Effective: August 21, 2014
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, or municipal corporation and any other body corporate and politic that is responsible for government activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state.
(2) "Local legislation" includes, but is not limited to, an ordinance, resolution, regulation, rule, motion, or amendment that is enacted or adopted by a political subdivision.
(B)(1) No political subdivision shall regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use, or application of fertilizer, or require a person licensed or registered under sections 905.31 to 905.99 of the Revised Code to obtain a license or permit to operate in a manner described in those sections, or to satisfy any other condition except as provided by a statute or rule of this state or of the United States.
(2) No political subdivision shall enact, adopt, or continue in effect local legislation relating to the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use, or application of fertilizers.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives and Lime; Fertilizer
Section 905.01 | Agricultural Additive Definitions.
Section 905.02 | Selling or Exchanging Unregistered Agricultural Additive.
Section 905.03 | Application for Registration of Agricultural Additive.
Section 905.04 | Label Information.
Section 905.05 | Administrative Rules.
Section 905.06 | Information Duties - Investigations.
Section 905.07 | Suspending or Revoking of Registration.
Section 905.08 | Holding Additives During Period of Suspension or Revocation.
Section 905.10 | Class Actions.
Section 905.11 | False Representations.
Section 905.31 | Fertilizer Definitions.
Section 905.32 | Application for License.
Section 905.321 | Certification Required.
Section 905.322 | Rules and Regulations Regarding Fertilizer Application.
Section 905.323 | Voluntary Nutrient Management Plans.
Section 905.324 | Confidentiality.
Section 905.325 | Civil Actions; Affirmative Defenses.
Section 905.326 | Application of Fertilizer in Western Basin.
Section 905.327 | Penalty for Unlawful Application of Fertilizer.
Section 905.33 | Registering Custom Mixed Fertilizer as a Specialty Fertilizer.
Section 905.331 | Nonagricultural Production Custom Mixed Fertilizer Blender License.
Section 905.34 | Exemption for Distributor.
Section 905.35 | Label Information.
Section 905.36 | Inspection Fees - Annual Statement of Tonnage.
Section 905.37 | Statement and Reports by Director.
Section 905.39 | Sampling and Analysis.
Section 905.40 | Administrative Rules.
Section 905.41 | Design and Construction of Storage Facilities for Anhydrous Ammonia.
Section 905.411 | Orders Prohibiting Use of Anhydrous Ammonia Equipment or System.
Section 905.43 | Mislabeled or Misrepresented Fertilizer.
Section 905.44 | Administrative Rules.
Section 905.45 | Refusing, Suspending or Revoking of Registration or License.
Section 905.46 | Holding Fertilizer Offered or Exposed for Sale in Violation of Law.
Section 905.47 | Condemnation Procedures.
Section 905.49 | Restrictions Not Applicable to Certain Importers and Manufacturers.
Section 905.50 | Mislabeled Fertilizer.
Section 905.501 | Civil Penalties.
Section 905.502 | Written Notice of Warning.
Section 905.503 | No Local Regulation of Fertilizers.
Section 905.51 | Liming Material Definitions.
Section 905.52 | Liming Material License.
Section 905.53 | Exemption From License Requirement.
Section 905.54 | Standards of Fineness.
Section 905.55 | Label Information.
Section 905.56 | Annual Tonnage Report - Inspection Fee.
Section 905.57 | Confidentiality of Information.
Section 905.58 | Annual Statement of Liming Material Sales.
Section 905.59 | Sampling and Analysis.
Section 905.60 | Mislabeled Liming Material.
Section 905.61 | Administrative Rules.
Section 905.62 | Revocation and Suspension of License or Refusal to License.
Section 905.63 | Order to Hold Material.