901:3-63-22 Inform agricultural organizations and others about the program.

(a) The director shall develop and publish a brochure which describes the existence of the FFLP, the type of financial assistance available under the FFLP, and the procedures which applicants must follow to apply for assistance under the program.

(b) The director shall distribute the FFLP brochure on or before the first day of September of each year in which the FFLP remains in existence and the family farm loan fund is continued and adequately funded.

(c) Distribution of the FFLP brochure by the director shall constitute only a distribution of information about the FFLP and the family farm loan fund and shall be neither an invitation to apply for an FFLP loan nor a guarantee that any applicant shall be approved for, or shall receive, such a loan.

(d) The director shall distribute the FFLP brochure to any organizations and persons whom the director chooses including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Eligible banks which make FFLP loans;

(2) Organizations that represent farmers and agricultural interests in Ohio;

(3) Ohio joint vocational schools;

(4) Other state and local agencies and offices with interests in farming, including but not limited to the Ohio environmental protection agency, the Ohio department of natural resources, farm bureaus, the rural rehabilitation commission; and

(5) Appropriate state universities and extension service offices.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 08/13/2003 and 08/13/2008

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 901.82

Rule Amplifies: 901.82

Prior Effective Dates: 8/7/98