Ohio Code § 917.18
Ohio Code § 917.18. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 917.18.
(A) As used in this section, “ family member ” means a spouse; person living as a spouse; parent; child; other person related
to a milk producer or raw milk retailer by consanguinity or affinity; or parent,
child, or other person related to a spouse or a person living as a spouse by consanguinity
or affinity, who is residing with a milk producer or raw milk retailer. (B) Upon becoming aware that a family member or employee who handles or is likely to
handle grade A milk, manufacture milk, raw milk for sale to the ultimate consumer,
or equipment used in the handling of any such milk, on the milk producer's or raw
milk retailer's premises has contracted or been diagnosed with a dangerous, contagious,
or infectious disease, the milk producer or raw milk retailer immediately shall notify
the director of agriculture and the health commissioner of the city health district
or general health district in which its dairy products are sold or offered for sale,
advising both officials of the facts of the case. The director may order that the sale of the dairy products be stopped pending an
investigation and for any time thereafter that the director requires. If the director determines that an investigation is called for, the director or
the director's authorized representative shall investigate without delay, and the
director may place an embargo or make and enforce orders, without a hearing, to prevent
the sale of dairy products that constitute adulterated food as described in section 3715.59 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 917.18
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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