§ 3717.071 — Forms for calculating licensing fees

Ohio § 3717.071

• Jurisdiction: Ohio
• Title 37: Health-Safety-Morals
• Ch. 3717: Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations

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(A) The director of agriculture and director of health shall prescribe forms for use in calculating the licensing fees that may be charged under sections3717.25and3717.45of the Revised Code. Each licensor that charges licensing fees shall use the forms in calculating its costs according to the uniform methodologies established in rules adopted under section3717.07of the Revised Code.

(B)(1) If the licensor is a board of health, the board shall submit the form to the director of agriculture in the case of fees being charged for retail food establishment licenses, and to the director of health in the case of fees being charged for food service operation licenses. The board shall submit the form to the appropriate director not later than the first day of the fiscal year in which the fees will apply. A form that is mailed to the director shall be considered to have been submitted on its postmark date.

(2) On receipt of a form from a board of health, the director of agriculture or director of health shall review the form to determine if the board has calculated its fees in accordance with the uniform methodologies. If at any time the director of agriculture or director of health has reasonable cause to believe that an audit of a board of health, in addition to the annual or biennial audit conducted pursuant to division (A) of section117.11of the Revised Code, is in the public interest, the director may request that the auditor of state conduct the audit. If the audit is conducted, the cost of the audit is the responsibility of the board of health.

(C)(1) If a board of health fails to submit the forms as required under division (B)(1) of this section and the failure has occurred not more than twice in the immediately preceding five-year period, the board is subject to the following penalties:

(a) If the form is late by one but not more than five working days, a fine of fifty dollars for each working day the form is late;

(b) If the form is late by six working days but not more than ten working days, a fine of one hundred dollars for each working day the form is late;

(c) If the form is late by more than ten working days, the board shall reduce by twenty per cent the fees it charges under section3717.25or3717.45of the Revised Code during the next succeeding fiscal year.

(2) If a board fails to submit the forms and the failure has occurred more than twice in the immediately preceding five-year period, the board shall reduce by twenty per cent the fees it charges under section3717.25or3717.45of the Revised Code during the next succeeding fiscal year.

(3) A board of health that is required to pay a fine or reduce its licensing fees shall not include any part of the cost of the penalty in the fees it charges under section3717.25or3717.45of the Revised Code or the fees it charges in operating any other licensing program.

Last updated August 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM

Legislative History

Effective: September 30, 2025 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly