Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.351 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.351
§ 1561.351. Notification of violations
Status: in_force

March 14, 2003 House Bill 675 - 124th General Assembly A deputy mine inspector who makes a finding concerning a violation of this chapter or Chapter 1563., 1565., or 1567. or section 1509.09 , 1509.12 , 1509.13 , 1509.14 , 1509.15 , 1509.17 , or 1509.18 of the Revised Code that involves mining safety shall notify the owner, operator, lessee, agent, and representative of the miners of the mine involved of the finding. The owner, operator, lessee, or agent of the mine involved may request a review of the inspector's finding by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. Upon receipt of such a request, the chief shall review the inspector's finding, make a written determination regarding it, and provide a copy of the written determination to the owner, operator, lessee, or agent of the mine involved. The chief shall provide a copy of the written determination to any other interested party upon request. A person, such as an owner, operator, lessee, or agent of the mine or the authorized representative of the miners of the mine, who has an interest that is or may be adversely affected by the chief's determination may appeal the determination, not later than ten days after receiving notice of the determination, to the reclamation commission by filing a copy of the chief's written determination with the commission, notwithstanding division (A)(1) of section 1513.13 of the Revised Code, which provides for appeals within thirty days. The commission shall hear the appeal in accordance with section 1513.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.23
§ 1521.23. Applying for permit for major increase in withdrawal of waters of state
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in divisions (D) and (E) of this section, no person shall allow a facility that the person owns or operates to withdraw waters of the state in an amount that would result in a new or increased consumptive use of more than an average of two million gallons of water per day in any thirty-day period without first obtaining a permit from the chief of the division of water resources under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code. (B) Prior to developing a new or increased withdrawal or consumptive use capacity that would facilitate a withdrawal requiring a permit under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code, an owner or operator of a facility shall submit an application for a permit to the chief on a form the chief prescribes. The applicant shall declare and document all of the following in the application: (1) The facility's current withdrawal capacity per day if the withdrawal is to occur at a facility already in operation; (2) The total new or increased daily withdrawal capacity proposed for the facility; (3) The locations and sources of water proposed to be withdrawn; (4) The locations of proposed discharges or return flows; (5) The locations and nature of proposed consumptive uses; (6) The estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of withdrawal; (7) The estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of consumptive use; (8) The effects the withdrawal is anticipated to have with respect to existing uses of water resources; (9) A description of other ways the applicant's need for water may be satisfied if the application is denied or modified; (10) A description of the conservation practices the applicant intends to follow; (11) All information required under sections 1521.24 to 1521.27 of the Revised Code if the sources of water for the proposed withdrawal are ground water; (12) Any other information the chief may require by rule. (C) Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of one thousand dollars, which shall be credited to the water management fund created under section 1521.22 of the Revised Code. (D) A major utility facility that is subject to regulation under Chapter 4906. of the Revised Code, a facility that is subject to regulation under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code, or a facility that is required to obtain a permit under sections 1522.10 to 1522.30 of the Revised Code need not obtain a permit under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code. (E) A public water system, as defined in section 6109.01 of the Revised Code, that withdraws waters of the state in an amount that would result in a new or increased consumptive use of more than two million gallons per day need not obtain a permit under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code if one of the following applies: (1) The public water system was in operation on June 29, 1988, and no substantial changes in the design capacity are proposed for that system. (2) A public water system that is proposed to be constructed or installed, or an existing system for which changes are proposed, encompasses only water distribution facilities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.14
§ 1522.14. Facilities exempt from permit requirements
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly The following are exempt from the requirement to obtain a withdrawal and consumptive use permit: (A) A facility or proposed facility that has a withdrawal and consumptive use capacity or proposed capacity below the threshold amounts established in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of section 1522.12 of the Revised Code; (B) A facility that has a new or increased withdrawal capacity above an applicable threshold amount established in section 1522.12 of the Revised Code if either of the following apply: (1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, the new or increased maximum daily withdrawal of the facility is less than the applicable threshold amount when averaged over any ninety-day period. (2) The new or increased maximum daily withdrawal of the facility is less than the applicable threshold amount when averaged over any forty-five-day period with regard to a facility with withdrawals from a river or stream that is a high quality water when the withdrawals are made at a point where the area of the watershed of the river or stream is less than one hundred square miles but greater than fifty square miles. Division (B) of this section does not apply to withdrawals of a facility from a river or stream that is a high quality water when the withdrawals are made at a point where the area of the watershed of the river or stream is fifty square miles or less. (C) A baseline facility that has not increased its withdrawal and consumptive use capacity beyond the capacity listed in the baseline report and beyond the threshold amounts established in section 1522.12 of the Revised Code; (D) An electric generating facility that increases its consumptive use due to a requirement imposed by a federal regulation that is unrelated to an increase in production at the facility; (E) A facility making a withdrawal and consumptive use from an impoundment of water collected primarily from diffused surface water sources, including a farm pond, golf course pond, nursery pond, stormwater retention pond, or other private pond; or a facility making a withdrawal and consumptive use from any stream or river to augment the water supply of an impoundment of water if the impoundment is used, at least in part, for firefighting purposes. The exemption established by this division does not apply to a facility making a withdrawal and consumptive use for industrial purposes or for public water supply purposes. (F) A facility that must temporarily establish a new or increased withdrawal and consumptive use capacity as a result of an emergency for the duration of that emergency that, without the new or increased withdrawal and consumptive use capacity, will result in imminent harm to human health or property; (G) A facility that is establishing a new or is increasing its withdrawal and consumptive use capacity in compliance with an experimental use permit issued under section 1522.131 of the Revised Code; (H) A facility that must temporarily establish a new or increased withdrawal and consumptive use capacity in order to respond to a humanitarian crisis for the duration of that crisis if the new or increased capacity is necessary to assist in the management of that crisis; (I) A facility that is exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit under division (D) or (E) of section 1521.23 of the Revised Code; (J) A facility that is subject to regulation under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code; (K) A facility that purchases all of its water from a public water system; (L) A facility that is withdrawing or consumptively using water from an off-stream impoundment that has been substantially filled with a stream withdrawal by a baseline facility or with a stream withdrawal that is subject to a withdrawal and consumptive use permit; (M) A facility that is increasing its withdrawal or consumptive use capacity directly related to supplying a major electric generating facility that is subject to regulation under Chapter 4906. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1551.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1551 / § 1551.01
§ 1551.01. Energy definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Governmental agency" means the United States government or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; any department, agency, or instrumentality of a state government; any municipal corporation, county, township, board of education, or other political subdivision or any other body corporate and politic of a state; or any agency, commission, or authority established under an interstate compact or agreement. (B) "Energy resource development facility" means any energy resource development, research, or conservation facility, including pilot as well as demonstration facilities, and including undivided or other interests therein, acquired or to be acquired, or constructed or to be constructed under this chapter or Chapter 6121. or 6123. of the Revised Code, or acquired or to be acquired, or constructed or to be constructed by a governmental agency or person with all or a part of the cost thereof being paid from a loan or grant under such chapters, including all buildings and facilities that the director of development determines necessary for the operation of the facility, together with all property, rights, easements, and interests that may be required for the operation of the facility, which facilities may include: (1) Any building, testing facility, testing device, or support facilities which would provide experimental, demonstration, or testing capabilities or services not otherwise available in this state and which are necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter; (2) Any method, process, structure, or equipment that is used to store coal, oil, natural gas, fuel for nuclear reactors, or any other form of energy; (3) Any method, process, structure, or equipment that is used to recover or convert coal, oil, natural gas, steam, or other form of energy from property located within the state for the purpose of supplying energy for utilization; (4) Any method, process, structure, or equipment that is designed to result in more efficient recovery, conversion, or utilization of energy resources within the state, including any scrap tire recovery facility for which a registration certificate or permit has been issued under section 3734.78 of the Revised Code; (5) Any improvement that is designed to improve the thermal efficiency of a building or structure or reduce the fuel or power needed to heat, cool, light, ventilate, or provide hot water in a building or structure; (6) Any improvement designed to enable the substitution of coal or alternate fuel, other than natural gas, for natural gas or a petroleum fuel, or the conversion of coal to other fuels; (7) Any improvement designed to enable the combustion of high sulfur coal in compliance with air or water pollution control or solid waste disposal laws, including, but not limited to, any facility for processing coal to remove sulfur before combustion of the coal, for fluidized bed combustion, or for removal of the sulfur before the products of combustion are emitted or discharged. (C) "Cost" as applied to an energy resource development facility means the cost of acquisition and construction, the cost of acquisition of all land, rights-of-way, property rights, easements, franchise rights, and interests required for such acquisition and construction, the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands to which such buildings or structures may be moved, the cost of acquiring or constructing and equipping a principal office and sub-offices of the department of development, the cost of diverting highways, interchange of highways, access roads to private property, including the cost of land or easements for such access roads, the cost of public utility and common carrier relocation or duplication, the cost of all machinery, furnishings, and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for no more than eighteen months after completion of construction, engineering, expenses of research and development with respect to the facility, legal expenses, plans, specifications, surveys, studies, estimates of cost and revenues, working capital, other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of acquiring or constructing such facility, administrative expense, and such other expense as may be necessary or incident to the acquisition or construction of the facility, the financing of such acquisition or construction, including the amount authorized in the resolution of the Ohio water development authority providing for the issuance of energy resource development revenue bonds to be paid into any special funds from the proceeds of such bonds, and the financing of the placing of such facility in operation. Any obligation, cost, or expense incurred after August 26, 1975, by any governmental agency or person for surveys, borings, preparation of plans and specifications, and other engineering services, or any other cost described above, in connection with the acquisition or construction of a facility may be regarded as a part of the cost of such facility and may be reimbursed out of the proceeds of energy resource development revenue bonds. (D) "Revenues" means all rentals and other charges received by the Ohio water development authority for the use or services of any energy resource development facility, any contract, gift, or grant received with respect to any energy resource development facility, and moneys received with respect to the lease, sublease, sale, including installment sale or conditional sale, or other disposition of an energy resource development facility, moneys received in repayment of and for interest on any loans made by the authority to a person or governmental agency, whether from the United States or any department, administration, or agency thereof, or otherwise, proceeds of energy resource development revenue bonds to the extent that the use thereof for payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the bonds is authorized by the authority, proceeds from any insurance, condemnation, or guaranty pertaining to a facility or property mortgaged to secure bonds or pertaining to the financing of a facility, and income and profit from the investment of the proceeds of energy resource development revenue bonds or of any revenues. (E) "Construction," unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent, includes construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, or providing furnishings or equipment. (F) "Energy resource development revenue bonds," unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent, includes energy resource development revenue bonds, energy resource development revenue notes, and energy resource development revenue refunding bonds. (G) "Energy" means work or heat that is, or can be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever. (H) "Energy audit" means any process by which energy usage or costs of heating, cooling, lighting, and climate control in a building or structure are determined. (I) "Energy conservation" means preservation of energy resources by efficient utilization, and reduction of waste. (J) "Energy conservation measure" means any modification of a building, structure, machine, appliance, vehicle, improvement, or process in order to improve its efficiency of energy use or energy costs. (K) "Fuel" means petroleum, crude oil, petroleum product, coal, natural gas, synthetic natural or artificial gas, nuclear, or other substance used primarily for its energy content. (L) "Net energy analysis" means the determination of the amount of energy remaining after all energy outputs have been subtracted from the energy inputs of a given system. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 11:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.304 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.304
§ 1547.304. Abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor on private property
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly No person shall purposely leave an abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor on private property for more than seventy-two hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property; in a sunken, beached, or drifting condition for any period of time; or in a docked condition, on a public street or other property open to the public, or upon or within the right-of-way of any waterway, road, or highway, for forty-eight hours or longer without notification to the sheriff of the county, chief of police of the municipal corporation, township, township police district, or joint police district, or other chief of a law enforcement agency, having territorial jurisdiction with respect to the location of the vessel or motor, of the reasons for leaving the vessel or motor in any such place or condition. For purposes of this section, the fact that an abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor has been so left without permission or notification is prima-facie evidence of abandonment. Nothing in sections 1547.30 , 1547.301 , and 1547.303 of the Revised Code invalidates the provisions of any ordinance of a municipal corporation regulating or prohibiting the abandonment of vessels or outboard motors on waterways, beaches, docks, streets, highways, public property, or private property within the boundaries of the municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.42
§ 1506.42. Agreements with subdivisions or state agencies for erosion projects
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly The state, acting through the director of natural resources, subject to section 1506.46 of the Revised Code, may enter into agreements with counties, townships, municipal corporations, park boards, and conservancy districts, other political subdivisions, or any state departments or divisions for the purpose of constructing and maintaining projects to control erosion along the Ohio shoreline of Lake Erie and in any rivers and bays that are connected with Lake Erie and any other watercourses that flow into Lake Erie. Such projects also may be constructed on any Lake Erie island that is situated within the boundaries of the state. The cost of such shore erosion projects that are for the benefit of public littoral property shall be prorated on the basis of two-thirds of the total cost to the state through appropriations made to the department of natural resources and one-third of the cost to the counties, townships, municipal corporations, park boards, conservancy districts, or other political subdivisions. If a shore erosion emergency is declared by the governor, the state, acting through the director, may spend whatever state funds are available to alleviate shore erosion, without participation by any political subdivision, regardless of whether the project will benefit public or private littoral property. A board of county commissioners, acting for the county over which it has jurisdiction, may enter into and carry out agreements with the director for the construction and maintenance of projects to control shore erosion. In providing the funds for the county's proportionate share of the cost of constructing and maintaining the projects referred to in this section, the board shall be governed by and may issue and refund bonds in accordance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. A municipal corporation or a township, acting through the legislative authority or the board of township trustees, may enter into and carry out agreements with the director for the purpose of constructing and maintaining projects to control shore erosion. In providing the funds for the municipal corporation's or township's proportionate share of the cost of constructing and maintaining the projects referred to in this section, a municipal corporation or township may issue and refund bonds in accordance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. The contract shall be executed on behalf of the municipal corporation or township by the mayor, city manager, or other chief executive officer who has the authority to act for the municipal corporation or township. Conservancy districts may enter into and carry out agreements with the director, in accordance with the intent of this section, under the powers conferred upon conservancy districts under Chapter 6101. of the Revised Code. Park boards may enter into and carry out agreements with the director, in accordance with the intent of this section, and issue bonds for that purpose under the powers conferred upon park districts under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code. The director shall approve and supervise all projects that are to be constructed in accordance with this section. The director shall not proceed with the construction of any project until all funds that are to be paid by the county, township, municipal corporation, park board, or conservancy district, in accordance with the terms of the agreement entered into between the director and the county, township, municipal corporation, park board, or conservancy district, are in the director's possession and deposited in the shore erosion fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. If the director finds it to be in the best interests of the state to construct projects as set forth in this section by the state itself, without the financial contribution of counties, townships, municipal corporations, park boards, or conservancy districts, the director may construct the projects. In deciding whether to assist a county or municipal corporation in constructing and maintaining a project under this section, the state, acting through the director, shall consider, among other factors, whether the county or municipal corporation has adopted or is in the process of adopting a Lake Erie coastal erosion area resolution or ordinance under division (D) of section 1506.07 of the Revised Code. All projects constructed by the state in conformity with sections 1506.38 to 1506.46 of the Revised Code shall be constructed subject to sections 153.01 to 153.20 of the Revised Code, except that the Ohio facilities construction commission is not required to prepare the plans and specifications for those projects.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.74 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.74
§ 1567.74. Safety requirements for longwall working face
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly (A) No person shall cross the longwall working face conveyor while it is in operation unless a safe crossover is provided. (B) The operator shall provide telephone pager communications or other means of providing an effective warning signal in a longwall working section. Prior to starting a longwall working face conveyor, the person who is going to activate the conveyor shall sound the telephone pager communications or other effective warning signal to alert all persons across the longwall working face. (C) No person shall ride the longwall working face conveyor. However, an operator may submit a plan to the chief of the division of mineral resources management, as part of the plan required by section 1567.69 of the Revised Code or later, for approval for the removal of injured persons on the longwall working face conveyor if it is necessary to transport injured persons on a stretcher or backboard. (D) On and after July 20, 1984, an operator shall equip all newly installed face roof support units with adjacent unit controls unless the units have a wide single canopy over each unit that protects the workers from falling material when operating unit controls from within the support of the shield unit being removed. (E) On and after July 20, 1984, all newly installed face roof support units shall be equipped with an outlet to facilitate measurement of the interior prop pressure and an outlet to facilitate measurement of the yield pressure. Any yield valves of face roof support units that do not maintain at least eighty-five per cent of the yield pressure specified in the approved roof control plan shall be promptly repaired or replaced. The valves of face roof support units shall be tested at least annually, and a legible record of the date of the test, the person performing the test, and the valves repaired or replaced shall be kept in an appropriate mine record.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.27
§ 1531.27. Payments to counties for land use by state
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly The chief of the division of wildlife shall pay to the treasurers of the several counties wherein lands owned by the state and administered by the division are located an annual amount determined in the following manner: in each such county one per cent of the total value of such lands exclusive of improvements, as shown on the auditor's records of taxable value of real property existing at the time when the state acquired the tract or tracts comprising the lands. The payments shall be made from funds accruing to the division from fines, penalties, restitution, and forfeitures deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund created in section 1531.17 of the Revised Code. The allocation of amounts to be paid from those sources shall be determined by the director of natural resources. The payments to the treasurers of the several counties shall be credited to the fund for school purposes within the school districts wherein the lands are located.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.19
§ 1561.19. Qualifications of foreperson of surface mines
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a person who applies for a certificate as a mine foreperson of surface mines shall be able to read and write the English language and shall have had at least five years' actual practical experience in surface mines. An applicant for a certificate as a foreperson of surface mines shall meet the same requirements, except that the applicant shall have had at least three years' actual practical experience in surface mines or the equivalent thereof in the judgment of the chief of the division of mineral resources management. Each applicant for examination shall pay a fee of ten dollars to the chief on the first day of the examination. (B) The chief shall issue a certificate as a foreperson of surface 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 surface mines in a state that does not issue that license or certificate. (C) 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. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.081
§ 1533.081. Permit for taking of wild animal
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Energy" has the same meaning as in section 1551.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Energy facility" means a facility at which energy is produced. (B) A person operating an energy facility whose operation may result in the incidental taking of a wild animal shall obtain a permit to do so from the chief of the division of wildlife under this section. The chief shall adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code that are necessary to administer this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.16
§ 1531.16. Enforcement and prosecution of wildlife laws and rules
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, and other police officers shall enforce the laws and division rules for the taking, possession, protection, preservation, and propagation of wild animals and for this purpose shall have the power conferred upon wildlife officers. Prosecution for offenses not committed in the presence of an officer shall be instituted only upon the approval of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense is committed, or a municipal legal officer within his territorial jurisdiction, or upon the approval of the attorney general, and when the services of counsel are necessary, the attorney authorized by this section to approve the action and who does so shall act as attorney for the prosecution of the case.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.47
§ 1514.47. Certified mine forepersons; 30 CFR part 56 examinations
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) The operator of a surface mining operation shall employ a certified mine foreperson to be in charge of the conditions and practices at the mine and to be responsible for conducting examinations of the surface mining operation under 30 C.F.R. part 56, as amended. (2) Examinations of surface mining operations for the purposes of 30 C.F.R. part 56, as amended, shall be conducted by one of the following: (a) A certified mine foreperson; (b) A person who is qualified to conduct such examinations as provided in division (D) of this section; (c) A person designated by the certified mine foreperson as a competent person. (3) For purposes of this section, a competent person is a person who has been trained in accordance with 30 C.F.R. part 46 and been determined by a certified mine foreperson to have demonstrated the ability, training, knowledge, or experience necessary to perform the duty to which the person is assigned. A person is not a competent person if the chief of the division of mineral resources management demonstrates, with good cause, that the person does not have the ability, training, knowledge, or experience necessary to perform that duty. (4) The operator of a surface mining operation shall maintain records demonstrating that a competent person designated by a certified mine foreperson has the ability, training, knowledge, or experience to perform the duty to which the person is assigned as well as records of the competent person's training in accordance with 30 C.F.R. part 46. The operator shall make the records available to the chief upon request. (B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, the chief shall conduct examinations for the position of certified mine foreperson in accordance with rules. In order to be eligible for examination as a certified mine foreperson, an applicant shall file with the chief an affidavit establishing the applicant's qualifications to take the examination. The chief shall grade examinations and issue certificates. (C)(1) A certificate issued under this section shall not expire unless the certificate holder has not been employed in a surface mining operation for five consecutive years. If the certificate holder has not been employed in a surface mining operation for five consecutive years, the certificate holder may retake the mine foreperson examination or may petition the chief to accept past employment history in lieu of fulfilling the employment requirement established in this division. The chief shall grant or deny the petition by issuance of an order. If the chief grants the petition, the chief shall reissue the certificate. (2) If a certificate issued under this section is suspended, the certificate shall not be renewed until the suspension period expires and the person whose certificate is suspended successfully completes all actions required by the chief. A certificate that has been revoked shall not be renewed. (3) If a person who has been certified by the chief under this section purposely violates this chapter, the chief may suspend or revoke the certificate after an investigation and hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code are completed. (4) If a person holds a certificate issued under this section that has not expired prior to September 29, 2015, the chief, upon request, shall reissue to that person a certificate that does not expire as provided in division (C)(1) of this section. (5) If a person holds a certificate issued under this section that expired on or after April 7, 2012, and has not been issued a new certificate prior to September 29, 2015, the chief, upon request, shall issue to that person a certificate that does not expire as provided in division (C)(1) of this section, provided that the person is in compliance with all other applicable requirements established in this chapter and rules adopted under it. (D) In lieu of employing a certified mine foreperson, the operator of a surface mining operation may submit to the chief a detailed training plan under which persons who qualify under the plan may conduct and document examinations at the surface mining operation for purposes of 30 C.F.R. part 56, as amended. The chief shall review the plan and determine if the plan complies with the requirements established in rules. The chief shall approve or deny the plan and notify in writing the operator who submitted the plan of the chief's decision. (E) The chief shall issue a mine foreperson certificate 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 mine foreperson in a state that does not issue that license or certificate. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:00 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.28
§ 1533.28. Wildlife and fish restoration projects in cooperation with United States
Status: in_force

November 15, 1981 House Bill 694 - 114th General Assembly The state hereby assents to the provisions of the act of congress entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife restoration projects, and for other purposes," approved September 2, 1937, Public Law Number 415, as amended; and to the provisions of the act of congress entitled "an act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects and for other purposes," approved August 9, 1950, Public Law Number 681, as amended. The division of wildlife shall perform such acts as are necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative wildlife and fish restoration projects, as defined in said acts of congress, in compliance with said acts and with rules of the secretary of interior thereunder. No funds accruing to the state from license fees paid by hunters, trappers, or fishermen shall be diverted for any other purpose than the administration of the division of wildlife pursuant to Chapters 1531. and 1533. of the Revised Code. The chief of the division of wildlife with the approval of the director may enter into agreements and participate in federal aid fish and wildlife programs, including, but not limited to: (A) "Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Act," Public Law Number 75-415 as amended; (B) "Fish Restoration and Management Act," Public Law Number 81-681 as amended; (C) "Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act," Public Law Number 96-366; (D) "Endangered Species Act (wild animals)," Public Law Number 93-205 as amended; (E) "Anadromous Fish Conservation Act," Public Law Number 89-304 as amended; (F) "Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act," Public Law Number 88-309 as amended. The chief of the division, with the approval of the director, may, as he deems appropriate, further enter into agreements for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance to benefit fish and wild animals in Ohio.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.23
§ 1509.23. Health and safety rules for drilling of wells and production of oil and gas
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly Rules of the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management may specify practices to be followed in the drilling and treatment of wells, production of oil and gas, and plugging of wells for protection of public health or safety or to prevent damage to natural resources, including specification of the following: (A) Appropriate devices; (B) Minimum distances that wells and other excavations, structures, and equipment shall be located from water wells, streets, roads, highways, rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, other bodies of water, railroad tracks, public or private recreational areas, zoning districts, and buildings or other structures. Rules adopted under this division shall not conflict with section 1509.021 of the Revised Code. (C) Other methods of operation; (D) Procedures, methods, and equipment and other requirements for equipment to prevent and contain discharges of oil and brine from oil production facilities and oil drilling and workover facilities consistent with and equivalent in scope, content, and coverage to section 311(j)(1)(c) of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972," 86 Stat. 886, 33 U.S.C.A. 1251, as amended, and regulations adopted under it. In addition, the rules may specify procedures, methods, and equipment and other requirements for equipment to prevent and contain surface and subsurface discharges of fluids, condensates, and gases. (E) Notifications; (F) Requirements governing the location and construction of fresh water impoundments that are part of a production operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1571.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1571 / § 1571.17
§ 1571.17. Appropriation of private property
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Any corporation organized under the laws of Ohio for the purpose of transporting, selling, or storing gas may appropriate for use in connection with the establishment, operation or protection of a gas storage reservoir, whether located entirely or in part in a coal bearing township or elsewhere, any private property or interest therein as is necessary for the establishment, operation or protection of such reservoir. The right to appropriate granted in this section shall be exercised in accordance with the law prescribing how appropriation of private property by corporations shall be made. A corporation instituting a proceeding to appropriate property for use in connection with a reservoir as in this section authorized, shall at such time own the right to store gas under at least sixty-five percent of the area of the surface of the earth under which such reservoir extends.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.99
§ 1513.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly (A) Whoever violates division (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of section 1513.17 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than ten thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (B) Whoever knowingly violates section 1513.04 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (C) Whoever violates division (A)(6) of section 1513.17 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.15
§ 1545.15. Annexation procedure
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When conducive to the general welfare, any territory adjacent and contiguous to an existing park district, whether located within or without the county in which such district was created, may be annexed to such district. When a petition is filed with the board of park commissioners requesting such annexation, containing an accurate description of the territory proposed to be annexed, accompanied by an accurate map or plat of such territory, and signed either by a majority of the electors residing within such territory or by not less than fifty such electors, the board shall determine whether it is advisable that such annexation should be made. If the board determines in favor of such annexation, it shall make application to the probate court of the county in which such territory is located, setting forth the fact of the filing of such petition and the reasons why it is advisable that such territory should be annexed to such district. Any such board may of its motion file such petition in such court. Upon the filing of such petition, like proceedings shall be had as are provided in sections 1545.03 and 1545.04 of the Revised Code upon application for the creation of a park district, except that the territory so annexed may include a part only of an existing township or municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.40
§ 1513.40. Liability of corporate director, officer or agent
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly Whenever a corporate permittee violates a condition of a permit issued pursuant to this chapter or fails or refuses to comply with any order of the chief of the division of mineral resources management or the chief's representative, any director, officer, or agent of the corporation who purposely authorized, ordered, or carried out such violation, failure, or refusal shall be subject to the same civil penalties, fines, and imprisonment that may be imposed upon a person under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.05
§ 1501.05. Division chiefs and employees
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly All chiefs of divisions in the department of natural resources shall be appointed by the director of natural resources. The chiefs of those divisions may be removed by the director. The chief engineer of the department of natural resources shall be a professional engineer registered under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code or a professional architect certified and registered under Chapter 4703. of the Revised Code. The chief of each division and the chief engineer, with the advice and consent of the director, may employ such number of technical and administrative assistants as are necessary. All employees of the department, unless specifically exempted by law, shall be employed subject to the classified civil service laws in force at the time of their employment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.01
§ 1501.01. Director of natural resources - powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except where otherwise expressly provided, the director of natural resources shall formulate and institute all the policies and programs of the department of natural resources. The chief of any division of the department shall not enter into any contract, agreement, or understanding unless it is approved by the director. No appointee or employee of the director, other than the assistant director, may bind the director in a contract except when given general or special authority to do so by the director. The director may enter into contracts or agreements with any agency of the United States government, any other public agency, or any private entity or organization for the performance of the duties of the department. (B) The director shall correlate and coordinate the work and activities of the divisions in the department to eliminate unnecessary duplications of effort and overlapping of functions. The chiefs of the various divisions of the department shall meet with the director at least once each month at a time and place designated by the director. The director may create advisory boards to any of those divisions in conformity with section 121.13 of the Revised Code. (C) The director may accept and expend gifts, devises, and bequests of money, lands, and other properties on behalf of the department or any division thereof under the terms set forth in section 9.20 of the Revised Code. Any political subdivision of this state may make contributions to the department for the use of the department or any division therein according to the terms of the contribution. (D) The director may publish and sell or otherwise distribute data, reports, and information. (E) The director may identify and develop the geographic information system needs for the department, which may include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Assisting in the training and education of department resource managers, administrators, and other staff in the application and use of geographic information system technology; (2) Providing technical support to the department in the design, preparation of data, and use of appropriate geographic information system applications in order to help solve resource related problems and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of department delivered services; (3) Creating, maintaining, and documenting spatial digital data bases; (4) Providing information to and otherwise assisting government officials, planners, and resource managers in understanding land use planning and resource management; (5) Providing continuing assistance to local government officials and others in natural resource digital data base development and in applying and utilizing the geographic information system for land use planning, current agricultural use value assessment, development reviews, coastal management, and other resource management activities; (6) Coordinating and administering the remote sensing needs of the department, including the collection and analysis of aerial photography, satellite data, and other data pertaining to land, water, and other resources of the state; (7) Preparing and publishing maps and digital data relating to the state's land use and land cover over time on a local, regional, and statewide basis; (8) Locating and distributing hard copy maps, digital data, aerial photography, and other resource data and information to government agencies and the public; (9) Preparing special studies and executing any other related duties, functions, and responsibilities identified by the director; (10) Entering into contracts or agreements with any agency of the United States government, any other public agency, or any private agency or organization for the performance of the duties specified in division (E) of this section or for accomplishing cooperative projects within those duties; (11) Entering into agreements with local government agencies for the purposes of land use inventories, Ohio capability analysis data layers, and other duties related to resource management. (F) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to permit the department to accept by means of a credit card the payment of fees, charges, and rentals at those facilities described in section 1501.07 of the Revised Code that are operated by the department, for any data, reports, or information sold by the department, and for any other goods or services provided by the department. (G) Whenever authorized by the governor to do so, the director may appropriate property for the uses and purposes authorized to be performed by the department and on behalf of any division within the department. This authority shall be exercised in the manner provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code for the appropriation of property by the director of administrative services. This authority to appropriate property is in addition to the authority provided by law for the appropriation of property by divisions of the department. The director of natural resources also may acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise such real and personal property rights or privileges in the name of the state as are necessary for the purposes of the department or any division therein. The director, in accordance with section 5301.13 of the Revised Code, if applicable, may sell, lease, or exchange portions of lands or property, real or personal, of any division of the department or grant easements or licenses for the use thereof, or enter into agreements for the sale of water from lands and waters under the administration or care of the department or any of its divisions, when the sale, lease, exchange, easement, agreement, or license for use is in an amount that is less than fifty thousand dollars and is advantageous to the state. With the approval of the governor, the director, in accordance with section 5301.13 of the Revised Code, if applicable, may sell, lease, or exchange portions of, grant easements or licenses for the use of, or enter into agreements for the sale of such lands, property, or waters in an amount of fifty thousand dollars or more when the sale, lease, exchange, easement, agreement, or license is advantageous to the state. Water may be sold from a reservoir only to the extent that the reservoir was designed to yield a supply of water for a purpose other than recreation or wildlife, and the water sold is in excess of that needed to maintain the reservoir for purposes of recreation or wildlife. Money received from such sales, leases, easements, exchanges, agreements, or licenses for use, except revenues required to be set aside or paid into depositories or trust funds for the payment of bonds issued under sections 1501.12 to 1501.15 of the Revised Code, and to maintain the required reserves therefor as provided in the orders authorizing the issuance of such bonds or the trust agreements securing such bonds, revenues required to be paid and credited pursuant to the bond proceeding applicable to obligations issued pursuant to section 154.22 , and revenues generated under section 1520.05 of the Revised Code, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the fund of the division of the department having prior jurisdiction over the lands or property. If no such fund exists, the money shall be credited to the general revenue fund. All such money received from lands or properties administered by the division of wildlife shall be credited to the wildlife fund. (H) The director shall provide for the custody, safekeeping, and deposit of all moneys, checks, and drafts received by the department or its employees prior to paying them to the treasurer of state under section 113.08 of the Revised Code. (I) The director shall cooperate with the nature conservancy, other nonprofit organizations, and the United States fish and wildlife service in order to secure protection of islands in the Ohio river and the wildlife and wildlife habitat of those islands. (J) Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1571.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1571 / § 1571.14
§ 1571.14. Appeals to director of natural resources
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Any person claiming to be aggrieved or adversely affected by an order of the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management made as provided in section 1571.10 or 1571.16 of the Revised Code may appeal to the director of natural resources for an order vacating or modifying such order. Upon receipt of the appeal, the director shall appoint an individual who has knowledge of the laws and rules regarding the underground storage of gas and who shall act as a hearing officer in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in hearing the appeal. The person appealing to the director shall be known as appellant and the chief shall be known as appellee. The appellant and the appellee shall be deemed parties to the appeal. The appeal shall be in writing and shall set forth the order complained of and the grounds upon which the appeal is based. The appeal shall be filed with the director within thirty days after the date upon which appellant received notice by certified mail or electronic format of the making of the order complained of, as required by section 1571.10 of the Revised Code. Notice of the filing of such appeal shall be delivered by appellant to the chief within three days after the appeal is filed with the director. Within seven days after receipt of the notice of appeal the chief shall prepare and certify to the director at the expense of appellant a complete transcript of the proceedings out of which the appeal arises, including a transcript of the testimony submitted to the chief. Upon the filing of the appeal the director shall fix the time and place at which the hearing on the appeal will be held, and shall give appellant and the chief at least ten days' written notice thereof by mail. The director may postpone or continue any hearing upon the director's own motion or upon application of appellant or of the chief. The filing of an appeal provided for in this section does not automatically suspend or stay execution of the order appealed from, but upon application by the appellant the director may suspend or stay such execution pending determination of the appeal upon such terms as the director deems proper. The hearing officer appointed by the director shall hear the appeal de novo, and either party to the appeal may submit such evidence as the hearing officer deems admissible. For the purpose of conducting a hearing on an appeal, the hearing officer may require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, and papers, and may, and at the request of any party shall, issue subpoenas for witnesses or subpoenas duces tecum to compel the production of any books, records, or papers, directed to the sheriffs of the counties where such witnesses are found, which subpoenas shall be served and returned in the same manner as subpoenas in criminal cases are served and returned. The fees of sheriffs shall be the same as those allowed by the court of common pleas in criminal cases. Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for under section 119.094 of the Revised Code. Such fee and mileage expenses incurred at the request of appellant shall be paid in advance by appellant, and the remainder of such expenses shall be paid out of funds appropriated for the expenses of the division of oil and gas resources management. In case of disobedience or neglect of any subpoena served on any person, or the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, the court of common pleas of the county in which such disobedience, neglect, or refusal occurs, or any judge thereof, on application of the director, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein. Witnesses at such hearings shall testify under oath, and the hearing officer may administer oaths or affirmations to persons who so testify. At the request of any party to the appeal, a record of the testimony and other evidence submitted shall be taken by an official court reporter at the expense of the party making the request for the record. The record shall include all of the testimony and other evidence and the rulings on the admissibility thereof presented at the hearing. The hearing officer shall pass upon the admissibility of evidence, but any party may at the time object to the admission of any evidence and except to the ruling of the hearing officer thereon, and if the hearing officer refuses to admit evidence, the party offering same may make a proffer thereof, and such proffer shall be made a part of the record of such hearing. If upon completion of the hearing the hearing officer finds that the order appealed from was lawful and reasonable, the hearing officer shall make a written order affirming the order appealed from. If the hearing officer finds that such order was unreasonable or unlawful, the hearing officer shall make a written order vacating the order appealed from and making the order that it finds the chief should have made. Every order made by the hearing officer shall contain a written finding by the hearing officer of the facts upon which the order is based. Notice of the making of such order shall be given forthwith to each party to the appeal by mailing a certified copy thereof to each such party by certified mail or electronic format. Last updated August 9, 2023 at 2:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.101 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.101
§ 1531.101. Rules for taking of migratory game birds
Status: in_force

August 14, 2002 House Bill 493 - 124th General Assembly In addition to any other authority conferred on the chief of the division of wildlife, the chief may adopt rules under section 111.15 of the Revised Code that are necessary to establish acceptable methods of taking migratory game birds together with bag limits and designated seasons, areas, and hours for hunting them.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1507.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1507 / § 1507.01
§ 1507.01. Division of engineering - chief engineer - powers and duties
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly There is hereby created in the department of natural resources the division of engineering to be administered by the chief engineer of the department, who shall be a professional engineer registered under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code or a professional architect certified and registered under Chapter 4703. of the Revised Code. With the approval of the director of natural resources, the chief engineer shall do all of the following: (A) Administer this chapter; (B) Provide engineering, architectural, land surveying, and related administrative and maintenance support services to the other divisions in the department; (C) Implement the department's capital improvement program and facility maintenance projects, including all associated planning, design, contracting, surveying, inspection, and management responsibilities and requirements; (D) Act as contracting officer in departmental engineering, architectural, surveying, and construction matters regarding capital improvements except for those matters otherwise specifically provided for in law; (E) Coordinate the department's roadway maintenance program with the department of transportation pursuant to section 5511.05 of the Revised Code and maintain the roadway inventory of the department of natural resources; (F) Coordinate the department's projects, programs, policies, procedures, and activities with the United States army corps of engineers; (G) Employ professional and technical assistants and such other employees as are necessary for the performance of the activities required or authorized under this chapter, other work of the division, and any other work agreed to under working agreements or contractual arrangements; prescribe their duties; and fix their compensation in accordance with such schedules as are provided by law for the compensation of state employees; (H) Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, coordinate and conduct all real estate functions for the department of natural resources, including at least acquisitions by purchase, lease, gift, devise, bequest, appropriation, or otherwise; grants through sales, leases, exchanges, easements, and licenses; inventories of land; and other related general management duties; (I) Coordinate such environmental matters concerning the department and the state as are necessary to comply with the "National Environmental Policy Act of 1969," 83 Stat. 852, 42 U.S.C. 4321, as amended, the "Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968," 82 Stat. 1098, 31 U.S.C. 6506, and the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," 91 Stat. 1566 (1977), 33 U.S.C. 1251, as amended, and regulations adopted under those acts; (J) Coordinate and administer compensatory mitigation grant programs and other programs for streams and wetlands as approved in accordance with certifications and permits issued under sections 401 and 404 of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," 91 Stat. 1566 (1977), 33 U.S.C. 1251, as amended, by the environmental protection agency and the United States army corps of engineers; (K) Coordinate all department activities associated with the completion of drainage ditch improvements in accordance with Chapters 6131. and 6133. of the Revised Code; (L) Assist the department and its divisions by providing department-wide planning, including at least master planning, comprehensive planning, capital improvements planning, and special purpose planning.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.101 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.101
§ 1533.101. Reissued license, stamp or permit
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly Any person who has a current hunting or fishing license, a wetlands habitat stamp, a deer or wild turkey permit, or a fur taker permit pursuant to this chapter and has lost or destroyed the license, stamp, or permit, or had the license, stamp, or permit stolen, may be reissued such license, stamp, or permit. The person shall file with the clerk of the court of common pleas an application in affidavit form or, if the chief of the division of wildlife authorizes it, apply for a reissued license, stamp, or permit to an authorized agent designated by the chief, and pay a fee for each license, stamp, or permit of four dollars. The clerk or agent shall administer the oath to the applicant, issue a reissued license, stamp, or permit that shall allow the applicant to hunt, fish, or trap, as applicable, and send a copy of the reissued license, stamp, or permit to the division of wildlife. All moneys received as fees for the issuance of reissued licenses, stamps, or permits shall be transmitted to the director of natural resources to be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the funds to which the fees for the original licenses, stamps, and permits were credited. No person shall knowingly or willfully secure, attempt to secure, or use a reissued hunting or fishing license, wetlands habitat stamp, deer or wild turkey permit, or fur taker permit to which the person is not entitled. No person shall knowingly or willfully issue a reissued hunting or fishing license, wetlands habitat stamp, deer or wild turkey permit, or fur taker permit under this section to any person who is not entitled to receive and use such a reissued license, stamp, or permit. Last updated August 12, 2021 at 10:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1557.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1557 / § 1557.02
§ 1557.02. Ohio parks and natural resources fund
Status: in_force

September 14, 2000 House Bill 640 - 123rd General Assembly The Ohio parks and natural resources fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of the proceeds of obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 1557. of the Revised Code before September 30, 2000, and pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.05 of the Revised Code, except for amounts deposited in special funds, or in escrow funds for the purpose of refunding outstanding obligations. Moneys to the credit of this fund may be expended to pay costs of projects. The state may participate by grants or contributions in financing projects of local government entities. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.02
§ 1531.02. State ownership of and title to wild animals - prohibited activities
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly The ownership of and the title to all wild animals in this state, not legally confined or held by private ownership legally acquired, is in the state, which holds such title in trust for the benefit of all the people. Individual possession shall be obtained only in accordance with the Revised Code or division rules. No person at any time of the year shall take in any manner or possess any number or quantity of wild animals, except wild animals that the Revised Code or division rules permit to be taken, hunted, killed, or had in possession, and only at the time and place and in the manner that the Revised Code or division rules prescribe. No person shall buy, sell, or offer any part of wild animals for sale, or transport any part of wild animals, except as permitted by the Revised Code or division rules. No person shall possess or transport a wild animal that has been taken or possessed unlawfully outside the state. A person doing anything prohibited or neglecting to do anything required by this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code or contrary to any division rule violates this section. A person who counsels, aids, shields, or harbors an offender under those chapters or any division rule, or who knowingly shares in the proceeds of such a violation, or receives or possesses any wild animal in violation of the Revised Code or division rule, violates this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.03
§ 1547.03. Flashing light prohibition
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly No person shall install or use any intermittently flashing light of any type or color on any vessel in use or operation on the waters in this state, except in accordance with federal law. No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vessel on the waters in this state in violation of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.03
§ 1501.03. Annual report
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The director of natural resources shall make an annual report to the governor of the activities of the department of natural resources, and therewith shall render a detailed financial report by divisions covering the receipts and expenditures of all moneys which shall be published. The director may publish separately any section of such annual report.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.023 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.023
§ 1514.023. Zoning resolutions or ordinances
Status: in_force

March 15, 2002 Senate Bill 83 - 124th General Assembly Nothing in this chapter or rules adopted under it shall be construed to prevent any county, township, or municipal corporation from enacting, adopting, or enforcing zoning resolutions or ordinances. However, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall not enforce such zoning resolutions or ordinances.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.50
§ 1514.50. Right of entry to perform inspections or reclamation
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of mineral resources management or an authorized employee of the division of mineral resources management may enter on lands to make inspections in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it when necessary in the discharge of the duties specified in this chapter and the rules. No person shall prevent or hinder the chief or an authorized employee of the division in the performance of those duties. (B) For purposes of performing reclamation of land affected by surface mining operations on which the holder of a permit issued under this chapter has defaulted or otherwise failed to timely conduct the reclamation required by section 1514.05 of the Revised Code, the chief may enter on the land and perform reclamation that the chief determines is necessary to protect public health or safety or the environment. In order to perform the reclamation, the chief may enter on adjoining land or other land that is necessary to access the land on which the surface mining occurred and on which the reclamation is to be performed. The chief shall provide reasonable advance notice to the owner of any land to be entered for the purpose of access for reclamation under this chapter. The division shall return the land that was used to access the former surface mining operation to the same or an improved grade, topography, and condition that existed prior to its use by the division. (C) When conducting investigations pursuant to section 1514.13 of the Revised Code, the chief or an authorized employee of the division may enter on lands to conduct water supply surveys, measure ground water levels and collect data when necessary to define the cone of depression, or perform other duties for the purposes of that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.59
§ 1567.59. Flame safety lamps
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly The operator of an underground coal mine shall keep on hand in proper condition for use not less than one approved flame safety lamp, other approved methane detector, or other approved device capable of detecting methane gas in equivalent quantities as a flame safety lamp, for each fifty men employed in said mine, and upon the order of the deputy mine inspector, shall provide such additional flame safety lamps or approved methane detectors as are required to meet probable emergency. This section does not apply to clay mines, except when such equipment is deemed necessary by the deputy mine inspector. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.31
§ 1521.31. Submission of revised ground water model
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of water resources may require a permittee that has been issued a permit under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code to decrease its withdrawal and submit a revised ground water model under section 1521.27 of the Revised Code if either of the following applies: (1) The permittee's reported ground water monitoring data conflicts with the permittee's ground water model. (2) The results of the division of water resources' investigation of any written complaint under section 1521.36 of the Revised Code indicate that the permittee's withdrawal caused the diminution or interruption of a person's water supply. (B) If so required under division (A) of this section, the permittee shall submit the revised ground water modeling using additional data that reflects the permittee's impact on ground water. Based upon the revised ground water modeling and additional data, the chief may amend the permit to decrease the withdrawal or establish a revised projected cone of depression. (C) A permittee may request the chief to amend a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code when another ground water user affects or has the potential to affect the projected cone of depression. The permittee shall submit with the request a revised ground water model using additional data that reflects the other ground water user's impact on ground water. Based on the revised ground water model and additional data, the chief may establish a revised projected cone of depression and amend the permit accordingly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.881 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.881
§ 1533.881. Resale or export registration permit
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly No person shall buy or otherwise acquire or convey ginseng for resale or export without a registration permit issued annually by the chief of the division of wildlife in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code. In addition to any other penalty, the chief may refuse to issue a permit to or suspend the permit of any person who fails to comply with sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code or rules adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.03
§ 1548.03. Certificate of title
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly No person, except as provided in section 1548.05 of the Revised Code, shall sell or otherwise dispose of a watercraft or outboard motor without delivering to the purchaser or transferee a physical certificate of title with an assignment on it as is necessary to show title in the purchaser or transferee; nor shall any person purchase or otherwise acquire a watercraft or outboard motor without obtaining a certificate of title for it in the person's name in accordance with this chapter; however, a purchaser may take possession of and operate a watercraft or outboard motor on the waters in this state without a certificate of title for a period not exceeding sixty days if the purchaser has been issued and has in the purchaser's possession a dealer's dated bill of sale or, in the case of a casual sale, a notarized bill of sale. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 10:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1565.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1565 / § 1565.12
§ 1565.12. Notice and report of accident resulting in loss of life
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly When a loss of life is occasioned by accident in any mine, the operator thereof shall forthwith give notice thereof to the chief of the division of mineral resources management, and to the deputy mine inspector in charge of the district. Such notice shall be given by telephone or electronic format. The operator of such mine shall, within twenty-four hours after such accident causing loss of life, send a written report of the accident to the chief. Such written report shall specify the character and cause of the accident, the names of the persons killed, and the nature of the injuries that caused death. In the case of injury thereafter resulting in death, the operator shall send a written notice thereof to the chief, and to the deputy mine inspector of such district, at such time as such death comes to the operator's knowledge. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section. Last updated August 9, 2023 at 1:24 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.041
