Ohio Rev. Code § 1545.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1545 / § 1545.40
§ 1545.40. Dissolution
Status: in_force

September 6, 1979 Senate Bill 31 - 113th General Assembly On dissolution of a park district, the board of park commissioners is dissolved and all of its duties and responsibilities shall be exercised by the probate court until all of the board's business is completed and all of its property disposed of. The court may retain special counsel and another person who in the court's discretion are qualified to assist it in the closing out of business and disposal of property and any employee of the district the court determines is necessary to closing out the business or to maintaining the property of the district in good order until it is disposed of. Any employee not retained by the court shall be terminated within ten working days of the board's dissolution and paid one month's base salary or for one hundred seventy-three hours, whichever is applicable, in addition to all other pay and allowances due him. The same shall be paid to any employee retained by the court upon his termination. The court shall send the director of natural resources notice of the dissolution together with an inventory of the district's real property, any personal property of the district that he considers to be functionally related to the use or management of the real property, and a full and accurate statement of any indebtedness that is secured by the real property. The director shall, within sixty days of receipt of such notice, notify the court of his acceptance or rejection of any such real property and its related personal property and indebtedness. If the director accepts, the court shall convey the real property to the state, subject to any deed or other restrictions placed upon use of the real property as a condition of receiving federal or state assistance for its acquisition or development, and transfer the related personal property to the department of natural resources. If the director rejects, the court shall convey any real property of the district and transfer any related personal property to any other agency of the state or any political subdivision or instrumentality of the state located within the former park district or within a county in which territory that was annexed to the district is located, that is interested in acquiring the real property for parks and recreation, conservation, or other public purposes, in that order of priority, and that is willing to assume any related indebtedness and fulfill any deed restrictions and any other restrictions placed upon use of the real property as a condition of receiving federal or state assistance for its acquisition or development. If no state agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the state is willing to accept the real property and related personal property and indebtedness, the court shall convey such property to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the property is located. The board of county commissioners may sell, lease, or transfer such property in accordance with sections 307.09 to 307.12 of the Revised Code. If there is any outstanding indebtedness on such property sold or leased, the proceeds from the sale or lease shall be paid into the fund from which payments are made to extinguish the indebtedness on such property and the proceeds shall be used for that purpose; otherwise the proceeds shall be paid into the general fund of the county. The budget commission shall continue to levy and collect taxes necessary for the payment of any outstanding indebtedness of the district for which tax revenues of the district were pledged and that is not otherwise assumed. Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon dissolution of a park district, the probate court shall order the budget commission of each county affected to terminate the tax levies of the park district, levied under section 1545.20 or 1545.21 of the Revised Code, and the assessments levied under section 1545.18 of the Revised Code and divide the net indebtedness of the district among the state, political subdivisions, and instrumentalities that acquire the district's real property on the basis of the market value of the real property that each acquires. Upon disposal of the district's real property, the court shall notify the budget commission, which shall transfer the remaining funds of the district to the proper authorities. Last updated September 11, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1506.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1506 / § 1506.38
§ 1506.38. Chief of division of water is erosion agent for purposes of cooperation with federal authorities
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly The director of natural resources shall act as the erosion agent of the state for the purpose of cooperating with the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers of the United States army corps of engineers in the department of defense. The director shall cooperate with the secretary in carrying out, and may conduct, investigations and studies of conditions along the shorelines of Lake Erie and of the bays and projections therefrom, and of the islands therein, within the territorial waters of the state, with a view to devising and perfecting economical and effective methods and works for preventing, correcting, and controlling shore erosion and damage therefrom and controlling the inundation of improved property by the waters of Lake Erie, its bays, and associated inlets.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.11
§ 1561.11. Examinations for mine forepersons and fire bosses
Status: in_force

