to the consumer from the location1208
where the meat is processed or at a farm product auction to which1209
division (B)(11) of this section applies;1210

        (11) A farm product auction, on the condition that it is1211
registered with the director pursuant to section 3717.221 of the1212
Revised Code that offers for sale at the farm product auction1213
only one or more of the following:1214

        (a) The products described in divisions (B)(8) to (10) of1215
this section that are produced, raised, slaughtered, or processed,1216
as appropriate, by persons described in divisions (B)(8) to (10)1217
of this section;1218

       (b) Fresh unprocessed fruits or vegetables;1219

        (c) Products of a cottage food production operation;1220

       (d) Maple syrup, sorghum, or honey that is produced by a1221
maple syrup or sorghum producer or beekeeper described in division1222
(A) of section 3715.021 of the Revised Code.1223

        (12) An establishment that, with respect to offering food1224
for sale, offers only alcoholic beverages or prepackaged1225
beverages that are not potentially hazardous;1226

        (13) An establishment that, with respect to offering food1227
for sale, offers only alcoholic beverages, prepackaged beverages1228
that are not potentially hazardous, or commercially prepackaged1229
food that is not potentially hazardous, on the condition that the1230
commercially prepackaged food is contained in displays, the total1231
space of which equals less than two hundred cubic feet on the1232
premises of the establishment;1233

       (14) An establishment that, with respect to offering food1234
for sale, offers only fountain beverages that are not potentially1235
hazardous;1236

        (15) A person who offers for sale only one or more of the1237
following foods at a festival or celebration, on the condition1238
that the festival or celebration is organized by a political1239
subdivision of the state and lasts for a period not longer than1240
seven consecutive days:1241

        (a) Fresh unprocessed fruits or vegetables;1242

        (b) Products of a cottage food production operation;1243

        (c) Maple syrup, sorghum, or honey if produced by a maple1244
syrup or sorghum processor or beekeeper as described in division1245
(A) of section 3715.021 of the Revised Code;1246

        (d) Commercially prepackaged food that is not potentially1247
hazardous, on the condition that the food is contained in1248
displays, the total space of which equals less than one hundred1249
cubic feet;1250

        (e) Fruit butter produced at the festival or celebration1251
and sold from the production site.1252

        (16) A farm market on the condition that it is registered1253
with the director pursuant to section 3717.221 of the Revised Code1254
that offers for sale at the farm market only one or more of the1255
following:1256

        (a) Fresh unprocessed fruits or vegetables;1257

        (b) Products of a cottage food production operation;1258

        (c) Maple syrup, sorghum, or honey that is produced by a1259
maple syrup or sorghum producer or beekeeper described in division1260
(A) of section 3715.021 of the Revised Code;1261

        (d) Commercially prepackaged food that is not potentially1262
hazardous, on the condition that the food is contained in1263
displays, the total space of which equals less than one hundred1264
cubic feet on the premises where the person conducts business at1265
the farm market;1266

        (e) Cider and other juices manufactured on site at the farm1267
market;1268

        (f) The products or items described in divisions (B)(8) to1269
(10) of this section, on the condition that those products or1270
items were produced by the person offering to sell them, and1271
further conditioned that, with respect to eggs offered, the person1272
offering to sell them annually maintains five hundred or fewer1273
birds, and with respect to dressed chickens offered, the person1274
annually raises and slaughters one thousand or fewer chickens.1275

       Sec. 3717.221. (A) Any of the following may register with1276
the director of agriculture:1277

        (1) A farm market, which is a location where a producer1278
offers fruits, vegetables, and other items for sale;1279

       (2) A farmers market, which is a location where producers1280
congregate to offer fruits, vegetables, and other items for sale;1281

        (3) A farm product auction, which is a location where1282
agricultural products, including food products, are offered for1283
sale at auction.1284

       (B) The director shall inspect each farm market, farmers1285
market, and farm product auction that registers under this1286
section. Inspections shall occur at a frequency considered1287
appropriate by the director and shall be conducted in accordance1288
with sanitation standards established in rules adopted under this1289
section.1290

       (C) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with1291
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to administer this1292
section.1293

       Sec. 3717.23.  (A) Each person or government entity seeking1294
a retail food establishment license or the renewal of a license1295
shall apply to the appropriate licensor on a form provided by the1296
licensor. A licensor shall use a form prescribed and furnished to1297
the licensor by the director of agriculture or a form prescribed1298
by the licensor that has been approved by the director. The1299
applicant shall include with the application all information1300
necessary for the licensor to process the application, as1301
requested by the licensor.1302

       An application for a retail food establishment license, other1303
than an application for a mobile retail food establishment1304
license, shall be submitted to the licensor for the health1305
district in which the retail food establishment is located. An1306
application for a mobile retail food establishment license shall1307
be submitted to the licensor for the health district in which the1308
applicant's business headquarters are located, or, if the1309
headquarters are located outside this state, to the licensor for1310
the district where the applicant will first operate in this state.1311

       (B) The licensor shall review all applications received. The1312
licensor shall issue a license for a new retail food establishment1313
when the applicant submits a complete application and the licensor1314
determines that the applicant meets all other requirements of this1315
chapter and the rules adopted under it for receiving the license.1316
The licensor shall issue a renewed license on receipt of a1317
complete renewal application.1318

       The licensor shall issue licenses for retail food1319
establishments on forms prescribed and furnished by the director1320
of agriculture. If the license is for a mobile retail food1321
establishment, the licensor shall post the establishment's layout,1322
equipment, and items to be sold on the back of the license.1323

        A mobile retail food establishment license issued by one1324
licensor shall be recognized by all other licensors in this state. 1325

       (C)(1) A retail food establishment license expires at the1326
end of the licensing period for which the license is issued,1327
except as follows:1328

       (a) A license issued to a new retail food establishment1329
after the first day of December does not expire until the end of1330
the licensing period next succeeding issuance of the license.1331

       (b) A temporary retail food establishment license expires at1332
the end of the period for which it is issued.1333

       (2) All retail food establishment licenses remain valid1334
until scheduled to expire unless earlier suspended or revoked1335
under section 3717.29 or 3717.30 of the Revised Code.1336

       (D) A retail food establishment license may be renewed,1337
except that a temporary retail food establishment license is not1338
renewable. A person or government entity seeking license renewal1339
shall submit an application for renewal to the licensor not later1340
than the first day of March, except in the case of a mobile or1341
seasonal retail food establishment, when the renewal application1342
shall be submitted before commencing operation in a new licensing1343
period. A licensor may renew a license prior to the first day of1344
March or the first day of operation in a new licensing period, but1345
not before the first day of February immediately preceding the1346
licensing period for which the license is being renewed.1347

