2006 Ohio Revised Code - 927.70. Harboring of plant pests prohibited; powers of director.

§ 927.70. Harboring of plant pests prohibited; powers of director.
 

(A)  No person shall knowingly permit any plant pest which has been determined to be destructive or dangerously harmful by the director of agriculture, in compliance with procedures required by division (A) of section 927.52 of the Revised Code, to exist in or on his premises. 

(B)  Whenever the director or his authorized representative finds any article or commodity to be infested or has reason to believe it to be infested, or finds that a host or pest exists on any premises, or is in transit in this state, he may: 

(1) Upon giving notice to the owner or his agent in possession thereof, seize, quarantine, treat, or otherwise dispose of such pest, host, article, or commodity in such manner as he determines necessary to suppress, control, eradicate, or to prevent or retard the spread of a pest; 

(2) Order such owner or agent to so treat or otherwise dispose of the pest, host, article, or commodity. 

(C)  If the owner or person in charge of such premises refuses or neglects to carry out the orders of the director within seven days after receiving written notice, the director may treat the premises; treat or destroy the infested plants or plant material; or apply any other preventive or remedial measure which he determines necessary. The expense of any such preventative or remedial measures shall be assessed, collected, and enforced, as taxes are assessed, collected, and enforced, against the premises upon which such expense was incurred. The amount of such expense when collected shall be paid to the director and by him deposited with the treasurer of state. 
 

HISTORY: 133 v S 387. Eff 11-18-69.