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.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs
Section 924.01 | Agricultural Commodity Marketing Program Definitions.
Section 924.02 | Director to Establish Marketing Programs for Agricultural Commodities.
Section 924.03 | Authority of Marketing Programs for Agricultural Commodities.
Section 924.04 | Petition for Referendum to Establish or Amend Marketing Program.
Section 924.05 | Filing Properly Certified Report by Handler, Distributor or Processor.
Section 924.06 | Referendum to Establish or Amend Marketing Program.
Section 924.07 | Establishing Marketing Program - Operating Committee.
Section 924.08 | Monitoring Actions of Operating Committee.
Section 924.09 | Levying Assessments.
Section 924.10 | Marketing Program Funds - Fiscal Year - Financial Statements.
Section 924.12 | Suspending Operation of Marketing Program.
Section 924.13 | Termination of Marketing Program.
Section 924.14 | Coordinating Committee.
Section 924.15 | Enforcing Compliance.
Section 924.16 | Failing to Withhold or Remit Assessment.
Section 924.17 | Records Regarding Votes.
Section 924.20 | Grain Marketing Program Definitions.
Section 924.21 | Grain Marketing Program - Administration.
Section 924.211 | Soybean Marketing Program.
Section 924.212 | Hemp Marketing Program.
Section 924.22 | Grain Marketing Program Operating Committee.
Section 924.23 | Operating Committee Meetings - Immunity.
Section 924.24 | Duties and Powers of Operating Committee.
Section 924.25 | Director to Monitor Committee - Rules.
Section 924.26 | Levy of Assessments on Producers and Handlers.
Section 924.27 | Program Fiscal Year - Reports - Financial Statements.
Section 924.28 | Suspension or Termination of Program.
Section 924.29 | Civil Action to Enforce Compliance.
Section 924.30 | Failure to Withhold or Remit Assessment.
Section 924.40 | Rules and Authority Regarding Marketing Agreements for Agricultural Commodities.
Section 924.41 | Scope of Agricultural Marketing Agreements.
Section 924.42 | Petition for Approval of Marketing Agreement.
Section 924.43 | Notification to Producers.
Section 924.44 | Mandatory Terms.
Section 924.45 | Administration of Agreement.
Section 924.51 | Ohio Grape Industries Committee.
Section 924.52 | Powers and Duties of Ohio Grape Industries Committee.
Section 924.521 | Employees of Committee.
Section 924.53 | Monitoring Actions of Ohio Grape Industries Committee.
Section 924.54 | Ohio Grape Industries Fund - Annual Activity and Financial Report.
Section 924.55 | Reimbursement for Actual Administrative and Overhead Costs.