Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.021
§ 1501.021. Expending funds for planning and engineering studies
Status: in_force

October 10, 1963 House Bill 536 - 105th General Assembly The director of natural resources may spend out of any funds appropriated to the department of natural resources for studies, planning, or engineering, such moneys as are necessary for the preparation of studies or plans for any state park or proposed state park in connection with which any lands or interests therein or public service facilities, or both, are to be acquired, constructed, enlarged, equipped, furnished, or improved from the proceeds of state park revenue bonds, and said director may use the engineers, assistants, and other employees of his department, and may employ consulting engineers for such purpose. All expenses so incurred by the director prior to the issuance of the state park revenue bonds shall be paid by the director and charged to the state park or the proposed state park involved, and the director shall keep proper records and accounts showing the amounts so charged. Upon the sale of the state park revenue bonds for such state park or proposed state park, the funds so expended by the director in connection therewith shall be reimbursed to the department from the proceeds of such bonds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.17
§ 1546.17. Inspection of watercraft
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The chief of the division of parks and watercraft shall inspect all boats and watercraft maintained and operated in or upon the waters of any state reservoir, lakes, canals, and feeders, and may condemn any such boat or watercraft which is unsafe for the carrying of passengers. No owner of a boat or watercraft so condemned shall offer it for hire. If such owner violates this section, the permit issued to the owner shall be revoked and annulled.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.30
§ 1531.30. Cooperative management fund
Status: in_force

March 13, 1986 Senate Bill 269 - 116th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the cooperative management fund. All revenue generated on land owned by the United States army corps of engineers and managed by the division of the wildlife of the department of natural resources pursuant to an agreement with the corps shall be credited to the fund. All money in the fund shall be spent for fish and wildlife management purposes and for the management and maintenance of the area managed by the division. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.07
§ 1545.07. Board of park commissioners - employees
Status: in_force

April 30, 2024 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly The commissioners appointed in accordance with section 1545.05 or pursuant to section 1545.041 of the Revised Code shall constitute the board of park commissioners of the park district. Such board shall be a body politic and corporate, and may sue and be sued as provided in sections 1545.01 to 1545.28 of the Revised Code. Such board may employ a secretary and such other employees as are necessary in the performance of the powers conferred in such sections. The board may appoint a treasurer to act as custodian of the board's funds and as fiscal officer for the park district. For the purposes of acquiring, planning, developing, protecting, maintaining, or improving lands and facilities thereon under section 1545.11 of the Revised Code, and for other types of assistance which it finds necessary in carrying out its duties under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, the board may hire and contract for professional, technical, consulting, and other special services, including, in accordance with division (D) of section 309.09 of the Revised Code, the legal services of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the park district is located, and may purchase goods. In procuring any goods with a cost in excess of the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the board shall contract as a contracting authority under sections 307.86 to 307.91 of the Revised Code, to the same extent and with the same limitations as a board of county commissioners. In procuring services, the board shall contract in the manner and under procedures established by the bylaws of the board as required in section 1545.09 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 7, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.071
§ 1548.071. Joint ownership with right of survivorship
Status: in_force

July 23, 2002 House Bill 345 - 124th General Assembly Any two persons may establish in accordance with section 2131.12 of the Revised Code joint ownership with right of survivorship in a watercraft or outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required under this chapter and that one or both of them owns. Two persons who establish joint ownership with right of survivorship in a watercraft or outboard motor in accordance with section 2131.12 of the Revised Code may terminate the joint ownership with right of survivorship by applying for a title in accordance with this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.261
§ 1561.261. Immunity of mine safety employees arising from rescue work
Status: in_force

