Ohio Code 915.24 – Food safety fund
(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the food safety fund. All of the following moneys shall be credited to the fund:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 915.24
- 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
(1) Bakery registration fees and fines received under sections 911.02 to 911.20 of the Revised Code;
(2) Cannery license fees and renewal fees received under sections 913.01 to 913.05 of the Revised Code;
(3) Moneys received under sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code;
(4) License fees, fines, and penalties recovered for the violation of sections 915.01 to 915.12 of the Revised Code;
(5) License fees collected under sections 915.14 to 915.23 of the Revised Code;
(6) License fees, other fees, and fines collected by or for the director of agriculture under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code;
(7) Fees collected under section 3715.04 of the Revised Code for the issuance of certificates of health and freesale;
(8) Registration fees and other fees collected by the director of agriculture under section 3715.041 of the Revised Code.
(B) The director of agriculture shall use the moneys deposited into the food safety fund to administer and enforce the laws pursuant to which the moneys were collected.