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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs › Section 924.41 | Scope of Agricultural Marketing Agreements.

Effective:
December 26, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 309 - 129th General Assembly
A marketing agreement that is executed in compliance with and pursuant to sections 924.40 to 924.45 of the Revised Code for the purpose of the voluntary participation of persons who are signatories to the agreement may provide for the establishment and regulation of one or more of the following:
(A) Standards of production for an agricultural commodity, including growing and handling practices, provided that the standards are equivalent to or more stringent than standards of production for that agricultural commodity that are established in the laws of this state or federal law;
(B) Standards for the establishment and use of a logo, trademark, or brand associated with an agricultural commodity, provided that the standards do not violate the laws of this state or federal law;
(C) Collection of fees for services provided pursuant to the marketing agreement;
(D) Any other topic that the director of agriculture may allow by rule.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs › Section 924.44 | Mandatory Terms.

Effective:
December 26, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 309 - 129th General Assembly
A marketing agreement submitted by a provisional board of directors under section 924.43 of the Revised Code at a minimum shall contain terms that establish all of the following:
(A) The identification of the agricultural commodity or of the region of the state concerning the agricultural commodity that is the subject of the marketing agreement;
(B) Standards, if any, of production for the agricultural commodity or of marketing that will apply to each producer that signs the marketing agreement;
(C) Standards for the use of a logo, trademark, or brand associated with the agricultural commodity;
(D) The length of time that the marketing agreement will be in effect, whether the marketing agreement may be renewed, and, if so, procedures for renewal;
(E) Procedures by which the marketing agreement may be amended. The procedures shall require the approval of the director of agriculture and of at least a majority of the producers that are signatories to the marketing agreement in order for an amendment to be effective.
(F) The size and composition of a board of directors that will administer the marketing agreement;
(G) Procedures for the election of members of the board of directors;
(H) The lengths of terms of members of the board of directors and conditions, if any, for reelection;
(I) Procedures for the removal of a member of the board of directors for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance;
(J) The costs to and rate of assessment to be made on each person who is a signatory to the marketing agreement for purposes of membership, inspections, or other services provided by the board of directors under the marketing agreement in conjunction with the person's participation in the marketing agreement;
(K) Procedures by which producers of the agricultural commodity may become signatories to the marketing agreement after the agreement takes effect;
(L) Procedures by which producers who are signatories to the marketing agreement may be removed from the marketing agreement;
(M) Procedures by which producers that are signatories to the marketing agreement may terminate the marketing agreement;
(N) Any other procedures or requirements that the director of agriculture requires by rule.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs › Section 924.51 | Ohio Grape Industries Committee.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the Ohio grape industries committee consisting of nine members. The members shall be the director of agriculture or the director's designee, who shall chair the committee, the superintendent of liquor control or the superintendent's designee, the chief of the division of markets of the department of agriculture, the viticulture extension specialist of the Ohio agricultural research and development center, who shall be a nonvoting member, and five members who shall be residents of this state and appointed by the director of agriculture in accordance with division (B) of this section. At no time shall the director appoint more than five members to the committee.
(B) Of the five members of the committee appointed by the director of agriculture, not less than two, but not more than three shall be persons who receive income from the production of grapes or grape products. Not less than two, but not more than three members shall be persons who receive income from the production of wine from raw grape or fruit products in either raw fruit or fresh juice form. The terms for each appointed member of the committee shall be for three years, commencing on the first day of January and ending on the thirty-first day of December. No appointed member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. The director may remove any appointed member for cause.
(C) Members shall be appointed to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal in the same manner prescribed for regular appointment to the committee. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of that member's term until that member's successor takes office, or until a period of one hundred eighty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.
(D) All members of the committee are entitled to their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members, payable from moneys received from the Ohio grape industries fund created under section 924.54 of the Revised Code.
(E) A majority of the committee constitutes a quorum.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs › Section 924.521 | Employees of Committee.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 645 - 123rd General Assembly
The director of agriculture shall hire all employees of the Ohio grape industries committee. The director shall select the employees from the list of recommended applicants submitted by the committee under section 924.52 of the Revised Code. Employees of the committee shall be paid with moneys from the Ohio grape industries fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs › Section 924.53 | Monitoring Actions of Ohio Grape Industries Committee.

