As Passed by the Senate

127th General Assembly Regular Session 2007-2008

Am. Sub. H. B. No. 293

Representative Goodwin 

Cosponsors: Representatives McGregor, J., Wachtmann, Yuko, Evans, Reinhard, Latta, Huffman, Peterson, Chandler, Dodd, Seitz, Stebelton, Fende, Sayre, Hughes, Aslanides, Combs, Domenick, Otterman, Bacon, Barrett, Batchelder, Beatty, Bolon, Celeste, Daniels, Dolan, Dyer, Flowers, Gardner, Gibbs, Goyal, Hagan, J., Harwood, Heard, Hite, Hottinger, Letson, Oelslager, Okey, Patton, Schindel, Schlichter, Setzer, Strahorn, Uecker, Wagner, Webster, Widener, Yates, Zehringer 

Senators Mumper, Padgett, Faber, Grendell, Schuring, Roberts, Boccieri, Carey, Cates, Harris, Niehaus, Schaffer, Seitz, Schuler, Kearney, Wilson, Fedor 

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A BILL

To amend sections 901.04, 4501.21, 4503.77, and

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4503.78 and to enact sections 901.90, 4503.503,

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4503.504, and 4503.553 of the Revised Code to

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establish a threshold of 500 annual special

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license plate registrations for all special

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license plates, to create "Ohio Agriculture"

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license plates and to create the Ohio

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Agriculture License Plate Scholarship Program,

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to create "Ohio Sustainable Agriculture" license

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plates, and to create "Ohio's Horse" license

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plates and to provide that money from the

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contributions for the license plates be paid to

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the Ohio Coalition for Animals, Incorporated.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 901.04, 4501.21, 4503.77, and	14
4503.78 be amended and sections 901.90, 4503.503, 4503.504, and	15
4503.553 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	16

Sec. 901.04.  (A) The department of agriculture may solicit	17
or accept from any public or private source and shall deposit in	18
the state treasury to the credit of the agro Ohio fund any grant,	19
gift, devise, or bequest of money made to or for the use of the	20
department in fulfilling its statutory duties or for promoting any	21
part of the public welfare that is under the supervision and	22
control of the department. The department may also accept and hold	23
on behalf of this state any grant, gift, devise, or bequest of	24
other property made to or for the use of the department or for	25
promoting any part of the public welfare that is under the	26
supervision and control of the department. The department may	27
contract for and carry out the terms and conditions of any devise,	28
grant, gift, or donation that may be so made.	29

(B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the agro	30
Ohio fund, to which shall be credited all sums received under	31
division (A) of this section and, divisions (A)(2) and (C) of	32
section 2105.09 of the Revised Code, and section 4503.504 of the	33
Revised Code. All money received under divisions (A)(2) and (C) of	34
section 2105.09 of the Revised Code shall be used for the benefit	35
of agriculture. All money received under section 4503.504 of the	36
Revised Code shall be used for the benefit of sustainable	37
agriculture markets in the state as determined by the director of	38
agriculture.	39

(C) The director may use all or any portion of the moneys in	40
the agro Ohio fund to award grants for the purpose of promoting	41
agriculture in this state. With respect to such grants that	42
consist of moneys other than federal moneys, the director shall	43
adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code	44
establishing all of the following:	45

(1) Specific purposes for which grants may be awarded;

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(2) Procedures for soliciting grant applications, applying	47
for grants, awarding grants, and otherwise administering grants;	48

(3) Eligibility criteria for receiving grants that must be	49
satisfied by applicants for the grants;	50

(4) Any other procedures and requirements that are necessary	51
to administer a grant program.	52

(D) Federal moneys deposited into the agro Ohio fund shall be	53
used in accordance with any terms that federal law prescribes for	54
their use.	55

Sec. 901.90. (A) There is hereby created in the state	56
treasury the Ohio agriculture license plate scholarship fund	57
consisting of the contributions the registrar of motor vehicles	58
receives pursuant to section 4503.503 of the Revised Code. Money	59
shall be expended from the fund only as provided in division (C)	60
of this section.	61

(B)(1) There is hereby created the Ohio agriculture license	62
plate scholarship fund board, consisting of the director of	63
agriculture or the director's designee and one representative	64
appointed by each of the following organizations:	65

(a) The Ohio agriculture council;

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(b) The Ohio corngrowers association;

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(c) The Ohio farm bureau federation;

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(d) The Ohio soy association;

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(e) The Ohio state university college of food, agricultural,	70
and environmental sciences;	71

(f) The Ohio young farmers association.

