To amend section 901.99 and to enact section 901.511 of the Revised Code to prohibit damaging or destroying crops, timber, livestock, or equipment.

Section 1. That section 901.99 be amended and section 901.511 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 901.511. (A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall purposely damage or destroy any field crop, field crop product, timber, timber product, or livestock that is produced for either of the following:

(1) Personal or commercial purposes;

(2) Testing or research purposes in the context of a product development program in conjunction or coordination with a private research facility, a university, or any federal, state, or local government agency.

(B) No person, without privilege to do so, shall purposely damage or destroy any equipment used in the production of any field crop, field crop product, timber, timber product, or livestock or any laboratory, research, or fixed equipment used to test or analyze the process of producing any field crop, field crop product, timber, timber product, or livestock.

(C)(1) In addition to the penalty provided in section 901.99 of the Revised Code for a violation of this section, the court shall require any person who violates this section to pay to the victim of the offense an amount equal to twice the value of the crop, crop product, timber, timber product, livestock, or equipment damaged or destroyed.

(2) In ordering restitution under this section, the court shall consider as part of the value of the crop, crop product, timber, timber product, livestock, or equipment the market value of the crop, crop product, timber, timber product, livestock, or equipment prior to damage or destruction and production, research, testing, replacement, and development costs directly related to the crop, crop product, timber, timber product, livestock, or equipment that has been damaged or destroyed.

(3) Restitution available under this section shall be limited to twice the market value of the crop, crop product, timber, timber product, livestock, or equipment prior to damage or destruction plus twice the actual damages involving production, research, testing, replacement, and development costs directly related to the crop, crop product, timber, timber product, livestock, or equipment that has been damaged or destroyed.

Sec. 901.99.  (A) Whoever violates section 901.51 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

(B) Whoever violates section 901.511 or 901.75 or division (C) of section 901.73 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(C) Whoever violates division (A) of section 901.76 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree on a first offense and of a felony of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense.

(D) Whoever violates division (B) of section 901.76 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.

Section 2. That existing section 901.99 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.