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...Whenever fresh fruits or vegetables are packed, re-packed, sold, or offered for sale in containers previously used by another person or which were manufactured and labeled for any person other than the grower, packer, or repacker any inaccurate markings pertaining to the previous contents of such containers shall be first obliterated, and new markings placed thereon, which markings shall be plain, distinguishable, an...

...No person shall make a false or misleading statement, written or oral, with reference to the quantity, grade, price, variety, minimum size, or state of origin of any fruit or vegetable held or offered for sale.

...(A) Whenever the director of agriculture finds or has cause to believe that any container of any fruit or vegetable is not marked in accordance with sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code, he shall affix to such container a tag or other appropriate marking: (1) Giving notice that such container is or is suspected of not being properly marked and has been detained; (2) Warning all persons not to ...

...Judges of the county courts, mayors, municipal courts, and courts of common pleas have jurisdiction in sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The director of agriculture and such other employees of the department of agriculture as he designates, police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs shall enforce such sections. Certificates of inspection issued by authorized inspectors of the departme...

...Fifty per cent of all fines assessed under sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be paid into the general revenue fund. The remaining fifty per cent shall be credited to the general revenue fund of the county or municipality where the case is prosecuted.

...As used in sections 925.51 to 925.60, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Fresh fruits or vegetables" means all fresh fruits or fresh vegetables. (B) "Container" means any package with capacity, not to exceed five pounds, either entirely transparent, or so constructed that at least two-thirds of the contents are visible. (C) "Person" includes any individual, company, partnership, corporation, or association or an...

...The director of agriculture, subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may promulgate additional grades and regulations for the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables.

...Whenever the director of agriculture finds or has cause to believe that any fresh fruit or vegetable is misbranded within the meaning of sections 925.51 to 925.60, inclusive, of the Revised Code, he shall affix to such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is, or is suspected of being, misbranded and has been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose...

...The attorney general, prosecuting attorney, or city director of law to whom the director of agriculture reports any violation of sections 925.51 to 925.60 of the Revised Code, shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper court without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Certificates of inspection issued by licensed inspectors of the department of agriculture are prima-facie...

...All fines assessed under sections 925.51 to 925.59, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be paid into the general revenue fund of this state.

...No person, firm, or corporation shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle, or give away any rabbit or baby poultry which has been dyed or otherwise colored. No poultry younger than four weeks of age may be sold, given away, or otherwise distributed to any person in lo...

...(A) Whoever violates sections 925.21 to 925.32 or 925.51 to 925.59 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 925.62 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of ...