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(2) All original appointments to the board shall be made not	73
later than ninety days after the effective date of this section,	74
and all vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the	75
original appointment. Members of the board shall serve without	76
compensation but shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses they	77
incur in performing their duties. The director of agriculture or	78
the director's designee shall serve as chairperson. The board	79
shall adopt rules governing their meetings and proceedings.	80

(C) There is hereby established the Ohio agriculture license	81
plate scholarship program to benefit students who attend an	82
institution of higher learning located in this state and are	83
enrolled in a program that is related to agriculture. The board	84
shall adopt rules governing all aspects of the program,	85
including any additional eligibility requirements, the	86
application process, scholarship amounts, and any requirements a	87
student must meet in order to retain a scholarship.	88

All decisions of the board relating to the scholarship	89
program, including the decision to award, renew, not renew, or	90
revoke a scholarship, are final.	91

Sec. 4501.21.  (A) There is hereby created in the state	92
treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall	93
consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and	94
collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections	95
4503.491, 4503.493, 4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502, 4503.51,	96
4503.522, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, 4503.552, 4503.553,	97
4503.561, 4503.562, 4503.591, 4503.67, 4503.68, 4503.69, 4503.71,	98
4503.711, 4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, 4503.75, and 4503.85 of the	99
Revised Code.	100

(B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	101
collects in the fund as follows:	102

(1) The registrar shall pay the contributions received	103
pursuant to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast	104
cancer fund of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for	105
programs that provide assistance and education to Ohio breast	106
cancer patients and that improve access for such patients to	107
quality health care and clinical trials and shall not use any of	108
the money for abortion information, counseling, services, or other	109
abortion-related activities.	110

(2) The registrar shall pay the contributions received	111
pursuant to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism	112
society of Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs	113
and autism awareness efforts throughout the state.	114

(3) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	115
receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the	116
future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the	117
contributions into its general account to be used for educational	118
and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America	119
foundation.	120

(4) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	121
receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised Code to the	122
4-H youth development program of the Ohio state university	123
extension program, which shall use those contributions to pay the	124
expenses it incurs in conducting its educational activities.	125

(5) The registrar shall pay the contributions received	126
pursuant to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio	127
cattlemen's foundation, which shall use those contributions for	128
scholarships and other educational activities.	129

(6) The registrar shall pay each contribution the registrar	130
receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised Code to the	131
university or college whose name or marking or design appears on	132
collegiate license plates that are issued to a person under that	133
section. A university or college that receives contributions from	134
the fund shall deposit the contributions into its general	135
scholarship fund.	136

(7) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	137
receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised Code to the	138
"friends of Perry's victory and international peace memorial,	139
incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of	140
this state, to assist that organization in paying the expenses it	141
incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable, educational, and	142
cultural events at the monument.	143

(8) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	144
receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised Code to the	145
pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the contributions	146
into a special bank account that it establishes and which shall be	147
separate and distinct from any other account the pro football hall	148
of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for the purpose of	149
promoting the pro football hall of fame as a travel destination.	150

(9) The registrar shall pay the contributions that are paid	151
to the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised Code	152
to the national rifle association foundation, which shall use the	153
money to pay the costs of the educational activities and programs	154
the foundation holds or sponsors in this state.	155

(10) In accordance with section 955.202 of the Revised Code,	156
the registrar shall pay to the pets program funding board created	157
by that section the contributions the registrar receives pursuant	158
to section 4503.551 of the Revised Code and any other money from	159
any other source, including donations, gifts, and grants, that is	160
designated by the source to be paid to the pets program funding	161
board. The board shall use the moneys it receives under this	162
section only to support programs for the sterilization of dogs and	163
cats and for educational programs concerning the proper veterinary	164
care of those animals.	165

(11) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	166
receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised Code to the	167
rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated.	168

(12) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	169
receives pursuant to section 4503.553 of the Revised Code to the	170
Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation.	171
Except as provided in division (B)(12) of this section, the	172
coalition shall distribute the money to its members, and the	173
members shall use the money only to pay for educational,	174
charitable, and other programs of each coalition member that	175
provide care for unwanted, abused, and neglected horses. The Ohio	176
coalition for animals may use a portion of the money to pay for	177
reasonable marketing costs incurred in the design and promotion	178
of the license plate and for administrative costs incurred in the	179
disbursement and management of funds received under this section.	180

(13) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	181
receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised Code to the	182
state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which shall	183
deposit the contributions into a special bank account that it	184
establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and	185
distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks	186
unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the	187
purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands	188
and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of	189
ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in	190
writing of the name, address, and account to which such payments	191
are to be made under division (B)(12) of this section.	192