June 11, 2008 Senate Bill 323 - 127th General Assembly Except for civil actions in which the state is the plaintiff, no employee of the division of mineral resources management who performs rescue work at an underground coal mine is liable in any civil action that arises under the laws of this state for damage or injury caused in the performance of rescue work at an underground coal mine unless the employee acted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any immunity from civil liability that is conferred on an employee of the division by any other provision of the Revised Code or by case law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.25
§ 1501.25. Effect of felony conviction
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The director of natural resources shall not appoint a person as a natural resources officer under section 1501.24 of the Revised Code on a permanent or temporary basis or for a probationary term if the person previously has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony. (2)(a) The director shall terminate the employment of a natural resources officer if the officer does either of the following: (i) Pleads guilty to a felony; (ii) Pleads guilty to a misdemeanor pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement as provided in division (D) of section 2929.43 of the Revised Code in which the officer agrees to surrender the certificate awarded to the officer under section 109.77 of the Revised Code. (b) The director shall suspend a natural resources officer from employment if that person is convicted, after trial, of a felony. If the natural resources officer files an appeal from that conviction and the conviction is upheld by the highest court to which the appeal is taken or if the officer does not file a timely appeal, the director shall terminate the employment of that officer. If the officer files an appeal that results in the officer's acquittal of the felony or conviction of a misdemeanor, or in the dismissal of the felony charge against the officer, the director shall reinstate that officer. A natural resources officer who is reinstated under division (B)(2)(b) of this section shall not receive any back pay unless that officer's conviction of the felony was reversed or dismissed on appeal because the court found insufficient evidence to convict the officer of the felony. (3) Division (B) of this section does not apply regarding an offense that was committed prior to January 1, 1997. (4) The director shall suspend or terminate the employment of a natural resources officer under division (B)(2) of this section in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.01
§ 1506.01. Coastal management definitions
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Coastal area" means the waters of Lake Erie, the islands in the lake, and the lands under and adjacent to the lake, including transitional areas, wetlands, and beaches. The coastal area extends in Lake Erie to the international boundary line between the United States and Canada and landward only to the extent necessary to include shorelands, the uses of which have a direct and significant impact on coastal waters as determined by the director of natural resources. (B) "Coastal management program" means the comprehensive action of the state and its political subdivisions cooperatively to preserve, protect, develop, restore, or enhance the resources of the coastal area and to ensure wise use of the land and water resources of the coastal area, giving attention to natural, cultural, historic, and aesthetic values; agricultural, recreational, energy, and economic needs; and the national interest. "Coastal management program" includes the establishment of objectives, policies, standards, and criteria concerning, without limitation, protection of air, water, wildlife, rare and endangered species, wetlands and natural areas, and other natural resources in the coastal area; management of coastal development and redevelopment; preservation and restoration of historic, cultural, and aesthetic coastal features; and public access to the coastal area for recreation purposes. (C) "Coastal management program document" means a comprehensive statement consisting of, without limitation, text, maps, and illustrations that is adopted by the director in accordance with this chapter, describes the objectives, policies, standards, and criteria of the coastal management program for guiding public and private uses of lands and waters in the coastal area, lists the governmental agencies, including, without limitation, state agencies, involved in implementing the coastal management program, describes their applicable policies and programs, and cites the statutes and rules under which they may adopt and implement those policies and programs. (D) "Person" means any agency of this state, any political subdivision of this state or of the United States, and any legal entity defined as a person under section 1.59 of the Revised Code. (E) "Director" means the director of natural resources or the director's designee. (F) "Permanent structure" means any residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or agricultural building, any mobile home as defined in division (O) of section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, any manufactured home as defined in division (C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, and any septic system that receives sewage from a single-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling, but does not include any recreational vehicle as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. (G) "State agency" or "agency of the state" has the same meaning as "agency" as defined in section 111.15 of the Revised Code. (H) "Coastal flood hazard area" means any territory within the coastal area that has been identified as a flood hazard area under the "Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 975, 42 U.S.C.A. 4002, as amended. (I) "Coastal erosion area" means any territory included in Lake Erie coastal erosion areas identified by the director under section 1506.06 of the Revised Code. (J) "Conservancy district" means a conservancy district that is established under Chapter 6101. of the Revised Code. (K) "Park board" means the board of park commissioners of a park district that is created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code. (L) "Erosion control structure" means a structure that is designed solely and specifically to reduce or control erosion of the shore along or near Lake Erie, including, without limitation, revetments, seawalls, bulkheads, certain breakwaters, and similar structures. (M) "Shore structure" includes, but is not limited to, beaches; groins; revetments; bulkheads; seawalls; breakwaters; certain dikes designated by the chief of the division of water resources; piers; docks; jetties; wharves; marinas; boat ramps; any associated fill or debris used as part of the construction of shore structures that may affect shore erosion, wave action, or inundation; and fill or debris that is placed along or near the shore, including bluffs, banks, or beach ridges, for the purpose of stabilizing slopes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.23
§ 1506.23. Lake Erie protection fund; purposes
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 Senate Bill 2, House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Lake Erie protection fund, which shall consist of money deposited into the fund from the issuance of Lake Erie license plates under section 4503.52 of the Revised Code, money awarded to the state from the great lakes protection fund, and donations, gifts, bequests, and other moneys received for the purposes of this section. Not later than the first day of June each year, the Ohio Lake Erie commission created in section 1506.21 of the Revised Code shall designate one of its members who represents a state agency to administer the fund and, with the approval of the commission, to expend moneys from the fund for any of the following purposes: (1) Funding cooperative research, data gathering, or demonstration projects related to the priorities outlined in the Lake Erie protection and restoration strategy published under this section; (2) Encouraging cooperation with and among leaders from state legislatures, state agencies, political subdivisions, business and industry, labor, institutions of higher education, agriculture, environmental organizations, and conservation groups within the Lake Erie basin; (3) Awarding of grants to any agency of the United States, any state agency, as "agency" is defined in division (A)(2) of section 111.15 of the Revised Code, any political subdivision, any educational institution, or any nonprofit organization for the development and implementation of projects and programs that are designed to address priorities outlined in the Lake Erie protection and restoration strategy; (4) Expenses authorized by the Ohio Lake Erie commission necessary to implement this chapter. (B) Moneys in the Lake Erie protection fund are not intended to replace other moneys expended by any agency of the United States, any state agency, as "agency" is so defined, any political subdivision, any educational institution, or any nonprofit organization for projects and programs that are designed to protect Lake Erie. (C) Not later than the last day of July of each odd-numbered year, the commission shall publish a Lake Erie protection and restoration strategy that describes the goals of the commission and prioritizes the uses of the Lake Erie protection fund and other funds for the following state fiscal year. The commission shall hold at least one public meeting in the Lake Erie basin regarding the strategy. The commission shall submit the strategy to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives. (D) Not later than September 1, 1991, and annually thereafter, the Lake Erie commission shall prepare a report of the activities that were undertaken by the commission under this section during the immediately preceding fiscal year, including, without limitation, revenues and expenses for the preceding fiscal year. The commission shall submit the report to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.75 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.75
§ 1533.75. Prohibitions
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 503 - 135th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Import, transport, or possess live wild boar or feral swine; (2) Release wild boar or feral swine into the wild or expand the range of a wild boar or feral swine by introducing the wild boar or feral swine to a new location; (3) Allow a swine that is under the ownership or possession of the person to live in a feral state; (4) Except as otherwise provided in section 1533.751 of the Revised Code, hunt, trap, or kill a wild boar or feral swine or assist in the hunting, trapping, or killing of a wild boar or feral swine; (5) Profit from the releasing, hunting, trapping, or killing of wild boar or feral swine; (6) Fail to notify the division of wildlife in accordance with division (B) of section 1533.751 of the Revised Code. (B) No person shall purposely feed a wild boar or feral swine. Last updated April 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.86 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.86
§ 1533.86. Ohio ginseng management program definitions
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly As used in sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code: (A) "Ginseng" means the plant Panax quinquefolius L., also known as Panax quinquefolium L., commonly known as American ginseng. (B) "Wild ginseng" means ginseng that grows in an uncultivated state and in its natural habitat whether the plant occurs naturally from that habitat or was introduced or increased in abundance by sowing ginseng seed or transplanting ginseng plants from other areas and performing no other cultivation practices. (C) "Cultivated ginseng" means ginseng that grows or has been grown in tilled beds under the shade of artificial structures or natural shade and is cultivated according to standard ginseng horticultural practices. (D) "Harvest" means to cut, pick, dig, root up, gather, or otherwise collect ginseng. (E) "Person" includes any legal entity defined as a person under section 6111.01 of the Revised Code and any political subdivision, instrumentality, or agency of another state. (F) "Collector" means a person who harvests ginseng. (G) "Grower" means a person who grows cultivated ginseng. (H) "Dealer" means a person who buys or otherwise acquires or conveys ginseng for resale. (I) "Buy" includes trade or barter. (J) "Sell" includes trade or barter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.39
§ 1506.39. Assistance of other state employees
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly The director of natural resources, in the discharge of the director's duties under sections 1506.38 to 1506.48 of the Revised Code, may call to the director's assistance, temporarily, any engineers or other employees in any state department, or in the Ohio state university or other educational institutions financed wholly or in part by the state, for the purpose of devising the most effective and economical methods of controlling shore erosion and damage from it and controlling the inundation of improved property by the waters of Lake Erie and its bays and associated inlets. Such engineers and employees shall not receive any additional compensation over that which they receive from the departments or institutions by which they are employed, but they shall be reimbursed for their actual necessary expenses incurred while working under the direction of the director on erosion and inundation projects.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.35
§ 1567.35. Use of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, fuel oil or gas engine
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly No gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, fuel oil, or gas engine shall be used in a mine, except for operating pumping machinery where electric, compressed air, or steam power is not available or cannot be transmitted to the pump, in which case the owner, lessee, or agent shall observe the following: (A) Notice shall be given to the chief of the division of mineral resources management before installing, and the installation and operation shall be subject to the chief's approval. (B) No wood or inflammable material shall be permitted within twenty-five feet of the engine. (C) The supply tank from which the gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, or fuel oil is fed to the engine shall be of metal, with a suitable screw cap opening, fitted with a gasket, so as to make the tank airtight and prevent the escape of gas into the atmosphere, and the tank kept free from leaks. (D) The gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, or fuel oil shall be fed from a tank to the carburetor or mixer by metal tubes securely connected so as to reduce the possibility of leaks to a minimum. (E) The exhaust from the engine shall be conducted by means of metal pipes into the return air current, so that the combustion fumes will not enter the workings of the mine where the workers are required to work, or be conducted in an upcast shaft or slope not used as a means of ingress or egress or through metal pipes to the surface. (F) At no time shall more than five gallons of such gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, or fuel oil be taken into the mine, including that in the supply tank. (G) No gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, or fuel oil shall be taken into the mine except in metallic cans, with a screw cap opening at the top, fitted with a suitable gasket. (H) No package, can, or supply tank of an engine, containing gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, or fuel oil, shall be opened until ready to make the transfer from the package or can to the supply tank, and in transferring, a funnel shall be used so as to avoid spilling the gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, or fuel oil, and the cap on the supply tank shall be immediately closed. (I) In no case shall the package, can, or supply tank be opened when an open light or other thing containing fire is within twenty-five feet of the same, provided that subject to the approval of the chief, the restrictions in the use of fuel oil in a mine shall not apply to mobile or portable machinery, if the mobile or portable machinery is used in a clay, limestone, shale, or any other mine not a coal mine. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or impede the use of diesel equipment in an underground coal mine, provided that the chief approves the use of the equipment in underground mines and the equipment satisfies requirements established in rules adopted by the chief under section 1513.02 of the Revised Code governing the use of diesel equipment in underground mines. No owner, lessee, agent, or operator of a mine shall violate this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.36
§ 1547.36. Secretary of state agent for service of process
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The operation by a nonresident of a vessel upon the waters in this state, or the operation on the waters in this state of a vessel owned by a nonresident if operated with nonresident's consent, express or implied, shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by the nonresident of the secretary of state to be nonresident's true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served the summons in any action against the nonresident, growing out of any accident or collision in which the nonresident may be involved while operating a vessel on the waters in this state, or in which the vessel may be involved while being so operated on the waters in this state. The operation shall be deemed a signification of the nonresident's agreement that any summons against the nonresident which is so served shall have the same legal force and validity as if served on the nonresident personally within this state. Service of summons shall be made by leaving a copy thereof with the secretary of state, or the secretary of state's deputy, who shall keep a record of each process and the day and hour of service and service shall be sufficient services upon the nonresident, if notice of the service and a copy of the summons are forthwith either served upon the defendant personally by the sheriff or constable of the county in which the defendant resides or sent by certified mail by the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney to the defendant. If personal service of the notice and copy of summons is had upon the defendant, the officer making the service shall so certify in the officer's return which shall be filed with the court having jurisdiction of the cause. If service is made by certified mail then the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney shall make an affidavit showing that service of the notice and summons upon the defendant was made by certified mail and the affiant shall attach thereto a true copy of the summons and notice so served and the return receipt of the defendant and shall file the affidavit and attached papers with the court having jurisdiction of the cause. The court in which the action is pending may order such extension of time as may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to defend the action. The death of a nonresident shall not operate to revoke the appointment by the nonresident of the secretary of state as the nonresident's true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served the summons in an action against the nonresident growing out of the accident or collision; and in the event of the nonresident's death, any action growing out of such accident or collision may be commenced or prosecuted against the nonresident's executor or administrator duly appointed by the state, territory, or districts of the United States or foreign country in which the nonresident resided at the time of death, and service of the summons shall be made upon the secretary of state, and personal service of the notice and the copy of the summons be had upon the nonresident's executor or administrator, as the case may be, in like manner, with the same force and effect as service upon the nonresident during the nonresident's lifetime. Any action or proceeding pending in any court of this state, in which the court has obtained jurisdiction of the nonresident pursuant to sections 1547.02 to 1547.36 of the Revised Code, shall not abate by reason of the death of the nonresident, but the nonresident's executor or administrator duly appointed in the state, territory, or district of the United States or foreign country in which the nonresident resided at the time of death, upon the application of the plaintiff in the action and upon such notice as the court may prescribe, shall be brought in and substituted in the place of the decedent and the action or proceeding shall continue. The court shall include as taxable costs, in addition to other legal costs, against the plaintiff in case the defendant prevails in the action, the actual traveling expenses of the defendant from the defendant's residence to the place of trial and return, not to exceed the sum of one hundred dollars. This section applies to actions commenced in all courts of this state having civil jurisdiction.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.32
§ 1506.32. Application for salvage permit for submerged watercraft or aircraft
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, any person who wishes to recover, alter, salvage, or destroy any abandoned property that is located on, in, or in the immediate vicinity of and associated with a submerged watercraft or aircraft in Lake Erie shall obtain a permit to do so from the director of natural resources that also has been approved by the director of the Ohio history connection. A permit shall authorize the operation on, in, or in the immediate vicinity of and associated with only the submerged watercraft or aircraft named in the permit and shall expire one year after its date of issuance. To apply for a permit, a person shall file an application on a form prescribed by the director of natural resources that contains all of the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant; (2) The name, if known, of the watercraft or aircraft on, in, or around which the operation is proposed and a current photograph or drawing of the watercraft or aircraft, if available; (3) The location of the abandoned property to be recovered, altered, salvaged, or destroyed and the depth of water in which it may be found; (4) A description of each item to be recovered, altered, salvaged, or destroyed; (5) The method to be used in the operation; (6) The proposed disposition of any abandoned property recovered, including the location at which it will be available for inspection by the director of the Ohio history connection for the purposes of division (C) of section 1506.33 of the Revised Code; (7) Any other information that the director of natural resources or the director of the Ohio history connection considers necessary. (B) A person may recover, alter, salvage, or destroy abandoned property from Lake Erie that is located outside a Lake Erie submerged lands preserve established under rules adopted under section 1506.31 of the Revised Code without obtaining a permit under this section if the abandoned property is not attached to or located on, in, or in the immediate vicinity of and associated with a submerged watercraft or aircraft and if the abandoned property is recoverable by hand without mechanical or other assistance. (C) Immediately after receiving a permit application, the director of natural resources shall send a copy of it to the director of the Ohio history connection who shall review it for approval pursuant to division (D) of this section. If the director of natural resources determines that an application submitted under division (A) of this section is incomplete, the director of natural resources shall so notify the applicant in writing and shall specify the additional information that is needed. If the director of the Ohio history connection needs further information, the director of the Ohio history connection shall notify the director of natural resources, who shall notify the applicant in accordance with this division. The applicant may resubmit the application following receipt of the notice. (D) The director of the Ohio history connection shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove an application. If the director determines that the abandoned property to be recovered, altered, salvaged, or destroyed has historical value in itself or in conjunction with other abandoned property in its vicinity, the director may conditionally approve or disapprove the application. If the director conditionally approves an application, the director may impose conditions on the permit in accordance with division (E) of this section. The director of the Ohio history connection shall notify the director of natural resources of the approval, conditional approval, or disapproval within fifty days after receiving the application. If the director of the Ohio history connection does not respond within fifty days as prescribed in this division, the application is deemed approved by the director. (E) The director of natural resources shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove an application. If the director determines that the abandoned property to be recovered, altered, salvaged, or destroyed has substantial recreational, ecological, environmental, educational, scenic, or scientific value in itself or in conjunction with other abandoned property or resources in its vicinity or that the operation will not comply with any policies established or rules adopted under section 1506.31 of the Revised Code governing access to and use of the Lake Erie submerged lands preserve, if any, in which the operation is proposed, the director may conditionally approve or disapprove the application. (F) Not later than sixty days after a complete application is submitted under this section, the director of natural resources shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the application. The director of natural resources shall not approve or conditionally approve an application until it has been approved or conditionally approved by the director of the Ohio history connection under division (D) of this section. If either director conditionally approves an application, the director of natural resources shall impose on the permit such conditions as the director considers reasonable and necessary to protect the public trust and general interests, including conditions that provide any of the following: (1) Protection and preservation of the abandoned property to be recovered and of any recreational value of the area in which the operation is proposed; (2) Assurance of reasonable public access to the abandoned property after recovery; (3) Conformity with any policies established or rules adopted under section 1506.31 of the Revised Code governing access to and use of the Lake Erie submerged lands preserve, if any, in which the operation is proposed; (4) Prohibition of injury, harm, or damage to the applicable submerged lands or to abandoned property not authorized for recovery, alteration, salvage, or destruction during and after the proposed operation; (5) Prohibition against the discharge of debris from the watercraft, aircraft, or salvage equipment or limitation of the amount of debris that may be so discharged; (6) A requirement that the permit holder submit a specific plan for recovery, alteration, salvage, or destruction to the director of natural resources prior to commencing the operation. The plan may include a discussion of measures that will be taken to ensure the safety of individuals who will recover, alter, salvage, or destroy or assist in the recovery, alteration, salvage, or destruction of the abandoned property and to prevent, minimize, or mitigate potential adverse effects on any abandoned property that is to be recovered or salvaged, any abandoned property that is not to be recovered, altered, salvaged, or destroyed, and surrounding geographic features. (G) A permit holder may renew the permit by making application to the director of natural resources at least sixty days before the expiration date of the permit. The director of natural resources shall not issue a permit to another person to recover, alter, salvage, or destroy abandoned property that is the subject of a permit for which a renewal is sought unless the director of natural resources or the director of the Ohio history connection disapproves the permit renewal. The director of natural resources or the director of the Ohio history connection may conditionally approve or disapprove a permit renewal application in accordance with division (D), (E), or (F) of this section or if the permit holder has not made reasonable progress in undertaking the operation authorized by the original permit. (H) Any person may appeal to the director of natural resources a decision under this section approving, disapproving, or approving conditionally a permit application or renewal application in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (I) The director of natural resources shall not issue and the director of the Ohio history connection shall not approve a permit under this section to recover, alter, salvage, or destroy abandoned property from Lake Erie that is located within a Lake Erie submerged lands preserve established under any rules adopted under section 1506.31 of the Revised Code unless the operation is for historical or scientific purposes or will not adversely affect the historical, cultural, recreational, or ecological integrity of the preserve as a whole. (J) The director of natural resources may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and establish and observe such policies regarding the public availability and use of applications submitted and permits issued under this section as will meet the legitimate requirements of the person who submits an application or to whom a permit is issued. Unless the director of natural resources determines that revealing the location of abandoned property to which a permit or permit or renewal application applies is necessary to protect the abandoned property or the public health, safety, and welfare, the director of natural resources and the director of the Ohio history connection shall keep confidential and shall not release to any person the location of such abandoned property: (1) During the time the application or renewal application is being processed; (2) During the term of the permit or a permit renewal; (3) Except as provided in division (J)(4) of this section, for two years following the denial of a permit or renewal application; (4) During the appeal of any denial of a permit or renewal application and for two years following the entry of any final order or judgment in the most recent appeal of the denial. At the request of a permit holder, the director of natural resources may limit access to the site of abandoned property for which the permit was issued during the term of the permit. (K) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall recover, alter, salvage, or destroy abandoned property in Lake Erie having a fair market value of one hundred dollars or more unless the person has a permit issued for that purpose under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.13
§ 1531.13. Wildlife officers
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly The law enforcement officers of the division of wildlife shall be known as "wildlife officers." The chief of the division of wildlife, wildlife officers, and such other employees of the division as the chief of the division of wildlife designates, and other officers who are given like authority, shall enforce all laws pertaining to the taking, possession, protection, preservation, management, and propagation of wild animals and all division rules. They shall enforce all laws against hunting without permission of the owner or authorized agent of the land on which the hunting is done. They may arrest on view and without issuance of a warrant. They may inspect any container or package at any time except when within a building and the owner or person in charge of the building objects. The inspection shall be only for bag limits of wild animals taken in open season or for wild animals taken during the closed season, or for any kind or species of those wild animals. The chief may visit all parts of the state and direct and assist wildlife officers and other employees in the discharge of their duties. The owners or tenants of private lands or waters are not liable to wildlife officers for injuries suffered while carrying out their duties while on the lands or waters of the owners or tenants unless the injuries are caused by the willful or wanton misconduct of the owners or tenants. Any regularly employed salaried wildlife officer may enter any private lands or waters if the wildlife officer has good cause to believe and does believe that a law is being violated. A wildlife officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or officer having a similar authority may search any place which the officer has good reason to believe contains a wild animal or any part of a wild animal taken or had in possession contrary to law or division rule, or a boat, gun, net, seine, trap, ferret, or device used in the violation, and seize any the officer finds so taken or possessed. If the owner or person in charge of the place to be searched refuses to permit the search, upon filing an affidavit in accordance with law with a court having jurisdiction of the offense and upon receiving a search warrant issued, the officer forcibly may search the place described, and if in the search the officer finds any wild animal or part of a wild animal, or any boat, gun, net, seine, trap, ferret, or device in the possession of the owner or person in charge, contrary to this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code or division rule, the officer shall seize it and arrest the person in whose custody or possession it was found. The wild animal or parts of a wild animal or boat, gun, net, seine, trap, ferret, or device so found shall escheat to the state. Each wildlife officer shall post a bond in a sum not less than one thousand dollars executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state for the faithful performance of the duties of the wildlife officer's office. The chief and wildlife officers have the authority specified under section 2935.03 of the Revised Code for peace officers of the department of natural resources for the purpose of enforcing the criminal laws of the state on any property owned, controlled, maintained, or administered by the department of natural resources and may enforce sections 2923.12 , 2923.15 , and 2923.16 of the Revised Code throughout the state and may arrest without warrant any person who, in the presence of the chief or any wildlife officer, is engaged in the violation of any of those laws. A wildlife officer may render assistance to a state or local law enforcement officer at the request of that officer or may render assistance to a state or local law enforcement officer in the event of an emergency. Wildlife officers serving outside the division of wildlife under this section shall be considered as performing services within their regular employment for the purposes of compensation, pension or indemnity fund rights, workers' compensation, and other rights or benefits to which they may be entitled as incidents of their regular employment. Wildlife officers serving outside the division of wildlife under this section retain personal immunity from civil liability as specified in section 9.86 of the Revised Code and shall not be considered an employee of a political subdivision for purposes of Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code. A political subdivision that uses wildlife officers under this section is not subject to civil liability under Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code as the result of any action or omission of any wildlife officer acting under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.04
§ 1506.04. Compliance with national flood insurance program or equivalent
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly (A) No later than September 15, 1989, each county or municipal corporation within whose jurisdiction is a coastal flood hazard area shall either participate in and remain in compliance with the national flood insurance program or shall adopt resolutions or ordinances governing the coastal flood hazard area that meet or exceed the standards required for participation in the regular phase of the national flood insurance program. (B) If the director of natural resources determines at any time that a county or municipal corporation that is participating in the national flood insurance program or has adopted resolutions or ordinances under division (A) of this section is not in compliance with that program or those resolutions or ordinances, as applicable, the director shall so notify the legislative authority of the county or municipal corporation and shall also notify the legislative authority that it may respond to the determination in accordance with the procedure for doing so established by rules adopted under section 1506.02 of the Revised Code. If after considering the legislative authority's response the director determines that the county or municipal corporation is still not in compliance with the national flood insurance program or resolutions or ordinances adopted under division (A) of this section, as applicable, the director may request the attorney general in writing to, and the attorney general shall, bring an action for appropriate relief in a court of competent jurisdiction against the county or municipal corporation. (C) The attorney general, upon the written request of the director, shall bring an action for appropriate relief in a court of competent jurisdiction against any development that meets both of the following criteria: (1) Is located in a county or municipal corporation that is not in compliance with division (A) of this section; (2) Is not in compliance with the standards of the national flood insurance program. (D) This section does not apply to any permits or approvals issued by any state agency prior to the effective date of rules adopted under section 1506.02 of the Revised Code for the implementation of this section. (E) As used in this section, "national flood insurance program" and "development" have the same meanings as in section 1521.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.06
§ 1547.06. Child operators
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, no person under sixteen years of age shall operate a personal watercraft on the waters in this state. A person who is not less than twelve, nor more than fifteen years of age may operate a personal watercraft if a supervising person eighteen years of age or older is aboard the personal watercraft and, in the case of a supervising person born on or after January 1, 1982, if the supervising person holds a certificate obtained under section 1547.05 of the Revised Code or, in the case of a rented powercraft, meets the requirements of section 1547.052 of the Revised Code. (B) No person under twelve years of age shall operate any vessel on the waters in this state unless the person is under the direct visual and audible supervision, during the operation, of a person who is eighteen years of age or older. This division does not apply to a personal watercraft, which shall be governed by division (A) of this section, or to a powercraft, other than a personal watercraft, powered by more than ten horsepower, which shall be governed by division (C) of this section. (C) No person under twelve years of age shall operate on the waters in this state a powercraft, other than a personal watercraft, powered by more than ten horsepower unless the person is under the direct visual and audible supervision, during the operation, of a person eighteen years of age or older who is aboard the powercraft and, in the case of such a supervising person born on or after January 1, 1982, who holds a certificate obtained under section 1547.05 of the Revised Code or, in the case of a rented powercraft, meets the requirements of section 1547.052 of the Revised Code. (D) No supervising person eighteen years of age or older shall permit any person who is under the supervising person's supervision and who is operating a vessel on the waters in this state to violate any section of this chapter or a rule.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.24
§ 1522.24. Owners within geographic area; dimunition or interruption of water supply; complaint
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) An owner of real property that is located within the geographic area established under section 1522.125 of the Revised Code with respect to a permit issued under section 1522.12 of the Revised Code may submit a written complaint to the permittee or to the chief of the division of water resources informing the permittee or the chief that there is a diminution or interruption of the owner's water supply if both of the following apply: (1) The owner obtains all or part of the owner's water supply for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use from ground water. (2) There is a diminution or interruption of that water supply. The owner shall include in the complaint the owner's name, address, and telephone number. (B) If the chief receives a written complaint submitted in accordance with division (A) of this section, upon receipt the chief shall send a copy of the complaint to the permittee, and the permittee shall immediately respond by sending the chief a statement that explains how the permittee resolved or will resolve the complaint. If the permittee receives the written complaint in accordance with division (A) of this section, the permittee shall send a copy of the complaint, within fourteen days after receiving the complaint, to the chief and include a statement that explains how the permittee resolved or will resolve the complaint. Nothing in this section relieves a permittee from performing the duties specified in division (C) of this section. (C) Not later than seventy-two hours after the permittee receives the complaint and if the complaint is not resolved as verified by the chief, the permittee shall provide the owner with a supply of water that is comparable to the owner's water supply prior to the diminution or interruption of the owner's water supply. The chief shall approve the method of providing the water supply. The permittee shall maintain that water supply unless the chief determines that the permittee has rebutted the presumption established in division (D) of this section. (D) A rebuttable presumption exists that the withdrawal by the permittee caused the diminution or interruption of the owner's water supply. However, not later than fourteen days after receipt of the complaint, the permittee may submit to the chief information showing that the permittee is not the proximate cause of the diminution or interruption of the owner's water supply. The chief shall evaluate the information submitted by the permittee to determine if the presumption is rebutted. (E) If the permittee fails to rebut the presumption, the chief shall notify the permittee and the owner in writing that the permittee failed to rebut the presumption. (F) If the permittee rebuts the presumption, the chief shall notify the permittee and the owner that the permittee rebutted the presumption. Upon receipt of that notice, the permittee may cease providing a supply of water to the owner under division (C) of this section. (G) If, within fourteen days after receipt of the complaint, the permittee fails to submit to the chief information showing that the withdrawal is not the proximate cause of the diminution or interruption of the owner's water supply, such failure shall be considered a failure to rebut the presumption.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.27
§ 1561.27. Division of mineral resources management laboratory
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly A division of mineral resources management laboratory, equipped for making proper chemical tests of the air, gases, and coal and mine dust, together with research, experimental work, and other things, proper, necessary, or appurtenant to the inspection of mines, and quarries, and to the administration of this chapter and Chapters 1509., 1563., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code, shall be operated by, and under the direction and control of, the chief of the division of mineral resources management. The chief shall employ not more than three chemists, and such clerical help as conditions require. The necessary equipment and supplies to maintain such laboratory shall be supplied by the chief.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1557.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1557 / § 1557.06
§ 1557.06. Local assistance grant program
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A) The parks and natural resources local assistance grant program is hereby established to provide grants to local government entities for capital improvements for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, expansion, improvement, planning, and equipping of capital projects that enhance the use and enjoyment of natural resources by individuals. Such projects include, but are not limited to, the acquisition of lands, facilities, and waters for public recreation, or for the preservation of wetlands or unique habitats; the development, construction, reconstruction, expansion, or rehabilitation of recreation areas and facilities; and projects to provide public park and recreation opportunities by improving public access or safety. Grants shall not be awarded for administrative, operating, or maintenance costs; or for areas, facilities, or structures for athletics, arts, historic sites, or other purposes, that are not used primarily for public recreation. The director of natural resources shall administer the parks and natural resources local assistance grant program in accordance with procedures and criteria that the director shall develop. (B) Grants awarded under this section may provide up to seventy-five per cent of the total project costs approved by the director. At least twenty per cent of such costs must be provided by the grant recipient from nonstate, nonfederal sources. Local government entities may apply for grants individually or jointly. (C) The criteria developed for the administration of the program shall require a local government entity receiving a grant for a project under this section to have sufficient real property interests in the project for the purposes of the obligations issued under this chapter, and shall require that the projects be retained and used in a manner consistent with the purposes of Section 2l of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution. (D) The director shall allocate to each county a portion of the proceeds of the first two hundred million dollars principal amount in obligations issued under this chapter, for projects of local government entities within each county. The director shall determine each county's allocation by calculating both of the following for each county: (1) Its per capita share of forty million dollars; (2) Its per capita share of thirty million dollars plus one hundred thirteen thousand six hundred thirty-six dollars. The larger of the amount calculated under division (D)(1) or (2) of this section for each county shall be that county's allocation, and whatever percentage of the first two hundred million dollars principal amount in obligations issued under this chapter that is necessary to satisfy the requirements of division (D) of this section, shall be so allocated. (E) The director shall allocate to each county a portion of twenty per cent of the proceeds in excess of the first two hundred million dollars principal amount in obligations issued under this chapter, for projects of local government entities within each county. The director shall determine each county's allocation by calculating both of the following and combining the amounts calculated for each county: (1) One-third of twenty per cent of the proceeds to be divided equally among all of the counties; (2) Two-thirds of twenty per cent of the proceeds to be distributed on a per capita basis to each county. (F) Any moneys granted under division (E) of this section and not obligated within a county after two funding cycles, at the discretion of the director, shall be reallocated to projects either in the county to which they originally were allocated or in other counties demonstrating a need for the funds. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1510.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1510 / § 1510.04
§ 1510.04. Petition for referendum to establish a marketing program for oil and natural gas or to amend an existing program
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A) (1) Producers in this state may present the technical advisory council with a petition signed by the lesser of one hundred or ten per cent of all such producers requesting that the council hold a referendum in accordance with section 1510.05 of the Revised Code to establish a marketing program for oil and natural gas. (2) Producers in this state also may present the operating committee appointed under section 1510.06 of the Revised Code or the council with a petition signed by the lesser of one hundred or ten per cent of all such producers requesting that the council hold a referendum in accordance with section 1510.05 of the Revised Code to amend an existing marketing program. The council may request the operating committee to perform any administrative duty during the amendment process provided for under this chapter and the operating committee shall perform any such administrative duty. (B) At the time of presentation of the petition to the council or committee under division (A) of this section, the petitioners also shall present the proposed program or amendment, which shall include all of the following: (1) The rate of assessment to be made on the production of oil and natural gas in this state, which shall not exceed five cents per each gross barrel of oil and one cent per thousand cubic feet of natural gas; (2) Terms, conditions, limitations, and other qualifications for assessment; (3) Procedures to refund the assessment. (C) Before the council makes a decision under this division to approve or disapprove a proposed program or amendment, the council or committee, as applicable, shall publish in at least two appropriate periodicals designated by the council a notice that the program or amendment has been proposed and informing interested persons of the procedures for submitting comments regarding the proposal. After publishing the notice, the council or committee shall provide interested persons with a copy of the proposed program or amendment and an opportunity to comment on the proposed program or amendment for thirty days after the publication of the notice. The petitioners may make changes to the proposed program or amendment based upon the comments received. The council or committee may make technical changes to the proposal to ensure compliance with this chapter. Subsequent to any changes made by the petitioners or any technical changes made by the council or committee to a proposed program or amendment, the council may approve or disapprove the proposed program or amendment. (D) If the council approves the proposed program or amendment, with any changes made under division (C) of this section, the council shall hold a referendum in accordance with section 1510.05 of the Revised Code to establish a marketing program for oil and natural gas or to amend an existing program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.182 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.182
§ 1513.182. Reclamation forfeiture fund advisory board
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the reclamation forfeiture fund advisory board consisting of the director of natural resources, the director of insurance, and seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Of the governor's appointments, one shall be a certified public accountant, one shall be a registered professional engineer with experience in reclamation of mined land, two shall represent agriculture, agronomy, or forestry, one shall be a representative of operators of coal mining operations that have valid permits issued under this chapter and that have provided performance security under division (C)(1) of section 1513.08 of the Revised Code, one shall be a representative of operators of coal mining operations that have valid permits issued under this chapter and that have provided performance security under division (C)(2) of section 1513.08 of the Revised Code, and one shall be a representative of the public. Of the original members appointed by the governor, two shall serve an initial term of two years, three an initial term of three years, and two an initial term of four years. Thereafter, terms of appointed members shall be for four years, with each term ending on the same date as the original date of appointment. An appointed member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The governor may remove an appointed member of the board for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance. The directors of natural resources and insurance shall not receive compensation for serving on the board, but shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the board. The members appointed by the governor shall receive per diem compensation fixed pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code and reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (B) The board annually shall elect from among its members a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary to record the board's meetings. (C) The board shall hold meetings as often as necessary as the chairperson or a majority of the members determines. (D) The board shall establish procedures for conducting meetings and for the election of its chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. (E) The board shall do all of the following: (1) Review the deposits into and expenditures from the reclamation forfeiture fund created in section 1513.18 of the Revised Code; (2) Retain periodically a qualified actuary to perform an actuarial study of the reclamation forfeiture fund; (3) Based on an actuarial study and as determined necessary by the board, adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to adjust the rate of the tax levied under division (A)(8) of section 5749.02 of the Revised Code and the balance of the reclamation forfeiture fund that pertains to that rate; (4) Evaluate any rules, procedures, and methods for estimating the cost of reclamation for purposes of determining the amount of performance security that is required under section 1513.08 of the Revised Code; the collection of forfeited performance security; payments to the reclamation forfeiture fund; reclamation of sites for which operators have forfeited the performance security; and the compliance of operators with their reclamation plans; (5) Provide a forum for discussion of issues related to the reclamation forfeiture fund and the performance security that is required under section 1513.08 of the Revised Code; (6) Submit a report biennially to the governor that describes the financial status of the reclamation forfeiture fund and the adequacy of the amount of money in the fund to accomplish the purposes of the fund and that may discuss any matter related to the performance security that is required under section 1513.08 of the Revised Code; (7) Make recommendations to the governor, if necessary, of alternative methods of providing money for or using money in the reclamation forfeiture fund and issues related to the reclamation of land or water resources that have been adversely affected by past coal mining for which the performance security was forfeited; (8) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary to administer this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.18
§ 1547.18. Personal flotation device required
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall engage in any form of towed watersports without wearing an adequate and effective coast guard approved wearable personal flotation device specifically designed for towed watersports, in good and serviceable condition and of appropriate size, except upon special permit issued by one of the following persons or entities that manages the waterway: (1) The political subdivision having primary jurisdiction; (2) The administrator of a federal agency; (3) The director of a state agency; (4) The board of directors of a conservancy district; (5) Any other governing body having jurisdiction. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a person engaging or attempting to engage in barefoot skiing if the person is wearing a wet suit specifically designed for barefoot skiing that is in good and serviceable condition and of appropriate size. (C) No operator of a vessel shall allow any person who fails to comply with division (A) or (B) of this section to engage in any form of towed watersports.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.11
§ 1531.11. Violation of rules prohibited
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly No person shall take, kill, possess, transport, buy, or sell any wild animals contrary to any rule of the division of wildlife adopted in conformity with law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.064 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.064
§ 1521.064. Administrative rules for exemption from inspections
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chief of the division of water resources, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules establishing a program under which dams and levees may be exempted from inspections under section 1521.062 of the Revised Code if the continued operation and use of, and any rupturing of or other structural damage to, the dams and levees will not constitute a hazard to life, health, or property. The rules shall establish, without limitation, all of the following: (A) A procedure by which the owner of such a dam or levee may apply for an exemption under this section; (B) The standards that a dam or levee shall meet in order to be exempted under this section; (C) A procedure by which the chief shall periodically review the status of a dam or levee that has been exempted under this section to determine if the exemption should be rescinded; (D) A requirement that the owner of any dam or levee exempted under this section shall agree, in writing, to accept liability for any injury, death, or loss to persons or property caused by the rupturing of or other structural damage to the dam or levee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.022
§ 1509.022. Location of wells using directional drilling
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Except as provided in section 1509.021 of the Revised Code, the surface location of a new well that will be drilled using directional drilling may be located on a parcel of land that is not in the drilling unit of the well.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.431 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.431
§ 1533.431. Numbering and locating trap or fyke nets
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided by division rule, every person using trap or fyke nets in taking fish in the Lake Erie fishing district, each fishing year, shall number each net starting with numerical one and continuing in consecutive order as high as the number of nets licensed by the person in that fishing year. No person shall use the same number more than once. The numbers shall be placed and kept upon the orange uphaul buoy attached to each net. The number shall be at least two inches high and maintained in legible condition at all times. If at any time an uphaul buoy is intentionally or accidentally detached from a net while it is in the water, the same buoy, or if the original one is lost another buoy with the required information placed upon it, immediately shall be attached to the net. Except as otherwise provided by division rule, every person using trap or fyke nets to take fish in the Lake Erie fishing district shall notify the division of wildlife in writing of the location, date, and numerical number of each net placed in or removed from such waters. The notification shall show by grid number, taken from the grid chart furnished by the division, the location of the net at the time of its removal or placement. The written notification shall be mailed in time for the postmark to show a date of no later than the day after the day in which the net is removed or placed. No person shall fail to comply with any provision of this section or division rule adopted pursuant to it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.08
§ 1506.08. Appeals
Status: in_force

