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Ohio Rev Code § 925.58 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 925 | Marketing|Section 925.58 | Tagging Misbranded Article.

Effective: October 8, 1965|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly|Whenever the director of agriculture finds or has cause to believe that any fresh fruit or vegetable is misbranded within the meaning of sections 925.51 to 925.60, inclusive, of the Revised Code, he shall affix to such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is, or is suspected of being, misbranded and has been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such article by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by the director, or the court. No person shall remove or dispose of such detained or embargoed article by sale or otherwise without such permission.
Ohio Rev Code § 925.59 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 925 | Marketing|Section 925.59 | Certificates of Inspection Prima Facie Evidence.

Effective: November 1, 1977|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly|The attorney general, prosecuting attorney, or city director of law to whom the director of agriculture reports any violation of sections 925.51 to 925.60 of the Revised Code, shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper court without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Certificates of inspection issued by licensed inspectors of the department of agriculture are prima-facie evidence of the facts contained therein in any of the courts.
Ohio Rev Code § 925.60 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 925 | Marketing|Section 925.60 | Fines Paid to General Revenue Fund.

Effective: October 8, 1965|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly|All fines assessed under sections 925.51 to 925.59, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be paid into the general revenue fund of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 925.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 925 | Marketing|Section 925.61 | Cucumber Grades and Standards.

Effective: October 22, 1969|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 195 - 108th General Assembly|The director of agriculture shall, by regulations adopted in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.11, inclusive, of the Revised Code, establish standards and grades for cucumbers which shall be used by all commercial plants and by all persons representing or employed by such plants, when cucumbers for pickling are purchased from growers. The director shall establish such standards and grades as may be necessary for determining quality and size of cucumbers for pickling as they are received from or delivered by a grower to a brining plant, packing plant, processing plant, or loading station. In establishing such standards and grades, the director shall consider the standards and grades established in other states.On and after January 1, 1970, no contract for the growing or purchase of cucumbers for commercial pickling made on the basis of standards or grades different from those established in accordance with this section may be enforced in the courts of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 925.62 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 925 | Marketing|Section 925.62 | Dying Rabbits and Chicks.

Effective: October 21, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 211 - 109th General Assembly|No person, firm, or corporation shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle, or give away any rabbit or baby poultry which has been dyed or otherwise colored. No poultry younger than four weeks of age may be sold, given away, or otherwise distributed to any person in lots of less than six. Stores, shops, vendors, and others offering young poultry for sale or other distribution shall provide and operate brooders or other heating devices that may be necessary to maintain poultry in good health, and shall keep adequate food and water available to the poultry at all times.
Ohio Rev Code § 925.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 925 | Marketing|Section 925.99 | Penalty.

Effective: June 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates sections 925.21 to 925.32 or 925.51 to 925.59 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.(B) Whoever violates section 925.62 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.(C) Whoever violates section 925.07 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.011 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.011 | Grain Bank Defined.

Effective: April 1, 1983|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 770 - 114th General Assembly|As used in agricultural commodity transactions, "grain bank" means the storage of an agricultural commodity under a bailment agreement with the commodity normally returned to the bailor at a later date as an ingredient of a processed feed.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.02 | Director of Agriculture - Powers and Duties.

Effective: October 10, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 557 - 117th General Assembly|The director of agriculture shall administer this chapter and may, in addition to any other powers conferred by it:(A) Inspect, or cause to be inspected, any warehouse, or premises suspected of being a warehouse, at any reasonable time;(B) Require the filing of reports describing any warehouse or the operation thereof;(C) Determine whether warehouses are suitable for the storing, shipping, and conditioning of agricultural commodities;(D) Petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the principal place of business of a licensed or unlicensed handler is situated to enforce compliance by the handler with this chapter, or any rule adopted by the director under it, by restraining order or mandatory injunction notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law;(E) Prescribe all forms, within the limitations set forth in this chapter, including receipts, tickets, contracts, licenses, reports, and applications for licenses used by licensed handlers;(F) Impound receipts, tickets, or other records when a handler's license is under suspension;(G) Promulgate, adopt, and enforce rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for carrying out this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.03 | Compliance With Administrative Rules.

Effective: July 1, 1983|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 770 - 114th General Assembly|No person shall fail to comply with any rule adopted by the director of agriculture under this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.04 | Handler's License Required.

Effective: July 1, 1987|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 171 - 117th General Assembly|(A) No person, except as provided in division (C) of this section, shall handle agricultural commodities in this state without first obtaining a handler's license issued by the director of agriculture under this chapter.(B) All business transactions, and records of such transactions, of a handler shall be treated as if they were for one warehouse for the purposes of this chapter.(C) Agricultural commodities that are stored under a bailment agreement in a warehouse operated by a person licensed under the "United States Warehouse Act," 39 Stat. 486 (1916), 7 U.S.C. 241, as amended, shall be exempt from sections 926.13, 926.14, 926.16, 926.17, and 926.19 to 926.27 of the Revised Code. Each person licensed under the "United States Warehouse Act" shall annually notify the director, in writing, of his licensing and shall also immediately notify the director, in writing, if his license is suspended or terminated.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.051 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.051 | Appointment of Statutory Agent.

Effective: July 29, 1998|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 425 - 122nd General Assembly|(A) An applicant for a handler's license or renewal issued under section 926.05 of the Revised Code who does not conduct business at an address in this state at which the applicant usually can be contacted shall include with the application a written appointment of an agent, sometimes referred to as a "statutory agent," upon whom any process, notice, or demand may be served. The appointment shall be accompanied by a written acceptance of the appointment signed by the agent. The agent may be a natural person who is a resident of this state or a corporation whose principal place of business is located in this state. The appointment shall be on such forms and contain such information as the director of agriculture prescribes. Failure to comply with this division is grounds for rejection of the application under division (C) of section 926.05 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) If an agent removes from the state or resigns, or if the applicant revokes the agent's appointment, the applicant immediately shall notify the director in writing not later than thirty days prior to the removal, resignation, or revocation. If an agent dies, the applicant immediately shall notify the director in writing. Prior to the removal, resignation, or revocation and not later than thirty days after the death, the applicant shall appoint another agent and file with the director a written appointment of the agent, along with a written acceptance of the appointment signed by the agent.(2) If the agent's address changes from that appearing on the application, the applicant, not later than thirty days prior to the address change, shall file with the director a written statement setting forth the new address, along with any other information the director requests.(C) Failure to comply with division (B) of this section is grounds for suspension or conditional suspension of a handler's license, without prior hearing, under section 926.10 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.07 | Filing Certificate of Insurance.

Effective: October 10, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 557 - 117th General Assembly|(A) Each applicant for a handler's license under section 926.05 of the Revised Code who operates a warehouse shall, as a condition to the granting of such license, file or have on file with the director of agriculture a certificate of insurance evidencing an effective policy of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state insuring in the name of the applicant all agricultural commodities which are in such warehouse for their full market value against loss by fire, internal explosion, lightning, and windstorm. Such policy of insurance shall contain a clause granting a lien in favor of the state for the benefit of the depositors of agricultural commodities in such warehouse, as their interests may appear on the records of the handler.(B) In case fire, internal explosion, lightning, or windstorm destroys or damages any agricultural commodity in any warehouse operated by a licensed handler, the director shall cause an examination to be made to determine the extent of the damage to the agricultural commodity inventory stored in the warehouse under bailment agreements. When the director is satisfied that depositor claims against the destroyed or damaged agricultural commodity inventory stored under bailment agreements have been settled, either from the proceeds of the insurance claim or other assets of the licensee, he shall release the lien against the inventory insurance.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.08 | Requiring Additional Insurance.

Effective: July 1, 1983|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 770 - 114th General Assembly|If the director of agriculture determines that a previously approved insurance coverage is insufficient, he may require that additional insurance coverage be given by the licensed handler, conforming with the requirements of section 926.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.09 | Cancellation or Substitution of Insurance.

Effective: July 1, 1983|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 770 - 114th General Assembly|No person licensed under sections 926.04 to 926.06 of the Revised Code shall cancel an approved insurance coverage without the prior written approval of the director of agriculture and his approval of a substitute insurance coverage.No insurance company shall cancel an insurance policy covering the agricultural commodity inventory of a licensed handler without written notice to the director at least thirty days prior to the effective date of cancellation.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.101 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.101 | Immunity of Director When Suspension or Revocation Overturned by Court.

Effective: October 10, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 557 - 117th General Assembly|If any court of competent jurisdiction issues any order restraining, overturning, or modifying any order of the director of agriculture that suspends or conditionally suspends or revokes an agricultural commodity handler's license or that refuses to issue an agricultural commodity handler's license, the department of agriculture, its officers, employees, and agents and the agricultural commodity depositors fund created in section 926.16 of the Revised Code shall be held harmless from any liabilities or financial obligations arising out of the operations of the handler while operating under the court order.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.102 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.102 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.

Effective: March 22, 2001|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly|On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license, certificate, or permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.12 | License Posting.

Effective: July 1, 1983|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 770 - 114th General Assembly|Each licensed agricultural commodity handler shall keep posted in a location at his facility where it shall be accessible for observation and reading by persons marketing agricultural commodities:(A) His license as an agricultural commodity handler;(B) The certificates of persons who are certified under section 926.30 of the Revised Code as testers of agricultural commodities delivered to the handler.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.13 | Licensed Handler Duties.