       If a person or government entity does not file a renewal1348
application with the licensor postmarked on or before the first1349
day of March or, in the case of a mobile or seasonal retail food1350
establishment, the first day of operation in a new licensing1351
period, the licensor shall assess a penalty of. The amount of the1352
penalty shall be the lesser of fifty dollars or twenty-five per1353
cent of the fee charged for renewing the license, if the licensor1354
charges renewal fees. If an applicant is subject to a penalty,1355
the licensor shall not renew the license until the applicant pays1356
the penalty.1357

       (E)(1) A licensor may issue not more than ten temporary1358
retail food establishment licenses per licensing period to the1359
same person or government entity to operate at different events1360
within the licensor's jurisdiction. For each particular event, a1361
licensor may issue only one temporary retail food establishment1362
license to the same person or government entity.1363

       (2) A licensor may issue a temporary retail food1364
establishment license to operate for more than five consecutive1365
days if both of the following apply:1366

       (a) The establishment will be operated at an event organized1367
by a county agricultural society or independent agricultural1368
society organized under Chapter 1711. of the Revised Code.1369

       (b) The person who will receive the license is a resident of1370
the county or one of the counties for which the agricultural1371
society was organized.1372

       (3) A person may be granted only one temporary retail food1373
establishment license per licensing period pursuant to division1374
(E)(2) of this section.1375

       (F) The licensor may place restrictions or conditions on a1376
retail food establishment license, based on the equipment or1377
facilities of the establishment, limiting the types of food that1378
may be stored, processed, prepared, manufactured, or otherwise1379
held or handled for retail sale. Limitations pertaining to a1380
mobile retail food establishment shall be posted on the back of1381
the license.1382

       (G) The person or government entity holding a license for a1383
retail food establishment shall display the license for that1384
retail food establishment at all times at the licensed location.1385

       (H) With the assistance of the department of agriculture,1386
the licensor, to the extent practicable, shall computerize the1387
process for licensing retail food establishments.1388

       Sec. 3717.25.  (A) A licensor may charge fees for issuing1389
and renewing retail food establishment licenses. Any licensing1390
fee charged shall be used solely for the administration and1391
enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the rules1392
adopted under it applicable to retail food establishments.1393

       Any licensing fee charged under this section shall be based1394
on the licensor's costs of regulating retail food establishments,1395
as determined according to the uniform methodologies established1396
under section 3717.07 of the Revised Code. If the licensor is a1397
board of health, a fee may be disapproved by the district advisory1398
council in the case of a general health district or the1399
legislative authority of the city in the case of a city health1400
district. A disapproved fee shall not be charged by the board of1401
health.1402

       At least thirty days prior to establishing a licensing fee,1403
the licensor shall hold a public hearing regarding the proposed1404
fee. At least thirty days prior to the public hearing, the1405
licensor shall give written notice of the hearing to each person1406
or government entity holding a retail food establishment license1407
that may be affected by the proposed fee. The notice shall be1408
mailed to the last known address of the licensee and shall specify1409
the date, time, and place of the hearing and the amount of the1410
proposed fee. On request, the licensor shall provide the1411
completed uniform methodology used in the calculation of the1412
licensor's costs and the proposed fee.1413

       (B) In addition to licensing fees, a licensor may charge1414
fees for any of the following:1415

       (1) Review of facility layout and equipment specifications1416
pertaining to retail food establishments, other than mobile and1417
temporary retail food establishments;1418

       (2) Any necessary collection and bacteriological examination1419
of samples from retail food establishments or similar services1420
specified in rules adopted under this chapter by the director of1421
agriculture;1422

       (3) Attendance at a course of study offered by the licensor1423
in food protection as it pertains to retail food establishments,1424
if the course is approved under section 3717.09 of the Revised1425
Code.1426

       (C) The director may determine by rule an amount to be1427
collected from applicants for retail food establishment licenses1428
for use by the director in administering and enforcing the1429
provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it1430
applicable to retail food establishments. Licensors shall collect1431
the amount prior to issuing an applicant's new or renewed license.1432
If a licensing fee is charged under this section, the licensor1433
shall collect the amount at the same time the fee is collected. 1434
Licensors are not required to provide notice or hold public1435
hearings regarding amounts collected under this division.1436

       Not later than sixty days after the last day of the month in1437
which a license is issued, the licensor shall certify the amount1438
collected under this division and transmit the amount to the1439
treasurer of state. All amounts received shall be deposited into1440
the food safety fund created in section 915.24 of the Revised1441
Code. The director shall use the amounts solely for the1442
administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter1443
and the rules adopted under it applicable to retail food1444
establishments.1445

       When adopting rules regarding the amounts collected under1446
this division, the director shall make available during the rule1447
making process the current and projected expenses of administering1448
and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted1449
under it applicable to retail food establishments and the total of1450
all amounts that have been deposited in the food safety fund1451
pursuant to this division.1452

       Sec. 3717.27.  (A) All inspections of retail food1453
establishments conducted by a licensor under this chapter shall be1454
conducted according to the procedures and schedule of frequency1455
specified in rules adopted under section 3717.33 of the Revised1456
Code. An inspection may be preformed only by an individual1457
registered as a sanitarian or sanitarian-in-training under Chapter1458
4736. of the Revised Code. Each inspection shall be recorded on a1459
form prescribed and furnished by the director of agriculture or a1460
form approved by the director that has been prescribed by a board1461
of health acting as licensor. With the assistance of the1462
director, a board acting as licensor, to the extent practicable,1463
shall computerize the inspection process and standardize the1464
manner in which its inspections are conducted.1465

       (B) A person or government entity holding a retail food1466
establishment license shall permit the licensor to inspect the1467
retail food establishment for purposes of determining compliance1468
with this chapter and the rules adopted under it or investigating1469
a complaint concerning the establishment. On request of the1470
licensor, the licenseelicense holder shall permit the licensor to1471
examine the records of the retail food establishment to obtain1472
information about the purchase, receipt, or use of food, supplies,1473
and equipment.1474

       A licensor may inspect any mobile retail food establishment1475
being operated within the licensor's district. If an inspection of1476
a mobile retail food establishment is conducted by a licensor1477
other than the licensor that issued the license for the1478
establishment, a report of the inspection shall be sent to the1479
issuing licensor. The issuing licensor may use the inspection1480
report to suspend or revoke the license under section 3717.29 or1481
3717.30 of the Revised Code.1482

       (C) An inspection may include the following:1483

       (1) An investigation to determine the identity and source of1484
a particular food;1485

       (2) Removal from use of any equipment, utensils, hand tools,1486
or parts of facilities found to be maintained in a condition that1487
presents a clear and present danger to the public health.1488

       Sec. 3717.29.  (A) This section applies when the licensor of1489
retail food establishments is a board of health.1490

       (B) A board of health may suspend or revoke a retail food1491
establishment license on determining that the license holder is in1492
violation of any requirement of this chapter or the rules adopted1493
under it applicable to retail food establishments, including a1494
violation evidenced by documented failure to maintain sanitary1495
conditions within the establishment.1496

       (C)(1) Except in the case of a violation that presents a1497
clear and present danger to the public health, before initiating1498
action to suspend or revoke a retail food establishment license,1499
the board shall give the license holder written notice specifying1500
each violation and a reasonable time within which the license1501
holder must correct each violation to avoid suspension or1502
revocation of the license. The board may extend the time1503
specified in the notice for correcting a violation if the license1504
holder is making a good faith effort to correct it.1505

       If the license holder fails to correct the violation in the1506
time granted by the board, the board may initiate action to1507
suspend or revoke the retail food establishment license by giving1508
the license holder written notice of the proposed suspension or1509
revocation. The board shall include in the notice a description1510
of the procedure for appealing the proposed suspension or1511
revocation. The license holder may appeal the proposed suspension1512
or revocation by giving written notice to the board. The license1513
holder shall specify in the notice whether a hearing is requested.1514
The appeal shall be conducted in accordance with division (C)(3)1515
of this section.1516

       A health commissioner or other person employed by the board,1517
if the health commissioner or person is authorized by the board to1518
take the action, may take any action that the board may take under1519
division (C)(1) of this section.1520

       (2) If a board initiates actions to revoke or, except in the1521
case of a violation that presents a clear and present danger to1522
the public health, to suspend a retail food establishment license,1523
the board shall determine whether to revoke or suspend the license1524
by a majority vote of the board members who are present at a1525
meeting at which there is a quorum.1526

       If the board decides to revoke or suspend the license, the1527
board shall issue a formal written order revoking or suspending1528
the license.1529

       (3) An appeal made under division (C)(1) of this section1530
shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established in1531
rules adopted by the director of agriculture under section 3717.331532
of the Revised Code. If a license holder requests a hearing, the1533
board shall hold the hearing before issuing an order under1534
division (C)(2) of this section but may hold the hearing at the1535
same meeting at which issuance of the order is considered.1536

       (D)(1) On determining that a license holder is in violation1537
of any requirement of this chapter or the rules adopted under it1538
applicable to retail food establishments and that the violation1539
presents a clear and present danger to the public health, the1540
board may suspend the retail food establishment license without1541
giving written notice or affording the license holder the1542
opportunity to correct the violation. If the license holder is1543
operating a mobile retail food establishment, either the licensor1544
that issued the license or the licensor for the health district in1545
which the establishment is being operated may suspend the license.1546

       A suspension under division (D)(1) of this section takes1547
effect immediately and remains in effect until the board rescinds1548
the suspension. When a mobile retail food establishment license is1549
suspended under this division, the licensor that suspended the1550
license shall hold the license until the suspension is lifted and1551
the licensor receives from the license holder written notice of1552
the next location at which the license holder proposes to operate1553
the retail food establishment.1554

       After suspending a license under division (D)(1) of this1555
section, the licensor shall give the license holder written notice1556
of the procedure for appealing the suspension. The license holder1557
may appeal the suspension by giving written notice to the board1558
and specifying in the notice whether a hearing is requested. The1559
appeal shall be conducted in accordance with division (D)(2) of1560
this section.1561

       A health commissioner, if authorized by the board to take the1562
action, may take any action that may be taken by the board under1563
division (D)(1) of this section. A health commissioner who1564
suspends a license under this authority, on determining that there1565
is no longer a clear and present danger to the public health, may1566
rescind the suspension without consulting the board.1567

       (2) If the license holder appeals a suspension under1568
division (D)(1) of this section, the board shall determine whether1569
the clear and present danger to the public health continues to1570
exist by majority vote of the board members who are present at a1571
meeting at which there is a quorum.1572

       If the board determines that there is no longer a clear and1573
present danger to the public health, the board shall rescind the1574
suspension. If the board determines that the clear and present1575
danger continues to exist, the board shall issue an order1576
continuing the suspension.1577

       (3) An appeal requested under division (D)(1) of this1578
section shall be conducted in accordance with procedures1579
established in rules adopted by the director of agriculture under1580
section 3717.33 of the Revised Code. If the license holder1581
requests a hearing, the board shall hold the hearing not later1582
than two business days after the board receives the request. The1583
board shall hold the hearing before issuing an order under1584
division (D)(2) of this section but may conduct the hearing at the1585
same meeting at which issuance of the order is considered. In the1586
case of a suspension of a mobile retail food establishment, the1587
appeal shall be made to the licensor that suspended the license.1588

       (E) A license holder may appeal an order issued under1589
division (C) or (D) of this section to the common pleas court of1590
the county in which the licensor is located.1591

       Sec. 3717.42.  (A) The following are not food service1592
operations:1593

       (1) A retail food establishment licensed under this chapter,1594
including a retail food establishment that provides the services1595
of a food service operation pursuant to an endorsement issued1596
under section 3717.443717.24 of the Revised Code;1597

       (2) An entity exempt from the requirement to be licensed as1598
a retail food establishment under division (B) of section 3717.221599
of the Revised Code;1600

       (3) A business or that portion of a business that is1601
regulated by the federal government or the department of1602
agriculture as a food manufacturing or food processing operation1603
business, including an operationa business or that portion of an1604
operationa business regulated by the department of agriculture1605
under Chapter 911., 913., 915., 917., 918., or 925. of the Revised1606
Code.1607

       (B) All of the following are exempt from the requirement to1608
be licensed as a food service operation:1609

       (1) A private home in which individuals related by blood,1610
marriage, or law reside and in which the food that is prepared or1611
served is intended only for those individuals and their nonpaying1612
guests;1613

       (2) A private home operated as a bed-and-breakfast that1614
prepares and offers food to guests, if the home is owner-occupied,1615
the number of available guest bedrooms does not exceed six,1616
breakfast is the only meal offered, and the number of guests1617
served does not exceed sixteen;1618

       (3) A stand operated on the premises of a private home by1619
one or more children under the age of twelve, if the food served1620
is not potentially hazardous;1621

       (4) A residential facility that accommodates not more than1622
sixteen residents; is licensed, certified, registered, or1623
otherwise regulated by the federal government or by the state or a1624
political subdivision of the state; and prepares food for or1625
serves food to only the residents of the facility, the staff of1626
the facility, and any nonpaying guests of residents or staff;1627

       (5) A church, school, fraternal or veterans' organization,1628
volunteer fire organization, or volunteer emergency medical1629
service organization preparing or serving food intended for1630
individual portion service on its premises for not more than seven1631
consecutive days or not more than fifty-two separate days during a1632
licensing period. This exemption extends to any individual or1633
group raising all of its funds during the time periods specified1634
in division (B)(5) of this section for the benefit of the church,1635
school, or organization by preparing or serving food intended for1636
individual portion service under the same conditions.1637

