Substitute House Bill 507 Summary

• Changes minimum lot size for selling young poultry (chicks and ducklings) from six to three birds, reducing regulatory requirements for small-scale poultry sales.

• Defines "green energy" to include natural gas as an energy resource, while explicitly excluding natural gas from receiving renewable energy credits under section 4928.645.

• Revises environmental health specialist and environmental health specialist-in-training requirements by requiring objective written or electronic assessments (no more than 50 questions) with 80% passing score, developed in consultation with Ohio environmental health and health commissioner associations.

• Allows conservancy district law enforcement agencies to take actions regarding towing and storage of motor vehicles, including obtaining certificates of title for abandoned vehicles under specified conditions.

• Makes various technical amendments to agriculture, food safety, motor vehicle, and energy regulations throughout Ohio Revised Code.