Effective:
November 15, 1981
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 694 - 114th General Assembly
(A) The director of agriculture shall monitor the conduct of the Ohio grape industries committee to ensure that:
(1) The committee is operating within the requirements of sections 924.51 to 924.55 of the Revised Code;
(2) The committee's program is self-supporting;
(3) The committee keeps all records that are required by agencies of the state.
(B) The director may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt, rescind, or amend rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(C) The director shall accomplish an audit of the books and records of the committee prior to the thirtieth day of September each year.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs › Section 924.54 | Ohio Grape Industries Fund - Annual Activity and Financial Report.

Effective:
July 1, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly
(A) All moneys collected by the treasurer of state under sections 4301.43 and 4301.432 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Ohio grape industries fund, which is hereby created. Moneys in the fund shall be disbursed to carry out the purposes of sections 924.51 to 924.55 of the Revised Code pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of agriculture.
(B) The Ohio grape industries committee shall publish annually an activity and financial report of the preceding fiscal year and shall submit the report to the director on or before the thirty-first day of July following the end of the fiscal year being reported.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs › Section 924.55 | Reimbursement for Actual Administrative and Overhead Costs.

Effective:
July 1, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly
The department of agriculture shall be reimbursed for actual administrative and overhead costs incurred in the administration of sections 924.51 to 924.55 of the Revised Code in an amount not to exceed ten per cent per year of the amount received in that year in the Ohio grape industries fund created under section 924.54 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs › Section 924.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
March 24, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 217 - 127th General Assembly
Whoever violates division (A) of section 924.16 or of section 924.30 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.01 | Production, Processing, Maintenance and Sale of Shell Eggs Definitions.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
As used in sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Food processor" means any person, other than an egg breaker, who utilizes broken eggs to produce a food product.
(B) "Processor" means any person engaged in the operation of assembling, receiving, grading, or packing shell eggs for commercial sale or distribution.
(C) "Producer" means any person engaged in the operation of egg production who maintains annually more than five hundred birds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.02 | Standards, Grades, Weight Classes for Shell Eggs.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
The standards, grades, and weight classes for shell eggs adopted by the United States department of agriculture, agricultural marketing service, poultry division, effective July 1, 1958, are hereby adopted as the standards, grades, and weight classes for shell eggs of this state, provided that the term "United States" or "U.S." need not be used in designating the grades or weight classes of shell eggs and the term "consumer" need not be used in designating the consumer grades and weight classes for shell eggs.
Supplements to and revisions of the above federal standards, grades, and weight classes for shell eggs shall be adopted by the director of agriculture in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Sections 3715.01, 3715.02, and 3715.52 to 3715.71 of the Revised Code apply to shell eggs when such sections are not in conflict with sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.021 | Egg Container Labels.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
(A) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale shell eggs in a container which is not labeled with:
(1) The name and address of the packer or distributor;
(2) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of numerical count;
(3) The date the shell eggs were processed;
(4) The correct grade and size or weight class of the contents thereof in accordance with the standards adopted by this state, provided that containers of shell eggs which have not been graded for quality or which fail to meet the requirements of a grade adopted by this state:
(a) Shall be labeled "ungraded" or "unclassified";
(b) May be labeled "mixed size" in lieu of a standard size or weight class adopted by this state, if the eggs average twenty-one ounces or more per dozen.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale shell eggs unless the labeling required by division (A) of this section is prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
(C) This section does not apply to shell eggs inspected by an agency of the United States government.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.022 | Sale of Shell Eggs From Bulk Lot.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
No person shall sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale shell eggs from a bulk lot which is not plainly marked with a placard having letters no less than one-half inch high designating the correct grade and size or weight class of the bulk lot in accordance with the standards adopted by this state, provided that a bulk lot of shell eggs which has not been graded for quality or which fails to meet the requirements of a grade adopted by this state:
(A) Shall be plainly marked with a placard having letters no less than one-half inch high which states "ungraded" or "unclassified";
(B) May be plainly marked with a placard having letters no less than one-half inch high which states "mixed size" in lieu of stating a standard size or weight class adopted by this state, if the eggs average twenty-one ounces or more per dozen.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.023 | Advertising Eggs.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
