Ohio Code 904.06 – Ohio livestock care standards fund
(A) Until the general assembly appropriates money for the purposes of this chapter and rules adopted under it, the director of agriculture shall request the controlling board to authorize the transfer of all or part of an appropriation from any fund administered by the department of agriculture to the Ohio livestock care standards fund created in division (B) of this section.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 904.06
- agriculture: includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by the director of agriculture by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 1.61
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- livestock: means either of the following:
(A) Equine animals regardless of the purpose for which they are raised;
(B) Any of the following animals that are raised for human food products or fiber:
(1) Porcine animals;
(2) Bovine animals;
(3) Caprine animals;
(4) Ovine animals;
(5) Poultry;
(6) Alpacas;
(7) Llamas;
(8) Any other animal designated in rules adopted under section 904. See Ohio Code 904.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) All money appropriated by the general assembly for use by the Ohio livestock care standards board, money transferred from any fund administered by the department as provided in division (A) of this section, and all money donated to the department or the board for the purposes of advancing livestock care shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Ohio livestock care standards fund, which is hereby created.
(C) Money credited to the fund shall be used by the director to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the administration and enforcement costs of the department and the compensation of employees of the board.