Ohio Revised Code Title IX. Agriculture Animals Fences § 940.42

(A) Data or records of a person's agricultural operations, conservation or water quality improvement practices, or proposed utilization of such practices collected or maintained by the department of agriculture, a soil or water conservation district, an institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, or any other state agency are not a public record subject to disclosure under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

(B) The department may share such data or records with state agencies and institutions of higher education, as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, for the purpose of water quality research if all of the following apply: