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...When any law enforcement officer discovers any person in the act of transporting in violation of law beer or intoxicating liquors in any wagon, buggy, automobile, watercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle, the officer shall seize all beer or intoxicating liquors found therein being transported contrary to law. Whenever beer or intoxicating liquors transported or possessed illegally are seized by a law enforcement ...

...Except as otherwise provided by law, moneys received into the state treasury from the taxes levied, penalties assessed, and sums recovered under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code shall be credited to the general revenue fund.

...ue to causes beyond the permit holder's control.

...No person shall make any false entry upon an invoice or upon a container of beer, wine, or mixed beverages required to be made under this chapter and Chapters 4303. and 4307. of the Revised Code, or present any such false entry for the inspection of the tax commissioner.

...No person shall prevent or hinder the tax commissioner from making a full inspection of any place where beer, wine, or mixed beverages subject to the tax imposed by section 4301.42, 4301.421, 4301.424, or 4301.43 of the Revised Code is manufactured, sold, or stored. No person shall prevent or hinder the full inspection of invoices, books, records, or papers required to be kept under this chapter and Chapters 4305. an...

...No person, firm, or corporation or his or its employee or agent shall distribute or sell any beverage upon which the tax provided for by sections 4301.42, 4301.421, 4301.424, 4301.43, 4301.432, and 4305.01 of the Revised Code has not been paid. Any person, firm, or corporation or his or its employee or agent who violates this section or any rule of the tax commissioner shall be subject to all penalties provided in d...

...Whenever the tax commissioner or any of his deputies or employees authorized by him for such purpose discover any wine, mixed beverage, or beer, subject to tax under this chapter or Chapter 4303. or 4305. of the Revised Code, and upon which the tax has not been paid, the commissioner or such deputy or employee may forthwith seize such wine, mixed beverage, or beer, which is thereby forfeited to the state. The commiss...

...The judge of a court of record may issue warrants to search a house, building, place, vehicle, watercraft, aircraft, or conveyance for beer, alcohol, or intoxicating liquor manufactured, possessed, stored, concealed, sold, furnished, given away, or transported in violation of Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, and the containers in which the same is found, or machinery, tools, implements, equipment, sup...

...If the laws of another state, territory, or nation, or the rules and regulations of an administrative body in another state, territory, or nation, provide for the levy and collection of taxes, fees, and charges upon the products of Ohio manufacturers of wine or manufacturers or brewers of beer when those products are sold in, delivered, or shipped into the other state, territory, or nation, in excess of the taxes...

...If the laws of another state, territory, or nation, or the rules and regulations of any administrative body in another state, territory, or nation, authorize or impose any tax, fee, or charge upon the right to transport or import into that state, territory, or nation any beer or wine manufactured in this state; or authorize or impose any different warehousing requirements or higher warehousing or inspection fees up...

...The division of liquor control shall on the first day of each month certify to the tax commissioner a list of the names and addresses of all holders of permits issued by it during the preceding month and then in force, together with a list of eliminations from any prior list. The taxation provisions of Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code are laws which the commissioner is required to administer within the me...

...Money from fines and forfeited bonds collected under any of the penal laws of this state relating to the manufacture, importation, transportation, distritbution or sale of beer or intoxicating liquor shall be paid as follows: one half to the credit of the general revenue fund and one half to the treasury of the county where the prosecution is held.

...permit issued by the division of liquor control, in force at the time, and authorizing the manufacture of beer or intoxicating liquor, or who is not an agent or employee of the division authorized to manufacture such beer or intoxicating liquor, shall manufacture any beer or intoxicating liquor for sale, or shall manufacture spirituous liquor. (C) No person, personally or by the person's clerk, agent, or employee,...

...No person, or his clerk, agent, or employee , shall make or issue any false or fraudulent statement, either orally or in writing, concerning the future value or use of any bonded warehouse receipt for spirituous liquor, or concerning the age, quality, quantity, ingredients, source, future value, or use of the spirituous liquor represented by such receipt for the purpose of promoting or inducing the sale or purchase o...

...permit issued by the division of liquor control, in force at the time, and authorizing the sale and delivery of the beer, alcohol, or intoxicating liquor so transported, or to the transportation and delivery of beer, intoxicating liquor, or alcohol purchased from the division or the tax commissioner, or purchased by the holder of an A or B permit outside this state and transported within this state by them in their o...

...hicles, with the approval of the liquor control commission, shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do both of the following: (1) Govern the recording and maintenance of information described in divisions (D)(1)(a) and (b) of this section, divisions (D)(1)(a) and (b) of section 2927.021 of the Revised Code, and divisions (D)(1)(a) and (b) of section 2925....

... this chapter or any rule of the liquor control commission in which the age of a purchaser of any beer, intoxicating liquor, or low-alcohol beverage is an element of the alleged violation, if the permit holder, agent, or employee raises and proves as an affirmative defense that all of the following occurred: (1) The card holder attempting to purchase any beer, intoxicating liquor, or low-alcohol beverage presented a...

...permit issued by the division of liquor control; (3) In any other public place; (4) Except as provided in division (D) or (E) of this section, while operating or being a passenger in or on a motor vehicle on any street, highway, or other public or private property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking; (5) Except as provided in division (D) or (E) of this section, while being in or o...

...Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person under the age of twenty-one years shall purchase beer or intoxicating liquor.

...permit issued by the division of liquor control shall be suspended, revoked, or canceled because of a violation of this division or division (G) of this section. (G) No person who is the owner or occupant of any public or private place shall knowingly allow any underage person to remain in or on the place while possessing or consuming any low-alcohol beverage, unless the low-alcohol beverage is given to the person p...

...Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall knowingly furnish any false information as to the name, age, or other identification of any person under twenty-one years of age for the purpose of obtaining or with the intent to obtain, beer or intoxicating liquor for a person under twenty-one years of age, by purchase, or as a gift.

...permit issued by the division of liquor control or sold by the division.

...cement agency or the division of liquor control to purchase any beer, wine, mixed beverages, or intoxicating liquor in the enforcement of any section of this chapter or any rule of the liquor control commission in which the age of the purchaser is an element of the offense. (2) "Confidential informant" means a person who is under twenty-one years of age and who is engaged in conducting compliance checks. (3) "Law e...

...(A)(1) No person shall manufacture, transfer, or distribute in any manner any identification card issued for the purpose of establishing a person's age that displays the great seal of the state of Ohio, the word "Ohio," "state," or "official," or any other designation that represents the card as the official identification card of Ohio, except for those cards issued pursuant to section 4507.50 of the Revised Code. (...

... be furnished by the division of liquor control and which shall read substantially as follows: "WARNING TO PERSONS UNDER AGE If you are under the age of 21 Under the statutes of the state of Ohio, if you order, pay for, share the cost of, or attempt to purchase, or possess or consume beer or intoxicating liquor in any public place, or furnish false information as to name, age, or other identification, you are s...

...(A) The director of environmental protection shall formulate and implement a tiered permitting system for air contaminant sources that categorizes, prioritizes, and expedites review of, and final action on, applications for installation permits and operating permits issued pursuant to divisions (F) and (G) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code, respectively. The tiered permitting system shall include at least exempt...

...ncy, personnel from local air pollution control agencies, regulated industry, small businesses, environmental advocacy organizations, and other interested persons. The director may charge a fee for the training course in an amount necessary to cover only the actual cost of the training.

...Not later than the first day of March each year, the director of environmental protection shall prepare and submit to the governor and the general assembly a report on the timeliness of the issuance of installation permits pursuant to division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code for the immediately preceding year. The report shall include indicators to monitor the processing of installation permits by the envi...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Air nuisance rule" means a rule adopted by the director of environmental protection that declares any of the following to be a public nuisance: (a) The emission or escape into the open air from any source or sources whatsoever, of smoke, ashes, dust, dirt, grime, acids, fumes, gases, vapors, or any other substances or combinations of substances, in such manner or in such amounts ...

...The adoption, modification, and repeal of rules and the issuance, revocation, modification, and denial of permits and variances under this chapter shall be in accordance with Chapter 119., Chapter 3745., and division (H) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code.

...(A) No person shall cause, permit, or allow emission of an air contaminant in violation of any rule adopted by the director of environmental protection under division (E) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code unless the person is the holder of a variance that is issued under division (H) of that section and consistent with the federal Clean Air Act permitting the emission of the contaminant in excess of that permitt...

...shall be credited to the air pollution control administration fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The air pollution control administration fund shall be administered by the director. Moneys in the air pollution control administration fund shall be used to supplement other moneys available for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and the rules adopted and terms and conditions of o...

