Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Concentrated Animal Feeding Facility Advisory Committee

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
No	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 903.20	21

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
6 on 3/15/11and the same date each 3rd year thereafter 5 on 3/15/12 and the same date each 3rd year thereafter 5 on 3/15/13 and the same date each 3rd year thereafter		3 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
March 14	Not later than 3/15/02, Committee had to submit findings and recommendations to the General Assembly, Governor, and Directors of Agriculture, Environmental Protection, and Natural Resources regarding appropriate definition of "animal unit"

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		Executive agency staff, Department of Agriculture

Chairperson	Additional Information
Director of Agriculture designates a member of Committee as chairperson for each calendar year	None

Qualifications
Director of Agriculture appoints 16 members: 1 local government official whose jurisdiction includes a concentrated animal feeding facility (CAFF) located in it at the time of the official's appointment, 1 representative of the Ohio Environmental Health Association, 2 representatives of the interests of statewide environmental advocacy organizations, 4 representatives of the public, 1 licensed veterinarian, and 1 representative of the interests of each of the following: poultry producers, swine producers, sheep producers, dairy farmers, beef cattle producers, drinking water utilities and wastewater utilities. Public representatives cannot be owners or operators of CAFFs or be associated with CAFFs by contract. The Directors of Agriculture, Development, Environmental Protection, and Natural Resources, and the Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences of the Ohio State University, or their designees, are ex officio members.

Qualifications

Director of Agriculture appoints 16 members: 1 local government official whose jurisdiction includes a concentrated animal feeding facility (CAFF) located in it at the time of the official's appointment, 1 representative of the Ohio Environmental Health Association, 2 representatives of the interests of statewide environmental advocacy organizations, 4 representatives of the public, 1 licensed veterinarian, and 1 representative of the interests of each of the following: poultry producers, swine producers, sheep producers, dairy farmers, beef cattle producers, drinking water utilities and wastewater utilities. Public representatives cannot be owners or operators of CAFFs or be associated with CAFFs by contract. The Directors of Agriculture, Development, Environmental Protection, and Natural Resources, and the Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences of the Ohio State University, or their designees, are ex officio members.