# Ohio Rev. Code § 926.04: Handler's license required

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.04

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 926.04
- **Heading:** Handler's license required
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 9 / Chapter 926 / § 926.04

## Text

July 1, 1987 House Bill 171 - 117th General Assembly (A) No person, except as provided in division (C) of this section, shall handle agricultural commodities in this state without first obtaining a handler's license issued by the director of agriculture under this chapter. (B) All business transactions, and records of such transactions, of a handler shall be treated as if they were for one warehouse for the purposes of this chapter. (C) Agricultural commodities that are stored under a bailment agreement in a warehouse operated by a person licensed under the "United States Warehouse Act," 39 Stat. 486 (1916), 7 U.S.C. 241, as amended, shall be exempt from sections 926.13 , 926.14 , 926.16 , 926.17 , and 926.19 to 926.27 of the Revised Code. Each person licensed under the "United States Warehouse Act" shall annually notify the director, in writing, of his licensing and shall also immediately notify the director, in writing, if his license is suspended or terminated.

## Nearby sections

- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.01 § 926.01. Agricultural commodity handler definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.01.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.02 § 926.02. Director of agriculture - powers and duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.02.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.03 § 926.03. Compliance with administrative rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.03.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.04 § 926.04. Handler's license required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.04.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.05 § 926.05. Application for handler's license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.05.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.06 § 926.06. Issuing license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.06.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.07 § 926.07. Filing certificate of insurance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.07.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.08 § 926.08. Requiring additional insurance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.08.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.09 § 926.09. Cancellation or substitution of insurance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.09.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.10 § 926.10. Suspension or refusal of handler's license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.10.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.11 § 926.11. Maintenance of records and accounts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.11.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.12 § 926.12. License posting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.12.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.13 § 926.13. Licensed handler duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.13.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 926.14 § 926.14. Shortage of agricultural commodities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T9_C926_S926.14.md)

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