Ohio § 929.01

§ 929.01.

As used in this chapter: (A) “ Agricultural production ” means commercial aquaculture, algaculture meaning the farming of algae, apiculture,

animal husbandry, or poultry husbandry;  the production for a commercial purpose of

timber, field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs,

ornamental trees, flowers, or sod;  the growth of timber for a noncommercial purpose

if the land on which the timber is grown is contiguous to or part of a parcel of land

under common ownership that is otherwise devoted exclusively to agricultural use;

 or any combination of such husbandry, production, or growth;  and includes the processing,

drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are

conducted in conjunction with such husbandry, production, or growth. “ Agricultural production ” includes conservation practices, provided that the tracts, lots, or parcels of land

or portions thereof that are used for conservation practices comprise not more than

twenty-five per cent of tracts, lots, or parcels of land that are otherwise devoted

exclusively to agricultural use and for which an application is filed under section 929.02 of the Revised Code . (B) “ Withdrawal from an agricultural district ” includes the explicit removal of land from an agricultural district, conversion

of land in an agricultural district to use for purposes other than agricultural production,

and withdrawal of land from a land retirement or conservation program to use for purposes

other than agricultural production.  Withdrawal from an agricultural district does not include land described in division (A)(3) of section 5713.30 of the Revised Code . (C) “Conservation practice” has the same meaning as in section 5713.30 of the Revised Code .