(A) No person shall advertise shell eggs in any manner or by any means for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of shell eggs unless such advertisement includes the correct grade and size or weight class of the shell eggs so advertised in accordance with the standards adopted by this state, provided that such advertisement of shell eggs which have not been graded for quality or which fail to meet the requirements of a grade adopted by this state:
(1) Shall state "ungraded" or "unclassified";
(2) May state "mixed size" in lieu of a standard size or weight class adopted by this state, if the eggs average twenty-one ounces or more per dozen.
(B) The statements required in any advertisement of shell eggs by division (A) of this section shall be prominently placed on such advertisement with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the advertisement as to render them likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.024 | Terms Used in Sale of Eggs.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
No person shall sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale shell eggs as "No. 1," "specials," "fancy," "direct from farm," "quality eggs," "hennery eggs," "fresh eggs," "new laid eggs," or "strictly fresh eggs," or any other name of similar import that do not meet the minimum requirements for United States consumer grade A.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.025 | Terms Used Suggesting Federal Grading.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
No person shall advertise, sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale shell eggs as federally graded or under any other terms that imply that they have been graded by an agency of the United States government, unless such shell eggs have been officially graded by an agency of the United States government and cases, cartons, or any other containers properly labeled or sealed under the supervision of the grading service of the United States government.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.03 | Maintaining Shell Eggs in Refrigeration.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
(A) Each producer and processor shall maintain shell eggs in refrigeration at an ambient temperature that does not exceed forty-five degrees Fahrenheit.
(B) Each food processor, distributor, and owner or operator of a food service establishment, retail food store, or other food establishment shall maintain any shell eggs intended for sale or distribution in refrigeration at an ambient temperature that does not exceed forty-five degrees Fahrenheit from the time the shell eggs are received by him until the time they are sold or distributed.
(C) The owner or operator of a premises where shell eggs are required to be maintained in refrigeration shall have in use at all times a thermometer, graduated in degrees Fahrenheit, that clearly indicates the ambient temperature at which the shell eggs are being maintained.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.04 | Records of Date of Processing of Shell Eggs.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
Each producer and processor shall keep records of the date of processing of the shell eggs distributed, sold, or offered for sale by him. Each producer and processor shall maintain such records for not less than six months after the shell eggs are packaged and shall make the records available to the director of agriculture or his designee upon request.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.05 | Enforcement - Evidence.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
The director of agriculture shall enforce sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code. Certificates of inspection issued by licensed inspectors of the grading service of the United States government are prima facie evidence in any court of facts contained therein.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.06 | Administrative Rules.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
The director of agriculture may adopt, amend, and rescind rules as he considers necessary to administer and enforce sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.07 | Right of Entry for Inspection of Premises.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
In the administration of sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture or his designee, on any business day and during normal business hours, may enter and inspect any premises where shell eggs are produced, processed, stored, or sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale as is necessary to determine compliance with sections 925.02 to 925.13 and applicable rules adopted under section 925.06 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.08 | Violations Prohibited.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
No person shall fail to comply with sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code or an applicable rule adopted under section 925.06 of the Revised Code. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.09 | Restraining Order Against Violation.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
In addition to the remedies available and irrespective of whether there exists an adequate remedy at law, the attorney general, upon the request of the director of agriculture, may bring an action for an order restraining a person from violating section 925.08 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.10 | Exempted Producers.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
Producers selling only shell eggs of their own hens' production on the premises where produced or selling directly to hatcheries are exempted from sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.11 | Crediting of Fines.

Effective:
June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
Fifty per cent of all fines collected under sections 925.01 to 925.13 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund; the remaining fifty per cent shall be credited to the general fund of the political subdivision where the case is prosecuted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.12 | Payment of Receipts of Prosecutions Into General Revenue Fund.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
All fines, fees, and costs collected under prosecutions begun, or caused to be begun, by the director of agriculture, shall be paid by the court to the director within thirty days after collection, unless an appeal on questions of law has been properly begun and prosecuted. In case the judgment is sustained, the fine shall be paid within thirty days after such judgment or affirmance and by the director paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.13 | Collection of Unpaid Fines.