       (6) A common carrier that prepares or serves food, if the1638
carrier is regulated by the federal government;1639

       (7) A food service operation serving five or fewer1640
individuals daily;1641

       (8) A type A or type B family day-care home, as defined in1642
section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, that prepares or serves food1643
for the children receiving day-care;1644

       (9) A vending machine location where the only foods1645
dispensed are foods from one or both of the following categories:1646

       (a) Prepackaged foods that are not potentially hazardous;1647

       (b) Nuts, panned or wrapped bulk chewing gum, or panned or1648
wrapped bulk candies.1649

       (10) A place servicing the vending machines at a vending1650
machine location described in division (B)(9) of this section;1651

       (11) A commissary servicing vending machines that dispense1652
only milk, milk products, or frozen desserts that are under a1653
state or federal inspection and analysis program;1654

       (12) A "controlled location vending machine location," which1655
means a vending machine location at which all of the following1656
apply:1657

       (a) The vending machines dispense only foods that are not1658
potentially hazardous;1659

       (b) The machines are designed to be filled and maintained in1660
a sanitary manner by untrained persons;1661

       (c) Minimal protection is necessary to ensure against1662
contamination of food and equipment.1663

       (13) A private home that prepares and offers food to guests,1664
if the home is owner-occupied, meals are served on the premises of1665
that home, the number of meals served does not exceed one hundred1666
fifteen per week, and the home displays a notice in a place1667
conspicuous to all of its guests informing them that the home is1668
not required to be licensed as a food service operation;1669

       (14) An individual who prepares full meals or meal1670
components, such as pies or baked goods, in the individual's home1671
to be served off the premises of that home, if the number of meals1672
or meal components prepared for that purpose does not exceed1673
twenty in a seven-day period.1674

       Sec. 3717.43.  (A) Each person or government entity1675
requesting a food service operation license or the renewal of a1676
license shall apply to the appropriate licensor on a form provided1677
by the licensor. Licensors shall use a form prescribed and1678
furnished to the licensor by the director of health or a form1679
prescribed by the licensor that has been approved by the director.1680
The applicant shall include with the application all information1681
necessary for the licensor to process the application, as1682
requested by the licensor.1683

       ApplicationsAn application for a food service operation1684
licenseslicense, other than thosean application for a mobile and1685
or catering food service operation licenseslicense, shall be1686
submitted to the licensor for the health district in which the1687
food service operation is located. ApplicationsAn application for1688
a mobile food service operation licenseslicense shall be1689
submitted to the licensor for the health district in which the1690
applicant's business headquarters are located, or, if the1691
headquarters are located outside this state, to the licensor for1692
the district where the applicant will first operate in this state.1693
ApplicationsAn application for a catering food service operation1694
licenseslicense shall be submitted to the licensor for the1695
district where the applicant's base of operation is located.1696

       (B) The licensor shall review all applications received. The1697
licensor shall issue a license for a new food service operation1698
when the applicant submits a complete application and the licensor1699
determines that the applicant meets all other requirements of this1700
chapter and the rules adopted under it for receiving the license.1701
The licensor shall issue a renewed license on receipt of a1702
complete renewal application.1703

       The licensor shall issue licenses for food service operations1704
on forms prescribed and furnished by the director of health. If1705
the license is for a mobile food service operation, the licensor1706
shall post the operation's layout, equipment, and menu on the back1707
of the license.1708

       A mobile or catering food service operation license issued by1709
one licensor shall be recognized by all other licensors in this1710
state.1711

       (C)(1) A food service operation license expires at the end1712
of the licensing period for which the license is issued, except as1713
follows:1714

       (a) A license issued to a new food service operation after1715
the first day of December shall not expire until the end of the1716
licensing period next succeeding issuance of the license.1717

       (b) A temporary food service operation license expires at1718
the end of the period for which it is issued.1719

       (2) All food service operation licenses remain valid until1720
they are scheduled to expire unless earlier suspended or revoked1721
under section 3717.49 of the Revised Code.1722

       (D) A food service operation license may be renewed, except1723
that a temporary food service operation license is not renewable.1724
ApplicationsA person or government entity seeking license renewal1725
shall submit an application for renewal of food service operation1726
licenses other than those for mobile and seasonal food service1727
operation licenses shall be submitted to the licensor not later1728
than the first day of March. Renewal applications for, except1729
that in the case of a mobile andor seasonal food service1730
operation licensesthe renewal application shall be submitted1731
prior tobefore commencing operation in a new licensing period. A1732
licensor may renew a license prior to the first day of March or1733
the first day of operation in a new licensing period, but not1734
before the first day of February immediately preceding the1735
licensing period for which the license is being renewed.1736

       If a renewal application is not filed with the licensor or1737
postmarked on or before the first day of March or, in the case of1738
a mobile or seasonal food service operation, the first day of1739
operation in a new licensing period, the licensor shall assess a1740
penalty of. The amount of the penalty shall be the lesser of fifty1741
dollars or twenty-five per cent of the fee charged for renewing1742
licenses, if the licensor charges renewal fees. If an applicant1743
is subject to a penalty, the licensor shall not renew the license1744
until the applicant pays the penalty.1745

       (E)(1) A licensor may issue not more than ten temporary food1746
service operation licenses per licensing period to the same person1747
or government entity to operate at different events within the1748
licensor's jurisdiction. For each particular event, a licensor1749
may issue only one temporary food service operation license to the1750
same person or government entity.1751

       (2) A licensor may issue a temporary food service operation1752
license to operate for more than five consecutive days if both of1753
the following apply:1754

       (a) The operation will be operated at an event organized by1755
a county agricultural society or independent agricultural society1756
organized under Chapter 1711. of the Revised Code;1757

       (b) The person who will receive the license is a resident of1758
the county or one of the counties for which the agricultural1759
society was organized.1760

       (3) A person may be granted only one temporary food service1761
operation license per licensing period pursuant to division (E)(2)1762
of this section.1763

       (F) The licensor may place restrictions or conditions on a1764
food service operation license limiting the types of food that may1765
be prepared or served by the food service operation based on the1766
equipment or facilities of the food service operation. Limitations1767
pertaining to a mobile or catering food service operation shall be1768
posted on the back of the license.1769

       (G) The person or government entity holding a license for a1770
food service operation shall display the license for that food1771
service operation at all times at the licensed location. A person1772
or government entity holding a catering food service operation1773
license shall also maintain a copy of the license at each catered1774
event.1775

       (H) With the assistance of the department of health, the1776
licensor, to the extent practicable, shall computerize the process1777
for licensing food service operations.1778