May 8, 1996 House Bill 119 - 121st General Assembly Any person who is adversely affected by the final identification of a Lake Erie coastal erosion area under division (D) of section 1506.06 of the Revised Code or any other final administrative act of the director of natural resources under this chapter or who receives denial of a permit application under rules adopted under division (A) of section 1506.07 of the Revised Code, within thirty days after the identification, act, or denial, may appeal it in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.013 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.013
§ 1501.013. Designating natural resources law enforcement staff officers
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 House Bill 490 - 124th General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, the director of natural resources may designate an employee of the department of natural resources as a natural resources law enforcement staff officer. Such an officer may do any or all of the following: (1) Coordinate the law enforcement activities, training, and policies of the department; (2) Serve as the department's liaison with other law enforcement agencies and jurisdictions and as the director's representative regarding law enforcement activities; (3) Conduct internal investigations of employees of the department as necessary; (4) Perform other functions related to the department's law enforcement activities, training, and policies that the director assigns to the officer. A natural resources law enforcement staff officer, on any lands or waters owned, controlled, maintained, or administered by the department, has the authority specified under section 2935.03 of the Revised Code for peace officers of the department of natural resources to keep the peace, to enforce all laws and rules governing those lands and waters, and to make arrests for violation of those laws and rules. The governor, upon the recommendation of the director, shall issue to a natural resources law enforcement staff officer a commission indicating authority to make arrests as provided in division (A) of this section. The director shall furnish a suitable badge to a commissioned natural resources law enforcement staff officer as evidence of that officer's authority. (B)(1) As used in division (B) of this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (2) The director shall not designate a person as a natural resources law enforcement staff officer under division (A) of this section on a permanent basis, on a temporary basis, for a probationary term, or on other than a permanent basis if the person previously has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony. (3) The director shall terminate the employment as a natural resources law enforcement staff officer of a person designated as such an officer if that person does either of the following: (a) Pleads guilty to a felony; (b) Pleads guilty to a misdemeanor pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement as provided in division (D) of section 2929.43 of the Revised Code in which the natural resources law enforcement staff officer agrees to surrender the certificate awarded to that officer under section 109.77 of the Revised Code. (4) The director shall suspend from employment as a natural resources law enforcement staff officer a person designated as such an officer if that person is convicted, after trial, of a felony. If the natural resources law enforcement staff officer files an appeal from that conviction and the conviction is upheld by the highest court to which the appeal is taken, or if the officer does not file a timely appeal, the director shall terminate the employment of the natural resources law enforcement staff officer. If the natural resources law enforcement staff officer files an appeal that results in the officer's acquittal of the felony or conviction of a misdemeanor, or in the dismissal of the felony charge against the officer, the director shall reinstate the natural resources law enforcement staff officer. A natural resources law enforcement staff officer who is reinstated under division (B)(4) of this section shall not receive any back pay unless the officer's conviction of the felony was reversed on appeal, or the felony charge was dismissed, because the court found insufficient evidence to convict the officer of the felony. (5) Division (B) of this section does not apply regarding an offense that was committed prior to January 1, 1999. (6) The suspension from employment, or the termination of the employment, of a natural resources law enforcement staff officer under division (B)(3) or (4) of this section shall be in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.43
§ 1567.43. Signal light
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly The trip rider in charge of rope haulage trips shall see that the signal light, as required by section 1567.39 of the Revised Code, is in place and in proper condition before starting the trip. No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.16
§ 1545.16. Powers of budget commissioners, auditors, and treasurers in relation to park districts
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In the event of the annexation to a park district of territory located in a county other than the county in which such district was created, the budget commissioners of the county in which such annexed territory is located shall exercise, with reference to such annexed territory, the powers conferred upon budget commissioners by section 1545.20 of the Revised Code, and the county auditor and county treasurer of the county in which such annexed territory is located shall exercise, with reference to taxes levied and collected by the board of park commissioners upon such annexed territory, the powers conferred upon auditors and treasurers by section 1545.22 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1505.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1505 / § 1505.02
§ 1505.02. Chief of the division
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The chief of the division of geological survey may: (A) Negotiate and enter into contracts with agencies of the United States government or any other public or private agency or individual for the performance of portions of the prescribed duties of the division or for the prosecution of co-operative projects within the assigned duties of the division; (B) Receive, in behalf of the state, gifts of specimens, instruments, and equipment, or of published or unpublished documents or manuscripts, or of money in appreciation of services rendered in connection with work of public nature, to enlarge or expedite the prescribed work of the division; (C) Enter, either in person or by assistants, upon lands, private or public, in the necessary discharge of his prescribed duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.60
§ 1533.60. Fish may be taken in overflows and private ponds
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Fish may be taken in any manner in the ponds or lagoons formed by the receding waters of any river when such ponds or lagoons no longer have any connection with the channels of such streams.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.26
§ 1531.26. Nongame and endangered wildlife fund
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the nongame and endangered wildlife fund, which shall consist of moneys paid into it by the tax commissioner under section 5747.113 of the Revised Code, moneys deposited in the fund from the issuance of wildlife conservation license plates under section 4503.57 of the Revised Code, moneys deposited in the fund from the issuance of bald eagle license plates under section 4503.572 of the Revised Code, moneys credited to the fund under section 1533.151 of the Revised Code, and contributions made directly to it. Any person may contribute directly to the fund in addition to or independently of the income tax refund contribution system established in section 5747.113 of the Revised Code. Moneys in the fund shall be disbursed pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of natural resources for use by the division of wildlife solely for the purchase, management, preservation, propagation, protection, and stocking of wild animals that are not commonly taken for sport or commercial purposes, including the acquisition of title and easements to lands, biological investigations, law enforcement, production of educational materials, sociological surveys, habitat development, and personnel and equipment costs; and for carrying out section 1531.25 of the Revised Code. Moneys in the fund also may be used to promote and develop nonconsumptive wildlife recreational opportunities involving wild animals. Moneys in the fund from the issuance of bald eagle license plates under section 4503.572 of the Revised Code shall be expended by the division only to pay the costs of acquiring, developing, and restoring habitat for bald eagles within this state. Moneys in the fund from any other source also may be used to pay the costs of acquiring, developing, and restoring habitat for bald eagles within this state. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Subject to the approval of the director, the chief of the division of wildlife may enter into agreements that the chief considers appropriate to obtain additional moneys for the protection of nongame native wildlife under the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C.A. 1541-1543, as amended, and the "Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 1322, 16 U.S.C.A. 2901-2911, as amended. Moneys appropriated from the fund are not intended to replace other moneys appropriated for these purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.94 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.94
§ 1533.94. Special conditions on permit
Status: in_force

