Ohio Code 901.171 – Promotion of use of Ohio-produced agricultural goods
(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.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 901.171
- 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
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) Pursuant to rules adopted under Chapter 119 of the Revised Code, the department may establish reasonable fees and criteria for participation in the program. All such fees shall be credited to the Ohio proud, international, and domestic market development fund created in section 901.20 of the Revised Code and used to finance the program.
(C) The department may sell merchandise that promotes the certification program. The director of agriculture shall deposit all proceeds from the sales of merchandise in the state treasury to the credit of the Ohio proud, international, and domestic market development fund.
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