Ohio Code § 4503.503

§ 4503.503.

(A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational

vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may

apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of “Ohio agriculture”

license plates.  The application for “Ohio agriculture” license plates may be combined with a request

for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code .  Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance with division (B) of this

section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration

and a set of “Ohio agriculture” license plates with a validation sticker or a validation

sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code . In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, “Ohio agriculture”

license plates shall be inscribed with words and markings selected and designed by

the Ohio farm bureau federation, in consultation with representatives of agricultural

commodity organizations of this state.  The registrar shall approve the final design.  “Ohio agriculture” license plates shall bear county identification stickers that

identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code . (B) “Ohio agriculture” license plates and validation stickers shall be issued upon payment

of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code , any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code,

any applicable fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code , a bureau of motor vehicles administrative fee of ten dollars, the contribution specified

under division (C) of this section, and compliance with all other applicable laws

relating to the registration of motor vehicles. (C) For each application for registration and registration renewal received under this

section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty dollars.  The registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit

in the state treasury to the credit of the agro Ohio fund created in section 901.04 of the Revised Code . (D) The registrar shall deposit the bureau administrative fee of ten dollars specified

in division (B) of this section, the purpose of which is to compensate the bureau

for the additional services required in the issuing of the applicant's “Ohio agriculture”

license plates, into the public safety--highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code .