Ohio Code 936.02 – Establishment; members
(A) The director of agriculture shall establish a propane council and adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code necessary to implement this chapter.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 936.02
- 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
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Propane: means liquefied petroleum gas, a material with a vapor pressure not exceeding that of commercial propane composed predominately of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures:
(A) Propane;
(B) Propylene;
(C) Butane;
(D) Butylene
"Propane council" or "council" means the propane council created under section 936. See Ohio Code 936.01
- Retailer: means a person engaged primarily in the sale of odorized propane to the ultimate consumer or to a retail propane dispenser. See Ohio Code 936.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Wholesale distributor: means a person whose primary business involves the sale of propane to a retailer. See Ohio Code 936.01
(B) The director shall appoint the following members to the council in accordance with this section and rules adopted under it:
(1) Two multi-state propane gas retailers;
(2) Two intrastate propane gas retailers;
(3) One cooperative propane gas retailer;
(4) One wholesale propane gas wholesale distributor;
(5) One propane gas equipment dealer;
The director of agriculture or the director’s designee and the state fire marshal or the fire marshal’s designee also shall serve on the council.
(C) The director shall appoint members under divisions (B)(1) through (5) of this section from a list submitted by a qualified statewide propane association. The director shall not appoint a person as a member of the council unless the person is at least twenty-five years old and has at least five years of active experience in the propane gas industry.
(D) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the director shall make initial appointments to the council. Members shall serve three-year staggered terms of office in accordance with rules adopted by the director.