...Nothing contained in sections 3704.01 to 3704.11 of the Revised Code, shall be construed as authorizing the director of environmental protection to make any rule, regulation, determination, or order which supersedes or limits the applicability of any law or ordinance relating to industrial health, safety, or sanitation within the boundaries of the industrial property.

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, any records, reports, or information obtained under this chapter shall be available for public inspection, except that upon a showing satisfactory to the director of environmental protection by any person that such records, reports, or information, or any particular part thereof, other than emission data, to which the director has access under this chapter, if m...

...tection agency or a local air pollution control authority in any rulemaking action or in any action relating to the issuance of an installation permit or operating permit unless such consideration or reliance is requested by the owner or operator of the air contaminant source requesting the permit.

...regulations relative to the prevention, control, and abatement of air pollution, except that every such local ordinance or regulation shall be consistent with Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code, and shall include emission standards and other regulations which are not less stringent than the emission standards and other regulations adopted pursuant to division (E) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this...

...agreement with each local air pollution control authority listed in division (O)(1) of section 3704.01 of the Revised Code under which the local air pollution control authority agrees to perform on behalf of the environmental protection agency air pollution control regulatory services within the political subdivision represented by the local air pollution control authority. The director may enter into such a delegati...

...the Revised Code, a local air pollution control authority, in the name of the environmental protection agency, may do all of the following within the political subdivisions that it represents: (A) Establish, maintain, and operate air quality monitoring stations and other devices designed to measure air pollution or ambient air quality; (B) Enter upon public or private property, real or personal, at any reasonable t...

... grants a waiver allowing this state to control or prohibit the use of MTBE in motor vehicle fuels. The director of environmental protection shall apply for this waiver in a timely manner in order to obtain it before July 1, 2005.

...state; and redesignation of air quality control regions.

...(A)(1) If the director of environmental protection determines that implementation of a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program is necessary for the state to effectively comply with the federal Clean Air Act after June 30, 2025, the director may provide for the implementation of the program in those counties in this state in which such a program is federally mandated. Upon making such a determination, the dir...

...(A) Each motor bus, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, that is owned or operated by a transit system, authority, or commission organized under Chapter 306. or 747. of the Revised Code or under a municipal or county charter or ordinance and within a county that is subject to section 3704.14 of the Revised Code shall meet emission standards for hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and, in the case of diesel f...

... 301, as amended, the "Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976," 90 Stat. 2003, 15 U.S.C.A. 2601, as amended, or the "Consumer Product Safety Act," 86 Stat. 1207, 15 U.S.C.A. 2051, as amended.

...erative, in whole or part, any emission control system that is installed on or in a motor vehicle. (2) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Emission control system" means any system designated by the United States environmental protection agency as an emission control system under Title II of the "Clean Air Act Amendments." "Emission control system" includes any dev...

...(A) The director of environmental protection shall enforce sections 3704.16 to 3704.162 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under them. In doing so, the director or the director's authorized representative may do either or both of the following: (1) Inspect, during normal business hours, any motor vehicle or documents located at premises owned, operated, rented, leased, or otherwise used by any owner or operat...

...(A) For a violation of division (C)(2) or (3) of section 3704.16 of the Revised Code, a purchaser, renter, or lessee of a motor vehicle or a person who rents or leases a motor vehicle to a renter or lessee has a cause of action and is entitled to rescission of the transaction, recovery of actual damages, or both. In any action for rescission of the transaction, rescission shall occur within a reasonable amount of tim...

...(A) The director of environmental protection, with the advice of the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance council created in section 3704.19 of the Revised Code, shall establish a technical and environmental compliance assistance program for small business stationary sources. The program shall include all of the following: (1) Adequate mechanisms for developing, collecti...

...(A) There is hereby created within the environmental protection agency the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance council. The council shall consist of the following seven members: (1) Two members who are not owners or representatives of owners of small business stationary sources to represent the general public, to be appointed by the governor; (2) Four members who are o...

...(A) No state agency, township, or county shall restrict the use or sale of a motor vehicle based on the energy source used to power the motor vehicle, including an energy source used for propulsion or used for powering other functions of the motor vehicle. (B) The environmental protection agency or any other state agency shall not adopt any motor vehicle emissions standards that are established by California as a r...

...restore within thirty days any emission control system that was tampered with in connection with the violation or to provide proof that the motor vehicle whose emission control system was tampered with has been dismantled or destroyed. The court may extend that deadline for good cause shown. If the offender does not take the corrective action ordered under this division, each day that the violation continues is a sep...