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Ohio Rev Code § 905.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives and Lime; Fertilizer|Section 905.99 | Penalty.

Effective: August 21, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, whoever violates this chapter or rules adopted under it is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense, a misdemeanor of the second degree on a second offense, and a misdemeanor of the first degree on a third or subsequent offense. (B) A person who fails to comply with rules adopted under division (A)(2)(f) of section 905.322 of the Revised Code is not subject to division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.02 | Certification by Ohio Seed Improvement Association.

Effective: October 29, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 143 - 125th General Assembly|(A) The Ohio seed improvement association shall certify for Ohio agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants for varietal identification or for other factors.(B) No person shall use, orally or in writing, alone or with other words, "certified," "registered," "foundation," or any other term that suggests that the seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants have been certified unless the seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants have been certified by the Ohio seed improvement association. The prohibition established in this division does not apply to use of the word "certified" for the purpose of describing seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants that have been certified as organic in accordance with 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.(C) The following information shall appear on the certification label attached to each container of each lot of seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants sold as "certified," "registered," or "foundation":(1) The grower's name and address or producer number;(2) The name of the Ohio seed improvement association as the certifying agency;(3) The origin of the seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants;(4) The class, kind, variety, or germ plasm of the seed;(5) Any other information the director of agriculture may require by rule concerning health, vigor, purity, type, and other matters pertaining to certification.(D) The Ohio seed improvement association shall establish standards and procedures for seed certification that are no less stringent than those prescribed by the association of official seed certifying agencies and that do not conflict with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under them. The Ohio seed improvement association shall designate intervals at which it shall conduct a review of the certification standards and procedures. No proposed change to the standards and procedures may take effect unless the change first is approved by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the association's governing body.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.04 | Record Maintenance.

Effective: October 29, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 143 - 125th General Assembly|(A) Any person who holds a valid seed labeler permit issued under section 907.13 of the Revised Code and who sells agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed shall, for a period of eighteen months from the date of the final sale or other final disposition made, keep complete records of each lot of agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that the person sells. If purchases are made from persons who keep records available for inspection as required under this division, the keeping for eighteen months of an invoice of each purchase and sale stating the kind of seed and the lot number meets the requirement as to records. The invoices and other records that are required to be kept under this division shall be maintained at a location in this state.(B) If the director of agriculture or the director's designated representative determines that an audit of a person who is required to keep records under division (A) of this section is necessary in order to determine the sales of seed made within or into this state by that person and the amount of the fee that the person owes this state under section 907.14 of the Revised Code, the director or the director's authorized agent may audit the person.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.05 | Seed Subject to Labeling and Inspection Fee Requirements.

Effective: October 2, 1974|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 554 - 110th General Assembly|All of the seed of grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops sold by variety name or as processed or tested is subject to the labelling and inspection fee requirements of sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.06 | Words Prohibited Which Imply State Guarantees.

Effective: October 2, 1974|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 554 - 110th General Assembly|"State tested" or "state" or the name of the department of agriculture or the state seed laboratory shall not be used in connection with the analysis or test of any seed on any seed label, price list, or literature or in any other way which gives the impression that the state guarantees the analysis or assumes responsibility for the quality of the seed.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.081 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.081 | Advertising Claims.

Effective: October 29, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 143 - 125th General Assembly|Any person who disseminates, with the intention of inducing a sale, any advertisement or makes any claim concerning the vigor, vitality, growth, yield capability, or any other quality or performance characteristic of any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed shall maintain complete and accurate records of the tests used to determine the characteristic and of the results of the tests and shall submit the records to the director of agriculture upon request. Any person who uses an agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed may request the director to require the person who disseminated any advertisement concerning any of the above characteristics to submit the person's records to the director.In accordance with division (A) of section 907.10 of the Revised Code, the director may conduct such tests as the director determines necessary to verify the information in such records. If the director's tests indicate that the information in the records is invalid or unreliable, the director may issue a stop-sale order pursuant to division (C) of section 907.11 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.09 | Exceptions.

Effective: October 29, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 143 - 125th General Assembly|(A) Sections 907.03, 907.07, and 907.08 of the Revised Code do not apply to:(1) Agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed not intended for sowing purposes;(2) Unprocessed agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed in storage or being transported to or consigned to a seed processing establishment, provided that the label accompanying a shipment of the seed shall bear the statement "seed for processing" and provided further that any label or other representation that is made with respect to the unprocessed seed shall be subject to sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code;(3) Agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that is in interstate transport and that is governed by 7 C.F.R. 201.33.(B) In the case of agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that is being exported in bulk or containers directly to a foreign country and that is in quantities of twenty thousand pounds or more regardless of the number of lots included, the labeling requirements established under section 907.03 of the Revised Code do not apply, provided that all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) The omission, from each container or bulk unit, of a label with the required information is done with the knowledge and consent of the buyer of the seed prior to the transportation or delivery for transportation of the seed in international commerce.(2) Each container has stenciled on it or bears a label containing a lot designation, variety identification, and kind identification.(3) The invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to the seed bear the information concerning the respective seeds that is required under section 907.03 of the Revised Code.(4) Records are kept available to be provided to the department of agriculture upon request in order to show proof that the seed is being exported to a foreign country for distribution.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.10 | Enforcement - Inspection and Analysis of Seed.

