(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.

(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.

Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.

Effective Date: 10-29-1996