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...When the work authorized in section 971.34 of the Revised Code is completed, the board of township trustees shall certify to the county auditor the amount of the cost of the work with the expense thereto attached, and a correct description of the land upon which the work was performed. The auditor shall place the amount upon the tax duplicate to be collected as other taxes. The county treasurer shall pay the amount, ...

...The board of township trustees may anticipate the collection, and refund the cost of the work authorized in section 971.34 of the Revised Code, to the township fiscal officer for the amount, payable out of any township funds that may be in the fiscal officer's hands.

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B), (C), or (D) of this section, whoever violates division (B) of section 971.08 or division (D) of section 971.12 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 971.08 or division (D) of section 971.12 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree if, in committing the offense, the...

...Persons, firms, or corporations dealing in timber in any form shall be known as "timber dealers," and may adopt a trade-mark in the manner and with the effect provided in sections 981.02 to 981.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...A timber dealer desiring to adopt a trade-mark under section 981.01 of the Revised Code may do so by executing in writing in form and effect as follows: "Trade-mark. Notice is hereby given that I (we) have adopted the following trade-mark, to be used in my (our) business as a timber dealer, to-wit: -- (Here insert the letters, words or figures, etc., constituting the trade-mark, or if it is any device other than le...

...The proprietor of a trade-mark under section 981.02 of the Revised Code shall cause it to be plainly stamped, branded, or impressed upon each piece of timber upon which it is used. On the sale of such timber and at the request of the purchaser thereof, the dealer or owner of such trade-mark shall remove or cancel it.

...In an action or contest in which the title to trade-marked timber is in question, such trade-mark, in the absence of proof to the contrary, is prima-facie evidence that such timber is the property of the proprietor of such trade-mark.

...A person taking and securing boats, fleets of timber rafts, platforms, logs or trees prepared for the purpose of sale, crossties, railroad ties, boards, planks, staves, heading, or timber prepared for market, the property of another, found adrift in the Ohio river and the rivers and creeks within this state in which there is no boom or arrangement provided by the owner for the preservation thereof below the point at ...

...A person taking a raft, fleet, or platform, as provided in section 981.05 of the Revised Code, in addition to the fees provided in such section, shall receive a reasonable compensation for keeping and caring for such property not exceeding the following rates: (A) For each fleet, two dollars per day; (B) For each raft, fifty cents per day; (C) For each platform, twenty-five cents per day. If a person takes a saw ...

...If the owner of a fleet, raft, platform, log, or tree prepared for the purpose of sale, a crosstie, railroad tie, board, plank, stave, heading, or timber prepared for market, fails to pay the sum chargeable thereon under sections 981.05 and 981.06 of the Revised Code within sixty days from the day they are so taken, they shall be sold at the instance of the person to whom such charges are due, by a constable or the s...

...The officer making a sale under section 981.07 of the Revised Code shall pay to the person to whom the charges are due the legal fees and charges, and after deducting his commission, which shall be as upon sales under execution, shall pay the balance of the moneys arising therefrom to the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which such sales are made, and take his receipts therefor.

...For any failure to perform his duties under sections 981.07 and 981.08 of the Revised Code, the constable or other officer is liable on his official bond to the party injured thereby.

...If the owner of drift timber recovered under section 981.05 of the Revised Code, within one year from the date of sale, appears before the clerk of the court of common pleas to whom the money has been paid, as provided in section 981.08 of the Revised Code, or appears before a judge of the court of common pleas, and establishes his right to such money to the satisfaction of such clerk or judge, it shall be paid to h...

...No person shall use or attempt to use a trade-mark, adopted as required by sections 981.01 to 981.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code, by a person, firm, or corporation dealing in timber, without the written consent of the owner thereof. Whoever violates this section shall be liable to the owner thereof for all damages sustained thereby.

...No person shall falsely or fraudulently place a trade-mark on timber which is not the property of the person, firm, or corporation dealing in timber which has legally adopted such trade-mark.

...No person shall intentionally and without lawful authority remove, deface, or destroy a trade-mark, the owner of which has complied with sections 981.01 to 981.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and has plainly stamped, branded, or otherwise impressed it upon the piece of timber from which it is removed or upon which it is defaced or destroyed.

...No person shall intentionally take a piece of timber upon which is stamped, branded, or impressed a trade-mark, the owner of which has complied with sections 981.01 to 981.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and put it in such a position or in a place so remote from the stream from which it was taken or on which it was afloat as to render it inconvenient or unnecessarily expensive to replace.

