2006 Ohio Revised Code - 927.69. Inspections.

§ 927.69. Inspections.
 

To effect the purpose of sections 927.51 to 927.74 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture or the director's authorized representative may: 

(A) Make reasonable inspection of any premises in this state and any property therein or thereon; 

(B) Stop and inspect in a reasonable manner, any means of conveyance moving within this state upon probable cause to believe it contains or carries any pest, host, commodity, or other article that is subject to sections 927.51 to 927.72 of the Revised Code; 

(C) Conduct inspections of agricultural products that are required by other states, the United States department of agriculture, other federal agencies, or foreign countries to determine whether the products are infested. If, upon making such an inspection, the director or the director's authorized representative determines that an agricultural product is not infested, the director or the director's authorized representative may issue a certificate, as required by other states, the United States department of agriculture, other federal agencies, or foreign countries, indicating that the product is not infested. 

If the director charges fees for any of the certificates, agreements, or inspections specified in this section, the fees shall be as follows: 

(1) Phyto sanitary certificates, twenty-five dollars; 

(2) Compliance agreements, twenty dollars; 

(3) Solid wood packing certificates, twenty dollars; 

(4) Agricultural products and their conveyances inspections, an amount equal to the hourly rate of pay in the highest step in the pay range, including fringe benefits, of a plant pest control specialist multiplied by the number of hours worked by such a specialist in conducting an inspection. 

The director may adopt rules under section 927.52 of the Revised Code that define the certificates, agreements, and inspections. 

The fees shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the pesticide program fund created in Chapter 921. of the Revised Code. Money credited to the fund shall be used to pay the costs incurred by the department of agriculture in administering this chapter, including employing a minimum of two additional inspectors. 
 

HISTORY: 133 v S 387. Eff 11-18-69; 150 v H 95, § 1, eff. 9-26-03; 151 v H 66, § 101.01, eff. 6-30-05.
 

The effective date is set by § 612.12 of 151 v H 66. 

The effective date is set by section 179 of H.B. 95 (150 v  - ). 

 

Effect of Amendments

151 v H 66, effective June 30, 2005, in the first paragraph of (C)(4), substituted "an amount equal to ... in conducting an inspection" for "sixty-five dollars". 

H.B. 95, Acts 2003, effective September 26, 2003, added (C); and made minor stylistic and gender neutral changes.