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...ing propane, propane equipment, mechanical and technical practices, and uses and promotion of propane to consumers and members of the propane industry. "Propane" means liquefied petroleum gas, a material with a vapor pressure not exceeding that of commercial propane composed predominately of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures: (A) Propane; (B) Propylene; (C) Butane; (D) Butylene "Propane council" or "...

...(A) The director of agriculture shall establish a propane council and adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary to implement this chapter. (B) The director shall appoint the following members to the council in accordance with this section and rules adopted under it: (1) Two multi-state propane gas retailers; (2) Two intrastate propane gas retailers; (3) One cooperative propane ...

...The propane council shall adopt procedures by which retailers of propane in this state may propose, develop, and operate a marketing program to do all of the following: (A) Promote the safe and efficient use of propane; (B) Demonstrate to the general public the importance and economic significance of propane; (C) Develop new uses and markets for propane and enable engagement in promotional activities that incen...

...esser of twenty-five or ten per cent of all such retailers requesting that the council hold a referendum in accordance with section 936.05 of the Revised Code to establish or amend a marketing program for propane. (B) At the time of presentation of the petition to the council under division (A) of this section, the petitioners also shall present the proposed program or amendment, which shall include all of the foll...

...ndment to such a program, the council shall determine by a referendum whether the eligible retailers, as determined under section 936.03 of the Revised Code, favor the proposed program or amendment. The council shall cause a ballot request form to be published not less than thirty days before the beginning of the election period established under division (B) of this section in at least two appropriate periodicals de...

...arketing program, the propane council shall order the program established.

...The director of agriculture shall monitor the actions of the propane council to ensure all of the following: (A) A marketing program is self-supporting. (B) The council keeps all records that are required for agencies of the state. (C) All program operations are in accord with both of the following: (1) The provisions of the marketing program; (2) This chapter and procedures established under it.

...ized propane by a retailer from a wholesale distributor. The council shall base the assessments on the volume of odorized propane purchased by the retailer from the wholesale distributor. (B) A marketing program shall require a refund of assessments collected under this section after receiving an application for a refund from a retailer who has been assessed and is eligible for a refund. The retailer shall submit t...

... council under this chapter. The fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury. Except as authorized in division (B) of this section, all money collected pursuant to section 936.08 of the Revised Code for the marketing program shall be paid into the fund for the marketing program and shall be disbursed only pursuant to a voucher signed by the chairperson of the co...

... retailers in this state, the council shall hold a hearing as prescribed in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to consider the continuation of the program. (C) Not later than thirty days after the close of any hearing to consider the continuation of a marketing program, the council shall recommend continuation or termination of the program, shall give public notice, and shall notify each retailer of record, all parti...

...der this chapter, the propane council shall terminate all operations of the program. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, upon termination of a program, the council shall return any remaining unobligated money to the retailers who paid the assessments levied under section 936.08 of the Revised Code during the immediately preceding twelve months and shall prorate the money accordingly. (2...

...The propane council may institute an action at law or in equity that appears necessary to enforce compliance with this chapter, a procedure established under it, or a marketing program established under it.

...No retailer shall knowingly fail or refuse to withhold or remit any assessment levied under section 936.08 of the Revised Code.

...Whoever violates section 936.13 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

...s used in this chapter: (A) "Agricultural pollution" means failure to use management or conservation practices in farming operations to abate wind or water erosion of the soil or to abate the degradation of the waters of the state by residual farm products, manure, or soil sediment, including attached substances. (B) "Animal feeding operation" means the production area, as defined in section 903.01 of the Revised C...

...The director of agriculture shall do all of the following: (A) Provide administrative leadership to soil and water conservation districts in planning, budgeting, staffing, and administering district programs and the training of district supervisors and personnel in their duties, responsibilities, and authorities as prescribed in this chapter and Chapter 940. of the Revised Code; (B) Administer this chapter and ...

...A person who owns or operates agricultural land or an animal feeding operation may develop and operate under an operation and management plan approved by the director of agriculture or the director's designee under section 939.02 of the Revised Code or by the supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district under section 940.06 of the Revised Code. (B) A person who wishes to make a complaint regard...

...erson 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; (2) Use ...

...rector of agriculture, subject to approval of the terms of the agreement by the Ohio soil and water conservation commission, shall enter into cooperative agreements with the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district desiring to enter into those agreements pursuant to section 940.06 of the Revised Code. The agreements shall be entered into to obtain compliance with rules of the director pertaining to agric...

...ies; (B) Enter into agreements with local government agencies for the purpose of soil surveys, land use inventories, and other soil-related duties; (C) Accept donations, grants, and contributions in money, service, or equipment to enhance or expedite the prescribed work of the department.

...orrective actions and assess a civil penalty against the owner or operator of agricultural land or an animal feeding operation if the director or the director's designee determines that the owner or operator is doing one of the following: (a) Not complying with a standard established in rules adopted under division (E)(1) of section 939.02 of the Revised Code; (b) Not operating in accordance with an approved operat...

...has the same meaning as in section 905.326 of the Revised Code.

...has the same meaning as in section 905.326 of the Revised Code.

...ted 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 unauthorized re...

...landowner," "owner," or "owner of land" also includes any public corporation and the director of any department, office, or institution of the state that is affected by the improvement or that would be affected by the proposed improvement, but that does not own any right, title, estate, or interest in or to any real property. (D) "Land occupier" or "occupier of land" means any person, firm, or corporation that con...