       Sec. 4303.021.  Permit A-1-A may be issued to the holder of1779
an A-1 or A-2 permit to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at1780
retail, only by the individual drink in glass or from a container,1781
provided such A-1-A permit premises are situated on the same1782
parcel or tract of land as the related A-1 or A-2 manufacturing1783
permit premises or are separated therefrom only by public streets1784
or highways or by other lands owned by the holder of the A-1 or1785
A-2 permit and used by the holder in connection with or in1786
promotion of the holder's A-1 or A-2 permit business. The fee for1787
this permit is three thousand one hundred twenty-five dollars. The1788
holder of an A-1-A permit may sell beer and any intoxicating1789
liquor during the same hours as the holders of D-5 permits under1790
this chapter or Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code or the rules of1791
the liquor control commission and shall obtain a restaurant1792
license as a retail food establishment or a food service operation1793
pursuant to section 3717.43Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code and1794
operate as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter.1795

       Except as otherwise provided in this section, no new A-1-A1796
permit shall be issued to the holder of an A-1 or A-2 permit1797
unless the sale of beer and intoxicating liquor under class D1798
permits is permitted in the precinct in which the A-1 or A-21799
permit is located and, in the case of an A-2 permit, unless the1800
holder of the A-2 permit manufactures or has a storage capacity of1801
at least twenty-five thousand gallons of wine per year. The1802
immediately preceding sentence does not prohibit the issuance of1803
an A-1-A permit to an applicant for such a permit who is the1804
holder of an A-1 permit and whose application was filed with the1805
division of liquor control before June 1, 1994. The liquor1806
control commission shall not restrict the number of A-1-A permits1807
which may be located within a precinct.1808

       Sec. 4303.13.  Permit D-1 may be issued to the owner or1809
operator of a hotel or restaurantof a retail food establishment1810
or a food service operation licensed pursuant to section 3717.431811
Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant1812
for purposes of this chapter, or of a club, amusement park,1813
drugstore, lunch stand, boat, or vessel, and shall be issued to a1814
person described in division (B) of this section, to sell beer at1815
retail either in glass or container, for consumption on the1816
premises where sold; and, except as otherwise provided in division1817
(B) of this section, to sell beer at retail in other receptacles1818
or in original containers having a capacity of not more than five1819
and one-sixth gallons not for consumption on the premises where1820
sold. The fee for this permit is one hundred eighty-eight dollars1821
for each location, boat, or vessel.1822

       Sec. 4303.14.  Permit D-2 may be issued to the owner or1823
operator of a hotel or restaurantof a retail food establishment1824
or a food service operation licensed pursuant to section 3717.431825
Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant1826
for purposes of this chapter, or of a club, boat, or vessel, to1827
sell wine and prepared and bottled cocktails, cordials, and other1828
mixed beverages manufactured and distributed by holders of A-4 and1829
B-4 permits at retail, either in glass or container, for1830
consumption on the premises where sold. The holder of such permit1831
may also sell wine and prepared and bottled cocktails, cordials,1832
and other mixed beverages in original packages and not for1833
consumption on the premises where sold or for resale. The fee for1834
this permit is two hundred eighty-two dollars for each location,1835
boat, or vessel.1836

       Sec. 4303.15.  Permit D-3 may be issued to the owner or1837
operator of a hotel or restaurantof a retail food establishment1838
or a food service operation licensed pursuant to section 3717.431839
Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant1840
for purposes of this chapter, or of a club, boat, or vessel, to1841
sell spirituous liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in1842
glass or from the container, for consumption on the premises where1843
sold. No sales of intoxicating liquor shall be made by a holder of1844
a D-3 permit after one a.m. The fee for this permit is six1845
hundred dollars for each location, boat, or vessel.1846

       Sec. 4303.18.  Permit D-5 may be issued to the owner or1847
operator of a retail food establishment or a food service1848
operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code1849
that operates as a restaurant or night club for purposes of this1850
chapter, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only1851
by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for1852
consumption on the premises where sold, and to sell the same1853
products in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the1854
premises as may be sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. A1855
person who is the holder of both a D-3 and D-3a permit need not1856
obtain a D-5 permit. The fee for this permit is one thousand1857
eight hundred seventy-five dollars.1858

       Sec. 4303.181.  (A) Permit D-5a may be issued either to the1859
owner or operator of a hotel or motel that is required to be1860
licensed under section 3731.03 of the Revised Code, that contains1861
at least fifty rooms for registered transient guests, and that1862
qualifies under the other requirements of this section, or to the1863
owner or operator of a restaurant specified under this section, to1864
sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the1865
individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption1866
on the premises where sold, and to registered guests in their1867
rooms, which may be sold by means of a controlled access alcohol1868
and beverage cabinet in accordance with division (B) of section1869
4301.21 of the Revised Code; and to sell the same products in the1870
same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises as may1871
be sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The premises of the1872
hotel or motel shall include a restaurant that isretail food1873
establishment or a food service operation licensed pursuant to1874
section 3717.43Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code,that operates1875
as a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that is1876
affiliated with the hotel or motel and within or contiguous to the1877
hotel or motel, and that serves food within the hotel or motel,1878
but the principal business of the owner or operator of the hotel1879
or motel shall be the accommodation of transient guests. In1880
addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder1881
of a D-5a permit may exercise the same privileges as the holder of1882
a D-5 permit.1883

       The owner or operator of a hotel, motel, or restaurant who1884
qualified for and held a D-5a permit on August 4, 1976, may, if1885
the owner or operator held another permit before holding a D-5a1886
permit, either retain a D-5a permit or apply for the permit1887
formerly held, and the division of liquor control shall issue the1888
permit for which the owner or operator applies and formerly held,1889
notwithstanding any quota.1890

       A D-5a permit shall not be transferred to another location.1891
No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of such permits1892
that may be issued.1893

       The fee for this permit is one thousand eight hundred1894
seventy-five dollars.1895

       (B) Permit D-5b may be issued to the owner, operator,1896
tenant, lessee, or occupant of an enclosed shopping center to sell1897
beer and intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual1898
drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the1899
premises where sold; and to sell the same products in the same1900
manner and amount not for consumption on the premises as may be1901
sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the1902
privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5b1903
permit may exercise the same privileges as a holder of a D-51904
permit.1905

       A D-5b permit shall not be transferred to another location.1906

       One D-5b permit may be issued at an enclosed shopping center1907
containing at least two hundred twenty-five thousand, but less1908
than four hundred thousand, square feet of floor area.1909

       Two D-5b permits may be issued at an enclosed shopping center1910
containing at least four hundred thousand square feet of floor1911
area. No more than one D-5b permit may be issued at an enclosed1912
shopping center for each additional two hundred thousand square1913
feet of floor area or fraction of that floor area, up to a1914
maximum of five D-5b permits for each enclosed shopping center.1915
The number of D-5b permits that may be issued at an enclosed1916
shopping center shall be determined by subtracting the number of1917
D-3 and D-5 permits issued in the enclosed shopping center from1918
the number of D-5b permits that otherwise may be issued at the1919
enclosed shopping center under the formulas provided in this1920
division. Except as provided in this section, no quota shall be1921
placed on the number of D-5b permits that may be issued.1922
Notwithstanding any quota provided in this section, the holder of1923
any D-5b permit first issued in accordance with this section is1924
entitled to its renewal in accordance with section 4303.271 of the1925
Revised Code.1926

       The holder of a D-5b permit issued before April 4, 1984,1927
whose tenancy is terminated for a cause other than nonpayment of1928
rent, may return the D-5b permit to the division of liquor1929
control, and the division shall cancel that permit. Upon1930
cancellation of that permit and upon the permit holder's payment1931
of taxes, contributions, premiums, assessments, and other debts1932
owing or accrued upon the date of cancellation to this state and1933
its political subdivisions and a filing with the division of a1934
certification of that payment, the division shall issue to that1935
person either a D-5 permit, or a D-1, a D-2, and a D-3 permit, as1936
that person requests. The division shall issue the D-5 permit, or1937
the D-1, D-2, and D-3 permits, even if the number of D-1, D-2,1938
D-3, or D-5 permits currently issued in the municipal corporation1939
or in the unincorporated area of the township where that person's1940
proposed premises is located equals or exceeds the maximum number1941
of such permits that can be issued in that municipal corporation1942
or in the unincorporated area of that township under the1943
population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the1944
Revised Code. Any D-1, D-2, D-3, or D-5 permit so issued shall1945
not be transferred to another location. If a D-5b permit is1946
canceled under the provisions of this paragraph, the number of1947
D-5b permits that may be issued at the enclosed shopping center1948
for which the D-5b permit was issued, under the formula provided1949
in this division, shall be reduced by one if the enclosed shopping1950
center was entitled to more than one D-5b permit under the1951
formula.1952

       The fee for this permit is one thousand eight hundred1953
seventy-five dollars.1954

       (C) Permit D-5c may be issued either to the owner or1955
operator of a restaurant that isretail food establishment or a1956
food service operation licensed pursuant to section 3717.431957
Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant1958
for purposes of this chapter and that qualifies under the other1959
requirements of this section to sell beer and any intoxicating1960
liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from1961
the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and to1962
sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for1963
consumption on the premises as may be sold by holders of D-1 and1964
D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges authorized in this1965
division, the holder of a D-5c permit may exercise the same1966
privileges as the holder of a D-5 permit.1967

       To qualify for a D-5c permit, the owner or operator of a1968
restaurant that isretail food establishment or a food service1969
operation licensed pursuant to section 3717.43Chapter 3717. of1970
the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of1971
this chapter, shall have operated the restaurant at the proposed1972
premises for not less than twenty-four consecutive months1973
immediately preceding the filing of the application for the1974
permit, have applied for a D-5 permit no later than December 31,1975
1988, and appear on the division's quota waiting list for not less1976
than six months immediately preceding the filing of the1977
application for the permit. In addition to these requirements,1978
the proposed D-5c permit premises shall be located within a1979
municipal corporation and further within an election precinct1980
that, at the time of the application, has no more than1981
twenty-five per cent of its total land area zoned for residential1982
use.1983

       A D-5c permit shall not be transferred to another location.1984
No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of such permits1985
that may be issued.1986

       Any person who has held a D-5c permit for at least two years1987
may apply for a D-5 permit, and the division of liquor control1988
shall issue the D-5 permit notwithstanding the quota restrictions1989
contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of1990
the liquor control commission.1991

       The fee for this permit is one thousand two hundred fifty1992
dollars.1993

       (D) Permit D-5d may be issued to either the owner or1994
operator of a restaurant that isretail food establishment or a1995
food service operation licensed pursuant to section 3717.431996
Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant1997
for purposes of this chapter and that is located at an airport1998
operated by a board of county commissioners pursuant to section1999
307.20 of the Revised Code or at an airport operated by a regional2000
airport authority pursuant to Chapter 308. of the Revised Code.2001
Not more than one D-5d permit shall be issued in each county. The2002
holder of a D-5d permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor2003
at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the2004
container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and may2005
sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for2006
consumption on the premises where sold as may be sold by the2007
holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges2008
authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5d permit may2009
exercise the same privileges as the holder of a D-5 permit.2010

       A D-5d permit shall not be transferred to another location.2011
Except as otherwise provided in this division, no quota2012
restrictions shall be placed on the number of such permits that2013
may be issued.2014

       The fee for this permit is one thousand eight hundred2015
seventy-five dollars.2016

       (E) Permit D-5e may be issued to any nonprofit organization2017
that is exempt from federal income taxation under the "Internal2018
Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501(c)(3), as2019
amended, or that is a charitable organization under any chapter of2020
the Revised Code, and that owns or operates a riverboat that2021
meets all of the following:2022

       (1) Is permanently docked at one location;2023

       (2) Is designated as an historical riverboat by the Ohio2024
historical society;2025

       (3) Contains not less than fifteen hundred square feet of2026
floor area;2027

       (4) Has a seating capacity of fifty or more persons.2028

       The holder of a D-5e permit may sell beer and intoxicating2029
liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from2030
the container, for consumption on the premises where sold.2031

       A D-5e permit shall not be transferred to another location.2032
No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of such permits2033
that may be issued. The population quota restrictions contained2034
in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the2035
liquor control commission shall not apply to this division, and2036
the division shall issue a D-5e permit to any applicant who meets2037
the requirements of this division. However, the division shall2038
not issue a D-5e permit if the permit premises or proposed permit2039
premises are located within an area in which the sale of2040
spirituous liquor by the glass is prohibited.2041

       The fee for this permit is nine hundred seventy-five dollars.2042

       (F) Permit D-5f may be issued to either the owner or the2043
operator of a retail food establishment or a food service2044
operation that is licensed under section 3717.43Chapter 3717. of2045
the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of2046
this chapter and that meets all of the following:2047

       (1) It contains not less than twenty-five hundred square2048
feet of floor area.2049

       (2) It is located on or in, or immediately adjacent to, the2050
shoreline of, a navigable river.2051

       (3) It provides docking space for twenty-five boats.2052

       (4) It provides entertainment and recreation, provided that2053
not less than fifty per cent of the business on the permit2054
premises shall be preparing and serving meals for a consideration.2055

       In addition, each application for a D-5f permit shall be2056
accompanied by a certification from the local legislative2057
authority that the issuance of the D-5f permit is not inconsistent2058
with that political subdivision's comprehensive development plan2059
or other economic development goal as officially established by2060
the local legislative authority.2061

       The holder of a D-5f permit may sell beer and intoxicating2062
liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from2063
the container, for consumption on the premises where sold.2064

