The adjutant general shall direct the assistant quartermaster general in the procurement, accounting, and maintenance of all military stores purchased by the state. He shall direct the issue of such stores to the organizations and units of the Ohio national guard or the Ohio military reserve, and the return of such stores from the organizations and units, and provide for the collection and recovery of arms and equipment in the possession of any person not authorized to retain them.
R.C. § 5923.16