Effective: July 27, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 571 - 118th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "licensed handler" includes a receiver, trustee, or other custodian of agricultural commodities appointed for a licensed handler by a court of this state or the United States.(B) Each licensed handler shall at all times, including any period of suspension of his license, exercise the care in regard to the agricultural commodities in his custody as a bailee as a reasonably prudent owner would exercise under the same circumstances and conditions. Any licensed handler guilty of any action or neglect, the effect of which is to depreciate the value of commodities stored under bailment agreements in a warehouse under his control, shall be liable to the depositor damaged by his action or neglect. Nothing in divisions (B) and (C) of this section shall be construed to indicate otherwise.(C) If a licensed handler discovers that any agricultural commodity stored in his warehouse, other than an identity-preserved commodity in a special bin as described in division (E) of section 926.22 of the Revised Code, is out of condition or is in danger of becoming so, and if he is unable to preserve the commodity, he shall immediately so notify the owner of the commodity, if known, and the director of agriculture. The director, unless otherwise requested by the owner of the commodity, shall cause an inspection to be made of the commodity. If his inspection reveals that the commodity is out of condition or is becoming so, and if the owner of the commodity fails promptly to remove it, the handler may sell the commodity upon giving the same notice of sale as required under section 926.26 of the Revised Code for the sale of a commodity to satisfy a lien. The commodity may be sold at either public or private sale without advertising if, in the opinion of the director, the commodity should be sold without delay and the director gives the handler written authority to make the sale without advertisement. For the purposes of this section, the owners of the commodity shall be considered to be, in order:(1) The licensed handler to the extent of any commodity that he owns and stores in his warehouse;(2) The holders of uncanceled receipts or tickets for commodities in the warehouse in the order in which the receipts or tickets are dated.Nothing in this section shall relieve any licensed handler from exercising due care and vigilance in preserving any agricultural commodity after he discovers that the commodity is out of condition or is becoming so.(D) After an agricultural commodity has been sold as authorized under division (C) of this section, neither the licensed handler nor the director shall be liable for any actions that they took under that division. Proceeds of the sale shall be administered as provided in divisions (C), (D), and (E) of section 926.26 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.141 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.141 | Petition for Appointment of Receiver to Operate or Liquidate the Business of the Unlicensed Handler.

Effective: March 22, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 645 - 123rd General Assembly|If the director of agriculture obtains evidence that an unlicensed handler is insolvent or is unable to satisfy the claims of all depositors, the director may petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the unlicensed handler is located for the appointment of a receiver to operate or liquidate the business of the unlicensed handler.All necessary expenses incurred by the director or a receiver appointed under this section may be recovered from the unlicensed handler in a separate civil action brought by the director in the court of common pleas or recovered at the same time and as a part of the receivership action filed under this section. As a part of the expenses so incurred, the cost of adequate liability insurance necessary to protect the director, the receiver, and others engaged in carrying out this section may be included.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.15 | Injunctions.

Effective: July 1, 1983|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 770 - 114th General Assembly|The director of agriculture may apply for, and the courts of this state may issue, a temporary or permanent injunction against the operations of a licensed handler who is violating this chapter or any rule adopted under it, the performance of agricultural commodity handling by any person without a license, or the issuance of receipts or tickets by any person without a license, and against interference by any person with the carrying out by the director, or by any receiver appointed under division (E) of section 926.14 of the Revised Code, of the duties and powers stated in this chapter notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law.
Ohio Rev Code § 926.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences|Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity Handlers|Section 926.17 | Fee Adjustments or Waivers.

Effective: October 11, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 66 - 130th General Assembly|(A) The director of agriculture shall annually review the debits of and credits to the agricultural commodity depositors fund created in section 926.16 of the Revised Code and shall make any adjustments in the fee required under that section that are necessary to maintain the fund within the limits established under this section. Not later than the first day of March of each year, the director shall determine the proposed amount of the fee based on the expected volume of agricultural commodities on which the fee is to be collected and that are likely to be handled under this chapter. The director shall make any changes in the previous year's fee in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The fee shall become effective on the following first day of June. It shall in no case exceed one-half of one cent per bushel on all agricultural commodities on which the fee is to be paid. (B)(1) If, at the end of any fiscal year, the fund balance exceeds fifteen million dollars, less any encumbered balances or pending or unsettled claims, the fee required under division (B) of section 926.16 of the Revised Code shall be waived until the director, with the consent of the commodity advisory commission created in section 926.32 of the Revised Code, reinstates the fee to maintain the liquidity of the fund as provided in division (B)(2) of this section.(2) If, at any time, the director determines that the fund balance, less any encumbered balances or pending or unsettled claims, is less than ten million dollars, the director, with the consent of the commodity advisory commission, may reinstate the fee required under division (B) of section 926.16 of the Revised Code. If the director reinstates the fee, the director shall notify all licensed handlers by certified mail, return receipt requested, to begin collecting the fee not later than ninety days after being notified.