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...In an action or contest in which the title to trade-marked timber is in question, such trade-mark, in the absence of proof to the contrary, is prima-facie evidence that such timber is the property of the proprietor of such trade-mark.

...A person taking and securing boats, fleets of timber rafts, platforms, logs or trees prepared for the purpose of sale, crossties, railroad ties, boards, planks, staves, heading, or timber prepared for market, the property of another, found adrift in the Ohio river and the rivers and creeks within this state in which there is no boom or arrangement provided by the owner for the preservation thereof below the point at ...

...A person taking a raft, fleet, or platform, as provided in section 981.05 of the Revised Code, in addition to the fees provided in such section, shall receive a reasonable compensation for keeping and caring for such property not exceeding the following rates: (A) For each fleet, two dollars per day; (B) For each raft, fifty cents per day; (C) For each platform, twenty-five cents per day. If a person takes a saw ...

...If the owner of a fleet, raft, platform, log, or tree prepared for the purpose of sale, a crosstie, railroad tie, board, plank, stave, heading, or timber prepared for market, fails to pay the sum chargeable thereon under sections 981.05 and 981.06 of the Revised Code within sixty days from the day they are so taken, they shall be sold at the instance of the person to whom such charges are due, by a constable or the s...

...The officer making a sale under section 981.07 of the Revised Code shall pay to the person to whom the charges are due the legal fees and charges, and after deducting his commission, which shall be as upon sales under execution, shall pay the balance of the moneys arising therefrom to the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which such sales are made, and take his receipts therefor.

...For any failure to perform his duties under sections 981.07 and 981.08 of the Revised Code, the constable or other officer is liable on his official bond to the party injured thereby.

...If the owner of drift timber recovered under section 981.05 of the Revised Code, within one year from the date of sale, appears before the clerk of the court of common pleas to whom the money has been paid, as provided in section 981.08 of the Revised Code, or appears before a judge of the court of common pleas, and establishes his right to such money to the satisfaction of such clerk or judge, it shall be paid to h...

...No person shall use or attempt to use a trade-mark, adopted as required by sections 981.01 to 981.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code, by a person, firm, or corporation dealing in timber, without the written consent of the owner thereof. Whoever violates this section shall be liable to the owner thereof for all damages sustained thereby.

...No person shall falsely or fraudulently place a trade-mark on timber which is not the property of the person, firm, or corporation dealing in timber which has legally adopted such trade-mark.

...No person shall intentionally and without lawful authority remove, deface, or destroy a trade-mark, the owner of which has complied with sections 981.01 to 981.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and has plainly stamped, branded, or otherwise impressed it upon the piece of timber from which it is removed or upon which it is defaced or destroyed.

...No person shall intentionally take a piece of timber upon which is stamped, branded, or impressed a trade-mark, the owner of which has complied with sections 981.01 to 981.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and put it in such a position or in a place so remote from the stream from which it was taken or on which it was afloat as to render it inconvenient or unnecessarily expensive to replace.

...(A) Whoever violates section 981.11 or 981.13 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 981.12 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Whoever violates section 981.14 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

...As used in sections 991.01 to 991.07 of the Revised Code: (A) "Commission" means the Ohio expositions commission. (B) "Fair" or "exposition" means an exhibition of agricultural, business, manufacturing, or other industries and labor, education service organizations, social and religious groups, or any other events or activities consistent with the general welfare and interests of the people of the state, and includ...

...(A) There is hereby created the Ohio expositions commission, which shall consist of the following fifteen members: nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; the director of development, the director of natural resources, and the director of agriculture, or their designated representatives, who shall be ex officio members with voting rights of the commission; the dean of the col...

...(A) The Ohio expositions commission shall: (1) Conduct at least one fair or exposition annually; (2) Maintain and manage property held by the state for the purpose of conducting fairs, expositions, and exhibits; (3) As provided in section 109.122 of the Revised Code, provide notice of or copies of any proposed entertainment or sponsorship contracts to the attorney general. (B) The commission may: (1) Conduct suc...

...There is hereby established in the state treasury the Ohio expositions fund. Except for gifts and bequests of money accepted under division (B)(3) of section 991.03 of the Revised Code, all moneys collected by the Ohio expositions commission pursuant to sections 991.01 to 991.07 of the Revised Code and any income generated from the investment of those moneys shall be paid into the fund and may be used to defray...

...There is in the state treasury the Ohio expositions support fund. All gifts and bequests of money accepted under division (B)(3) of section 991.03 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the fund. Investment earnings of the fund shall be deposited into the fund. The Ohio expositions commission may use the fund, consistent with the terms of the gift or bequest, to defray t...

...The Ohio expositions commission may make such rules for the payment of premiums to exhibitors as it considers in the best interests of the state and consistent with the purposes of sections 991.01 to 991.07 of the Revised Code. Premiums shall be paid out of the Ohio expositions fund or out of any other revenues available to the commission and shall be considered a part of the costs of holding fairs, expositions, or e...

...Annually on or before the thirtieth day of September the Ohio expositions commission, through its general manager, shall prepare and file with the auditor of state a statement showing the total amount received from each source of revenue, the total amount disbursed for each class of expenditures, and the aggregate of all receipts and expenditures of the commission. This statement shall also include a summary of...

...The Ohio expositions commission may, with the consent and approval of the department of administrative services and the controlling board, acquire by purchase or by appropriation proceedings in the name of and on behalf of the state such real estate as it deems necessary for the purpose of enlarging the present fair site and increasing the facilities of the lands under the management or maintenance of the commission....

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Amusement ride" means any mechanical, aquatic, or inflatable device, or combination of those devices that carries or conveys passengers on, along, around, over, or through a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area for the purpose of providing amusement, pleasure, or excitement. "Amusement ride" includes carnival rides, bungee jumping facilities, and fair rides, but does not...

...(A) There is hereby created within the department of agriculture an advisory council on amusement ride safety to consist of the following members: (1) The director of agriculture or the director's designee; (2) The general manager of the Ohio state fair or the general manager's designee; (3) The following members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate: (a) A representative of temp...

...(A) The advisory council on amusement ride safety shall do both of the following: (1) Study any subject pertaining to amusement ride safety, including administrative, engineering, and technical subjects, and make findings and recommendations to the director of agriculture in accordance with division (B) of this section; (2) Prior to the adoption of any rules or amendments to those rules under division (B) of se...

...(A)(1) No person shall operate an amusement ride within the state without a permit issued by the director of agriculture under division (A)(2) of this section. The owner of an amusement ride, whether the ride is a temporary amusement ride or a permanent amusement ride, who desires to operate the amusement ride within the state shall, prior to the operation of the amusement ride and annually thereafter, submit to the ...

...Not later than November 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the director of agriculture shall submit a detailed financial report to the speaker of the house of representatives and to the president of the senate that includes all of the following information: (A) The revenue from fees collected under section 993.04 of the Revised Code and any other revenue collected for the amusement ride safety program during the tw...