May 3, 1990 House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly In issuing a permit under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of wildlife may impose any special conditions upon the operation of the proposed tag fishing tournament that the chief considers appropriate and necessary for safeguarding state-administered property, public waters, the environment, and wildlife and for ensuring public safety.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.531 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.531
§ 1547.531. Registration and documentation - exemptions
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) or (B) of this section, no person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any watercraft on the waters in this state unless the watercraft is registered in the name of the current owner in accordance with section 1547.54 of the Revised Code, and the registration is valid and in effect. (2) On and after January 1, 1999, if a watercraft that is required to be issued a certificate of title under Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code is transferred to a new owner, it need not be registered under section 1547.54 of the Revised Code for sixty days following the date of the transfer, provided that the new owner purchases a temporary watercraft registration under division (A) of this section or holds a bill of sale from a watercraft dealer. For the purposes of division (A)(2) of this section, a temporary watercraft registration or a bill of sale from a watercraft dealer shall contain at least all of the following information: (a) The hull identification number or serial number of the watercraft; (b) The make of the watercraft; (c) The length of the watercraft; (d) The type of propulsion, if any; (e) The state in which the watercraft principally is operated; (f) The name of the owner; (g) The address of the owner, including the zip code; (h) The signature of the owner; (i) The date of purchase; (j) A notice to the owner that the temporary watercraft registration expires sixty days after the date of purchase of the watercraft or that the watercraft cannot be operated on the waters in this state solely under the bill of sale beginning sixty days after the date of purchase of the watercraft, as applicable. (3) A person may purchase a temporary watercraft registration from the chief of the division of parks and watercraft or from an authorized agent designated under section 1547.54 of the Revised Code. The chief shall furnish forms for temporary watercraft registrations to authorized agents. In addition to completing the registration form with the information specified in divisions (A)(2)(a) to (i) of this section, the person shall pay one of the applicable fees required under divisions (A)(2)(a) to (g) of section 1547.54 of the Revised Code as provided in that section. Moneys received for the payment of temporary watercraft registrations shall be deposited to the credit of the waterways safety fund created in section 1547.75 of the Revised Code. (4) In addition to the applicable fee required under division (A)(3) of this section, the chief or an authorized agent shall charge an additional writing fee of three dollars for a temporary watercraft registration that the chief or the authorized agent issues. When the temporary watercraft registration is issued by an authorized agent, the agent may retain the additional writing fee. When the temporary watercraft registration is issued by the chief, the additional writing fee shall be deposited to the credit of the waterways safety fund. (5) A person who purchases a temporary watercraft registration for a watercraft and who subsequently applies for a registration certificate under section 1547.54 of the Revised Code need not pay the fee required under division (A)(2) of that section for the initial registration certificate issued for that watercraft, provided that at the time of application for the registration certificate, the person furnishes proof of payment for the temporary watercraft registration. (6) A person who purchases a temporary watercraft registration, who subsequently applies for a registration certificate under section 1547.54 of the Revised Code, and who is exempt from payment for the registration certificate under division (P) of that section may apply to the chief for a refund of the amount paid for the temporary watercraft registration at the time that the person applies for a registration certificate. The chief shall refund that amount upon issuance to the person of a registration certificate. (7) All records of the division of parks and watercraft made or maintained for the purposes of divisions (A)(2) to (8) of this section are public records. The records shall be available for inspection at reasonable hours and in a manner that is compatible with normal operations of the division. (8) Pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 1546.04 of the Revised Code, the chief may adopt rules establishing all of the following: (a) Record-keeping requirements governing the issuance of temporary watercraft registrations and the use of bills of sale from watercraft dealers for the purposes of division (A)(2) of this section; (b) Procedures and requirements for the refund of fees under division (A)(6) of this section; (c) Any other procedures and requirements necessary for the administration and enforcement of divisions (A)(2) to (8) of this section. (B) All of the following watercraft are exempt from registration: (1) Those that are exempt from numbering by the state under divisions (B) to (G) of section 1547.53 of the Revised Code; (2) Those that have been issued a commercial documentation by the United States coast guard or its successor and are used exclusively for commercial purposes; (3) Those that have been documented by the United States coast guard or its successor as temporarily transitting, whose principal use is not on the waters in this state, and that have not been used within this state for more than sixty days. (C) No person shall operate a watercraft documented by the United States coast guard or its successor unless the certificate of documentation is valid, is on the watercraft for which it has been issued, and is available for inspection whenever the watercraft is in operation. In accordance with 46 C.F.R. part 67, as amended, the watercraft shall display the official number, the vessel name, and the home port listed on the certificate of documentation. (D)(1) For the purposes of this section and section 1547.53 of the Revised Code, a watercraft is principally using the waters in this state if any of the following applies: (a) The owner resides in this state and declares that the watercraft principally is using the waters in this state. (b) The owner resides in another state, but declares that the watercraft principally is using the waters in this state. (c) The watercraft is registered in another state or documented by the United States coast guard and is used within this state for more than sixty days regardless of whether it has been assigned a seasonal or permanent mooring at any public or private docking facility in this state. (2) Notwithstanding division (D)(1)(c) of this section, a person on active duty in the armed forces of the United States may register a watercraft in the person's state of permanent residence in lieu of registering it in this state regardless of the number of days that the watercraft is used in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.46
§ 1506.46. Action taken by chief
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly Any action taken by the director of natural resources under sections 1506.38 to 1506.48 of the Revised Code shall not be deemed in conflict with certain powers and duties conferred upon and delegated to federal agencies and to municipal corporations under Section 7 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, or as provided by sections 721.04 to 721.11 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.21
§ 1509.21. Permits for secondary or additional recovery operations
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly No person shall, without first having obtained a permit from the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, conduct secondary or additional recovery operations, including any underground injection of fluids or carbon dioxide for the secondary or tertiary recovery of oil or natural gas or for the storage of hydrocarbons that are liquid at standard temperature or pressure, unless a rule of the chief expressly authorizes such operations without a permit. The permit shall be in addition to any permit required by section 1509.05 of the Revised Code. Secondary or additional recovery operations shall be conducted in accordance with rules and orders of the chief and any terms or conditions of the permit authorizing such operations. In addition, the chief may authorize tests to evaluate whether fluids or carbon dioxide may be injected in a reservoir and to determine the maximum allowable injection pressure. The tests shall be conducted in accordance with methods prescribed in rules of the chief or conditions of the permit. Rules adopted under this section shall include provisions regarding applications for and the issuance of permits; the terms and conditions of permits; entry to conduct inspections and to examine records to ascertain compliance with this section and rules, orders, and terms and conditions of permits adopted or issued thereunder; the provision and maintenance of information through monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting; and other provisions in furtherance of the goals of this section and the Safe Drinking Water Act. To implement the goals of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the chief shall not issue a permit for the underground injection of fluids for the secondary or tertiary recovery of oil or natural gas or for the storage of hydrocarbons that are liquid at standard temperature and pressure, unless the chief concludes that the applicant has demonstrated that the injection will not result in the presence of any contaminant in underground water that supplies or can be reasonably expected to supply any public water system, such that the presence of any such contaminant may result in the system's not complying with any national primary drinking water regulation or may otherwise adversely affect the health of persons. Rules, orders, and terms or conditions of permits adopted or issued under this section shall be construed to be no more stringent than required for compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, unless essential to ensure that underground sources of drinking water will not be endangered.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.111 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.111
§ 1563.111. Mining near oil or gas well
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly No owner, lessee, or agent shall conduct mining operations within twenty-five feet of any known well, or locate a mine opening within three hundred feet of any well that produces oil or gas unless the owner, lessee, or agent obtains permission in writing from the chief of the division of mineral resources management.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.20
§ 1547.20. Permission for conducting special water events
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly No person or organization shall conduct any race, regatta, or other special event upon the waters in this state without first obtaining written permission, upon application not less than thirty days prior to the time of the proposed race, regatta, or event, of the federal agency, state department, conservancy district, or political subdivision having jurisdiction and control over such waters. Any state department, conservancy district, or political subdivision may suspend its respective rules during a race, regatta, or special event. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that the operator of a vessel competing in a specially authorized race, regatta, or special event shall not attempt to attain high speeds on a marked racing course. On any waters in this state over which no federal agency, state department, conservancy district, or political subdivision has jurisdiction and control, no person or organization shall conduct any race, regatta, or other special event without first obtaining written permission, upon application not less than thirty days prior to the time of the proposed race, regatta, or event, of the chief of the division of parks and watercraft. The chief may, after determining that the public safety will be adequately protected, grant written permission for holding such race, regatta, or special event. This section does not apply to privately owned lakes or ponds nor to canoes or rowboats.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.99
§ 1533.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 503 - 135th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 1533.17 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the second degree on each subsequent offense. In addition to any other sanction imposed under this division, on a second or subsequent offense occurring within a period of three consecutive years after the date of conviction of the immediately preceding violation of that section any firearms or other hunting implements in the possession or under the control of the offender at the time of the violation are subject to seizure in accordance with section 1531.20 of the Revised Code. If the offender persists in the offense after reasonable warning or request to desist, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (B) Whoever violates section 1533.161 , 1533.23 , 1533.24 , 1533.301 , 1533.40 , 1533.41 , 1533.45 , 1533.48 , 1533.511 , 1533.55 , 1533.56 , 1533.58 , 1533.62 , 1533.631 , 1533.66 , 1533.71 , 1533.72 , 1533.73 , 1533.74 , 1533.76 , 1533.77 , or 1533.79 , division (J) of section 1533.731 , or division (B) or (C) of section 1533.97 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (C) Whoever violates division (B) of section 1533.03 , section 1533.07 , 1533.171 , 1533.34 , 1533.341 , 1533.342 , 1533.35 , 1533.42 , 1533.51 , 1533.63 , 1533.64 , 1533.67 , 1533.68 , 1533.721 , 1533.881 , or 1533.882 , division (B)(2), (3), or (4) of section 1533.731 , or division (A) of section 1533.97 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Whoever violates division (D) of section 1533.97 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. The court shall require any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to the offense to refund to all participants in the fishing tournament operated by the person any entry fees paid by the participants. (E) Whoever violates division (C) or (D) of section 1533.632 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (F) Whoever violates any section of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. This division does not apply to division (A) of section 1533.751 of the Revised Code. (G) A court that imposes sentence for a violation of any section of this chapter governing the holding, taking, or possession of wild animals 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 or animals illegally held, taken, 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. (H) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates section 1533.75 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Whoever violates that section when the violation involves the importing or releasing of a wild boar or feral swine is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall require any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of that section to pay the costs incurred by any state or federal agency for the investigation, control, and eradication of wild boar or feral swine that resulted from the violation. Money paid to the division of wildlife shall be credited to the wildlife fund established under section 1531.17 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1551.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1551 / § 1551.33
§ 1551.33. Director of office - appointment, duties and powers
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) The director of development shall appoint and fix the compensation of the director of the Ohio coal development office. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the director of development. (B) The director of the office shall do all of the following: (1) Biennially prepare and maintain the Ohio coal development agenda required under section 1551.34 of the Revised Code; (2) Propose and support policies for the office consistent with the Ohio coal development agenda and develop means to implement the agenda; (3) Initiate, undertake, and support projects to carry out the office's purposes and ensure that the projects are consistent with and meet the selection criteria established by the Ohio coal development agenda; (4) Actively encourage joint participation in and, when feasible, joint funding of the office's projects with governmental agencies, electric utilities, universities and colleges, other public or private interests, or any other person; (5) Establish a table of organization for and employ such employees and agents as are necessary for the administration and operation of the office. Any such employees shall be in the unclassified service and shall serve at the pleasure of the director of development . (6) Convene the technical advisory committee established under section 1551.35 of the Revised Code; (7) Review, with the assistance of the technical advisory committee, proposed coal research and development projects as defined in section 1555.01 of the Revised Code, and coal development projects, submitted to the office by public utilities for the purpose of section 4905.304 of the Revised Code. If the director and the advisory committee determine that any such facility or project has as its purpose the enhanced use of Ohio coal in an environmentally acceptable, cost effective manner, promotes energy conservation, is cost effective, and is environmentally sound, the director shall submit to the public utilities commission a report recommending that the commission allow the recovery of costs associated with the facility or project under section 4905.304 of the Revised Code and including the reasons for the recommendation. (8) Establish such policies, procedures, and guidelines as are necessary to achieve the office's purposes. (C) With the approval of the director of development , the director of the office may exercise any of the powers and duties that the director of development considers appropriate or desirable to achieve the office's purposes, including, but not limited to, the powers and duties enumerated in sections 1551.11 , 1551.12 , and 1551.15 of the Revised Code. Additionally, the director of the office may make loans to governmental agencies or persons for projects to carry out the office's purposes. Fees, charges, rates of interest, times of payment of interest and principal, and other terms, conditions, and provisions of the loans shall be such as the director of the office determines to be appropriate and in furtherance of the purposes for which the loans are made. The mortgage lien securing any moneys lent by the director of the office may be subordinate to the mortgage lien securing any moneys lent or invested by a financial institution, but shall be superior to that securing any moneys lent or expended by any other person. The moneys used in making the loans shall be disbursed upon order of the director of the office. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 11:02 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.08
§ 1501.08. State park maintenance fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the state park maintenance fund. (1) Notwithstanding section 1546.21 of the Revised Code, on or after the first day of July of each fiscal year, the director of natural resources may request the director of budget and management to transfer money from the state park fund to the state park maintenance fund in an amount not exceeding five per cent of the annual average revenue deposited in the state park fund. (2) The department of natural resources shall use money in the state park maintenance fund only for maintenance, repair, and renovation projects at state parks that are approved by the director. The department shall not use money in the fund to construct new facilities. (B) The chief of the division of parks and watercraft shall submit to the director a list of projects in order to request disbursements from the state park maintenance fund. The chief shall include with each list a description of necessary maintenance, repair, and renovation at state park facilities. The director shall determine which projects are eligible for disbursement from the fund. The chief shall not begin any project for which disbursement is requested before obtaining the director's approval as required by this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.77 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.77
§ 1533.77. Records of holder of propagating license - inspection of records
Status: in_force

