Ohio Code 3335.57 – Agricultural research and development center governed by board of trustees – fund
(A) The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall govern the Ohio agricultural research and development center.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3335.57
- 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
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) There is hereby created the “Ohio agricultural research and development center fund,” which shall be under the custody and control of the board of trustees of the university and shall consist of all moneys appropriated, given, granted, or bequeathed to the center or to the university for the center’s use by the United States, this state, any political subdivision of this state, or any person. The board shall have responsibility for expenditure of all moneys in the fund in accordance with state and federal law and memoranda of agreement between the university and the United States department of agriculture.
(C) The board of trustees shall provide for the center such necessary lands and buildings as the board considers appropriate to carry out the center’s research and development mission.
(D) The board of trustees may lease sites for construction of laboratories or other facilities to the United States government within any area owned by this state and administered by the university for purposes of the center. Such leases may be of such duration and consideration as will be in the mutual interest of this state and the departments or agencies of the United States government.
All moneys received from any such leases shall be held and administered by the university for the use and benefit of the center.