Effective: October 29, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 143 - 125th General Assembly|The director of agriculture shall do all of the following:(A) Sample, inspect, analyze, and test agricultural, vegetable, and flower seed sold for sowing purposes, at such times and places and to such extent as the director regards necessary to determine whether the seed complies with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code and notify promptly the person who sold the seed of any violation;(B) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of the following:(1) Govern the methods of sampling, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and examining agricultural, vegetable, and flower seed and the tolerances to be followed. The rules shall be in general accord with officially prescribed practice in interstate commerce applied in analyzing and testing the seed.(2) Establish prohibited and restricted noxious-weed seed lists and provide for additions to them and deletions from them;(3) Establish standards for items including, but not limited to, germination and purity for vegetable seed and flower seed;(4) Adopt any labeling requirements additional to those of section 907.03 of the Revised Code that may be necessary to maintain the identification of seed in hermetically sealed packages or containers;(5) Establish the species of native grass that are to be included in the definition of "native grass" for purposes of sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code;(6) Identify native grass seed that characteristically exhibits high inert matter;(7) Establish the tolerance for agricultural, vegetable, and flower seed that is sold in this state;(8) Establish the information that an applicant must provide on an application for a seed labeler permit that is filed under section 907.13 of the Revised Code;(9) Establish any other provisions that are necessary to clarify or administer the labeling requirements established in sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code.(C) Establish and maintain seed testing facilities or enter into agreements under which other persons are responsible for performing seed testing, employ qualified persons, and incur expenses that are necessary to comply with this section and section 907.11 of the Revised Code;(D) Provide for making purity analyses and germination tests of seeds for any person in this state;(E) Regulate the number of samples that may be analyzed or tests that may be made for any person free of charge;(F) Prescribe the period of time during the year when analyses and tests will be made free of charge;(G) Establish a schedule of fees for making analyses and tests;(H) Cooperate with the United States department of agriculture in enforcing federal seed laws.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.11 | Enforcement Powers of Director.

Effective: August 21, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly|(A) The department of agriculture has sole and exclusive authority to regulate the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, use, and planting of seed within the state. The regulation of seed is a matter of general statewide interest that requires uniform statewide regulation, and this chapter and rules adopted under it constitute a comprehensive plan with respect to all aspects of the regulation of seed within this state. (B) No political subdivision shall do any of the following:(1) Regulate the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, use, or planting of seed;(2) Require a person who has been issued a permit or license under this chapter to obtain a permit or license to operate in a manner described in this chapter or to satisfy any other condition except as provided by a statute or rule of this state or of the United States;(3) Require a person who has registered a legume innoculant under this chapter to register that innoculant in a manner described in this chapter or to satisfy any other condition except as provided by a statute or rule of this state or of the United States.(C) No political subdivision shall enact, adopt, or continue in effect local legislation relating to the permitting or licensure of any person who is required to obtain a permit or license under this chapter or to the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, use, or planting of seed.(D) As used in this section, "political subdivision" and "local legislation" have the same meanings as in section 905.503 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.111 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.111 | Sole Authority of Department to Regulate Seed Within State.

Effective: August 21, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly|(A) The department of agriculture has sole and exclusive authority to regulate the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, use, and planting of seed within the state. The regulation of seed is a matter of general statewide interest that requires uniform statewide regulation, and this chapter and rules adopted under it constitute a comprehensive plan with respect to all aspects of the regulation of seed within this state. (B) No political subdivision shall do any of the following:(1) Regulate the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, use, or planting of seed;(2) Require a person who has been issued a permit or license under this chapter to obtain a permit or license to operate in a manner described in this chapter or to satisfy any other condition except as provided by a statute or rule of this state or of the United States;(3) Require a person who has registered a legume innoculant under this chapter to register that innoculant in a manner described in this chapter or to satisfy any other condition except as provided by a statute or rule of this state or of the United States.(C) No political subdivision shall enact, adopt, or continue in effect local legislation relating to the permitting or licensure of any person who is required to obtain a permit or license under this chapter or to the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, use, or planting of seed.(D) As used in this section, "political subdivision" and "local legislation" have the same meanings as in section 905.503 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.12 | Seed Subject to Seizure - Disposition.

Effective: October 29, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 143 - 125th General Assembly|Any lot of agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed not in compliance with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the director of agriculture to a court of competent jurisdiction in the locality in which the seed is located. If the court orders the condemnation of the seed, the seed shall be denatured, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of in compliance with the laws of this state, provided that the court shall not order such disposition without giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for the release of the seed or for permission to process or relabel it so as to be in compliance with sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.13 | Seed Inspection Fee Tags or Labels.

Effective: July 17, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly|No person shall label agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that is intended for sale in this state unless the person holds a valid seed labeler permit that has been issued by the director of agriculture in accordance with this section. A person who wishes to obtain a seed labeler permit shall file an application with the director on a form that the director provides and shall submit a permit fee in the amount of ten dollars. Such a person who labels seed under more than one name or at more than one address shall obtain a separate seed labeler permit and pay a separate permit fee for each name and address.The applicant shall include the applicant's full name and address on the application together with any additional information that the director requires by rules adopted under section 907.10 of the Revised Code. If the applicant's address is not within this state or it does not represent a location in this state where the director can collect samples of the applicant's seed for analysis, then the applicant shall include on the application an address within this state where samples of the applicant's seed may be collected for those purposes or shall agree to provide the director or the director's authorized representative with seeds for sampling upon request.Upon receipt of a complete application accompanied by the ten-dollar permit fee, the director shall issue a seed labeler's permit to the applicant. All seed labeler permits that are issued under this section shall expire on the thirty-first day of December of each year regardless of the date on which a permit was issued during that year.Each person who obtains a seed labeler permit shall label the seed that the person intends for sale in this state in accordance with the requirements established in sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code. Each person who holds a valid seed labeler permit shall keep the permit posted in a conspicuous place in the principal seed room from which the person sells seed and shall comply with the reporting and fee requirements that are established in section 907.14 of the Revised Code.All money collected under this section shall be credited to the commercial feed and seed fund created in section 923.46 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.15 | Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Issue Permit to Label Seed.

Effective: October 29, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 143 - 125th General Assembly|The director of agriculture may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a permit to label seed for any violation of sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code. No permit to label seed shall be suspended or revoked except for failure to pay either the fee or penalty provided in section 907.14 of the Revised Code until the permit holder has been given a hearing by the director in regard to the proposed suspension or revocation or unless a hearing is waived by the nonappearance of the permit holder at the time and place designated by the director. Any appeal from any such suspension, revocation, or refusal shall be made within thirty days after the suspension, revocation, or refusal.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.17 | Jurisdiction.

Effective: October 2, 1974|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 554 - 110th General Assembly|Whenever the director of agriculture finds that any person has violated sections 907.01 to 907.17 of the Revised Code, he may institute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the alleged violation occurred, or he may file the necessary evidence with the attorney general or with the prosecuting attorney of the county where the alleged violation occurred. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney shall institute proceedings against any person so charged if the evidence warrants such action. After judgment by the court, the director shall publish any information pertinent to the issuance of judgment in such media as he designates.
Ohio Rev Code § 907.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed|Section 907.27 | Inoculants and Inoculant Treated Seed Definitions.

Effective: February 21, 1967|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 107th General Assembly|As used in sections 907.27 to 907.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code:(A) "Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association.(B) "Distribute" means to offer for sale, hold for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply legume inoculants or pre-inoculated seed.(C) "Legume inoculant" means a pure or mixed culture of bacteria of the genus rhizobium capable of effectively inoculating a specific kind or specific kinds of legume plants.(D) "Brand" means a term, word, number, symbol, design, trademark, or any combination thereof used on the package, tag, or in advertising to identify the legume inoculants of a manufacturer or distributor and to distinguish them from those of others and from each other if on different media or substrata.(E) "Advertisement" means all representations other than those on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any means relating to legume inoculants and pre-inoculated seed.(F) "Label" means any written or printed matter on the package of legume inoculant or pre-inoculated seeds, or tag attached thereto, or to the pertinent invoice.(G) "Registrant" means a person who has currently registered a brand of inoculant.(H) "Pre-inoculated seeds" means legume seeds which have received prior to sale an application of a legume inoculant purported to be effective until the expiration date shown on the label.(I) "Custom inoculated seeds" means legume seeds to which application of a legume inoculant is made either at the time of the sale of the seed, or later, or to seed belonging to another person either as a service or as a part of the sales contract involving the sale or distribution either of the legume inoculant or seed not previously inoculated. It also includes subsequent application of legume inoculant to pre-inoculated seed when applied by a custom inoculator.(J) "Legume inoculator" means a person who applies legume inoculant to legume seeds either to produce pre-inoculated seed, or custom inoculated seeds but other than for his own use for seeding.(K) "Sell" includes transfer of ownership or custody, or the receiving of, accepting, or holding on consignment for sale.