June 29, 2012 House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly (A) Each holder of a noncommercial or commercial propagating license issued under section 1533.71 of the Revised Code shall keep the license prominently displayed at the place of business specified in the license, and shall keep accurate written records that shall include the total number of game birds, game quadrupeds, or fur-bearing animals possessed on the date of application for the license, the number subsequently propagated or acquired by purchase or gift, the number that escaped, the number that were released, the number that died, and the name and address of each person or corporation from whom or to whom game birds, game quadrupeds or fur-bearing animals were received as a gift or given as a gift or purchased or sold alive or sold for food, and the date of each transaction. These records shall be kept permanently on the premises stated in the license, and shall be open for inspection by any authorized representative of the division of wildlife at all reasonable times. (B) Each holder of a captive white-tailed deer propagation license issued under section 1533.71 of the Revised Code shall maintain all records that are required in rules adopted under section 943.24 of the Revised Code. The records shall be kept permanently on the premises stated in the license and shall be open for inspection by any authorized representative of the department of agriculture at all reasonable times and of the division of wildlife at all reasonable times in conjunction with an active criminal investigation. (C) The holder of a captive white-tailed deer propagation license shall not knowingly falsify any record or tag that is required in rules adopted under section 943.24 of the Revised Code or in rules adopted under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.09
§ 1531.09. Chief of division may amend or rescind rules after investigation
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly If an investigation shows that any part of a rule of the division of wildlife should be modified for any cause not known, fully understood, or present at the time the rule was adopted, the chief of the division of wildlife may amend any part of the rule to meet the new condition or situation, but the amended rule shall be effective not longer than one year from its effective date. If an investigation shows that such a rule or amended rule should be rescinded for any cause not known, fully understood, or present when the rule or amended rule was adopted, or due to a change in conditions making the rule or amended rule not necessary, the chief may rescind the rule or amended rule and make it ineffective, except that if a rule or amended rule required the approval of the wildlife council for its adoption, it may be amended or rescinded only upon approval of the council.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.221 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.221
§ 1533.221. Restricting filed trials for nonresidents
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly A nonresident of this state shall not exercise, train, or work a dog in this state at any time when residents of this state are prohibited from exercising, training, or working a dog in the state in which the nonresident resides, except as otherwise provided by division rule. Nonresidents may participate in bona fide field trials at any time after proper entry.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.05
§ 1503.05. Timber sale agreements
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of forestry may sell timber and other forest products from the state forest, state forest nurseries, and federal lands in accordance with the terms of an agreement under section 1503.271 of the Revised Code whenever the chief considers such a sale desirable. With the approval of the attorney general and the director of natural resources, the chief may sell portions of the state forest lands when such a sale is advantageous to the state. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a timber sale agreement shall not be executed unless the person or governmental entity bidding on the sale executes and files a surety bond conditioned on completion of the timber sale in accordance with the terms of the agreement in an amount determined by the chief. All bonds shall be given in a form prescribed by the chief and shall run to the state as obligee. The chief shall not approve any bond until it is personally signed and acknowledged by both principal and surety, or as to either by the attorney in fact thereof, with a certified copy of the power of attorney attached. The chief shall not approve the bond unless there is attached a certificate of the superintendent of insurance that the company is authorized to transact a fidelity and surety business in this state. In lieu of a bond, the bidder may deposit cash, negotiable certificates of deposit, or irrevocable letters of credit issued by any bank organized or transacting business in this state having a par value equal to or greater than the amount of the bond. The cash or securities shall be deposited on the same terms as bonds. If one or more certificates of deposit are deposited in lieu of a bond, the chief shall require the bank that issued any of the certificates to pledge securities of the aggregate market value equal to the amount of the certificate or certificates that is in excess of the amount insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation. The securities to be pledged shall be those designated as eligible under section 135.18 of the Revised Code. The securities shall be security for the repayment of the certificate or certificates of deposit. Upon a deposit of cash, certificates of deposit, or irrevocable letters of credit described in division (B) of this section, the chief shall hold them in trust for the purposes for which they have been deposited. If the bidder deposits cash, the cash shall be credited to the performance cash bond refunds fund created in section 1501.16 of the Revised Code. If the bidder deposits certificates of deposit or letters of credit, the chief is responsible for the safekeeping of those certificates or letters. A bidder making a deposit of cash, certificates of deposit, or letters of credit may withdraw and receive, from the chief, all or any portion of the cash, certificates of deposit, or letters of credit upon depositing with the chief other negotiable certificates of deposit or irrevocable letters of credit that are equal in par value to the par value of the cash, certificates of deposit, or letters of credit withdrawn. A bidder that deposits negotiable certificates of deposit may demand and receive from the chief all interest or other income from any such certificate as it becomes due. If certificates so deposited with and in the possession of the chief mature or are called for payment by their issuer, the chief, at the request of the bidder who deposited them, shall convert the proceeds into other negotiable certificates of deposit, or cash as the bidder designates. When the chief finds that a person or agency has failed to comply with the conditions of the person's or governmental agency's bond, the chief shall make a finding of that fact and declare the bond, cash, certificates, or letters of credit forfeited. The chief thereupon shall certify the total forfeiture to the attorney general, who shall proceed to collect the amount of the bond, cash, certificates, or letters of credit. In lieu of total forfeiture, the surety, at its option, may cause the timber sale to be completed or pay to the chief the cost thereof. All money collected as a result of forfeitures of bonds, cash, certificates, and letters of credit under this section shall be credited to the state forest fund created in this section. (C) The chief may grant easements and leases on portions of the state forest lands and state forest nurseries under terms that are advantageous to the state, and the chief may grant mineral rights on a royalty basis on those lands and nurseries, with the approval of the attorney general and the director. (D) All money received from the sale of state forest lands, or in payment for easements or leases on or as rents from those lands or from state forest nurseries, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state forest fund, which is hereby created. In addition, all money received from federal grants, payments, and reimbursements, from the sale of reforestation tree stock, from the sale of forest products, other than standing timber, and from the sale of minerals taken from the state forest lands and state forest nurseries, together with royalties from mineral rights, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state forest fund. Any other revenues derived from the operation of the state forests and related facilities or equipment also shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state forest fund, as shall contributions received for the issuance of Smokey Bear license plates under section 4503.574 of the Revised Code and any other money required by law to be deposited in the fund. Any revenue generated from agreements entered into under section 1503.271 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the fund. The state forest fund shall not be expended for any purpose other than the administration, operation, maintenance, development, or utilization of the state forests, forest nurseries, and forest programs; for facilities or equipment incident to them; for the further purchase of lands for state forest or forest nursery purposes; for wildfire suppression payments; for fire prevention purposes in the case of contributions received pursuant to section 4503.574 of the Revised Code; or for forest management projects associated with federal lands in the case of revenues received pursuant to agreements entered into under section 1503.271 of the Revised Code. (E) All money received from the sale of standing timber taken from state forest lands and state forest nurseries shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the forestry holding account redistribution fund, which is hereby created. The money shall remain in the fund until they are redistributed in accordance with this division. The redistribution shall occur at least once each year. To begin the redistribution, the chief first shall determine the amount of all standing timber sold from state forest lands and state forest nurseries, together with the amount of the total sale proceeds, in each county, in each township within the county, and in each school district within the county. The chief next shall determine the amount of the direct costs that the division of forestry incurred in association with the sale of that standing timber. The amount of the direct costs shall be subtracted from the amount of the total sale proceeds and shall be transferred from the forestry holding account redistribution fund to the state forest fund. The remaining amount of the total sale proceeds equals the net value of the standing timber that was sold. The chief shall determine the net value of standing timber sold from state forest lands and state forest nurseries in each county, in each township within the county, and in each school district within the county and shall send to each county treasurer a copy of the determination at the time that money is paid to the county treasurer under this division. Thirty-five per cent of the net value of standing timber sold from state forest lands and state forest nurseries located in a county shall be transferred from the forestry holding account redistribution fund to the state forest fund. The remaining sixty-five per cent of the net value shall be transferred from the forestry holding account redistribution fund and paid to the county treasurer for the use of the general fund of that county. The county auditor shall do all of the following: (1) Retain for the use of the general fund of the county one-fourth of the amount received by the county under division (E) of this section; (2) Pay into the general fund of any township located within the county and containing such lands and nurseries one-fourth of the amount received by the county from standing timber sold from lands and nurseries located in the township; (3) Request the board of education of any school district located within the county and containing such lands and nurseries to identify which fund or funds of the district should receive the money available to the school district under division (E)(3) of this section. After receiving notice from the board, the county auditor shall pay into the fund or funds so identified one-half of the amount received by the county from standing timber sold from lands and nurseries located in the school district, distributed proportionately as identified by the board. The division of forestry shall not supply logs, lumber, or other forest products or minerals, taken from the state forest lands or state forest nurseries, to any other agency or subdivision of the state unless payment is made therefor in the amount of the actual prevailing value thereof. This section is applicable to the money so received. (F) The chief may enter into a personal service contract for consulting services to assist the chief with the sale of timber or other forest products and related inventory. Compensation for consulting services shall be paid from the proceeds of the sale of timber or other forest products and related inventory that are the subject of the personal service contract. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.91 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.91
§ 1533.91. Nonresident licenses or permits - reciprocal agreements
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly The chief of the division of wildlife, upon approval of the wildlife council and the attorney general, may enter into agreements with the appropriate officials of one or more states, whereby the chief will issue nonresident fishing licenses, hunting licenses, and hunting and fur taker permits to residents of other party states for the fees charged Ohio residents, and Ohio residents may obtain nonresident licenses in other party states for the fees that are charged residents of those states.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.67
§ 1533.67. Enforcement procedure
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly The chief of the division of wildlife, wildlife officers, and other employees of the division that the chief specifies may serve and execute warrants and other processes of law issued in the enforcement of sections 2923.12 , 2923.15 , and 2923.16 of the Revised Code and in the enforcement of any law or division rule governing the taking, possession, protection, preservation, or propagation of wild animals, or for protection against the wrongful use or occupancy of state owned or leased lands and waters, and property under division control, or in the enforcement of section 3767.32 or any other section of the Revised Code prohibiting the dumping of refuse into or along waters, or in the enforcement of a criminal law of the state when violation of it involves equipment or property owned, leased, or controlled by the division, in the same manner as a sheriff or constable may serve or execute a process, and may arrest on sight and without a warrant a person found violating any such law or rule. The chief or any wildlife officer has the same authority as sheriffs to require aid in executing a process or making an arrest. They may seize without process each part of a wild animal in the possession of a person violating any law or division rule governing the taking, possession, protection, preservation, or propagation of wild animals, together with any boat, gun, net, seine, trap, ferret, or device with which those animals were taken or killed, or that was used in taking or killing them, and any firearm, deadly weapon, or dangerous ordnance, as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, used or possessed contrary to sections 2923.12 , 2923.15 , and 2923.16 of the Revised Code, and immediately convey the person so offending before any judge of a county court or judge of a municipal court having jurisdiction over the area in which the offense was committed. No person shall interfere with, threaten, abuse, assault, resist, or in any manner deter or attempt to deter a wildlife officer or any other officer having like authority from carrying into effect any law or division rule governing the taking, possession, protection, preservation, or propagation of wild animals, or for protection against wrongful use or occupancy of state-owned or leased lands and waters, and property under division control, or any law pertaining to the exhibiting of any license or permit required by this chapter or Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code, or regulating hunting and trapping on the lands of another. No person shall interfere with, threaten, abuse, assault, resist, or in any manner deter or attempt to deter a wildlife officer or any other officer having like authority from enforcing or from serving or executing any warrant or other process issued in the enforcement of section 3767.32 or any other section of the Revised Code prohibiting the dumping of refuse into or along waters, or a criminal law of the state when violation of it involves equipment or property owned, leased, or controlled by the division, or any of the provisions set forth in section 2923.12 , 2923.15 , or 2923.16 of the Revised Code regulating use or possession of firearms, deadly weapons, or dangerous ordnance, as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. Arrests for such offenses may be made on Sunday, in which case the offender immediately shall be taken before any court or magistrate given jurisdiction in such cases by this section and required by that court or magistrate to give bond for the offender's appearance at a time fixed for hearing of the complaint on a weekday as soon after the arrest is made as is practicable. If a bond is required of an offender in such a case and the offender fails to give it, the court shall order the offender committed to the county jail or to some other suitable place of confinement until the time for the hearing. The court may make any other arrangements to insure the appearance of the offender at the designated time it considers advisable. The jailer or officer in charge of the place of confinement designated by the court shall receive the person so committed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1510.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1510 / § 1510.13
§ 1510.13. Prohibited acts regarding assessments
Status: in_force