Effective:
October 6, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 499 - 119th General Assembly
If the court fails to pay a fine within the time specified in section 925.12 of the Revised Code, and after demand has been made therefor, the director of agriculture shall add ten per cent thereto and certify such claim and penalty to the attorney general, who shall proceed as provided in section 131.02 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.21 | Containers for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Definitions.

Effective:
April 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 507 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 925.22 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code:
(A) "Fruit or vegetable" means any fresh unprocessed fruit or vegetable which is intended for human consumption.
(B) "Container" means any device used to hold or enclose a quantity of fruits or vegetables, except one with a capacity of one dry quart or less which is packed in a larger container marked in compliance with sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
(C) "Person" includes any individual, company, partnership, corporation, or association or any combination of individuals of whatever form and character, also any employee, agent, or officer thereof.
Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:39 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.22 | Content of Labels on Containers.

Effective:
July 26, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 203 - 110th General Assembly
(A) Every person who packs or repacks fresh fruits or vegetables, consigns, delivers, receives, distributes, has in his possession for sale, sells, or offers the same for sale, either privately or in the open market, shall cause such containers to be marked in a plain and legible manner as follows:
(1) With his full name and address;
(2) With the contents, by net weight at the time of sale, numerical count, or dry measure expressed in units established in accordance with Chapter 1327. of the Revised Code, except that if the contents of the container consist of a number of single units, tied bunches, or properly labeled and individually weighed retail packages of fruits or vegetables, each container shall be marked with the numerical count;
(3) With the grade in accordance with the standards adopted by the department of agriculture if the container holds peaches, apples, potatoes, or dry onions;
(4) With the minimum size and variety of apples or graded peaches held by the container, and, if the variety cannot be identified, with the term "variety unknown";
(5) With the identity of the fruit or vegetable, if it is concealed.
(B) Letters or numbers used to mark containers of fruits or vegetables in accordance with sections 925.21 to 925.32 of the Revised Code shall be not less than:
(1) One-eighth inch in height on any label, on any container of which the weight is less than ten pounds;
(2) Three-eighths inch in height on any label, on any container of which the weight is ten or more pounds and less than fifty pounds;
(3) Five-eighths inch in height on any label, on any container of which the weight is fifty or more pounds;
(4) Five-eighths inch in height on tags attached to containers of fruits or vegetables other than "culls."
(C) Each person who places a label, stamp, or other marking required by sections 925.21 to 925.32 of the Revised Code, on any container of fruits or vegetables shall:
(1) Place the label, stamp, or mark on:
(a) The side, end, or cover of any box, basket, or carton;
(b) The front or face of any bag;
(c) A tag attached to any bag;
(d) An insert, clearly visible and legibly marked, in a transparent container.
(2) Separate each grade marked, or other mark required from any design or other statement on the label by a space equal to or larger than the largest letter on the label.
(D) Any person may completely obliterate an erroneous grade, and place the correct grade marking on the label of a container in a plain and legible manner.
(E) Any person who re-grades the contents of a container of any fruit or vegetable which fails to meet the minimum requirement for the grade marked on the container because of permanent grade defects, as set forth in the grade standards, shall:
(1) Remove the entire contents from the original container;
(2) Re-pack such contents in containers which bear markings required by sections 925.21 to 925.32 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.23 | Markings of Containers.

Effective:
January 14, 1972
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly
No person shall sell, offer for sale, receive, distribute, or expose or have in his possession for sale, either privately or upon the open market, fresh fruits or vegetables packed in containers unless such containers are marked in accordance with sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.24 | Markings on Used Containers.

Effective:
January 14, 1972
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly
Whenever fresh fruits or vegetables are packed, re-packed, sold, or offered for sale in containers previously used by another person or which were manufactured and labeled for any person other than the grower, packer, or repacker any inaccurate markings pertaining to the previous contents of such containers shall be first obliterated, and new markings placed thereon, which markings shall be plain, distinguishable, and legible. If any type of bag is used, it shall be turned inside out so that no previous markings are exposed to view and new markings placed thereon.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.25 | False Representation of Contents.

Effective:
January 14, 1972
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly
No person shall sell, offer for sale, or have in his possession for sale, either privately or on the open market, consign, deliver, receive, or distribute any container covered under sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code, if the face or exposed surface gives a false representation of the contents. It is a false representation if such face is not reasonably representative, in size, color, quality, and varietal characteristics, of the remaining portion of the container.
Last updated February 24, 2023 at 10:20 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.29 | False or Misleading Statement of Quality or Quantity.