September 5, 2001 House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly The chief of the division of mineral resources management, for the purpose of conducting the examinations for mine forepersons and fire bosses, may designate one or more examining boards of three members, selected from among the deputy mine inspectors, superintendent and assistant superintendents of rescue stations, and electrical inspectors. The examinations shall be conducted in the district of the applicant's residence or as near thereto as practicable. Grading and issuance of certificates shall be done by the chief.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1522.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1522 / § 1522.15
§ 1522.15. Transfer of permits
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A)(1) Transfer of a withdrawal and consumptive use permit upon the sale or transfer of a facility may occur so long as the location of the facility, the source of water, and the withdrawal and consumptive use capacities do not change. Transfer of the baseline withdrawal and consumptive use capacity of a baseline facility upon the sale or transfer of the baseline facility may occur so long as the location of the facility, the source of water, and the withdrawal and consumptive use capacities do not change. Transferred capacity of a baseline facility does not require a withdrawal and consumptive use permit. Notice of a transfer shall be provided to the chief of the division of water resources in a manner prescribed by the chief. (2) If the owner of a facility for which a withdrawal and consumptive use permit has been issued sells or transfers a portion of the facility, transfer of the applicable portion of the withdrawal and consumptive use capacity authorized by the withdrawal and consumptive use permit may occur so long as the location of the facility, the source of water, and the total withdrawal and consumptive use capacities do not change. The permittee shall provide notice of such a transfer to the chief in a manner prescribed by the chief. Upon receipt of the notice and if a permit is required for the transferred portion based on the threshold amounts established in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of section 1522.12 of the Revised Code, the chief shall issue a new permit for the transferred portion of the facility to the transferee and a modified permit for the remaining portion of the facility to the original permittee upon a showing that the transferee will meet the conditions of the original permit and all applicable requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it. Any new permit shall reflect the portion of the withdrawal and consumptive use capacity that has been transferred. (3) If the owner of a baseline facility sells or transfers a portion of the baseline facility, transfer of the applicable portion of the withdrawal and consumptive use capacity listed in the baseline report for that facility may occur so long as the location of the facility, the source of water, and the total withdrawal and consumptive use capacities do not change. The owner shall provide notice of such a transfer to the chief in a manner prescribed by the chief. The chief shall not require the owner of the baseline facility or the transferee to obtain a withdrawal and consumptive use permit, but shall update the baseline report to reflect the transfer. (4) The chief may deny a transfer under this section by issuing an order denying the transfer and sending written notice to the permittee and the transferee not later than thirty days after notice of the intended transfer. The chief shall deny the transfer if the chief determines that the transfer will result in noncompliance with this chapter, rules adopted under it, or the terms and conditions of a withdrawal and consumptive use permit. (5) The chief shall remove a facility from the baseline report when the facility is subject to baseline facility abandonment. However, a baseline facility shall not be removed from the baseline report due to the transfer of the facility's baseline capacity. (B) No person shall sell or transfer a withdrawal and consumptive use permit for purposes of evading the requirements established in sections 1522.10 to 1522.30 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.18
§ 1517.18. [Former R.C. 1547.85, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Participation in federal protection program
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 156 - 135th General Assembly The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may participate in the federal program for the protection of certain selected rivers that are located within the boundaries of the state as provided in the "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act," 82 Stat. 906 (1968), 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq., as amended. The director may authorize the chief to participate in any other federal program established for the purpose of protecting, conserving, or developing recreational access to waters in this state that possess outstanding scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural, or other similar values. Last updated June 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.79 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.79
§ 1547.79. All fines, forfeitures and penalties paid to director for fund
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly All fines, forfeitures, and penalties arising from prosecutions, convictions, confiscations, or other actions commenced by department of natural resources law enforcement officers, including, but not limited to, wildlife officers and natural resources officers under this chapter or Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code, or commenced by natural resources officers under any law prohibiting the dumping of refuse, trash, or litter into the waters in this state, shall be paid to the director of natural resources and by the director paid into the waterways safety fund established in section 1547.75 of the Revised Code for the purposes provided in sections 1547.55 , 1547.67 , 1547.71 , and 1547.72 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.21
§ 1531.21. Trial procedure for forfeiture or condemnation
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly The defendant in a proceeding for forfeiture or condemnation under a division rule or this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code shall be tried under the Rules of Criminal Procedure and according to law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.01
§ 1531.01. Division of wildlife definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly As used in this chapter and Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code: (A) "Person" means a person as defined in section 1.59 of the Revised Code or a company; an employee, agent, or officer of such a person or company; a combination of individuals; the state; a political subdivision of the state; an interstate body created by a compact; or the federal government or a department, agency, or instrumentality of it. (B) "Resident" means either of the following: (1) An individual who has resided in this state for not less than six months preceding the date of making application for a license or permit; (2) An individual who is a full-time student enrolled in an accredited Ohio public or private college or university and who resides in this state at the time the individual makes application for a license or permit and who attests to the individual's full-time student status in a manner determined by the chief of the division of wildlife. (C) "Nonresident" means any individual who does not qualify as a resident. (D) "Division rule" or "rule" means any rule adopted by the chief of the division of wildlife under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code unless the context indicates otherwise. (E) "Closed season" means that period of time during which the taking of wild animals protected by this chapter and Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code is prohibited. (F) "Open season" means that period of time during which the taking of wild animals protected by this chapter and Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code is permitted. (G) "Take or taking" includes pursuing, shooting, hunting, killing, trapping, angling, fishing with a trotline, or netting any clam, mussel, crayfish, aquatic insect, fish, frog, turtle, wild bird, or wild quadruped, and any lesser act, such as wounding, or placing, setting, drawing, or using any other device for killing or capturing any wild animal, whether it results in killing or capturing the animal or not. "Take or taking" includes every attempt to kill or capture and every act of assistance to any other person in killing or capturing or attempting to kill or capture a wild animal. (H) "Possession" means both actual and constructive possession and any control of things referred to. (I) "Bag limit" means the number, measurement, or weight of any kind of crayfish, aquatic insects, fish, frogs, turtles, wild birds, and wild quadrupeds permitted to be taken. (J) "Transport and transportation" means carrying or moving or causing to be carried or moved. (K) "Sell and sale" means barter, exchange, or offer or expose for sale. (L) "Whole to include part" means that every provision relating to any wild animal protected by this chapter and Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code applies to any part of the wild animal with the same effect as it applies to the whole. (M) "Angling" means fishing with not more than two hand lines, not more than two units of rod and line, or a combination of not more than one hand line and one rod and line, either in hand or under control at any time while fishing. The hand line or rod and line shall have attached to it not more than three baited hooks, not more than three artificial fly rod lures, or one artificial bait casting lure equipped with not more than three sets of three hooks each. (N) "Trotline" means a device for catching fish that consists of a line having suspended from it, at frequent intervals, vertical lines with hooks attached. (O) "Fish" means a cold-blooded vertebrate having fins. (P) "Measurement of fish" means length from the end of the nose to the longest tip or end of the tail. (Q) "Wild birds" includes game birds and nongame birds. (R) "Game" includes game birds, game quadrupeds, and fur-bearing animals. (S) "Game birds" includes mourning doves, ringneck pheasants, bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, pinnated grouse, wild turkey, Hungarian partridge, Chukar partridge, woodcocks, black-breasted plover, golden plover, Wilson's snipe or jacksnipe, greater and lesser yellowlegs, rail, coots, gallinules, duck, geese, brant, and crows. (T) "Nongame birds" includes all other wild birds not included and defined as game birds or migratory game birds. (U) "Wild quadrupeds" includes game quadrupeds, fur-bearing animals, and wild boar or feral swine. (V) "Game quadrupeds" includes cottontail rabbits, gray squirrels, black squirrels, fox squirrels, red squirrels, flying squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs or woodchucks, white-tailed deer, elk, and black bears. (W) "Fur-bearing animals" includes minks, weasels, raccoons, skunks, opossums, muskrats, fox, beavers, badgers, otters, coyotes, and bobcats. (X) "Wild animals" includes mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and all other wild mammals, but does not include domestic deer. (Y) "Hunting" means pursuing, shooting, killing, following after or on the trail of, lying in wait for, shooting at, or wounding wild birds or wild quadrupeds while employing any device commonly used to kill or wound wild birds or wild quadrupeds whether or not the acts result in killing or wounding. "Hunting" includes every attempt to kill or wound and every act of assistance to any other person in killing or wounding or attempting to kill or wound wild birds or wild quadrupeds. (Z) "Trapping" means securing or attempting to secure possession of a wild bird or wild quadruped by means of setting, placing, drawing, or using any device that is designed to close upon, hold fast, confine, or otherwise capture a wild bird or wild quadruped whether or not the means results