Ohio Rev. Code § 1571.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1571 / § 1571.05
§ 1571.05. Plugging and reconditioning of wells within reservoir area
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Whenever any part of a gas storage reservoir or any part of its protective area underlies any part of a coal mine, or is, or within nine months is expected or intended to be, within two thousand linear feet of the boundary of a coal mine that is operating in a coal seam any part of which extends over any part of the storage reservoir or its protective area, the operator of the reservoir, if the reservoir operator or some other reservoir operator has not theretofore done so, shall: (1) Use every known method that is reasonable under the circumstance for discovering and locating all wells drilled within the area of the reservoir or its protective area that underlie any part of the coal mine or its protective area; (2) Plug or recondition all known wells drilled within the area of the reservoir or its protective area that underlie any part of the coal mine. (B) Whenever an operator of a gas storage reservoir is notified by the operator of a coal mine, as provided in division (B) of section 1571.03 of the Revised Code, that the coal mine operator believes that part of the boundary of the mine is within two thousand linear feet of a well that is drilled through the horizon of the coal mine and into or through the storage stratum or strata of the reservoir within the boundary of the reservoir or within its protective area, the reservoir operator shall plug or recondition the well as in this section prescribed, unless it is agreed in a conference or is ordered by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management after a hearing, as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code, that the well referred to in the notice is not such a well as is described in division (B) of section 1571.03 of the Revised Code. Whenever an operator of a gas storage reservoir is notified by the operator of a coal mine as provided in division (C) or (D) of section 1571.03 of the Revised Code, that part of the boundary of the mine is, or within nine months is intended or expected to be, within two thousand linear feet of a well that is drilled through the horizon of the mine and into or through the storage stratum or strata of the reservoir within the boundary of the reservoir or within its protective area, the reservoir operator shall plug or recondition the well as in this section prescribed. Whenever the operator of a coal mine considers that the use of a well such as in this section described, if used for injecting gas into, or storing gas in, or removing gas from, a gas storage reservoir, would be hazardous to the safety of persons or property on or in the vicinity of the premises of the coal mine or the reservoir or well, the coal mine operator may file with the division objections to the use of the well for such purposes, and a request that a conference be held as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code, to discuss and endeavor to resolve by mutual agreement whether or not the well shall or shall not be used for such purposes, and whether or not the well shall be reconditioned, inactivated, or plugged. The request shall set forth the mine operator's reasons for such objections. If no approved agreement is reached in the conference, the gas storage well inspector shall within ten days after the termination of the conference, file with the chief a request that the chief hear and determine the matters considered at the conference as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the chief shall find and determine whether or not the safety of persons or of the property on or in the vicinity of the premises of the coal mine, or the reservoir, or the well requires that the well be reconditioned, inactivated, or plugged, and shall make an order consistent with that determination, provided that the chief shall not order a well plugged unless the chief first finds that there is underground leakage of gas therefrom. The plugging or reconditioning of each well described in a notice from a coal mine operator to a reservoir operator as provided in division (B) of section 1571.03 of the Revised Code, which must be plugged or reconditioned, shall be completed within such time as the gas storage well inspector may fix in the case of each such well. The plugging or reconditioning of each well described in a notice from a coal mine operator to a reservoir operator as provided in division (C) of section 1571.03 of the Revised Code, which must be plugged or reconditioned, shall be completed by the time the well, by reason of the extension of the boundary of the coal mine, is within two thousand linear feet of any part of the boundary of the mine. The plugging or reconditioning of each well described in a notice from a coal mine operator to a reservoir operator, as provided in division (D) of section 1571.03 of the Revised Code, which must be plugged or reconditioned, shall be completed by the time the well, by reason of the opening of the new mine, is within two thousand linear feet of any part of the boundary of the new mine. A reservoir operator who is required to complete the plugging or reconditioning of a well within a period of time fixed as in this division prescribed, may prior to the end of that period of time, notify the division and the mine operator from whom the reservoir operator received a notice as provided in division (B), (C), or (D) of section 1571.03 of the Revised Code, in writing by certified mail or electronic format, that the completion of the plugging or reconditioning of the well referred to in the notice will be delayed beyond the end of the period of time fixed therefor as in this section provided, and that the reservoir operator requests that a conference be held for the purpose of endeavoring to reach an agreement establishing a date subsequent to the end of that period of time, on or before which the reservoir operator may complete the plugging or reconditioning without incurring any penalties for failure to do so as provided in this chapter. If such a reservoir operator sends to such a mine operator and to the division a notice and request for a conference as in this division provided, the reservoir operator shall not incur any penalties for failure to complete the plugging or reconditioning of the well within the period of time fixed as in this division prescribed, unless the reservoir operator fails to complete the plugging or reconditioning of the well within the period of time fixed by an approved agreement reached in the conference, or fixed by an order by the chief upon a hearing held in the matter in the event of failure to reach an approved agreement in the conference. Whenever, in compliance with this division, a well is to be plugged by a reservoir operator, the operator shall give to the division notice thereof, as many days in advance as will be necessary for the gas storage well inspector or a deputy mine inspector to be present at the plugging. The notification shall be made on blanks furnished by the division and shall show the following information: (1) Name and address of the applicant; (2) The location of the well identified by section or lot number, city or village, and township and county; (3) The well name and number of each well to be plugged. (C) The operator shall give written notice at the same time to the owner of the land upon which the well is located, the owners or agents of the adjoining land, and adjoining well owners or agents of the operator's intention to abandon the well, and of the time when the operator will be prepared to commence plugging and filling the same. In addition to giving such notices, the reservoir operator shall also at the same time send a copy of the notice by certified mail or electronic format to the coal mine operator, if any, who sent to the reservoir operator the notice as provided in division (B), (C), or (D) of section 1571.03 of the Revised Code, in order that the coal mine operator or the coal mine operator's designated representative may attend and observe the manner in which the plugging of the well is done. If the reservoir operator plugs the well without the gas storage well inspector or a deputy mine inspector being present to supervise the plugging, the reservoir operator shall send to the division and to the coal mine operator a copy of the report of the plugging of the well, including in the report: (1) The date of abandonment; (2) The name of the owner or operator of the well at the time of abandonment and the well owner's or operator's post office address; (3) The location of the well as to township and county and the name of the owner of the surface upon which the well is drilled, with the address thereof; (4) The date of the permit to drill; (5) The date when drilled; (6) Whether the well has been mapped; (7) The depth of the well; (8) The depth of the top of the sand to which the well was drilled; (9) The depth of each seam of coal drilled through; (10) A detailed report as to how the well was plugged, giving in particular the manner in which the coal and various sands were plugged, and the date of the plugging of the well, including therein the names of those who witnessed the plugging of the well. The report shall be signed by the operator or the operator's agent who plugged the well and verified by the oath of the party so signing. For the purposes of this section, a deputy mine inspector may take acknowledgements and administer oaths to the parties signing the report. Whenever, in compliance with this division, a well is to be reconditioned by a reservoir operator, the operator shall give to the division notice thereof as many days before the reconditioning is begun as will be necessary for the gas storage well inspector, or a deputy mine inspector, to be present at the reconditioning. No well shall be reconditioned if an inspector of the division is not present unless permission to do so has been granted by the chief. The reservoir operator, at the time of giving notice to the division as in this section required, also shall send a copy of the notice by certified mail or electronic format to the coal mine operator, if any, who sent to the reservoir operator the notice as provided in division (B), (C), or (D) of section 1571.03 of the Revised Code, in order that the coal mine operator or the coal mine operator's designated representative may attend and observe the manner in which the reconditioning of the well is done. If the reservoir operator reconditions the well when the gas storage well inspector or a deputy mine inspector is not present to supervise the reconditioning, the reservoir operator shall make written report to the division describing the manner in which the reconditioning was done, and shall send to the coal mine operator a copy of the report by certified mail or electronic format. (D) Wells that are required by this section to be plugged shall be plugged in the manner specified in sections 1509.13 to 1509.17 of the Revised Code, and the operator shall give the notifications and reports required by divisions (B) and (C) of this section. No such well shall be plugged or abandoned without the written approval of the division, and no such well shall be mudded, plugged, or abandoned without the gas storage well inspector or a deputy mine inspector present unless written permission has been granted by the chief or the gas storage well inspector. For purposes of this section, the chief of the division of mineral resources management has the authority given the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management in sections 1509.15 and 1509.17 of the Revised Code. If such a well has been plugged prior to the time plugging thereof is required by this section, and, on the basis of the data, information, and other evidence available it is determined that the plugging was done in the manner required by this section, or was done in accordance with statutes prescribing the manner of plugging wells in effect at the time the plugging was done, and that there is no evidence of leakage of gas from the well either at or below the surface, and that the plugging is sufficiently effective to prevent the leakage of gas from the well, the obligations imposed upon the reservoir operator by this section as to plugging the well shall be considered fully satisfied. The operator of a coal mine any part of the boundary of which is, or within nine months is expected or intended to be, within two thousand linear feet of the well may at any time raise a question as to whether the plugging of the well is sufficiently effective to prevent the leakage of gas therefrom, and the issue so made shall be determined by a conference or hearing as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code. (E) Wells that are to be reconditioned as required by this section shall be, or shall be made to be: (1) Cased in accordance with the statutes of this state in effect at the time the wells were drilled, with the casing being, or made to be, sufficiently effective in that there is no evidence of any leakage of gas therefrom; (2) Equipped with a producing string and well head composed of new pipe, or pipe as good as new, and fittings designed to operate with safety and to contain the stored gas at maximum pressures contemplated. When a well that is to be reconditioned as required by this section has been reconditioned for use in the operation of the reservoir prior to the time prescribed in this section, and on the basis of the data, information, and other evidence available it is determined that at the time the well was so reconditioned the requirements prescribed in this division were met, and that there is no evidence of underground leakage of gas from the well, and that the reconditioning is sufficiently effective to prevent underground leakage from the well, the obligations imposed upon the reservoir operator by this section as to reconditioning the well shall be considered fully satisfied. Any operator of a coal mine any part of the boundary of which is, or within nine months is expected or intended to be, within two thousand linear feet of the well may at any time raise a question as to whether the reconditioning of the well is sufficiently effective to prevent underground leakage of gas therefrom, and the issue so made shall be determined by a conference or hearing as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code. If the gas storage well inspector at any time finds that a well that is drilled through the horizon of a coal mine and into or through the storage stratum or strata of a reservoir within the boundary of the reservoir or within its protective area is located within the boundary of the coal mine or within two thousand linear feet of the mine boundary, and was drilled prior to the time the statutes of this state required that wells be cased, and that the well fails to meet the casing and equipping requirements prescribed in this division, the gas storage well inspector shall promptly notify the operator of the reservoir thereof in writing, and the reservoir operator upon receipt of the notice shall promptly recondition the well in the manner prescribed in this division for reconditioning wells, unless, in a conference or hearing as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code, a different course of action is agreed upon or ordered. (F)(1) When a well within the boundary of a gas storage reservoir or within the reservoir's protective area penetrates the storage stratum or strata of the reservoir, but does not penetrate the coal seam within the boundary of a coal mine, the gas storage well inspector may, upon application of the operator of the storage reservoir, exempt the well from the requirements of this section. Either party affected by the action of the gas storage well inspector may request a conference and hearing with respect to the exemption. (2) When a well located within the boundary of a storage reservoir or a reservoir's protective area is a producing well in a stratum above or below the storage stratum, the obligations imposed by this section shall not begin until the well ceases to be a producing well. (G) When retreat mining reaches a point in a coal mine when the operator of the mine expects that within ninety days retreat work will be at the location of a pillar surrounding an active storage reservoir well, the operator of the mine shall promptly send by certified mail or electronic format notice to that effect to the operator of the reservoir. Thereupon the operators may by agreement determine whether it is necessary or advisable to temporarily inactivate the well. If inactivated, the well shall not be reactivated until a reasonable period of time has elapsed, such period of time to be determined by agreement by the operators. In the event that the parties cannot agree upon either of the foregoing matters, the question shall be submitted to the gas storage well inspector for a conference in accordance with section 1571.10 of the Revised Code. (H)(1) The provisions of this section that require the plugging or reconditioning of wells shall not apply to such wells as are used to inject gas into, store gas in, or remove gas from a gas storage reservoir when the sole purpose of the injection, storage, or removal is testing. The operator of a gas storage reservoir who injects gas into, stores gas in, or removes gas from a reservoir for the sole purpose of testing shall be subject to all other provisions of this chapter that are applicable to operators of reservoirs. (2) If the injection of gas into, or storage of gas in, a gas storage reservoir any part of which, or of the protective area of which, is within the boundary of a coal mine is begun after September 9, 1957, and if the injection or storage of gas is for the sole purpose of testing, the operator of the reservoir shall send by certified mail or electronic format to the operator of the coal mine, the division of oil and gas resources management, and the division of mineral resources management at least sixty days' notice of the date upon which the testing will be begun. If at any time within the period of time during which testing of a reservoir is in progress, any part of the reservoir or of its protective area comes within any part of the boundary of a coal mine, the operator of the reservoir shall promptly send notice to that effect by certified mail or electronic format to the operator of the mine, the division of oil and gas resources management, and the division of mineral resources management. (3) Any coal mine operator who receives a notice as provided for in division (H)(2) of this section may within thirty days of the receipt thereof file with the division objections to the testing. The gas storage well inspector also may, within the time within which a coal mine operator may file an objection, place in the files of the division objections to the testing. The reservoir operator shall comply throughout the period of the testing operations with all conditions and requirements agreed upon and approved in the conference on such objections conducted as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code, or in an order made by the chief following a hearing in the matter as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code. If in complying with the agreement or order either the reservoir operator or the coal mine operator encounters or discovers conditions that were not known to exist at the time of the conference or hearing and that materially affect the agreement or order, or the ability of the reservoir operator to comply therewith, either operator may apply for a rehearing or modification of the order. (I) In addition to complying with all other provisions of this chapter and any lawful orders issued thereunder, the operator of each gas storage reservoir shall keep all wells drilled into or through the storage stratum or strata within the boundary of the operator's reservoir or within the reservoir's protective area in such condition, and operate the same in such manner, as to prevent the escape of gas therefrom into any coal mine, and shall operate and maintain the storage reservoir and its facilities in such manner and at such pressures as will prevent gas from escaping from the reservoir or its facilities into any coal mine. Last updated August 9, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.41
§ 1513.41. Informant may accompany inspector
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly When an inspection by the chief of the division of mineral resources management or the chief's representative results from information provided by any person, the chief or the chief's representative shall notify the person when the inspection is proposed to be carried out and the person may accompany the chief or the chief's representative during the inspection.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.34
§ 1567.34. Solid shooting
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly The owner, lessee, or agent of any mine shall not order or permit solid shooting in a mine unless the owner, lessee, or agent has obtained written permission to do so from the chief of the division of mineral resources management, who may issue such permit when in the chief's judgment such solid shooting is necessary for the just and reasonably profitable operation of such mine. No owner, lessee, agent, or operator of a mine shall violate this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1518.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1518 / § 1518.04
§ 1518.04. Agreements or contracts with the United States government
Status: in_force

