Ohio Code § 1510.09

§ 1510.09.

(A) There is hereby established a fund for any marketing program that is established

by the technical advisory council under this chapter.  The fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part

of the state treasury.  Except as authorized in division (B) of this section, all money collected pursuant

to section 1510.08 of the Revised Code for the marketing program shall be paid into the fund for the marketing program and

shall be disbursed only pursuant to a voucher signed by the chairperson of the council

for use in defraying the costs of administration of the marketing program and for

carrying out sections 1510.02 , 1510.03 , and 1510.11 of the Revised Code . (B) In lieu of deposits in the fund established under division (A) of this section, the

operating committee of a marketing program established under this chapter may deposit

all money collected pursuant to section 1510.08 of the Revised Code with a bank as defined in section 1101.01 of the Revised Code .  All money collected pursuant to section 1510.08 of the Revised Code for the marketing program and deposited pursuant to this division also shall be used

only in defraying the costs of administration of the marketing program and for carrying

out sections 1510.02 , 1510.03 , and 1510.11 of the Revised Code . (C) The operating committee shall establish a fiscal year for its marketing program,

shall publish an activity and financial report within sixty days of the end of each

fiscal year, and shall make the report available to each producer who pays an assessment

or otherwise contributes to the marketing program that the committee administers and

to other interested persons. (D) In addition to the report required by division (C) of this section, an operating

committee that deposits money in accordance with division (B) of this section shall

annually submit to the council a financial statement prepared by a certified public

accountant holding valid certification from the Ohio board of accountancy issued pursuant

to Chapter 4701. of the Revised Code.  The operating committee shall file the financial statement with the council not

more than one hundred fifty days after the end of each fiscal year.