in capture. "Trapping" includes every act of assistance to any other person in capturing wild birds or wild quadrupeds by means of the device whether or not the means results in capture. (AA) "Muskrat spear" means any device used in spearing muskrats. (BB) "Channels and passages" means those narrow bodies of water lying between islands or between an island and the mainland in Lake Erie. (CC) "Island" means a rock or land elevation above the waters of Lake Erie having an area of five or more acres above water. (DD) "Reef" means an elevation of rock, either broken or in place, or gravel shown by the latest United States chart to be above the common level of the surrounding bottom of the lake, other than the rock bottom, or in place forming the base or foundation rock of an island or mainland and sloping from the shore of it. "Reef" also means all elevations shown by that chart to be above the common level of the sloping base or foundation rock of an island or mainland, whether running from the shore of an island or parallel with the contour of the shore of an island or in any other way and whether formed by rock, broken or in place, or from gravel. (EE) "Fur farm" means any area used exclusively for raising fur-bearing animals or in addition thereto used for hunting game, the boundaries of which are plainly marked as such. (FF) "Waters" includes any lake, pond, reservoir, stream, channel, lagoon, or other body of water, or any part thereof, whether natural or artificial. (GG) "Crib" or "car" refers to that particular compartment of the net from which the fish are taken when the net is lifted. (HH) "Commercial fish" means those species of fish permitted to be taken, possessed, bought, or sold unless otherwise restricted by the Revised Code or division rule and are alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), American eel (Anguilla rostrata), bowfin (Amia calva), burbot (Lota lota), carp (Cyprinus carpio), smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus), bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus), black bullhead (Ictalurus melas), yellow bullhead (Ictalurus natalis), brown bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus), channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris), whitefish (Coregonus sp.), cisco (Coregonus sp.), freshwater drum or sheepshead (Aplodinotus grunniens), gar (Lepisosteus sp.), gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), goldfish (Carassius auratus), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), mooneye (Hiodon tergisus), quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), smelt (Allosmerus elongatus, Hypomesus sp., Osmerus sp., Spirinchus sp.), sturgeon (Acipenser sp., Scaphirhynchus sp.), sucker other than buffalo and quillback (Carpiodes sp., Catostomus sp., Hypentelium sp., Minytrema sp., Moxostoma sp.), white bass (Morone chrysops), white perch (Roccus americanus), and yellow perch (Perca flavescens). When the common name of a fish is used in this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code, it refers to the fish designated by the scientific name in this definition. (II) "Fishing" means taking or attempting to take fish by any method, and all other acts such as placing, setting, drawing, or using any device commonly used to take fish whether resulting in a taking or not. (JJ) "Fillet" means the pieces of flesh taken or cut from both sides of a fish, joined to form one piece of flesh. (KK) "Part fillet" means a piece of flesh taken or cut from one side of a fish. (LL) "Round" when used in describing fish means with head and tail intact. (MM) "Migrate" means the transit or movement of fish to or from one place to another as a result of natural forces or instinct and includes, but is not limited to, movement of fish induced or caused by changes in the water flow. (NN) "Spreader bar" means a brail or rigid bar placed across the entire width of the back, at the top and bottom of the cars in all trap, crib, and fyke nets for the purpose of keeping the meshes hanging squarely while the nets are fishing. (OO) "Fishing guide" means any person who, for consideration or hire, operates a boat, rents, leases, or otherwise furnishes angling devices, ice fishing shanties or shelters of any kind, or other fishing equipment, and accompanies, guides, directs, or assists any other person in order for the other person to engage in fishing. (PP) "Net" means fishing devices with meshes composed of twine or synthetic material and includes, but is not limited to, trap nets, fyke nets, crib nets, carp aprons, dip nets, and seines, except minnow seines and minnow dip nets. (QQ) "Commercial fishing gear" means seines, trap nets, fyke nets, dip nets, carp aprons, trotlines, other similar gear, and any boat used in conjunction with that gear, but does not include gill nets. (RR) "Native wildlife" means any species of the animal kingdom indigenous to this state. (SS) "Gill net" means a single section of fabric or netting seamed to a float line at the top and a lead line at the bottom, which is designed to entangle fish in the net openings as they swim into it. (TT) "Tag fishing tournament" means a contest in which a participant pays a fee, or gives other valuable consideration, for a chance to win a prize by virtue of catching a tagged or otherwise specifically marked fish within a limited period of time. (UU) "Tenant" means an individual who resides on land for which the individual pays rent and whose annual income is primarily derived from agricultural production conducted on that land, as "agricultural production" is defined in section 929.01 of the Revised Code. (VV) "Nonnative wildlife" means any wild animal not indigenous to this state, but does not include domestic deer. (WW) "Reptiles" includes common musk turtle (sternotherus odoratus), common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina), spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), common map turtle (Graptemys geographica), ouachita map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica ouachitensis), midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata), red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), eastern spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera), midland smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica mutica), northern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus), ground skink (Scincella lateralis), five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus), broadhead skink (Eumeces laticeps), northern coal skink (Eumeces anthracinus anthracinus), European wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), queen snake (Regina septemvittata), Kirtland's snake (Clonophis kirtlandii), northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon), Lake Erie watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum), copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta), northern brown snake (Storeria dekayi dekayi), midland brown snake (Storeria dekayi wrightorum), northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata), eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix radix), Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri), shorthead garter snake (Thamnophis brachystoma), eastern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus), northern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis), eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos), eastern smooth earth snake (Virginia valeriae valeriae), northern ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii), midwest worm snake (Carphophis amoenus helenae), eastern worm snake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus), black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor), blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii), rough green snake (opheodrys aestivus), smooth green snake (opheodrys vernalis vernalis), black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta), eastern fox snake (Elaphe vulpina gloydi), black kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigra), eastern milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum), northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), and timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus). (XX) "Amphibians" includes eastern hellbender (Crytpobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis), mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus maculosus), red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens), Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum), spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale), smallmouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum), streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri), marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum), eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum), northern dusky salamander (Desmognathus fuscus fuscus), mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus), redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus), ravine salamander (Plethodon richmondi), northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus), Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei), four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum), Kentucky spring salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi), northern spring salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus), mud salamander (Pseudotriton montanus), northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber ruber), green salamander (Aneides aeneus), northern two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata), longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda longicauda), cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga), southern two-lined salamander (Eurycea cirrigera), Fowler's toad (Bufo woodhousii fowleri), American toad (Bufo americanus), eastern spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii), Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi), northern spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer crucifer), gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor), Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis), western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata triseriata), mountain chorus frog (Pseudacris brachyphona), bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), green frog (Rana clamitans melanota), northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), pickerel frog (Rana palustris), southern leopard frog (Rana utricularia), and wood frog (Rana sylvatica). (YY) "Deer" means white-tailed deer (Oddocoileus virginianus). (ZZ) "Domestic deer" means nonnative deer that have been legally acquired or their offspring and that are held in private ownership for primarily agricultural purposes. (AAA) "Migratory game bird" includes waterfowl (Anatidae); doves (Columbidae); cranes (Gruidae); cormorants (Phalacrocoracidea); rails, coots, and gallinules (Rallidae); and woodcock and snipe (Scolopacidae). (BBB) "Accompany" means to go along with another person while staying within a distance from the person that enables uninterrupted, unaided visual and auditory communication. (CCC) "All-purpose vehicle" means any vehicle that is designed primarily for cross-country travel on land, water, or land and water and that is steered by wheels, caterpillar treads, or a combination of wheels and caterpillar treads and includes vehicles that operate on a cushion of air, vehicles commonly known as all-terrain vehicles, all-season vehicles, mini-bikes, and trail bikes. (DDD) "Wholly enclosed preserve" means an area of land that is surrounded by a fence that is at least six feet in height, unless otherwise specified in division rule, and is constructed of a woven wire mesh, or another enclosure that the division of wildlife may approve, where game birds, game quadrupeds, reptiles, amphibians, or fur-bearing animals are raised and may be sold under the authority of a commercial propagating license or captive white-tailed