(13)(14) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	193
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised	194
Code to the Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money	195
to pay the expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the	196
Mahoning river watershed.	197

(14)(15)(a) The registrar shall pay to a sports commission	198
created pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each	199
contribution the registrar receives under that section that an	200
applicant pays to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a	201
professional sports team located in the county of that sports	202
commission and that is participating in the license plate program	203
pursuant to division (E) of that section, irrespective of the	204
county of residence of an applicant.	205

(b) The registrar shall pay to a community charity each	206
contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the	207
Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that	208
bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating	209
in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that	210
section.	211

(15)(16) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	212
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised Code	213
to the Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council	214
shall distribute all contributions in an equitable manner	215
throughout the state to regional councils of the boy scouts.	216

(16)(17) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	217
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised Code	218
to the great river council of the girl scouts of the United States	219
of America. The council shall distribute all contributions in an	220
equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils of the	221
girl scouts.	222

(17)(18) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	223
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised Code	224
to the Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council	225
shall distribute all contributions in an equitable manner	226
throughout the state to regional councils of the boy scouts.	227

(18)(19) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	228
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised Code	229
to the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which	230
shall deposit the fees into its general account to be used for	231
purposes of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated.	232

(19)(20) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	233
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised	234
Code to the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which	235
shall deposit the contributions into an account that it creates to	236
be used for the purpose of advancing and protecting the law	237
enforcement profession, promoting improved law enforcement	238
methods, and teaching respect for law and order.	239

(20)(21) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	240
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised Code	241
to the organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio CASA/GAL	242
association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized under	243
Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL association	244
shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it incurs in	245
administering a program to secure the proper representation in the	246
courts of this state of abused, neglected, and dependent children,	247
and for the training and supervision of persons participating in	248
that program.	249

(21)(22) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	250
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised Code	251
to Wright B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the	252
contributions into its general account to be used for purposes of	253
Wright B. Flyer, incorporated.	254

(22)(23) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	255
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised Code	256
to the Columbus zoological park association, which shall disburse	257
the moneys to Ohio's major metropolitan zoos, as defined in	258
section 4503.74 of the Revised Code, in accordance with a written	259
agreement entered into by the major metropolitan zoos.	260

(23)(24) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	261
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised Code	262
to the rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in Evanston,	263
Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent fund and	264
used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of the rotary	265
foundation.	266

(24)(25) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	267
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised Code	268
to the Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake Erie	269
area research projects.	270

(C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution	271
fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day	272
of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each	273
entity described in divisionsdivision (B)(1) to (24) of this	274
section the investment income the fund earned the previous	275
calendar year. The amount of such a distribution paid to an entity	276
shall be proportionate to the amount of money the entity received	277
from the fund during the previous calendar year.	278

Sec. 4503.503. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,	279
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other	280
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may	281
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and	282
issuance of "Ohio agriculture" license plates. The application for	283
"Ohio agriculture" license plates may be combined with a request	284
for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or	285
4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed	286
application and compliance with division (B) of this section, the	287
registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle	288
registration and a set of "Ohio agriculture" license plates with a	289
validation sticker or a validation sticker alone when required by	290
section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.	291

In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed	292
thereon, "Ohio agriculture" license plates shall be inscribed with	293
words and markings selected and designed by the Ohio farm bureau	294
federation, in consultation with representatives of agricultural	295
commodity organizations of this state. The registrar shall approve	296
the final design. "Ohio agriculture" license plates shall bear	297
county identification stickers that identify the county of	298
registration by name or number.	299

(B) "Ohio agriculture" license plates and validation stickers	300
shall be issued upon payment of the regular license tax as	301
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any	302
applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the	303
Revised Code, any applicable fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or	304
4503.42 of the Revised Code, a bureau of motor vehicles	305
administrative fee of ten dollars, the contribution specified	306
under division (C) of this section, and compliance with all other	307
applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.	308

(C) For each application for registration and registration	309
renewal received under this section, the registrar shall collect a	310
contribution of twenty dollars. The registrar shall transmit this	311
contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit in the Ohio	312
agriculture license plate scholarship fund created in section	313
901.90 of the Revised Code.	314

(D) The registrar shall deposit the bureau administrative fee	315
of ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section, the	316
purpose of which is to compensate the bureau for the additional	317
services required in the issuing of the applicant's "Ohio	318
agriculture" license plates, into the state bureau of motor	319
vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.	320

Sec. 4503.504.  (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger	321
car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other	322
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may	323
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and	324
issuance of "Ohio sustainable agriculture" license plates. The	325
application for "Ohio sustainable agriculture" license plates may	326
be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate	327
under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt	328
of the completed application and compliance with division (B) of	329
this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the	330
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "Ohio sustainable	331
agriculture" license plates with a validation sticker or a	332
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the	333
Revised Code.	334

