Ohio Code 917.13 – Payment reports
Each dealer shall file with the director of agriculture a statement setting forth the days of each calendar month on which payment is to be made to producers. Whenever any dealer does not pay any of his producers on such days, he shall file with the director a sworn statement containing the names and addresses of producers not so paid and the amount payable to each.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 917.13
- 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
- Milk: means the lacteal secretion, substantially free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, goats, sheep, or other animals and intended for either of the following purposes:
(1) To be sold for human consumption or for use in dairy products;
(2) To be used for human consumption or for use in dairy products on the premises of a governmental agency or institution. See Ohio Code 917.01
Thereafter, on or before the twentieth day of each calendar month, each dealer shall file with the director a statement setting forth the prices paid for milk or cream delivered to him by producers during the preceding calendar month, and also setting forth the method by which payments to individual producers or a co-operative association were computed. The director shall file such statements, and the same or copies thereof shall be open to public inspection during office hours.