Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB733: Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
To amend sections 1.61, 303.01, 519.01, 901.511, 929.01, 1311.55, 1729.01, 5501.50, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code to expressly include the cultivation of trees to produce maple syrup and maple products in the laws relating to agriculture.
What the bill says
To amend sections 1.61, 303.01, 519.01, 901.511, 929.01, 1311.55, 1729.01, 5501.50, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code to expressly include the cultivation of trees to produce maple syrup and maple products in the laws relating to agriculture.
From the amended text, June 9, 2026:
To amend sections 1.61, 303.01, 519.01, 901.511, 929.01, 1311.55, 1729.01, 5501.50, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code to expressly include the cultivation of trees to produce maple syrup and maple products in the laws relating to agriculture. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 1.61, 303.01, 519.01, 901.511, 929.01, 1311.55, 1729.01, 5501.50, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 1.61. As used in any statute except section 303.01 or 519.01 of the Revised Code, "agriculture" includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; the cultivation of trees to produce maple syrup and maple products; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by …
Sponsors
- Arthur, Sarah Fowler (R, 99) · primary sponsor
- David Thomas (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- Munira Abdullahi (D, 9)
- Rachel Baker (D, 27)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Darnell Brewer (D, 22)
- Jamie Callender (R, 57)
- Thaddeus Claggett (R, 68)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35)
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 9, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 8, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Commerce, Food Regulation, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB733?
- HB733 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law.
- What does HB733 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 1.61, 303.01, 519.01, 901.511, 929.01, 1311.55, 1729.01, 5501.50, and 5713.30 of the Revised Code to expressly include the cultivation of trees to produce maple syrup and maple products in the laws relating to agriculture.
- What is the status of HB733?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB733?
- Arthur, Sarah Fowler (R, 99), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB733?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb733
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