§ 1545.041. Conversion of township park district - resolution
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Any township park district created pursuant to section 511.18 of the Revised Code that includes park land located outside the township in which the park district was established may be converted under the procedures provided in this section into a park district to be operated and maintained as provided for in this chapter, provided that there is no existing park district created under section 1545.04 of the Revised Code in the county in which the township park district is located. The proposed park district shall include within its boundary all townships and municipal corporations in which lands owned by the township park district seeking conversion are located, and may include any other townships and municipal corporations in the county in which the township park district is located. (B) Conversion of a township park district into a park district operated and maintained under this chapter shall be initiated by a resolution adopted by the board of park commissioners of the park district. Any resolution initiating a conversion shall include the following: (1) The name of the township park district seeking conversion; (2) The name of the proposed park district; (3) An accurate description of the territory to be included in the proposed district; (4) An accurate map or plat of the proposed park district. The resolution may also include a proposed tax levy for the operation and maintenance of the proposed park district. If such a tax levy is proposed, the resolution shall specify the annual rate of the tax, expressed in dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars of the county auditor's market value and in mills for each dollar of taxable value, and the number of consecutive years the levy will be in effect. The annual rate of such a tax may not be higher than the total combined millage of all levies then in effect for the benefit of the township park district named in the resolution. (C) Upon adoption of the resolution provided for in division (B) of this section, the board of park commissioners of the township park district seeking conversion under this section shall certify the resolution to the county auditor, who shall certify to the board the information required for a tax levy under section 5705.03 of the Revised Code, in the same manner as required under that section. The board shall certify the resolution and the county auditor's certification to the board of elections of the county in which the park district is located no later than four p.m. of the seventy-fifth day before the day of the election at which the question will be voted upon. Upon certification of the resolution to the board, the board of elections shall make the necessary arrangements to submit the question of conversion of the township park into a park district operated and maintained under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, to the electors qualified to vote at the next primary or general election who reside in the territory of the proposed park district. The question shall provide for a tax levy if such a levy is specified in the resolution. (D) The ballot submitted to the electors as provided in division (C) of this section shall contain the following language: "Shall the _______________ (name of the township park district seeking conversion) be converted into a park district to be operated and maintained under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code under the name of _______________ (name of proposed park district), which park district shall include the following townships and municipal corporations: (Name townships and municipal corporations) Approval of the proposed conversion will result in the termination of all existing tax levies voted for the benefit of _______________ (name of the township park district sought to be converted) and in the levy of a new tax for the operation and maintenance of ______________ (name of proposed park district), that the county auditor estimates will collect $_____ annually, at a rate not exceeding _________ mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $_________ for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, for _____ (number of years the millage is to be imposed) years, commencing on the ______ (year) tax duplicate. For the proposed conversion Against the proposed conversion " (E) If the proposed conversion is approved by at least a majority of the electors voting on the proposal, the township park district that seeks conversion shall become a park district subject to Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code effective the first day of January following approval by the voters. The park district shall have the name specified in the resolution, and effective the first day of January following approval by the voters, the following shall occur: (1) The indebtedness of the former township park district shall be assumed by the new park district; (2) All rights, assets, properties, and other interests of the former township park district shall become vested in the new park district, including the rights to any tax revenues previously vested in the former township park district; provided, that all tax levies in excess of the ten mill limitation approved for the benefit of the former township park district shall be removed from the tax lists after the February settlement next succeeding the conversion. Any tax levy approved in connection with the conversion shall be certified as provided in section 5705.25 of the Revised Code. (3) The members of the board of park commissioners of the former township park district shall be the members of the board of park commissioners of the new park district, with all the same powers and duties as if appointed under section 1545.05 of the Revised Code. The term of each such commissioner shall expire on the first day of January of the year following the year in which his term would have expired under section 511.19 of the Revised Code. Thereafter, commissioners shall be appointed pursuant to section 1545.05 of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "the county auditor's market value" has the same meaning as in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.15
§ 1567.15. Closing of ventilating doors
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Motormen, trip riders, and drivers in charge of haulage trips, passing through doors used as a means of directing the ventilation, shall see that such doors are closed promptly after the trip passes through. No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.05
§ 1509.05. Permit required to drill, reopen, convert or plug back well
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly No person shall drill a new well, drill an existing well any deeper, reopen a well, convert a well to any use other than its original purpose, or plug back a well to a source of supply different from the existing pool, without having a permit to do so issued by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, and until the original permit or a photostatic copy thereof is posted or displayed in a conspicuous and easily accessible place at the well site, with the name, current address, and telephone number of the permit holder and the telephone numbers for fire and emergency medical services maintained on the posted permit or copy. The permit or a copy shall be continuously displayed in that manner at all times during the work authorized by the permit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.24
§ 1563.24. Mine foreperson of gaseous mine - powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly In all mines generating methane in such quantities as to be considered a gaseous mine under section 1563.02 of the Revised Code, the mine foreperson of such a mine shall: (A) Employ a sufficient number of competent persons holding foreperson of gaseous mines or fire boss certificates, except as provided in section 1565.02 of the Revised Code, to examine the working places whether they are in actual course of working or not, and the traveling ways and entrances to old workings with approved flame safety lamps, all of which shall be done not more than three hours prior to the time fixed for the employees to enter the mine; (B) Have all old parts of the mine not in the actual course of working, but that are open and safe to travel, examined not less than once each three days by a competent person who holds a foreperson of gaseous mines or a fire boss certificate; (C) See that all parts of the mine not sealed off as provided in section 1563.41 of the Revised Code are kept free from standing gas, and upon the discovery of any standing gas, see that the entrance to the place where the gas is so discovered is fenced off and marked with a sign upon which is written the word "danger," and the sign shall so remain until the gas has been removed; (D) Have the mine examined on all idle days, holidays, and Sundays on which employees are required to work therein; (E) If more than three hours elapse between shifts, have the places in which the succeeding shift works examined by a competent person who holds a foreperson of gaseous mines or fire boss certificate; (F) See that this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1565., and 1567. and applicable provisions of Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code, with regard to examination of working places, removal of standing gas, and fencing off of dangerous places, are complied with before the employees employed by the mine foreperson for this particular work are permitted to do any other work; (G) Have a report made on the blackboard provided for in section 1567.06 of the Revised Code, which report shall show the condition of the mine as to the presence of gas and the place where such gas is present, if there is any, before the mine foreperson permits the employees to enter the mine; (H) Have reports of the duties and activities enumerated in this section signed by the person who makes the examination. The reports so signed shall be sent once each week to the deputy mine inspector of the district in which the mine is located on blanks furnished by the division of mineral resources management for that purpose, and a copy of the report shall be kept on file at the mine. (I) Have the fire boss record a report after each examination, in ink, in the fire boss' record book, which book shall show the time taken in making the examination and also clearly state the nature and location of any danger that was discovered in any room, entry, or other place in the mine, and, if any danger was discovered, the fire boss shall immediately report the location thereof to the mine foreperson. No person shall enter the mine until the fire bosses return to the mine office on the surface, or to a station located in the mine, where a record book as provided for in this section shall be kept and signed by the person making the examination, and report to the oncoming mine foreperson that the mine is in safe condition for the employees to enter. When a station is located in any mine, the fire bosses shall sign also the report entered in the record book in the mine office on the surface. The record books of the fire bosses shall at all times during working hours be accessible to the deputy mine inspector and the employees of the mine. In every mine generating explosive gas in quantities sufficient to be detected by an approved flame safety lamp, when the working portions are one mile or more from the entrance to the mine or from the bottom of the shaft or slope, a permanent station of suitable dimensions may be erected by the mine foreperson, provided that the location is approved by the deputy mine inspector, for the use of the fire bosses, and a fireproof vault of ample strength shall be erected in the station of brick, stone, or concrete, in which the temporary record book of the fire bosses, as described in this section, shall be kept. No person, except a mine foreperson of gaseous mines, and in case of necessity such other persons as are designated by the mine foreperson, shall pass beyond the permanent station and danger signal until the mine has been examined by a fire boss, and the mine or certain portions thereof reported by the fire boss to be safe. This section does not prevent a mine foreperson or foreperson of gaseous mines from being qualified to act and acting in the capacity of fire boss. The record book shall be supplied by the division and purchased by the operator. No mine foreperson or person delegated by the mine foreperson, or any operator of a mine, or other person, shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.181 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.181
§ 1509.181. Suspension of drilling or reopening of well in coal bearing townships
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of mineral resources management may order the immediate suspension of the drilling or reopening of a well in a coal bearing township after determining that the drilling or reopening activities present an imminent and substantial threat to public health or safety or to a miner's health or safety. (B) Before issuing an order under division (A) of this section, the chief shall notify the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management and the owner in any manner that the chief of the division of mineral resources management determines would provide reasonable notification of the chief's intent to issue a suspension order. However, the chief may order the immediate suspension of the drilling or reopening of a well in a coal bearing township without prior notification to the owner if the chief has made reasonable attempts to notify the owner and the attempts have failed. If the chief orders the immediate suspension of such drilling or reopening, the chief shall provide the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management and the owner notice of the order as soon as practical. (C) Not later than five days after the issuance of an order under division (A) of this section to immediately suspend the drilling or reopening of a well in a coal bearing township, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall provide the owner an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence that the drilling or reopening activities will not likely result in an imminent and substantial threat to public health or safety or to a miner's health or safety, as applicable. If the chief, after considering all evidence presented by the owner, determines that the activities do not present such a threat, the chief shall revoke the suspension order. (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an owner may appeal a suspension order issued under this section to the reclamation commission in accordance with section 1513.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.23
§ 1563.23. Bathing facilities, clothing change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities to be provided
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Each operator of an underground coal mine shall provide bathing facilities, clothing change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities in a location at each mine convenient for the use of all mine employees. All such bathing facilities, change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities shall be constructed and equipped so as to comply with applicable building codes. If no building code is applicable, such facilities shall be constructed and equipped so as to meet the minimum construction requirements of the national building code, and the minimum plumbing requirements of the U.S.A. standard plumbing code, ASA A40.8-1955. Bathing facilities, change rooms, and sanitary toilet facilities shall meet the following minimum requirements: (A) Showers shall be provided with both hot and cold water. (B) At least one shower head shall be provided where five or fewer miners use such showers. (C) Where five or more miners use such showers, sufficient additional showers shall be furnished to provide approximately one shower head for each five miners. (D) A suitable cleansing agent shall be provided for use at each shower. (E) At least one sanitary flush toilet shall be provided where ten or fewer miners use such facilities. (F) Where ten or more miners use such sanitary toilet facilities, sufficient toilets shall be furnished to provide approximately one sanitary flush toilet for each ten miners. (G) Where thirty or more miners use sanitary toilet facilities, one urinal may be substituted for one sanitary flush toilet, however, where such substitutions are made they shall not reduce the number of toilets below a ratio of two toilets to one urinal. (H) An adequate supply of toilet paper shall be provided with each toilet. (I) Adequate handwashing facilities or hand lavatories shall be provided in or adjacent to each toilet facility. (J) Individual clothes storage containers or lockers shall be provided for storage of miners' clothing and other incidental personal belongings during and between shifts. (K) Change rooms shall be provided with ample space to permit the use of such facilities by all miners changing clothes prior to and after each shift. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.02
§ 1501.02. Cooperative or contractual arrangements with federal and local government
