Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.07
§ 1513.07. Coal mining and reclamation permit - application or renewal - reclamation plan
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) No operator shall conduct a coal mining operation without a permit for the operation issued by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. (2) All permits issued pursuant to this chapter shall be issued for a term not to exceed five years, except that, if the applicant demonstrates that a specified longer term is reasonably needed to allow the applicant to obtain necessary financing for equipment and the opening of the operation and if the application is full and complete for the specified longer term, the chief may grant a permit for the longer term. A successor in interest to a permittee who applies for a new permit within thirty days after succeeding to the interest and who is able to obtain the performance security of the original permittee may continue coal mining and reclamation operations according to the approved mining and reclamation plan of the original permittee until the successor's application is granted or denied. (3) A permit shall terminate if the permittee has not commenced the coal mining operations covered by the permit within three years after the issuance of the permit, except that the chief may grant reasonable extensions of the time upon a showing that the extensions are necessary by reason of litigation precluding the commencement or threatening substantial economic loss to the permittee or by reason of conditions beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the permittee, and except that with respect to coal to be mined for use in a synthetic fuel facility or specified major electric generating facility, the permittee shall be deemed to have commenced coal mining operations at the time construction of the synthetic fuel or generating facility is initiated. (4)(a) Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall carry with it the right of successive renewal upon expiration with respect to areas within the boundaries of the permit. The holders of the permit may apply for renewal and the renewal shall be issued unless the chief determines by written findings, subsequent to fulfillment of the public notice requirements of this section and section 1513.071 of the Revised Code through demonstrations by opponents of renewal or otherwise, that one or more of the following circumstances exists: (i) The terms and conditions of the existing permit are not being satisfactorily met. (ii) The present coal mining and reclamation operation is not in compliance with the environmental protection standards of this chapter. (iii) The renewal requested substantially jeopardizes the operator's continuing responsibilities on existing permit areas. (iv) The applicant has not provided evidence that the performance security in effect for the operation will continue in effect for any renewal requested in the application. (v) Any additional, revised, or updated information required by the chief has not been provided. Prior to the approval of any renewal of a permit, the chief shall provide notice to the appropriate public authorities as prescribed by rule of the chief. (b) If an application for renewal of a valid permit includes a proposal to extend the mining operation beyond the boundaries authorized in the existing permit, the portion of the application for renewal of a valid permit that addresses any new land areas shall be subject to the full standards applicable to new applications under this chapter. (c) A permit renewal shall be for a term not to exceed the period of the original permit established by this chapter. Application for permit renewal shall be made at least one hundred twenty days prior to the expiration of the valid permit. (5) A permit issued pursuant to this chapter does not eliminate the requirements for obtaining a permit to install or modify a disposal system or any part thereof or to discharge sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes into the waters of the state in accordance with Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The permit application shall be submitted in a manner satisfactory to the chief and shall contain, among other things, all of the following: (a) The names and addresses of all of the following: (i) The permit applicant; (ii) Every legal owner of record of the property, surface and mineral, to be mined; (iii) The holders of record of any leasehold interest in the property; (iv) Any purchaser of record of the property under a real estate contract; (v) The operator if different from the applicant; (vi) If any of these are business entities other than a single proprietor, the names and addresses of the principals, officers, and statutory agent for service of process. (b) The names and addresses of the owners of record of all surface and subsurface areas adjacent to any part of the permit area; (c) A statement of any current or previous coal mining permits in the United States held by the applicant, the permit identification, and any pending applications; (d) If the applicant is a partnership, corporation, association, or other business entity, the following where applicable: the names and addresses of every officer, partner, director, or person performing a function similar to a director, of the applicant, the name and address of any person owning, of record, ten per cent or more of any class of voting stock of the applicant, a list of all names under which the applicant, partner, or principal shareholder previously operated a coal mining operation within the United States within the five-year period preceding the date of submission of the application, and a list of the person or persons primarily responsible for ensuring that the applicant complies with the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant thereto while mining and reclaiming under the permit; (e) A statement of whether the applicant, any subsidiary, affiliate, or persons controlled by or under common control with the applicant, any partner if the applicant is a partnership, any officer, principal shareholder, or director if the applicant is a corporation, or any other person who has a right to control or in fact controls the management of the applicant or the selection of officers, directors, or managers of the applicant: (i) Has ever held a federal or state coal mining permit that in the five-year period prior to the date of submission of the application has been suspended or revoked or has had a coal mining bond, performance security, or similar security deposited in lieu of bond forfeited and, if so, a brief explanation of the facts involved; (ii) Has been an officer, partner, director, principal shareholder, or person having the right to control or has in fact controlled the management of or the selection of officers, directors, or managers of a business entity that has had a coal mining or surface mining permit that in the five-year period prior to the date of submission of the application has been suspended or revoked or has had a coal mining or surface mining bond, performance security, or similar security deposited in lieu of bond forfeited and, if so, a brief explanation of the facts involved. (f) A copy of the applicant's advertisement to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed site at least once a week for four successive weeks, which shall include the ownership of the proposed mine, a description of the exact location and boundaries of the proposed site sufficient to make the proposed operation readily identifiable by local residents, and the location where the application is available for public inspection; (g) A description of the type and method of coal mining operation that exists or is proposed, the engineering techniques proposed or used, and the equipment used or proposed to be used; (h) The anticipated or actual starting and termination dates of each phase of the mining operation and number of acres of land to be affected; (i) An accurate map or plan, to an appropriate scale, clearly showing the land to be affected, the land upon which the applicant has the legal right to enter and commence coal mining operations, and the land for which the applicant will acquire the legal right to enter and commence coal mining operations during the term of the permit, copies of those documents upon which is based the applicant's legal right to enter and commence coal mining operations or a notarized statement describing the applicant's legal right to enter and commence coal mining operations, and a statement whether that right is the subject of pending litigation. This chapter does not authorize the chief to adjudicate property title disputes. (j) The name of the watershed and location of the surface stream or tributary into which drainage from the operation will be discharged; (k) A determination of the probable hydrologic consequences of the mining and reclamation operations, both on and off the mine site, with respect to the hydrologic regime, providing information on the quantity and quality of water in surface and ground water systems including the dissolved and suspended solids under seasonal flow conditions and the collection of sufficient data for the mine site and surrounding areas so that an assessment can be made by the chief of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated mining in the area upon the hydrology of the area and particularly upon water availability, but this determination shall not be required until hydrologic information of the general area prior to mining is made available from an appropriate federal or state agency; however, the permit shall not be approved until the information is available and is incorporated into the application; (l) When requested by the chief, the climatological factors that are peculiar to the locality of the land to be affected, including the average seasonal precipitation, the average direction and velocity of prevailing winds, and the seasonal temperature ranges; (m) Accurate maps prepared by or under the direction of and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer, registered surveyor, or licensed landscape architect to an appropriate scale clearly showing all types of information set forth on topographical maps of the United States geological survey of a scale of not more than four hundred feet to the inch, including all artificial features and significant known archeological sites. The map, among other things specified by the chief, shall show all boundaries of the land to be affected, the boundary lines and names of present owners of record of all surface areas abutting the permit area, and the location of all buildings within one thousand feet of the permit area. (n)(i) Cross-section maps or plans of the land to be affected including the actual area to be mined, prepared by or under the direction of and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer or certified professional geologist with assistance from experts in related fields such as hydrology, hydrogeology, geology, and landscape architecture, showing pertinent elevations and locations of test borings or core samplings and depicting the following information: the nature and depth of the various strata of overburden; the nature and thickness of any coal or rider seam above the coal seam to be mined; the nature of the stratum immediately beneath the coal seam to be mined; all mineral crop lines and the strike and dip of the coal to be mined within the area to be affected; existing or previous coal mining limits; the location and extent of known workings of any underground mines, including mine openings to the surface; the location of spoil, waste, or refuse areas and topsoil preservation areas; the location of all impoundments for waste or erosion control; any settling or water treatment facility; constructed or natural drainways and the location of any discharges to any surface body of water on the land to be affected or adjacent thereto; profiles at appropriate cross sections of the anticipated final surface configuration that will be achieved pursuant to the operator's proposed reclamation plan; the location of subsurface water, if encountered; the location and quality of aquifers; and the estimated elevation of the water table. Registered surveyors shall be allowed to perform all plans, maps, and certifications under this chapter as they are authorized under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code. (ii) A statement of the quality and locations of subsurface water. The chief shall provide by rule the number of locations to be sampled, frequency of collection, and parameters to be analyzed to obtain the statement required. (o) A statement of the results of test borings or core samplings from the permit area, including logs of the drill holes, the thickness of the coal seam found, an analysis of the chemical properties of the coal, the sulfur content of any coal seam, chemical analysis of potentially acid or toxic forming sections of the overburden, and chemical analysis of the stratum lying immediately underneath the coal to be mined, except that this division may be waived by the chief with respect to the specific application by a written determination that its requirements are unnecessary. If the test borings or core samplings from the permit area indicate the existence of potentially acid forming or toxic forming quantities of sulfur in the coal or overburden to be disturbed by mining, the application also shall include a statement of the acid generating potential and the acid neutralizing potential of the rock strata to be disturbed as calculated in accordance with the calculation method established under section 1513.075 of the Revised Code or with another calculation method. (p) For those lands in the permit application that a reconnaissance inspection suggests may be prime farmlands, a soil survey shall be made or obtained according to standards established by the secretary of the United States department of agriculture in order to confirm the exact location of the prime farmlands, if any; (q) A certificate issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state certifying that the applicant has a public liability insurance policy in force for the coal mining and reclamation operations for which the permit is sought or evidence that the applicant has satisfied other state self-insurance requirements. The policy shall provide for personal injury and property damage protection in an amount adequate to compensate any persons damaged as a result of coal mining and reclamation operations, including the use of explosives, and entitled to compensation under the applicable provisions of state law. The policy shall be maintained in effect during the term of the permit or any renewal, including the length of all reclamation operations. The insurance company shall give prompt notice to the permittee and the chief if the public liability insurance policy lapses for any reason including the nonpayment of insurance premiums. Upon the lapse of the policy, the chief may suspend the permit and all other outstanding permits until proper insurance coverage is obtained. (r) The business telephone number of the applicant; (s) If the applicant seeks an authorization under division (E)(7) of this section to conduct coal mining and reclamation operations on areas to be covered by the permit that were affected by coal mining operations before August 3, 1977, that have resulted in continuing water pollution from or on the previously mined areas, such additional information pertaining to those previously mined areas as may be required by the chief, including, without limitation, maps, plans, cross sections, data necessary to determine existing water quality from or on those areas with respect to pH, iron, and manganese, and a pollution abatement plan that may improve water quality from or on those areas with respect to pH, iron, and manganese. (2) Information pertaining to coal seams, test borings, core samplings, or soil samples as required by this section shall be made available by the chief to any person with an interest that is or may be adversely affected, except that information that pertains only to the analysis of the chemical and physical properties of the coal, excluding information regarding mineral or elemental content that is potentially toxic in the environment, shall be kept confidential and not made a matter of public record. (3)(a) If the chief finds that the probable total annual production at all locations of any operator will not exceed three hundred thousand tons, the following activities, upon the written request of the operator in connection with a permit application, shall be performed by a qualified public or private laboratory or another public or private qualified entity designated by the chief, and the cost of the activities shall be assumed by the chief, provided that sufficient moneys for such assistance are available: (i) The determination of probable hydrologic consequences required under division (B)(1)(k) of this section; (ii) The development of cross-section maps and plans required under division (B)(1)(n)(i) of this section; (iii) The geologic drilling and statement of results of test borings and core samplings required under division (B)(1)(o) of this section; (iv) The collection of archaeological information required under division (B)(1)(m) of this section and any other archaeological and historical information required by the chief, and the preparation of plans necessitated thereby; (v) Pre-blast surveys required under division (B)(5) of section 1513.161 of the Revised Code; (vi) The collection of site-specific resource information and production of protection and enhancement plans for fish and wildlife habitats and other environmental values required by the chief under this chapter. (b) A coal operator that has received assistance under division (B)(3)(a) of this section shall reimburse the chief for the cost of the services rendered if the chief finds that the operator's actual and attributed annual production of coal for all locations exceeds three hundred thousand tons during the twelve months immediately following the date on which the operator was issued a coal mining and reclamation permit. (4) Each applicant for a permit shall submit to the chief as part of the permit application a reclamation plan that meets the requirements of this chapter. (5) Each applicant for a coal mining and reclamation permit shall file a copy of the application for a permit, excluding that information pertaining to the coal seam itself, for public inspection with the county recorder or an appropriate public office approved by the chief in the county where the mining is proposed to occur. (6) Each applicant for a coal mining and reclamation permit shall submit to the chief as part of the permit application a blasting plan that describes the procedures and standards by which the operator will comply with section 1513.161 of the Revised Code. (C) Each reclamation plan submitted as part of a permit application shall include, in the detail necessary to demonstrate that reclamation required by this chapter can be accomplished and in the detail necessary for the chief to determine the estimated cost of reclamation if the reclamation has to be performed by the division of mineral resources management in the event of forfeiture of the performance security by the applicant, a statement of: (1) The identification of the lands subject to coal mining operations over the estimated life of those operations and the size, sequence, and timing of the subareas for which it is anticipated that individual permits for mining will be sought; (2) The condition of the land to be covered by the permit prior to any mining, including all of the following: (a) The uses existing at the time of the application and, if the land has a history of previous mining, the uses that preceded any mining; (b) The capability of the land prior to any mining to support a variety of uses, giving consideration to soil and foundation characteristics, topography, and vegetative cover and, if applicable, a soil survey prepared pursuant to division (B)(1)(p) of this section; (c) The productivity of the land prior to mining, including appropriate classification as prime farmlands as well as the average yield of food, fiber, forage, or wood products obtained from the land under high levels of management. (3) The use that is proposed to be made of the land following reclamation, including information regarding the utility and capacity of the reclaimed land to support a variety of alternative uses, the relationship of the proposed use to existing land use policies and plans, and the comments of any owner of the land and state and local governments or agencies thereof that would have to initiate, implement, approve, or authorize the proposed use of the land following reclamation; (4) A detailed description of how the proposed postmining land use is to be achieved and the necessary support activities that may be needed to achieve the proposed land use; (5) The engineering techniques proposed to be used in mining and reclamation and a description of the major equipment; a plan for the control of surface water drainage and of water accumulation; a plan, where appropriate, for backfilling, soil stabilization, and compacting, grading, and appropriate revegetation; a plan for soil reconstruction, replacement, and stabilization, pursuant to the performance standards in section 1513.16 of the Revised Code, for those food, forage, and forest lands identified in that section; and a statement as to how the permittee plans to comply with each of the requirements set out in section 1513.16 of the Revised Code; (6) A description of the means by which the utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered will be maximized so that reaffecting the land in the future can be minimized; (7) A detailed estimated timetable for the accomplishment of each major step in the reclamation plan; (8) A description of the degree to which the coal mining and reclamation operations are consistent with surface owner plans and applicable state and local land use plans and programs; (9) The steps to be taken to comply with applicable air and water quality laws and regulations and any applicable health and safety standards; (10) A description of the degree to which the reclamation plan is consistent with local physical, environmental, and climatological conditions; (11) A description of all lands, interests in lands, or options on such interests held by the applicant or pending bids on interests in lands by the applicant, which lands are contiguous to the area to be covered by the permit; (12) The results of test borings that the applicant has made at the area to be covered by the permit, or other equivalent information and data in a form satisfactory to the chief, including the location of subsurface water, and an analysis of the chemical properties, including acid forming properties of the mineral and overburden; except that information that pertains only to the analysis of the chemical and physical properties of the coal, excluding information regarding mineral or elemental contents that are potentially toxic in the environment, shall be kept confidential and not made a matter of public record; (13) A detailed description of the measures to be taken during the mining and reclamation process to ensure the protection of all of the following: (a) The quality of surface and ground water systems, both on- and off-site, from adverse effects of the mining and reclamation process; (b) The rights of present users to such water; (c) The quantity of surface and ground water systems, both on- and off-site, from adverse effects of the mining and reclamation process or, where such protection of quantity cannot be assured, provision of alternative sources of water. (14) Any other requirements the chief prescribes by rule. (D)(1) Any information required by division (C) of this section that is not on public file pursuant to this chapter shall be held in confidence by the chief. (2) With regard to requests for an exemption from the requirements of this chapter for coal extraction incidental to the extraction of other minerals, as described in division (H)(1)(a) of section 1513.01 of the Revised Code, confidential information includes and is limited to information concerning trade secrets or privileged commercial or financial information relating to the competitive rights of the persons intending to conduct the extraction of minerals. (E)(1) Upon the basis of a complete mining application and reclamation plan or a revision or renewal thereof, as required by this chapter, and information obtained as a result of public notification and public hearing, if any, as provided by section 1513.071 of the Revised Code, the chief shall grant, require modification of, or deny the application for a permit and notify the applicant in writing in accordance with division (I)(3) of this section. An application is deemed to be complete as submitted to the chief unless the chief, within fourteen days of the submission, identifies deficiencies in the application in writing and subsequently submits a copy of a written list of deficiencies to the applicant. An application shall not be considered incomplete or denied by reason of right of entry documentation, provided that the applicant documents the applicant's legal right to enter and mine at least sixty-seven per cent of the total area for which coal mining operations are proposed. A decision of the chief denying a permit shall state in writing the specific reasons for the denial. The applicant for a permit or revision of a permit has the burden of establishing that the application is in compliance with all the requirements of this chapter. Within ten days after the granting of a permit, the chief shall notify the boards of township trustees and county commissioners, the mayor, and the legislative authority in the township, county, and municipal corporation in which the area of land to be affected is located that a permit has been issued and shall describe the location of the land. However, failure of the chief to notify the local officials shall not affect the status of the permit. (2) No permit application or application for revision of an existing permit shall be approved unless the application affirmatively demonstrates and the chief finds in writing on the basis of the information set forth in the application or from information otherwise available, which shall be documented in the approval and made available to the applicant, all of the following: (a) The application is accurate and complete and all the requirements of this chapter have been complied with. (b) The applicant has demonstrated that the reclamation required by this chapter can be accomplished under the reclamation plan contained in the application. (c)(i) Assessment of the probable cumulative impact of all anticipated mining in the general and adjacent area on the hydrologic balance specified in division (B)(1)(k) of this section has been made by the chief, and the proposed operation has been designed to prevent material damage to hydrologic balance outside the permit area. (ii) There shall be an ongoing process conducted by the chief in cooperation with other state and federal agencies to review all assessments of probable cumulative impact of coal mining in light of post-mining data and any other hydrologic information as it becomes available to determine if the assessments were realistic. The chief shall take appropriate action as indicated in the review process. (d) The area proposed to be mined is not included within an area designated unsuitable for coal mining pursuant to section 1513.073 of the Revised Code or is not within an area under study for such designation in an administrative proceeding commenced pursuant to division (A)(3)(c) or (B) of section 1513.073 of the Revised Code unless in an area as to which an administrative proceeding has commenced pursuant to division (A)(3)(c) or (B) of section 1513.073 of the Revised Code, the operator making the permit application demonstrates that, prior to January 1, 1977, the operator made substantial legal and financial commitments in relation to the operation for which a permit is sought. (e) In cases where the private mineral estate has been severed from the private surface estate and surface disturbance will result from the applicant's proposed use of a strip mining method, the applicant has submitted to the chief one of the following: (i) The written consent of the surface owner to the surface disturbance that will result from the extraction of coal by the applicant's proposed strip mining method; (ii) A conveyance that expressly grants or reserves the right to extract the coal by strip mining methods that cause surface disturbance; (iii) If the conveyance does not expressly grant the right to extract coal by strip mining methods that cause surface disturbance, the surface-subsurface legal relationship concerning surface disturbance shall be determined under the law of this state. This chapter does not authorize the chief to adjudicate property rights disputes. (3)(a) The applicant shall file with the permit application a schedule listing all notices of violations of any law, rule, or regulation of the United States or of any department or agency thereof or of any state pertaining to air or water environmental protection incurred by the applicant in connection with any coal mining operation during the three-year period prior to the date of application. The schedule also shall indicate the final resolution of such a notice of violation. Upon receipt of an application, the chief shall provide a schedule listing all notices of violations of this chapter pertaining to air or water environmental protection incurred by the applicant during the three-year period prior to receipt of the application and the final resolution of all such notices of violation. The chief shall provide this schedule to the applicant for filing by the applicant with the application filed for public review, as required by division (B)(5) of this section. When the schedule or other information available to the chief indicates that any coal mining operation owned or controlled by the applicant is currently in violation of such laws, the permit shall not be issued until the applicant submits proof that the violation has been corrected or is in the process of being corrected to the satisfaction of the regulatory authority, department, or agency that has jurisdiction over the violation and that any civil penalties owed to the state for a violation and not the subject of an appeal have been paid. No permit shall be issued to an applicant after a finding by the chief that the applicant or the operator specified in the application controls or has controlled mining operations with a demonstrated pattern of willful violations of this chapter of a nature and duration to result in irreparable damage to the environment as to indicate an intent not to comply with or a disregard of this chapter. (b) For the purposes of division (E)(3)(a) of this section, any violation resulting from an unanticipated event or condition at a surface coal mining operation on lands eligible for remining under a permit held by the person submitting an application for a coal mining permit under this section shall not prevent issuance of that permit. As used in this division, "unanticipated event or condition" means an event or condition encountered in a remining operation that was not contemplated by the applicable surface coal mining and reclamation permit. (4)(a) In addition to finding the application in compliance with division (E)(2) of this section, if the area proposed to be mined contains prime farmland as determined pursuant to division (B)(1)(p) of this section, the chief, after consultation with the secretary of the United States department of agriculture and pursuant to regulations issued by the secretary of the interior with the concurrence of the secretary of agriculture, may grant a permit to mine on prime farmland if the chief finds in writing that the operator has the technological capability to restore the mined area, within a reasonable time, to equivalent or higher levels of yield as nonmined prime farmland in the surrounding area under equivalent levels of management and can meet the soil reconstruction standards in section 1513.16 of the Revised Code. (b) Division (E)(4)(a) of this section does not apply to a permit issued prior to August 3, 1977, or revisions or renewals thereof. (5) The chief shall issue an order denying a permit after finding that the applicant has misrepresented or omitted any material fact in the application for the permit. (6) The chief may issue an order denying a permit after finding that the applicant, any partner, if the applicant is a partnership, any officer, principal shareholder, or director, if the applicant is a corporation, or any other person who has a right to control or in fact controls the management of the applicant or the selection of officers, directors, or managers of the applicant has been a sole proprietor or partner, officer, director, principal shareholder, or person having the right to control or has in fact controlled the management of or the selection of officers, directors, or managers of a business entity that ever has had a coal mining license or permit issued by this or any other state or the United States suspended or revoked, ever has forfeited a coal or surface mining bond, performance security, or similar security deposited in lieu of bond in this or any other state or with the United States, or ever has substantially or materially failed to comply with this chapter. (7) When issuing a permit under this section, the chief may authorize an applicant to conduct coal mining and reclamation operations on areas to be covered by the permit that were affected by coal mining operations before August 3, 1977, that have resulted in continuing water pollution from or on the previously mined areas for the purpose of potentially reducing the pollution loadings of pH, iron, and manganese from discharges from or on the previously mined areas. Following the chief's authorization to conduct such operations on those areas, the areas shall be designated as pollution abatement areas for the purposes of this chapter. The chief shall not grant an authorization under division (E)(7) of this section to conduct coal mining and reclamation operations on any such previously mined areas unless the applicant demonstrates to the chief's satisfaction that all of the following conditions are met: (a) The applicant's pollution abatement plan for mining and reclaiming the previously mined areas represents the best available technology economically achievable. (b) Implementation of the plan will potentially reduce pollutant loadings of pH, iron, and manganese resulting from discharges of surface waters or ground water from or on the previously mined areas within the permit area. (c) Implementation of the plan will not cause any additional degradation of surface water quality off the permit area with respect to pH, iron, and manganese. (d) Implementation of the plan will not cause any additional degradation of ground water. (e) The plan meets the requirements governing mining and reclamation of such previously mined pollution abatement areas established by the chief in rules adopted under section 1513.02 of the Revised Code. (f) Neither the applicant; any partner, if the applicant is a partnership; any officer, principal shareholder, or director, if the applicant is a corporation; any other person who has a right to control or in fact controls the management of the applicant or the selection of officers, directors, or managers of the applicant; nor any contractor or subcontractor of the applicant, has any of the following: (i) Responsibility or liability under this chapter or rules adopted under it as an operator for treating the discharges of water pollutants from or on the previously mined areas for which the authorization is sought; (ii) Any responsibility or liability under this chapter or rules adopted under it for reclaiming the previously mined areas for which the authorization is sought; (iii) During the eighteen months prior to submitting the permit application requesting an authorization under division (E)(7) of this section, had a coal mining and reclamation permit suspended or revoked under division (D)(3) of section 1513.02 of the Revised Code for violating this chapter or Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under them with respect to water quality, effluent limitations, or surface or ground water monitoring; (iv) Ever forfeited a coal or surface mining bond, performance security, or similar security deposited in lieu of a bond in this or any other state or with the United States. (8) In the case of the issuance of a permit that involves a conflict of results between various methods of calculating potential acidity and neutralization potential for purposes of assessing the potential for acid mine drainage to occur at a mine site, the permit shall include provisions for monitoring and record keeping to identify the creation of unanticipated acid water at the mine site. If the monitoring detects the creation of acid water at the site, the permit shall impose on the permittee additional requirements regarding mining practices and site reclamation to prevent the discharge of acid mine drainage from the mine site. As used in division (E)(8) of this section, "potential acidity" and "neutralization potential" have the same meanings as in section 1513.075 of the Revised Code. (F)(1) During the term of the permit, the permittee may submit an application for a revision of the permit, together with a revised reclamation plan, to the chief. (2) An application for a revision of a permit shall not be approved unless the chief finds that reclamation required by this chapter can be accomplished under the revised reclamation plan. The revision shall be approved or disapproved within ninety days after receipt of a complete revision application. The chief shall establish, by rule, criteria for determining the extent to which all permit application information requirements and procedures, including notice and hearings, shall apply to the revision request, except that any revisions that propose significant alterations in the reclamation plan, at a minimum, shall be subject to notice and hearing requirements. (3) Any extensions to the area covered by the permit except incidental boundary revisions shall be made by application for a permit. (4) Documents or a notarized statement that form the basis of the applicant's legal right to enter and commence coal mining operations on land that is located within an area covered by the permit and that was legally acquired subsequent to the issuance of the permit for the area shall be submitted with an application for a revision of the permit. (G) No transfer, assignment, or sale of the rights granted under a permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be made without the written approval of the chief. (H) The chief, within a time limit prescribed in the chief's rules, shall review outstanding permits and may require reasonable revision or modification of a permit. A revision or modification shall be based upon a written finding and subject to notice and hearing requirements established by rule of the chief. (I)(1) If an informal conference has been held pursuant to section 1513.071 of the Revised Code, the chief shall issue and furnish the applicant for a permit, persons who participated in the informal conference, and persons who filed written objections pursuant to division (B) of section 1513.071 of the Revised Code, with the written finding of the chief granting or denying the permit in whole or in part and stating the reasons therefor within sixty days of the conference, provided that the chief shall comply with the time frames established in division (I)(3) of this section. (2) If there has been no informal conference held pursuant to section 1513.071 of the Revised Code, the chief shall submit to the applicant for a permit the written finding of the chief granting or denying the permit in whole or in part and stating the reasons therefor within the time frames established in division (I)(3) of this section. (3) The chief shall grant or deny a permit not later than two hundred forty days after the submission of a complete application for the permit. Any time during which the applicant is making revisions to an application or providing additional information requested by the chief regarding an application shall not be included in the two hundred forty days. If the chief determines that a permit cannot be granted or denied within the two-hundred-forty-day time frame, the chief, not later than two hundred ten days after the submission of a complete application for the permit, shall provide the applicant with written notice of the expected delay. (4) If the application is approved, the permit shall be issued. However, the permit shall prohibit the commencement of coal mining operations on any land that is located within an area covered by the permit if the permittee has not provided to the chief documents that form the basis of the permittee's legal right to enter and conduct coal mining operations on that land. If the application is disapproved, specific reasons therefor shall be set forth in the notification. Within thirty days after the applicant is notified of the final decision of the chief on the permit application, the applicant or any person with an interest that is or may be adversely affected may appeal the decision to the reclamation commission pursuant to section 1513.13 of the Revised Code. (5) Any applicant or any person with an interest that is or may be adversely affected who has participated in the administrative proceedings as an objector and is aggrieved by the decision of the reclamation commission, or if the commission fails to act within the time limits specified in this chapter, may appeal in accordance with section 1513.14 of the Revised Code. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:24 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.19
§ 1567.19. Grounding of machines and armored cable using alternating current
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly At all stripping mines where alternating current is used to operate shovels or to convert alternating current to direct current, and where the machines used for this purpose are installed on the shovel or building attached thereto, or where armored cables are used to conduct the current from the main transmission line to the shovel, all machines and armored cables so installed or used shall be grounded in a manner approved by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. No owner, lessee, agent, or operator of a mine shall violate this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.16
§ 1521.16. Registering facilities capable of withdrawing more than 100,000 gallons a day - rules for ground water stress areas
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Any person who owns a facility that has the capacity to withdraw waters of the state in an amount greater than one hundred thousand gallons per day from all sources and whose construction is completed before January 1, 1990, shall register the facility by January 1, 1991, with the chief of the division of water resources, and any person who owns a facility that has the capacity to withdraw waters of the state in such an amount and whose construction is completed on or after January 1, 1990, shall register the facility with the chief within three months after the facility is completed. The person shall register the facility using a form prescribed by the chief that shall include, without limitation, the name and address of the registrant and date of registration; the locations and sources of the facility's water supply; the facility's withdrawal capacity per day and the amount withdrawn from each source; the uses made of the water, places of use, and places of discharge; and such other information as the chief may require by rule. The registration date of any facility whose construction was completed prior to January 1, 1990, and that is registered under this division prior to January 1, 1991, shall be January 1, 1990. The registration date of any facility whose construction was completed prior to January 1, 1990, and that is required to register under this division prior to January 1, 1991, but that is not registered prior to that date, and the registration date of any facility whose construction was completed after January 1, 1990, and that is required to register under this division shall be the date on which the registration is received by the chief. (B) In accordance with division (D) of this section, the chief shall adopt rules establishing standards and criteria for determining when an area of ground water is a ground water stress area, the geographic limits of such an area, and a threshold withdrawal capacity for the area below which registration under this division shall not be required. At any time following the adoption of those rules, the chief may by order designate an area of ground water as a ground water stress area and shall establish in any such order a threshold withdrawal capacity for the area below which registration under this division shall not be required. Following the designation of a ground water stress area, the chief immediately shall give notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the designated area that shall include a map delineating the designated ground water stress area and a statement of the threshold withdrawal capacity established for the area below which registration under this division shall not be required. The notice shall not appear in the legal notices section of the newspaper. Any person who owns a facility in the designated ground water stress area that is not registered under division (A) of this section and that has the capacity to withdraw waters of the state in an amount greater than the threshold withdrawal capacity for the area from all sources shall register the facility with the chief not later than thirty days after publication of the notice. A person registering a facility under this division shall do so using a form prescribed by the chief. The form shall include the information specified in division (A) of this section. (C) Any person who owns a facility registered under division (A) or (B) of this section shall file a report annually with the chief listing the amount of water withdrawn per day by the facility, the return flow per day, and any other information the chief may require by rule. (D) The chief shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out this section. (E)(1) No person knowingly shall fail to register a facility or file a report as required under this section. (2) No person shall file a false registration or report under this section. Violation of division (E)(2) of this section is falsification under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1505.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1505 / § 1505.05
§ 1505.05. Rules regarding fee schedules
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the chief of the division of geological survey shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish a fee schedule for requests for manipulated, interpreted, or analyzed data from the geologic records, data, maps, rock cores, and samples archived by the division. The fee schedule may include the cost of specialized storage requirements, programming, labor, research, retrieval, data manipulation, and copying and mailing of records requested from the archives. In addition, the rules shall establish procedures for the levying and collection of the fees in the fee schedule. (B) For purposes of divisions (H) and (I) of section 1505.01 of the Revised Code, the chief shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish a fee schedule to be paid for creating custom maps, custom data sets, and other custom products and for providing geological information of the state. The fee schedule may include the costs of labor, research, analysis, equipment, and technology. In addition, the rules shall establish procedures for the levying and collection of the fees in the fee schedule. (C) The chief may reduce or waive a fee in a fee schedule established in rules adopted under division (A) or (B) of this section for a student that is enrolled in an institution of higher education. (D) Any revision to a fee schedule established in rules adopted under division (A) or (B) of this section shall be established in rules adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. A revision to a fee schedule is subject to approval by the director of natural resources. (E) All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the geological mapping fund created in section 1505.09 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.28
§ 1521.28. Establishment of geographic area
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly The chief of the division of water resources shall use the data submitted under sections 1521.24 to 1521.27 of the Revised Code to establish the geographic area defined by the ten-foot contour line of the projected cone of depression for any approved application for the withdrawal of ground water. However, the chief may designate a different contour line based upon water resource availability, seasonal variations, other water users in the hydrologic study area, or other ground water data available.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.023 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.023
§ 1501.023. Alteration of an oil and gas historical site
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "historical site" means a site that has been designated by the Ohio history connection with a brown historical marker sign and has significance with respect to the state's oil and gas history. (B) The department of natural resources shall not physically work on or alter a historical site without the consent of every member of all of the following entities: (1) The board of county commissioners of the county in which the historical site is located; (2) The historical society of the county in which the historical site is located; (3) The technical advisory council created under section 1509.38 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1551.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1551 / § 1551.20
§ 1551.20. Guidelines for solar, wind, or hydrothermal energy systems and components thereof
Status: in_force