December 18, 1997 Senate Bill 46 - 122nd General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to withhold or remit any assessment levied under section 1510.08 of the Revised Code. (B) Before criminal proceedings are instituted pursuant to this section, the technical advisory council shall give the alleged violator an opportunity to present the alleged violator's views concerning why the proceedings should not be instituted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.13
§ 1522.13. Issuance of withdrawal and consumptive use permit; requirements
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of water resources shall not issue a withdrawal and consumptive use permit for a facility if the chief determines that the facility does not meet all of the criteria established in Section 4.11 of the compact. (B) In applying the provision of the decision-making standard established in Section 4.11 .2 of the compact, the chief shall require that a withdrawal or consumptive use will be implemented so as to ensure that the withdrawal or consumptive use will result in no significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts on the quantity or quality of the waters and water dependent natural resources of the great lakes basin considered as a whole or of the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole. As part of the evaluation of a permit application under Section 4.11 .2 of the compact, the chief shall do all of the following: (1) Rely on the best generally accepted scientific methods appropriate for this state derived from professionally accepted resources and practices; (2) Consider the long-term mean annual inflow and outflow of the Lake Erie source watershed; (3) Consider the withdrawal and the portion of the withdrawal that is not returned to the Lake Erie source watershed. (C) Impacts of a withdrawal or consumptive use on the quantity or quality of waters and water dependent natural resources of more localized areas that affect less than the great lakes basin considered as a whole or the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole shall be considered as a part of the evaluation of whether a proposed withdrawal or consumptive use is reasonable as provided in Section 4.11 .5 of the compact. (D) The chief shall not submit an application for a withdrawal and consumptive use permit for regional review under Section 4.5 .2(c)(ii) of the compact to the regional body as defined in Section 1.2 of the compact unless regional review is agreed to by the applicant. (E) Nothing in sections 1522.10 to 1522.30 of the Revised Code shall be construed to affect, limit, diminish, or impair any rights validly established and existing under the laws of this state as of December 8, 2008, including, but not limited to, sections 1506.10 and 1521.17 of the Revised Code, or to limit a person's right to the reasonable use of ground water, water in a lake, or any other watercourse in contravention of Section 19b of Article I, Ohio Constitution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.051
§ 1547.051. Presenting proof of license
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly A person born on or after January 1, 1982, who is operating on the waters in this state a powercraft powered by more than ten horsepower and who is stopped by a law enforcement officer in the enforcement of Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code or rules shall present to the law enforcement officer, not later than seventy-two hours after being stopped, a certificate obtained by the person pursuant to section 1547.05 of the Revised Code prior to being stopped or proof of holding such a certificate. Failure of the person to present the certificate or proof of holding it within seventy-two hours constitutes prima-facie evidence of a violation of section 1547.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.41
§ 1547.41. Personal watercraft operation requirements
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) No person shall operate or permit the operation of a personal watercraft unless each person on the watercraft is wearing a coast guard approved wearable personal flotation device used in compliance with manufacturer labeling. (2) A person operating a personal watercraft that is equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard type engine cutoff switch shall attach the lanyard to the person, the person's clothing, or the personal flotation device as appropriate for the specific watercraft. (3) No person shall operate a personal watercraft at any time between sunset and sunrise. (4) No person who owns a personal watercraft or who has charge over or control of a personal watercraft shall authorize or knowingly permit the personal watercraft to be operated in violation of this chapter. (B) This section does not apply to a person who is participating in a regatta, race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition that is operated in accordance with section 1547.20 of the Revised Code or that is coast guard approved.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.53
§ 1567.53. Emergency signal in vertical shaft
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly At each mine where persons are hoisted in a vertical shaft, an emergency signal shall be provided in such manner that persons can give signals from the cage if the cage is stopped between the top and bottom landings. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.85 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.85
§ 1533.85. Immunity in civil action concerning shooting range noise
Status: in_force

November 21, 1997 House Bill 209 - 122nd General Assembly (A)(1) The owner, operator, or user of a shooting range is not liable in damages in a civil action to any person for harm that allegedly is caused by the creation of noise at the shooting range or the failure to limit or suppress noise at the shooting range if the owner, operator, or user substantially complies with the chief's noise rules. (2)(a) Division (A) of this section does not create a new cause of action or substantive legal right against an owner, operator, or user of a shooting range. (b) Division (A) of this section does not affect any immunities from or defenses to civil liability established by other sections of the Revised Code or available at common law to which the owner, operator, or user of a shooting range may be entitled. (c) Division (A) of this section shall apply only to harm that occurs on or after the effective date of this section. (d) Division (A) of this section does not confer an immunity from civil liability in relation to an owner's, operator's, or user's actions or omissions that constitute negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentionally tortious conduct if those actions or omissions are not the subject of the chief's noise rules or are not in substantial compliance with the chief's noise rules. (B) The owner, operator, or user of a shooting range is not subject to criminal prosecution under any section of the Revised Code, or under any ordinance, resolution, or regulation of a political subdivision, that relates to the creation, limitation, or suppression of noise if the conduct of the owner, operator, or user that allegedly violates the section, ordinance, resolution, or regulation substantially complies with the chief's noise rules. (C) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the courts of common pleas, municipal courts, housing divisions of municipal courts, and county courts of this state shall not grant injunctive relief under Chapter 3767. or any other section of the Revised Code, under an ordinance, resolution, or regulation of a political subdivision, or under the common law of this state against the owner or operator of a shooting range in a nuisance action if the court determines that the owner's or operator's actions or omissions that are the subject of a complaint substantially complied with the chief's noise rules or the chief's public safety rules, whichever apply to the nuisance action.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.44
§ 1506.44. Agreements for loans for erosion control structures
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly (A) A board of county commissioners may use a loan obtained under division (C) of this section to provide financial assistance to any person who owns real property in a coastal erosion area and who has received a permit under section 1506.40 of the Revised Code to construct an erosion control structure in that coastal erosion area. The board shall enter into an agreement with the person that complies with all of the following requirements: (1) The agreement shall identify the person's real property for which the erosion control structure is being constructed and shall include a legal description of that property and a reference to the volume and page of the deed record in which the title of that person to that property is recorded. (2) In accordance with rules adopted by the Ohio water development authority under division (V) of section 6121.04 of the Revised Code for the purposes of division (C) of this section and pursuant to an agreement between the board and the authority under that division, the board shall agree to cause payments to be made by the authority to the contractor hired by the person to construct an erosion control structure in amounts not to exceed the total amount specified in the agreement between the board and the person. (3) The person shall agree to pay to the board, or to the authority as the assignee pursuant to division (C) of this section, the total amount of the payments plus administrative or other costs of the board or the authority at times, in installments, and bearing interest as specified in the agreement. The agreement may contain additional provisions that the board determines necessary to safeguard the interests of the county or to comply with an agreement entered into under division (C) of this section. (B) Upon entering into an agreement under division (A) of this section, the board shall do all of the following: (1) Cause the agreement to be recorded in the county deed records in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the real property is situated. Failure to record the agreement does not affect the validity of the agreement or the collection of any amounts due under the agreement. (2) Establish by resolution an erosion control repayment fund into which shall be deposited all amounts collected under division (B)(3) of this section. Moneys in that fund shall be used by the board for the repayment of the loan and for administrative or other costs of the board or the authority as specified in an agreement entered into under division (C) of this section. If the amount of money in the fund is inadequate to repay the loan when due, the board of county commissioners, by resolution, may advance money from any other fund in order to repay the loan if that use of the money from the other fund is not in conflict with law. If the board so advances money in order to repay the loan, the board subsequently shall reimburse each fund from which the board advances money with moneys from the erosion control repayment fund. (3) Bill and collect all amounts when due under the agreement entered into under division (A) of this section. The board shall certify amounts not paid when due to the county auditor, who shall enter the amounts on the real property tax list and duplicate against the property identified under division (A)(1) of this section. The amounts not paid when due shall be a lien on that property from the date on which the amounts are placed on the tax list and duplicate and shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes. (C) A board may apply to the authority for a loan for the purpose of entering into agreements under division (A) of this section. The loan shall be for an amount and on the terms established in an agreement between the board and the authority. The board may assign any agreements entered into under division (A) of this section to the authority in order to provide for the repayment of the loan and may pledge any lawfully available revenues to the repayment of the loan, provided that no moneys raised by taxation shall be obligated or pledged by the board for the repayment of the loan. Any agreement with the authority pursuant to this division is not subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code or any requirements or limitations established in that chapter. (D) The authority, as assignee of any agreement pursuant to division (C) of this section, may enforce and compel the board and the county auditor by mandamus pursuant to Chapter 2731. of the Revised Code to comply with division (B) of this section in a timely manner. (E) The construction of an erosion control structure by a contractor hired by an individual homeowner, group of individual homeowners, or homeowners association that enters into an agreement with a board under division (A) of this section is not a public improvement, as defined in section 4115.03 of the Revised Code, and is not subject to competitive bidding or public bond laws.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.92 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.92
§ 1547.92. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

June 13, 1990 House Bill 522 - 118th General Assembly No person shall knowingly: (A) Damage, remove, or tamper with any signal, buoy, or other aid to navigation; (B) Sever the mooring lines of, set adrift, or tamper with any vessel that is moored or tied up on the waters in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.10
§ 1514.10. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 156 - 135th General Assembly No person shall: (A)(1) Engage in surface mining without a permit; (2) Engage in in-stream mining or conduct an in-stream mining operation without an in-stream mining permit issued by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. A person who, on March 15, 2002, holds a valid permit to conduct in-stream mining that is issued under section 10 of the "Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899," 30 Stat. 1151, 33 U.S.C. 403, as amended, shall not be required to obtain an in-stream mining permit from the chief under this chapter until the existing permit expires. (B) Exceed the limits of a surface or in-stream mining permit or amendment to a permit by mining land contiguous to an area of land affected under a permit or amendment, which contiguous land is not under a permit or amendment; (C) Purposely misrepresent or omit any material fact in an application for a surface or in-stream mining permit or amendment, an annual or final report, or any hearing or investigation conducted by the chief or the reclamation commission; (D) Fail to perform any measure set forth in the approved plan of mining and reclamation that is necessary to prevent damage to adjoining property or to achieve a performance standard required in division (A)(10) of section 1514.02 of the Revised Code, or violate any other requirement of this chapter, a rule adopted thereunder, or an order of the chief; (E) Conduct surface excavations of minerals within any of the following: (1) One hundred twenty feet horizontal distance outward from the highwater mark on each bank of a watercourse designated as a wild, scenic, or recreational river under sections 1517.14 to 1517.19 of the Revised Code or of a portion of a watercourse designated as a component of the national wild and scenic river system under the "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act," 82 Stat. 906 (1968), 16 U.S.C. 1274, as amended; (2) Seventy-five feet horizontal distance outward from the highwater mark on each bank of a watercourse that drains a surface area of more than one hundred square miles; (3) Fifty feet horizontal distance outward from the highwater mark on each bank of a watercourse that drains a surface area of more than twenty-five square miles, but fewer than one hundred square miles unless a variance is obtained under rules adopted by the chief. (F) Conduct any surface mining activity within any of the following: (1) Seventy-five feet horizontal distance outward from the highwater mark on each bank of a watercourse designated as a wild, scenic, or recreational river under sections 1517.14 to 1517.19 of the Revised Code or of a portion of a watercourse designated as a component of the national wild and scenic river system under the "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act," 82 Stat. 906 (1968), 16 U.S.C. 1274, as amended; (2) Seventy-five feet horizontal distance outward from the highwater mark on each bank of a watercourse that drains a surface area of more than one hundred square miles; (3) Fifty feet horizontal distance outward from the highwater mark on each bank of a watercourse that drains a surface area of more than twenty-five square miles, but fewer than one hundred square miles unless a variance is obtained under rules adopted by the chief. A person who has been issued a surface mining permit prior to March 15, 2002 may continue to operate under that permit and shall not be subject to the prohibitions established in divisions (E) and (F) of this section until the permit is renewed. The number of square miles of surface area that a watercourse drains shall be determined by consulting the "gazetteer of Ohio streams," which is a portion of the Ohio water plan inventory published in 1960 by the division of water in the department of natural resources, or its successor, if any. (G) Engage in any part of a process that is followed in the production of minerals from the bottom of the channel of a watercourse in any of the following circumstances or areas: (1) In a watercourse designated as a wild, scenic, or recreational river under sections 1517.14 to 1517.19 of the Revised Code, in a portion of a watercourse designated as a component of the national wild and scenic river system under the "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act," 82 Stat. 906 (1968), 16 U.S.C. 1274, as amended, or within one-half mile upstream of any portion of a watercourse designated as a wild, scenic, or recreational river or component; (2) During periods other than periods of low flow, as determined by rules adopted under section 1514.08 of the Revised Code; (3) During critical fish or mussel spawning seasons as determined by the chief of the division of wildlife under Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it; (4) In an area known to possess critical spawning habitat for a species of fish or mussel that is on the federal endangered species list established in accordance with the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, as amended, or the state endangered species list established in rules adopted under section 1531.25 of the Revised Code. Division (G) of this section does not apply to the activities described in divisions (M)(1) and (2) of section 1514.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 16, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.03
§ 1521.03. Chief of division - powers and duties
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly The chief of the division of water resources shall do all of the following: (A) Assist in an advisory capacity any properly constituted watershed district, conservancy district, or soil and water conservation district or any county, municipal corporation, or other government agency of the state in the planning of works for ground water recharge, flood mitigation, floodplain management, flood control, flow capacity and stability of streams, rivers, and watercourses, or the establishment of water conservation practices, within the limits of the appropriations for those purposes; (B) Have authority to conduct basic inventories of the water and related natural resources in each drainage basin in the state; to develop a plan on a watershed basis that will recognize the variety of uses to which water may be put and the need for its management for those uses; with the approval of the director of natural resources and the controlling board, to transfer appropriated or other funds, authorized for those inventories and plan, to any division of the department of natural resources or other state agencies for the purpose of developing pertinent data relating to the plan of water management; and to accept and expend moneys contributed by any person for implementing the development of the plan; (C) Have authority to make detailed investigations of all factors relating to floods, floodplain management, and flood control in the state with particular attention to those factors bearing upon the hydraulic and hydrologic characteristics of rivers, streams, and watercourses, recognizing the variety of uses to which water and watercourses may be put; (D) Cooperate with the United States or any agency thereof and with any political subdivision of the state in planning and constructing flood control works; (E) Hold meetings or public hearings, whichever is considered appropriate by the chief, to assist in the resolution of conflicts between ground water users. Such meetings or hearings shall be called upon written request from boards of health of city or general health districts created by or under the authority of Chapter 3709. of the Revised Code or authorities having the duties of a board of health as authorized by section 3709.05 of the Revised Code, boards of county commissioners, boards of township trustees, legislative authorities of municipal corporations, or boards of directors of conservancy districts and may be called by the chief upon the request of any other person or at the chief's discretion. The chief shall collect and present at such meetings or hearings the available technical information relevant to the conflicts and to the ground water resource. The chief shall prepare a report, and may make recommendations, based upon the available technical data and the record of the meetings or hearings, about the use of the ground water resource. In making the report and any recommendations, the chief also may consider the factors listed in division (B) of section 1521.17 of the Revised Code. The technical information presented, the report prepared, and any recommendations made under this division shall be presumed to be prima-facie authentic and admissible as evidence in any court pursuant to Evidence Rule 902. (F) Perform stream or ground water gauging and may contract with the United States government or any other agency for the gauging of any streams or ground water within the state; (G) Primarily with regard to water quantity, have authority to collect, study, map, and interpret all available information, statistics, and data pertaining to the availability, supply, use, conservation, and replenishment of the ground and surface waters in the state in coordination with other agencies of this state; (H) Primarily with regard to water quantity and availability, be authorized to cooperate with and negotiate for the state with any agency of the United States government, of this state, or of any other state pertaining to the water resources of the state; (I) Provide engineering support for the coastal management program established under Chapter 1506. of the Revised Code; (J) Define "Lake Erie drainage basin" and "Ohio river drainage basin" for the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 1522. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.18
§ 1548.18. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly No person shall do any of the following: (A) Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required or a watercraft powered by an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required without having the certificate, or a valid temporary permit and number, in accordance with this chapter or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for it, operate the watercraft or outboard motor in this state knowing that the ownership information relating to the watercraft or outboard motor has not been entered into the automated title processing system by a clerk of a court of common pleas; (B) Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required or a watercraft powered by an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required upon which the certificate of title has been canceled; (C) Fail to surrender any certificate of title upon cancellation of it by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft and notice of the cancellation as prescribed in this chapter; (D) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to a clerk of a court of common pleas as provided in this chapter, in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a watercraft or outboard motor in such respect that it is not the watercraft or outboard motor described in the certificate of title; (E) Violate any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided, or any lawful rules adopted pursuant to this chapter; (F) Operate in this state a watercraft or outboard motor knowing that the certificate of title to or ownership of the watercraft or outboard motor as otherwise reflected in the automated title processing system has been canceled.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.26
§ 1517.26. Immunity
Status: in_force