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The director of natural resources may enter into cooperative or contractual arrangements with the United States or any agency or department thereof, other states, other departments and subdivisions of this state, or any other person or body politic for the accomplishment of the purposes for which the department of natural resources was created. The director shall cooperate with, and not infringe upon the rights of, other state departments, divisions, boards, commissions, and agencies, political subdivisions, and other public officials and public and private agencies in the conduct of conservation plans and other matters in which the interests of the department of natural resources and the other departments and agencies overlap. The director, by mutual agreement, may utilize the facilities and staffs of state-supported educational institutions in order to promote the conservation and development of the natural resources of the state. All funds made available by the United States for the exclusive use of any division shall be expended only by that division and only for the purposes for which the funds were appropriated. In accepting any such funds for the acquisition of lands or interests in them to be used for open-space purposes including park, recreational, historical, or scenic purposes, or for conservation of land or other natural resources, the director may agree on behalf of the state that lands or interests in them acquired in part with those funds shall not be converted to other uses except pursuant to further agreement between the director and the United States. The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing guidelines for entering into and may enter into a cooperative or contractual arrangement with any individual, agency, organization, or business entity to assist the department in funding a program or project of the department, its divisions, or its offices, through securing, without limitation, donations, sponsorships, marketing, advertising, and licensing arrangements. State moneys appropriated to the department shall continue to be used as authorized and shall not be redirected to any other purpose as a result of financial savings resulting from the department's entering into the cooperative or contractual arrangement. The director may enter into a mutual aid compact with the chief law enforcement officer of any federal agency, state agency, county, township, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision or with the superintendent of the state highway patrol to enable forest-fire investigators and natural resources officers and the law enforcement officers of the respective federal or state agencies or political subdivisions or the state highway patrol to assist each other in the provision of police services within each other's jurisdiction.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.48
§ 1506.48. Reappraising real property damaged or destroyed by shore erosion
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly Upon application of any owner of real property damaged or destroyed by shore erosion, the county auditor of the county in which the real property is situated shall cause a reappraisal to be made and shall place the property on the tax list at its true value in money. Whenever the county auditor finds that ninety per cent or more of the area of any littoral parcel of land appearing upon the tax duplicate has been eroded and lies within the natural boundaries of Lake Erie and that the remainder of the parcel, if any, has no taxable value, the auditor may certify that finding to the county board of revision. Upon consideration thereof, the board may authorize removal of the parcel from the tax duplicate and cancellation of all current and delinquent taxes, assessments, interest, and penalties charged against the parcel.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.03
§ 1546.03. Chief of the division; administration of Ohio boating program
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of parks and watercraft shall act as a designee of the director of natural resources. The chief, with approval of the director, shall select such number of technical and administrative assistants as the chief deems necessary to assist the chief in administering the division and fix their compensation in accordance with sections 124.14 , 124.15 , 124.152 , 124.18 , and 1501.05 of the Revised Code. The chief, with the approval of the director, shall determine policies and programs for the division. (B) The chief may designate license agents with the approval of the director. (C) The division is hereby designated as the agency to administer the Ohio boating safety program. The division also shall administer federal funds allocated under the "Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971," 85 Stat. 222, 46 U.S.C. 1475(a)(6), as amended. The chief shall prepare and submit reports in such form as may be required by that act. (D) The chief may sell any of the following: (1) Items related to or that promote boating safety, including pins, badges, books, bulletins, maps, publications, calendars, and other educational articles; (2) Artifacts pertaining to boating; (3) Confiscated or forfeited items; (4) Surplus equipment. (E) The chief may enforce any rules adopted under section 1546.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.23
§ 1561.23. Issuance of certificates - qualifications of applicants generally
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall issue the following certificates to those applicants who pass their examination: (1) Certificates for mine forepersons of gaseous mines; (2) Certificates for mine forepersons of nongaseous mines; (3) Certificates for forepersons of gaseous mines; (4) Certificates for forepersons of nongaseous mines; (5) Certificates for mine forepersons of surface mines; (6) Certificates for forepersons of surface mines; (7) Certificates for mine electricians; (8) Certificates for surface mine blasters. (B) Applicants for certificates shall make application to the chief, on a form provided by the chief, for examination. All applicants shall be able to read and write the English language intelligently, and shall furnish the chief with a certificate as to the length and description of their practical experience and satisfactory evidence of their ability to perform the duties of the position for which they make application for examination. (C) The chief may issue a certificate to an applicant for mine foreperson, foreperson, or mine electrician who holds a valid certification or other authorization from a state with which the department of natural resources has a reciprocal agreement for the certification or other authorization. However, the applicant shall pass an examination on this chapter and rules adopted under it or on any other relevant material that the chief determines to be appropriate. A mine foreperson, foreperson, or mine electrician who has been issued a temporary certificate under section 1565.06 of the Revised Code prior to September 30, 2021, and who holds a valid certification or other authorization from a state with which the department has a reciprocal agreement for the certification or other authorization may continue to operate under the temporary certificate until it expires or the chief suspends or revokes it. (D) Except as provided in sections 1561.16 and 1561.17 of the Revised Code, any certificate issued by the former mine examining board prior to October 29, 1995, shall remain in effect notwithstanding the new classifications of certificates established by this section. Last updated August 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.18
§ 1522.18. Investigations; access to premises
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chief of the division of water resources, on the chief's own initiative or upon written complaint by any person, may investigate or make inquiries into any alleged failure to comply with this chapter, any rule adopted under it, any order issued under it, or the terms and conditions of a permit issued under it. The chief or the chief's duly authorized representative may enter at reasonable times on any private or public property to inspect and investigate conditions relating to any such alleged act of noncompliance and, if necessary, may apply to the court of common pleas having jurisdiction for a warrant permitting the entrance and inspection.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.04
§ 1548.04. Evidencing ownership
Status: in_force

January 1, 1980 Senate Bill 387 - 112th General Assembly No person acquiring a watercraft or outboard motor from the owner thereof, whether such owner is a manufacturer, importer, dealer, or otherwise, shall acquire any right, title, claim, or interest in or to such watercraft or outboard motor until such person has had issued to him a certificate of title to such watercraft or outboard motor, or delivered to him a manufacturer's or importer's certificate for it. Nor shall any waiver or estoppel operate in favor of such person against a person having possession of such certificate of title, or manufacturer's or importer's certificate for such watercraft or outboard motor, for a valuable consideration. No court in any case at law or in equity shall recognize the right, title, claim, or interest of any person in or to any watercraft or outboard motor sold or disposed of, or mortgaged or encumbered, unless evidenced: (A) By a certificate of title or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate issued in accordance with Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code; (B) By admission in the pleadings or stipulation of the parties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.031
§ 1509.031. Electronic submission of oil and gas documents
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and other than a statement of production, the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management may require the electronic submission of any application, report, test result, fee, or document that is required to be submitted under this chapter. The chief shall require the submission of statements of production to be made electronically regardless of well type and the number of wells owned. (B) For good cause, a person may request to be excluded from any requirement to make an electronic submission under division (A) of this section other than the requirement to submit a statement of production electronically. The chief shall establish the procedure and form by which a person may request such exclusion. Last updated August 28, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.13
§ 1503.13. Compensation of forest-fire wardens
Status: in_force

September 1, 1976 House Bill 972 - 111th General Assembly Forest-fire wardens shall be allowed for their services such remuneration as is fixed by the chief of the division of forestry, subject to the approval of the director of natural resources. Laborers and owners of all property required by any warden in the extinguishment of a brush or forest fire shall receive reasonable compensation for labor and material so employed, and said chief may make final settlement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.11
§ 1533.11. Special deer or wild turkey permits; fees; wildlife refunds fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 (GA 136), House Bill 64 (GA 136) (A)(1) Except as provided in this section or section 1533.731 of the Revised Code, no person shall hunt deer on lands of another without first obtaining an annual deer permit. Except as provided in this section, no person shall hunt wild turkeys on lands of another without first obtaining an annual wild turkey permit. A deer or wild turkey permit is valid during the hunting license year in which the permit is purchased. Except as provided in rules adopted under division (B) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, each applicant for a deer or wild turkey permit shall pay an annual fee for each permit in accordance with the following schedule: Deer permit - resident $30.00 Deer permit - nonresident $210.00 Youth deer permit - resident and nonresident $15.00 Senior deer permit - resident $11.00 Wild turkey permit - resident $30.00 Wild turkey permit - nonresident $37.00 Youth wild turkey permit - resident and nonresident $15.00 Senior wild turkey permit - resident $11.00 (2) As used in division (A)(1) of this section: (a) "Youth" means an applicant who is under the age of eighteen years at the time of application for a permit. (b) "Senior" means an applicant who is sixty-five years of age or older at the time of application for a permit. (3) The money received shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund, created in section 1531.17 of the Revised Code, exclusively for the use of the division of wildlife in the acquisition and development of land for deer or wild turkey management, for investigating deer or wild turkey problems, and for the stocking, management, and protection of deer or wild turkey. (4) Every person, while hunting deer or wild turkey on lands of another, shall carry the person's deer or wild turkey permit and exhibit it to any enforcement officer so requesting. Failure to so carry and exhibit such a permit constitutes an offense under this section. (5) The chief of the division of wildlife shall adopt any additional rules the chief considers necessary to carry out this section and section 1533.10 of the Revised Code. (6) An owner who is a resident of this state or an owner who is exempt from obtaining a hunting license under section 1533.10 of the Revised Code and the spouse, parents, children of any age, and grandchildren under eighteen years of age of the owner of lands in this state may hunt deer or wild turkey thereon without a deer or wild turkey permit. If the owner of land in this state is a limited liability company or a limited liability partnership that consists of three or fewer individual members or partners, as applicable, an individual member or partner who is a resident of this state and the member's or partner's parents, children of any age, and grandchildren under eighteen years of age may hunt deer or wild turkey on the land owned by the limited liability company or limited liability partnership without a deer or wild turkey permit. In addition, if the owner of land in this state is a trust that has a total of three or fewer trustees and beneficiaries, an individual who is a trustee or beneficiary and who is a resident of this state and the individual's parents, children of any age, and grandchildren under eighteen years of age may hunt deer or wild turkey on the land owned by the trust without a deer or wild turkey permit. The tenant and children of the tenant may hunt deer or wild turkey on lands where they reside without a deer or wild turkey permit. (B) A deer or wild turkey permit is not transferable. No person shall carry a deer or wild turkey permit issued in the name of another person. (C) The wildlife refunds fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money received from application fees for deer permits that are not issued. Money in the fund shall be used to make refunds of such application fees. (D) If the division establishes a system for the electronic submission of information regarding deer or wild turkey that are taken, the division shall allow the owner and the children of the owner of lands in this state to use the owner's name or address for purposes of submitting that information electronically via that system. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated August 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.28
§ 1563.28. Examination of working place by fire boss
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The worker performing the duties of fire boss shall, in an approved manner, use a flame safety lamp when making examinations under this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1565., and 1567. and applicable provisions of Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code. As evidence of such examinations the fire boss shall mark with chalk, upon the face of the coal or in some other conspicuous place, the fire boss's initials and the date of the month that the examination is made, and shall fully comply with all the law relating to gas and the fire boss's duties as to making such examinations. After making such an examination and report, prior to employees entering the mine for the oncoming shift, the fire boss who made the examination or another fire boss shall return to the working places with the employees at the starting time of the oncoming shift. No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.31
§ 1547.31. Muffler or muffler system required - noise levels
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) Every powercraft operated on the waters in this state shall be equipped at all times with a muffler or a muffler system that is in good working order, in constant operation, and effectively installed to prevent excessive or unusual noise. (B)(1) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a powercraft on the waters in this state in such a manner as to exceed a noise level of ninety decibels on the "A" scale when subjected to a stationary sound level test as prescribed by SAE J2005. (2) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a powercraft on the waters in this state in such a manner as to exceed a noise level of seventy-five decibels on the "A" scale measured as specified by SAE J1970. Measurement of a noise level of not more than seventy-five decibels on the "A" scale of a powercraft in operation does not preclude the conducting of a stationary sound level test as prescribed by SAE J2005. (C) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a powercraft on the waters in this state that is equipped with an altered muffler or muffler cutout, or operate or give permission for the operation of a powercraft on the waters in this state in any manner that bypasses or otherwise reduces or eliminates the effectiveness of any muffler or muffler system installed in accordance with this section, unless the applicable mechanism has been permanently disconnected or made inoperable. (D) No person shall remove, alter, or otherwise modify in any way a muffler or muffler system in a manner that will prevent it from being operated in accordance with this section. (E) No person shall manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a powercraft that is not equipped with a muffler or muffler system that prevents noise levels in excess of those established in division (B)(1) of this section. (F) This section does not apply to any of the following: (1) A powercraft that is designed, manufactured, and sold for the sole purpose of competing in racing events. The exception established under division (F)(1) of this section shall be documented in each sale agreement and shall be acknowledged formally by the signatures of the buyer and the seller. The buyer and the seller shall maintain copies of the sale agreement. A copy of the sale agreement shall be kept aboard the powercraft when it is operated. A powercraft to which the exception established under division (F)(1) of this section applies shall be operated on the waters in this state only in accordance with division (F)(2) of this section. (2) A powercraft that is actually participating in a sanctioned racing event or in tune-up periods for a sanctioned racing event on the waters in this state and that is being operated in accordance with division (F)(2) of this section. For the purposes of division (F)(2) of this section, a sanctioned racing event is a racing event that is conducted in accordance with section 1547.20 of the Revised Code or that is approved by the United States coast guard. The operator of a powercraft that is operated on the waters in this state for the purpose of a sanctioned racing event shall comply with that section and requirements established under it or with requirements established by the coast guard, as appropriate. Failure to comply subjects the operator to this section. (3) A powercraft that is being operated on the waters in this state by or for a boat or engine manufacturer for the purpose of testing, development, or both and that complies with division (F)(3) of this section. The operator of such a powercraft shall have aboard at all times and shall produce on demand of a law enforcement officer a current, valid letter issued by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft in accordance with rules adopted under division (I)(1) of this section. Failure to produce the letter subjects the operator to this section. (G) A law enforcement officer who is trained in accordance with rules adopted under division (I)(2) of this section and who has reason to believe that a powercraft is not in compliance with the noise levels established in this section may direct the operator of the powercraft to submit it to an on-site test to measure the level of the noise emitted by the powercraft. The operator shall comply with that direction. The officer may remain aboard the powercraft during the test at the officer's discretion. If the level of the noise emitted by the powercraft exceeds the noise levels established in this section, the officer may direct the operator to take immediate and reasonable measures to correct the violation, including returning the powercraft to a mooring and keeping it at the mooring until the violation is corrected or ceases. (H) A law enforcement officer who conducts powercraft noise level tests pursuant to this section shall be trained to do so in accordance with rules adopted under division (I)(2) of this section. (I) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the chief shall adopt rules establishing both of the following: (1) Requirements and procedures for the issuance of letters under division (F)(3) of this section. The rules shall require, without limitation, that each such letter adequately identify the powercraft concerning which the letter is issued and specify the purposes for which the powercraft is being operated. (2) Requirements and procedures for the training of law enforcement officers who conduct powercraft noise level tests pursuant to this section. The rules shall require the training to include, without limitation, the selection of a site where noise level is measured and the calibration and use of noise measurement equipment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.99
§ 1503.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 1503.01 or 1503.12 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (B) Whoever violates section 1503.18 or 1503.43 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (C) Whoever violates division (A) of section 1503.54 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day of violation is a separate offense. In addition to the penalty provided in this division, the sentencing court may assess damages in an amount equal to the costs of reclaiming, restoring, or otherwise repairing any damage to public or private property caused by any violation of division (A) of section 1503.54 of the Revised Code. All fines and moneys assessed as damages under this section shall be credited to the forestry pollution abatement fund created in section 1503.55 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.06
§ 1548.06. Application for certificate of title
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Application for a certificate of title for a watercraft or outboard motor shall be made upon a form prescribed by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft and shall be sworn to before a notary public or other officer empowered to administer oaths. The application shall be filed with the clerk of any court of common pleas. An application for a certificate of title may be filed electronically by any electronic means approved by the chief in any county with the clerk of the court of common pleas of that county. The application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in section 1548.10 of the Revised Code. The fee shall be retained by the clerk who issues the certificate of title and shall be distributed in accordance with that section. If a clerk of a court of common pleas, other than the clerk of the court of common pleas of an applicant's county of residence, issues a certificate of title to the applicant, the clerk shall transmit data related to the transaction to the automated title processing system. (2) If a certificate of title previously has been issued for the watercraft or outboard motor, the application for a certificate of title also shall be accompanied by the certificate of title duly assigned unless otherwise provided in this chapter. If a certificate of title previously has not been issued for the watercraft or outboard motor in this state, the application, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be accompanied by a manufacturer's or importer's certificate; by a sworn statement of ownership if the watercraft or outboard motor was purchased by the applicant on or before October 9, 1963, or if the watercraft is less than fourteen feet long with a permanently affixed mechanical means of propulsion and was purchased by the applicant on or before January 1, 2000; or by a certificate of title, bill of sale, or other evidence of ownership required by the law of another state from which the watercraft or outboard motor was brought into this state. Evidence of ownership of a watercraft or outboard motor for which an Ohio certificate of title previously has not been issued and which watercraft or outboard motor does not have permanently affixed to it a manufacturer's serial number shall be accompanied by the certificate of assignment of a hull identification number assigned by the chief as provided in section 1548.07 of the Revised Code. (3) The clerk shall retain the evidence of title presented by the applicant and on which the certificate of title is issued, except that, if an application for a certificate of title is filed electronically, by a vendor on behalf of a purchaser of a watercraft or outboard motor, the clerk shall retain the completed electronic record to which the vendor converted the certificate of title application and other required documents. The chief, after consultation with the attorney general, shall adopt rules that govern the location at which, and the manner in which, are stored the actual application and all other documents relating to the sale of a watercraft or outboard motor when a vendor files the application for a certificate of title electronically on behalf of a purchaser. (B) The clerk shall use reasonable diligence in ascertaining whether the facts in the application are true by checking the application and documents accompanying it or the electronic record to which a vendor converted the application and accompanying documents with the records of watercraft and outboard motors in the clerk's office. If the clerk is satisfied that the applicant is the owner of the watercraft or outboard motor and that the application is in the proper form, the clerk shall issue a physical certificate of title over the clerk's signature and sealed with the clerk's seal unless the applicant specifically requests the clerk not to issue a physical certificate of title and instead to issue an electronic certificate of title. However, if the evidence indicates and an investigation shows that one or more Ohio titles already exist for the watercraft or outboard motor, the chief may cause the redundant title or titles to be canceled. (C) In the case of the sale of a watercraft or outboard motor by a vendor to a general purchaser or user, the certificate of title shall be obtained in the name of the purchaser by the vendor upon application signed by the purchaser. In all other cases, the certificate shall be obtained by the purchaser. In all cases of transfer of watercraft or outboard motors, the application for certificate of title shall be filed within thirty days after the later of the date of purchase or assignment of ownership of the watercraft or outboard motor. If the application for certificate of title is not filed within thirty days after the later of the date of purchase or assignment of ownership of the watercraft or outboard motor, the clerk shall charge a late penalty fee of five dollars in addition to the fee prescribed by section 1548.10 of the Revised Code. The clerk shall retain the entire amount of each late penalty fee. (D) The clerk shall refuse to accept an application for certificate of title unless the applicant either tenders with the application payment of all taxes levied by or pursuant to Chapter 5739. or 5741. of the Revised Code based on the applicant's county of residence less, in the case of a sale by a vendor, any discount to which the vendor is entitled under section 5739.12 of the Revised Code, or submits any of the following: (1) A receipt issued by the tax commissioner or a clerk of courts showing payment of the tax; (2) A copy of the unit certificate of exemption completed by the purchaser at the time of sale as provided in section 5739.03 of the Revised Code; (3) An exemption certificate, in a form prescribed by the tax commissioner, that specifies why the purchase is not subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 5739. or 5741. of the Revised Code. Payment of the tax shall be in accordance with rules issued by the tax commissioner, and the clerk shall issue a receipt in the form prescribed by the tax commissioner to any applicant who tenders payment of the tax with the application for the certificate of title. (E)(1) For receiving and disbursing the taxes paid to the clerk by a resident of the clerk's county, the clerk may retain a poundage fee of one and one one-hundredth per cent of the taxes collected, which shall be paid into the certificate of title administration fund created by section 325.33 of the Revised Code. The clerk shall not retain a poundage fee from payments of taxes by persons who do not reside in the clerk's county. (2) A clerk, however, may retain from the taxes paid to the clerk an amount equal to the poundage fees associated with certificates of title issued by other clerks of courts of common pleas to applicants who reside in the first clerk's county. The chief of the division of parks and watercraft, in consultation with the tax commissioner and the clerks of the courts of common pleas, shall develop a report from the automated title processing system that informs each clerk of the amount of the poundage fees that the clerk is permitted to retain from those taxes because of certificates of title issued by the clerks of other counties to applicants who reside in the first clerk's county. (F) In the case of casual sales of watercraft or outboard motors that are subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 5739. or 5741. of the Revised Code, the purchase price for the purpose of determining the tax shall be the purchase price on an affidavit executed and filed with the clerk by the vendor on a form to be prescribed by the chief, which shall be prima-facie evidence of the price for the determination of the tax. In addition to the information required by section 1548.08 of the Revised Code, each certificate of title shall contain in bold lettering the following notification and statements: "WARNING TO TRANSFEROR AND TRANSFEREE (SELLER AND BUYER). You are required by law to state the true selling price. A false statement is a violation of section 2921.13 of the Revised Code and is punishable by six months imprisonment or a fine of up to one thousand dollars, or both. All transfers are audited by the department of taxation. The seller and buyer must provide any information requested by the department of taxation. The buyer may be assessed any additional tax found to be due." (G) Each county clerk of courts shall forward to the registrar of motor vehicles, in a manner prescribed by the tax commissioner, all sales and use tax collections resulting from sales of titled watercraft and outboard motors during a calendar week on or before the Friday following the close of that week. If, on any Friday, the offices of the clerk of courts or the state are not open for business, the tax shall be forwarded to the registrar on or before the next day on which the offices are open. Every remittance of tax under this division shall be accompanied by a remittance report in such form as the commissioner, in consultation with the director of public safety, prescribes. If the tax due for any week is not remitted by a clerk of courts as required under this division, the clerk shall forfeit the poundage fees for the sales made during that week. The commissioner may require the clerks of courts to transmit tax collections and remittance reports electronically. (H) For purposes of a transfer of a certificate of title, if the clerk is satisfied that a secured party has discharged a lien but has not canceled the lien notation with a clerk, the clerk may cancel the lien notation on the automated title processing system and notify the clerk of the county of origin. (I) Every clerk shall have the capability to transact by electronic means all procedures and transactions relating to the issuance of watercraft or outboard motor certificates of title that are described in the Revised Code as being accomplished by electronic means. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.47
§ 1561.47. Order to abate violation
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly If upon inspection a deputy mine inspector or other authorized representative of the division of mineral resources management finds any violation of law, or any other conditions that constitute an imminent and substantial threat to miners' health or safety, the chief of the division of mineral resources management may issue, modify, or revoke reasonable orders requiring the operator to abate the violation or condition within a reasonable period of time. No operator shall violate or fail to comply with any order issued under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.111 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.111
§ 1533.111. Hunting or trapping fur taker permit - trapper education course