August 23, 1978 House Bill 908 - 112th General Assembly The director of natural resources may enter into agreements or contracts with the United States government for the protection of plant species pursuant to the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, as amended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.102 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.102
§ 1533.102. Apprentice hunting licenses and fur taker permits
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 Senate Bill 257 - 132nd General Assembly The chief of the division of wildlife may adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code that the chief considers to be necessary to administer the issuance of apprentice hunting licenses and apprentice fur taker permits under sections 1533.10 and 1533.111 of the Revised Code, respectively, and their use, except that the rules shall not establish fee amounts for those licenses and permits that differ from the fee amounts established in those sections, as applicable. Unless otherwise provided by division rule, an apprentice license or permit is valid beginning on the first day of March and ending at midnight on the last day of February of the following year. Any type of apprentice hunting license authorizes the holder of such a license to hunt only while accompanied by another person who is twenty-one years of age or older and who possesses a valid hunting license. Any type of apprentice fur taker permit authorizes the holder of such a permit to hunt or trap fur-bearing animals only while accompanied by another person who is twenty-one years of age or older and who possesses a valid fur taker permit. No holder of a valid hunting license or fur taker permit shall accompany more than two holders of any type of apprentice hunting license or apprentice fur taker permit at one time.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.28
§ 1545.28. Replacement fund
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 Senate Bill 361 - 100th General Assembly The board of park commissioners may establish and maintain a replacement fund, and for that purpose may set aside annually out of its revenue such sum as it may determine necessary. In case of total or partial destruction of or injury to any of the property of the park district from any cause, or in case it becomes necessary to demolish part or to repair or replace the same, in whole or in part, because of the unfitness of such property, such replacement fund may be used to rebuild on the original site or elsewhere, or to restore, repair, or improve such property. Such replacement fund may be invested by such district in bonds of the United States, the state, or of a county, municipal corporation, school district, or township of this state, and when necessary for the purposes of such funds such securities may be disposed of by such district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.54
§ 1547.54. Applying for registration certificate
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 1547.542 of the Revised Code, the owner of every watercraft requiring registration under this chapter shall file an application for a triennial registration certificate with the chief of the division of parks and watercraft on forms that shall be provided by the chief or by an electronic means approved by the chief. The application shall be signed by the following: (a) If the watercraft is owned by two persons under joint ownership with right of survivorship established under section 2131.12 of the Revised Code, by both of those persons as owners of the watercraft. The signatures may be done by electronic signature if the owners themselves are renewing the registration and there are no changes in the registration information since the issuance of the immediately preceding registration certificate. In all other instances, the signatures shall be done manually. (b) If the watercraft is owned by a minor, by the minor and a parent or legal guardian. The signatures may be done by electronic signature if the parent or legal guardian and the minor themselves are renewing the registration and there are no changes in the registration information since the issuance of the immediately preceding registration certificate. In all other instances, the signatures shall be done manually. (c) In all other cases, by the owner of the watercraft. The signature may be done by electronic signature if the owner is renewing the registration personally and there are no changes in the registration information since the issuance of the immediately preceding registration certificate. In all other instances, the signatures shall be done manually. (2) An application for a triennial registration of a watercraft filed under division (A)(1) of this section shall be accompanied by the following fee: (a) For canoes, rowboats, and inflatable watercraft that are numbered under section 1547.53 of the Revised Code, twelve dollars; (b) For canoes, row boats, and inflatable watercraft that are not numbered under section 1547.53 of the Revised Code, seventeen dollars; (c) For class A watercraft, including motorized canoes, thirty dollars; (d) For class 1 watercraft, forty-five dollars; (e) For class 2 watercraft, sixty dollars; (f) For class 3 watercraft, seventy-five dollars; (g) For class 4 watercraft, ninety dollars. (3) For the purpose of registration, any watercraft operated by means of power, sail, or any other mechanical or electrical means of propulsion, except motorized canoes, shall be registered by length as prescribed in this section. (4) If an application for registration is filed by two persons as owners under division (A)(1)(a) of this section, the person who is listed first on the title shall serve as and perform the duties of the "owner" and shall be considered the person "in whose name the watercraft is registered" for purposes of divisions (B) to (R) of this section and for purposes of all other sections in this chapter. (B) All registration certificates issued under this section are valid for three years and are renewable on a triennial basis unless sooner terminated or discontinued in accordance with this chapter. The renewal date shall be printed on the registration certificate. A registration certificate may be renewed by the owner in the manner prescribed by the chief. All fees shall be charged according to a proration of the time remaining in the registration cycle to the nearest year. (C) In addition to the fees set forth in this section, the chief, or any authorized agent, shall charge an additional writing fee of three dollars for any registration certificate the chief or authorized agent issues. When the registration certificate is issued by an authorized agent, the additional writing fee of three dollars shall be retained by the issuing agent. When the registration certificate is issued by the chief, the additional writing fee of three dollars shall be deposited to the credit of the waterways safety fund established in section 1547.75 of the Revised Code. (D) In addition to the fees established in this section, watercraft that are not powercraft shall be charged a waterways conservation assessment fee of five dollars. The fee shall be collected at the time of the issuance of a triennial watercraft registration under division (A)(2) of this section and deposited in the state treasury and credited to a distinct account in the waterways safety fund created in section 1547.75 of the Revised Code. (E)(1) Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the chief shall enter the same upon the records of the office of the division of parks and watercraft, assign a number to the watercraft if a number is required under section 1547.53 of the Revised Code, and issue to the applicant a registration certificate. If a number is assigned by the chief, it shall be set forth on the certificate. The registration certificate shall be on the watercraft for which it is issued and available at all times for inspection whenever the watercraft is in operation, except that livery operators may retain the registration certificate at the livery where it shall remain available for inspection at all times and except as otherwise provided in division (E)(2) of this section. (2) A person who is operating on the waters of this state a canoe, rowboat, or inflatable watercraft that has not been numbered under section 1547.53 of the Revised Code and who is stopped by a law enforcement officer in the enforcement of this chapter or rules shall present to the officer, not later than seventy-two hours after being stopped, a registration certificate. The registration certificate shall have been obtained under this section for the canoe, rowboat, or inflatable watercraft prior to the time that it was stopped. Failure of the person to present the registration certificate within seventy-two hours constitutes prima-facie evidence of a violation of this section. (F) No person shall issue or be issued a registration certificate for a watercraft that is required to be issued a certificate of title under Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code except upon presentation of a certificate of title for the watercraft as provided in that chapter, proof of current documentation by the United States coast guard, a renewal registration form provided by the division of parks and watercraft, or a certificate of registration issued under this section that has expired if there is no change in the ownership or description of the watercraft. (G) Whenever the ownership of a watercraft changes, a new application form together with the prescribed fee shall be filed with the chief or the chief's agent and a new registration certificate shall be issued. The application shall be signed manually by the person or persons specified in divisions (A)(1)(a) to (c) of this section and shall be accompanied by a two-dollar transfer fee. Any remaining time on the registration shall be transferred. An authorized agent of the chief shall charge an additional writing fee of three dollars, which shall be retained by the issuing agent. If the certificate is issued by the chief, an additional writing fee of three dollars for each certificate issued shall be collected and deposited to the credit of the waterways safety fund. (H) If an agency of the United States has in force an overall system of identification numbering for watercraft or certain types of watercraft within the United States, the numbering system employed by the division shall be in conformity with that system. (I)(1) The chief may assign any registration certificates to any authorized agent for the assignment of the registration certificates. If a person accepts that authorization, the person may be assigned a block of numbers and certificates that upon assignment, in conformity with this chapter and Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code and with rules, shall be valid as if assigned directly by the division. Any person so designated as an agent by the chief shall post with the division security as may be required by the director of natural resources. The chief may issue an order temporarily or permanently restricting or suspending an agent's authorization without a hearing if the chief finds that the agent has violated this chapter or Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code, rules, or any agreements prescribed by the chief. (2) A clerk of the court of common pleas may apply for designation as an authorized agent of the chief. The division shall accept the clerk's bond that is required under section 2303.02 of the Revised Code for any security that is required for agents under this division, provided that the bond includes a rider or other provision specifically covering the clerk's duties as an authorized agent of the chief. (J) All records of the division made or kept pursuant to this section shall be public records. Those records shall be available for inspection at reasonable hours and in a manner compatible with normal operations of the division. (K) The owner shall furnish the division notice within fifteen days of the following: (1) The transfer, other than through the creation of a security interest in any watercraft, of all or any part of the owner's interest or, if the watercraft is owned by two persons under joint ownership with right of survivorship established under section 2131.12 of the Revised Code, of all or any part of the joint interest of either of the two persons. The transfer shall not terminate the registration certificate. (2) Any change in the address appearing on the certificate. As a part of the notification, the owner shall furnish the chief with the owner's new address. (3) The destruction or abandonment of the watercraft. (L) The chief may issue duplicate registration certificates or duplicate tags to owners of currently registered watercraft, the fee for which shall be four dollars. (M) If the chief finds that a registration certificate previously issued to an owner is in error to a degree that would impair its basic purpose and use, the chief may issue a corrected certificate to the owner without charge. (N) No authorized agent shall issue and no person shall receive or accept from an authorized agent a registration certificate assigned to the authorized agent under division (I) of this section unless the exact month, day, and year of issue are plainly written on the certificate by the agent. Certificates issued with incorrect dates of issue are void from the time they are issued. (O) The chief, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules governing the renewal of watercraft registrations by electronic means. (P) As used in this section: (1) "Disabled veteran" means a person who is included in either of the following categories: (a) Because of a service-connected disability, has been or is awarded funds for the purchase of a motor vehicle under the "Disabled Veterans' and Servicemen's Automobile Assistance Act of 1970," 84 Stat. 1998, 38 U.S.C. 1901, and amendments thereto; (b) Has a service-connected disability rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans administration. (2) "Prisoner of war" means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the military forces of the United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy of the United States at any time, and any regularly appointed, enrolled, or enlisted member of the military forces of Great Britain, France, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, or the republics formerly associated with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or Yugoslavia who was a citizen of the United States at the time of the appointment, enrollment, or enlistment, and was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy of this country during World War II. (Q) Any disabled veteran, congressional medal of honor awardee, or prisoner of war may apply to the chief for a certificate of registration, or for a renewal of the certificate of registration, without the payment of any fee required by this section. The application for a certificate of registration shall be accompanied by evidence of disability or by documentary evidence in support of a congressional medal of honor that the chief requires by rule. The application for a certificate of registration by any person who has been a prisoner of war shall be accompanied by written evidence in the form of a record of separation, a letter from one of the armed forces of a country listed in division (P)(2) of this section, or other evidence that the chief may require by rule, that the person was honorably discharged or is currently residing in this state on active duty with one of the branches of the armed forces of the United States, or was a prisoner of war and was honorably discharged or received an equivalent discharge or release from one of the armed forces of a country listed in division (P)(2) of this section. (R) Annually by the fifteenth day of January, the director of natural resources shall determine the amount of fees that would have been collected in the prior calendar year for each certificate of registration issued or renewed pursuant to division (Q) of this section and shall certify the total amount of foregone revenue to the director of budget and management for reimbursement. The director of budget and management shall transfer the amount certified from the general revenue fund to the waterways safety fund. Last updated August 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.14
§ 1509.14. Report of abandonment of well
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Any person who abandons a well, when written permission has been granted by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management to abandon and plug the well without an inspector being present to supervise the plugging, shall make a written report of the abandonment to the chief. The report shall be submitted not later than thirty days after the date of abandonment and shall include all of the following: (A) The date of abandonment; (B) The name of the owner or operator of the well at the time of abandonment and the post-office address of the owner or operator; (C) The location of the well as to township and county and the name of the owner of the surface upon which the well is drilled, with the address thereof; (D) The date of the permit to drill; (E) The date when drilled; (F) The depth of the well; (G) The depth of the top of the formation to which the well was drilled; (H) The depth of each seam of coal drilled through, if known; (I) A detailed report as to how the well was plugged, giving in particular the manner in which the coal and various formations were plugged, and the date of the plugging of the well, including the names of those who witnessed the plugging of the well. The report shall be signed by the owner or operator, or the agent of the owner or operator, who abandons and plugs the well and verified by the oath of the party so signing. For the purposes of this section, the oil and gas resources inspectors may take acknowledgments and administer oaths to the parties signing the report.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.53
§ 1503.53. Confidentiality
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the chief of the division of forestry, an employee of the division of forestry, the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district, an employee of a district, and a contractor of the division or a district shall not disclose either of the following: (1) Information, including data from geographic information systems and global positioning systems, provided by a person who owns or operates a silvicultural operation that is operated under a timber harvest plan; (2) Information gathered as a result of an inspection to determine whether the person who owns or operates the operation is in compliance with a timber harvest plan. (B) The chief or the supervisors of a district may release or disclose information specified in division (A)(1) or (2) of this section to a person or a federal, state, or local agency working in cooperation with the chief or the supervisors in the development of a timber harvest plan or an inspection to determine compliance with such a plan if the chief or supervisors determine that the person or federal, state, or local agency will not subsequently disclose the information to another person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.40
§ 1501.40. Coordination and administration of National and Community Service Act of 1990
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The department of natural resources is the designated state agency responsible for the coordination and administration of sections 120 to 136 of the "National and Community Service Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 3127 (1990), 42 U.S.C.A. 12401 to 12456, as amended. With the assistance of the Ohio commission on service and volunteerism created in section 121.40 of the Revised Code, the director of natural resources shall coordinate with other state agencies to apply for funding under the act when appropriate and shall administer any federal funds the state receives under sections 120 to 136 of the act.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.06
§ 1521.06. Construction permits for dams or levees required; exceptions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) No dam may be constructed for the purpose of storing, conserving, or retarding water, or for any other purpose, nor shall any levee be constructed for the purpose of diverting or retaining flood water, unless the person or governmental agency desiring the construction has a construction permit for the dam or levee issued by the chief of the division of water resources. A construction permit is not required under this section for: (1) A dam that is or will be less than ten feet in height and that has or will have a storage capacity of not more than fifty acre-feet at the elevation of the top of the dam, as determined by the chief. For the purposes of this section, the height of a dam shall be measured from the natural stream bed or lowest ground elevation at the downstream or outside limit of the dam to the elevation of the top of the dam. (2) A dam, regardless of height, that has or will have a storage capacity of not more than fifteen acre-feet at the elevation of the top of the dam, as determined by the chief; (3) A dam, regardless of storage capacity, that is or will be six feet or less in height, as determined by the chief; (4) A dam or levee that belongs to a class exempted by the chief; (5) The repair, maintenance, improvement, alteration, or removal of a dam or levee that is subject to section 1521.062 of the Revised Code, unless the construction constitutes an enlargement or reconstruction of the structure as determined by the chief; (6) A dam or impoundment constructed under Chapter 1513. of the Revised Code. (B) Before a construction permit may be issued, three copies of the plans and specifications, including a detailed cost estimate, for the proposed construction, prepared by a registered professional engineer, together with any filing fee specified by rules adopted by the chief in accordance with division (I) of this section and the bond or other security required by section 1521.061 of the Revised Code, shall be filed with the chief. The detailed estimate of the cost shall include all costs associated with the construction of the dam or levee, including supervision and inspection of the construction by a registered professional engineer. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the dam safety fund, which is hereby created. Expenditures from the fund shall be made by the chief for the purpose of administering this section and sections 1521.061 and 1521.062 of the Revised Code. (C) The chief shall, within thirty days from the date of the receipt of the application, fee, and bond or other security, issue or deny a construction permit for the construction or may issue a construction permit conditioned upon the making of such changes in the plans and specifications for the construction as the chief considers advisable if the chief determines that the construction of the proposed dam or levee, in accordance with the plans and specifications filed, would endanger life, health, or property. (D) The chief may deny a construction permit after finding that a dam or levee built in accordance with the plans and specifications would endanger life, health, or property, because of improper or inadequate design, or for such other reasons as the chief may determine. In the event the chief denies a permit for the construction of the dam or levee, or issues a permit conditioned upon a making of changes in the plans or specifications for the construction, the chief shall state the reasons therefor and so notify, in writing, the person or governmental agency making the application for a permit. If the permit is denied, the chief shall return the bond or other security to the person or governmental agency making application for the permit. The decision of the chief conditioning or denying a construction permit is subject to appeal as provided in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. A dam or levee built substantially at variance from the plans and specifications upon which a construction permit was issued is in violation of this section. The chief may at any time inspect any dam or levee, or site upon which any dam or levee is to be constructed, in order to determine whether it complies with this section. (E) A registered professional engineer shall inspect the construction for which the permit was issued during all phases of construction and shall furnish to the chief such regular reports of the engineer's inspections as the chief may require. When the chief finds that construction has been fully completed in accordance with the terms of the permit and the plans and specifications approved by the chief, the chief shall approve the construction. When one year has elapsed after approval of the completed construction, and the chief finds that within this period no fact has become apparent to indicate that the construction was not performed in accordance with the terms of the permit and the plans and specifications approved by the chief, or that the construction as performed would endanger life, health, or property, the chief shall release the bond or other security. No bond or other security shall be released until one year after final approval by the chief, unless the dam or levee has been modified so that it will not retain water and has been approved as nonhazardous after determination by the chief that the dam or levee as modified will not endanger life, health, or property. (F) When inspections required by this section are not being performed, the chief shall notify the person or governmental agency to which the permit has been issued that inspections are not being performed by the registered professional engineer and that the chief will inspect the remainder of the construction. Thereafter, the chief shall inspect the construction and the cost of inspection shall be charged against the owner. Failure of the registered professional engineer to submit required inspection reports shall be deemed notice that the engineer's inspections are not being performed. (G) The chief may order construction to cease on any dam or levee that is being built in violation of this section, and may prohibit the retention of water behind any dam or levee that has been built in violation of this section. (H) The chief may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the design and construction of dams and levees for which a construction permit is required by this section or for which periodic inspection is required by section 1521.062 of the Revised Code, for deposit and forfeiture of bonds and other securities required by section 1521.061 of the Revised Code, for the periodic inspection, operation, repair, improvement, alteration, or removal of all dams and levees, as specified in section 1521.062 of the Revised Code, and for establishing classes of dams or levees that are exempt from the requirements of this section and section 1521.062 of the Revised Code as being of a size, purpose, or situation that does not present a substantial hazard to life, health, or property. The chief may, by rule, limit the period during which a construction permit issued under this section is valid. The rules may allow for the extension of the period during which a permit is valid upon written request, provided that the written request includes a revised construction cost estimate, and may require the payment of an additional filing fee for the requested extension. If a construction permit expires without an extension before construction is completed, the person or agency shall apply for a new permit, and shall not continue construction until the new permit is issued. (I) The chief shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing a filing fee schedule for purposes of division (B) of this section. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 3:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.32
§ 1533.32. Fishing licenses generally
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 (GA 136), House Bill 64 (GA 136) (A) Except as provided in this section or division (A)(2) or (C) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code or as exempted at the discretion of the chief of the division of wildlife, no person, including nonresidents, shall take or catch any fish by angling in any of the waters in the state or engage in fishing in those waters without a license. No person shall take or catch frogs or turtles without a valid fishing license, except as provided in this section. Persons fishing in privately owned ponds, lakes, or reservoirs to or from which fish are not accustomed to migrate are exempt from the license requirements set forth in this section. Persons fishing in privately owned ponds, lakes, or reservoirs that are open to public fishing through an agreement or lease with the division of wildlife shall comply with the license requirements set forth in this section. (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in rules adopted under division (B) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, each applicant for a fishing license shall pay a fee for each license in accordance with the following schedule: Annual fishing license - resident $24.00 Annual fishing license - nonresident that is not a resident of a reciprocal state $74.00 Annual fishing license - nonresident that is a resident of a reciprocal state $24.00 Annual senior fishing license - resident $9.00 Three-day tourist fishing license - nonresident that is not a resident of a reciprocal state $50.00 One-day fishing license - resident $13.00 One-day fishing license - nonresident that is not a resident of a reciprocal state $26.00 One-day fishing license - nonresident that is a resident of a reciprocal state $13.00 (2) As used in division (B)(1) of this section: (a) "Reciprocal state" means a state that is a party to an agreement under section 1533.91 of the Revised Code. (b) "Senior" means an applicant who is sixty-five years of age or older at the time of application for a license. (3) Any person under the age of sixteen years may take or catch frogs and turtles and take or catch fish by angling without a license. (C)(1) The chief of the division of wildlife may issue a tourist's license expiring three days from the effective date of the license to a resident of a state that is not a party to an agreement under section 1533.91 of the Revised Code. (2) The chief shall adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code providing for the issuance of a one-day fishing license to a resident of this state or of any other state. A one-day fishing license shall allow the holder to take or catch fish by angling in the waters in the state, engage in fishing in those waters, or take or catch frogs or turtles in those waters for one day without obtaining an annual license or a tourist's license under this section. At the request of a holder of a one-day fishing license who wishes to obtain an annual license, a clerk or agent authorized to issue licenses under section 1533.13 of the Revised Code, not later than the last day on which the one-day license would be valid if it were an annual license, shall credit the amount of the fee paid for the one-day license toward the fee charged for the annual license if so authorized by the chief. The clerk or agent shall issue the annual license upon presentation of the one-day license and payment of a fee in an amount equal to the difference between the fee for the annual license and the fee for the one-day license. (3) Unless otherwise provided by division rule, each annual license shall begin on the date of issuance and expire a year from the date of issuance. (4) Unless otherwise provided by division rule, each multi-year license issued in accordance with section 1533.321 of the Revised Code shall begin on the date of issuance and expire three years, five years, or ten years from the date of issuance, as applicable. (5) No person shall alter a fishing license or possess a fishing license that has been altered. (6) No person shall procure or attempt to procure a fishing license by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or any false statement. (7) A resident of this state who owns land over, through, upon, or along which any water flows or stands, except where the land is in or borders on state parks or state-owned lakes, together with the members of the immediate families of such owners, may take frogs and turtles and may take or catch fish of the kind permitted to be taken or caught therefrom without procuring a license provided for in this section. This exemption extends to tenants actually residing upon such lands and to the members of the immediate families of the tenants. A resident of any other state who owns land in this state over, through, upon, or along which any water flows or stands, except where the land is in or borders on state parks or state-owned lakes, and the spouse and children living with the owner, may take frogs and turtles and may take or catch fish of the kind permitted to be taken or caught from that water without obtaining a license under this section, provided that the state of residence of the owner allows residents of this state owning real property in that state, and the spouse and children living with such a property owner, to take frogs and turtles and take or catch fish without a license. If the owner of such land in this state is a limited liability company or a limited liability partnership that consists of three or fewer individual members or partners, as applicable, an individual member or partner who is a resident of this state and the member's or partner's children of any age may take frogs and turtles and may take or catch fish of the kind permitted to be taken or caught therefrom without procuring a license provided for in this section. In addition, if the owner of such land in this state is a trust that has a total of three or fewer trustees and beneficiaries, an individual who is a trustee or beneficiary and who is a resident of this state and the individual's children of any age may take frogs and turtles and may take or catch fish of the kind permitted to be taken or caught therefrom without procuring a license provided for in this section. Residents of state or county institutions, charitable institutions, and military homes in this state may take frogs and turtles without procuring the required license, provided that a member of the institution or home has an identification card, which shall be carried on that person when fishing. (8) Every fisher required to be licensed, while fishing or taking or attempting to take frogs or turtles, shall carry the license and exhibit it to any person. Failure to so carry and exhibit the license constitutes an offense under this section. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated August 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.36
§ 1563.36. Excessive widths of rooms and entries or faulty pillar recovery methods
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly The method of mining followed in any coal mine shall not expose the miner to unusual dangers from roof falls caused by excessive widths of rooms and entries or faulty pillar recovery methods. (A) The method of mining shall provide widths of openings and pillar dimensions compatible with effective roof control. These widths and dimensions shall be incorporated into the roof control plan submitted for approval. Where excessive widths result from poor mining practices, additional roof support shall be installed before any travel or other work is done in such area. If excessive widths of openings are a result of coal sloughing, additional support shall be installed and the mining system reevaluated to determine changes that are necessary to minimize such occurrences. (B) In addition to the criteria set forth in division (E) of section 1563.35 of the Revised Code, the following shall apply to pillar recovery: (1) The overall pillar recovery system shall be designed to minimize the possibility of outbursts or squeezes. The manner and sequence of recovery shall be included in the roof control plan submitted for approval. (2) Where full pillar recovery is being done, extraction shall be such as to allow total caving of the main roof in the pillared area. (3) During partial pillar recovery sufficient coal shall be left in place to support the main roof to the extent that the possibility of undue forces overriding the working places will be minimized. (4) A combination of full and partial pillar recovery shall not be conducted on the same pillar line. (5) If full extraction of pillars is being done and physical conditions such as standing water, adverse roof conditions, and falls of roof, or law requirements concerning oil and gas wells or surface subsidence dictate that some pillars of coal are to be left in place, a sufficient amount of coal shall be left to support the main roof so as to minimize the possibility of undue forces overriding the working places. (6) Where full recovery of pillars is planned, the design of the pillars shall be compatible with the planned method of extraction. (7) Pillaring methods shall eliminate pillar points and pillars that project inby the brakeline. (8) When recovering adjacent pillars left and right from the same opening, mining shall be completed in one such pillar left and the openings posted off with at least two rows of breaker posts on not more than four foot centers before operations are started in the second pillar. (C) Longwall mining shall be considered as modification of the open-end method of pillar extraction and the support system for the longwall shall be approved on an individual basis. (D) No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.40
§ 1533.40. Permit to buy, sell or deal in minnows, crawfish or hellgrammites
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly Each person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that buys, sells, or deals in minnows, crayfish, or hellgrammites or collects the listed species for sale shall obtain, annually, from the chief of the division of wildlife a permit and shall operate under such rules as the chief adopts. A permit shall be issued upon application and the payment of a fee of forty dollars. This permit expires at midnight on the thirty-first day of December. Nonresidents engaging in the collecting, seining, or picking of minnows, crayfish, or hellgrammites for bait shall have a nonresident fishing license as prescribed in section 1533.32 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.20
§ 1531.20. Seizure of property or device used in unlawful taking or transporting of wild animals
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly Any motor vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or boat used in the unlawful taking or transporting of wild animals, and any net, seine, trap, ferret, gun, or other device used in the unlawful taking of wild animals, is a public nuisance. Each wildlife officer, or other officer with like authority, shall seize and safely keep such property and the illegal results of its use, and unless otherwise ordered by the chief of the division of wildlife shall initiate, within thirty days, proceedings in a proper court of the county for its forfeiture. A writ of replevin shall not lie to take the property from the officer's custody or from the custody or jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is initiated, nor shall the proceeding affect a criminal prosecution for the unlawful use or possession of the property. An action for the forfeiture of any such property shall be initiated by the filing of an affidavit describing the property seized and stating the unlawful use made of it, the time and place of seizure, and the name of the person owning or using it at the time of seizure. If the name is unknown, that fact shall be stated. Upon the filing of the affidavit, the court shall issue a summons setting forth the facts stated in the affidavit and fixing a time and place for the hearing of the complaint. A copy of the summons shall be served on the owner or person using the property at the time of its seizure, if the owner or user is known, or by leaving a copy thereof at the owner's or user's usual residence or place of business in the county, at least three days before the time fixed for the hearing of the complaint. If the owner or user is unknown or a nonresident of the county or cannot be found therein, a copy of the summons shall be posted at a suitable place nearest the place of seizure, but if the owner's or user's address is known, a copy of the summons shall be mailed to the owner or user at least three days before the time fixed for the hearing of the complaint. On the date fixed for the hearing, the officer making the service shall make a return of the time and manner of making the service. Upon the proper cause shown, the court may postpone the hearing. A proceeding for the forfeiture of seized property that is initiated under this section shall not progress to actual forfeiture of the seized property unless so ordered by the court. The court may order the actual forfeiture of the seized property as part of the sentence that it imposes if the owner or person unlawfully using the property at the time of its seizure is convicted, pleads guilty, or confesses that the property at the time of its seizure was being used by the owner or user in violation of law or division rule. Forfeited property shall be the property of the state, to be disposed of as the chief of the division of wildlife directs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.20
§ 1509.20. Prevention of waste - gas flaring
Status: in_force

