OH SB71

Authorizes county auditors to implement motor fuel quality testing programs to test gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, and ethanol-blended fuels for octane level, sediment, and water content without charging inspection or registration fees.

Requires fuel inspectors to use testing equipment meeting American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards and adhere to specific compliance standards: ethanol fuel tanks must not exceed 1/4 inch water, conventional fuel tanks must not exceed 2 inches water, and gasoline octane levels must be within 1 point of pump labeling.

Grants fuel inspectors authority to issue orders stopping fuel sales when violations are detected and allows civil penalties to be imposed if the director of agriculture adopts penalty rules; all penalties collected must be deposited into the county general fund.

Requires county auditors to acquire or ensure testing equipment availability and may contract with other counties to share equipment provided the owning county's fuel inspector conducts the testing.

Requires fuel inspectors to transmit testing data to the director of agriculture for public compilation and access via the Department of Agriculture website; exempts counties that lawfully operated fuel quality testing programs before this law's effective date.