March 22, 1989 Senate Bill 177 - 117th General Assembly (A) Owners and, if the owner has leased the land, the lessee, are not liable for injuries, death, or loss sustained by any permittee on their land if no charge has been made. By granting permission for entry, the owner or lessee does not: (1) Extend to the permittee any assurance that the premises are safe for such purposes; (2) Confer on the permittee the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed; (3) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury, death, or loss to person or property caused by an act or omission of a permittee. (B) This section does not limit the liability which otherwise exists for injury, death, or loss to persons or property caused by an act or omission of the owner or lessee as follows: (1) Negligent failure to warn the permittee against a hazard of which the owner or lessee had actual knowledge prior to the permittee's entry on the land; (2) Willful or wanton misconduct; (3) Intentionally tortious conduct.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.03
§ 1522.03. Implementation and enforcement of compact
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chief of the division of water resources shall do all of the following: (A) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact; (B) Enforce the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact and take appropriate actions to effectuate its purposes and intent; (C) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the development, implementation, administration, and enforcement of any permit program established under this chapter. Rules adopted under this section shall be no more stringent than the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact. The chief shall convene a working group consisting of parties with interests in Lake Erie, the Lake Erie watershed, and the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact. The working group shall consult with the chief regarding the adoption of rules under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.075 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.075
§ 1513.075. Potential acidity and neutralization of disturbed strata
Status: in_force

September 30, 2011 House Bill 163 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Potential acidity" means a laboratory measurement of the amount of acidity that could be produced by material in a rock strata proposed to be disturbed by mining and that is expressed by a numeral indicating the number of tons of that acidity that would be present in one thousand tons of disturbed overburden. (2) "Neutralization potential" means a laboratory measurement of the alkalinity of a rock strata expressed as the amount of acidity that would be neutralized by material proposed to be disturbed by mining and that is expressed by a numeral indicating the number of tons of that alkalinity that would be present in one thousand tons of disturbed overburden. (3) "Test borings or core samplings" refer to test borings or core samplings performed on rock strata in an area proposed to be covered by a permit for a coal mining operation, the results of which must be stated in the permit application in accordance with division (B)(1)(o) of section 1513.07 of the Revised Code. (B) For purposes of the determination of the chief of the division of mineral resources management regarding whether to approve an application for a permit for a coal mining operation based on criteria established in divisions (E)(2)(a) and (c) of section 1513.07 of the Revised Code and related performance standards established in division (A)(10) of section 1513.16 of the Revised Code, the potential acidity and the neutralization potential of the rock strata that would be disturbed under the permit may be calculated in accordance with this section. (C) The measurement of potential acidity may be based on laboratory analyses of the sulfur content of the coal and overburden to be disturbed by mining. If the results of test borings or core samplings include laboratory analyses of the pyritic form of sulfur, the applicant may base the calculation of the potential acidity for the area on the pyritic sulfur content of the coal and overburden to be disturbed by mining rather than on the total sulfur content. (D) The tons of rock in the area represented by each core hole resulting from test boring or core sampling may be estimated and used to calculate the tons of potential acidity and tons of neutralization potential for each rock stratum. The sum of those values across the proposed permit area may be used to calculate the site's overall neutralization potential and potential acidity. (E) The proposed permit area may not be considered to have the potential to create acid or other toxic mine drainage if either of the following applies: (1) The numeral that indicates the site's overall neutralization potential divided by the numeral that indicates the site's overall potential acidity results in a quotient that is equal to or greater than two. (2) The numeral that indicates the neutralization potential subtracted from the numeral that indicates the potential acidity results in a remainder that is equal to or less than negative ten.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.222 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.222
§ 1509.222. Registration certificate and identification number for transportation of brine
Status: in_force

June 30, 2017 House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in section 1509.226 of the Revised Code, no person shall transport brine by vehicle in this state unless the business entity that employs the person first registers with and obtains a registration certificate and identification number from the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. (2) No more than one registration certificate shall be required of any business entity. Registration certificates issued under this section are not transferable. An applicant shall file an application with the chief, containing such information in such form as the chief prescribes. The application shall include at least all of the following: (a) A list that identifies each vehicle, vessel, railcar, and container that will be used in the transportation of brine; (b) A plan for disposal that provides for compliance with the requirements of this chapter and rules of the chief pertaining to the transportation of brine by vehicle and the disposal of brine so transported and that lists all disposal sites that the applicant intends to use; (c) The bond required by section 1509.225 of the Revised Code; (d) A certificate issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state certifying that the applicant has in force a liability insurance policy in an amount not less than three hundred thousand dollars bodily injury coverage and three hundred thousand dollars property damage coverage to pay damages for injury to persons or property caused by the collecting, handling, transportation, or disposal of brine. The insurance policy required by division (A)(2)(d) of this section shall be maintained in effect during the term of the registration certificate. The policy or policies providing the coverage shall require the insurance company to give notice to the chief if the policy or policies lapse for any reason. Upon such termination of the policy, the chief may suspend the registration certificate until proper insurance coverage is obtained. (3) Each application for a registration certificate shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars. (4) If a business entity that has been issued a registration certificate under this section changes its name due to a business reorganization or merger, the business entity shall revise the bond or certificates of deposit required by section 1509.225 of the Revised Code and obtain a new certificate from an insurance company in accordance with division (A)(2)(e) of this section to reflect the change in the name of the business entity. (B) The chief shall issue an order denying an application for a registration certificate if the chief finds that either of the following applies: (1) The applicant, at the time of applying for the registration certificate, has been found liable by a final nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction for damage to streets, roads, highways, bridges, culverts, or drainways pursuant to section 4513.34 or 5577.12 of the Revised Code until the applicant provides the chief with evidence of compliance with the order. (2) The applicant's plan for disposal does not provide for compliance with the requirements of this chapter and rules of the chief pertaining to the transportation of brine by vehicle and the disposal of brine so transported. (C) No applicant shall attempt to circumvent division (B) of this section by applying for a registration certificate under a different name or business organization name, by transferring responsibility to another person or entity, or by any similar act. (D) A registered transporter shall apply to revise a disposal plan under procedures that the chief shall prescribe by rule. However, at a minimum, an application for a revision shall list all sources and disposal sites of brine currently transported. The chief shall deny any application for a revision of a plan under this division if the chief finds that the proposed revised plan does not provide for compliance with the requirements of this chapter and rules of the chief pertaining to the transportation of brine by vehicle and the disposal of brine so transported. Approvals and denials of revisions shall be by order of the chief. (E) The chief may adopt rules, issue orders, and attach terms and conditions to registration certificates as may be necessary to administer, implement, and enforce sections 1509.222 to 1509.226 of the Revised Code for protection of public health or safety or conservation of natural resources.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.533 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.533
§ 1547.533. Fraudulent watercraft identification
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly No person shall operate a watercraft in this state if it displays an identification number or registration decal that is any of the following: (A) Fictitious; (B) A counterfeit or an unlawfully made copy of any identification number or registration decal; (C) An identification number or registration decal that belongs to another watercraft. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 12:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.011
§ 1501.011. Preparing plans for construction and awarding of contracts
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 House Bill 687 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section, the Ohio facilities construction commission shall supervise the design and construction of, and make contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, alteration, repair, or decoration of, any projects or improvements for the department of natural resources that may be authorized by legislative appropriations or any other funds available therefor, the estimated cost of which amounts to two hundred thousand dollars or more or the amount determined pursuant to section 153.53 of the Revised Code or more. (B)(1) The department of natural resources shall supervise the design and construction of, and make contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, alteration, repair, or decoration of, any of the following activities, projects, or improvements: (a) Dam repairs administered by the division of engineering under Chapter 1507. of the Revised Code; (b) Projects or improvements administered by the division of parks and watercraft and funded through the waterways safety fund established in section 1547.75 of the Revised Code; (c) Projects or improvements administered by the division of wildlife under Chapter 1531. or 1533. of the Revised Code; (d) Activities conducted by the department pursuant to section 5511.05 of the Revised Code in order to maintain the department's roadway inventory. (2) If a contract to be let under division (B)(1) of this section involves an exigency that concerns the public health, safety, or welfare or addresses an emergency situation in which timeliness is crucial in preventing the cost of the contract from increasing significantly, pursuant to the declaration of a public exigency, the department may award the contract without competitive bidding or selection as otherwise required by Chapter 153. of the Revised Code. A notice published by the department of natural resources regarding an activity, project, or improvement shall be published as contemplated in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. (C) The executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission may authorize the department of natural resources to administer any other project or improvement, the estimated cost of which, including design fees, construction, equipment, and contingency amounts, is not more than three million dollars. Last updated July 6, 2022 at 9:18 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.13
§ 1517.13. Lake Katharine management fund
Status: in_force

February 11, 1988 House Bill 514 - 117th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the lake Katharine management fund. All investment earnings of the lake Katharine management trust fund created in section 1517.12 of the Revised Code shall be credited to the fund created in this section and disbursed pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of natural resources for use by the division of natural areas and preserves in the department of natural resources solely for preservation, management, land acquisition, and educational programs at the lake Katharine nature preserve.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.24
§ 1547.24. Personal flotation devices required for child under 10
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vessel under eighteen feet in length while there is present in the vessel any person under ten years of age, not wearing a coast guard approved wearable personal flotation device in good and serviceable condition of appropriate size securely attached to the person under ten years of age.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.12
§ 1501.12. Issuance of state park revenue bonds
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) The director of natural resources, with the approval of the governor, may provide, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance of state park revenue bonds of the state, for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring by purchase lands or interests therein to be used in the establishment or enlargement of state parks, and for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring, constructing, enlarging, equipping, furnishing, and improving public service facilities in state parks and making land improvements incidental thereto. The principal of and interest on these bonds is payable solely from the revenues provided in section 1501.14 of the Revised Code. The bonds shall be authorized by order of the director of natural resources, approved by the governor, which shall recite an estimate by the director of the costs to be paid from the proceeds of the bond issue and provide for the issuance of bonds in an amount not in excess of the estimated cost. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, and mature at a time or times, not to exceed forty years from their date or dates, as determined by the director, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the director, at the price or prices and under the terms and conditions as fixed by the director prior to the issuance of the bonds. The director shall determine the form of the bonds, including the interest coupons to be attached thereto, and fix the denomination of the bonds and the place of payment of principal and interest thereof, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. The bonds shall be signed by the governor, the secretary of state, and the director, provided that all but one of these signatures may be a facsimile, and shall have affixed the great seal of Ohio or a facsimile thereof. Coupons attached thereto shall bear the facsimile signature of the director. The bonds shall contain a statement on their face that the state is not obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon and that they do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, but that the bonds and the interest thereon are payable solely from the revenues provided in section 1501.14 of the Revised Code. In case any of the officers whose signatures or facsimiles thereof appear on the bonds or coupons ceases to be such an officer before delivery of the bonds, the signatures or facsimiles are nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if they had remained in office until delivery. All the bonds shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the applicable law of this state, and the bonds and the interest thereon are exempt from all taxation within this state. The bonds are lawful investments of banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, fiduciaries, trustees, trustees of the sinking fund or officer in charge of the bond retirement fund of municipal corporations and other subdivisions of the state, and of domestic insurance companies notwithstanding sections 3907.14 and 3925.08 of the Revised Code, and are acceptable as security for deposit of public money. The bonds may be issued in coupon or registered form, or both, as the director determines, and provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to principal alone and for the exchange of coupon bonds for bonds registered as to both principal and interest, and for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to both principal and interest. For the purpose of refunding any state park revenue bonds then outstanding that have been issued under sections 1501.12 to 1501.15 of the Revised Code, including payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of the bonds, the director, with the approval of the governor, may provide by order for the issuance of state park revenue refunding bonds of the state. The issuance of the bonds, the maturities, revenues pledged for their payment, and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the director and chief of the division of parks and watercraft in respect to the bonds is governed by the sections insofar as they are applicable. (B) The bonds shall be sold by the director to the highest bidder therefor, but for not less than the par value thereof plus accrued interest thereon, after a notice of sale has been published once a week for three consecutive weeks in one newspaper in each of the three most populous counties in the state. The notice of sale shall state the day, hour, and place of sale, the total principal amount of the bonds to be sold, their denominations, date, and the dates and amounts of their maturities, whether or not they are callable, information relative to the rates of interest that the bonds shall bear, and the dates upon which interest is payable, and any other information the director deems advisable. (C) The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used solely for the payment of the costs for which the bonds were issued, which cost shall include financing charges, interest during construction, legal fees, trustees' fees, and all other expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds, and shall be disbursed in a manner and under restrictions as the director provides in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust agreement, as provided in section 1501.13 of the Revised Code, securing the same. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue, by error of estimates or otherwise, are less than that cost, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of the deficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust agreement securing them, are deemed to be of the same issue and entitled to payments from the same fund, without preference or priority of the bonds first issued for the same facilities. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue exceed the cost, the surplus shall be paid into a special fund to be established for payment of the principal and interest of the bonds as specified in the trust agreement securing them.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.40
§ 1531.40. Nuisance wild animal removal or control services; license
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Nuisance wild animal" means a wild animal that interferes with the use or enjoyment of property, is causing a threat to public safety, or may cause damage or harm to a structure, property, or person. (2) "Commercial nuisance wild animal control operator" means an individual or business that provides nuisance wild animal removal or control services for hire to the owner, the operator, or the owner's or operator's authorized agent of property or a structure. (B)(1) No person shall provide nuisance wild animal removal or control services for hire without obtaining a license under this section from the chief of the division of wildlife. (2) An applicant shall pay a license fee of forty dollars for the license. The license shall be renewed annually prior to the first day of March and shall expire on the last day of February. All money collected under this division shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund created in section 1531.17 of the Revised Code. (3) An individual who is providing nuisance wild animal removal or control services for hire under a license issued under this section is exempt from obtaining a hunting license under section 1533.10 of the Revised Code, a fur taker permit under section 1533.111 of the Revised Code, or a fishing license under section 1533.32 of the Revised Code for the purposes of performing those services. (4) An individual who is employed by the state, a county, or a municipal corporation and who performs nuisance wild animal removal or control services on land that is owned by the state, county, or municipal corporation, as applicable, as part of the individual's employment is exempt from obtaining a license under this section. (C)(1) Unless otherwise specified by division rule, a commercial nuisance wild animal control operator and any individual who is employed by an operator that is engaged in activities that are part of or related to the removal or control of nuisance wild animals, including setting or maintaining traps, shall obtain a certification of completion of a course of instruction that complies with rules adopted under division (F) of this section. A certification shall be renewed every three years. (2) Except as provided in division (H) of this section, an individual who provides nuisance wild animal removal or control services under a license issued under this section shall comply with division (C)(1) of this section. (D) An operator that holds a license issued under this section is responsible for the acts of each of the operator's employees in the removal or control of a nuisance wild animal. (E) If an individual who is licensed under this section uses a pesticide in the removal or control of a nuisance wild animal, the individual shall obtain the appropriate license under Chapter 921. of the Revised Code. (F) Except as provided in division (H) of this section, the chief shall adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code establishing all of the following: (1) Appropriate methods for trapping, capturing, removing, relocating, and controlling nuisance wild animals by operators licensed under this section; (2) Procedures for issuing, denying, suspending, and revoking a license under this section; (3) Requirements governing the certification course required by division (C)(1) of this section. The rules shall specify the minimum contents of such a course, including public safety and health, animal life history, the use of nuisance wild animal removal and control devices, and the laws and rules governing those activities. The rules also shall specify who may conduct such a course. The rules shall require that, in order for an operator to receive a certification of completion, the operator shall pass an examination. (4) Any other requirements and procedures necessary to administer and enforce this section. Rules shall be adopted under division (F) of this section only with the approval of the director of natural resources. (G) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and with rules adopted under this section, the chief may suspend or revoke a license issued under this section if the chief finds that the holder of the license is violating or has violated this chapter, Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code, or rules adopted under those chapters. (H) The chief shall issue a license to provide nuisance wild animal removal or control services in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an individual who provides nuisance wild animal removal or control services in a state that does not issue that license. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1565.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1565 / § 1565.11
§ 1565.11. Miners' safety committee - duties
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly The miners employed in a mine may appoint two of their number to act as a safety committee to inspect, not more often than once each month, the mine and the machinery connected therewith, and to measure the ventilating current. The operator may accompany such committee, or appoint two or more persons for that purpose. The operator shall afford every necessary facility for making such inspection and measurement, but the committee shall not interrupt or impede the work in the mine, at the time of such inspection and measurement. After such inspection and measurement, such committee shall forthwith make a report thereof to the chief of the division of mineral resources management, on a blank furnished by the chief. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section, and no such person shall violate this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.04
§ 1545.04. Evidence - argument - judgment
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly At a hearing on an application for the creation of a park district, evidence may be taken as in other civil cases in the probate court, and the probate judge shall hear all arguments for and against the creation of such district. If he finds that such application is signed or authorized as provided in section 1545.02 of the Revised Code, and that the creation of such district will be conducive to the general welfare, he shall enter an order creating the district under the name specified in the application. The judge may amend or change the limits of the territory described in the application at the time of the hearing, provided that in no case shall he increase the limits or size of said district. In case any of the original territory is eliminated from the district as finally established, the boundary lines of the district as finally ordered by the court shall not divide any existing township or municipal corporation. Last updated September 11, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1571.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1571 / § 1571.06
§ 1571.06. Accuracy or correctness of maps
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Distances between boundaries of gas storage reservoirs, reservoir protective areas, coal mines, coal mine protective areas, and wells, as shown on the most recent maps of storage reservoirs and of coal mines filed with the division of oil and gas resources management or the division of mineral resources management as required by this chapter and sections 1563.03 to 1563.05 of the Revised Code, may be accepted and relied upon as being accurate and correct, by operators of coal mines and operators of reservoirs. Data, statements, and reports filed with either division as required by this chapter and sections 1563.03 to 1563.05 of the Revised Code may be likewise accepted and relied upon. However, the gas storage well inspector or any reservoir operator or coal mine operator, or any other person having a direct interest in the matter, may at any time question the accuracy or correctness of any map, data, statement, or report so filed, with either division by notifying both divisions thereof in writing. Such notice shall state the reasons why the question is raised. When any such notice is so filed, the gas storage well inspector shall proceed promptly to hold a conference on the question thus raised, as provided in section 1571.10 of the Revised Code. (B) If, in any proceeding under this chapter, the accuracy or correctness of any map, data, statement, or report, filed by any person pursuant to the requirements of this chapter is in question, the person so filing the same shall have the burden of proving the accuracy or correctness thereof. (C) The operator of a gas storage reservoir shall, at all reasonable times, be permitted to inspect the premises and facilities of any coal mine any part of the boundary of which is within any part of the boundary of such gas storage reservoir or within its protective area, and the operator of a coal mine shall, at all reasonable times, be permitted to inspect the premises and facilities of any gas storage reservoir any part of the boundary of which or any part of the protective area of which is within the boundary of such coal mine. In the event that either such reservoir operator or such coal mine operator denies permission to make any such inspection, the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management on the chief's own motion, or on an application by the operator desiring to make such inspection, upon a hearing thereon if requested by either operator, after reasonable notice of such hearing, may make an order providing for such inspection.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1519.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1519 / § 1519.03
§ 1519.03. Comprehensive plan for development of statewide trails system
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The director of natural resources, through the chief of the division of parks and watercraft, shall prepare and maintain a current inventory of trails, abandoned or unmaintained roads, streets, and highways, abandoned railroad rights-of-way, utility easements, canals, and other scenic or historic corridors or rights-of-way that are suitable for recreational use. The director shall prepare and publish a comprehensive plan for development of a statewide trails system to serve present and future trail recreation needs of the state. Any state department, agency, political subdivision, or planning commission shall furnish available maps, descriptions, and other pertinent information to the director or provide access to the director's representatives for inspection and duplication, upon request by the director, for trail inventory and planning purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.14
§ 1513.14. Appeal to court of appeals
Status: in_force