...(A) Whoever violates section 981.11 or 981.13 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 981.12 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Whoever violates section 981.14 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

...As used in sections 991.01 to 991.07 of the Revised Code: (A) "Commission" means the Ohio expositions commission. (B) "Fair" or "exposition" means an exhibition of agricultural, business, manufacturing, or other industries and labor, education service organizations, social and religious groups, or any other events or activities consistent with the general welfare and interests of the people of the state, and includ...

...(A) There is hereby created the Ohio expositions commission, which shall consist of the following fifteen members: nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; the director of development, the director of natural resources, and the director of agriculture, or their designated representatives, who shall be ex officio members with voting rights of the commission; the dean of the col...

...(A) The Ohio expositions commission shall: (1) Conduct at least one fair or exposition annually; (2) Maintain and manage property held by the state for the purpose of conducting fairs, expositions, and exhibits; (3) As provided in section 109.122 of the Revised Code, provide notice of or copies of any proposed entertainment or sponsorship contracts to the attorney general. (B) The commission may: (1) Conduct suc...

...There is hereby established in the state treasury the Ohio expositions fund. Except for gifts and bequests of money accepted under division (B)(3) of section 991.03 of the Revised Code, all moneys collected by the Ohio expositions commission pursuant to sections 991.01 to 991.07 of the Revised Code and any income generated from the investment of those moneys shall be paid into the fund and may be used to defray...

...There is in the state treasury the Ohio expositions support fund. All gifts and bequests of money accepted under division (B)(3) of section 991.03 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the fund. Investment earnings of the fund shall be deposited into the fund. The Ohio expositions commission may use the fund, consistent with the terms of the gift or bequest, to defray t...

...The Ohio expositions commission may make such rules for the payment of premiums to exhibitors as it considers in the best interests of the state and consistent with the purposes of sections 991.01 to 991.07 of the Revised Code. Premiums shall be paid out of the Ohio expositions fund or out of any other revenues available to the commission and shall be considered a part of the costs of holding fairs, expositions, or e...

...Annually on or before the thirtieth day of September the Ohio expositions commission, through its general manager, shall prepare and file with the auditor of state a statement showing the total amount received from each source of revenue, the total amount disbursed for each class of expenditures, and the aggregate of all receipts and expenditures of the commission. This statement shall also include a summary of...

...Any documentation obtained pursuant to an inquiry conducted under section 4913.09 of the Revised Code, communications described in section 4913.152 of the Revised Code, or an administrative hearing conducted under section 4913.19 of the Revised Code shall be treated as confidential until a formal proceeding is commenced under section 4913.25 of the Revised Code, at which time the parties to the proceeding shall be bo...

...Except for safety registrations and fines collected under section 4913.03 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall deposit all fines collected under this chapter into the underground facilities protection fund created under section 4913.29 of the Revised Code.

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the underground facilities protection fund. The fund shall consist of all fines collected under this chapter, except for safety registrations and fines collected under section 4913.03 of the Revised Code. The fund shall retain the interest earned. The amounts in the fund shall be used solely to fund grants under section 4913.31 of the Revised Code.

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the underground facilities protection administrative fund to be administered by the public utilities commission. The fund shall consist of all safety registrations and fines collected under section 4913.03 of the Revised Code. The fund shall retain the interest earned. The amounts in the fund shall be used for the operation of the underground technical committee, created ...

...(A) The public utilities commission may administer an underground utility damage prevention grant program to provide grants for any of the following purposes: (1) Public awareness programs established by a protection service; (2) Training and education programs for excavators, operators, designers, persons who locate underground utility facilities, or other persons; (3) Programs providing incentives for excavators...

...The public utilities commission shall submit to the general assembly an annual report of the previous year's activities under this chapter. Each report shall be submitted on or before April 1. Each report shall be made publicly available on the commission's web site.

...(A) The public utilities commission shall, in consultation with the underground technical committee, adopt rules under section 111.15 of the Revised Code to carry out this chapter. The rules shall include all of the following: (1) Guidelines for consistent application of fines and penalties under this chapter; (2) Tracking compliance of persons on whom fines or penalties have been imposed under this chapter; (3) T...

...Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, if a person is subject to more than one fine for the same compliance failure, and one fine is imposed under this chapter and one or more other fines are imposed under federal law, rules, or regulations, the person shall not be required to pay the fine imposed under this chapter.

...Any proceeding held under this chapter, any no-enforcement determination under this chapter, and any fine or penalty imposed under this chapter shall neither prevent nor preempt the right of any party to obtain civil damages for personal injury or property damage in a private cause of action. No finding, determination, or recommendation of the underground technical committee, no decision of the public utilities commi...

