SEED LAW BILL MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE

HB 143 amending the Ohio Seed Law was passed out of the House Ag Committee and the full House. Besides updating the Ohio Seed Law to include vegetable and flower seeds the bill creates a rotary account to fund the seed program. This allows the money paid by the industry to remain with ODA to administer the seed program. Without this fund it is possible the program could be a victim of state budget cuts. After moving through the House, the bill goes to the Senate for consideration.