Ohio Code § 919.08

Ohio Code § 919.08. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 919.08.

Any establishment or place where horse meat or horse meat food products are processed,

handled, transported, sold, exposed, or offered for sale at retail for human food

shall be maintained and operated in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination of

the food commodities that might render them unfit for human consumption.  If such an establishment is maintained or operated in an unsanitary manner that

causes or permits contamination of the food commodities, rendering them unfit for

human consumption, the person responsible for the maintenance or operation violates

this chapter or rules adopted pursuant thereto, and his license to operate the establishment

may be suspended or revoked as provided in this chapter.  The period of suspension of a license to operate any horse meat or horse meat food

processing establishment that is caused by violation of the sanitary provisions of

this chapter or rules adopted pursuant thereto, relating either to the unsanitary

condition of the establishment or to the unsanitary condition of any horse carcass,

horse meat, or horse meat food product processed therein, shall be contingent upon

the correction by the licensee of the causes for the suspension.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 919.08
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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