...A person with a permit for excavation from the state or a local governmental unit is subject to this chapter. This chapter does not affect or impair local ordinances, charters, or other provisions of law requiring permits to be obtained before excavating.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Ambulance" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "For-hire motor carrier" means a person engaged in the business of transporting persons or property by motor vehicle for compensation, except when engaged in any of the following in intrastate commerce: (1) The transportation of persons in taxicabs in the usual taxicab service; (2) The transportation o...

...(A) No for-hire motor carrier may operate in intrastate commerce unless the carrier has a current and valid certificate of public convenience and necessity. (B) The public utilities commission shall issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity to any person who does all of the following: (1) Files with the commission, in accordance with rules adopted under section 4921.05 of the Revised Code, a com...

...The public utilities commission shall adopt rules prescribing the manner and form in which a person shall apply for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 4921.03 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include a requirement that applications be made in writing on the blanks furnished by the commission and contain any information and certifications deemed necessary by the commission to car...

...(A) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules regarding procedures and timelines by which a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under section 4921.03 of the Revised Code may be suspended. At a minimum, the rules shall require suspension of a certificate if the for-hire motor carrier does any of the following: (1) Fails to file a complete and accurate application for the certificate ...

...(A) No certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be issued by the public utilities commission to any for-hire motor carrier until the carrier has filed with the commission a liability insurance certificate, policy, or bond satisfactory to the commission, in the sum and with the provisions the commission considers necessary adequately to protect the interests of the public, having due regard for the ...

...The public utilities commission shall adopt rules applicable to registration pursuant to the unified carrier registration plan, codified as 49 U.S.C. 14504a, and the rules, procedures, and fee schedules adopted thereunder, in accordance with division (G) of section 4921.19 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules applicable to the filing of annual update forms and the payment of taxes by for-hire motor carriers. The rules shall not be incompatible with the requirements of the United States department of transportation. The rules shall at a minimum address all of the following: (1) The information and certifications that must be provided to the commission on an annu...

...(A) Every for-hire motor carrier operating in this state shall, at the time of the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 4921.03 of the Revised Code, pay to the public utilities commission, for and on behalf of the treasurer of state, the following taxes: (1) For each motor vehicle used for transporting persons, thirty dollars; (2) For each commercial tractor, as defined in sec...

...(A) As used in this section, "adjusted credit amount" means the aggregate amount credited to the public utilities transportation safety fund, less the sum of both of the following: (1) The fees collected by the public utilities commission, in accordance with the unified carrier registration plan under section 4921.11 of the Revised Code, that exceed the federal certification of revenue for each year of the plan; (2...

...(A) Any person, firm, copartnership, voluntary association, joint-stock association, company, or corporation, wherever organized or incorporated, that is engaged in the towing of motor vehicles is subject to regulation by the public utilities commission as a for-hire motor carrier under this chapter. (B) The commission shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of the following: (1) Establ...

...Except as otherwise provided in sections 4921.32 to 4921.38 of the Revised Code, a for-hire motor carrier engaged in the transportation of household goods in intrastate commerce: (A) Is subject to Chapter 4921. of the Revised Code and to all other provisions of the Revised Code applicable to a for-hire motor carrier, including sections 4506.22, 4511.78, 5502.01, 5503.02, and 5503.34 of the Revised Code; (B) ...

...Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or Chapters 4901. to 4909. and 4923. of the Revised Code to the contrary: (A) Not later than six months after the effective date of this section, the public utilities commission, in accordance with sections 4921.30 to 4921.38 of the Revised Code, shall establish by order a certification system for for-hire motor carriers engaged in the transportation of household ...

...(A) The public utilities commission shall approve an application for a certificate for the transportation of household goods under sections 4921.30 to 4921.38 of the Revised Code and shall issue a certificate, provided the applicant pays the applicable application fee under division (I) of section 4921.19 of the Revised Code and submits to the commission a completed application, on a form prescribed by the comm...

...Each holder of a certificate for the transportation of household goods shall do all of the following: (A) Make its current certificate available for public inspection during normal business hours; (B) Present each of its customers with information, written in plain and clear language and pursuant to a form prescribed by the public utilities commission, outlining a consumer's rights; (C) Include its certificat...

...In accordance with sections 4921.30 to 4921.36 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission may adopt rules regarding any of the following: (A) Providing for binding estimates by for-hire motor carriers engaged in the transportation of household goods in intrastate commerce; (B) Providing for guaranteed-not-to-exceed estimates by those carriers; (C) Requiring those carriers to include their certifica...