July 22, 1994 Senate Bill 269, Senate Bill 271, House Bill 632 - 120th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "solar or wind energy system" means any method used directly to provide space heating or cooling, hot water, industrial process heat, or mechanical or electric power by the collection, conversion, or storage of solar or wind energy including, but not limited to, active or passive solar systems. It does not include any equipment that is part of a conventional system for such purposes, that is, a system that does not use solar or wind energy; nor does it include a roof or any windows or walls that would be contained in a similar structure not designed or modified to use solar energy for space heating or cooling, except for those modifications to the design or construction of such roof, windows, or walls that are necessary to their improved use to capture solar energy for space heating or cooling. As used in this section, "hydrothermal energy system" means any method used directly to provide a heating or cooling effect by causing a thermal exchange with the earth utilizing any water source, including ground or surface water by use of appropriate heat exchange equipment. (B) The director of development shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing guidelines for identifying solar, wind, or hydrothermal energy systems and components thereof, and guidelines for the safety and thermal efficiency of such systems. The rules shall distinguish such systems from conventional systems and components thereof, and shall distinguish from conventional roof, window, or wall design or construction those modifications to the design or construction of roofs, windows, or walls that are necessary to their improved use to capture solar energy for space heating or cooling. The rules shall determine the eligibility of solar, wind, and hydrothermal energy systems for the tax exemption under section 5709.53 of the Revised Code. (C) At the request of any person who designs, manufactures, installs, or constructs solar, wind, or hydrothermal energy systems, the director shall review the detailed construction plans and design calculations for any such system to determine whether the system complies with the guidelines adopted under division (B) of this section. If the system complies with the guidelines, the director shall enter the name of the system on a list of solar, wind, or hydrothermal energy systems eligible for the tax exemption under section 5709.53 of the Revised Code. (D) At the request of any person who desires to design or install a solar, wind, or hydrothermal energy system for his own use, the director shall review the plans for or a narrative description of the system, and the list of components and materials to be incorporated therein to determine whether the system complies with the guidelines adopted under division (B) of this section. If the system complies, the director shall issue a certificate to that effect to the applicant. 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.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1551.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1551 / § 1551.05
§ 1551.05. Department duties as to energy
Status: in_force