deer propagation license obtained under section 1533.71 of the Revised Code. (EEE) "Commercial bird shooting preserve" means an area of land where game birds are released and hunted by shooting as authorized by a commercial bird shooting preserve license obtained under section 1533.72 of the Revised Code. (FFF) "Wild animal hunting preserve" means an area of land where game, captive white-tailed deer, and nonnative wildlife, other than game birds, are released and hunted as authorized by a wild animal hunting preserve license obtained under section 1533.721 of the Revised Code. (GGG) "Captive white-tailed deer" means legally acquired deer that are held in private ownership at a facility licensed under section 943.03 or 943.031 of the Revised Code and under section 1533.71 or 1533.721 of the Revised Code. (HHH) "Wild boar" or "feral swine" means a hog, boar, or pig that appears to be untamed, undomesticated, or in a wild state. "Wild boar" or "feral swine" includes both of the following: (1) Except for Sus scrofa domesticus that is legally confined or held in captivity, members of the family suidae, including all of the following: (a) Wild pig, wild hog, feral hog, and feral pig; (b) Old world swine, razorbacks, European wild boar, and Russian wild boar, and any hybrids or crossbreeds thereof; (c) Wild pig, wild hog, feral hog, or feral pig that appear contained in a wild animal hunting preserve licensed under section 1533.721 of the Revised Code or a wholly enclosed preserve for hunting or trapping. (2) Members of the family tayassuidae, including collared peccary and javelina, and any hybrids or crossbreeds of members of the family tayassuidae. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.04
§ 1503.04. Custody of forests
Status: in_force

September 1, 1976 House Bill 972 - 111th General Assembly The chief of the division of forestry may plant such trees as he deems expedient, and take such measures as are necessary to bring about a profitable growth of timber on lands described in section 1503.03 of the Revised Code. The chief may fence such lands with substantial wire fencing, protect them from forest fires and trespassers, and preserve the timber thereon. The chief has entire custody of such forest lands and may employ such local assistance as he deems necessary.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.132 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.132
§ 1531.132. Felony conviction precludes or terminates employment
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 House Bill 490 - 124th 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 chief of the division of wildlife shall not designate a person as a game protector 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. (2)(a) The chief of the division of wildlife shall terminate the employment of a person as a game protector if that person 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 game protector agrees to surrender the certificate awarded to the game protector under section 109.77 of the Revised Code. (b) The chief shall suspend from employment as a game protector a person designated as a game protector if that person is convicted, after trial, of a felony. If the game protector files an appeal from that conviction and the conviction is upheld by the highest court to which the appeal is taken or if the game protector does not file a timely appeal, the chief shall terminate the employment of that game protector. If the game protector files an appeal that results in the game protector's acquittal of the felony or conviction of a misdemeanor, or in the dismissal of the felony charge against the game protector, the chief shall reinstate that game protector. A game protector who is reinstated under division (B)(2)(b) of this section shall not receive any back pay unless that game protector's conviction of the felony was reversed on appeal, or the felony charge was dismissed, because the court found insufficient evidence to convict the game protector 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 suspension from employment, or the termination of the employment, of a game protector under division (B)(2) of this section shall be in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.303 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.303
§ 1547.303. Disposing of abandoned vessel or motor
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 1547.304 of the Revised Code: (1) "Abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor" means any vessel or outboard motor meeting all of the following requirements: (a) It has been left on private property for at least seventy-two hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property; left in a sunken, beached, or drifting condition for any period of time; or left in a docked condition, on a public street or other property open to the public, or upon or within the right-of-way of any waterway, road, or highway, for forty-eight hours or longer without notification to the sheriff of the county, the chief of police of the municipal corporation, township, township police district, or joint police district, or other chief of a law enforcement agency, having territorial jurisdiction with respect to the location of the vessel or motor, of the reasons for leaving the vessel or motor in any such place or condition; (b) It is three years old, or older; (c) It is extensively damaged, such damage including but not limited to any of the following: missing deck, hull, transom, gunwales, motor, or outdrive; (d) It is apparently inoperable; (e) It has a fair market value of two hundred dollars or less. (2) "Law enforcement agency" means any organization or unit comprised of law enforcement officers, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The sheriff of a county, chief of police of a municipal corporation, township, township police district, or joint police district, or other chief of a law enforcement agency, within the sheriff's or chief's respective territorial jurisdiction, or