1. (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the food safety fund. All of the following moneys shall be credited to the fund:

   1. (1) Bakery registration fees and fines received under sections 911.02 to 911.20 of the Revised Code;
   2. (2) Cannery license fees and renewal fees received under sections 913.01 to 913.05 of the Revised Code;
   3. (3) Moneys received under sections 913.22 to 913.28 of the Revised Code;
   4. (4) License fees, fines, and penalties recovered for the violation of sections 915.01 to 915.12 of the Revised Code;
   5. (5) License fees collected under sections 915.14 to 915.23 of the Revised Code;
   6. (6) License fees, other fees, and fines collected by or for the director of agriculture under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code;
   7. (7) Fees collected under section 3715.04 of the Revised Code for the issuance of certificates of health and freesale;
   8. (8) Registration fees and other fees collected by the director of agriculture under section 3715.041 of the Revised Code;

   9. (9) Money received from contracts or cooperative agreements with any agency of the United States government, or any other public or private agency or organization, for either of the following:

      1. (a) The performance of the prescribed duties of the department of agriculture under this chapter and Chapters 911., 913., 925., 3715., and 3717. of the Revised Code;
      2. (b) Accomplishing cooperative projects within the scope of such duties.
2. (B) The director of agriculture shall use the moneys deposited into the food safety fund to administer and enforce the laws pursuant to which the moneys were collected.

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