Type of License

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	OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: DAIRY DIVISION
OHIO THREAT LEVEL YELLOW	LICENSING	BOARDS & COMMITTEES	# OF FARMS BY COUNTY	RULES & REGULATIONS	SITE INDEX
Updated: 04/23/2004 - TLV BACK TO DAIRY DIVISION

Type of License	Who Needs This License?	Licensing Period	Annual Fee	Requirements	Forms Needed	Submit to	Notes
Milk Dealer	Any person who purchases or receives milk from a producer for the purpose of bottling, packaging, selling, processing, jobbing, brokering, or distributing the milk except to where the milk is disposed of in the same container in which it is received, without removal from the container and without processing in any way except by refrigeration.	A license remains valid until suspended, cancelled, or revoked.	$15.00	Proof of financial responsibility through: 1. License Fee 2. A surety bond, or 3. Cash/negotiable securities through a trustee, or 4. A sworn financial statement.	Milk Dealer Application and Proof of financial responsibility	Ohio Department of Agriculture Dairy Division 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399 Phone: (614) 466-5550 Fax: (614) 728-2652 Dairy@agri.ohio.gov	Proof of Financial Responsibility may be sought by the Director of Agriculture at any time.
Milk Hauler	Any person who owns or leases a tank or conveyance used to transport raw milk, but does not include a producer who transports raw milk that the producer has produced.	A license remains valid until suspended, cancelled, or revoked.	$15.00	1. License Fee 2. Complete set of facility plans 3. An acceptable water sample result NOTE: An acceptable facility inspection must be completed prior to beginning processing.	Milk Hauler Application Listing of trucks or conveyances	Ohio Department of Agriculture Dairy Division 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399 Phone: (614) 466-5550 Fax: (614) 728-2652 Dairy@agri.ohio.gov
Milk Processor	Any person who operates or controls a place, premises, or establishment, including governmental operations, where milk or milk products are collected, handled, controlled, processed, stored, pasteurized, processed, bottled, handled for manufacturing or prepared for distribution.	A license remains valid until suspended, cancelled, or revoked.	$15.00	1. License Fee 2. Complete set of facility plans 3. An acceptable water sample result NOTE: An acceptable facility inspection must be completed prior to beginning processing.	Milk Processor Application Plan Submittal Form Laboratory Water Sample Report	Ohio Department of Agriculture Dairy Division 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399 Phone: (614) 466-5550 Fax: (614) 728-2652 Dairy@agri.ohio.gov	This includes Grade A facilities, Cheese Plants, Frozen Dessert Manufacturers, Receiving Stations, and Transfer Stations.
Milk Producer	Any person located in Ohio who offers for sale milk from a cow or goat owned or controlled by the producer.	A license remains valid until suspended, cancelled, or revoked.	$15.00	1. License Fee 2. Complete set of facility plans 3. An acceptable water sample result NOTE: An acceptable facility inspection must be completed prior to beginning processing.	Milk Producer Application Plan Submittal Form Laboratory Water Sample Report	Ohio Department of Agriculture Dairy Division 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399 Phone: (614) 466-5550 Fax: (614) 728-2652 Dairy@agri.ohio.gov
Plan Submittal Forms	Any person submitting an application for a Milk Producer License or any licensed milk producer proposing construction of a new or extensively altered facility.	Valid only until the next proposed construction or alteration.	n/a	Must be submitted and approved before work is begun. This includes pipeline and bulk milk tank installation, replacement or repair.	Plan Submittal Form	Ohio Department of Agriculture Dairy Division 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399 Phone: (614) 466-5550 Fax: (614) 728-2652 Dairy@agri.ohio.gov
Receiving Report	Each Milk Processor must submit the report each month for the preceding month.	Monthly Report.	Varies	Accurate report of the Dairy Products Received, or Utilized Per Month. NOTE: The data is used to calculate and assess inspection fees.	Receiving Report	Ohio Department of Agriculture Dairy Division 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399 Phone: (614) 466-5550 Fax: (614) 728-2652 Dairy@agri.ohio.gov	Fee collection amount is established by the Milk Sanitation Board.
Weigher, Sampler or Tester	Any person who, in order to determine volume, weight, or composition for the purpose of determining price, weighs, samples or tests milk at a dairy farm or milk or cream purchased from a milk producer.	A license remains valid until suspended, cancelled, or revoked.	$15.00	1. License Fee 2. Successful completion of a written weigher, sampler, tester exam.	Weigher, Sampler, Tester Application	Ohio Department of Agriculture Dairy Division 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399 Phone: (614) 466-5550 Fax: (614) 728-2652 Dairy@agri.ohio.gov	Sampling and weighing procedures will be evaluated at least once every two years.