a state highway patrol trooper, upon notification to the sheriff or chief of such action, shall order any abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor to be photographed by a law enforcement officer. The officer shall record the make of vessel or motor, the hull identification number or serial number when available, and shall also detail the damage or missing equipment to substantiate the value of two hundred dollars or less. The sheriff or chief shall thereupon immediately dispose of the abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor to a marine salvage dealer or other facility owned, operated, or under contract to the state, the county, township, or municipal corporation for the destruction of such vessels or motors. The records and photographs relating to the abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor shall be retained by the law enforcement agency ordering the disposition of the vessel or motor for a period of at least two years. The law enforcement agency shall execute in quadruplicate an affidavit, as prescribed by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft, describing the vessel or motor and the manner in which it was disposed of, and that all requirements of this section have been complied with, and shall sign and file the same with the clerk of courts of the county in which the vessel or motor was abandoned. The clerk of courts shall retain the original of the affidavit for the clerk's files, shall furnish one copy thereof to the chief of the division of parks and watercraft, one copy to the marine salvage dealer or other facility handling the disposal of the vessel or motor, and one copy to the law enforcement agency ordering the disposal, who shall file such copy with the records and photographs relating to the disposal. Any moneys arising from the disposal of an abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor shall be credited to the general revenue fund, or to the general fund of the county, township, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, as appropriate. Notwithstanding section 1547.301 of the Revised Code, any vessel or outboard motor meeting the requirements of divisions (A)(1)(c) to (e) of this section which has remained unclaimed by the owner or lienholder for a period of ten days or longer following notification as provided in section 1547.301 of the Revised Code may be disposed of as provided in this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.021
§ 1509.021. Surface locations of new wells
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly On and after June 30, 2010, all of the following apply: (A) The surface location of a new well or a tank battery of a well shall not be within one hundred fifty feet of an occupied dwelling that is located in an urbanized area unless the owner of the land on which the occupied dwelling is located consents in writing to the surface location of the well or tank battery of a well less than one hundred fifty feet from the occupied dwelling and the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management approves the written consent of that owner. However, the chief shall not approve the written consent of such an owner when the surface location of a new well or a tank battery of a well will be within one hundred feet of an occupied dwelling that is located in an urbanized area. (B) The surface location of a new well shall not be within one hundred fifty feet from the property line of a parcel of land that is not in the drilling unit of the well if the parcel of land is located in an urbanized area and directional drilling will be used to drill the new well unless the owner of the parcel of land consents in writing to the surface location of the well less than one hundred fifty feet from the property line of the parcel of land and the chief approves the written consent of that owner. However, the chief shall not approve the written consent of such an owner when the surface location of a new well will be less than one hundred feet from the property line of the owner's parcel of land that is not in the drilling unit of the well if the parcel of land is located in an urbanized area and directional drilling will be used. (C) The surface location of a new well shall not be within two hundred feet of an occupied dwelling that is located in an urbanized area and that is located on land that has become part of the drilling unit of the well pursuant to a mandatory pooling order issued under section 1509.27 of the Revised Code unless the owner of the land on which the occupied dwelling is located consents in writing to the surface location of the well at a distance that is less than two hundred feet from the occupied dwelling. However, if the owner of the land on which the occupied dwelling is located provides such written consent, the surface location of the well shall not be within one hundred feet of the occupied dwelling. If an applicant cannot identify an owner of land or if an owner of land is not responsive to attempts by the applicant to contact the owner, the applicant may submit an affidavit to the chief attesting to such an unidentifiable owner or to such unresponsiveness of an owner and attempts by the applicant to contact the owner and include a written request to reduce the distance of the location of the well from the occupied dwelling to less than two hundred feet. If the chief receives such an affidavit and written request, the chief shall reduce the distance of the location of the well from the occupied dwelling to a distance of not less than one hundred feet. (D) Except as otherwise provided in division (L) of this section, the surface location of a new well shall not be within one hundred fifty feet of the property line of a parcel of land that is located in an urbanized area and that has become part of the drilling unit of the well pursuant to a mandatory pooling order issued under section 1509.27 of the Revised Code unless the owner of the land consents in writing to the surface