Effective: September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The director of agriculture may inspect, sample, and analyze any liming material utilized within the state to such extent as the director considers necessary to determine whether the liming material is in compliance with sections 905.51 to 905.65 of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted under such sections. The director may enter into an agreement with a person that is not a department of agriculture employee that authorizes that person to perform the inspections, sampling, and analysis of liming material. If the director enters into an agreement, the director shall annually audit the records relating to the inspections, sampling, and analysis performed by the person.
(B) The director or a person who has entered into an agreement with the director under division (A) of this section may enter upon any public or private premises or means of conveyance at any reasonable time to have access to liming material subject to sections 905.51 to 905.65 of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted under such sections.
(C) The methods of sampling and analysis of liming materials shall be those adopted by the association of official analytical chemists or as prescribed by the director.
(D) The results of the official analysis of any sample of liming material that is found to be in violation of sections 905.51 to 905.65 of the Revised Code, or any regulation adopted under such sections, shall be forwarded to the licensee. A licensee may request a portion of any such sample if the request is made not more than thirty days after the date of the analysis report.
(E) Analytical tolerances shall be governed by rules adopted by the director, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 4:14 PM
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.