June 30, 2010 Senate Bill 165 - 128th General Assembly All owners, lessees, or their agents, drilling for or producing crude oil or natural gas, shall use every reasonable precaution in accordance with the most approved methods of operation to stop and prevent waste of oil or gas, or both. Any well productive of natural gas in quantity sufficient to justify utilization shall be utilized or shut in within ten days after completion. The owner of any well producing both oil and gas may burn such gas in flares when it is necessary to protect the health and safety of the public or when the gas is lawfully produced and there is no economic market at the well for the escaping gas.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.55
§ 1503.55. Forestry pollution abatement fund
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the forestry pollution abatement fund, which shall be administered by the chief of the division of forestry. (B) The fund may be used to pay costs incurred under all of the following: (1) Rules adopted under division (A)(3) of section 1503.51 of the Revised Code; (2) Division (B)(2) of section 1503.51 of the Revised Code; (3) Division (A)(3) of section 1503.54 of the Revised Code in investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating any pollution of the waters of the state caused by forestry pollution that requires emergency action to protect public health. (C) Any person responsible for causing or allowing forestry pollution or an unauthorized release, spill, or discharge is liable to the chief for any costs incurred by the chief in investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating the forestry pollution or release, spill, or discharge regardless of whether those costs were paid from the forestry pollution abatement fund or any other fund of the division. Upon the request of the chief, the attorney general shall bring a civil action against the responsible person to recover those costs. Money recovered under this section shall be credited to the forestry pollution abatement fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.022
§ 1514.022. Submitting application and advertisement
Status: in_force

March 15, 2002 Senate Bill 83 - 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Application" means any of the following: (a) An application filed under division (A) of section 1514.02 of the Revised Code for an initial permit for a proposed surface or in-stream mining operation; (b) An application filed under division (D) of section 1514.02 of the Revised Code for a significant amendment to a permit, as "significant" is defined by rule; (c) An application filed under division (E) of section 1514.02 of the Revised Code for a significant amendment to the plan of mining and reclamation that is proposed by the operator, as "significant" is defined by rule; (d) An application filed under section 1514.021 of the Revised Code for the renewal of a permit if the application proposes a significant change to the plan of mining and reclamation, as "significant" is defined by rule. (2) "Applicant" means a person who files an application. (3) "Governmental agency" means each board of county commissioners, each board of township trustees, each legislative authority of a municipal corporation, and the planning commissioners having jurisdiction over all or part of the area of a surface or in-stream mining operation or a proposed surface or in-stream mining operation together with any other federal, state, or local governmental entities that the chief of the division of mineral resources management reasonably believes will be interested in an application. (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, an applicant shall submit to the chief a copy of the applicant's advertisement required to be published under this division of the ownership, precise location, and boundaries of land to be affected by the surface or in-stream mining operation or proposed surface or in-stream mining operation that is the subject of the application. Upon receiving the application and advertisement, the chief shall designate a location at which the application will be available for public inspection and shall assign to the application an application identification number. When the chief determines that the application is substantially complete, the chief shall notify the applicant of the determination. At that time, the applicant shall place the advertisement, together with the application identification number and the notice of the location at which the application will be available for inspection, in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the operation or proposed operation at least once a week for four consecutive weeks. (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, upon determining that an application is substantially complete, the chief shall provide written notice to governmental agencies. The notice shall include all of the information required to be published under division (B)(1) of this section together with the date by which any written comments or objections must be received by the chief for consideration in the review of the application. That date shall be the date that is thirty days following the date on which the chief sends the notice to the governmental agencies. If requested by a governmental agency within thirty-five days following the date on which the governmental agency receives the written notice from the chief, the chief may hold an informal conference to aid in the public understanding of the permitting process. The informal conference shall be held within two weeks after the chief determines to hold such a conference and shall be held in the county in which the surface or in-stream mining operation is or is proposed to be located. (C) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, an operation or any person having an interest that is or may be adversely affected by the operation or proposed operation and any governmental agency may file written comments about or objections to an application with the chief. In the case of interested persons who are not governmental agencies, the comments or objections shall be filed not later than thirty days after the last publication of the notice. In the case of governmental agencies, the comments or objections shall be filed not later than the date that the chief specified in the notice, except that at the chief's discretion, the chief may accept comments or objections from the agencies after that date if the chief considers doing so to be in the public interest. The chief immediately shall transmit comments or objections to the applicant and shall make them available to the public at the same location at which the application is available for inspection. (D) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply if a plan of zoning has been adopted for the area that includes the location at which the operation is conducted or is proposed to be conducted and either of the following applies: (1) The plan of zoning allows mining at the location at which the mining operation is or is proposed to be conducted. (2) A zoning variance or conditional use certificate for a mining operation, for which public notice and opportunity for comment have been provided, has been received within three hundred sixty-five days prior to submittal of an application. In such a situation, an applicant shall provide the chief with a copy of the notice, certified by the publisher, that was previously published.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.251 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.251
§ 1547.251. Use of approved distress signals or flags
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly (A) No person shall operate on the waters of Lake Erie or the immediately connecting bays, harbors, and anchorage areas at any time a vessel that is sixteen or more feet in length or any vessel carrying six or fewer passengers for hire without carrying coast guard approved visual distress signals for both day and night use. (B) No person shall operate upon the waters of Lake Erie or the immediately connecting bays, harbors, and anchorage areas during the period from sunset to sunrise according to local time any of the following without carrying coast guard approved visual distress signals for night use: (1) A vessel less than sixteen feet in length; (2) A vessel competing in an organized marine parade, race, regatta, or similar event; (3) A manually propelled vessel; (4) A sailboat less than twenty-six feet in length with completely open construction and without propulsion machinery. (C) No person shall operate a vessel on the waters in this state other than Lake Erie or the immediately connecting bays, harbors, and anchorage areas unless the vessel carries either a distress flag at least two feet square and international orange in color or a coast guard approved daytime distress signal. (D) No person shall display any distress signal unless a vessel or a person is in distress and in need of help. (E) Divisions (A) and (C) of this section do not apply to any of the following: (1) Vessels competing in an organized marine parade, race, regatta, or similar event; (2) Manually propelled vessels; (3) Sailboats less than twenty-six feet in length with completely open construction and without propulsion machinery. (F) The distress signals required by this section shall be in good and serviceable condition, readily accessible, and of the type and quantities required by regulations adopted under 46 U.S.C. 4302, as amended. (G) No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vessel on the waters in this state in violation of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.05
§ 1522.05. Organization and operation of water resources council
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly Pursuant to Section 9.2 of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact, the governor may take such actions as are necessary for the initial organization and operation of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources council created in Section 2.1 of the compact. Agencies of the state are hereby authorized to cooperate with the council. The chief of the division of water resources shall adopt voluntary watershedwide goals, objectives, and standards for water conservation and efficiency consistent with Section 4.2 of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.07
§ 1506.07. Administrative rules for permanent structures in Lake Erie coastal erosion areas
Status: in_force

