Effective: September 23, 2008
Latest Legislation: House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly
(A) The director of agriculture may provide financial assistance to a statewide, multi-state, or national nonprofit livestock association to defray not more than fifty per cent of the rental costs of the Ohio expositions center for purposes of conducting a livestock species exhibition at the center. In order to obtain financial assistance under this division, a nonprofit livestock association shall apply to the director on a form prescribed by the director and in the manner prescribed in rules adopted under division (C) of this section.
Rental cost assistance authorized by this division shall be provided subject to both of the following conditions:
(1) No nonprofit livestock association shall receive in any fiscal year rental cost assistance exceeding fifty per cent of the funds available to the director in that fiscal year for the purposes of this section and designated for the purpose of defraying rental costs for livestock species exhibitions.
(2) The rental cost assistance shall be paid by the director to the Ohio expositions commission on behalf of the nonprofit livestock association by means of intrastate transfer voucher.
If the director receives more than one application for financial assistance for rental costs, the director shall consider the cost of and local economic benefit generated by each applicant's exhibition when allocating financial assistance.
(B) The director may expend not more than two per cent of the moneys available for the purposes of this section in a fiscal year to defray the costs to the department of agriculture for administering this section or to assist in recruiting livestock exhibitions to be held at the Ohio expositions center.
(C) The director, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules to carry out this section, including, without limitation, rules establishing procedures for the allocation and distribution of moneys available for the purposes of this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Chapter 901 | Department of Agriculture
Section 901.01 | Office Equipment and Supplies - Expense.
Section 901.02 | Record of Investigation - Distribution of Bulletins.
Section 901.03 | Rules and Regulations.
Section 901.04 | Grants, Gifts or Bequests Credited to Agro Ohio Fund.
Section 901.041 | Sustainable Agriculture Program Fund.
Section 901.05 | Conferences With Other States.
Section 901.051 | Cooperative or Contractual Arrangements With Public Bodies.
Section 901.08 | Appointment of Chiefs of Divisions.
Section 901.09 | Seasonal Produce Graders and Gypsy Mothtrap Tenders.
Section 901.10 | Division of Weights and Measures - State Sealer - Duties.
Section 901.16 | Inspection of Gas Meters and Meter Provers.
Section 901.17 | Division of Markets - Inspection Fund.
Section 901.171 | Promotion of Use of Ohio-Produced Agricultural Goods.
Section 901.172 | Ohio Proud Craft Beer and Spirits.
Section 901.18 | Collection and Dissemination of Agricultural Information.
Section 901.19 | Promotion and Protection of Livestock Interests.
Section 901.20 | Market Development Duties of Director.
Section 901.22 | Matching Grants for Purchasing Agricultural Easements.
Section 901.23 | Farmland Preservation Advisory Board.
Section 901.24 | Legal Adviser - Furnishing of Supplies.
Section 901.25 | Prosecutions.
Section 901.26 | Power to Conduct Hearings.
Section 901.261 | Assessment of Costs of Action for Noncompliance.
Section 901.27 | Investigations.
Section 901.28 | Inspection of Records.
Section 901.29 | Production of Records.
Section 901.30 | Application for and Receipt of Rural Rehabilitation Trust Assets.
Section 901.31 | Agreements for Use of Assets.
Section 901.32 | Ohio Farm Loan Fund.
Section 901.33 | Powers of Director - Delegation.
Section 901.34 | The United States Not Liable.
Section 901.35 | Administrative Rules Pertaining to Mink.
Section 901.41 | Livestock Exhibition at Ohio Expositions Center Definitions.
Section 901.42 | Financial Assistance for Livestock Species Exhibitions at Expositions Center.
Section 901.43 | Administrative Rules for Rendering Laboratory Services.
Section 901.44 | Laboratory and Administrative Support Fund.
Section 901.50 | Regulation of Invasive Plant Species.
Section 901.51 | Injuring Vines, Bushes, Trees, or Crops on Land of Another.
Section 901.511 | Prohibiting Terrorism Involving Agricultural Products or Equipment.
Section 901.52 | Assurance of Safety or Assumption of Responsibility Not Imputed.
Section 901.53 | Applicability of Fire Prevention and Safety Provisions.
Section 901.54 | Office of Farmland Preservation.
Section 901.61 | Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Certifications.
Section 901.70 | Livestock Exhibition Definitions.
Section 901.71 | Advisory Committee on Livestock Exhibitions.
Section 901.72 | Administrative Rules for Livestock Exhibitions.
Section 901.73 | Investigations Concerning Livestock Exhibitions.
Section 901.74 | Disciplinary Actions.
Section 901.75 | No Exhibition After Disqualification.
Section 901.76 | Tampering With or Sabotaging Livestock at an Exhibition Prohibited.
Section 901.80 | Immunity From Liability for Agritourism Providers.