A board of county commissioners may maintain and operate a facility to encourage the study of and promote the sciences and natural history, or it may contract with or contribute to a nonprofit corporation to develop, maintain, and operate such a facility if the nonprofit corporation is organized, in whole or in part, for the purpose of encouraging the study of and to promote the sciences and natural history.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 307.761

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.