Ohio board creates penalties to enforce livestock care standards

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board should soon have a set of penalties to enforce its standards.

During a meeting Oct. 19, the board voted 7-1 in favor of creating civil penalties that address major and minor violations, and appropriate fines for each.

The opposing vote was cast by board member Jeff Wuebker, a swine farmer from Darke County. He said as a livestock producer, he still had concerns some of the language could be interpreted too broadly. Read more…