(A) Except as provided in section 905.53 of the Revised Code, no person shall manufacture, sell, or distribute in this state liming material without a license to do so issued by the department of agriculture.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 905.52

  • 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
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • 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

(B) Each such license expires on the thirty-first day of December of each year and shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code.

(C) Each application for issuance or renewal of such a license shall:

(1) Include the name and address of the applicant and the name and address of each bulk distribution point from which the applicant’s liming material will be distributed in this state;

(2) Be accompanied by a license fee of fifty dollars:

(a) For each location at which liming material is manufactured in this state;

(b) For each location out of the state from which liming material is distributed or sold in this state to nonlicensees.

(3) Be accompanied by a label for each product name and grade.

(D) The name and address of the applicant shown on the application shall be shown on all labels, pertinent invoices, and bulk storage for liming material distributed or sold by the licensee in this state.

(E) The licensee shall inform the department in writing of additional distribution points established during the period of the license.

(F) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code.

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