Ohio Code § 939.03
Ohio Code § 939.03. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 939.03.
(A) A person who owns or operates agricultural land or an animal feeding operation may
develop and operate under an operation and management plan approved by the director
of agriculture or the director's designee under section 939.02 of the Revised Code or by the supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district under section 940.06 of the Revised Code . (B) A person who wishes to make a complaint regarding nuisances involving agricultural
pollution may do so orally or by submitting a written, signed, and dated complaint
to the director or to the director's designee. After receiving an oral complaint, the director or the director's designee may cause
an investigation to be conducted to determine whether agricultural pollution has occurred
or is imminent. After receiving a written, signed, and dated complaint, the director or the director's
designee shall cause such an investigation to be conducted. (C) In a private civil action for nuisances involving agricultural pollution, it is an
affirmative defense if the person owning, operating, or otherwise responsible for
agricultural land or an animal feeding operation is operating under and in substantial
compliance with an approved operation and management plan developed under division
(A) of this section, with an operation and management plan developed by the director
or the director's designee under section 939.02 of the Revised Code or by the supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district under section 940.06 of the Revised Code , or with an operation and management plan required under division (A)(2) of section 939.02 of the Revised Code . Nothing in this section is in derogation of the authority granted to the director
in division (E) of section 939.02 and in section 939.07 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 939.03
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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