In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed	335
thereon, "Ohio sustainable agriculture" license plates shall be	336
inscribed with words and markings selected and designed by the	337
department of agriculture. The registrar shall approve the final	338
design. "Ohio sustainable agriculture" license plates shall bear	339
county identification stickers that identify the county of	340
registration by name or number.	341

(B) "Ohio sustainable agriculture" license plates and	342
validation stickers shall be issued upon payment of the regular	343
license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised	344
Code, any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504.	345
of the Revised Code, any applicable fee prescribed by section	346
4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, a bureau of motor vehicles	347
administrative fee of ten dollars, the contribution specified	348
under division (C) of this section, and compliance with all other	349
applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.	350

(C) For each application for registration and registration	351
renewal received under this section, the registrar shall collect a	352
contribution of twenty dollars. The registrar shall transmit this	353
contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit in the agro	354
Ohio fund created in section 901.04 of the Revised Code.	355

(D) The registrar shall deposit the bureau administrative fee	356
of ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section, the	357
purpose of which is to compensate the bureau for the additional	358
services required in the issuing of the applicant's "Ohio	359
sustainable agriculture" license plates, into the state bureau of	360
motor vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of the Revised	361
Code.	362

Sec. 4503.553. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,	363
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other	364
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may	365
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and	366
issuance of Ohio's horse license plates. An application made under	367
this section may be combined with a request for a special reserved	368
license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised	369
Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by	370
the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the	371
registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle	372
registration and a set of Ohio's horse license plates and a	373
validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by	374
section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.	375

In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed	376
on the license plates, Ohio's horse license plates shall be	377
inscribed with identifying words or markings that are designed by	378
the Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated and approved by the	379
registrar. Ohio's horse license plates shall display county	380
identification stickers that identify the county of registration	381
by name or number.	382

(B) The Ohio's horse license plates and a validation sticker,	383
or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt of a	384
contribution as provided in division (C)(1) of this section and	385
upon payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under	386
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle	387
license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any	388
applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42	389
of the Revised Code, a fee of ten dollars for the purpose of	390
compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services	391
required in the issuing of Ohio's horse license plates, and	392
compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the	393
registration of motor vehicles.	394

(C)(1) For each application for registration and registration	395
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the	396
registrar shall collect a contribution in an amount not to exceed	397
forty dollars, as determined by the Ohio coalition for animals,	398
incorporated. The registrar shall deposit this contribution into	399
the state treasury to the credit of the license plate contribution	400
fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.	401

(2) The registrar shall deposit the additional fee of ten	402
dollars paid to compensate the bureau for the additional services	403
required in the issuing of Ohio's horse license plates into the	404
state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles	405
fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.	406

Sec. 4503.77.  (A) As used in this section, "nonstandard:

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(1) "Nonstandard license plate" means all of the following:

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(1)(a) A license plate issued under sections 4503.52,	409
4503.55, 4503.56, 4503.57, 4503.70, 4503.71, 4503.72, and 4503.75	410
of the Revised Code;	411

(2)(b) A license plate issued under a program that is	412
reestablished under division (D) of this section and that meets	413
the requirements contained in division (B) of section 4503.78 of	414
the Revised Code;	415

(3)(c) Except as may otherwise be specifically provided by	416
law, any license plate created after the effective date of this	417
sectionAugust 21, 1997.	418

(2) For purposes of license plates issued under sections	419
4503.503 and 4503.504 of the Revised Code, "sponsor" includes the	420
Ohio agriculture license plate scholarship fund board created in	421
section 901.90 of the Revised Code and the director of	422
agriculture.	423

(B)(1) If, during any calendar year commencing with 1998, the	424
total number of motor vehicle registrations involving a particular	425
type of nonstandard license plate is less than one thousandfive	426
hundred, including both new registrations and registration	427
renewals, the registrar of motor vehicles, on or after the first	428
day of January, but not later than the fifteenth day of January	429
of the following year, shall send a written notice to the sponsor	430
of that type of nonstandard license plate, if a sponsor exists,	431
informing the sponsor of this fact. The registrar also shall	432
inform the sponsor that if, during the calendar year in which the	433
written notice is sent, the total number of motor vehicle	434
registrations involving the sponsor's nonstandard license plate	435
again is less than one thousandfive hundred, the program	436
involving that type of nonstandard license plate will be	437
terminated on the thirty-first day of December of the calendar	438
year in which the written notice is sent and, except as provided	439
in division (C) of this section, no motor vehicle registration	440
application involving either the actual issuance of that type of	441
nonstandard license plate or the registration renewal of a motor	442
vehicle displaying that type of nonstandard license plate will be	443
accepted by the registrar or a deputy registrar beginning the	444
first day of January of the next calendar year. The registrar also	445
shall inform the sponsor that if the program involving the	446
sponsor's nonstandard license plate is terminated under this	447
section, it may be reestablished pursuant to division (D) of this	448
section.	449