Effective:
January 14, 1972
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly
No person shall make a false or misleading statement, written or oral, with reference to the quantity, grade, price, variety, minimum size, or state of origin of any fruit or vegetable held or offered for sale.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.30 | Notice of Detention of Container Not Properly Marked.

Effective:
January 14, 1972
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly
(A) Whenever the director of agriculture finds or has cause to believe that any container of any fruit or vegetable is not marked in accordance with sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code, he shall affix to such container a tag or other appropriate marking:
(1) Giving notice that such container is or is suspected of not being properly marked and has been detained;
(2) Warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such container by sale or otherwise until written permission for removal or disposal is given by the director or a court of competent jurisdiction.
(B) No person shall remove or dispose of any container of fruits or vegetables described in a notice of detention given by the director.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.31 | Enforcement.

Effective:
January 14, 1972
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly
Judges of the county courts, mayors, municipal courts, and courts of common pleas have jurisdiction in sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The director of agriculture and such other employees of the department of agriculture as he designates, police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs shall enforce such sections. Certificates of inspection issued by authorized inspectors of the department or a sample of a container, label, invoice, bill of lading, or any other written matter pertaining to a specific container of any fruit or vegetable which does not comply with sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are prima-facie evidence of the facts contained therein in any of said courts when properly identified by the testimony of an agent of the director.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.32 | Fines Collected Paid Into General Revenue Funds.

Effective:
January 14, 1972
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 109th General Assembly
Fifty per cent of all fines assessed under sections 925.21 to 925.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be paid into the general revenue fund. The remaining fifty per cent shall be credited to the general revenue fund of the county or municipality where the case is prosecuted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.51 | Prepackaging at Retail Store Level Definitions.

Effective:
February 21, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 107th General Assembly
As used in sections 925.51 to 925.60, inclusive, of the Revised Code:
(A) "Fresh fruits or vegetables" means all fresh fruits or fresh vegetables.
(B) "Container" means any package with capacity, not to exceed five pounds, either entirely transparent, or so constructed that at least two-thirds of the contents are visible.
(C) "Person" includes any individual, company, partnership, corporation, or association or any combination of individuals of whatever form and character, and any employee, agent, or officer thereof.
(D) "Advertisement" includes all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by a label on the commodity, for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of fresh fruits or vegetables.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.53 | Misbranding Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Containers.

Effective:
October 8, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly
No person shall sell, offer for sale, or expose or have in his possession for sale fresh fruits or vegetables which have been prepackaged in containers in the same retail store, market, or business establishment where said commodities are being exposed or offered for sale if said containers are misbranded.
A container of fresh fruits and vegetables prepackaged at retail store level is misbranded if:
(A) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
(B) Its contents have been falsely advertised as to grade, size, quantity, variety, or state of origin.
(C) It does not bear a label marked in accordance with sections 925.51 to 925.60, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.54 | Additional Grades and Regulations for Sale of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

Effective:
October 8, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly
The director of agriculture, subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may promulgate additional grades and regulations for the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.55 | False Representation of Contents of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Containers.

Effective:
October 8, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly
No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose, or have in his possession for sale fresh fruits or vegetables prepackaged in the same retail store, market, or business establishment where said commodities are being exposed or offered for sale in containers in which the face or exposed surface gives a false representation of the contents of such package. It shall be considered a false representation if said face is not reasonably representative in size, color, quality, and varietal characteristics of the remaining portion of such package.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.57 | Examination of Establishments Where Packaging and Sale Occurs.

Effective:
October 8, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 712 - 106th General Assembly
In the administration of sections 925.51 to 925.60, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture or his employees or agents, on any business day and during the usual hours of business, may enter any store, market, or business establishment where fresh fruits and vegetables are prepackaged and offered for sale and make such examination as is necessary to determine whether said commodities are being properly packaged and labeled.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences › Chapter 925 | Marketing › Section 925.62 | Dying Rabbits and Chicks.

Effective:
April 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 507 - 134th 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 three. 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.
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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.