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 (GA 136), House Bill 64 (GA 136) (A) Except as provided in this section or division (A)(2) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, no person shall hunt or trap fur-bearing animals on land of another without first obtaining some type of an annual fur taker permit. (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in rules adopted under division (B) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, each applicant for a fur taker permit or an apprentice fur taker permit shall pay an annual fee for each annual permit in accordance with the following schedule: Fur taker permit $14.00 Apprentice fur taker permit $14.00 Senior fur taker permit - resident only $7.00 Apprentice senior fur taker permit - resident only $7.00 Special youth fur taker permit $7.00 Apprentice youth fur taker permit $7.00 (2) As used in division (B)(1) of this section: (a) "Youth" means an applicant who is under the age of eighteen years at the time of application for a permit. (b) "Senior" means an applicant who is sixty-five years of age or older at the time of application for a permit. (C) Each type of fur taker permit is valid during the hunting license year in which the permit is purchased. The money received shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the fund established in section 1533.15 of the Revised Code. Apprentice fur taker permits and apprentice youth fur taker permits are subject to the requirements established under section 1533.102 of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant to it. (D)(1) No person shall issue a fur taker permit to an applicant unless it is accompanied by a written explanation of the law in section 1533.17 of the Revised Code and the penalty for its violation, including a description of terms of imprisonment and fines that may be imposed. (2) No person shall issue a fur taker permit, other than an apprentice fur taker permit or an apprentice youth fur taker permit, to an applicant unless the applicant presents to the agent authorized to issue a fur taker permit a previously held hunting license or trapping or fur taker permit or evidence of having held such a license or permit in content and manner approved by the chief of the division of wildlife, a certificate of completion issued upon completion of a trapper education course approved by the chief, or evidence of equivalent training in content and manner approved by the chief. A previously held apprentice hunting license, apprentice fur taker permit, or apprentice youth fur taker permit does not satisfy the requirement concerning the presentation of a previously held hunting license or fur taker permit or evidence of such a license or permit. (3) No person shall issue a fur taker permit, other than an apprentice fur taker permit or an apprentice youth fur taker permit, to any person who fails to present the evidence required by this section. No person shall purchase or obtain a fur taker permit, other than an apprentice fur taker permit or an apprentice youth fur taker permit, without presenting to the issuing agent the evidence required by this section. Issuance of a fur taker permit in violation of the requirements of this section is an offense by both the purchaser of the illegally obtained permit and the clerk or agent who issued the permit. Any fur taker permit issued in violation of this section is void. (E) The chief, with approval of the wildlife council, shall adopt rules prescribing a trapper education course for first-time fur taker permit buyers, other than buyers of apprentice fur taker permits or apprentice youth fur taker permits, and for volunteer instructors. The course shall consist of subjects that include, but are not limited to, trapping techniques, animal habits and identification, trapping tradition and ethics, the trapper and conservation, the law in section 1533.17 of the Revised Code along with the penalty for its violation, including a description of terms of imprisonment and fines that may be imposed, and other law relating to trapping. Authorized personnel of the division of wildlife or volunteer instructors approved by the chief shall conduct the courses with such frequency and at such locations throughout the state as to reasonably meet the needs of permit applicants. The chief shall issue a certificate of completion to each person who successfully completes the course and passes an examination prescribed by the chief. (F) Every person, while hunting or trapping fur-bearing animals on lands of another, shall carry the person's fur taker permit with the person's signature written on the permit. Failure to carry such a signed permit constitutes an offense under this section. The chief shall adopt any additional rules the chief considers necessary to carry out this section. (G) An owner who is a resident of this state or an owner who is exempt from obtaining a hunting license under section 1533.10 of the Revised Code and the spouse, parents, children of any age, and grandchildren under eighteen years of age of the owner of lands in this state may hunt or trap fur-bearing animals thereon without a fur taker permit. If the owner of land in this state is a limited liability company or a limited liability partnership that consists of three or fewer individual members or partners, as applicable, an individual member or partner who is a resident of this state and the member's or partner's parents, children of any age, and grandchildren under eighteen years of age may hunt or trap fur-bearing animals on the land owned by the limited liability company or limited liability partnership without a fur taker permit. In addition, if the owner of land in this state is a trust that has a total of three or fewer trustees and beneficiaries, an individual who is a trustee or beneficiary and who is a resident of this state and the individual's parents, children of any age, and grandchildren under eighteen years of age may hunt or trap fur-bearing animals on the land owned by the trust without a fur taker permit. The tenant and children of the tenant may hunt or trap fur-bearing animals on lands where they reside without a fur taker permit. (H) A fur taker permit is not transferable. No person shall carry a fur taker permit issued in the name of another person. (I) A fur taker permit entitles a nonresident to take from this state fur-bearing animals taken and possessed by the nonresident as provided by law or division rule. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated August 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.57
§ 1547.57. Watercraft tags
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, 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 issue to the applicant two tags not larger than three inches square, color coded, indicating the expiration date of the certificate. The owner of watercraft currently documented by the United States coast guard and for which a registration certificate is issued shall securely affix one tag to the watercraft's port side and the other tag to the starboard side so that the tags are clearly visible under normal operating conditions. The tags shall be removed from the watercraft when they become invalid. The owner of any other watercraft for which a registration certificate is issued shall securely affix one tag to the watercraft's port side, six inches toward the stern from the identification number, and the other tag to the starboard side, six inches toward the stern from the identification number. The tags shall be securely affixed to the watercraft prior to its operation, but shall be removed from the watercraft when they become invalid. A person may operate without a registration certificate issued under section 1547.54 of the Revised Code, for a period not to exceed forty-five days, any watercraft required to be titled on the waters in this state if the person is in compliance with section 1547.531 of the Revised Code. (B) The owner of every watercraft requiring numbering by this state shall attach to each side of the bow of the watercraft the permanent identification number in such manner as may be prescribed by applicable federal standards in order that it shall be clearly visible. The number shall be maintained in a legible condition at all times. No number other than the number assigned to a watercraft or granted by reciprocity pursuant to this chapter shall be painted, attached, or otherwise displayed on either side of the bow of the watercraft. (C) When the chief issues a registration certificate under section 1547.54 of the Revised Code for a canoe, rowboat, or inflatable watercraft that has not been numbered under section 1547.53 of the Revised Code, the chief also shall issue to the applicant a tag not larger than three inches by six inches, with distinguishing color coding and a number for identification purposes. The owner of the canoe, rowboat, or inflatable watercraft for which the registration certificate is issued shall affix the tag securely to a location on the canoe, rowboat, or inflatable watercraft as prescribed by rules. (D) No person shall operate or permit to be operated any watercraft on the waters in this state in violation of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.18
§ 1503.18. Kindled fires
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) No person shall kindle a fire upon public land without the written permission of the forest-fire warden having jurisdiction or on land of another without the written permission of the owner or the owner's agent. (B) No person shall kindle or authorize another to kindle a fire in or near any woodland, brushland, or land containing tree growth or in any place from which the fire is likely to escape unless all leaves, grass, wood, and inflammable material surrounding the place where the fire is kindled have first been removed to a safe distance and all other reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent its escape from control. No fire shall be left until extinguished or safely covered. (C) Excepting fires kindled in a plowed field, garden, or public highway at a distance of not less than two hundred feet from any woodland, brushland, or field containing dry grass or other inflammable material, no person shall kindle or authorize another to kindle a fire in the open air, outside the limits of any municipal corporation or land controlled by any railroad company, for the purpose of burning wood, brush, weeds, grass, or rubbish of any kind between the hours of six a.m. and six p.m. during the months of March, April, May, October, and November in any year. The chief of the division of forestry may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to expand the times and places for kindling fires for any affected persons. (D) The times and places for kindling fires established under division (C) of this section may be restricted or eliminated by executive order of the governor if environmental conditions so warrant. (E) Fires kindled by improperly disposing of a lighted match, cigar, or other burning or glowing substance are kindled fires within the meaning of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.15
§ 1517.15. [Former R.C. 1547.82, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Approving structures and channel modifications
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 156 - 135th General Assembly No state department, state agency, or political subdivision shall build or enlarge any highway, road, or structure or modify or cause the modification of the channel of any watercourse within one thousand feet of a wild, scenic, or recreational river outside the limits of a municipal corporation without first having obtained approval of the plans for the highway, road, or structure or channel modification from the director of natural resources or the director's representative. The state department, state agency, or political subdivision, with the approval of the director or the director's representative, may so build, enlarge, or modify beyond one thousand feet on publicly owned land if necessary to preserve water conservation, scenic, fish, wildlife, historic, or outdoor recreation values. The court of common pleas having jurisdiction, upon petition by the director, shall enjoin work on any highway, road, or structure or channel modification for which such approval has not been obtained. Last updated June 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1551.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1551 / § 1551.35
§ 1551.35. Technical advisory committee
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) There is hereby established a technical advisory committee to assist the director of the Ohio coal development office in achieving the office's purposes. The director of development shall appoint to the committee one member of the public utilities commission and one representative each of coal production companies, the united mine workers of America, and electric utilities, as well as two people with a background in coal research and development technology, one of whom is employed at the time of the member's appointment by a state university, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. The director of environmental protection shall serve on the committee as an ex officio member. Any member of the committee may designate in writing a substitute to serve in the member's absence on the committee. The director of environmental protection may designate in writing the chief of the air pollution control division of the environmental protection agency to represent the agency. Members shall serve on the committee at the pleasure of their appointing authority. Members of the committee appointed by the director of development, when engaged in their official duties as members of the committee, shall be compensated on a per diem basis in accordance with division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code, except that the member of the public utilities commission and, while employed by a state university, the member with a background in coal research, shall not be so compensated. Members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (B) The technical advisory committee shall review and make recommendations concerning the Ohio coal development agenda required under section 1551.34 of the Revised Code, project proposals, research and development projects submitted to the office by public utilities for the purpose of section 4905.304 of the Revised Code, proposals for grants, loans, and loan guarantees for purposes of sections 1555.01 to 1555.06 of the Revised Code, and such other topics as the director of the office considers appropriate. (C) The technical advisory committee may hold an executive session at any regular or special meeting for the purpose of considering research and development project proposals or applications for assistance submitted to the Ohio coal development office under section 1551.33 , or sections 1555.01 to 1555.06 , of the Revised Code, to the extent that the proposals or applications consist of trade secrets or other proprietary information. Any materials or data submitted to, made available to, or received by the department of development or the director of the Ohio coal development office in connection with agreements for assistance entered into under this chapter or Chapter 1555. of the Revised Code, or any information taken from those materials or data for any purpose, to the extent that the materials or data consist of trade secrets or other proprietary information, are not public records for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. As used in this division, "trade secrets" has the same meaning as in section 1333.61 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 10:25 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.44
§ 1567.44. Handling cars
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Drivers shall use care in handling cars, especially going down grade and at junction points. No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.99
§ 1531.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

March 4, 2008 House Bill 238 - 127th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 1531.02 of the Revised Code, or any division rule, other than a rule adopted under section 1531.25 of the Revised Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 1531.02 of the Revised Code concerning the taking or possession of deer or violates division (K) of section 1531.06 or section 1531.07 or 1531.29 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, that person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Whoever violates section 1531.25 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Whoever violates section 1531.02 of the Revised Code concerning the buying, selling, or offering for sale of any wild animals or parts of wild animals, the minimum value of which animals or parts, in the aggregate, is one thousand dollars or more as established under section 1531.201 of the Revised Code, is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (E) A court that imposes sentence for a violation of any section of this chapter governing the holding, taking, buying, selling, or possession of wild animals, including, without limitation, section 1531.11 of the Revised Code, may require the person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to the offense, in addition to any fine, term of imprisonment, seizure, and forfeiture imposed, to make restitution for the minimum value of the wild animal illegally held, taken, bought, sold, or possessed as established under section 1531.201 of the Revised Code. An officer who collects moneys paid as restitution under this section shall pay those moneys to the treasurer of state who shall deposit them in the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund established under section 1531.17 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1571.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1571 / § 1571.08
§ 1571.08. Use of alternate methods or materials - filing of objections
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Whenever in this chapter, the method or material to be used in discharging any obligations imposed by this chapter is specified, an alternative method or material may be used if approved by the gas storage well inspector or the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. A person desiring to use such alternative method or material shall file with the division of oil and gas resources management an application for permission to do so. Such application shall describe such alternative method or material in reasonable detail. The gas storage well inspector shall promptly send by certified mail or electronic format notice of the filing of such application to any coal mine operator or reservoir operator whose mine or reservoir may be directly affected thereby. Any such coal mine operator or reservoir operator may within ten days following receipt of such notice, file with the division objections to such application. The gas storage well inspector may also file with the division an objection to such application at any time during which coal mine operators or reservoir operators are permitted to file objections. If no objections are filed within the ten-day period of time, the gas storage well inspector shall thereupon issue a permit approving the use of such alternative method or material. If any such objections are filed by any coal mine operator or reservoir operator, or by the gas storage well inspector, the question as to whether or not the use of such alternative method or material, or a modification thereof is approved, shall be determined by a conference or hearing as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code. (B) Whenever in this chapter, provision is made for the filing of objections with the division, such objections shall be in writing and shall state as definitely as is reasonably possible the reasons for such objections. Upon the filing of any such objection the gas storage well inspector shall promptly fix the time and place for holding a conference for the purpose of discussing and endeavoring to resolve by mutual agreement the issue raised by such objection. The gas storage well inspector shall send written notice thereof by certified mail or electronic format to each person having a direct interest therein. Thereupon the issue made by such objection shall be determined by a conference or hearing in accordance with the procedures for conferences and hearings as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 9, 2023 at 1:34 PM