(2) If, during any calendar year commencing with 1998, the	450
total number of motor vehicle registrations involving a particular	451
type of nonstandard license plate is less than one thousandfive	452
hundred, including both new registrations and registration	453
renewals, and no sponsor exists for that license plate, the	454
registrar shall issue a public notice on or after the first day	455
of January, but not later than the fifteenth day of January of	456
the following year, stating that fact. The notice also shall	457
inform the public that if, during the calendar year in which the	458
registrar issues the public notice, the total number of motor	459
vehicle registrations for that type of nonstandard license plate,	460
including both new registrations and registration renewals, again	461
is less than one thousandfive hundred, the program involving	462
that type of nonstandard license plate will be terminated on the	463
thirty-first day of December of the calendar year in which the	464
registrar issues the public notice and, except as provided in	465
division (C) of this section, no motor vehicle registration	466
application involving either the actual issuance of that type of	467
nonstandard license plate or the registration renewal of a motor	468
vehicle displaying that type of nonstandard license plate will be	469
accepted by the registrar or a deputy registrar beginning on the	470
first day of January of the next calendar year.	471

(C) If the program involving a type of nonstandard license	472
plate is terminated under division (B) of this section, the	473
registration of any motor vehicle displaying that type of	474
nonstandard license plate at the time of termination may be	475
renewed so long as the nonstandard license plates remain	476
serviceable. If the nonstandard license plates of such a motor	477
vehicle become unfit for service, the owner of the motor vehicle	478
may apply for the issuance of nonstandard license plates of that	479
same type, but the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue such	480
nonstandard license plates only if at the time of application the	481
stock of the bureau contains license plates of that type of	482
nonstandard license plate. If, at the time of such application,	483
the stock of the bureau does not contain license plates of that	484
type of nonstandard license plate, the registrar or deputy	485
registrar shall inform the owner of that fact, and the application	486
shall be refused.	487

If the program involving a type of nonstandard license plate	488
is terminated under division (B) of this section and the	489
registration of motor vehicles displaying such license plates	490
continues as permitted by this division, the registrar, for as	491
long as such registrations continue to be issued, shall continue	492
to collect and distribute any contribution that was required to be	493
collected and distributed prior to the termination of that	494
program.	495

(D) If the program involving a nonstandard license plate is	496
terminated under division (B)(1) of this section, the sponsor of	497
that license plate may apply to the registrar for the	498
reestablishment of the program. If the program involving that	499
nonstandard license plate is reestablished, the reestablishment is	500
subject to division (B) of section 4503.78 of the Revised Code.	501

Sec. 4503.78.  (A) Except as may otherwise be specifically	502
provided by law, after the effective date of this section, the	503
registrar of motor vehicles shall not be required to implement any	504
legislation that creates a license plate and provides for its	505
issuance until the registrar receives written statements from not	506
less than one thousandfive hundred persons, indicating that they	507
intend to apply for and obtain such license plates for their	508
motor vehicles. The registrar may require such statements to be	509
made on a form the registrar provides.	510

(B) If a program involving a nonstandard license plate is	511
terminated under division (B)(1) of section 4503.77 of the	512
Revised Code, the sponsor of that license plate may apply to the	513
registrar for the reestablishment of that program, as permitted by	514
division (D) of that section. The registrar shall not reestablish	515
the program involving that nonstandard license plate until the	516
registrar receives written statements from not less than one	517
thousandfive hundred persons, indicating that they intend to	518
apply for and obtain such license plates for their motor	519
vehicles. The registrar may require such statements to be made on	520
a form approved by the registrar.	521

In determining whether one thousandfive hundred persons have	522
so indicated their intentions, the registrar shall include in the	523
total the number of motor vehicles that continue to display the	524
nonstandard license plate of the terminated program, as permitted	525
by division (C) of section 4503.77 of the Revised Code.	526

Section 2. That existing sections 901.04, 4501.21, 4503.77,	527
and 4503.78 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	528

Section 3.  Section 4501.21 of the Revised Code is presented	529
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am.	530
Sub. H.B. 68 and Sub. H.B. 298 of the 126th General Assembly. The	531
General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B) of	532
section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be	533
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds	534
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in	535
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in	536
this act.	537