Ohio Revised Code Search

... person shall falsely represent that an agricultural additive: (A) Can be used in lieu of another product or products, including fertilizers and agricultural liming materials, with the same or similar results; (B) Enhances the effects or benefits of a fertilizer or agricultural liming material; (C) Is useful and effective when used under weather conditions normal for this state or in soils in this state; (D) Is u...

...ll apply fertilizer for the purposes of agricultural production unless that person has been certified to do so by the director of agriculture under this section and rules or is acting under the instructions and control of a person who is so certified. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, a person shall be certified to apply fertilizer for purposes of agricultural production in accordance with rules. A...

...(A)(1) A person who owns or operates agricultural land may do any of the following: (a) Develop a voluntary nutrient management plan; (b) Request any person to develop a voluntary nutrient management plan on behalf of the person who owns or operates the agricultural land; (c) Request the supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district organized in accordance with Chapter 940. of the Revised Code...

... of anhydrous ammonia that is used for agricultural purposes; (B) For safety in the design, construction, location, installation, or operation of anhydrous ammonia systems for agricultural use. In addition, with regard to an anhydrous ammonia system that is used for agricultural purposes, the rules shall establish standards and procedures for the approval or disapproval of the design and construction of anhydr...

...No person shall sell any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed: (A) Unless the test used to determine the information concerning the seed's percentage of germination that is required by section 907.03 of the Revised Code to appear on the label of the seed has been completed within: (1) A twelve-month period prior to sale, exclusive of the calendar month in which the test was completed, if the seed is not in herme...

...ty or performance characteristic of any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed; disseminate any advertisement concerning the vigor, vitality, growth, yield capability, or any other quality or performance characteristic of any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed for which the person does not maintain complete and accurate records of the tests used to determine the characteristic and of the results of the tests an...

... (A) Sample, inspect, analyze, and test agricultural, vegetable, and flower seed sold for sowing purposes, at such times and places and to such extent as the director regards necessary to determine whether the seed complies with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code and notify promptly the person who sold the seed of any violation; (B) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do a...

... procedures by which producers of Ohio agricultural commodities may propose, develop, and operate marketing programs to: (1) Promote the sale and use of their products; (2) Develop new uses and markets for such products; (3) Improve the methods of distributing such products to consumers; (4) Standardize the quality of such products for specific uses. (B) Adopt and enforce rules to put into effect the intent ...

..., distributor, or processor of any Ohio agricultural commodity for which a marketing program is proposed to file with him within thirty days, a properly certified report which shows: (1) The correct name and address of each producer of such agricultural commodity from whom such handler, distributor, or processor received such agricultural commodity in the marketing season preceding the filing of such report; (2) T...

...ay make assessments upon the marketable agricultural commodity for which the marketing program was established. (B) No operating committee shall levy any assessment: (1) That was not approved by the producers affected by the program; (2) That exceeds two cents per bushel of corn or two per cent of the average market price of any other agricultural commodity during the preceding marketing year as defined for the co...

...t executed under those sections for an agricultural commodity or a region of the state concerning an agricultural commodity that is the subject of the marketing agreement. (B) For purposes of sections 924.40 to 924.45 of the Revised Code, the director may do all of the following: (1) Approve a marketing agreement; (2) Terminate a marketing agreement executed under those sections if any of the following appli...

...or conditionally suspends or revokes an agricultural commodity handler's license or that refuses to issue an agricultural commodity handler's license, the department of agriculture, its officers, employees, and agents and the agricultural commodity depositors fund created in section 926.16 of the Revised Code shall be held harmless from any liabilities or financial obligations arising out of the operations of the han...

...Each licensed agricultural commodity handler shall keep posted in a location at the handler's facility where it shall be accessible for observation and reading by persons marketing agricultural commodities the handler's license as an agricultural commodity handler.

...review the debits of and credits to the agricultural commodity depositors fund created in section 926.16 of the Revised Code and shall make any adjustments in the fee required under that section that are necessary to maintain the fund within the limits established under this section. Not later than the first day of March of each year, the director shall determine the proposed amount of the fee based on the expe...

...obligation of the handler to deliver an agricultural commodity according to its terms and the requirements of this chapter. All original receipts issued under this chapter are valid for a term of one year unless redeemed before the end of that year, exchanged for the appropriate commodity or another receipt, or held in trust or endorsed to an agency of the United States. Any receipt issued to consolidate or replace ...

... or pledge of any receipt issued for an agricultural commodity of which he is the owner either solely, jointly, or in common with others. The recital of ownership on the receipt shall constitute notice of the right to sell or pledge it and of the title or specific lien of the transferee or pledgee on the handler's commodity represented by the receipt. (B) A licensed handler shall file with the director of agricultu...

...en days after the first delivery of an agricultural commodity is received for delayed pricing under the agreement. The handler shall maintain a file of executed agreements that are available for inspection at any reasonable time by the director or the director's designated representative. The handler also shall keep records and ledgers the director considers necessary to document the handler's obligation to th...

... engaged primarily in the production of agricultural commodities, one licensed handler who is the manager of a farmers cooperative, one licensed handler who is the owner and operator of a warehouse located in a rural area, one licensed handler representing a warehouse located at a major agricultural commodity transportation center, and one banker who is an officer of a rural bank. The director shall designate annuall...

...vised Code; (C) Conduct inspections of agricultural products that are required by other states, the United States department of agriculture, other federal agencies, or foreign countries to determine whether the products are infested. If, upon making such an inspection, the director or the director's authorized representative determines that an agricultural product is not infested, the director or the director'...

...s of the county in which the applicable agricultural security area is located. In the case of an agricultural security area that is located in more than one township, the clerk shall divide half of the fine money in equal shares among the townships and shall forward the appropriate portion to each board of township trustees. In the case of an agricultural security area that is located in more than one county,...

...(A) A person who owns or operates an agricultural operation, or owns the animals raised by the owner or operator of an agricultural operation, and who wishes to conduct composting of dead animals resulting from the agricultural operation shall do both of the following: (1) Participate in an educational course concerning composting conducted by OSU extension and obtain a certificate of completion for the course; (...

...ereby created in the state treasury the agricultural pollution abatement fund, which shall be administered by the director of agriculture. The fund may be used to pay costs incurred by the department of agriculture under division (E) of section 939.07 of the Revised Code in investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating any pollution of the waters of the state caused by agricultural pollution or an unaut...

...ssion; the dean of the college of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences of the Ohio state university as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the commission; and the chairperson of the standing committee in the house of representatives to which matters dealing with agriculture are generally referred and the chairperson of the standing committee in the senate to which matters dealing with agriculture are generall...

...fermentation ethyl alcohol derived from agricultural products, including potatoes, cereal, grains, cheese whey, and sugar beets; forest products; or other renewable resources, including residue and waste generated from the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products, forest products, and other renewable resources that meet all of the specifications in the American society for testing and materials ...

...(1) Improve the existing industrial and agricultural base of the state; (2) Improve the economy of the state by providing employment, increasing productivity, and slowing the rate of inflation; (3) Develop markets worldwide for the products of the state's natural resources and agricultural and manufacturing industries; (4) Maintain a high standard of living for the people of the state. (B) The director shall ...