Ohio § 901.42

§ 901.42.

(A) The director of agriculture may provide financial assistance to a statewide, multi-state,

or national nonprofit livestock association to defray not more than fifty per cent

of the rental costs of the Ohio expositions center for purposes of conducting a livestock

species exhibition at the center.  In order to obtain financial assistance under this division, a nonprofit livestock

association shall apply to the director on a form prescribed by the director and in

the manner prescribed in rules adopted under division (C) of this section. Rental cost assistance authorized by this division shall be provided subject to both

of the following conditions: (1) No nonprofit livestock association shall receive in any fiscal year rental cost assistance

exceeding fifty per cent of the funds available to the director in that fiscal year

for the purposes of this section and designated for the purpose of defraying rental

costs for livestock species exhibitions. (2) The rental cost assistance shall be paid by the director to the Ohio expositions

commission on behalf of the nonprofit livestock association by means of intrastate

transfer voucher. If the director receives more than one application for financial assistance for rental

costs, the director shall consider the cost of and local economic benefit generated

by each applicant's exhibition when allocating financial assistance. (B) The director may expend not more than two per cent of the moneys available for the

purposes of this section in a fiscal year to defray the costs to the department of

agriculture for administering this section or to assist in recruiting livestock exhibitions

to be held at the Ohio expositions center. (C) The director, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules

to carry out this section, including, without limitation, rules establishing procedures

for the allocation and distribution of moneys available for the purposes of this section.