May 8, 1996 House Bill 119 - 121st General Assembly (A) No later than December 31, 1994, the director of natural resources shall adopt, and may subsequently amend or rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the erection, construction, and redevelopment of permanent structures in Lake Erie coastal erosion areas identified under section 1506.06 of the Revised Code and such other rules as are necessary to implement this section. The rules shall include, without limitation, a requirement that any person who intends to erect, construct, or redevelop any permanent structure in a Lake Erie coastal erosion area obtain a permit to do so from the director and requirements and procedures for the issuance of such permits, including, without limitation, a requirement that no later than thirty days after receiving a complete permit application, the director either shall notify the applicant that the application is approved or denied and, if denied, the reason for denial or shall notify the applicant of any modification necessary to qualify the application for approval and a requirement that each permit contain a reference to the volume and page of the deed record by which the current owner of the property to be improved obtained title to it. The rules adopted under this division do not apply to the erection, construction, or redevelopment of a permanent structure for which a permit was issued or plan was approved by any state agency, political subdivision of this state, or federal agency prior to any of the following: (1) The effective date of those rules; (2) The date the director notifies each municipal corporation, county, and township of the final identification of the coastal erosion areas pursuant to section 1506.06 of the Revised Code; (3) The date the director adopts the coastal management program document pursuant to section 1506.02 of the Revised Code. (B) No person shall erect, construct, or redevelop a permanent structure on land within a Lake Erie coastal erosion area without a permit issued in accordance with rules adopted under division (A) of this section. The director shall grant a permit under those rules if the proposed site is protected by an effective erosion control measure approved by the director that will protect the permanent structure or if both of the following criteria are met: (1) The structure will be movable or will be situated as far landward as applicable zoning resolutions or ordinances permit; (2) The person seeking the authorization will suffer exceptional hardship if the authorization is not given. The approval of an effective erosion control measure by the director for the purposes of this division does not create liability on the part of the director, the department of natural resources, or the state, municipal corporation, county, or township regarding the future protection of the site for which the measure was approved. The director shall not require a permit for the erection, construction, or redevelopment of a permanent structure on any parcel of property within a Lake Erie coastal erosion area if that property is not adjacent to Lake Erie. (C) The director or his authorized representative may issue a stop work order whenever the director finds, after inspection, that any erection, construction, or redevelopment is being conducted within a Lake Erie coastal erosion area in violation of division (B) of this section. (D) A permit granted by the director under division (B) of this section is not required within the territory of any county or municipal corporation that has adopted and is enforcing a Lake Erie coastal erosion area resolution or ordinance within its zoning or building regulations if the resolution or ordinance has been reviewed by the director under this division and meets or exceeds the standards established under division (B) of this section. No later than thirty days after adopting, amending, or rescinding a Lake Erie coastal erosion area resolution or ordinance under this division, the legislative authority of the county or municipal corporation shall submit it to the director for review and comment. No later than thirty days after receiving the resolution or ordinance, the director shall notify the legislative authority that the resolution or ordinance does or does not meet or exceed the standards established under division (B) of this section. If it does, the director's notice also shall indicate that a permit granted by the director under division (B) of this section is not required within the territory of that county or municipal corporation. If the resolution or ordinance does not meet those standards, the legislative authority may submit a revised resolution or ordinance under this division until the director notifies the legislative authority that the resolution or ordinance meets those standards. Beginning on the thirty-first day of January following the director's notice that the resolution or ordinance meets or exceeds the standards established under division (B) of this section, and every two years thereafter, the legislative authority shall submit to the director, on a form created by the department, a report of the county's or municipal corporation's relevant administrative and enforcement activities during the previous two calendar years. If the director determines at any time that a Lake Erie coastal erosion area resolution or ordinance that the director has determined under this division meets or exceeds the standards established under division (B) of this section is being inadequately enforced, the director shall so notify the legislative authority that adopted it and also shall notify the legislative authority that it may respond to the director's determination in accordance with the procedure for doing so established by rules adopted under this section. If after considering the legislative authority's response the director determines that the resolution or ordinance still is being inadequately enforced, the director shall reinstate the permit requirement of division (B) of this section within the territory of the affected county or municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.51
§ 1567.51. Signal code
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly At each mine operated by a shaft, the means of signaling to and from the bottom man, the top man, and the engineer shall consist of a tube, or tubes, of wire encased in wood or iron pipes, through which signals shall be communicated by electricity, compressed air, or other devices. All proper precautions shall be taken to prevent electric signal and telephone wires from coming into contact with other electric conductors, whether insulated or not. Bells, wires, insulators, contact-makers, and other apparatus used in connection with electric signaling underground, shall be of substantial and reliable construction, and be erected in such a manner as to reduce failures or false signals to a minimum. In any mine, signal circuits for operating lamps or other signal devices at potentials exceeding twenty-five volts shall be adequately insulated and considered as power circuits and shall be installed as such. The following signals are provided for use at mines where signals are required: (A) From the bottom to the top: (1) One ring or whistle from the bottom to the top shall signify to hoist coal or the empty cage, and also to stop either when in motion. (2) Two rings or whistles shall signify to lower cage. (3) Three rings or whistles shall signify that men are coming up; when return signal is received from the engineer, men will get on the cage, and cager shall ring or whistle one to start. (4) Four rings or whistles shall signify to hoist slowly, implying danger. (5) Five rings or whistles shall signify accident in the mine and a call for a stretcher. (B) From the top to the bottom: (1) One ring or whistle from the top to the bottom shall signify: "All ready, get on cage." (2) Two rings or whistles shall signify: "Send away empty cage." No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1555.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1555 / § 1555.03
§ 1555.03. Director of Ohio coal development office - powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly For the purposes of this chapter, the director of the Ohio coal development office may: (A) With the advice of the technical advisory committee created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of the director of development, make loans, guarantee loans, and make grants to persons doing business in this state or to educational or scientific institutions located in this state for coal research and development projects by any such person or educational or scientific institution and adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for making such loans, guarantees, and grants. (B) In making loans, loan guarantees, and grants under division (A) of this section and section 1555.04 of the Revised Code, the director of the office shall ensure that an adequate portion of the total amount of those loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as determined by the director with the advice of the technical advisory committee, is used for conducting research on fundamental scientific problems related to the utilization of Ohio coal and shall ensure, to the maximum feasible extent, joint financial participation by the federal government or other investors or interested parties in conjunction with any such loan, loan guarantee, or grant. The director, in each grant agreement or contract under division (A) of this section, loan contract or agreement under this division or section 1555.04 of the Revised Code, and contract of guarantee under section 1555.05 of the Revised Code, shall require that the facility or project be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the person or educational or scientific institution to whom the grant or loan was made or for whom the guarantee was made. (C) From time to time, with the advice of the technical advisory committee and the approval of the director of development, request the issuance of coal research and development general obligations under section 151.07 of the Revised Code, for any of the purposes set forth in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and subject to the limitations therein upon the aggregate total amount of obligations that may be outstanding at any time. (D) Include as a condition of any loan, loan guarantee, or grant contract or agreement with any such person or educational or scientific institution that the director of the office receive, in addition to payments of principal and interest on any such loan or service charges for any such guarantee, as appropriate, as authorized by Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, a reasonable royalty or portion of the income or profits arising out of the developments, discoveries, or inventions, including patents or copyrights, that result in whole or in part from coal research and development projects conducted under any such contract or agreement, in such amounts and for such period of years as may be negotiated and provided by the contract or agreement in advance of the making of the grant, loan, or loan guarantee. Moneys received by the director of the office under this section may be credited to the coal research and development bond service fund or used to make additional loans, loan guarantees, grants, or agreements under this section. (E) Employ managers, superintendents, and other employees and retain or contract with consulting engineers, financial consultants, accounting experts, architects, and such other consultants and independent contractors as are necessary in the judgment of the director of the office to carry out this chapter, and fix the compensation thereof. (F) Receive and accept from any federal agency, subject to the approval of the governor, grants for or in aid of the construction or operation of any coal research and development project or for coal research and development, and receive and accept aid or contributions from any source of money, property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purposes for which such grants and contributions are made. (G) Purchase fire and extended coverage and liability insurance for any coal research and development project, insurance protecting the office and its officers and employees against liability for damage to property or injury to or death of persons arising from its operations, and any other insurance the director of the office determines necessary or proper under this chapter. Any moneys received by the director from the proceeds of any such insurance with respect to a coal research and development project and any moneys received by the director from the proceeds of any settlement, judgment, foreclosure, or other insurance with respect to a coal research and development project or facility shall be credited to the coal research and development bond service fund. (H) In the exercise of the powers of the director of the office under this chapter, call to the director's assistance, temporarily, from time to time, any engineers, technical experts, financial experts, and other employees in any state department, agency, or commission, or in the Ohio state university, or other educational institutions financed wholly or partially by this state for purposes of assisting the director of the office with reviewing and evaluating applications for financial assistance under this chapter, monitoring performance of coal research and development projects receiving financial assistance under this chapter, and reviewing and evaluating the progress and findings of those projects. Such engineers, experts, and employees shall not receive any additional compensation over that which they receive from the department, agency, commission, or educational institution by which they are employed, but they shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred while working under the direction of the director. (I) Do all acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers expressly granted in this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.17
§ 1521.17. Determination of reasonableness of use of water
Status: in_force

July 18, 1990 House Bill 476 - 118th General Assembly (A) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the determination of the reasonableness of a use of water depends upon a consideration of the interests of the person making the use, of any person harmed by the use, and of society as a whole. (B) In accordance with section 858 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts of the American law institute, all of the following factors shall be considered, without limitation, in determining whether a particular use of water is reasonable: (1) The purpose of the use; (2) The suitability of the use to the watercourse, lake, or aquifer; (3) The economic value of the use; (4) The social value of the use; (5) The extent and amount of the harm it causes; (6) The practicality of avoiding the harm by adjusting the use or method of use of one person or the other; (7) The practicality of adjusting the quantity of water used by each person; (8) The protection of existing values of water uses, land, investments, and enterprises; (9) The justice of requiring the user causing harm to bear the loss. (C) In any determination of reasonable use of water under common law in which prior use is a factor, it shall be conclusive that one use is prior to another in the quantity claimed if the date of registration of one facility providing such use under section 1521.16 of the Revised Code is prior to that of another facility. If a use of water in which prior use is a factor is by means of a facility having the capacity to withdraw one hundred thousand gallons or less of water per day and the facility is not registered under division (B) of that section, prior use shall be based on historic information and documentation provided by any person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.41
§ 1533.41. Fishing season for Lake Erie and other waters
Status: in_force

April 20, 2000 Senate Bill 241 - 123rd General Assembly For the Lake Erie fishing district, and in such other waters wherein fishing with nets is licensed by law, there shall be not more than two fishing seasons for residents and nonresidents. Except as otherwise provided by division rule, those seasons are the spring fishing season, beginning on the first day of May and including and closing on the thirty-first day of August, and the fall fishing season, beginning on the first day of September and including and closing on the thirty-first day of December. No person shall draw, set, place, locate, or maintain any fish net whatever except a minnow net in the Lake Erie fishing district, or in any other waters of this state wherein fishing with nets is licensed by law, between the first day of January and the first day of May next following, both dates inclusive, except as otherwise provided by division rule. No person shall draw, set, place, locate, use, maintain, or possess a gill net in this state except as provided in section 1533.61 of the Revised Code. In addition to any other penalty provided in the Revised Code, the license or permit of any person who is convicted of a violation relating to drawing, setting, placing, using, maintaining, or possessing a gill net is revoked by operation of law, and the person is permanently barred from obtaining another license or permit of the type revoked.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.33
§ 1503.33. Cooperation among states and with federal agencies to prevent forest fires
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly In order to further cooperation with other states and with federal agencies, the chief of the division of forestry, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may request assistance and aid from and may provide assistance and aid to other states, groups of states, and federal agencies in the protection of forests from forest fires and may enter into agreements for that purpose. Upon the request of another state, the chief may send to or receive from that state such personnel, equipment, and supplies as may be available and appropriate for use in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement. Employees of the department of natural resources and the department of commerce serving outside the state under the terms of an agreement entered into under this section shall be considered as performing services within their regular employment for the purposes of compensation, pension or indemnity fund rights, workers' compensation, and other rights or benefits to which they may be entitled as incidents of their regular employment. Such employees retain personal immunity from civil liability as specified in section 9.86 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 5, 2021 at 2:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1518.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1518 / § 1518.03
§ 1518.03. Rules for commercial dealers regarding endangered plants
Status: in_force

June 27, 2005 Senate Bill 124 - 126th General Assembly The chief of natural areas and preserves shall adopt and may amend or repeal rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, restricting the taking, possessing, transportation, sale, offering for sale, or exposure for sale, for commercial purposes of native Ohio species of wild plants or parts of them, that are listed as endangered or threatened by rule adopted under section 1518.01 of the Revised Code. The rules may prohibit the taking of any endangered or threatened plant, or parts of it, for commercial purposes, from any wood lot, field, or forest, or from any other location in which that plant is found growing in its native habitat. This section does not prevent any nurseryperson or dealer who is licensed under Chapter 927. of the Revised Code from selling, offering for sale, shipping, or otherwise disposing of any endangered or threatened plants or parts of them when those plants have been commercially grown by a licensed nursery or legally imported into this state. For the purposes of this section, "commercial purposes" means with intent to sell or trade endangered or threatened plants for gain or profit. "Commercially grown" means to grow plants under cultivation in tilled plots or in a greenhouse. The rules shall provide for the taking of species endangered or threatened with statewide extirpation for botanical, educational, and scientific purposes, and for propagation in captivity to preserve the species, with written permission from the chief. The rules shall not prohibit the taking or possession of species listed on the "United States list of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants" for botanical, educational, or scientific purposes, or for propagation in captivity to preserve the species, under a permit or license from the United States or any instrumentality of the United States.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1510.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1510 / § 1510.07
§ 1510.07. Council to monitor actions of operating committee
Status: in_force

December 18, 1997 Senate Bill 46 - 122nd General Assembly The technical advisory council shall monitor the actions of an operating committee to ensure all of the following: (A) A marketing program is self-supporting; (B) The committee keeps all records that are required for agencies of the state; (C) All program operations are in accord with both of the following: (1) The provisions of the marketing program; (2) This chapter and procedures established under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.07
§ 1533.07. Protection afforded nongame birds
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly No person shall catch, kill, injure, pursue, or have in the person's possession, either dead or alive, or purchase, expose for sale, transport, or ship to a point within or without the state, or receive or deliver for transportation any bird other than a game bird, or have in the person's possession any part of the plumage, skin, or body of any bird other than a game bird, except as permitted in Chapter 1531. and this chapter of the Revised Code, or disturb or destroy the eggs, nest, or young of such a bird. This section does not prohibit the lawful taking, killing, pursuing, or possession of any game bird during the open season for the bird. Bald or golden eagles and ospreys shall not be killed or possessed at any time, except that eagles or ospreys may be possessed for educational purposes by governmental or municipal zoological parks, museums, and scientific or educational institutions. European starlings, English sparrows, and common pigeons, other than homing pigeons, may be killed at any time and their nests or eggs may be destroyed at any time. Blackbirds may be killed at any time when doing damage to grain or other property or when they become a nuisance. Each bird or any part thereof taken or had in possession contrary to this section constitutes a separate offense.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.09
§ 1567.09. Ventilation of mines
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly The operator of a mine shall provide and maintain the necessary artificial means of capacity and power capable of supplying the required ventilation, and shall maintain a sufficient volume of air, not less per minute than one hundred fifty cubic feet for each person measured at the point in the mine where distribution to the various working sections begins and distributed to the working faces so as to expel or dilute and render harmless, explosive, poisonous, and noxious gases. The air shall be measured at the last entry break-through in each working section to see that a sufficient volume of air, not less than nine thousand cubic feet per minute, is being distributed at such point, provided that in gaseous mines the volume of air maintained for each person shall be not less than two hundred cubic feet per minute measured at the point in the mine where distribution to the various working sections begins. No more than sixty-five workers shall be permitted to work on one continuous current of air or split of air except with the written consent of the chief of the division of mineral resources management, and in no case shall the number of workers exceed ninety. Air in which workers work or travel in mines shall be improved when it contains less than nineteen and one-half per cent oxygen, or more than one-half of one per cent carbon dioxide, or is contaminated with noxious or poisonous gases. If the air immediately returning from a split that ventilates any group of active workings contains more than one per cent methane, as determined with a permissible flame safety lamp, by air analysis, or by other recognized means of accurate detection, the ventilation shall be improved. If the air immediately returning from such a split contains one and one-half per cent methane, the employees shall be withdrawn from the mine or the portion of the mine affected thereby, and all power shall be cut off from such mine or portion of the mine until such dangerous condition has been corrected. If the air immediately returning from such a split contains one and one-half per cent or more of methane, but not more than two per cent of methane, withdrawal of the employees from such mine or portion of the mine and shutting off all power from such mine or portion of the mine shall not be required if all of the following requirements are met: (A) The volume of air provided and maintained in such split is equal to or in excess of eighteen thousand cubic feet of air per minute; (B) Only permissible electric equipment is used; (C) The air does not pass over trolley or other bare power wires; (D) An official certified under this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1563., and 1565. of the Revised Code is continually testing the gas content of the air during the mining operations therein. At working faces and other places where methane has accumulated and is likely to attain an explosive mixture, blasting shall not be done and the workers shall be removed from such working faces or places until such condition has been corrected. When the methane content of air in face operations exceeds one per cent at any point twelve or more inches from the roof, face, or rib, as determined by a permissible methane detector, a permissible flame safety lamp, or analysis, such condition shall be corrected by improving the ventilation promptly. The electric face equipment at such point shall be turned off and not turned back on until the methane condition is corrected by improving the ventilation. In gaseous mines, air that has passed through abandoned panel sections shall not be re-used to ventilate live workings. Mines that cannot comply with this requirement at once may continue to operate as at present for a reasonable length of time until future mine development and ventilation can be changed to permit compliance with this section. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.42
§ 1567.42. Riding on locomotive or cars
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly The person in charge of trips shall warn persons forbidden to ride on the locomotive or cars, and shall not permit such persons to ride on locomotives or cars contrary to this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1563., and 1565. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.60
§ 1567.60. Recording pressure gauge
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly The operator of any underground mine shall have a U tube or recording pressure gauge for the purpose of recording pressure or vacuum of the main air current installed in such mine. A record of the readings of such gauge shall be kept in a book which shall be accessible to the deputy mine inspector and all of such records of readings shall be kept so accessible for not less than one year. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.14
§ 1517.14. [Former R.C. 1547.81, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Creating wild, scenic, or recreational rivers
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 156 - 135th General Assembly (A) The director of natural resources may create wild, scenic, and recreational rivers. The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves shall supervise, operate, protect, and maintain wild, scenic, and recreational rivers so created. In creating wild, scenic, and recreational rivers, the director shall classify each such watercourse as either a wild river, a scenic river, or a recreational river. The chief may prepare and maintain a plan for the establishment, development, use, and administration of those rivers as a part of the comprehensive state plans for water management and outdoor recreation. The chief, with the approval of the director, may cooperate with federal agencies administering any federal program concerning wild, scenic, or recreational river systems. (B) The director may propose to create a wild, scenic, or recreational river that consists of a part or parts of any watercourse in this state that in the director's judgment possesses water conservation, scenic, fish, wildlife, historic, or outdoor recreation values that should be preserved. (C)(1) The director shall publish the intention to declare a watercourse a wild, scenic, or recreational river at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county, any part through which the watercourse flows. The director also shall send written notice of the intention to the legislative authority of each county, township, and municipal corporation and to each conservancy district established under Chapter 6101. of the Revised Code, any part through which the watercourse flows, and to the director of transportation, the director of development, the director of administrative services, and the director of environmental protection. The notices shall include a copy of a map and description of the watercourse to be designated. (2) The director of natural resources shall post the intention to declare a watercourse a wild, scenic, or recreational river on the division of natural areas and preserves' web site on the date of the initial publication under division (C)(1) of this section. (3) Any person having an interest in the proposed declaration may file written comments to the proposal within sixty days of the last date of publication or dispatch of written notice as required under division (C)(1) of this section. The director shall post on the division's web site the last date by which written comments may be filed. (4) After sixty days from the last date of publication or dispatch of written notice as required under division (C)(1) of this section, the director may enter a declaration in the director's journal that the watercourse is a wild river, scenic river, or recreational river. When so entered, the watercourse is a wild, scenic, or recreational river, as applicable. The director, after sixty days' notice as prescribed in this section, may terminate the status of a watercourse as a wild river, scenic river, or recreational river by an entry in the director's journal. (D) Declaration of a watercourse as a wild, scenic, or recreational river does not do either of the following: (1) Affect private property rights or authorize the director, chief of the division of natural areas and preserves, or any governmental agency or political subdivision to restrict the use of private land adjacent to the river or to enter upon private land; (2) Expand or abridge the regulatory authority of any governmental agency or political subdivision over the river. (E) The director may acquire real property or any estate, right, or interest therein in order to provide for the protection and public recreational use of a wild, scenic, or recreational river. The director may enter into a lease or other agreement with a political subdivision to administer all or part of any publicly owned land that is administered by the division and that is within the watershed of a wild, scenic, or recreational river. (F) A wild, scenic, or recreational river that was declared as such by the director of natural resources under Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code prior to the effective date of this amendment retains its declaration as a wild, scenic, or recreational river for purposes of sections 1517.14 to 1517.19 of the Revised Code on and after that date. Last updated June 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.09
§ 1546.09. Annual report
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The division of parks and watercraft shall include in its annual report to the governor a statement of its action on all matters pertaining to the management and control of all state reservoirs, lakes, and lands set apart for public parks or pleasure resorts, which statement shall include a statement of the receipts and expenditures on account thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.36
§ 1545.36. Petition for dissolution of district
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly (A) When the board of elections of the county in which a park district is located has had filed with it a petition calling for the dissolution of the district, and determines that the petition meets the requirements of this section and section 3501.38 of the Revised Code, the board shall place the issue of the dissolution on the ballot at the next special election to be held on the day of a general or primary election. Written notice of the filing of the petition shall be sent immediately to the board of park commissioners and the probate court that created the district. (B) The petition shall: (1) Be filed with the board no less than ninety days before the next election; (2) Be supported by the signatures of at least twenty-five per cent of the number of voters in the district who voted in the preceding gubernatorial election. (C) If the petition as filed does not have the required number of signatures and the time for filing has elapsed, the board shall declare it invalid. No further petition for dissolution shall be received until after the next election is completed. On determination of these findings, the board shall send written notice of them to the principal circulator. (D)(1) If a majority of the votes cast support the dissolution, the board shall immediately send written notice of the vote, citing the number of votes for and against the issue, to the probate court, to the board of park commissioners, and to the principal circulator. No park district shall be applied for within the dissolved district for a period of four years following the election in which the issue was supported. (2) If the issue fails to obtain a majority of the votes cast, the board shall receive no further petition for dissolution until the fourth year following that in which the election failed, and shall send written notice of these results to the principal circulator and the board of park commissioners.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.64 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.64
§ 1567.64. Operator to provide tag lines or tie-off lines for miners
Status: in_force

June 11, 2008 Senate Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "tag lines" and "tie-off lines" have the same meanings as in rules adopted under this section. (B) The operator of an underground coal mine shall provide tag lines or tie-off lines for each miner at the mine. The operator shall provide and employees of the mine shall use tag lines or tie-off lines in accordance with requirements and procedures established in rules adopted under this section. (C) The chief of the division of mineral resources management, in consultation with a statewide association representing the coal mining industry and a statewide association representing employees of coal mines, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code concerning the use of tag lines or tie-off lines in an underground coal mine. The rules shall include all of the following: (1) A definition of "tag line" and of "tie-off line"; (2) A description or list of acceptable tag lines and tie-off lines; (3) Procedures and requirements for the use of tag lines and tie-off lines; (4) Procedures for the approval and inspection of the use of tag lines and tie-off lines in a mine; (5) Any other requirements concerning tag lines or tie-off lines that the chief determines are necessary. (D) No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section or rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.28
§ 1531.28. Contract with private persons for creation or improvement of wildlife habitat
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly The division of wildlife, in the management of lands owned, leased, or administered by it or under agreement with it, may contract with private persons for the creation or improvement of wildlife habitat thereon. Such a contract may be paid for in money, materials, services rendered, or goods produced incidentally to the contract, whichever is advantageous to the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.12
§ 1503.12. Notices
Status: in_force

September 1, 1976 House Bill 972 - 111th General Assembly Forest-fire wardens shall post such notices warning against the dangers of forest fires and calling attention to the forest-fire laws of this state as the chief of the division of forestry prepares. No person shall, without authority, willfully or maliciously tear down, remove, deface, or destroy any such notice.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1555.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1555 / § 1555.06
§ 1555.06. Funds for surveys or studies
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly Upon application by the director of the Ohio coal development office with the approval of the director of development, the controlling board, from appropriations available to the board, may provide funds for surveys or studies by the office of any proposed coal research and development project subject to repayment by the office from funds available to it, within the time fixed by the board. Funds to be repaid shall be charged by the office to the appropriate coal research and development project and the amount thereof shall be a cost of the project. This section does not abrogate the authority of the controlling board to otherwise provide funds for use by the office in the exercise of the powers granted to it by this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1555.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1555 / § 1555.04
§ 1555.04. Loan agreements
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) With respect to coal research and development projects financed wholly or partially from a loan or loan guarantee under this chapter, the director of the Ohio coal development office, in addition to other powers under this chapter, with the advice of the technical advisory committee created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of the director of development, may enter into loan agreements, accept notes and other forms of obligation to evidence such indebtedness and mortgages, liens, pledges, assignments, or other security interests to secure such indebtedness, which may be prior or subordinate to or on a parity with other indebtedness, obligations, mortgages, pledges, assignments, other security interests, or liens or encumbrances, and take such actions as the director of the office considers appropriate to protect such security and safeguard against losses, including, without limitation, foreclosure and the bidding upon and purchase of property upon foreclosure or other sale. (B) The authority granted by this section is cumulative and supplementary to all other authority granted in this chapter. The authority granted by this section does not alter or impair any similar authority granted elsewhere in this chapter with respect to other projects.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.77 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.77
§ 1547.77. Action not in conflict
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly Any action taken by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft under Chapters 1546. and 1547. relating to refuge and small boat harbors of the Revised Code shall not be deemed in conflict with certain powers and duties conferred upon and delegated to federal agencies and to municipal corporations under Section 7 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, or as provided by sections 721.04 to 721.11 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1519.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1519 / § 1519.06
§ 1519.06. Clean Ohio trail advisory board
Status: in_force

July 26, 2001 House Bill 3 - 124th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the clean Ohio trail advisory board consisting of nine voting members. Not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section, the director of natural resources shall appoint all of the following members to the board: (1) One member who is a county commissioner and who is recommended by a statewide organization that represents county commissioners; (2) One member who is a township trustee and who is recommended by a statewide organization that represents township trustees; (3) One member who is a member of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation and who is recommended by a statewide organization that represents municipal corporations; (4) Three representatives of statewide nonprofit organizations dedicated to the creation of recreational trails; (5) One representative each of development, environmental, and planning interests. Of the initial appointments to the board, three shall serve for a one-year term, three shall serve for a two-year term, and three shall serve for a three-year term. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for three years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed, except that the term of any member who is a county commissioner, a township trustee, or a member of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall end when the member ceases to serve as a county commissioner, a township trustee, or a member of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which the member was appointed shall serve for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue to serve subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The director or another employee who is designated by the director shall serve as the nonvoting chairperson of the board. The director annually shall designate one member of the board to serve as its vice-chairperson. The board may adopt bylaws governing its operation and shall meet at a time when the director, or the director's designee, considers it appropriate in order for the board to provide advice as required under division (B) of this section. (B) The board shall provide advice to the director regarding the selection of applications that will be awarded matching grants under section 1519.05 of the Revised Code. (C) Serving as a member of the board does not constitute holding a public office or position of employment under the laws of this state and does not constitute grounds for removal of public officers or employees from their offices or positions of employment. (D) A board member shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of duties as a board member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.13
§ 1509.13. Permit to plug and abandon well - application
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section and division (E)(1) of section 1509.071 of the Revised Code, no person shall plug and abandon a well without having a permit to do so issued by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. The permit shall be issued by the chief in accordance with this chapter and shall be valid for a period of twenty-four months from the date of issue. (2) The holder of a valid permit issued under section 1509.06 of the Revised Code may receive approval from an oil and gas resources inspector to plug and abandon the well associated with that permit, without obtaining the permit required under division (A) of this section, if either of the following apply: (a) The well was drilled to total depth and the well cannot or will not be completed. (b) The well is a lost hole or dry hole. (3) A permit holder plugging a well pursuant to division (A)(2)(a) of this section shall plug the well within thirty days of receipt of approval from the oil and gas resources inspector. (4) A permit holder plugging a well pursuant to division (A)(2)(b) of this section shall plug the well immediately after determining that the well is a lost hole or dry hole in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter. (B) The application for a permit to plug and abandon shall be filed as many days in advance as will be necessary for an oil and gas resources inspector or, if the well is located in a coal bearing township, both a deputy mine inspector and an oil and gas resources inspector to be present at the plugging. The application shall be filed with the chief upon a form that the chief prescribes and shall contain the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant; (2) The signature of the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent. When an authorized agent signs an application, it shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the appointment as that agent. (3) The location of the well identified by section or lot number, city, village, township, and county; (4) Designation of well by name and number; (5) The total depth of the well to be plugged; (6) The date and amount of last production from the well; (7) Other information that the chief may require. (C) Unless waived by an oil and gas resources inspector, the owner of a well or the owner's authorized representative shall notify an oil and gas resources inspector at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the plugging of a well. No well shall be plugged and abandoned without an oil and gas resources inspector present unless permission has been granted by the chief. The owner of a well that has produced oil or gas shall give written notice at the same time to the owner of the land upon which the well is located and to all lessors that receive gas from the well pursuant to an agreement. If the well penetrates or passes within one hundred feet of the excavations and workings of a mine, the owner of the well shall give written notice to the owner or lessee of that mine of the intention to abandon the well and of the time when the owner of the well will be prepared to commence plugging it. (D) An applicant may file a request with the chief for expedited review of an application for a permit to plug and abandon a well. The chief may refuse to accept a request for expedited review if, in the chief's judgment, acceptance of the request will prevent the issuance, within twenty-one days of filing, of permits for which applications filed under section 1509.06 of the Revised Code are pending. In addition to a complete application for a permit that meets the requirements of this section, a request for expedited review shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of five hundred dollars unless the chief has ordered the applicant to plug and abandon the well. When a request for expedited review is filed, the chief shall immediately begin to process the application and shall issue a permit within seven days of the filing of the request unless the chief, by order, denies the application. (E)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(2) of this section, any person undertaking the plugging of a well for which a permit has been issued under this section shall obtain insurance for bodily injury coverage and property damage coverage in the amount established under section 1509.07 of the Revised Code to pay for damages or injury to property or person, including damages caused by the plugging of the well. The person shall electronically submit proof of insurance to the chief upon the chief's request. (2) Division (E)(1) of this section does not apply to a person already required to maintain an insurance policy under section 1509.07 of the Revised Code. (F) This section does not apply to a well plugged or abandoned in compliance with section 1571.05 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.52
§ 1561.52. Effect of child support default on certificate
Status: in_force

September 5, 2001 House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.081
§ 1531.081. Regulation of domestic deer
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly The division of wildlife does not have authority to regulate domestic deer, which shall be regulated as agricultural animals by the department of agriculture.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.081
§ 1513.081. Priority lien where permittee becomes insolvent or alternative not provided
Status: in_force

September 30, 2011 House Bill 163 - 129th General Assembly (A) If a permittee becomes insolvent, or an alternative financial security to provide long-term water treatment or a long-term alternative water supply, or both, is not provided in accordance with division (F)(8) of section 1513.16 of the Revised Code, the division of mineral resources management shall have a priority lien in front of all other interested creditors against the assets of that permittee for the amount of any reclamation that is required as a result of the permittee's mining activities. The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall file a statement in the office of the county recorder of each county in which the mined land lies of the estimated cost to reclaim the land and, if applicable, the cost to provide long-term water treatment or a long-term alternative water supply, or both. The estimated cost to reclaim the land and, if applicable, the cost to provide long-term water treatment or a long-term alternative water supply, or both, shall include the direct and indirect costs of the development, design, construction, management, and administration of the reclamation and, if applicable, the long-term water treatment or long-term alternative water supply. The statement shall constitute a lien on the assets of the permittee as of the date of the filing. The lien shall continue in force so long as any portion of the lien remains unpaid or until the chief issues a certificate of release of the lien. If the chief issues a certificate of release of the lien, the chief shall file the certificate of release in the office of each applicable county recorder. (B) The chief promptly shall issue a certificate of release of a lien under any of the following circumstances: (1) Upon the repayment in full of the money that is necessary to complete the reclamation, develop and implement mine drainage plans, or provide alternative financial security for water treatment or to provide and maintain an alternative water supply, as applicable; (2) Upon the transfer of an existing permit that includes the areas of the operation for which reclamation of land and water resources was not completed to a different applicant; (3) Any other circumstance that the chief determines to be in the best interests of the state. (C) The chief may modify the amount of a lien under this section. If the chief modifies a lien, the chief shall file a statement in the office of the county recorder of each applicable county of the new amount of the lien. (D) The chief may authorize an agent to hold a certificate of release in escrow for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days for the purpose of facilitating the transfer of unreclaimed mine land. (E) All money from the collection of liens under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the reclamation forfeiture fund created in section 1513.18 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.26
§ 1513.26. Annual report
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall make an annual report to the governor and to the general assembly. The report shall identify each reclamation project, state the number of acres reclaimed by the division or persons with whom it contracts under sections 1513.20 to 1513.25 of the Revised Code, identify the county in which the project is located, and make a detailed accounting of expenditures.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.03
§ 1509.03. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of oil and gas resources management shall adopt, rescind, and amend, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, rules for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of this chapter. The rules shall include an identification of the subjects that the chief shall address when attaching terms and conditions to a permit with respect to a well and production facilities of a well that are located within an urbanized area or with respect to a horizontal well and production facilities associated with a horizontal well. The subjects shall include all of the following: (1) Safety concerning the drilling or operation of a well; (2) Protection of the public and private water supply, including the amount of water used and the source or sources of the water; (3) Fencing and screening of surface facilities of a well; (4) Containment and disposal of drilling and production wastes; (5) Construction of access roads for purposes of the drilling and operation of a well; (6) Noise mitigation for purposes of the drilling of a well and the operation of a well, excluding safety and maintenance operations. No person shall violate any rule of the chief adopted under this chapter. (B)(1) Any order issuing, denying, or modifying a permit or notices required to be made by the chief pursuant to this chapter shall be made in compliance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that personal service may be used in lieu of service by mail. Every order issuing, denying, or modifying a permit under this chapter and described as such shall be considered an adjudication order for purposes of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to a permit issued under section 1509.06 of the Revised Code. (2) Where notice to any person is required by this chapter, the notice shall be given in order to meet the requirements of law. (C) The chief or the chief's authorized representative may at any time enter upon lands, public or private, for the purpose of administration or enforcement of this chapter, the rules adopted or orders made thereunder, or terms or conditions of permits or registration certificates issued thereunder and may examine and copy records pertaining to the drilling, conversion, or operation of a well for injection of fluids and logs required by division (C) of section 1509.223 of the Revised Code. No person shall prevent or hinder the chief or the chief's authorized representative in the performance of official duties. If entry is prevented or hindered, the chief or the chief's authorized representative may apply for, and the court of common pleas may issue, an appropriate inspection warrant necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter within the court's territorial jurisdiction. (D) The chief may issue orders to enforce this chapter, rules adopted thereunder, and terms or conditions of permits issued thereunder. Any such order shall be considered an adjudication order for the purposes of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. No person shall violate any order of the chief issued under this chapter. No person shall violate a term or condition of a permit or registration certificate issued under this chapter. (E) Orders of the chief denying, suspending, or revoking a registration certificate; approving or denying approval of an application for revision of a registered transporter's plan for disposal; or to implement, administer, or enforce division (A) of section 1509.224 and sections 1509.22 , 1509.222 , 1509.223 , 1509.225 , and 1509.226 of the Revised Code pertaining to the transportation of brine by vehicle and the disposal of brine so transported are not adjudication orders for purposes of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The chief shall issue such orders under division (A) or (B) of section 1509.224 of the Revised Code, as appropriate. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 3:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.52
§ 1533.52. Method of measuring nets
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly Except as provided by division rule, the size of the mesh of all nets, seines, and carp apron, except dip nets or minnow nets, possessed in this state or used in fishing in any of the waters of this state wherein fishing with nets is licensed by law shall be determined by measuring the mesh on the bar, by exerting not more than a two pound strain on four consecutive bars and measuring these four bars while that strain is on them from the inside edge of the knot on one end of this series of bars to the outside edge of the knot on the other end. One-half the length of the four bars so measured shall be deemed to be the length of one collapsed stretched mesh of that part of the net being measured. The weight to be used in measuring the bars of meshes of nets shall be tested, approved, and certified by the department of agriculture, or other governmental entity authorized to so certify, and authorized by the chief of the division of wildlife.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.322 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.322
§ 1533.322. Exemption from fishing license requirement
Status: in_force

September 5, 1957 Senate Bill 166 - 102nd General Assembly Any person who is duly licensed by any state, district, country, or sovereignty other than this state to take or catch fish by angling shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 1533.32 and 1533.99 of the Revised Code, provided such person has complied with the law in regard to taking or catching fish by angling in the state, district, country, or sovereignty where he is licensed and complies with such law while taking or catching fish by angling in this state. Such exemption shall be operative only if the law of such other state, district, country, or sovereignty makes substantially like and equal exemptions to persons duly licensed by this state to take or catch fish by angling. Reciprocal agreements between this and any other state, district, country, or sovereignty necessary to administer this section shall be made as provided in section 1533.323 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.07
§ 1547.07. Reckless or unsafe operation of vessel, water skis, aquaplane
Status: in_force

March 18, 1997 Senate Bill 295 - 121st General Assembly (A) Any person who operates any vessel or manipulates any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device on the waters in this state carelessly or heedlessly, or in disregard of the rights or safety of any person, vessel, or property, or without due caution, at a rate of speed or in a manner so as to endanger any person, vessel, or property is guilty of reckless operation of the vessel or other device. (B) No person shall operate or permit the operation of a vessel in an unsafe manner. A vessel shall be operated in a reasonable and prudent manner at all times. Unsafe vessel operation includes, without limitation, any of the following: (1) A vessel becoming airborne or completely leaving the water while crossing the wake of another vessel at a distance of less than one hundred feet, or at an unsafe distance, from the vessel creating the wake; (2) Operating at such a speed and proximity to another vessel or to a person attempting to ride on one or more water skis, surfboard, inflatable device, or similar device being towed by a vessel so as to require the operator of either vessel to swerve or turn abruptly to avoid collision; (3) Operating less than two hundred feet directly behind a person water skiing or attempting to water ski; (4) Weaving through congested traffic.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.43
§ 1533.43. License tag to be attached to each fishing device
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided by division rule, the chief of the division of wildlife, each fishing season, shall issue a license tag for each dip net, carp apron, and seine, except a minnow seine, used to take fish in the Lake Erie fishing district and in such other waters wherein fishing with nets or seines is licensed by law. No person shall use such nets in fishing without attaching a license tag thereto, as provided in this section. On each seine, the tag shall be attached on either brail, and on each dip net, the tag shall be attached to the rim line of the net. On each carp apron, the tag shall be attached to either end of the line running across the top of the net. Each tag shall be attached in such a manner that the number thereon can be read easily, and the number shall not be defaced by paint or any other substance or in any manner. If such tags are not attached to such nets in the manner provided in this section, it is prima-facie evidence that they have not been lawfully licensed. Each net without the tag prescribed in this section constitutes a separate offense and is a public nuisance. Such an untagged fishing device, or parts thereof, is unlawful under this section and shall be seized and held for evidence or for forfeiture proceedings. No person shall fail to comply with any provision of this section or division rule adopted pursuant thereto.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.112 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.112
§ 1533.112. Annual wetlands habitat stamp needed to hunt ducks, geese or brant - wetlands habitat fund
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly Except as provided in this section or unless otherwise provided by division rule, no person shall hunt ducks, geese, or brant on the lands of another without first obtaining an annual wetlands habitat stamp. The annual fee for the wetlands habitat stamp is fourteen dollars for each stamp unless otherwise provided in rules adopted under division (B) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code. Moneys received from the stamp fee shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the wetlands habitat fund, which is hereby established. Moneys shall be paid from the fund on the order of the director of natural resources for the following purposes: (A) Sixty per cent for projects that the division approves for the acquisition, development, management, or preservation of waterfowl areas within the state; (B) Forty per cent for contribution by the division to an appropriate nonprofit organization for the acquisition, development, management, or preservation of lands and waters within the United States or Canada that provide or will provide habitat for waterfowl with migration routes that cross this state. No moneys derived from the issuance of wetlands habitat stamps shall be spent for purposes other than those specified by this section. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Wetlands habitat stamps shall be furnished by and in a form prescribed by the chief of the division of wildlife and issued by clerks and other agents authorized to issue licenses and permits under section 1533.13 of the Revised Code. The record of stamps kept by the clerks and other agents shall be uniform throughout the state, in such form or manner as the director prescribes, and open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of any person. Unless otherwise provided by rule, each stamp shall remain in force until midnight of the thirty-first day of August next ensuing. Wetlands habitat stamps may be issued in any manner to any person on any date, whether or not that date is within the period in which they are effective. Every person to whom this section applies, while hunting ducks, geese, or brant, shall carry an unexpired wetlands habitat stamp that is validated by the person's signature written on the stamp in ink and shall exhibit the stamp to any enforcement officer so requesting. No person shall fail to carry and exhibit the person's stamp. A wetlands habitat stamp is not transferable. The chief shall establish a procedure to obtain subject matter to be printed on the wetlands habitat stamp and shall use, dispose of, or distribute the subject matter as the chief considers necessary. The chief also shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section. This section does not apply to persons under sixteen years of age nor to persons exempted from procuring a hunting license under section 1533.10 or division (A)(2) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.84 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.84
§ 1533.84. Shooting range standards
Status: in_force

November 21, 1997 House Bill 209 - 122nd General Assembly The chief of the division of wildlife, in accordance with section 1531.10 of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules establishing generally accepted standards for shooting ranges. These rules shall be no more stringent than national rifle association standards, and include standards for the limitation and suppression of noise, standards for the hours of operation of shooting ranges of the various types and at the various locations of ranges, and standards for public safety. The rules may include standards for the reconstruction, enlargement, remodeling, or repair of any structure or facility that is part of a shooting range provided that any local laws creating standards for the reconstruction, enlargement, remodeling, or repair of structures or facilities that apply generally to all structures or facilities and not exclusively or primarily to shooting ranges also shall apply to shooting ranges. Nothing in this section limits the authority of a county or township board of zoning appeals to issue or deny conditional zoning certificates for the reconstruction, enlargement, remodeling, or repair of an existing shooting range pursuant to division (C) of section 303.14 or division (C) of section 519.14 of the Revised Code or the authority of a board of county commissioners or board of township trustees relating to the completion, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of nonconforming uses pursuant to section 303.19 or 519.19 of the Revised Code. At the time of its establishment, a shooting range shall comply with all existing local ordinances, regulations, or laws. The chief of the division of wildlife shall consult with a representative sample of persons and organizations that own, operate, or use shooting ranges and persons and organizations that represent counties, townships, municipal corporations, and holders of real property adjoining shooting ranges prior to filing or amending the rules required or authorized under this section in accordance with section 1531.10 of the Revised Code. A draft copy of the chief's proposed rules or any subsequent amendments to the rules shall be submitted to representatives of the above-listed organizations, who shall be given thirty days to review and submit written comments on the draft rules to the chief. The chief shall consider but not be bound by the written comments and, after giving due regard to the public interests, shall file the initial rules in accordance with section 1531.10 of the Revised Code within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section. Last updated April 20, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1510.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1510 / § 1510.12
§ 1510.12. Action to enforce compliance
Status: in_force

