Ohio § 924.12

§ 924.12.

(A) The director of agriculture may temporarily suspend the operation of a marketing

program, or any part thereof, for any reason, upon recommendation by the operating

committee for the program, for a period of not more than twelve consecutive months. (B) At least once in each five years of operation, or at any time upon written petition

by the lesser of twenty per cent or one thousand of the producers affected by a marketing

program, the director shall give public notice by analogy to division (A) of and conduct

a hearing under division (C) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code to consider the continuation of the program.  The director may conduct the hearing by means of video conference or any other similar

electronic technology in accordance with section 121.221 of the Revised Code .  The director shall file a copy of the public notice with the director of the legislative

service commission for purposes of publishing the public notice in the register of

Ohio. (C) Within thirty days after the close of any hearing to consider the continuation of

a marketing program, the director of agriculture shall recommend continuation or termination

of the program, and shall give public notice of the recommendation by publication

in the register of Ohio.  The director also shall provide notice of the recommendation to any person who,

in writing, has requested notification and may give whatever other notice the director

reasonably considers necessary to ensure that notice is constructively given to all

persons who are affected by the program. (D) When the director recommends termination of a marketing program, the director shall,

within forty-five days, conduct a referendum to determine whether the affected producers

favor the proposed termination.  The affected producers favor the termination of the program if a majority of the

producers who vote in the referendum vote in favor of termination of the program.