Ohio will charge amusement ride fees under two dated schedules

Ohio’s Department of Agriculture will charge amusement ride owners permit and inspection fees based on ride type. The schedules cover Ohio amusement rides. Rates vary across ride categories, including roller coasters, tower rides, and inflatable rides. Through November 30, 2027, large roller coaster inspections cost $3,250 and tower ride inspections cost $1,300. Starting December 1, 2027, those rates are $4,000 and $1,800. Inflatable ride permits cost $162.50 during the temporary period and $100 afterward. Inspection prices depend on how many rides the same owner has inspected together at the same location. The law takes effect October 6, 2026. Temporary fees apply through November 30, 2027. The next schedule applies on and after December 1, 2027.

The agriculture director or the director’s designee may approve a medical exception for an auctioneer who missed the deadline to make a license temporarily inactive. The exception covers auctioneers whose licenses expired before they placed them on deposit, meaning temporarily inactive. The auctioneer must request the exception in writing and provide satisfactory medical proof. Approval is not guaranteed. Auctioneers cannot work while their licenses are inactive. Returning requires proof of completed continuing education, applicable payments, and compliance with other licensing requirements. These provisions take effect October 6, 2026. A license may remain on deposit for up to two years.

Registered bakeries will fall outside the business definition used in the listed frozen-food rules. The exclusion applies to the definition used in sections 915.14 through 915.24. It does not establish an exemption from all food-safety rules. The bakery must be registered under section 911.02 of Ohio law. This provision takes effect October 6, 2026.

Sample-test reports prepared by an analyst employed or designated by the agriculture director will be allowed as prosecution evidence. This provision concerns reports from analysts employed or designated by Ohio’s agriculture director. The analyst must have tested the sample. The prosecution must concern a violation of a law or rule. This provision takes effect October 6, 2026.

Ohio’s agriculture director may issue certificates confirming sanitary production and storage and may charge the fee set elsewhere in Ohio law. Food processors and makers of nonprescription drugs or cosmetics may request these certificates for states or countries receiving their products. The business must request the certificate. A Department of Agriculture inspection must find sanitary conditions before the director may issue it. The fee amount is set in section 901.43(G), which is not reproduced here. These provisions take effect October 6, 2026.