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...(A) The director of agriculture or his authorized representative may prosecute any violation of sections 927.51 to 927.72, inclusive, of the Revised Code, in any court of competent jurisdiction. (B) Upon request of the director, the prosecuting attorney of the county, or the prosecuting officer of any other political subdivision, in which any such prosecution is pending, shall aid in any investigation, prosecution, ...

...Whoever violates sections 927.51 to 927.72 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.

..." means the United States department of agriculture.

...(A)(1) The director of agriculture shall establish a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation and processing in this state. Under the program, the director shall issue hemp cultivation licenses and hemp processing licenses in accordance with rules adopted under section 928.03 of the Revised Code. (2) As authorized by the director, the department of agriculture or a university may cultivate or process hemp w...

...ssing license issued by the director of agriculture under this chapter. (B) No person who holds a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license shall violate this chapter or rules adopted under it. (C) No person subject to a corrective action plan issued by the director of agriculture under section 928.05 of the Revised Code shall fail to comply with the plan. (D) No person shall transport hemp or a hemp ...

...(A) The director of agriculture shall issue a corrective action plan to any person that the director determines has negligently violated section 928.04 of the Revised Code. The director shall include in the corrective action plan both of the following: (1) A reasonable date by which the person shall correct the violation; (2) A requirement that the person report to the director regarding the person's compliance ...

...e credited to the fund. The director of agriculture shall use money in the fund to administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it.

...(A) The director of agriculture may enter at reasonable times upon any public or private property at which hemp is being cultivated or processed for the purpose of determining compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. The director may apply for and any judge of an appropriate court of record may issue a search warrant, necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter within the court's territorial jur...

...notice of that order to the director of agriculture. Upon receipt of the notice, the director shall revoke any hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license that the offender holds and shall refuse to issue a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license to the offender beginning on the date of the court order. (B) The prosecuting attorney of the applicable county or the attorney general may prosecute ...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Agricultural production" means commercial aquaculture, algaculture meaning the farming of algae, apiculture, animal husbandry, or poultry husbandry; the production for a commercial purpose of timber, field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, or sod; the growth of timber for a noncommercial purpose if the land on which the tim...

...n in the district. (F) The director of agriculture shall prescribe the application and renewal forms required under this section and shall furnish them to county auditors. In prescribing the forms, the director shall consult with the tax commissioner to determine if a single form can be developed for the purposes of this section and section 5713.31 of the Revised Code. (G) As used in this section, "internet identif...

... or the minimum area required by local zoning or subdivision rules, whichever is the greater area. (2) For purposes of division (A)(1) of this section, an agricultural district is such a district that is established: (a) In the case of counties, prior to the adoption of a resolution of necessity by a board of county commissioners, pursuant to section 6103.05 or 6117.06 of the Revised Code; (b) In the case of...

...es and other chemicals commonly used in agriculture; (7) A change in corporate structure or ownership; (8) An expansion, contraction, or change in operations; (9) Any agricultural practice that is acceptable by local custom. (B) In a civil action for nuisances involving agricultural activities, it is a complete defense if: (1) The agricultural activities were conducted within an agricultural district or on ...

...tice of the intent to the department of agriculture unless the agency, public entity, or person has received the approval of an environmental document that includes consideration of the impact on agricultural land from an appropriate federal agency and the department of agriculture is listed among the agencies for coordination of the document. The notice shall be accompanied by a report justifying the proposed action...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Agriculture" has the same meaning as in section 1.61 of the Revised Code. (B) "Best management practices" means the engagement of agricultural production and management, including practices such as manure handling, tillage, forestry management, and similar practices, in a manner that is generally accepted in the agriculture industry and that is approved by any of the following: (1) Th...

...all be on the form that the director of agriculture prescribes. The director shall provide copies of the application form to county auditors. An application shall be signed by each applicant who is submitting it and shall contain all of the following: (1) The first, middle, and last name of the applicant or applicants; (2) Information concerning any property interest in the land sought to be enrolled in an agricul...

...py of the resolution to the director of agriculture, the director of transportation, the superintendent of each school district within the area, the county engineer, and the county auditor. (C) A resolution approving the establishment of an agricultural security area shall include all of the following: (1) A statement that the board of township trustees or board of county commissioners, as applicable, commits not t...

...mpair the owner's ability to engage in agriculture and does not cause the land to become ineligible for valuation and assessment for real property tax purposes in accordance with its current agricultural use value under sections 5713.30 to 5713.38 of the Revised Code; (2) Develop, authorize the development of, or, for the purpose of developing, transfer ownership of a portion of the owner's land within the ...

...Upon request, the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative shall provide guidance and technical assistance to owners of land who are seeking enrollment in agricultural security areas and to boards of township trustees and boards of county commissioners who receive applications requesting the establishment of agricultural security areas.

...Not later than one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration of an agricultural security area, an owner of land that is enrolled in the area may renew the enrollment. The procedures established under this chapter for the initial enrollment of land in an agricultural security area apply to the renewal of enrollment. In addition, all of the requirements governing initial enrollment apply to enrollment renewal.

...d copy of the notice to the director of agriculture. The copy shall indicate the name of the township or county, as applicable. (C)(1) If an owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area withdraws from the area under this section or if at any time an owner's land fails to satisfy either of the criteria established under division (B)(2) or (3) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code, any other owners ...

...No owner of land that is enrolled in an agricultural security area shall fail to comply with the statement that the owner submitted under division (A)(3) of section 931.02 of the Revised Code that the owner will not initiate, approve, or finance any new development on the land for nonagricultural purposes.

...The director of agriculture shall prepare and submit to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives an annual report concerning agricultural security areas in the state. The report shall include information concerning the number of acres that are enrolled in agricultural security areas and their location and any tax exemptions granted under section 5709.28 of the Revised...

...Whoever violates division (A)(2) of section 931.07 of the Revised Code or section 931.08 of the Revised Code shall be fined five hundred dollars for violation of each section. The clerk of the court that receives payment of the fine money shall forward half of the money to the board of township trustees of the township and half of the money to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the applica...

...sed by the United States department of agriculture under the federal animal welfare act. (2) It presents dangerous wild animals, restricted snakes, or both in a public performance as its own event or as part of a fair or carnival. (3) It does not allow physical contact between the public and the dangerous wild animals or restricted snakes possessed by it. Division (B)(3) of this section does not apply to rides...