December 18, 1997 Senate Bill 46 - 122nd General Assembly The technical advisory council may institute an action at law or in equity that appears necessary to enforce compliance with this chapter, a procedure established under it, or a marketing program established under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.67
§ 1547.67. Establishing and maintaining marine patrols to enforce chapter
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The division of parks and watercraft, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may expend, for the purpose of assisting political subdivisions, conservancy districts, and state departments to establish or maintain and operate a marine patrol for the purpose of enforcing this chapter and Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under them and to provide emergency response to boating accidents on the water, such funds as are appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose and, in addition, such moneys from the waterways safety fund established in section 1547.75 of the Revised Code as determined to be necessary by the division not to exceed ten per cent of all moneys accruing to the fund. In no case shall the grant to a political subdivision, conservancy district, or state department, not including the department of natural resources, total more than thirty-five thousand dollars in a calendar year. Moneys so allocated may be used for the purchase, maintenance, and operation of vessels and marine equipment, educational materials, and personnel salaries that are necessary for enforcement of this chapter and Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under them and to provide emergency response to boating accidents on the water. The division shall disburse the moneys as provided in this section in accordance with its determination of need in the enforcement of this chapter and Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under them and shall disburse those moneys only on a cost share basis to supplement funds allocated by a political subdivision, conservancy district, or state department for that purpose. A grantee shall provide at least twenty-five per cent of the total program cost.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.19
§ 1517.19. [Former R.C. 1547.86, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Reconciliation of powers
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 156 - 135th General Assembly Any action taken by the chief of the division of natural areas and preserves under sections 1517.14 to 1517.19 of the Revised Code shall not be deemed in conflict with certain powers and duties conferred on and delegated to federal agencies and to municipal corporations under Section 7 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, or as provided by sections 721.04 to 721.11 of the Revised Code. Last updated June 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.30
§ 1513.30. Mining regulation and safety fund; selection of project areas
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the mining regulation and safety fund, to be administered by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. The fund shall be used for the following purposes: (1) Reclaiming land, public or private, affected by mining, or controlling mine drainage, for which no cash is held in the reclamation forfeiture fund created in section 1513.18 of the Revised Code; (2) Specified purposes in sections 1514.06 , 1514.11 , and 1561.48 of the Revised Code; (3) Administration and enforcement of Chapter 1513. of the Revised Code. All investment earnings of the fund shall be deposited into the fund. (B) In order to direct expenditures from the mining regulation and safety fund toward reclamation projects that fulfill priority needs and provide the greatest public benefits, the chief periodically shall consider projects to be financed from the mining regulation and safety fund. For the purpose of selecting project areas and determining the boundaries of project areas, the chief shall consider the feasibility, cost, and public benefits of reclaiming the areas, their potential for being mined, the availability of federal or other financial assistance for reclamation, and the geographic distribution of project areas to ensure fair distribution among affected areas. (C) The chief shall give priority to areas where there is little or no likelihood of mining within the foreseeable future, reclamation is feasible at reasonable cost with available funds, and either of the following applies: (1) The pollution of the waters of the state and damage to adjacent property are most severe and widespread. (2) Reclamation will make possible public uses for soil, water, forest, or wildlife conservation or public recreation purposes, will facilitate orderly commercial or industrial site development, or will facilitate the use or improve the enjoyment of nearby public conservation or recreation lands. (D) Expenditures from the mining regulation and safety fund for reclamation projects may be made only for projects that are within the boundaries of project areas approved by the chief. Expenditures from the mining regulation and safety fund shall be made by the chief, with the approval of the director of natural resources. (E) The chief may engage in cooperative projects under this section with any agency of the United States, appropriate state agencies, or state universities or colleges as defined in section 3345.27 of the Revised Code and may transfer money from the fund to other appropriate state agencies or to state universities or colleges in order to carry out the reclamation activities authorized by this section. (F) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, money credited to the mining regulation and safety fund that is derived from taxes levied in division (A)(3) or (4) of section 5749.02 of the Revised Code shall not be used for any purposes authorized under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.39
§ 1513.39. Retaliation against employees prohibited
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly (A) No person shall discharge, or in any other way discriminate against or cause to be fired or discriminated against, any employee or any authorized representative of employees by reason of the fact that the employee or representative has filed, instituted, or caused to be filed or instituted any proceeding under this chapter or has testified or is about to testify in any proceeding resulting from the administration or enforcement of this chapter. (B) Any employee or representative of employees who believes that the employee or representative has been fired or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of division (A) of this section may, within thirty days after the alleged violation occurs, apply to the chief of the division of mineral resources management for a review of the firing or alleged discrimination. A copy of the application shall be sent to the person or operator who will be the respondent. Upon receipt of the application, the chief shall cause such investigation to be made as the chief considers appropriate. The investigation shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing at the request of any party to the review to enable the parties to present information relating to the alleged violation. The parties shall be given written notice of the time and place of the hearing at least five days prior to the hearing. Any such hearing shall be of record. Upon receiving the report of the investigation the chief shall make findings of fact. If the chief finds that a violation did occur, the chief shall issue a decision incorporating therein the chief's findings and an order requiring the party committing the violation to take such affirmative action to abate the violation as the chief considers appropriate, including, but not limited to, the rehiring or reinstatement of the employee or representative of employees to the employee's or representative's former position with compensation. If the chief finds that there was no violation, the chief shall issue a finding to that effect. Orders issued by the chief under this division shall be subject to judicial review in the same manner as orders and decisions of the chief are subject to judicial review under this chapter. (C) Whenever an order is issued under this section to abate any violation, at the request of the applicant, a sum equal to the aggregate amount of all costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, determined to have been necessary and reasonably incurred by the applicant for, or in connection with, the institution and prosecution of such proceedings, shall be assessed against the persons committing the violation and may be awarded in accordance with division (E) of section 1513.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.14
§ 1533.14. Hunting license or wetlands habitat stamp not transferable - license to be carried and exhibited
Status: in_force

February 25, 1998 House Bill 203 - 122nd General Assembly Unless otherwise provided by division rule, no hunting license or wetlands habitat stamp is transferable and no hunter shall carry a hunting license or wetlands habitat stamp that was issued in the name of another person or that does not contain the signature of the agent issuing it. Every person, while hunting or trapping on the lands of another, shall carry the person's hunting license on the person's own self and exhibit it to any wildlife officer, constable, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer, to the owner or person in lawful control of the land upon which the person is hunting or trapping, or to any other person. Failure to so carry or exhibit such a license constitutes an offense under this section. This chapter and Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code do not allow any person to hunt or trap on any land without the written consent of the owner thereof. Such a license entitles a nonresident to take from this state game birds or game quadrupeds killed and possessed by the nonresident as provided by law or division rule.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.10
§ 1548.10. Fees
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) The clerk of the court of common pleas shall charge and retain fees as follows: (1) Fifteen dollars for each duplicate copy of a certificate of title. The clerk shall retain that entire fee. (2) Fifteen dollars for each certificate of title, which shall include any notation or indication of any lien or security interest on a certificate of title and any memorandum certificate of title or non-negotiable evidence of ownership requested at the time the certificate of title is issued. The clerk shall retain ten dollars and fifty cents of that fee when there is a notation of a lien or security interest on the certificate of title and twelve dollars when there is no lien or security interest noted on the certificate of title. (3) Five dollars for each certificate of title with no security interest noted that is issued to a licensed watercraft dealer for resale purposes. The clerk shall retain two dollars of that fee. (4) Five dollars for each memorandum certificate of title or non-negotiable evidence of ownership that is applied for separately. The clerk shall retain that entire fee. (B) The fees charged for a certificate of title and the notation or indication of any lien or security interest on a certificate of title that are not retained by the clerk shall be paid to the chief of the division of parks and watercraft by monthly returns, which shall be forwarded to the chief not later than the fifth day of the month next succeeding that in which the certificate is forwarded, or that in which the chief is notified of a lien or security interest or cancellation of a lien or security interest. The chief shall deposit one dollar of the amount the chief receives for each certificate of title in the automated title processing fund created in section 4505.09 of the Revised Code. Moneys deposited in that fund under this section shall be used for the purpose specified in division (B)(3)(b) of that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.22
§ 1546.22. Parks capital expenses fund
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the parks capital expenses fund. The fund shall consist of moneys transferred to it from the parks and recreation improvement fund created in section 154.22 of the Revised Code. The parks capital expenses fund shall be used to pay design, engineering, and planning costs that are incurred by the department of natural resources for parks-related capital projects.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1510.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1510 / § 1510.02
§ 1510.02. Technical advisory council - powers and duties
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A) In accordance with this chapter, the technical advisory council shall do all of the following: (1) Establish procedures by which producers in this state may propose, develop, and operate a marketing program to do all of the following: (a) Demonstrate to the general public the importance and economic significance of the oil and natural gas industry in this state; (b) Encourage the wise and efficient use of energy; (c) Promote environmentally sound production methods and technologies in the industry; (d) Support research, training, and educational activities concerning the industry. (2) Establish procedures necessary to implement and administer this chapter; (3) Determine the eligibility of producers to participate in referendums and other procedures that may be required to establish a marketing program for oil and natural gas. (B) The council may conduct business by a majority of those members voting without need of a quorum.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.103 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.103
§ 1533.103. All purpose vehicles permits for mobility-impaired persons
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 Senate Bill 257 - 132nd General Assembly The chief of the division of wildlife shall adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code that are necessary to administer the issuance of permits for the use of all-purpose vehicles or motor vehicles by persons with mobility impairments to hunt wild quadrupeds or game birds in public and private areas. The rules shall establish eligibility requirements, an application procedure, the duration of a permit, identification and designation of public and private areas in which all-purpose vehicles or motor vehicles may be used by permit holders, and any other procedures and requirements governing the permits that the chief determines are necessary. The chief shall not charge a fee for the issuance of a permit under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.211 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.211
§ 1545.211. Anticipation notes
Status: in_force

May 13, 1981 House Bill 95 - 114th General Assembly In addition to the authority conferred by section 1545.21 of the Revised Code, in anticipation of the collection of current revenues in and for any fiscal year, the board of park commissioners may borrow money and issue notes therefor in anticipation of the receipt of taxes for debt charges or current expenses to the extent necessary to meet such charges or expenses, but not in excess of the estimated receipts for the current tax year, less all advances. The sums so anticipated shall be deemed appropriated for the payment of such notes at maturity. The notes shall not run more than one year, nor bear interest at a rate exceeding the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, and the proceeds therefrom shall be used only for the purposes for which the anticipated taxes were levied. No board shall borrow money or issue notes in anticipation of such taxes before the first day of January of the year of such tax receipts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.10
§ 1522.10. Definitions for R.C. 1522.10 to 1522.30
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly As used in sections 1522.10 to 1522.30 of the Revised Code: (A) "Baseline facility" means a facility identified in the baseline report or a facility added to the baseline report under section 1522.16 of the Revised Code. (B) "Baseline facility abandonment" means the voluntary and affirmative termination of a baseline facility's withdrawal and consumptive use capacity as listed in the baseline report. "Baseline facility abandonment" does not include the nonuse or the transfer of a baseline facility's withdrawal and consumptive use capacity unless either of the following applies: (1) The nonuse continues for fifteen consecutive years for a facility with a potential withdrawal from Lake Erie or a recognized navigational channel and the nonuse is not extended in accordance with division (B) of section 1522.16 of the Revised Code. (2) For a facility to which division (B)(1) of this section does not apply, the nonuse continues for thirty-six consecutive months and is not extended in accordance with division (B) of section 1522.16 of the Revised Code. (C) "Baseline report" means a list of the withdrawal and consumptive use capacities of facilities that was developed for purposes of Section 4.12 of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact by the department of natural resources and submitted to the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources council on December 8, 2009. (D) "Capacity" means the ability of a facility's pumps, pipes, and other appurtenances to withdraw water presented in terms of withdrawal capacity, treatment capacity, distribution capacity, or other capacity-limiting factors. (E) "Compact" means the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact set forth in section 1522.01 of the Revised Code. (F) "Consumptive use" has the same meaning as in section 1522.01 of the Revised Code. For purposes of determining a new or increased capacity for consumptive use, "consumptive use" is the use based on a coefficient of consumptive use generally accepted in the scientific community that most accurately reflects the process at a facility or the use based on facility specific data, whichever is more accurate. (G) "Diversion" has the same meaning as in section 1522.01 of the Revised Code. (H) "Facility" means any site, installation, or building at which water withdrawal and consumptive use activities take place or are proposed to take place, that is located at a property or on contiguous properties. "Facility" includes any site, installation, building, or service area of a public water system at or within which water withdrawal and consumptive use activities take place. (I) "Facility abandonment" means the voluntary and affirmative termination of a facility's withdrawal and consumptive use capacity as listed in a withdrawal and consumptive use permit issued under section 1522.12 of the Revised Code. "Facility abandonment" does not include the nonuse or the transfer of a facility's withdrawal and consumptive use capacity unless either of the following applies: (1) The nonuse continues for fifteen consecutive years for a facility with a potential withdrawal from Lake Erie or a recognized navigational channel and the nonuse is not extended in accordance with division (B) of section 1522.16 of the Revised Code. (2) For a facility to which division (I)(1) of this section does not apply, the nonuse continues for thirty-six consecutive months and is not extended in accordance with division (B) of section 1522.16 of the Revised Code. (J) "High quality water" means a river or stream segment that has been designated by the environmental protection agency under Chapter 3745-1 of the Administrative Code as an exceptional warm water habitat, cold water habitat, outstanding state water, or superior high-quality water. (K) "Increased capacity" does not include any capacity that results from alterations or changes made at a facility that replace existing capacity without increasing the capacity of the facility. (L) "Public water system" has the same meaning as in section 6109.01 of the Revised Code. (M) "Recognized navigation channel" means that portion of a river or stream extending from bank to bank that is a direct tributary of Lake Erie and that, as of September 4, 2012, is a state or federally maintained navigation channel. (N) "River or stream" means a body of water running or flowing, either continually or intermittently, on the earth's surface or a channel in which such flow occurs. (O) "Water" means ground or surface water contained within the basin of the Lake Erie source watershed. (P) "Aquifer," "cone of depression," "ground water," "hydrologic study area," "well," "well field," and "withdrawal area" have the same meanings as in section 1521.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated December 17, 2021 at 1:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.072 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.072
§ 1547.072. Operator of vessel to maintain control
Status: in_force

June 12, 2008 Senate Bill 271 - 127th General Assembly No person shall operate or permit the operation of a vessel on the waters in this state without maintaining sufficient control to avoid an incident that results in property damage, physical injury, loss of life, or any combination of them.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.38
§ 1567.38. Use of locomotive and haulage equipment
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly At a mine, or in any part thereof, where a locomotive is detached from a moving train of cars for the purpose of dropping such cars past the locomotive, and the haulageway at such point is designated as the principal traveling way, a traveling way, not less than three feet wide, shall be provided on one side of that portion of the track from where the locomotive will be detached to the switch of the siding. Such traveling way shall be made on the same side of the track as the refuge holes. No locomotive shall be detached from a train of moving cars, for the purpose of making a drop thereof, more than one hundred feet from the switch of the siding. At an underground mine, or in any part thereof, each self-propelled personnel carrier shall be provided with an audible warning device, a sealed-beam headlight, or its equivalent, on each end, and reflectors on both ends and sides. In addition, each track mounted self-propelled piece of mobile equipment shall be provided with a suitable lifting jack and bar that shall be secured or carried in a tool compartment, two separate and independent braking systems properly installed and well maintained, and properly installed and well-maintained sanding devices, except that personnel carriers which transport not more than five men need not be equipped with such sanding devices. Each open type self-propelled personnel carrier shall be equipped with guards of sufficient strength and height to prevent personnel from being thrown from such carriers. Mantrips shall be operated independently of any loaded trip, empty trip, or supply trip, and may not be operated within three hundred feet of any trip, including another mantrip. A sufficient number of mantrips shall be provided to prevent overcrowding of men. Mantrips shall not be pushed. Where mantrips are operated by locomotives on slopes, such mantrips shall be coupled to the front and rear by locomotives capable of holding such mantrips. Where ropes are used on slopes for mantrip haulage, such conveyances shall be connected by chains or other no less effective devices between mantrip cars and the rope. Safety goggles or eyeshields shall be provided for all persons being transported on or operating open-type equipment. All trips, including trailers and sleds, shall be operated at speeds consistent with conditions and the equipment used, and shall be so controlled that they can be stopped within the limits of visibility. All mantrips shall be under the direction of a supervisor and the operator of each mantrip shall be familiar with the haulage safety rules. Men shall proceed in an orderly manner to and from mantrips and no person shall be permitted to get on or off a moving mantrip. Explosives and detonators shall not be permitted on any mantrip or hauled within five minutes before or after any mantrip. Mantrips shall not be permitted to proceed until the operator of the mantrip is assured that he has a clear road. Supplies or tools, except small hand tools or instruments, shall not be transported with men. At places where men enter or leave mantrip conveyances, ample clearance shall be provided and provisions made to prevent persons from coming in contact with energized electric circuits. The mine car next to a trolley locomotive shall not be used to transport men. Such cars may be used to transport small tools and supplies. This does not permit the transportation of large or bulky supplies such as shuttle car wheel units, or similar material. Drop-bottom cars used to transport men shall have the bottoms secured with an additional locking device. Extraneous materials or supplies shall not be transported on top of equipment, however, materials and supplies that are necessary for or related to the operation of such equipment may be transported on top of such equipment if a hazard is not introduced. The speed at which haulage equipment is operated shall be determined by the condition of the roadbed, rails, rail joints, switches, frogs, and other elements of the track and the type and condition of the haulage equipment. Track haulage roads shall have a continuous clearance on one side of at least twenty-four inches from the farthest projection of normal traffic. Where it is necessary to change the side on which clearance is provided, twenty-four inches of clearance shall be provided on both sides for a distance of not less than one hundred feet and warning signs should be posted at such locations. Track haulage roads developed after January 1, 1977, shall have clearance on the tight side of at least twelve inches from the farthest projection of normal traffic. A minimum clearance of six inches shall be maintained on the tight side of all track haulage roads developed prior to January 1, 1977. The clearance space on all track haulage roads shall be kept free of loose rock, supplies, and other loose materials. Positive stopblocks or derails shall be installed on all tracks near the top and at landing of shafts, slopes, and surface inclines. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.75 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.75
§ 1547.75. Waterways safety fund
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 156 - 135th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the waterways safety fund. The fund shall consist of money credited to it under this chapter and Chapters 1546. and 1548. of the Revised Code. The fund shall be used for boating-related activities under those chapters and for purposes specified in section 1517.16 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 16, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.24
§ 1545.24. Issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly The board of park commissioners of any park district may issue bonds pursuant to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code for the purpose of acquiring and improving lands as authorized by section 1545.11 of the Revised Code. The board may secure the payment of such bonds by pledge or deed of trust of any of its revenues and receipts resulting from rentals, concessions, licenses, and permits. The board shall not pledge the credit or taxing power of the district for the payment of any such bonds, nor shall any of the bonds issued under this section be deemed to be an indebtedness of the district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.32
§ 1521.32. Suspension of permit
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The chief may suspend a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code if the chief determines one of the following: (1) That the continued withdrawal or consumptive use of water under the permit will endanger the public health, safety, or welfare; (2) That the withdrawal or consumptive use of water will result in a significant lowering of the water level within an aquifer, the overdrafting of an aquifer, or the imminent threat of irreparable material damage to an aquifer such that the aquifer will no longer yield the amount of water it did before the withdrawal or consumptive use. (B) Before suspending a permit, the chief shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the permittee that the chief intends to suspend the permit. If the attempt fails, notification shall be given as soon as practicable following the suspension. (C) Within five days after the suspension, the chief shall provide the permittee an opportunity for a hearing. At the hearing the permittee may present evidence that the continued withdrawal or consumptive use of water is warranted because the reasons for suspension specified in division (A) of this section do not apply. (D) Prior to the expiration of a suspended permit, a permittee may request the chief to amend the suspended permit. The chief may amend the permit and allow the withdrawal or consumptive use of water under it to be resumed if the chief determines that, under the amended permit, the reasons for suspension specified in division (A) of this section will no longer apply. (E)(1) Any six or more residents of this state may petition the chief for an investigation of a withdrawal of water resources that they allege is in violation of a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code. (2) In the petition, the petitioners shall identify the permittee and detail the reasons why the petitioners believe that grounds exist for the suspension of the permit under this section or the revocation of the permit under section 1521.33 of the Revised Code. (3) Upon receipt of the petition, the chief shall send a copy to the permittee and, within sixty days, make a determination whether grounds exist for suspension of the permit under this section or revocation of the permit under section 1521.33 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.73
§ 1533.73. Commercial bird shooting preserves - regulations - leg bands and tags
Status: in_force

