Ohio Code § 1711.17
Ohio Code § 1711.17. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1711.17.
(A) In any counties in which there is a duly organized independent agricultural society,
the respective boards of county commissioners may purchase or lease jointly, for a
term of not less than twenty years, real estate on which to hold fairs under the management
and control of the society, and may erect suitable buildings and otherwise improve
the property, and pay the rental thereof, or contribute to or pay any other form of
indebtedness of the society, if the director of agriculture has certified to the board
that the independent agricultural society is complying with all laws and rules governing
the operation of county agricultural societies. The boards may appropriate from their respective general funds such an amount as
they consider necessary for any of those purposes. (B) An independent agricultural society may purchase or lease, for a term of not less
than twenty years, real estate on which to hold fairs under its management and control
and may erect suitable buildings on the real estate and otherwise improve it.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1711.17
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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