September 5, 2001 House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly (A) Any party aggrieved or adversely affected by a decision of the reclamation commission may appeal to the court of appeals for the county in which the activity addressed by the decision of the commission occurred, is occurring, or will occur, which court has exclusive jurisdiction over the appeal. The appeal shall be filed within thirty days of issuance of the decision of the commission. The court shall confine its review to the record certified by the commission. The court may, upon motion, grant such temporary relief as it considers appropriate pending final disposition of the appeal if all of the following apply: (1) All parties to the appeal have been notified and given an opportunity to be heard on a request for temporary relief. (2) The person requesting the relief shows that there is a substantial likelihood that the person will prevail on the merits. (3) The relief will not adversely affect public health or safety or the health or safety of miners or cause significant imminent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources. The court shall affirm the decision of the commission unless the court determines that it is arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise inconsistent with law, in which case the court shall vacate the decision and remand to the commission for such further proceedings as it may direct. (B) Any order of the chief of the division of mineral resources management adopting a rule shall be subject to judicial review in the Franklin county court of appeals, which court has exclusive original jurisdiction to review the order. A petition for review of the order shall be filed within thirty days from the date of such order. The petition may be made by any person who participated in the rule-making proceedings and who is aggrieved by the order. The court shall confine its review to the record of the rule-making proceedings. The order shall be affirmed unless the court concludes that the order is arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise inconsistent with law, in which case the court shall vacate the order or portion thereof and remand to the chief for such further proceedings as it may direct.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.352 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.352
§ 1533.352. Reciprocity
Status: in_force

September 27, 1974 Senate Bill 532 - 110th General Assembly The chief of the division of wildlife may, with the approval of the wildlife council and the attorney general, enter into agreements with the appropriate officials of one or more states, whereby the chief will issue nonresident commercial fishing licenses to residents of other party states for the fees charged Ohio residents, and Ohio residents may obtain nonresident commercial fishing licenses in other party states for the fees that are charged residents of such states.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.95
§ 1533.95. Immunity
Status: in_force

May 3, 1990 House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly (A) The department of natural resources is not liable for any death or injury to person or property that may result from the operation of a tag fishing tournament regardless of whether or not a permit has been issued for the operation of that tournament under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code. (B) No employee, officer, agent, or official of the department is liable for any death or injury to person or property that may result from the operation of a tag fishing tournament regardless of whether or not a permit has been issued for the operation of that tournament under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code unless it is established in an action brought in the court of claims within one year after that tournament that the acts of the employee, officer, agent, or official giving rise to the death or injury were wanton, willful, and malicious. Within six months of the final judgment of the court of claims that the acts of the employee, officer, agent, or official giving rise to the death or injury were wanton, willful, and malicious, the aggrieved party may file an action for damages in the court of common pleas of the county of his residence or where the death or injury occurred.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.13
§ 1533.13. Persons authorized to issue licenses, stamps and permits - application procedure
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Hunting and fishing licenses, wetlands habitat stamps, deer and wild turkey permits, fur taker permits, and any other licenses, permits, or stamps that are required under this chapter or Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code and any reissued license, permit, or stamp may be issued by the clerk of the court of common pleas, village clerks, township fiscal officers, and other authorized agents designated by the chief of the division of wildlife. When required by the chief, a clerk, fiscal officer, or other agent shall give bond in the manner provided by the chief. All bonds, reports, records, and moneys received by those persons shall be handled under rules adopted by the director of natural resources. The premium of any bond prescribed by the chief under this section may be paid by the chief. Any person who is designated and authorized by the chief to issue licenses, stamps, and permits as provided in this section, except the clerk of the court of common pleas, a village clerk, and a township fiscal officer, shall pay to the chief a premium in an amount that represents the person's portion of the premium paid by the chief under this section, which amount shall be established by the chief and approved by the wildlife council created under section 1531.03 of the Revised Code. The chief shall pay all moneys that the chief receives as premiums under this section into the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund created under section 1531.17 of the Revised Code. Every authorized agent, for the purpose of issuing hunting and fishing licenses, wetlands habitat stamps, deer and wild turkey permits, and fur taker permits, may administer oaths to and take affidavits from applicants for the licenses, stamps, or permits when required. An authorized agent may appoint deputies to perform any acts that the agent is authorized to perform, consistent with division rules. Every applicant for a hunting or fishing license, wetlands habitat stamp, deer or wild turkey permit, or fur taker permit, unless otherwise provided by division rule, shall provide the applicant's name, date of birth, weight, height, and place of residence and any other information that the chief may require. The clerk, fiscal officer, or other agent authorized to issue licenses, stamps, and permits shall charge each applicant a fee of one dollar or four per cent of the cost of the license, stamp, or permit, whichever is greater, for taking the information provided by the applicant and issuing the license, stamp, or permit. The application, license, stamp, permit, and other blanks required by this section shall be prepared and furnished by the chief, in the form the chief provides, to the clerk, fiscal officer, or other agent authorized to issue them. The licenses and permits shall be issued to applicants by the clerk, fiscal officer, or other agent. The record of licenses and permits kept by the clerks, fiscal officers, and other agents shall be uniform throughout the state and shall be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of any person. Unless otherwise provided by division rule, each annual hunting license, deer or wild turkey permit, and fur taker permit issued shall remain in force until the first day of March. Application for any such license or permit may be made and a license or permit issued prior to the date upon which it becomes effective. The chief may require an applicant who wishes to purchase a license, stamp, or permit by mail or telephone or via the internet to pay a nominal fee for postage and handling and credit card transactions. The court before whom a violator of any laws or division rules for the protection of wild animals is tried, as a part of the punishment, shall revoke the license, stamp, or permit of any person convicted. The license, stamp, or permit fee paid by that person shall not be returned to the person. The person shall not procure or use any other license, stamp, or permit or engage in hunting wild animals or trapping fur-bearing animals during the period of revocation as ordered by the court. No person under sixteen years of age shall engage in hunting unless accompanied by the person's parent or another adult person. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.23
§ 1517.23. Chief of division - duties
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves shall do both of the following: (A) Formulate policies and plans and establish a program incorporating them for the identification and protection of the state's cave resources and adopt, amend, or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement that program; (B) Provide technical assistance and management advice to owners upon request concerning the protection of caves on their land.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.45
§ 1567.45. Limitation on number of persons in cage or elevator - hoisting equipment safety examination
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly (A) When more than the lawful number of persons get on a cage or elevator to be lowered into a mine, or to be hoisted out of a mine, the person in charge of the lowering or hoisting of such persons shall order a sufficient number to get off such cage or elevator to comply with section 1567.49 of the Revised Code, and shall not lower or raise the cage until such order is complied with. (B) Every hoist used to transport persons at a coal mine shall be equipped with overspeed, overwind, and automatic stop controls. Every hoist-handling platform, cage, or other device used to transport persons shall be equipped with brakes capable of stopping the fully loaded platform, cage, or other device; with hoisting cable adequately strong to sustain the fully loaded platform, cage, or other device; and have a proper margin of safety. Cages, platforms, or other devices that are used to transport persons in shafts and slopes shall be equipped with safety catches or other no less effective devices approved by the chief of the division of mineral resources management that act quickly and effectively in an emergency, and such catches shall be tested at least once every two months. Hoisting equipment, including automatic elevators, that is used to transport persons shall be examined daily. Where persons are transported into or out of a coal mine by hoists, a qualified hoisting engineer shall be on duty while any person is underground, except that no such engineer is necessary for automatically operated cages, platforms, or elevators. Brakes on hoists used to transport persons shall be capable of stopping and holding the fully loaded platform, cage, or other device at any point in the shaft, slope, or incline. (C) All hoisting equipment at a mine, including automatic elevators, safety catches, and other devices approved by the chief, shall be examined daily, and the examination shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) A visual examination of the rope for wear, broken wires, and corrosion, especially at excessive strain points, such as near the attachments, where the rope rests on the sheaves and where the rope leaves the drum at both ends; (2) An examination of the rope fastenings for defects; (3) An examination of safety catches; (4) An examination of the cage, platforms, elevators, or other devices for loose, missing, or defective parts; (5) An examination of the head sheaves to check for broken flanges, defective bearings, rope alignment, and proper lubrication; (6) An observation of the lining and all other equipment and appurtenances installed in the shaft. A log or record of each daily examination of hoisting equipment shall be kept, listing each item examined. Each daily entry shall be signed by the person or persons making the examination. The reports of the examinations shall be read and countersigned by a responsible company official daily. (D) Hoists shall have rated capacities consistent with the loads handled and the recommended safety factors of the ropes used. An accurate and reliable indicator of the position of the cage, platform, skip, bucket, or cars shall be provided, and shall be placed so that it is in clear view of the hoisting engineer and shall be checked daily to determine its accuracy. The American national standards institute "specifications for the use of wire ropes for mines," M11.1-1960, or the latest revision thereof, shall be used as a guide in the use, selection, installation, and maintenance of wire ropes used for hoisting. Alterations or changes in a hoist that affect the rated capacity shall be made only with the approval of the chief. (E) There shall be at least two effective methods approved by the chief of signaling between each of the shaft stations and the hoist room, one of which shall be a telephone or speaking tube. One of the methods used to communicate between shaft stations and the hoist room shall give signals that can be heard by the hoisting engineer at all times while workers are underground. Signaling systems used for communication between shaft stations and the hoist room shall be tested daily. Other safeguards adequate, in the judgment of the chief or a deputy mine inspector, to minimize hazards with respect to transportation of workers and materials shall be provided. Divisions (E)(1), (2), and (3) of this section set forth the criteria by which the chief or a deputy mine inspector shall be guided in requiring other safeguards on a mine-by-mine basis. The chief or deputy mine inspector shall notify the operator in writing of any additional specific safeguard the chief or deputy mine inspector requires and shall fix a time in which the operator shall comply. If the safeguard is not provided within the time fixed and if it is not maintained thereafter, a notice of violation shall be issued to the operator. (1) Hoists and elevators used to transport materials shall be equipped with brakes capable of stopping and holding the fully loaded platform, cage, skip, car, or other device at any point in the shaft, slope, or incline. (2) The clutch of a free-drum on a worker hoist shall be provided with a locking mechanism or interlocked with the brake to prevent the accidental withdrawal of the clutch. The hoist rope attached to a cage, worker car, or trip shall be equipped with two bridle chains or cables connected securely to the rope at least three feet above the attaching device and to the cross-piece of the cage, worker car, or trip. The hoist rope shall have at least three full turns on the drum when extended to its maximum working length and shall make at least one full turn on the drum shaft or around the spoke of the drum in the case of a free drum, and be fastened securely. Cages used for hoisting workers shall be constructed with the sides enclosed to a height of at least six feet and shall have gates, safety chains, or bars across the ends of the cage when workers are being hoisted or lowered. Self-dumping cages, platforms, or other devices used for transportation of workers shall have a locking device to prevent tilting when workers are transported thereon. An attendant shall be on duty at the surface when workers are being hoisted or lowered at the beginning and end of each operating shift. Precautions shall be taken to protect persons working in shaft sumps. Workers shall wear safety belts while doing work in or over shafts. (3) The doors of automatic elevators shall be equipped with interlocking switches so arranged that the elevator car will be immovable while any door is opened or unlocked, and arranged so that such door or doors cannot be inadvertently opened when the elevator car is not at a landing. A "stop" switch shall be provided in the automatic elevator compartment that will permit the elevator to be stopped at any location in the shaft. A slack cable device shall be used where appropriate on automatic elevators that will automatically shut off the power and apply the brakes in the event the elevator is obstructed while descending. Each automatic elevator shall be provided with a telephone or other effective communication system by which aid or assistance can be obtained promptly. No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.