       A D-5f permit shall not be transferred to another location.2065
No more than fifteen D-5f permits shall be issued by the division2066
of liquor control, and no more than two such permits shall be2067
issued in any county. However, the division shall not issue a2068
D-5f permit if the permit premises or proposed permit premises are2069
located within an area in which the sale of spirituous liquor by2070
the glass is prohibited.2071

       A fee for this permit is one thousand eight hundred2072
seventy-five dollars.2073

       As used in this division, "navigable river" means a river 2074
that is also a "navigable water" as defined in the "Federal Power2075
Act," 94 Stat. 770 (1980), 16 U.S.C. 796.2076

       (G) Permit D-5g may be issued to a nonprofit corporation2077
that is either the owner or the operator of a national2078
professional sports museum. The holder of a D-5g permit may sell2079
beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual2080
drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the2081
premises where sold. The holder of a D-5g permit shall sell no2082
beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where2083
sold after one a.m. A D-5g permit shall not be transferred to2084
another location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the2085
number of D-5g permits that may be issued. The fee for this2086
permit is one thousand five hundred dollars.2087

       (H) Permit D-5h may be issued to any nonprofit organization2088
that is exempt from federal income taxation under the "Internal2089
Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501(c)(3), as2090
amended, that owns or operates a fine arts museum and has no less2091
than five thousand bona fide members possessing full membership2092
privileges. The holder of a D-5h permit may sell beer and any2093
intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in2094
glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises2095
where sold. The holder of a D-5h permit shall sell no beer or2096
intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold2097
after one a.m. A D-5h permit shall not be transferred to another2098
location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of2099
D-5h permits that may be issued. The fee for this permit is one2100
thousand five hundred dollars.2101

       (I) Permit D-5i may be issued to either the owner or the2102
operator of a retail food establishment or a food service2103
operation that is licensed under section 3717.43Chapter 3717. of2104
the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of2105
this chapter and that meets all of the following requirements:2106

       (1) It is located in a municipal corporation or a township2107
with a population of fifty thousand or less.2108

       (2) It has inside seating capacity for at least one hundred2109
forty persons.2110

       (3) It has at least four thousand square feet of floor2111
area.2112

       (4) It offers full-course meals, appetizers, and sandwiches.2113

       (5) Its receipts from beer and liquor sales do not exceed2114
twenty-five per cent of its total gross receipts.2115

       (6) The value of its real and personal property exceeds2116
seven hundred twenty-five thousand dollars.2117

       The holder of a D-5i permit shall cause an independent audit2118
to be performed at the end of one full year of operation following2119
issuance of the permit in order to verify the requirements of2120
division (I)(5) of this section. The results of the independent2121
audit shall be transmitted to the division. Upon determining that2122
the receipts of the holder from beer and liquor sales exceeded2123
twenty-five per cent of its total gross receipts, the division2124
shall suspend the permit of the permit holder under section2125
4301.25 of the Revised Code and may allow the permit holder to2126
elect a forfeiture under section 4301.252 of the Revised Code.2127

       The holder of a D-5i permit may sell beer and any2128
intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in2129
glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises2130
where sold, and may sell the same products in the same manner and2131
amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold as may be2132
sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The holder of a D-5i2133
permit shall sell no beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption2134
on the premises where sold after two-thirty a.m. In addition to2135
the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5i2136
permit may exercise the same privileges as the holder of a D-52137
permit.2138

       A D-5i permit shall not be transferred to another location. 2139
The division of liquor control shall not renew a D-5i permit2140
unless the food service operation for which it is issued continues2141
to meet the requirements described in divisions (I)(1) to (6) of2142
this section. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number2143
of D-5i permits that may be issued. The fee for this permit is2144
one thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars.2145

       (J)(1) Permit D-5j may be issued to either the owner or the2146
operator of a retail food establishment or a food service2147
operation that is licensed under section 3717.43Chapter 3717. of2148
the Revised Code to sell beer and intoxicating liquor at retail,2149
only by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for2150
consumption on the premises where sold and to sell beer and2151
intoxicating liquor in the same manner and amounts not for2152
consumption on the premises where sold as may be sold by the2153
holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The holder of a D-5j permit may2154
exercise the same privileges, and shall observe the same hours of2155
operation, as the holder of a D-5 permit.2156

       (2) The D-5j permit shall be issued only within a community2157
entertainment district that is designated under section 4301.80 of2158
the Revised Code and that is located in a municipal corporation2159
with a population of at least one hundred thousand.2160

       (3) The location of a D-5j permit may be transferred only2161
within the geographic boundaries of the community entertainment2162
district in which it was issued and shall not be transferred2163
outside the geographic boundaries of that district.2164

       (4) Not more than one D-5j permit shall be issued within2165
each community entertainment district for each five acres of land2166
located within the district. Not more than fifteen D-5j permits2167
may be issued within a single community entertainment district.2168
Except as otherwise provided in division (J)(4) of this section,2169
no quota restrictions shall be placed upon the number of D-5j2170
permits that may be issued.2171

       (5) The fee for a D-5j permit is one thousand eight hundred2172
seventy-five dollars.2173

       Sec. 4303.182. (A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions2174
(B) to (F) of this section, permit D-6 shall be issued to the2175
holder of an A-1-A, A-2, C-2, D-2, D-3, D-4, D-4a, D-5, D-5a,2176
D-5b, D-5c, D-5d, D-5e, D-5f, D-5g, D-5h, D-5i, D-5j, or D-72177
permit to allow sale under that permit between the hours of ten2178
a.m. and midnight, or between the hours of one p.m. and midnight,2179
on Sunday, as applicable, if that sale has been authorized under2180
section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised2181
Code and under the restrictions of that authorization.2182

       (B) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of any permit,2183
including a D-4a and D-5d permit, authorizing the sale of2184
intoxicating liquor issued for a premises located at any publicly2185
owned airport, as defined in section 4563.01 of the Revised Code,2186
at which commercial airline companies operate regularly scheduled2187
flights on which space is available to the public, to allow sale2188
under such permit between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight on2189
Sunday, whether or not that sale has been authorized under section2190
4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or, 4301.366 of the Revised Code.2191

       (C) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of a D-5a2192
permit, and to the holder of a D-3 or D-3a permit who is the owner2193
or operator of a hotel or motel that is required to be licensed2194
under section 3731.03 of the Revised Code, that contains at least2195
fifty rooms for registered transient guests, and that has on its2196
premises a restaurantretail food establishment or a food service2197
operation licensed pursuant to section 3717.43Chapter 3717. of2198
the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of2199
this chapter and is affiliated with the hotel or motel and within2200
or contiguous to the hotel or motel and serving food within the2201
hotel or motel, to allow sale under such permit between the hours2202
of ten a.m. and midnight on Sunday, whether or not that sale has2203
been authorized under section 4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or,2204
4301.366 of the Revised Code.2205

