OH SB198

Requires the Ohio Department of Agriculture to establish a motor fuel quality testing program with standards modeled on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130 and American Society for Testing and Materials Committee D02 standards.

Authorizes county auditors or their designated inspectors to inspect and test gasoline and diesel fuel sold in their counties, including testing for sediment in fuel pumps and water in storage tanks.

Establishes a tiered penalty system for retailers selling non-compliant fuel: first violation receives a warning; second through sixth violations within two years result in fines ranging from $250 to $2,000, plus laboratory costs if results are challenged and confirmed by certified laboratory.

Allows retailers to challenge portable scanning device test results by requesting certified laboratory testing, which the county auditor must then submit at the retailer's expense if the challenge is made immediately.

Requires fines collected from violations to be credited to a county special fund used by the county auditor to administer the motor fuel quality testing program.