October 17, 1985 House Bill 381 - 116th General Assembly The department of deveopment shall: (A) Monitor and assess technological advancements in energy conservation and development, and maintain to the extent practicable a capability for independent technology assessment to support formulation of state energy policy; (B) Review laws, rules, and state agency policies that affect energy utilization, and recommend to the agencies and the general assembly changes to achieve energy conservation and development; (C) Develop methods for the performance of energy audits of buildings and structures and net energy analyses, employing whenever possible existing knowledge and practices, in order to identify energy cost savings to be realized through energy conservation measures, and prepare or identify curricula or source materials for training of persons conducting energy audits; (D) Implement a continuing public education effort designed to inform individuals and organizations about specific and appropriate ways to conserve energy; (E) Provide technical assistance, information on technological advancements in energy production, use, and conservation, energy efficiency information, recommendations to state agencies and local governments, assistance in the identification, evaluation, and implementation of measures to reduce energy consumption and waste, and public information on energy conservation measures, criteria, and alternatives to assist consumers in purchasing appliances, machinery, power tools, and similar products; (F) Identify, project, and monitor reduction in energy demand due to energy conservation measures in the industrial, commercial, residential, transportation, and energy production sectors and the state as a whole; (G) Annually apply for, receive, accept, and administer assistance on behalf of the state pursuant to and in compliance with the "Energy Policy and Conservation Act," 89 Stat. 871, 42 U.S.C.A. 6201, as amended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.25
§ 1567.25. Explosives to be protected from contact with fire
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Whenever a workman is about to open a box, package, or keg, containing powder or other explosives, and while handling the same, he shall place and keep his lamp at least five feet distant from such explosives, and in such a position that the air current cannot convey sparks to it. No person shall approach nearer than five feet to any box, keg, or package, containing powder or other explosives, or within five feet of another person handling such explosives, with a naked lamp, lighted pipe, or other thing containing fire. No workman shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.21
§ 1563.21. Location of boilers
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly The permanent boilers used for generating steam, and the buildings containing the boilers, shall not be nearer than sixty feet to any mine opening, or to a building or inflammable structure connected with or surrounding such opening. No owner, lessee, agent, or operator of a mine shall violate this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.224 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.224
§ 1509.224. Suspension or revocation for pattern of negligent or willful violations
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) In addition to any other remedies provided in this chapter, if the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management has reason to believe that a pattern of the same or similar violations of any requirements of section 1509.22 , 1509.222 , or 1509.223 of the Revised Code, or any rule adopted thereunder or term or condition of the registration certificate issued thereunder exists or has existed, and the violations are caused by the transporter's indifference, lack of diligence, or lack of reasonable care, or are willfully caused by the transporter, the chief shall immediately issue an order to the transporter to show cause why the certificate should not be suspended or revoked. After the issuance of the order, the chief shall provide the transporter an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence at an informal hearing conducted by the chief. If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the chief finds that such a pattern of violations exists or has existed, the chief shall issue an order suspending or revoking the transporter's registration certificate. An order suspending or revoking a certificate under this section may be appealed under sections 1509.36 and 1509.37 of the Revised Code, or notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, may be appealed directly to the court of common pleas of Franklin county. (B) Before issuing an order denying 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 section 1509.22 , 1509.222 , 1509.223 , 1509.225 , or 1509.226 of the Revised Code and rules and terms and conditions of registration certificates adopted or issued thereunder pertaining to the transportation of brine by vehicle and the disposal of brine so transported, the chief shall issue a preliminary order indicating the chief's intent to issue a final order. The preliminary order shall clearly state the nature of the chief's proposed action and the findings on which it is based and shall state that the preliminary order becomes a final order thirty days after its issuance unless the person to whom the preliminary order is directed submits to the chief a written request for an informal hearing before the chief within that thirty-day period. At the hearing the person may present evidence as to why the preliminary order should be revoked or modified. Based upon the findings from the informal hearing, the chief shall revoke, issue, or modify and issue the preliminary order as a final order. A final order may be appealed under sections 1509.36 and 1509.37 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.35
§ 1506.35. Revoking salvage permit
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) The director of natural resources may suspend or revoke, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, a permit issued under section 1506.32 of the Revised Code if the permit holder has done either of the following: (1) Failed to comply with sections 1506.30 to 1506.36 of the Revised Code, any rules adopted under those sections, or any provision or condition of the holder's permit; (2) Damaged abandoned property other than in accordance with the provisions or conditions of the permit. (B) Any motor vehicle, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, watercraft, as defined in section 1546.01 of the Revised Code, mechanical or other assistance, scuba gear, sonar equipment, or other equipment used by any person in the course of committing a third or subsequent violation of division (K) of section 1506.32 of the Revised Code shall be considered contraband for the purposes of Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code, except that proceeds from the sale of such contraband shall be disposed of in the following order: (1) To the payment of the costs incurred in the forfeiture proceedings under Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code; (2) To the payment of the balance due on any security interest preserved under division (F) of section 2981.04 of the Revised Code; (3) To the payment of any costs incurred by the seizing agency under Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code in connection with the storage, maintenance, security, and forfeiture of the contraband; (4) Fifty per cent of the remaining money to the credit of the Lake Erie submerged lands preserves fund created in division (C) of this section, and fifty per cent of the remaining money to the Ohio history connection for deposit into the fund created pursuant to division (C) of section 149.56 of the Revised Code. (C) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Lake Erie submerged lands preserves fund. The fund shall be composed of moneys credited to it under division (B)(4) of this section and division (D)(2) of section 1506.33 of the Revised Code, all appropriations, contributions, and gifts made to it, and any federal grants received by the department of natural resources for the purposes of sections 1506.30 to 1506.36 of the Revised Code. The director shall use the moneys in the Lake Erie submerged lands preserves fund solely to implement and administer sections 1506.30 to 1506.36 of the Revised Code. (D) The director may request the attorney general to, and the attorney general shall, bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for any of the following purposes: (1) To enforce compliance with or restrain violation of sections 1506.30 to 1506.36 of the Revised Code, any rules adopted under those sections, or any permit issued under section 1506.32 of the Revised Code; (2) To enjoin the further removal of abandoned property or archaeological material from Lake Erie; (3) To order the restoration of an area affected by a violation of sections 1506.30 to 1506.36 of the Revised Code or of a permit issued under section 1506.32 of the Revised Code to its prior condition. Any action under this division is a civil action governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure. (E) A peace officer of a county, township, or municipal corporation, a wildlife officer designated under section 1531.13 of the Revised Code, and a natural resources officer appointed under section 1501.24 of the Revised Code may enforce compliance with sections 1506.30 to 1506.36 of the Revised Code, any rules adopted under those sections, and any permit issued under section 1506.32 of the Revised Code and may make arrests for violation of those laws, rules, and permits.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.06
§ 1567.06. Examination of mine generating firedamp - posting or report
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly No person shall enter a mine generating firedamp, which can be detected by an approved flame safety lamp, until it has been reported safe by the person making the fire boss examination as prescribed by section 1563.24 of the Revised Code. This report shall be posted on a blackboard provided for that purpose at the main entrance to the mine. This section does not apply to the mine superintendent and mine foreman. No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.16
§ 1548.16. Administration of oaths
Status: in_force

October 10, 1963 House Bill 289 - 105th General Assembly The clerk of the court of common pleas and his authorized deputies may administer oaths on any application or affidavit required by Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.10
§ 1546.10. Disposal of timber, dredging operation spoils and other property
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of parks and watercraft, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may dispose of any of the following by sale, donation, trade, trade-in, recycling, or any other lawful means, in a manner that will benefit the division: (1) Standing timber that as a result of wind, storm, pestilence, or any other natural occurrence may present a hazard to life or property, timber that has weakened or fallen on lands under the control and management of the division, or any timber or other forest products that require management to improve wildlife habitat, protect against wildfires, provide access to recreational facilities, implement sustainable forestry practices, or improve the safety, quality, or appearance of any state park area; (2) Spoils of a dredging operation conducted by the division in waters under the control and management of the division. Prior to the disposition of any spoils under this division, the chief shall notify the director of environmental protection of the chief's intent so that the director may determine if the spoils constitute solid wastes or hazardous waste, as those terms are defined in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code, that must be disposed of in accordance with Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code. If the director does not notify the chief within thirty days after receiving notice of the disposition that the spoils must be disposed of in accordance with Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code, the chief may proceed with the disposition. (3) Notwithstanding sections 125.12 to 125.14 of the Revised Code, excess supplies and surplus supplies, as those terms are defined in section 125.12 of the Revised Code; (4) Agricultural products that are grown or raised by the division. As used in this division, "agricultural products" includes products of apiculture, animal husbandry, or poultry husbandry, field crops, fruits, and vegetables. (5) Abandoned personal property, including golf balls that are found on property under the control and management of the division. (B) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the chief shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, such rules as are necessary to administer this section. (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, proceeds from the disposition of items under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state park fund created in section 1546.21 of the Revised Code. (D) The chief of the division of parks and watercraft may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the chief of the division of forestry to allow the division of forestry to administer the sale of timber and forest products on lands that are owned or controlled by the division of parks and watercraft. Proceeds from the sale of timber or forest products pursuant to the memorandum of understanding shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Seventy-five per cent of the proceeds shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state park fund. (2) Twenty-five per cent of the proceeds shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state forest fund created in section 1503.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1571.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1571 / § 1571.15
§ 1571.15. Appeals to court of common pleas
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Any party adversely affected by an order of the hearing officer under section 1571.14 of the Revised Code may appeal to the court of common pleas of any county in which the well, or part of the gas storage reservoir, or part of the coal mine, involved in the order of the hearing officer which is being appealed, is located. Any party desiring to so appeal shall file with the director of natural resources a notice of appeal designating the order appealed from and stating whether the appeal is taken on questions of law or questions of law and fact. A copy of such notice shall also be filed by appellant with the court and shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to appellee. The notice shall be filed and mailed or otherwise delivered within thirty days after the date upon which appellant received notice from the hearing officer by certified mail or electronic format of the making of the order appealed from. No appeal bond shall be required to make either an appeal on questions of law or an appeal on questions of law and fact effective. The filing of a notice of appeal shall not automatically operate as a suspension of the order of the hearing officer. If it appears to the court that an unjust hardship to the appellant will result from the execution of the hearing officer's order pending determination of the appeal, the court may grant a suspension of such order and fix its terms. Within fifteen days after receipt of the notice of appeal the hearing officer shall prepare and file in the court the complete record of proceedings out of which the appeal arises, including a transcript of the testimony and other evidence which has been submitted before the hearing officer. The expense of preparing and transcribing such record shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the appeal. Appellant shall provide security for costs satisfactory to the court. Upon demand by a party the director shall furnish at the cost of the party requesting the same a copy of such record. In the event such complete record is not filed in the court within the time provided for in this section either party may apply to the court to have the case docketed, and the court shall order such record filed. Appeals taken on questions of law shall be heard upon assignments of error filed in the cause or set out in the briefs of the appellant before the hearing. Errors not argued by brief may be disregarded, but the court may consider and decide errors which are not assigned or argued. Failure to file such briefs and assignments of error within the time prescribed by the court's rules shall be a cause for dismissal of such appeal. In appeals taken on questions of law and fact, the hearing in the court shall be a hearing de novo of the appeal heard by the hearing officer in which the order appealed from was made. In such hearings any party may offer as evidence any part of the record of the proceedings out of which the appeal arises, certified to the court as provided for in this section, and any other evidence which the court deems admissible. If the court finds that the order of the hearing officer appealed from was lawful and reasonable, it shall affirm such order. If the court finds that such order was unreasonable or unlawful, it shall vacate such order and make the order which it finds the hearing officer should have made. The judgment of the court is final unless reversed, vacated, or modified on appeal as in civil actions. Last updated August 9, 2023 at 2:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.31
§ 1533.31. Shipment of live wild animals
Status: in_force

September 30, 1963 House Bill 573 - 105th General Assembly The chief of the division of wildlife may permit or forbid or otherwise regulate the receiving of any species of live wild animals for delivery within the state and the shipping of such wild animals from any point in the state to any point within or without the state. Upon the establishment of such regulations, the chief of the division of wildlife or any person designated by him may seize, impound, destroy, or otherwise dispose of such wild animals when received, shipped, or transported in violation of such regulations. This section does not authorize action to prevent, delay, or impede the transporting of such wild animals in interstate commerce by common carrier, providing neither the point of sending nor the point of receiving is within the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.15
§ 1521.15. Water resources inventory - long-term water resources plan for Lake Erie drainage basin
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of water resources shall develop and maintain, in cooperation with local, state, federal, and private agencies and entities, a water resources inventory for the collection, interpretation, storage, retrieval, exchange, and dissemination of information concerning the water resources of this state, including, but not limited to, information on the location, type, quantity, and use of those resources and the location, type, and quantity of consumptive use and diversion of the water resources. The water resources inventory also shall include, without limitation, information to assist in determining the reasonableness of water use and sharing under common law, promoting reasonable use and development of water resources, and resolving water use conflicts. All agencies of the state shall cooperate with the chief in the development and maintenance of the inventory. (B) The chief shall cooperate with the other great lakes states and provinces to develop a common base of data regarding the management of the water resources of the Lake Erie drainage basin and to establish systematic arrangements for the exchange of those data.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.11
§ 1563.11. Mining near public roads
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Unless a permit has been issued by the director of transportation, or the board of county commissioners, or the board of township trustees, or such other public authority that is charged by law with the maintenance of a public road, and the approval of the chief of the division of mineral resources management has been obtained, no person, firm, or corporation, engaged in mining or quarrying any mineral, coal, stone, or clay, shall: (1) Extend any part of an open pit excavation closer than fifty feet of horizontal distance to any part of a public road; (2) Deposit mine refuse or removed overburden: (a) Closer to a public road than a line parallel to the boundary line of such road and fifty feet of horizontal distance away from such road and at the same elevation as the elevation of the crown of such road; (b) Higher than a line beginning at a point fifty feet of horizontal distance away from such road and at the same elevation as the elevation of the crown of such road, and extending from such beginning point upward and away from such road at an angle of forty degrees from the horizontal plane. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring such a permit shall apply in writing therefor to the proper public authority, and shall describe in such application the excavating or depositing of mine refuse or removed overburden that it will do and for which it requests a permit. The applicant shall also furnish such public authority with such additional data and information concerning such work as such public authority may request and that shall be relevant, in making the determination that such public authority is required to make as to the amount of bond or other security the applicant shall be required to deposit before such a permit is issued to the applicant. Upon receipt of such an application such public authority shall promptly consider what damage, if any, may be done to such public highway by the excavating or depositing of mine refuse or removed overburden for which the permit is requested, and estimate the reasonable cost of repairing such damage, if any should occur, and fix the amount of such estimate of cost as the amount of bond or other security that the applicant shall deposit with such public authority upon issuance of the permit requested, to ensure payment of the cost of repairing any such damage that might occur. Such public authority shall promptly notify the applicant of the amount of bond or other security it has so fixed. Upon approval of the chief and deposit with the public authority of a surety bond signed by the applicant as principal, and by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state as surety, or of cash or other security satisfactory to such public authority, in the amount fixed by such authority, and conditioned upon the payment to such public authority by applicant of the cost of repairing any damage to such public road occurring as a result of the excavating or depositing of mine refuse or removed overburden for which the permit was issued, the public authority shall issue to the applicant the permit for which the applicant applied. If, at the end of three years after such excavation or deposit of mine refuse or removed overburden is made, the licensee shall have paid or caused to be paid all cost of repairing any damage to such public road occurring within such time as a result of such excavating or depositing for which such permit was issued, or, if within such period of time no such damage to such shall have occurred, the bond or cash or other security deposited with the public authority upon the issuance of such permit, shall be released and returned to such applicant. (B) Any person, firm, or corporation owning any land containing mineral, coal, stone, or clay, and over any portion of which any state, county, or township road or public highway passes, may drill, excavate, mine, or quarry through or under such road. Before the work is commenced, such person, firm, or corporation shall execute and deliver to the director of transportation in case of state roads, to the board of county commissioners in case of county roads, or to the board of township trustees in case of township roads, a bond, with good and sufficient surety in such amount as shall be considered by the director, the board of county commissioners, or the board of township trustees, sufficient to cover any damages that may accrue by excavating, mining, or quarrying through or under any such road, the same to be approved by such director, board of county commissioners, or board of township trustees. Such bond shall be conditioned that while crossing over or mining or quarrying under any such road, a safe and unobstructed passageway or road shall be kept open by such person, firm, or corporation for the public use, and as soon as practicable, such road shall be fully restored to its original safe and passable condition. When such crossing is made by excavation at a depth of more than thirty feet below the surface of such road, the person, firm, or corporation making the same shall be liable to the director, board of county commissioners, or board of township trustees for any damage that may accrue by such excavation, and shall be held to fully repair any such damage and to restore such road to its original safe and passable condition. The right to mine or quarry across or under public highways as provided in this section, shall accrue to the owner, lessee, or agent of the land upon or through which such highway passes. As used in this section, "road" or "highway" means the entire right of way as well as the improved portion thereof, and includes bridges, viaducts, grade separations, appurtenances, and approaches on or to such road or highway.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.04
§ 1546.04. Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in this section, the chief of the division of parks and watercraft, with the approval of the director of natural resources, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary for the proper management of state parks, bodies of water, and the lands adjacent to them under its jurisdiction and control, including rules: (1) Governing opening and closing times and dates of state parks; (2) Establishing fees and charges for use of facilities in state parks; (3) Governing camps, camping, and fees for camps and camping; (4) Governing the application for and rental of, rental fees for, and the use of cottages; (5) Relating to public use of state park lands, and governing the operation of motor vehicles, including speeds and parking on those lands; (6) Governing all advertising within state parks and requirements for the operation of places selling tangible personal property and food service sales on lands and waters under the control of the division. The rules shall establish uniform requirements for those operations and sales. (7) Providing uniform standards relating to the size, type, location, construction, and maintenance of structures and devices used for fishing or moorage of watercraft, rowboats, sailboats, and powercraft over waters under the control of the division and establishing reasonable fees for the construction of, and annual use permits for, those structures and devices; (8) Governing state beaches, swimming, inflatable devices, and fees for them; (9) Governing the removal and disposition of any watercraft, rowboat, sailboat, or powercraft left unattended for more than seven days on any lands or waters under the control of the division; (10) Governing the establishment and collection of check collection charges for checks that are returned to the division or dishonored for any reason; (11) Governing natural resources officers in all parks and bodies of water and lands adjacent to those bodies under the supervision and control of the division as are necessary to the proper management of such parks and bodies of water. (B) The chief shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing a discount program for all persons who are issued a golden buckeye card under section 173.06 of the Revised Code. The discount program shall provide a discount for all park services and rentals, but shall not provide a discount for the purchase of merchandise. (C) The chief, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish all of the following: (1) Requirements governing the administration of state parks; (2) Requirements considered necessary by the chief to supplement the identification, operation, titling, use, registration, and numbering of watercraft or vessels as provided in Chapters 1547. and 1548. of the Revised Code; (3) Requirements governing the navigation of vessels on waters in this state, including rules regarding steering and sailing, the conduct of vessels in sight of one another or in restricted visibility, lights and shapes of lights used on vessels, and sound and light signals. As the chief considers necessary, the chief shall ensure that those rules are consistent with and equivalent to the regulations and interpretive rulings governing inland waters adopted or issued under the "Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 3415, 33 U.S.C. 151, 1604, 1605, 1608, 2001 to 2008, and 2071 to 2073. (4) Requirements and procedures governing vessel safety inspection checkpoints, including procedures that comply with statutory and constitutional provisions governing searches and seizures by law enforcement officers; (5) Fees and charges for all of the following: (a) Boating skill development classes and other educational classes; (b) Law enforcement services provided at special events when the services are in addition to normal enforcement duties; (c) Inspections of vessels or motors conducted under Chapter 1547. or Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code. (D) The chief shall not adopt rules under this section establishing fees or charges for parking a motor vehicle in a state park or for admission to a state park. (E) If the chief adopts rules under this section for the issuance of a permit for preventing or limiting ice formation on the surface of water that is located in a state park on property owned or managed by the division, the chief shall not levy a fee for the issuance of the permit. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.99
§ 1517.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, whoever violates section 1517.021 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (2) Whoever violates section 1517.021 of the Revised Code with regard to a species of plant identified in a rule adopted under or included on a list prepared under section 1518.01 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for a first offense. For each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (B) Whoever violates division (A) of section 1517.24 or section 1517.25 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (C) Whoever violates division (B) of section 1517.24 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (D) Whoever violates section 1517.051 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.24
§ 1513.24. Implementing reclamation plan
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly After a plan of reclamation is approved by the director of natural resources, the chief of the division of mineral resources management, from any moneys appropriated for the reclamation of strip mined lands, shall proceed to carry out the plan. With the approval of the director, the chief may carry out any such plan or any part of such plan with the employees and equipment of any division of the department of natural resources or the chief may carry out any such plan, or any part of such plan by contracting therefor, provided that the chief shall not enter into any contract, agreement, or understanding unless the same is approved by the director. Any such contract shall be entered into by the chief, with the approval of the director, with persons who agree therein to furnish any of the materials, equipment, or labor. Each such contract shall be awarded by the chief to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, after sealed bids therefor are received, opened, and published at the time and place fixed by the chief, and notice of the time and place at which the sealed bids will be received, opened, and published, has been published by the chief at least once at least ten days before the opening of the bids in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the area of land to be reclaimed under the contract is located, provided that if, after so advertising for bids for the contract, no bids therefor are received by the chief at the time and place fixed for receiving them, the chief may advertise again for such bids, but the chief is not required to do so, and the chief may, if the chief considers the public interest will be best served thereby, enter into a contract for the reclamation of the land or tract without further advertisement for bids. The chief may reject any or all bids received and fix and publish again notice of the time and place at which bids for such contracts will be received, opened, and published. The chief shall require every contractor performing reclamation work under this section to pay workers at the greater of their rate of pay, as established by contract, agreement, or prior custom or practice, or the average wage rate paid in this state for the same or similar work as determined by the chief under section 1513.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.25
§ 1522.25. Owners outside geographic area; complaint
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) An owner of real property that is located outside the geographic area established under section 1522.125 of the Revised Code with respect to a permit issued under section 1522.12 of the Revised Code may submit a written complaint to the permittee or to the chief of the division of water resources if both of the following apply: (1) The owner obtains all or part of the owner's water supply for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use from ground water. (2) There is a diminution or interruption of that water supply. The owner shall include in the complaint the owner's name, address, and telephone number. (B) If the chief receives the written complaint submitted under division (A) of this section, upon receipt the chief shall send the permittee a copy of the complaint. If the permittee receives the written complaint, upon receipt the permittee shall send the chief a copy of the complaint. (C) The chief shall investigate the complaint. Upon completion of the investigation, the chief shall send the results of the investigation to the permittee and to the owner that submitted the complaint. (D) The owner that submitted the complaint may resolve the diminution or interruption of the owner's water supply with the permittee or may commence a civil action for that purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.19
§ 1509.19. Well stimulation
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly An owner who elects to stimulate a well shall stimulate the well in a manner that will not endanger underground sources of drinking water. Not later than twenty-four hours before commencing the stimulation of a well, the owner or the owner's authorized representative shall notify an oil and gas resources inspector. If during the stimulation of a well damage to the production casing or cement occurs and results in the circulation of fluids from the annulus of the surface production casing, the owner shall immediately terminate the stimulation of the well and notify the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. If the chief determines that the casing and the cement may be remediated in a manner that isolates the oil and gas bearing zones of the well, the chief may authorize the completion of the stimulation of the well. If the chief determines that the stimulation of a well resulted in irreparable damage to the well, the chief shall order that the well be plugged and abandoned within thirty days of the issuance of the order. For purposes of determining the integrity of the remediation of the casing or cement of a well that was damaged during the stimulation of the well, the chief may require the owner of the well to submit cement evaluation logs, temperature surveys, pressure tests, or a combination of such logs, surveys, and tests.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.14
§ 1503.14. System for detection and observation of forest fires - mutual aid and assistance agreements - transfers of excess property
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The chief of the division of forestry may establish and put into effect a system for aerial or ground detection and observation of forest fires which shall cover the regions determined by the chief to be subject to forest fires, purchase the necessary equipment and material, and hire the necessary labor for the installation and maintenance of the system. The chief may enter into agreements or contracts with firefighting agencies and private fire companies for the purpose of providing mutual aid and assistance in the protection of forests from forest fires in fire protection areas established under section 1503.08 of the Revised Code. The agreements or contracts may provide for at least technical assistance, assistance in training personnel, and fire suppression assistance and such other forms of aid as may be available and appropriate. The chief, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may transfer title to or ownership of vehicles, equipment, materials, and supplies that are determined to be in excess of the needs of the department of natural resources and the division to a firefighting agency or private fire company for the purpose of accomplishing fire suppression in fire protection areas. As used in this section, "firefighting agency" and "private fire company" have the same meanings as in section 9.60 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.16
§ 1561.16. Credit for practical experience - qualifications of foreperson of gaseous mines - recertification
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and sections 1561.17 to 1561.20 of the Revised Code, "actual practical experience" means previous employment that involved a person's regular presence in the type of mining operation in which the experience is required to exist; participation in functions relating to the hazards involved in and the utilization of equipment, tools, and work crews and individuals for that type of mining; and regular exposure to the methods, procedures, and safety laws applicable to that type of mining. Credit of up to one year for a portion of the required experience time may be given upon documentation to the chief of the division of mineral resources management of an educational degree in a field related to mining. Credit of up to two years of the required experience time may be given upon presentation to the chief of proof of graduation from an accredited school of mines or mining after a four-year course of study with employment in the mining industry during interim breaks during the school years. (B) Except as provided in division (G) of this section, a person who applies for a certificate as a mine foreperson of gaseous mines shall be able to read and write the English language; shall have had at least five years' actual practical experience in the underground workings of a gaseous mine or the equivalent thereof in the judgment of the chief; and shall have had practical experience obtained by actual contact with gas in mines and have knowledge of the dangers and nature of noxious and explosive gases and ventilation of gaseous mines. An applicant for a certificate as a foreperson of gaseous mines shall meet the same requirements, except that the applicant shall have had at least three years' actual practical experience in the underground workings of a gaseous mine or the equivalent thereof in the judgment of the chief. Each applicant for examination shall pay a fee established in rules adopted under this section to the chief on the first day of such examination. (C) A person who has been issued a certificate as a mine foreperson or a foreperson of a gaseous mine and who has not worked in an underground coal mine for a period of more than two calendar years shall apply for and obtain recertification from the chief in accordance with rules adopted under this section before performing the duties of a mine foreperson or a foreperson of a gaseous mine. An applicant for recertification shall pay a fee established in rules adopted under this section at the time of application for recertification. (D) A person who has been issued a certificate as a mine foreperson or a foreperson of a gaseous mine and who has not worked in an underground coal mine for a period of one or more calendar years shall successfully complete a retraining course in accordance with rules adopted under this section before performing the duties of a mine foreperson or a foreperson of a gaseous mine. (E) The chief, 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 that do all of the following: (1) Prescribe requirements, criteria, and procedures for the recertification of a mine foreperson or a foreperson of a gaseous mine who has not worked in an underground coal mine for a period of more than two calendar years; (2) Prescribe requirements, criteria, and procedures for the retraining of a mine foreperson or a foreperson of a gaseous mine who has not worked in an underground coal mine for a period of one or more calendar years; (3) Establish fees for the examination and recertification of mine forepersons or forepersons of gaseous mines under this section; (4) Prescribe any other requirements, criteria, and procedures that the chief determines are necessary to administer this section. (F) Any money collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the mining regulation and safety fund created in section 1513.30 of the Revised Code. (G) The chief shall issue a certificate as a foreperson of gaseous mines in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license or certificate in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a foreperson of gaseous mines in a state that does not issue that license or certificate. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.24
§ 1521.24. Form for proposal to withdraw ground water
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly Along with an application for a permit submitted under section 1521.23 of the Revised Code, an applicant that proposes to withdraw ground water shall submit data in a form prescribed by the chief of the division of water resources that includes all of the following: (A) A hydrologic map consisting of a single map using the most recent USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps at a scale of 1:24,000 as a base or other approved format that shows all of the information described in section 1521.25 of the Revised Code; (B) A hydrogeologic description in sufficient detail to determine the cone of depression for the proposed withdrawal that includes all of the information described in section 1521.26 of the Revised Code; (C) A steady state ground water model that defines the projected cone of depression for the proposed withdrawal that complies with section 1521.27 of the Revised Code; (D) Alternative water supply information that includes an analysis of the availability and suitability of alternative water supply sources that will be utilized to fulfill the water supply replacement provisions of section 1521.35 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.12
§ 1547.12. Incapacitated operators prohibited
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly No person shall operate any vessel if the person is so mentally or physically incapacitated as to be unable to operate the vessel in a safe and competent manner. No person shall permit any vessel to be operated on the waters in this state in violation of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.13
§ 1567.13. Supervision of ventilating apparatus and airways
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly The mine foreperson shall see that careful watch is kept over the ventilating apparatus and airways, and that the volume of the ventilating current is measured at least once each week at the inlet and outlet, at or near the face of all entries, and at that point in the mine where distribution to the various working sections begins. Such measurements shall be noted in duplicate on blanks furnished by the division of mineral resources management. On the first day of each month, the mine foreperson shall forward such blanks with the mine foreperson's signature thereon to the deputy mine inspector in the district in which the mine is located, and such blanks shall be properly filled in with the actual measurements so taken as prescribed in this section. On all examinations that the mine foreperson makes of the old workings, the mine foreperson shall mark on a conspicuous place with chalk the mine foreperson's initials and the date of the month of such examination. No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.141
§ 1548.141. Public access to title information via electronic means
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The chief of the division of parks and watercraft shall enable the public to access watercraft and outboard motor title information via electronic means. No fee shall be charged for this access. The title information that must be so accessible is only the title information that is in an electronic format at the time a person requests this access. The chief shall establish procedures governing this access. The procedures may be established by rule in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. In adopting these procedures, the chief shall confer with the clerks of the courts of common pleas. Access by the public to watercraft and outboard motor title information under this section shall comply with all restrictions contained in the Revised Code and federal law that govern the disclosure of that information.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.171
§ 1533.171. Prohibiting injuring persons or property while hunting
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly (A) No person, in the act of hunting, pursuing, taking, or killing a wild animal, shall act in a negligent, careless, or reckless manner so as to injure persons or property. (B) The court before whom any person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) of this section shall report that fact, together with the violator's name and address, to the chief of the division of wildlife not later than ten days after the date of conviction or plea. (C) Not later than seven days after receiving a notification under division (B) of this section, the chief shall revoke, for not less than one year nor more than five years, each hunting license, fur taker permit, deer permit, wild turkey permit, and wetlands habitat stamp issued to that person under this chapter. No fee paid for such a license, permit, or stamp shall be returned to the person. Upon revoking a license, permit, or stamp, or a combination thereof, under this division, the chief immediately shall send a notice of that action by certified mail to the last known address of the person. The notice shall state the action taken, order the person to surrender the revoked license, permit, or stamp, or combination thereof, and state that the department of natural resources will not afford a hearing as required under section 119.06 of the Revised Code. (D) If, after receiving a notice under division (C) of this section, the person decides to petition for a review of the revocation, the person shall file a petition for such a review not later than thirty days after receiving the notice in the municipal court or the county court, or, if the person is under eighteen years of age, the juvenile court, in whose jurisdiction the violation occurred. The review shall be limited to the question of the appropriateness of the period of revocation. The court shall send a copy of the petition to the chief by certified mail together with timely notice of the date, time, and place of a hearing on the petition. The filing of a petition for a review shall not stay the revocation during the pendency of the appeal. (E) No person whose license, permit, or stamp, or a combination thereof, has been revoked under this section shall attempt to purchase, purchase, apply for, or receive any hunting license, fur taker permit, deer permit, wild turkey permit, or wetlands habitat stamp issued under this chapter or engage in hunting during the time any such license, permit, or stamp, or a combination thereof, is revoked.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1555.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1555 / § 1555.08
§ 1555.08. Issuing and terms of obligations and bonds
Status: in_force

June 30, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Subject to the limitations provided in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, the commissioners of the sinking fund, upon certification by the director of the Ohio coal development office of the amount of moneys or additional moneys needed in the coal research and development fund for the purpose of making grants or loans for allowable costs, or needed for capitalized interest, for funding reserves, and for paying costs and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance, carrying, securing, paying, redeeming, or retirement of the obligations or any obligations refunded thereby, including payment of costs and expenses relating to letters of credit, lines of credit, insurance, put agreements, standby purchase agreements, indexing, marketing, remarketing and administrative arrangements, interest swap or hedging agreements, and any other credit enhancement, liquidity, remarketing, renewal, or refunding arrangements, all of which are authorized by this section, or providing moneys for loan guarantees, shall issue obligations of the state under this section in amounts authorized by the general assembly; provided that such obligations may be issued to the extent necessary to satisfy the covenants in contracts of guarantee made under section 1555.05 of the Revised Code to issue obligations to meet such guarantees, notwithstanding limitations otherwise applicable to the issuance of obligations under this section except the one-hundred-million-dollar limitation provided in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution. The proceeds of such obligations, except for the portion to be deposited in the coal research and development bond service fund as may be provided in the bond proceedings, shall as provided in the bond proceedings be deposited in the coal research and development fund. The commissioners of the sinking fund may appoint trustees, paying agents, and transfer agents and may retain the services of financial advisors, accounting experts, and attorneys, and retain or contract for the services of marketing, remarketing, indexing, and administrative agents, other consultants, and independent contractors, including printing services, as are necessary in their judgment to carry out this section. (B) The full faith and credit of the state of Ohio is hereby pledged to obligations issued under this section. The right of the holders and owners to payment of bond service charges is limited to all or that portion of the moneys pledged thereto pursuant to the bond proceedings in accordance with this section, and each such obligation shall bear on its face a statement to that effect. (C) Obligations shall be authorized by resolution of the commissioners of the sinking fund on request of the director of the Ohio coal development office as provided in section 1555.02 of the Revised Code and the bond proceedings shall provide for the purpose thereof and the principal amount or amounts, and shall provide for or authorize the manner or agency for determining the principal maturity or maturities, not exceeding forty years from the date of issuance, the interest rate or rates or the maximum interest rate, the date of the obligations and the dates of payment of interest thereon, their denomination, and the establishment within or without the state of a place or places of payment of bond service charges. Sections 9.98 to 9.983 of the Revised Code apply to obligations issued under this section. The purpose of such obligations may be stated in the bond proceedings in terms describing the general purpose or purposes to be served. The bond proceedings shall also provide, subject to the provisions of any other applicable bond proceedings, for the pledge of all, or such part as the commissioners of the sinking fund may determine, of the moneys credited to the coal research and development bond service fund to the payment of bond service charges, which pledges may be made either prior or subordinate to other expenses, claims, or payments and may be made to secure the obligations on a parity with obligations theretofore or thereafter issued, if and to the extent provided in the bond proceedings. The moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the state are immediately subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledges is valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind against the state or any governmental agency of the state, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof, and shall create a perfected security interest for all purposes of Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code, without the necessity for separation or delivery of funds or for the filing or recording of the bond proceedings by which such pledge is created or any certificate, statement, or other document with respect thereto; and the pledge of such moneys is effective and the money therefrom and thereof may be applied to the purposes for which pledged without necessity for any act of appropriation. Every pledge, and every covenant and agreement made with respect thereto, made in the bond proceedings may therein be extended to the benefit of the owners and holders of obligations authorized by this section, and to any trustee therefor, for the further security of the payment of the bond service charges. (D) The bond proceedings may contain additional provisions as to: (1) The redemption of obligations prior to maturity at the option of the commissioners of the sinking fund at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as are provided in the bond proceedings; (2) Other terms of the obligations; (3) Limitations on the issuance of additional obligations; (4) The terms of any trust agreement or indenture securing the obligations or under which the obligations may be issued; (5) The deposit, investment, and application of the coal research and development bond service fund, and the safeguarding of moneys on hand or on deposit, without regard to Chapter 131. or 135. of the Revised Code, but subject to any special provisions of this chapter, with respect to particular moneys; provided, that any bank or trust company which acts as depository of any moneys in the fund may furnish such indemnifying bonds or may pledge such securities as required by the commissioners of the sinking fund; (6) Any other provision of the bond proceedings being binding upon the commissioners of the sinking fund, or such other body or person as may from time to time have the authority under law to take such actions as may be necessary to perform all or any part of the duty required by such provision; (7) Any provision which may be made in a trust agreement or indenture; (8) Any other or additional agreements with the holders of the obligations, or the trustee therefor, relating to the obligations or the security therefor, including the assignment of mortgages or other security obtained or to be obtained for loans under this chapter. (E) The obligations may have the great seal of the state or a facsimile thereof affixed thereto or printed thereon. The obligations shall be signed by such members of the commissioners of the sinking fund as are designated in the resolution authorizing the obligations or bear the facsimile signatures of such members. Any coupons attached to the obligations shall bear the facsimile signature of the treasurer of state. Any obligations may be executed by the persons who, on the date of execution, are the commissioners although on the date of such bonds the persons were not the commissioners. Any coupons may be executed by the person who, on the date of execution, is the treasurer of state although on the date of such coupons the person was not the treasurer of state. In case any officer or commissioner whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any such obligations or any coupons ceases to be such officer or commissioner before delivery thereof, such signature or facsimile is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if the individual had remained such officer or commissioner until such delivery; and in case the seal to be affixed to obligations has been changed after a facsimile of the seal has been imprinted on such obligations, such facsimile seal shall continue to be sufficient as to such obligations and obligations issued in substitution or exchange therefor. (F) All obligations except loan guarantees are negotiable instruments and securities under Chapter 1308. of the Revised Code, subject to the provisions of the bond proceedings as to registration. The obligations may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the commissioners of the sinking fund determine. Provision may be made for the registration of any obligations with coupons attached thereto as to principal alone or as to both principal and interest, their exchange for obligations so registered, and for the conversion or reconversion into obligations with coupons attached thereto of any obligations registered as to both principal and interest, and for reasonable charges for such registration, exchange, conversion, and reconversion. (G) Obligations may be sold at public sale or at private sale, as determined in the bond proceedings. (H) Pending preparation of definitive obligations, the commissioners of the sinking fund may issue interim receipts or certificates which shall be exchanged for such definitive obligations. (I) In the discretion of the commissioners of the sinking fund, obligations may be secured additionally by a trust agreement or indenture between the commissioners and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having a place of business within the state. Any such agreement or indenture may contain the resolution authorizing the issuance of the obligations, any provisions that may be contained in any bond proceedings, and other provisions that are customary or appropriate in an agreement or indenture of such type, including, but not limited to: (1) Maintenance of each pledge, trust agreement, indenture, or other instrument comprising part of the bond proceedings until the state has fully paid the bond service charges on the obligations secured thereby, or provision therefor has been made; (2) In the event of default in any payments required to be made by the bond proceedings, or any other agreement of the commissioners of the sinking fund made as a part of the contract under which the obligations were issued, enforcement of such payments or agreement by mandamus, the appointment of a receiver, suit in equity, action at law, or any combination of the foregoing; (3) The rights and remedies of the holders of obligations and of the trustee, and provisions for protecting and enforcing them, including limitations on rights of individual holders of obligations; (4) The replacement of any obligations that become mutilated or are destroyed, lost, or stolen; (5) Such other provisions as the trustee and the commissioners of the sinking fund agree upon, including limitations, conditions, or qualifications relating to any of the foregoing. (J) Any holder of obligations or a trustee under the bond proceedings, except to the extent that the holder's rights are restricted by the bond proceedings, may by any suitable form of legal proceedings protect and enforce any rights under the laws of this state or granted by such bond proceedings. Such rights include the right to compel the performance of all duties of the commissioners of the sinking fund, the department of development, or the Ohio coal development office required by this chapter and Chapter 1551. of the Revised Code or the bond proceedings; to enjoin unlawful activities; and in the event of default with respect to the payment of any bond service charges on any obligations or in the performance of any covenant or agreement on the part of the commissioners, the department, or the office in the bond proceedings, to apply to a court having jurisdiction of the cause to appoint a receiver to receive and administer the moneys pledged, other than those in the custody of the treasurer of state, that are pledged to the payment of the bond service charges on such obligations or that are the subject of the covenant or agreement, with full power to pay, and to provide for payment of bond service charges on, such obligations, and with such powers, subject to the direction of the court, as are accorded receivers in general equity cases, excluding any power to pledge additional revenues or receipts or other income or moneys of the commissioners of the sinking fund or the state or governmental agencies of the state to the payment of such principal and interest and excluding the power to take possession of, mortgage, or cause the sale or otherwise dispose of any project. Each duty of the commissioners of the sinking fund and their employees, and of each governmental agency and its officers, members, or employees, undertaken pursuant to the bond proceedings or any grant, loan, or loan guarantee agreement made under authority of this chapter, and in every agreement by or with the commissioners, is hereby established as a duty of the commissioners, and of each such officer, member, or employee having authority to perform such duty, specifically enjoined by the law resulting from an office, trust, or station within the meaning of section 2731.01 of the Revised Code. The persons who are at the time the commissioners of the sinking fund, or their employees, are not liable in their personal capacities on any obligations issued by the commissioners or any agreements of or with the commissioners. (K) Obligations issued under this section are lawful investments for banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxing districts of this state, the commissioners of the sinking fund of the state, the administrator of workers' compensation, the state teachers retirement system, the public employees retirement system, the school employees retirement system, and the Ohio police and fire pension fund, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code or rules adopted pursuant thereto by any governmental agency of the state with respect to investments by them, and are also acceptable as security for the deposit of public moneys. (L) If the law or the instrument creating a trust pursuant to division (I) of this section expressly permits investment in direct obligations of the United States or an agency of the United States, unless expressly prohibited by the instrument, such moneys also may be invested in no-front-end-load money market mutual funds consisting exclusively of obligations of the United States or an agency of the United States and in repurchase agreements, including those issued by the fiduciary itself, secured by obligations of the United States or an agency of the United States; and in collective investment funds established in accordance with section 1111.14 of the Revised Code and consisting exclusively of any such securities, notwithstanding division (A)(1)(c) of that section. The income from such investments shall be credited to such funds as the commissioners of the sinking fund determine, and such investments may be sold at such times as the commissioners determine or authorize. (M) Provision may be made in the applicable bond proceedings for the establishment of separate accounts in the bond service fund and for the application of such accounts only to the specified bond service charges on obligations pertinent to such accounts and bond service fund and for other accounts therein within the general purposes of such fund. Moneys to the credit of the bond service fund shall be disbursed on the order of the treasurer of state; provided, that no such order is required for the payment from the bond service fund when due of bond service charges on obligations. (N) The commissioners of the sinking fund may pledge all, or such portion as they determine, of the receipts of the bond service fund to the payment of bond service charges on obligations issued under this section, and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves, as provided in the bond proceedings, and make other provisions therein with respect to pledged receipts as authorized by this chapter, which provisions control notwithstanding any other provisions of law pertaining thereto. (O) The commissioners of the sinking fund may covenant in the bond proceedings, and any such covenants control notwithstanding any other provision of law, that the state and applicable officers and governmental agencies of the state, including the general assembly, so long as any obligations are outstanding, shall: (1) Maintain statutory authority for and cause to be levied and collected taxes so that the pledged receipts are sufficient in amount to meet bond service charges, and the establishment and maintenance of any reserves and other requirements provided for in the bond proceedings, and, as necessary, to meet covenants contained in any loan guarantees made under this chapter; (2) Take or permit no action, by statute or otherwise, that would impair the exemption from federal income taxation of the interest on the obligations. (P) All moneys received by or on account of the state and required by the applicable bond proceedings, consistent with this section, to be deposited, transferred, or credited to the coal research and development bond service fund, and all other moneys transferred or allocated to or received for the purposes of the fund, shall be credited to such fund and to any separate accounts therein, subject to applicable provisions of the bond proceedings, but without necessity for any act of appropriation. During the period beginning with the date of the first issuance of obligations and continuing during such time as any such obligations are outstanding, and so long as moneys in the bond service fund are insufficient to pay all bond service charges on such obligations becoming due in each year, a sufficient amount of moneys of the state are committed and shall be paid to the bond service fund in each year for the purpose of paying the bond service charges becoming due in that year without necessity for further act of appropriation for such purpose. The bond service fund is a trust fund and is hereby pledged to the payment of bond service charges to the extent provided in the applicable bond proceedings, and payment thereof from such fund shall be made or provided for by the treasurer of state in accordance with such bond proceedings without necessity for any act of appropriation. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. (Q) For purposes of establishing the limitations contained in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, the "principal amount" refers to the aggregate of the offering price of the bonds or notes. "Principal amount" does not refer to the aggregate value at maturity or redemption of the bonds or notes. (R) This section applies only with respect to obligations issued and delivered prior to September 30, 2000.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.052 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.052
§ 1547.052. Powercraft rentals
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) No rental business shall lease, hire, or rent a powercraft powered by more than ten horsepower for operation on the waters in this state to a person born on or after January 1, 1982, unless the person meets one of the following requirements: (1) The person signs a statement on the rental agreement or attached to the rental agreement that the person has successfully completed a safe boater course approved by the national association of state boating law administrators or has successfully completed a proficiency examination as provided in section 1547.05 of the Revised Code. (2) The person receives educational materials from the rental business and successfully passes, with a score of ninety per cent or better, an abbreviated examination given by the rental business. The achievement of a passing score on the examination shall be indicated on or attached to the powercraft rental agreement. (B) Any person born on or after January 1, 1982, operating or supervising the operation of a leased, hired, or rented powercraft shall: (1) Meet the requirements for boater education of division (A) of this section. (2) Be named as an operator on the agreement that leases, hires, or rents the powercraft. (C) The division of parks and watercraft shall make available to all watercraft rental businesses in Ohio boater safety educational materials and an abbreviated examination that shall be used by the watercraft rental business for the purposes of division (A)(2) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.12
§ 1563.12. Construction regulations to be observed in opening mine
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly Any person, firm, or corporation, beginning the opening of a mine, whether or not such person, firm, or corporation is the owner, lessee, or agent of the property upon which such mine is located, shall notify the chief of the division of mineral resources management, and observe the following in the construction of such mine: (A) If the opening is a slope or vertical shaft, no explosive used therein shall be fired by means of a squib or fuse after the same is extended more than twenty-five feet from the surface, and thereafter and until the slope or shaft reaches the seam and the entry or landing is extended beyond a break-through or other place driven at right angles thereto, no explosive shall be fired except by means of an electric battery operated from the surface after all persons are on the surface. (B) A substantial structure to sustain sheave wheels or pulleys, ropes, and loads, shall be provided, and if the opening is a shaft, the same shall be placed at a height of not less than twenty-five feet above the tipping place. (C) A landing platform shall be arranged in such manner that no material can fall into the shaft while the bucket is being emptied, and the shaft shall not be sunk to a depth of more than thirty feet without such structure. (D) If the bucket used for hoisting material is to land on a truck, the track on which such truck is operated and the platform shall be so constructed that material cannot fall into the shaft. (E) Rock and coal shall not be hoisted from a shaft or slope except in a bucket or cage attached to a rope by a safety hook, clevis, or other safe attachment, and the bucket or cage securely locked so that same cannot tip or empty while being hoisted. (F) Such rope shall be fastened to the side of the drum, and not less than three coils of rope shall always remain on the drum. (G) After the shaft reaches a depth of one hundred feet, the same shall be provided with guides and guide attachments, applied in such a manner as to prevent the bucket from swing while being lowered or hoisted, and such guides and guide attachments shall be maintained at a distance of not more than seventy-five feet from the bottom of the shaft. (H) The sides of all shafts shall be properly secured for safety and no loose rock or material shall be allowed to remain on any timber in the shaft after each blast. (I) All loose timber, tools, and materials shall be kept away from the top of the shaft to reduce the danger of the same falling down the shaft. (J) Where explosive gas is encountered, the person in charge shall see that the shaft or slope is examined before each shift of workers enters to work, and before the the workers descend after each blast. (K) The slope, or shaft, shall be properly ventilated so that persons working therein will have the necessary air. (L) An efficient brake shall be attached to each drum of an engine used in hoisting material and persons, and all machinery, ropes, and chains connected therewith shall be carefully examined once each shift. (M) Not more than four persons shall be lowered or hoisted in or on a bucket at one time, and no person shall be permitted to ride on a loaded bucket. (N) The bucket used in lowering or hoisting persons shall be equipped with proper safety devices, so that it cannot become detached from the rope or cable, and cannot tip or turn upside down while being so used. The chief, and the deputy mine inspector, shall have jurisdiction over such mine when the shaft or slope reaches a depth of twenty-five feet, and such person, firm, or corporation shall comply with any order issued by either or both of them with respect to the safety of persons employed. Other than this section, this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code do not apply to the opening of a mine until such opening reaches the seam, and the entry or landing is extended beyond a break-through, or other place driven at right angles thereto. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.29
§ 1533.29. Prima-facie evidence of guilt
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly The finding of a gun, net, seine, boat, trap, or other device that is set, maintained, used, or had in possession in violation of the Revised Code or division rule is prima-facie evidence of the guilt of the person setting, maintaining, using, or possessing that property. The finding of a wild animal, or part thereof, unlawfully in the possession of any person is prima-facie evidence of the guilt of that person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.40
§ 1506.40. Application for shore structure permit
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly No person shall construct a beach, groin, or other structure to control erosion, wave action, or inundation along or near the Ohio shoreline of Lake Erie, including related islands, bays, and inlets, without first obtaining a shore structure permit from the director of natural resources. The application for a permit shall include detailed plans and specifications prepared by a professional engineer registered under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code. An applicant shall provide appropriate evidence of compliance with any applicable provisions of this chapter and Chapters 1505. and 1521. of the Revised Code, as determined by the director. A temporary shore structure permit may be issued by the director if it is determined necessary to safeguard life, health, or property. Each application or reapplication for a permit under this section shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee as the director shall prescribe by rule. If the application is approved, the director shall issue a permit to the applicant authorizing construction of the project. If requested in writing by the applicant within thirty days of issuance of a notice of disapproval of the application, the director shall conduct an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except sections 119.12 and 119.121 of the Revised Code. After reviewing the record of the hearing, the director shall issue a final order approving the application, disapproving it, or approving it conditioned on the making of specified revisions in the plans and specifications. The director, by rule, shall limit the period during which a construction permit issued under this section is valid and shall establish reapplication requirements governing a construction permit that expires before construction is completed. In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, such rules as are necessary for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.131 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.131
§ 1522.131. Experimental use permits
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) To encourage the development of innovative water use practices and technologies that ensure sustainable water use for industrial, commercial, residential, agricultural, or public purposes, including recreational and cultural resources, as a means to facilitate sustainable economic growth and job creation, the chief of the division of water resources, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may issue experimental use permits. An experimental use permit may be issued in lieu of a withdrawal and consumptive use permit as determined appropriate by the chief. (B) An experimental use permit may be issued if all of the following apply: (1) The experimental use is reasonable based on a consideration of the factors specified in Section 4.11 .5 of the compact. (2) The experimental use will use no more water than is necessary to determine the effectiveness and economic feasibility of the experimental use. (3) The experimental use does not reduce the protection afforded the waters and water dependent natural resources of the source watershed as defined in the compact below what is provided in this chapter and rules adopted under it. (C) The chief may refuse to issue an experimental use permit if the chief determines that the proposed use will result in significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts on the quantity or quality of the waters and water dependent natural resources of the great lakes basin considered as a whole or the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole. (D) The chief shall issue or deny a permit under this section through issuance of an order. (E) The chief shall establish the terms and conditions of an experimental use permit and may suspend such a permit, at any time, if the chief finds that its terms or conditions are being violated or that its terms and conditions are inadequate to avoid significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts on the quantity or quality of the waters and water dependent natural resources of the great lakes basin considered as a whole or the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole. (F) An experimental use permit issued under this section shall expire not later than twenty-four months after the date of issuance of the permit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.02
§ 1546.02. Creation of division; duties
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 156 - 135th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the department of natural resources the division of parks and watercraft. The division shall do all of the following: (1) Administer and enforce all laws relative to the identification, numbering, registration, titling, use, and operation of vessels operated on the waters in this state; (2) Promote, and educate and inform the citizens of the state about, conservation, navigation, safety practices, and the benefits of recreational boating; (3) Provide for and assist in the development, maintenance, and operation of marine recreational facilities, docks, launching facilities, and harbors for the benefit of public navigation, recreation, or commerce if the chief of the division determines that they are in the best interests of the state; (4) Coordinate and plan trails in accordance with section 1519.03 of the Revised Code; (5) Administer any state or federally funded grant program that is related to natural resources and recreation as considered necessary by the director of natural resources. (B) The division shall create, supervise, operate, protect, and maintain, and promote the use by the public of, a system of state parks. As part of that responsibility, the division shall control and manage all lands and waters dedicated and set apart for state park purposes. The division shall do all of the following regarding those lands and waters: (1) Protect and maintain them; (2) Make alterations and improvements; (3) Construct and maintain dikes, wharves, landings, docks, dams, and other works; (4) Construct and maintain roads and drives in, around, upon, and to the lands and waters to make them conveniently accessible and useful to the public. Last updated August 16, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.021
§ 1546.021. Gifts, devises or bequests
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The division of parks and watercraft may accept, receive, and expend gifts, devises, or bequests of money, lands, or other properties under the terms set forth in section 9.20 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.42
§ 1533.42. Licensee shall keep report for each day's catch
Status: in_force

October 10, 2007 Senate Bill 77 - 127th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided by division rule, every licensee taking fish with commercial fishing gear, except a trotline of seventy hooks or less, in any of the waters mentioned in this chapter and Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code or division rule, shall keep accurate reports for each day's catch upon forms provided, and in the manner prescribed, by the chief of the division of wildlife. The reports shall be open for inspection by a wildlife officer at all reasonable hours. Every commercial fishing licensee shall keep an accurate record of each day's catch as prescribed upon a daily report form. The report shall include at least the number of pounds of each kind of fish taken, the grid fished, the kind and amount of fishing gear lifted, the number of lifts, and any other data the biologists employed by the division of wildlife require in following the trend of the fisheries. The licensee shall report each day, under oath when requested to do so, those data to the chief. The daily catch data shall be recorded accurately in a manner and on a form prescribed by the chief in division rule. A licensee shall contact the chief or the chief's designee when the licensee is in transit to the licensee's trap nets to lift, move, pull, remove, clean, or maintain the trap nets for any reason and also shall contact the chief or the chief's designee when returning to land with a daily catch of fish from a trap net indicating the licensee's estimated time of arrival at a specific port and any other information required by the chief. The licensee shall contact the chief or the chief's designee by using a cellular telephone, radio, or other communication device in a manner prescribed by the chief. No person shall fail to comply with any report procedure provided for in this section, other provisions of this section, or division rule adopted pursuant thereto.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.12
§ 1514.12. Use of explosives
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) Explosives shall be used in a manner that prevents injury to persons and damage to public or private property that is located outside the area for which a permit was issued under section 1514.02 or 1514.021 of the Revised Code. (B) The ground vibration resulting from the use of explosives when measured at any dwelling, public or commercial building, school, church, or community or institutional building that is located outside the area for which a permit was issued under section 1514.02 or 1514.021 of the Revised Code and that is not owned by the operator shall not exceed the frequency-dependent particle velocity limits listed in the "report of investigations 8507, appendix B -- alternative blasting level criteria, (1980)," published by the former United States bureau of mines, or other limits established by rule. (C) The airblast resulting from the use of explosives when measured with a two hertz high-pass system at any location listed in division (B) of this section shall not exceed a level of one hundred thirty-three decibels. (D) On and after July 1, 2003, all blasting in surface mining shall be conducted by persons who are trained and competent in blasting as certified by the chief of the division of mineral resources management or a certifying authority approved by the chief. (E) Except as provided in division (G) of this section, the chief shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing requirements and standards governing all of the following: (1) Seismographic monitoring and alternate methods to prove compliance with the ground vibration limits established under division (B) of this section and the airblast limits established under division (C) of this section; (2) Protection of any building or structure not listed in division (B) of this section; (3) Training, examination, and certification of persons conducting blasting in surface mining and suspension or revocation of certifications; (4) Standard blast warning and all-clear signals; (5) Blasting records and flyrock reporting requirements; (6) Safety measures for blasting in surface mining. (F) The chief may adopt rules under this section that establish limits on the amount of ground vibration resulting from the use of explosives that is permissible when measured at the locations described in division (B) of this section. (G) The chief shall issue a certificate to conduct blasting in surface mining in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to any person if either of the following applies: (1) The person holds a license or certificate in another state. (2) The person has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a surface mining blaster in a state that does not issue that license or certificate. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:23 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1551.311 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1551 / § 1551.311
§ 1551.311. State policy to seek federal assistance to develop clean coal
Status: in_force

June 30, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the future of the Ohio coal industry lies in the development of clean coal technology and that the disproportionate economic impact on the state under Title IV of the "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," 104 Stat. 2584, 42 U.S.C.A. 7651, warrants maximum federal assistance to this state for such development. It is therefore imperative that the department of development, its Ohio coal development office, the Ohio coal industry, the Ohio Washington office in the office of the governor, and the state's congressional delegation make every effort to acquire any federal assistance available for the development of clean coal technology, including assisting entities eligible for grants in their acquisition. The Ohio coal development agenda required by section 1551.34 of the Revised Code shall include, in addition to the other information required by that section, a description of such efforts and a description of the current status of the development of clean coal technology in this state and elsewhere.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1557.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1557 / § 1557.01
§ 1557.01. Parks and natural resources project definitions
Status: in_force

September 14, 2000 House Bill 640 - 123rd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Bond proceedings" means the resolutions, trust agreements, and other agreements, credit enhancement facilities, and amendments and supplements to the foregoing, or any one or more or combination thereof, authorizing, awarding, or providing for the terms and conditions applicable to or providing for the security or liquidity of obligations, and the provisions contained in those obligations. (B) "Debt charges" means principal, including any mandatory sinking fund or redemption requirements for retirement of obligations, interest and other accreted amounts, and any redemption premium payable on obligations. (C) "Bond service fund" means the fund, and any accounts in that fund, created by former section 1557.04 of the Revised Code, including all moneys and investments, and earnings from investments, credited and to be credited to that fund and accounts as and to the extent provided in the bond proceedings. (D) "Commissioners" or "commissioners of the sinking fund" means the board of commissioners of the sinking fund under Section 8 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and section 129.01 of the Revised Code. (E) "Costs of projects" means the costs of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, improving, equipping, or furnishing projects, and the financing thereof, including the cost of clearance and preparation of the site and of any land to be used in connection with projects, the cost of any indemnity and surety bonds and premiums on insurance, all related direct administrative expenses and allocable portions of direct costs of the commissioners and department of natural resources, cost of engineering and architectural services, designs, plans, specifications, surveys, and estimates of cost, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositories, and paying agents for the obligations, cost of issuance of the obligations and financing charges and fees and expenses of financial advisers and consultants in connection therewith, interest on obligations from the date thereof to the time when interest is to be covered from sources other than proceeds of obligations, amounts necessary to establish reserves as required by the bond proceedings, costs of audits, the reimbursement of all moneys advanced or applied by or borrowed from any governmental agency, whether to or by the commissioners or others, from whatever source provided, for the payment of any item or items of cost of the projects, and all other expenses necessary or incident to planning or determining feasibility or practicability with respect to projects, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, enlargement, improvement, equipment, and furnishing of projects, the financing thereof and the placing of the same in use and operation, including any one, part of, or combination of such classes of costs and expenses. (F) "Credit enhancement facilities" has the meaning given in division (A) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (G) "Financing costs" has the meaning given in division (K) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (H) "Interest" or "interest equivalent" has the meaning given in division (R) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (I) "Local government entities" means any county, municipal corporation, township, metropolitan or township park district, soil and water conservation district, conservancy district, or joint recreation district. (J) "Net proceeds" means amounts received from the sale of obligations pursuant to this chapter, excluding amounts used to refund or retire outstanding obligations, and does not include amounts required to be deposited in special funds pursuant to the applicable bond proceedings, or financing costs paid from such amounts received. (K) "Obligations" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of obligation of the state, including any interest coupons pertaining thereto, issued pursuant to Chapter 1557. of the Revised Code. (L) "Principal amount" refers to the aggregate of the amount as stated or provided for in the bond proceedings authorizing the obligations as the amount on which interest or interest equivalent is initially calculated, and does not include any premium paid by the initial purchaser of the obligations. (M) "Project" means any capital improvements for state and local parks and land and water recreation facilities; soil and water restoration and protection; land management including preservation of natural areas and reforestation; water management including dam safety, stream and lake management, and flood control and flood damage reduction; fish and wildlife resource management; and any other improvements that enhance the use and enjoyment of natural resources by individuals. (N) "Special funds" or "funds" means, except where the context does not permit, the bond service fund, and any other funds, including reserve funds, created under the bond proceedings and stated to be special funds in those proceedings, including all moneys and investments, and earnings from investments, credited and to be credited to the particular fund. Special funds do not include the Ohio parks and natural resources fund created by section 1557.02 of the Revised Code or other funds created by the bond proceedings that are not stated by those proceedings to be special funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.28
§ 1561.28. Supervision of mineral resources management laboratory
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall designate one of the chemists, provided for in section 1561.27 of the Revised Code, to be in charge of and supervise and direct the work of a mine laboratory operated under that section. The chemists shall make proper chemical tests of samples of mine air, gases, and coal and mine dust, and keep a permanent record of the same showing the date, time, and place where taken, the results of the test and analysis, and any further data that is proper, necessary, and pertinent to the inspection of mines. They shall conduct such research and experimental work and tests as will provide for better working, health, and safety conditions in the mines and quarries, and will aid in the development and furtherance of such industries.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.35
§ 1503.35. Distribution of money received from sale of national forest products
Status: in_force

June 30, 2017 House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly The director of natural resources shall distribute money received by the state pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 500 from the sale of national forest timber and other national forest products to the applicable county or counties in which the national forest is situated. Money received by a county under this section shall be used by a county as follows: (A) Fifty per cent shall be used to maintain county roads and bridges; (B) Fifty per cent shall be used for the benefit of public schools.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.33
§ 1513.33. Grant constitutes loan by state to community improvement or nonprofit corporation
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly The amount of any grant to a community improvement corporation or nonprofit corporation made under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or the state's expenses incurred in reclaiming unreclaimed land owned by a community improvement corporation or nonprofit corporation under section 1513.32 of the Revised Code shall constitute a loan by the state to the corporation. Entry into a grant contract under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or into a reclamation agreement under section 1513.32 of the Revised Code by the chief of the division of mineral resources management constitutes the designation of the community improvement corporation or nonprofit corporation as the state's agent for the commercial or industrial development of the land named in the contract or agreement. Each grant contract under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or reclamation agreement under section 1513.32 of the Revised Code shall include terms for repayment of the grant or reimbursement of the state for its reclamation expenses, which shall require repayment of the loan in full upon the first sale, lease, or rental of the land reclaimed under the contract or agreement if the entire parcel of reclaimed land is sold, leased, or rented. If the corporation establishes a business enterprise on the entire parcel of reclaimed land, the contract shall require repayment of the loan in full upon the commencement of operation of the business enterprise. If the reclaimed land is sold, leased, or rented in portions or the corporation establishes a business enterprise on any portion of the reclaimed land, the contract or agreement shall require repayment of that portion of the loan that corresponds to the portion of the reclaimed land sold, leased, or rented upon the first sale, lease, or rental of that portion, or upon commencement of operation of the business enterprise on that portion, by the corporation in the proportion that the acreage of the reclaimed land sold, leased, rented, or used in business by the corporation bears to the total acreage of land reclaimed under the contract or agreement. To secure repayment of the money granted under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or of the state's reclamation expenses under section 1513.32 of the Revised Code to or on behalf of a community improvement corporation or nonprofit corporation, the state shall have a lien on the land owned by the corporation that is land reclaimed under section 1513.31 or 1513.32 of the Revised Code equal to the amount of the grant made under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or to the state's expenses incurred in reclaiming the land under section 1513.32 of the Revised Code. Within thirty days after the final grant payment is made under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or after the completion of the reclamation work under section 1513.32 of the Revised Code, the chief shall cause to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the reclaimed land is located a statement that shall contain an itemized accounting of the grant paid under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or an itemized record of the state's expenses incurred in reclaiming the land under section 1513.32 of the Revised Code. The statement shall constitute a notice of lien and operate as of the date of delivery as a lien on the land reclaimed in the amount of the grant money paid out or the reclamation expenses incurred by the state and shall have priority as a lien second only to the lien of real property taxes imposed upon the land. The notice of lien and the lien shall not be valid as against any mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser, or judgment creditor whose rights have attached prior to the date of filing of the statement by the chief or to any prior or subsequent lien for real property taxes imposed pursuant to section 5719.04 of the Revised Code. The county recorder shall record and index the chief's statement, under the name of the state and the corporation, in the official records maintained by the county recorder's office. The county recorder shall impose no charge for the recording or indexing of the statement. If the land is registered, the county recorder shall make a notation and enter a memorial of the lien upon the page of the register in which the last certificate of title to the land is registered, stating the name of the claimant, amount claimed, volume and page of the record where recorded, and exact time the memorial was entered. The lien shall continue in force so long as any portion of the amount granted under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or the state's reclamation expenses incurred under section 1513.32 of the Revised Code remains unpaid. Upon repayment in full of those money or expenses, the chief promptly shall issue a certificate of release of the lien. Upon presentation of the certificate of release, the county recorder of the county where the lien is recorded shall record the lien as having been discharged. A lien imposed under this section shall be foreclosed upon the substantial failure of a corporation to repay any portion of the amount granted under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or the state's reclamation expenses incurred under section 1513.32 of the Revised Code in accordance with the terms of the grant contract or reclamation agreement. Before foreclosing any lien under this section, the chief shall make a written demand upon the corporation to comply with the repayment terms of the contract or agreement. If the corporation does not pay the amount due within sixty days, the chief shall refer the matter to the attorney general, who shall institute a civil action to foreclose the lien of the state. All money collected from loan repayments and lien foreclosures under this section shall be credited to the mining regulation and safety fund created by section 1513.30 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.09
§ 1509.09. Changing location of well after issuance of permit
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly A well may be drilled under a permit only at the location designated on the map required in section 1509.06 of the Revised Code. The location of a well may be changed after the issuance of a permit only with the approval of the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management and, if the well is located in a coal bearing township, with the approval of the chief of the division of mineral resources management using the procedures required in section 1509.08 of the Revised Code for a permit to drill a well unless the permit holder requests the issuance of an emergency drilling permit under this section due to a lost hole under such circumstances that completion of the well is not feasible at the original location. If a permit holder requests a change of location, the permit holder shall return the original permit and file an amended map indicating the proposed new location. Drilling shall not be commenced at a new location until the original permit bearing a notation of approval by the chief or chiefs is posted at the well site. However, a permit holder may commence drilling at a new location without first receiving the prior approval required by this section, if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Within one working day after spudding the new well, the permit holder files a request for an emergency drilling permit and submits to the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management an application for a permit that meets the requirements of section 1509.06 of the Revised Code, including the permit fee required by that section, with an amended map showing the new location. (B) An oil and gas resources inspector is present before spudding operations are commenced at the location. (C) The original well is plugged prior to the skidding of the drilling rig to the new location, and the plugging is witnessed or verified by 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 unless the chief or the chief's authorized representative temporarily waives the requirement, but in any event the original well shall be plugged before the drilling rig is moved from the location. (D) The new location is within fifty feet of the original location unless, upon request of the permit holder, the chief, with the approval of the chief of the division of mineral resources management if the well is located in a coal bearing township, agrees to a new location farther than fifty feet from the original location. (E) The new location meets all the distance and spacing requirements prescribed by rules adopted under sections 1509.23 and 1509.24 of the Revised Code. (F) If the well is located in a coal bearing township, use of the new well location has not been disapproved by the chief of the division of mineral resources management and has not been prohibited as a term or condition of the permit under section 1509.08 of the Revised Code. If the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management approves the change of location, the chief shall issue an emergency permit within two working days after the filing of the request for the emergency permit. If the chief disapproves the change of location, the chief shall, by order, deny the request and may issue an appropriate enforcement order under section 1509.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.33
§ 1521.33. Revocation of permit
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly The chief may revoke 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 one of the following applies: (A) The continued withdrawal or consumptive use of water under the permit will endanger the public health, safety, or welfare. (B) 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. (C) The permittee has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate any provision in sections 1521.23 to 1521.36 of the Revised Code, rules adopted under those sections, or a permit or order issued under those sections.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.23
§ 1522.23. Notice to public water system permittees
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly The chief of the division of water resources shall provide written notice to the director of environmental protection and the permittee at least ten business days prior to requiring a permittee that is a public water system to decrease its withdrawal, or prior to revoking, suspending, or amending the public water system's permit under this chapter. Nothing in this section affects a public water system's obligation to comply with Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.90 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.90
§ 1533.90. Moneys paid into wildlife fund
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly Unless otherwise directed by the director of natural resources, all fees, fines, penalties, and forfeitures arising from prosecutions, convictions, confiscations, or other actions taken under sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund created under section 1531.17 of the Revised Code, to be used for the administration of sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.06
§ 1501.06. Quilter lodge
Status: in_force

July 22, 1994 House Bill 715 - 120th General Assembly The lodge located at Maumee Bay state park shall be known as the "Quilter lodge."
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.511 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.511
§ 1533.511. Fishing guide daily record
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided by division rule, every fishing guide who furnishes services that result in the taking of fish from the Lake Erie fishing district shall keep an accurate daily record of all fish caught upon monthly report forms, provided by and in the manner prescribed by the chief of the division of wildlife. The catch data shall be recorded on the respective date upon the monthly report no later than twelve noon on the day following the day in which the fish were taken and shall include the number of fishermen, hours fished, locality fished, numbers or pounds of each kind of fish taken, and such other data as the chief requires. Every licensee shall submit such a completed monthly report form to the division of wildlife within fifteen days after the end of the calendar month in which the fishing guide service is provided regardless of whether the service is discontinued for one or more months. If the service is so discontinued, the licensee shall state that fact. The report form shall be open to inspection to any employee of the division at all reasonable hours. No person shall fail to comply with any report procedure provided for in this section, other provision of this section, or division rule adopted pursuant thereto. In addition to other penalties provided in the Revised Code, the license of any person who is convicted of two violations of this section that occurred within a twelve-month period is suspended upon the second such conviction by operation of law for a period of five fishing season days immediately following that conviction. In addition to other penalties provided in the Revised Code, the license of any person who is convicted of three or more violations of this section that occurred within a twelve-month period is suspended upon the third or subsequent such conviction by operation of law for a period of twenty fishing season days immediately following that conviction. During any period of suspension, no person shall use or engage in fishing for hire with gear owned, used, or controlled at the time of conviction by the licensee whose license has been suspended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1551.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1551 / § 1551.32
§ 1551.32. Ohio coal development office
Status: in_force

June 30, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) There is hereby established within the department of development the Ohio coal development office whose purposes are to do all of the following: (1) Encourage, promote, and support siting, financing, construction, and operation of commercially available or scaled facilities and technologies, including, without limitation, commercial-scale demonstration facilities and, when necessary or appropriate to demonstrate the commercial acceptability of a specific technology, up to three installations within this state utilizing the specific technology, to more efficiently produce, beneficiate, market, or use Ohio coal; (2) Encourage, promote, and support the market acceptance and increased market use of Ohio coal through technology and market development; (3) Assist in the financing of coal development facilities; (4) Encourage, promote, and support, in state-owned buildings, facilities, and operations, use of Ohio coal and electricity sold by utilities and others in this state that use Ohio coal for generation; (5) Improve environmental quality, particularly through cleaner use of Ohio coal; (6) Assist and cooperate with governmental agencies, universities and colleges, coal producers, coal miners, electric utilities and other coal users, public and private sector coal development interests, and others in achieving these purposes. (B) The office shall give priority to improvement or reconstruction of existing facilities and equipment when economically feasible, to construction and operation of commercial-scale facilities, and to technologies, equipment, and other techniques that enable maximum use of Ohio coal in an environmentally acceptable, cost-effective manner.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.03
§ 1513.03. Mineral resources inspectors - right of entry
Status: in_force

July 1, 2007 House Bill 187 - 126th General Assembly The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall designate certain employees of the division as mineral resources inspectors for the purpose of enforcing the coal mining laws and the surface mining laws. Those inspectors may enter upon and inspect any coal or surface mining operation at any time, and, upon entering the permit area, an inspector shall notify the operator and shall furnish proper identification. After the final maps have been approved, the inspector shall notify the nearest mine office of the operator and advise of the inspection. Inspectors may serve and execute warrants and other processes of law issued in the enforcement of this chapter and Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under them. The inspectors, while in the normal, lawful, and peaceful pursuit of their duties, may enter upon, cross over, and remain upon privately owned lands for such purposes, and shall not be subject to arrest for trespass while so engaged or for such cause thereafter. Before a person, other than a person who was an inspector of coal or surface mining operations or oil and gas operations on July 1, 1999, is eligible for appointment as a mineral resources inspector, the person shall pass an examination prepared and administered by the department of administrative services and shall serve for a probationary period of six months to the satisfaction of the chief. The chief may hire, pending the administration of a civil service examination and establishment of a civil service eligibility list, a person as a mineral resources inspector, who shall have the same authority as an inspector hired from an eligible list. This section does not affect the status of any person employed as an inspector of coal or surface mining operations or oil and gas operations prior to July 1, 1999.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.012
§ 1501.012. Leasing and contracting for construction and operation of public service facilities in state parks
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A) The director of natural resources may lease lands in state parks, as defined in section 1501.07 of the Revised Code, and contract for the construction and operation of public service facilities, as mentioned in that section, and for major renovation or remodeling of existing public service facilities by the lessees on those lands. If the director determines that doing so would be consistent with long-range planning of the department of natural resources and in the best interests of the department and the division of parks and watercraft in the department, the director shall negotiate and execute a lease and contract for those purposes in accordance with this chapter except as otherwise provided in this section. (B) The director shall draft a statement of intent describing any public service facility that the department wishes to have constructed in accordance with this section and establishing a procedure for the submission of proposals for providing the facility, including, but not limited to, a requirement that each prospective bidder or lessee of land shall submit with the proposal a completed questionnaire and financial statement, on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, to enable the department to ascertain the person's financial worth and experience in maintaining and operating facilities similar or related to the public service facility in question. The completed questionnaire and financial statement shall be verified under oath by the prospective bidder or lessee. Questionnaires and financial statements submitted under this division are confidential and are not open to public inspection. Nothing in this division shall be construed to prevent use of or reference to questionnaires and financial statements in a civil action or criminal prosecution commenced by the state. The director shall publish the statement of intent in at least three daily newspapers of general circulation in the state at least once each week for four consecutive weeks. The director then shall accept proposals in response to the statement of intent for at least thirty days following the final publication of the statement. At the end of the period during which proposals may be submitted under this division, the director shall select the proposal that the director determines best complies with the statement of intent and may negotiate a lease and contract with the person that submitted that proposal. (C) Any lease and contract negotiated under this section shall include in its terms and conditions all of the following: (1) The legal description of the leasehold; (2) The duration of the lease and contract, which shall not exceed forty years, and a requirement that the lease and contract be nonrenewable; (3) A requirement that the lessee maintain in full force and effect during the term of the lease and contract comprehensive liability insurance for injury, death, or loss to persons or property and fire casualty insurance for the public service facility and all its structures in an amount established by the director and naming the department as an additional insured; (4) A requirement that the lessee maintain in full force and effect suitable performance bonds or other adequate security pertaining to the construction and operation of the public service facility; (5) Detailed plans and specifications controlling the construction of the public service facility that shall include all of the following: (a) The size and capacity of the facility; (b) The type and quality of construction; (c) Other criteria that the department considers necessary and advisable. (6) The manner of rental payment; (7) A stipulation that the director shall have control and supervision over all of the following: (a) The operating season of the public service facility; (b) The facility's hours of operation; (c) The maximum rates to be charged guests using the facility; (d) The facility's sanitary conditions; (e) The quality of food and service furnished the guests of the facility; (f) The lessee's general and structural maintenance responsibilities at the facility. (8) The disposition of the leasehold and improvements at the expiration of the lease and contract; (9) A requirement that the public service facility be available to all members of the public without regard to sex, race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, or disability as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code; (10) Other terms and conditions that the director considers necessary and advisable to carry out the purposes of this section. (D) The attorney general shall approve the form of the lease and contract prior to its execution by the director. (E) The authority granted in this section to the director is in addition and supplemental to any other authority granted the director under state law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.42
§ 1563.42. Filing of map of abandoned mine
Status: in_force

August 1, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly The operator of a mine, before the pillars are drawn previous to the abandonment of any part of the mine, shall have a correct map of such part of the mine made, showing its area and workings to the day of the abandonment and the pillars drawn previous to abandonment, and file such map within ninety days after the abandonment of such mine, in the office of the county recorder of the county where such mine is located, and with the chief of the division of mineral resources management. Such map shall have attached the usual certificate of the mining engineer making it, and the mine foreperson in charge of the underground workings of the mine, and such operator shall pay to the recorder for filing such map, a base fee of five dollars for services and a housing trust fee of five dollars pursuant to section 317.36 of the Revised Code. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.33
§ 1506.33. Ownership of submerged abandoned property in Lake Erie
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B) and (D) of this section, the ownership of and title to all abandoned property that is submerged in Lake Erie are in the state, which holds title in trust for the benefit of the people of the state. (B) Any person who recovers or salvages abandoned property from Lake Erie without a permit as provided in division (B) of section 1506.32 of the Revised Code shall file a written report with the director of the Ohio history connection not later than thirty days after the recovery or salvage if both of the following apply: (1) The property is valued at more than ten dollars; (2) The property has been abandoned for more than thirty years. The report shall list all such abandoned property that was recovered or salvaged and shall describe its location at the time of recovery or salvage. The person shall give the director or the director's authorized representative an opportunity to examine the property for ninety days after the report is filed. If the director determines that the abandoned property does not have historical value, the director shall release it to the person who recovered or salvaged it. (C) Any person who recovers or salvages abandoned property from Lake Erie in accordance with a permit issued under section 1506.32 of the Revised Code shall file a written report with the director not later than ten days after the recovery or salvage. The report shall list the abandoned property that was recovered or salvaged and shall describe its location at the time of recovery or salvage. The person shall give the director or the director's authorized representative an opportunity to examine the property for ninety days after the report is filed. The property shall not be removed from this state during that period without written approval from the director. If the property is removed from the state without the director's written approval, the attorney general, upon the request of the director, shall bring an action for its recovery. (D)(1) If the director determines that any abandoned property listed in a report filed under division (C) of this section has historical value, the director shall not release it to the permit holder. (2) If the director determines that any abandoned property so listed does not have historical value and if the abandoned property does not consist of coins, currency, or both that were intended for distribution as payroll, the director shall release the abandoned property to the permit holder. The permit holder shall remit to the treasurer of state an amount equal to ten per cent of the value of the abandoned property. The treasurer shall credit fifty per cent of the moneys so received to the fund provided for in section 149.56 of the Revised Code and fifty per cent to the Lake Erie submerged lands preserves fund created in section 1506.35 of the Revised Code. (3) If the director determines that any abandoned property so listed does not have historical value and if the abandoned property consists of coins, currency, or both that were intended for distribution as payroll, the director shall release at least sixty per cent, but not more than eighty per cent, of the abandoned property to the permit holder. The director may sell or otherwise transfer ownership of and title to any abandoned property retained by the director under division (D)(3) of this section. Proceeds from any such sale shall be credited to the fund provided for in section 149.56 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.58
§ 1547.58. Disclosure statement regarding alternative process of R.C. 1547.305
Status: in_force

January 29, 2021 House Bill 211 - 133rd General Assembly When the chief of the division of parks and watercraft issues a registration certificate under section 1547.54 of the Revised Code, the chief also shall provide to the owner of the registered watercraft a disclosure statement regarding the requirements and procedures established under section 1547.305 of the Revised Code. The disclosure statement shall inform the owner that if the watercraft is left on private property of another without a valid service, repair, or storage contract, the watercraft may be rendered abandoned and subject to the process set forth in section 1547.305 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.29
§ 1531.29. Prohibiting polluting state land or water
Status: in_force

November 20, 1973 House Bill 453 - 110th General Assembly No person shall place or dispose of in any manner, any garbage, waste, peelings of vegetables or fruits, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, parts of automobiles, wagons, furniture, glass, oil, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature on any state owned, controlled, or administered land, or in any ditch, stream, river, lake, pond, or other watercourse, except those waters which do not combine or effect a junction with natural surface or underground waters, or upon the bank thereof where the same is liable to be washed into the water either by ordinary flow or floods. This section does not apply to any substance placed under authority of a permit issued under section 6111.04 of the Revised Code or exempted by such section from its terms.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.05
§ 1563.05. Failure to make and file map or addition
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly Upon the refusal or neglect of the owner, lessee, or agent of the mine to make and file a map or any addition thereto, as required by sections 1563.03 , 1563.04 , and 1563.42 of the Revised Code, within sixty days after being directed to do so by the chief of the division of mineral resources management, the chief may cause such map or addition thereto to be made in duplicate at the expense of such owner, lessee, or agent, the cost of which shall be recoverable against such owner, lessee, or agent in the name of the chief in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which such mine is located, or in Franklin county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.12
§ 1521.12. Approval of plans
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly In the event that any dam is constructed before plans are submitted to and approved by the division of water resources as required by section 1521.10 of the Revised Code, the landowner may submit plans of the dam the landowner has built, showing the area of the drainage basin above the dam, a cross section of the dam site, a cross section, plan, and elevation of the dam, a map of the spillway, a topographic map of the reservoir basin, and such other data and information as the division requires. If the plans receive the approval of the division, and upon examination the dam is found to be satisfactorily completed in accordance with such plans, the division shall certify the completion and capacity thereof to the county auditor. If the plans fail to meet the requirements of the division, the owner may submit revised plans, and when such revised plans have been approved and the dam rebuilt to conform to such plans, the completion of the dam and its capacity shall then be certified to the auditor who shall thereupon make such reduction in the assessed valuation of the contiguous land as such owner is entitled to receive under sections 1521.09 to 1521.12 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.532 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.532
§ 1547.532. Vessels exempt from registration
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) All of the following are exempt from registration under this chapter: (1) Sailboards; (2) Kiteboards; (3) Paddleboards; (4) Belly boats or float tubes. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Belly boat" or "float tube" means an inflatable vessel with a built-in seat or harness that is propelled solely by human muscular effort without using an oar, paddle, or pole, and designed to accommodate a single individual as an operator in such a manner that the operator remains partially submerged in the water. (2) "Kiteboard" means a recreational vessel that is inherently buoyant, has no cockpit, and is operated by an individual who utilizes control lines while tethered to a kite that provides a means of propulsion and lift. (3) "Paddleboard" means a long, narrow, somewhat rounded, inherently buoyant recreational vessel that is constructed of a flat, or nearly flat, rigid material, is propelled by human muscular effort using a pole or single- or double-bladed paddle, and is operated by an individual who is kneeling, standing, or lying on the vessel. (4) "Sailboard" means a long, narrow, somewhat rounded recreational vessel that is inherently buoyant, has no cockpit, is constructed of a flat, or nearly flat, rigid material, has a single sail mounted on a mast that is connected to the vessel by a free-rotating, flexible joint, and is operated by an individual who is standing on the vessel.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.051
§ 1517.051. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

March 23, 1973 Senate Bill 463 - 109th General Assembly No person shall violate any terms or conditions of the articles of dedication of a nature preserve accepted by the director and filed with the county recorder. The director may order any person to cease and desist from any such violation. No person shall violate any such order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.38
§ 1545.38. Proceedings for dissolution of inactive district
Status: in_force

September 6, 1979 Senate Bill 31 - 113th General Assembly On receipt of written notice from the county auditor that no deposits to or expenditures from the funds of a park district have been made for a period of five years, the probate court shall immediately serve written notice on the board of park commissioners and the auditor of a date for hearing on the dissolution of the district. The notice shall also order the board to forward to the court a complete, current financial statement of the assets and liabilities of the district, an inventory of its real and personal property, available deeds to, maps or plats for, and other records of real property of the park district, and copies of any available plans of the district for park acquisition and development, or capital improvements. A copy of the notice shall be served on each party. The court shall publish notice of the hearing for five consecutive days in a daily newspaper of general circulation within the district, ending no less than fifteen days before the hearing. The issue of dissolution shall be heard and determined by the court in accordance with the applicable provisions of division (F) of section 1545.37 of the Revised Code. If the court finds for dissolution, it shall as applicable proceed in accordance with section 1545.40 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.16
§ 1533.16. Weapons for taking game birds and wild quadrupeds
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly Game birds and wild quadrupeds shall be taken only by hunting with a gun, with a gun and dog, with a bow and arrow, or with a bow and arrow and dog unless otherwise provided by the Revised Code or division rule. Fur-bearing animals may be taken by trapping according to the Revised Code or division rule. No gun larger than ten gauge shall be used in taking game birds or wild quadrupeds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.151 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.151
§ 1509.151. Plugging at expense of operator
Status: in_force

September 23, 2022 House Bill 430 - 134th General Assembly If a mine operator is about to encounter or encounters an orphaned well whose existence is detrimental to the mining operation, the mine operator may plug the well at the mine operator's own expense in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. Last updated July 7, 2022 at 10:41 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.05
§ 1546.05. Exemptions and discounts from certain fees and charges
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) Every disabled veteran is exempt from the fees for camping established by rule. To claim this exemption, the disabled veteran shall carry in the state park such evidence of the veteran's disability as prescribed by rule. (B) Unless otherwise provided by rule, an elderly or disabled resident shall be charged one-half of the regular fee for camping, except on the weekends and holidays designated by the division of parks and watercraft. In addition, the elderly or disabled resident shall not be charged more than ninety per cent of the regular charges for state recreational facilities, equipment, services, and food service operations utilized by the resident at any time of year, whether maintained or operated by the state or leased for operation by another entity. (C) Any person who has been a prisoner of war, was honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States, and is a resident of this state is exempt from the fees for camping. To claim this exemption, the person shall present written evidence in the form of a record of separation, a letter from one of the military forces of the United States, or such other evidence as the chief prescribes by rule that satisfies the eligibility criteria established by this section. (D) As used in this section: (1) "Disabled veteran" means either of the following: (a) A resident of this state with a disability that has been determined by the veterans administration to be permanently and totally disabling, who receives a pension or compensation from the veterans administration, and who received an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States; (b) A veteran to whom the registrar of motor vehicles has issued a set of license plates under section 4503.41 of the Revised Code. (2) "Elderly or disabled resident" means a resident of this state who is sixty-five years of age or older or who is permanently and totally disabled and who furnishes evidence of that age or disability in a manner prescribed by rule. (3) "Food service operations" means restaurants that are owned by the department of natural resources at Hocking Hills, Lake Hope, Malabar Farm, and Rocky Fork state parks or are part of a state park lodge. "Food service operations" does not include automatic vending machines, concession stands, or snack bars. (4) "Prisoner of war" means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the armed forces of the United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy of the United States.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.59
§ 1547.59. Rendering assistance after collision
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as the operator can do so without serious danger to the operator's own vessel, crew, and passengers, shall render to other persons affected by the collision, accident, or other casualty such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the collision, accident, or other casualty. The operator also shall give the operator's name, address, and identification of the operator's vessel in writing to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the collision, accident, or other casualty. Any person who renders assistance at the scene of a collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel is not liable in a civil action for damages or injury to persons or property resulting from any act or omission in rendering assistance or in providing or arranging salvage, towage, medical treatment, or other assistance, except that the person is liable for willful or wanton misconduct in rendering assistance. Nothing in this section precludes recovery from any tortfeasor causing a collision, accident, or other casualty of damages caused or aggravated by the rendering of assistance. In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator thereof, if the collision, accident, or other casualty results in loss of life, personal injury requiring medical treatment beyond first aid, damage to property in excess of one thousand dollars, or the total loss of a vessel, shall file with the chief of the division of parks and watercraft a full description of the collision, accident, or other casualty on a form prescribed by the chief. If the operator of the vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty is incapacitated, the investigating law enforcement officer shall file the required form as prescribed by the chief. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 11:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1520.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1520 / § 1520.01
§ 1520.01. Canal lands definitions
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Canal lands" includes any part of the bed, berm, bank, or slope of any canal, canal basin, or canal reservoir or of any lock, aqueduct, dam, culvert, tunnel, feeder, or side cut formerly a part of any canal system in this state, whether or not abandoned; the outer slope of any towing path embankment formerly a part of any canal system in this state; and any tract of land that was a part of or intended for the use of any canal system in this state. "Canal lands" means only those canal lands that are the property of the state. (B) "Canal reservoir" means any artificial lake or impoundment that was constructed to provide water to any canal system in this state. (C) "Domestic use" means the withdrawal of water from a canal or canal reservoir by an individual for outdoor, nonpotable use on residential property by means of a pump or other device that generally has a discharge line with an outside diameter of not more than one and one-half inches.