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...o an action that is brought before the department of agriculture pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code the actual costs incurred by the department for depositions, investigations, issuance and service of subpoenas, witness fees, employment of a stenographer and hearing officer, and the production of books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and testimony if the applicable hearing officer determines t...

.... Any agent who divulges information in contravention of this section shall be disqualified from acting as such agent in any other capacity under the appointment or employment of the director. Any number of investigations may be conducted contemporaneously.

... director of agriculture, or any person designated by the director, shall, upon demand, have the right to inspect books, accounts, records, and memoranda of any company, firm, corporation, persons, association, or copartnership, subject to the sections of the Revised Code administered by the department of agriculture, and to examine under oath any person, including any officer, agent, or employee of any such company,...

...rector of agriculture may require, by order of subpoena, to be served on any company, firm, corporation, person, association, or copartnership in the same manner that a summons is served in a civil action at such time and place as he designates, the production of any books, accounts, papers, or records kept by it in any office or place within or without the state, or of verified copies in lieu thereof, if the directo...

...The director of agriculture is hereby designated as the state official to make application to, and as the state agent to receive from, the secretary of agriculture of the United States, or any other proper federal official, pursuant to the "Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Trust Liquidation Act," 64 Stat. 98, 40 U.S.C.A. 440 et seq. (1950), the trust assets, either funds or property, held by the United States as trus...

...d to in section 901.30 of the Revised Code, upon such terms and for such periods of time as are mutually agreeable, authorizing the secretary of agriculture of the United States to accept, administer, expend, and use in the state any part of such trust assets for carrying out the purposes of Title I and II of the "Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act," 50 Stat. 522, 7 U.S.C.A. 1001 et seq. in accordance with the applicable...

... of agriculture of the United States under section 901.31 of the Revised Code shall be paid to and received by the director of agriculture, and paid by the director into the state treasury to the credit of the Ohio farm loan fund, which is hereby created. Money credited to the fund may be expended or obligated by the director for rural rehabilitation purposes benefiting the state. All moneys received from invest...

...sed Code, or under any mortgage, lease, contract, or agreement entered into or administered pursuant to such sections and, if in his judgment, necessary and advisable, pursue the same to the final collection in any court; (B) Bid for and purchase at any execution, foreclosure, or other sale, or otherwise acquire property upon which the secretary of agriculture of the United States has a lien by reason of judgment or...

... to 901.34, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...ts of the general assembly, executive orders, administrative orders, and regulations pertaining to mink, the following rules apply: (A) Mink raised in captivity for breeding or other useful purposes are deemed domestic animals. (B) Mink are deemed agricultural products. (C) The breeding, raising, producing, or marketing of mink or their products by the producer is deemed an agricultural pursuit. All the functions...

... held by this state for the purpose of conducting fairs, expositions, and exhibits and that is maintained and managed by the Ohio expositions commission under section 991.03 of the Revised Code. (F) "Premium awards" means money, ribbons, banners, medals, achievement pins, trophies, or merchandise presented for animals of superior quality. (G) "Rental costs" means the costs associated with the rental of the fa...

...Ohio expositions center for purposes of conducting a livestock species exhibition at the center. In order to obtain financial assistance under this division, a nonprofit livestock association shall apply to the director on a form prescribed by the director and in the manner prescribed in rules adopted under division (C) of this section. Rental cost assistance authorized by this division shall be provided subject t...

...lture shall adopt rules specifying what constitutes an official sample. The director shall publish a list of laboratory services offered, together with the fee for each service. (D) The director may enter into a contract with any person, organization, political subdivision, state agency, federal agency, or other entity for the provision of a laboratory service. (E)(1) The director may adopt rules establishing s...

...ry and administrative support fund. The department of agriculture shall deposit the following moneys received by the department to the credit of the fund: payment for the rental of the department's auditoriums by outside parties and reimbursement for related utility expenses, laboratory fees that are not designated for deposit into another fund, and other miscellaneous moneys that are not designated for deposit into ...

...mental harm or harm to human health as determined by scientific studies. "Invasive plant species" does not include cultivated plants grown as food or livestock feed in accordance with generally accepted agricultural practices, including all plants authorized by the animal and plant health inspection service in the United States department of agriculture. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section,...

...ge to do so, shall recklessly cut down, destroy, girdle, or otherwise injure a vine, bush, shrub, sapling, tree, or crop standing or growing on the land of another or upon public land. In addition to the penalty provided in section 901.99 of the Revised Code, whoever violates this section is liable in treble damages for the injury caused.

...r research in the context of a product development program in conjunction or coordination with a private research facility, a university, or any federal, state, or local governmental agency or that is produced for personal, commercial, pharmaceutical, or educational purposes: field crop or field crop product; timber or timber product; forestry product; livestock or livestock product; meat or meat product; milk ...

... in the absence of willful or wanton misconduct or intentionally tortious conduct, no owner, lessee, renter, or operator of premises that are open to the public for direct access to growing agricultural produce shall be imputed to do either of the following: (1) Extend any assurance to a person that the premises are safe from naturally occurring hazards merely by the act of giving permission to the person to enter t...

...s are subject only to the state fire code established in rules adopted under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code and not to any other requirements governing fire prevention and safety.

...lture and agribusiness to this state's economy; (D) Serve as a liaison with other farmland preservation entities operating on a state, regional, or national level; (E) Prepare an inventory of farmland within this state to monitor the development of lands within this state having prime soils or unique microclimates.

...rental agreement in which the principal consideration given to the owner of agricultural assets is a predetermined portion of the production of the agricultural products produced from the rented agricultural assets and which provides for sharing production costs or risk of loss. (7) "Participating land grant college" or "college" means a state university, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, that is ...

...here that is sponsored by or under the control of a county or independent agricultural society organized under section 1711.01 or 1711.02 of the Revised Code; (2) A show or sale of livestock at the Ohio state fair; (3) A livestock show at a fair or elsewhere or a livestock sale at or associated with a fair or livestock show that is assembled for any length of time; (4) A livestock show at a fair or elsewhere ...

...ector of agriculture, or the director's designee; (2) The state veterinarian, or the state veterinarian's designee; (3) A representative of the Ohio cattlemen's association, the Ohio purebred dairy cattle association, the Ohio pork producers council, the Ohio poultry association, the Ohio sheep improvement association, the Ohio fair managers association, the Ohio farm bureau federation, the Ohio farmers union, ...

...hical, or unprofessional practices that constitute grounds for disciplinary action under section 901.74 of the Revised Code. (B) Rules of the director that apply to exhibition-related food safety and the health, safety, and welfare of livestock shall apply to every exhibition operated within this state and to every sponsor. A sponsor may exempt itself from any other rules adopted by the director under this section t...

... may be threatened; (c) The livestock constitutes a threat to or may adversely affect food safety. (2) The director may conduct random inspections and investigations regarding any matter involving livestock present at an exhibition. (3) With the consent of the property owner and the livestock owner, the director or the director's designee may enter at all reasonable times any premises, facility, pen, yard, vehi...