Am. H. B. No. 453 Summary

• Expands animal disease law to include "diseases of concern" (non-reportable diseases with potential adverse impact) alongside existing dangerously contagious or infectious diseases, allowing director of agriculture to quarantine, inspect, and test animals suspected of having such diseases.

• Modifies pesticide applicator license renewal process to allow renewal within 180 days after expiration without re-examination for both commercial and private applicators, with re-examination required if not renewed within that period.

• Changes Farmland Preservation Advisory Board composition to allow representative from "an Ohio university" instead of specifically "the Ohio state university" and modifies university member designation.

• Establishes registration requirement for service persons employed by commercially used weighing and measuring device servicing agencies; adds new definitions and enforcement provisions for weights and measures regulations including price verification procedures and point-of-sale system accuracy requirements.

• Revises fluoridation requirements for public water systems serving 5,000 or more persons to require addition of fluoride to achieve optimal levels consistent with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommendations.