Ohio § 924.26 Levy of assessments on producers and handlers

Ohio Statutes

§ 924.26 — Levy of assessments on producers and handlers

Ohio § 924.26

Title 9Agriculture-Animals-Fences

Ch. 924Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 924.26 (2026).

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(A)The grain marketing program operating committee shall levy on producers and, as provided in division (B) of this section, handlers the following assessments, as applicable:

(1)One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of wheat at the first point of sale;

(2)One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of barley at the first point of sale;

(3)One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of rye at the first point of sale;

(4)One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of oats at the first point of sale.

(B)The director may require a handler to withhold assessments from any amounts that the handler owes to producers and to remit them to the operating committee. A handler who pays for a producer an assessment that is levied under this section may deduct the am

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(A) The grain marketing program operating committee shall levy on producers and, as provided in division (B) of this section, handlers the following assessments, as applicable:

(1) One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of wheat at the first point of sale;

(2) One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of barley at the first point of sale;

(3) One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of rye at the first point of sale;

(4) One-half of one per cent of the per-bushel price of oats at the first point of sale.

(B) The director may require a handler to withhold assessments from any amounts that the handler owes to producers and to remit them to the operating committee. A handler who pays for a producer an assessment that is levied under this section may deduct the amount of the assessment from any money that the handler owes to the producer.

(C) The operating committee shall deposit all money collected under this section with a bank as defined in section1101.01of the Revised Code. All money so collected and deposited shall be used only for defraying the costs of administration of the marketing program and for carrying out sections924.20to924.30of the Revised Code. The operating committee shall not use any assessments that it levies for any political or legislative purpose or for preferential treatment of one person to the detriment of any other person affected by the grain marketing program.

(D) The operating committee shall refund to a producer the assessments that it collects from the producer not later than thirty days after receipt of a valid application by the producer for a refund, provided that the producer complies with the procedures for a refund established by the committee under section924.24of the Revised Code.

An application for a refund shall be made on a form provided by the director. The operating committee shall ensure that refund forms are available where assessments for the grain marketing program are collected.