Egbert v. Ohio Dept. of Agriculture, 17-08-15 (10-14-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-Appellant Brian Egbert ("Egbert") appeals from the April 24, 2008 Decision/Order of the Court of Common Pleas, Shelby County, Ohio affirming the Ohio Department of Agriculture's ("ODA") order suspending Egbert's Ohio Livestock Dealers License ("license").

{¶ 2} This matter stems from Egbert's role in the sale of hogs infected with mycobacterium avium, commonly referred to as avian tuberculosis. Egbert acquired these hogs from another farmer in Ohio at a sharply discounted rate. When he purchased these hogs, Egbert was told that the hogs were infected with tuberculosis,…