       (D) The holder of a D-6 permit that is issued to a sports2206
facility may make sales under the permit between the hours of2207
eleven a.m. and midnight on any Sunday on which a professional2208
baseball, basketball, football, hockey, or soccer game is being2209
played at the sports facility. As used in this division, "sports2210
facility" means a stadium or arena that has a seating capacity of2211
at least four thousand and that is owned or leased by a2212
professional baseball, basketball, football, hockey, or soccer2213
franchise or any combination of those franchises.2214

       (E) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of any permit2215
that authorizes the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor and that2216
is issued to a premises located in or at the Ohio historical2217
society area or the state fairgrounds, as defined in division (B)2218
of section 4301.40 of the Revised Code, to allow sale under that2219
permit between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight on Sunday,2220
whether or not that sale has been authorized under section2221
4301.361, 4301.364, 4301.365, or 4301.366 of the Revised Code.2222

       (F) Permit D-6 shall be issued to the holder of any permit2223
that authorizes the sale of intoxicating liquor and that is issued2224
to an outdoor performing arts center to allow sale under that2225
permit between the hours of one p.m. and midnight on Sunday,2226
whether or not that sale has been authorized under section2227
4301.361 of the Revised Code. A D-6 permit issued under this2228
division is subject to the results of an election, held after the2229
D-6 permit is issued, on question (B)(4) as set forth in section2230
4301.351 of the Revised Code. Following the end of the period2231
during which an election may be held on question (B)(4) as set2232
forth in that section, sales of intoxicating liquor may continue2233
at an outdoor performing arts center under a D-6 permit issued2234
under this division, unless an election on that question is held2235
during the permitted period and a majority of the voters voting in2236
the precinct on that question vote "no."2237

       As used in this division, "outdoor performing arts center"2238
means an outdoor performing arts center that is located on not2239
less than eight hundred acres of land and that is open for2240
performances from the first day of April to the last day of2241
October of each year.2242

       (G) If the restriction to licensed premises where the sale2243
of food and other goods and services exceeds fifty per cent of the2244
total gross receipts of the permit holder at the premises is2245
applicable, the division of liquor control may accept an affidavit2246
from the permit holder to show the proportion of the permit2247
holder's gross receipts derived from the sale of food and other2248
goods and services. If the liquor control commission determines2249
that affidavit to have been false, it shall revoke the permits of2250
the permit holder at the premises concerned.2251

       (H) The fee for the D-6 permit is two hundred fifty dollars2252
when it is issued to the holder of an A-1-A, A-2, D-2, D-3, D-3a,2253
D-4, D-4a, D-5, D-5a, D-5b, D-5c, D-5d, D-5e, D-5f, D-5g, D-5h,2254
D-5i, D-5j, or D-7 permit. The fee for the D-6 permit is two2255
hundred dollars when it is issued to the holder of a C-2 permit.2256

       Sec. 4303.183.  Permit D-7 may be issued to the holder of any2257
D-2 permit issued by the division of liquor control, or if there2258
is an insufficient number of D-2 permit holders to fill the resort2259
quota, to the operator of a retail food establishment or a food2260
service operation required to be licensed under section 3717.432261
Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a restaurant2262
for purposes of this chapter and which qualifies under the other2263
requirements of this section, to sell beer and any intoxicating2264
liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from2265
the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. Not2266
less than fifty per cent of the business on the permit premises2267
shall be preparing and serving meals for a consideration in order2268
to qualify for and continue to hold such D-7 permit. The permit2269
premises shall be located in a resort area.2270

       "Resort area" means a municipal corporation, township,2271
county, or any combination thereof, which provides entertainment,2272
recreation, and transient housing facilities specifically intended2273
to provide leisure time activities for persons other than those2274
whose permanent residence is within the "resort area" and who2275
increase the population of the "resort area" on a seasonal basis,2276
and which experiences seasonal peaks of employment and2277
governmental services as a direct result of population increase2278
generated by the transient, recreating public. A resort season2279
shall begin on the first day of May and end on the last day of2280
October. Notwithstanding section 4303.27 of the Revised Code,2281
such permits may be issued for resort seasons without regard to2282
the calendar year or permit year. Quota restrictions on the2283
number of such permits shall take into consideration the transient2284
population during the resort season, the custom and habits of2285
visitors and tourists, and the promotion of the resort and tourist2286
industry. The fee for this permit is three hundred seventy-five2287
dollars per month.2288

       Any suspension of a D-7 permit shall be satisfied during the2289
resort season in which such suspension becomes final. If such2290
suspension becomes final during the off-season, or if the period2291
of the suspension extends beyond the last day of October, the2292
suspension or remainder thereof shall be satisfied during the next2293
resort season.2294

       The ownership of a D-7 permit may be transferred from one2295
permit holder to another. The holder of a D-7 permit may file an2296
application to transfer such permit to a new location within the2297
same resort area, provided that such permit holder shall be the2298
owner or operator of a retail food establishment or a food service2299
operation, required to be licensed under section 3717.43Chapter2300
3717. of the Revised Code, that operates as a restaurant for2301
purposes of this chapter, at such new location.2302

       Section 2. That existing sections 3709.02, 3709.03, 3709.05,2303
3709.07, 3715.01, 3715.021, 3715.59, 3715.60, 3717.01, 3717.03,2304
3717.05, 3717.07, 3717.11, 3717.22, 3717.23, 3717.25, 3717.27,2305
3717.29, 3717.42, 3717.43, 4303.021, 4303.13, 4303.14, 4303.15,2306
4303.18, 4303.181, 4303.182, and 4303.183 of the Revised Code are2307
hereby repealed.2308

       Section 3. The amendments made by this act to sections2309
3709.02, 3709.03, 3709.05, and 3709.07 of the Revised Code with2310
respect to the membership of boards of health do not affect the2311
terms of the board members holding office on the effective date of2312
this act. After that date, the first vacancy that occurs, other2313
than a vacancy to be filled by a physician, shall be filled by a2314
member selected by the health district licensing council pursuant2315
to section 3709.41 of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act.2316
Until that vacancy is filled, the health district licensing2317
council shall ensure that at least one of its members attends all2318
meetings of the board.2319

       Section 4.  Section 3709.02 of the Revised Code is presented2320
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am.2321
Sub. H.B. 117 and Am. Sub. H.B. 355 of the 121st General Assembly.2322
The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division2323
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be2324
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds2325
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in2326
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in2327
this act.2328

       Section 5.  Section 3709.05 of the Revised Code is presented2329
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am.2330
Sub. H.B. 117 and Am. Sub. H.B. 355 of the 121st General Assembly.2331
The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division2332
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be2333
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds2334
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in2335
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in2336
this act.2337

       Section 6. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency2338
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public2339
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is that2340
licensure requirements are posing an undue economic burden upon2341
small retail food establishments, threatening the livelihood of2342
those employers and their employees. Therefore, this act shall go2343
into immediate effect.2344