Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The department of agriculture shall provide necessary office furniture, stationery, books, periodicals, maps, instruments, and other necessary supplies. The necessary expense shall be audited and paid as other expenses are audited and paid.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The department of agriculture shall keep a record of its acts and investigations. The department may publish and distribute bulletins on matters of general interest relating to the work of the department.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The department of agriculture shall adopt reasonable and proper rules and regulations to govern its proceedings and to regulate the mode and manner of all investigations, inspections, and hearings.
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) The department of agriculture may solicit or accept from any public or private source and shall deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the agro Ohio fund any grant, gift, devise, or bequest of money made to or for […]
Effective: October 16, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 128th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the sustainable agriculture program fund. The fund shall consist of money credited to it, including, without limitation, federal money. The director of agriculture shall use money in the fund to support programs and activities […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The director of agriculture or authorized representatives may confer and meet with the officers of other states and of the United States on any matter pertaining to their official duties.
Effective: June 20, 1994 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 134 – 120th General Assembly The director of agriculture may enter into cooperative or contractual arrangements with the United States or any agency or department thereof, other states, other departments and subdivisions of this state, any other person or body politic, and by mutual agreement, may utilize […]
Effective: January 1, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly The director of agriculture shall appoint a chief of the division of administration, a chief of the division of animal health, a chief of the division of livestock environmental permitting, a chief of the division of soil and water conservation, a chief […]
Effective: June 30, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 – 129th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may employ and establish a compensation rate for seasonal produce graders and seasonal gypsy mothtrap tenders, who shall be in the unclassified civil service. (B) In lieu of employing seasonal gypsy moth tenders as provided in division […]
Effective: June 20, 1994 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 134 – 120th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the department of agriculture a division of weights and measures. The director of agriculture shall be the state sealer of weights and measures. The director shall appoint a deputy state sealer as prescribed by section 901.08 […]
Effective: July 26, 1974 Latest Legislation: House Bill 203 – 110th General Assembly The state sealer shall have charge of all the apparatus and property, belonging to the state, intended for the inspection of illuminating gas and gas meters, and the testing of the registration of meter provers; he shall test the registration of all […]
Effective: September 26, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 – 125th General Assembly The division of markets may do all of the following: (A) Investigate the cost of production and marketing in all its phases; (B) Gather and disseminate information concerning supply, demand, prevailing prices, and commercial movements, including common and cold storage of food […]
Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly (A) The department of agriculture may promote the use of Ohio-produced agricultural goods, including natural spring water, through the issuance of logotypes to qualified producers and processors under a promotional certification program to be developed and administered by the division of markets. […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “beer,” “cider,” and “spirituous liquor” have the same meanings as in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The department of agriculture may promote the use of Ohio-produced agricultural goods grown for inclusion in both of […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The director of agriculture may collect and disseminate such information relative to agriculture, agricultural labor, waste, and uncultivated land, undeveloped resources, and decrease of rural population as he deems wise for the promotion of agricultural production.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The director of agriculture shall promote and protect the livestock interests of the state, prevent the spread of dangerously infectious and contagious diseases, and co-operate with the bureau of animal industry of the United States department of agriculture in such work. He […]
Effective: July 17, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 128th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may do either or both of the following: (1) Reserve exhibition space for exhibitors to exhibit their goods in trade shows held in this country or in any other country. The director may charge and collect fees […]
Effective: January 1, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 901.22 of the Revised Code: (1) “Agricultural easement” has the same meaning as in section 5301.67 of the Revised Code. (2) “Agriculture” means those activities occurring on land devoted exclusively to agricultural use, as […]
Effective: January 1, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules that do all of the following: (1) Establish procedures and eligibility criteria for making matching grants to municipal corporations, counties, townships, soil and water conservation […]
Effective: March 23, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 131 – 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the farmland preservation advisory board consisting of twelve voting members appointed by the director of agriculture as follows: (1) One member who is a county commissioner or a representative of a statewide organization that represents county commissioners; […]