March 27, 2013 House Bill 420 - 129th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this division or by division rule, licensed commercial bird shooting preserves may be established in any county of the state, but no such preserve shall be less than eighty acres or more than six hundred forty acres in area. A commercial bird shooting preserve shall be in one continuous block of land, except that the block of land may be intersected by highways or roads. No commercial bird shooting preserve shall be located within fifteen hundred feet of any other such preserve. A licensed commercial bird shooting preserve operated by a municipal corporation on lands located within its corporate limits is not subject to this division. (B) The boundaries of each licensed commercial bird shooting preserve shall be clearly defined by posting, at intervals of not more than two hundred feet, with signs prescribed by the division of wildlife. (C) Mallard or black ducks and other game birds upon which there is an open season in this state, which the chief of the division may approve for such use, and that have been legally acquired or propagated under the authority of a propagating license issued under section 1533.71 of the Revised Code and marked and banded as provided in division (D) of this section may be released and harvested by shooting within the confines of any licensed commercial bird shooting preserve between sunrise and sunset, without regard to sex, daily bag limit, or open season, by licensed hunters authorized by the holder of the commercial bird shooting preserve license to hunt on those lands. (D) All game birds released on a licensed commercial bird shooting preserve shall first be banded with a leg band that shall bear upon it a symbol identifying the commercial bird shooting preserve. No game birds shall be possessed or transported outside the licensed area unless each such bird is tagged with a suitable tag or seal supplied by the division. (E) The holder of a commercial bird shooting preserve license shall raise, or purchase, and release on the licensed commercial bird shooting preserve at least five hundred pheasants annually. With the approval of the chief, the license holder may raise, or purchase, and release, in lieu of pheasants, a like number of other game birds. No person shall fail to release the required number of game birds on a licensed commercial bird shooting preserve as required by this division. (F) The holder of a commercial bird shooting preserve license is not liable for any damage to or destruction of growing crops on land adjacent to the preserve caused by game birds released on the preserve. (G) No holder of a commercial bird shooting preserve license shall violate this chapter or Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code or any division rule. (H) A person may hunt game birds, other than wild turkeys, in a licensed commercial bird shooting preserve without obtaining a hunting license otherwise required by section 1533.10 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.124 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.124
§ 1522.124. Steady state ground water model
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) An applicant shall ensure that both of the following apply to the steady state ground water model required under division (C) of section 1522.121 of the Revised Code: (1) It accurately reflects the ground water flow conditions associated with the hydrologic study area and is consistent with American society for testing and materials international standards. (2) It is in the form of a three-dimensional ground water flow model utilizing finite difference modeling software or other modeling software acceptable to the chief of the division of water resources. (B) The applicant shall submit the model results in a format prescribed by the chief. The applicant shall include detailed explanations of the hydrologic and geologic parameters used to construct the model, including all of the following: (1) The saturated thickness of each aquifer; (2) The elevation of the static water level or potentiometric surface of each aquifer; (3) Whether each aquifer is confined or unconfined; (4) The pumping water level elevation at steady state conditions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.18
§ 1545.18. Assessment of cost of improvement - collection
Status: in_force

October 30, 1969 House Bill 276 - 108th General Assembly In the development and improvement of the lands acquired by a board of park commissioners, such board may assess such portion of the cost of such development or improvement as it deems equitable, not to exceed fifty per cent of such total cost, upon abutting, contiguous, adjacent, or otherwise specifically benefited lands, in an amount not in excess of and in proportion to the special benefits conferred upon such lands by such development or improvement. Such assessment shall be payable in not to exceed ten equal annual installments, and said board may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of such special assessments. The proceedings had in the levying and collection of such special assessments, including the issue of bonds of the park district in anticipation of the collection of deferred assessments, shall be as provided in case of the levy and assessment of special assessments for street improvements in municipal corporations, insofar as such proceedings are applicable. If any such assessment is twenty-five dollars or less, or whenever the unpaid balance of any such assessment is twenty-five dollars or less, such assessment shall be paid in full, and not in installments, at the time when the first or next installment would otherwise become due and payable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.18
§ 1567.18. Rules for use of alternating current
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly When alternating current is used underground in mines, the following rules apply: (A) On all low voltage circuits all wires shall be protected by a switch and an automatic overload circuit breaker on each wire of the circuit, except that fuses may be substituted for circuit breakers in the case of lighting circuits and in the case of power circuits transmitting twenty-five kilowatts or less. All wires shall be insulated with a standard insulation and shall be placed between trolley wire and rib or on the rib as close to the roof as practicable and securely supported upon hangers efficiently insulated. Additional switches shall be installed in all branch circuits. All points of connection shall be properly protected so that persons cannot inadvertently come in contact therewith. No voltage in excess of two hundred sixty volts measured at the nearest switchboard shall be used in mobile machinery except with the written approval of the chief of the division of mineral resources management. (B) When high voltage circuits are used, all wires shall be provided with a suitable ammeter and protected by an oil-break switch on each wire of the circuit, such switch to be equipped with an automatic overload trip. All wires shall be insulated with a standard insulation at least fifty per cent higher than the standard for the commercial rated voltage between conductors and ground and installed in conduit or be lead covered with an additional covering of steel armor wire or steel tape, and all wire shall be subject to carrying capacity according to the rules of the national board of fire underwriters. This cable may be installed either in or on the bottom or in the location prescribed for direct current feed lines, except no further insulation shall be required than specified in this section. (C) No voltage in excess of eight thousand volts between conductor and ground may be used to operate semipermanent and permanent machinery except with the written approval of the chief. All installations shall be made in accordance with the accepted electrical standards and practices, especially with regard to protective switches, insulation materials, clearance danger signs, and gates. The location, ventilation, and protection against fire hazard and personal injury shall be subject to the approval of the chief. (D) The division of mineral resources management shall accept standard electrical practices in regard to the underground electrical installations and operation of alternating current equipment, but may augment the same to provide additional safeguards. When exercising this authority, the division shall give due consideration to the safety experience in regard to similar installations and the similar operation thereof under similar conditions. (E) The mine foreperson shall have posted at the mine opening, and in all permanent substations therein, a copy of instructions as to the method of resuscitation of persons suffering from electric shock. All persons working about such stations, or with electric machines, shall familiarize themselves with such rules. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.07
§ 1501.07. Public service facilities in state park
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly The department of natural resources through the division of parks and watercraft may plan, supervise, acquire, construct, enlarge, improve, erect, equip, and furnish public service facilities such as inns, lodges, hotels, cottages, camping sites, scenic trails, picnic sites, restaurants, commissaries, golf courses, boating and bathing facilities, and other similar facilities in state parks reasonably necessary and useful in promoting the public use of state parks under its control and may purchase lands or interests in lands in the name of the state necessary for those purposes. The chief of the division of parks and watercraft shall administer state parks, establish rules, fix fees and charges for admission to parks and for the use of public service facilities therein, establish rentals for the lease of lands or interests therein within a state park the chief is authorized by law to lease, and exercise all powers of the chief, in conformity with all covenants of the director of natural resources in or with respect to state park revenue bonds and trust agreements securing such bonds and all terms, provisions, and conditions of such bonds and trust agreements. In the administration of state parks with respect to which state park revenue bonds are issued and outstanding, or any part of the moneys received from fees and charges for admission to or the use of facilities, from rentals for the lease of lands or interests or facilities therein, or for the lease of public service facilities are pledged for any such bonds, the chief shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the chief subject to the control and approval of the director. The acquisition of such lands or interests therein and facilities shall be planned with regard to the needs of the people of the state and with regard to the purposes and uses of such state parks and, except for facilities constructed in consideration of a lease under section 1501.012 of the Revised Code, shall be paid for from the state park fund created in section 1546.21 of the Revised Code or from the proceeds of the sale of bonds issued under sections 1501.12 to 1501.15 of the Revised Code. Sections 125.81 and 153.04 of the Revised Code, insofar as they require a certification by the chief of the division of capital planning and improvement, do not apply to the acquisition of lands or interests therein and public service facilities to be paid for from the proceeds of bonds issued under sections 1501.12 to 1501.15 of the Revised Code. As used in sections 1501.07 to 1501.14 of the Revised Code, state parks are all of the following: (A) State reservoirs described and identified in section 1546.11 of the Revised Code; (B) All lands or interests therein that are denominated as state parks in section 1546.14 of the Revised Code; (C) All lands or interests therein of the state identified as administered by the division of parks and watercraft in the "inventory of state owned lands administered by department of natural resources as of June 1, 1963," as recorded in the journal of the director, which inventory was prepared by the real estate section of the department and is supported by maps on file with the division; (D) All lands or interests in lands of the state hereafter designated as state parks in the journal of the director. All such state parks shall be exclusively under the control and administration of the division of parks and watercraft. The director by order may remove from the classification as state parks any of the lands or interests therein so classified by divisions (C) and (D) of this section, subject to the limitations, provisions, and conditions in any order authorizing state park revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing such bonds. Lands or interests therein so removed shall be transferred to other divisions of the department for administration or may be sold as provided by law. Proceeds of any sale shall be used or transferred as provided in the order authorizing state park revenue bonds or in the trust agreement and, if no such provision is made, shall be transferred to the state park fund. State parks do not include any lands or interest in lands of the state administered jointly by two or more divisions of the department. The designation of lands as state parks under divisions (A) to (D) of this section shall be conclusive, and those lands shall be under the control of and administered by the division of parks and watercraft. No order or proceeding designating lands as state parks or park purchase areas shall be subject to any appeal or review by any officer, board, commission, or court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.227 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.227
§ 1509.227. Permits for operations in existence prior to 1/1/2014
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Notwithstanding division (B)(2)(a) of section 1509.22 of the Revised Code, on and after January 1, 2014, a person that is in operation prior to the date may store, recycle, treat, process, or dispose of in this state brine or other waste substances associated with the exploration, development, well stimulation, production operations, or plugging of oil and gas resources without an order or a permit issued under section 1509.06 , 1509.21 , or 1509.22 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under any of those sections, provided that the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management has approved the operation and any required permit or other form of authorization has been issued by the environmental protection agency.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.12
§ 1509.12. Defective wells and well plugging
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) No person shall construct or operate a well, that causes damage to other permeable strata, underground sources of drinking water, or the surface of the land or that threatens the public health and safety or the environment. (2) No owner of a well shall permit a well to leak fluids or gases. (3) Upon the discovery that the casing in a well is defective or that a well was not adequately constructed, the person that owns the well or that is responsible for the well shall notify the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management within twenty-four hours of the discovery, and shall immediately repair the casing, correct the construction inadequacies, or plug and abandon the well. (B) When the chief finds that a well should be plugged, the chief shall issue an order to the person that owns the well or that is responsible for the well to plug the well and shall specify in the order a reasonable time within which to comply. No person shall fail or refuse to plug a well within the time specified in the order. Each day on which such a well remains unplugged thereafter constitutes a separate offense. Where the plugging method prescribed by rules adopted pursuant to section 1509.15 of the Revised Code cannot be applied or if applied would be ineffective in carrying out the protection that the law is meant to give, the chief may designate a different method of plugging. The abandonment report shall show the manner in which the well was plugged. (C) In case of oil or gas wells abandoned prior to September 1, 1978, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the wells are located may submit to the electors of the county the question of establishing a special fund, by general levy, by general bond issue, or out of current funds, which shall be approved by a majority of the electors voting upon that question for the purpose of plugging the wells. The fund shall be administered by the board and the plugging of oil and gas wells shall be under the supervision of the chief, and the board shall let contracts for that purpose, provided that the fund shall not be used for the purpose of plugging oil and gas wells that were abandoned subsequent to September 1, 1978. Last updated September 10, 2021 at 5:28 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.271 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.271
§ 1503.271. Agreements with federal government for forest management projects
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The chief of the division of forestry may enter into agreements with the federal government under 16 U.S.C. 2113a or other applicable federal statutes for the purpose of forest management projects, including timber sales. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 11:53 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1505.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1505 / § 1505.04
§ 1505.04. Duty to keep well logs
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Any person, firm, government agency, or corporation who, for hire, or by its own forces for economic use or exploration, drills, bores, or digs within the state a well for the production or extraction of any gas or liquid, excluding only water to be used as such, but including natural or artificial brines and oil-filled waters, or who drills, bores, or digs within the state a well to explore geological formations, shall keep a careful and accurate log of the activity and report the same together with the results of any rock or fluid analyses or of any production or pressure tests in such form as is designated by the division of geological survey to the chief of the division of geological survey. (B) The division may file such well logs and establish and observe such regulations regarding their availability and use as will meet the legitimate requirements of the owner or lessee of the well. Personnel of the division may examine any such well during its construction to confirm the accuracy of the log and to collect samples of the cores, chips, fluids, gases, or sludge. (C) No person, firm, agency, or corporation shall fail to keep an accurate log or file a report as required in division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.13
§ 1501.13. Securing bonds by mortgages and trust agreements
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly In the discretion of the director of natural resources any bonds issued under sections 1501.12 to 1501.15 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, may be secured by a trust agreement between the director and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such bonds may also be secured by mortgage on such property wholly acquired through the proceeds of the sale of bonds. Any such trust agreement may pledge or assign revenues to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds and reserves therefor as provided in section 1501.14 of the Revised Code but shall not convey or mortgage any property of the state, except as provided in sections 1501.07 , 1501.11 , 1501.12 , and 1501.14 of the Revised Code. Any such trust agreement may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law including provisions for issue of additional revenue bonds for the purposes set forth in section 1501.12 of the Revised Code to be secured ratably with any revenue bonds theretofore or thereafter issued under said section, covenants setting forth the duties of the director and chief of the division of parks and watercraft in relation to the acquisition, improvement, maintenance, operation, repair, and insurance of the lands or interests therein or public service facilities in connection with which such bonds are authorized, the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys, the insurance of moneys on hand or on deposit, and the rights and remedies of the trustee and the holders of the bonds, including therein provisions restricting the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in trust agreements respecting bonds and debentures of corporations, and of the security given by those who contract to construct the project, and by any bank or trust company in which the proceeds of bonds or revenues shall be deposited, and such other provisions as the director deems reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of any such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation, and repair of the facilities for which the bonds were issued. The director shall covenant and agree to maintain, so long as there are outstanding any such bonds payable from revenues, adequate fees, charges, and rentals for the payment of the principal and interest on such bonds and for the creation and maintenance of reserves therefor and reserves for operation, maintenance, replacement, and renewal.