location of the well at a distance that is less than one hundred fifty feet from the owner's property line. However, if the owner of the land provides such written consent, the surface location of the well shall not be within seventy-five feet of the property line of the owner's parcel of land. If an applicant cannot identify an owner of land or if an owner of land is not responsive to attempts by the applicant to contact the owner, the applicant may submit an affidavit to the chief attesting to such an unidentifiable owner or to such unresponsiveness of an owner and attempts by the applicant to contact the owner and include a written request to reduce the distance of the location of the well from the property line of the owner's parcel of land to less than one hundred fifty feet. If the chief receives such an affidavit and written request, the chief shall reduce the distance of the location of the well from the property line to a distance of not less than seventy-five feet. (E) The surface location of a new tank battery of a well shall not be within one hundred fifty feet of an occupied dwelling that is located in an urbanized area and that is located on land that has become part of the drilling unit of the well pursuant to a mandatory pooling order issued under section 1509.27 of the Revised Code unless the owner of the land on which the occupied dwelling is located consents in writing to the location of the tank battery at a distance that is less than one hundred fifty feet from the occupied dwelling. However, if the owner of the land on which the occupied dwelling is located provides such written consent, the location of the tank battery shall not be within one hundred feet of the occupied dwelling. If an applicant cannot identify an owner of land or if an owner of land is not responsive to attempts by the applicant to contact the owner, the applicant may submit an affidavit to the chief attesting to such an unidentifiable owner or to such unresponsiveness of an owner and attempts by the applicant to contact the owner and include a written request to reduce the distance of the location of the tank battery from the occupied dwelling to less than one hundred fifty feet. If the chief receives such an affidavit and written request, the chief shall reduce the distance of the location of the tank battery from the occupied dwelling to a distance of not less than one hundred feet. (F) Except as otherwise provided in division (L) of this section, the location of a new tank battery of a well shall not be within seventy-five feet of the property line of a parcel of land that is located in an urbanized area and that has become part of the drilling unit of the well pursuant to a mandatory pooling order issued under section 1509.27 of the Revised Code unless the owner of the land consents in writing to the location of the tank battery at a distance that is less than seventy-five feet from the owner's property line. However, if the owner of the land provides such written consent, the location of the tank battery shall not be within the property line of the owner's parcel of land. If an applicant cannot identify an owner of land or if an owner of land is not responsive to attempts by the applicant to contact the owner, the applicant may submit an affidavit to the chief attesting to such an unidentifiable owner or to such unresponsiveness of an owner and attempts by the applicant to contact the owner and include a written request to reduce the distance of the location of the tank battery from the property line of the owner's parcel of land to less than seventy-five feet. If the chief receives such an affidavit and written request, the chief shall reduce the distance of the location of the tank battery from the property line, provided that the tank battery shall not be within the property line of the owner's parcel of land. (G) For purposes of divisions (C) to (F) of this section, written consent of an owner of land may be provided by any of the following: (1) A copy of an original lease agreement as recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the occupied dwelling or property is located that expressly provides for the reduction of the distance of the location of a well or a tank battery, as applicable, from an occupied dwelling or a property line; (2) A copy of a deed severing the oil or gas mineral rights, as applicable, from the owner's parcel of land as recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property is located that expressly provides for the reduction of the distance of the location of a well or a tank battery, as applicable, from an occupied dwelling or a property line; (3) A written statement that consents to the proposed location of a well or a tank battery, as applicable, and that is approved by the chief. For purposes of division (G)(3) of this section, an applicant shall submit a copy of a written statement to the chief. (H) For areas that are not urbanized areas, the surface location of a new well shall not be within one hundred feet of an occupied private dwelling or of a public building that may be used as a place of assembly, education, entertainment, lodging, trade, manufacture, repair, storage, or occupancy by the public. This division does not apply to a building or other structure that is incidental to agricultural use of the land on which the building or other structure is located unless the building or other structure is used as an occupied private dwelling or for retail trade. (I) The surface location of a new well shall not be within one hundred feet of any other well. However, an applicant may submit a written statement to request the chief to authorize a new well to be located at a distance that is less than one hundred feet from another well. If the chief receives such a written statement, the chief may authorize a new well to be located within one hundred feet of another well if the chief determines that the applicant satisfactorily has demonstrated that the location of the new well at a distance that is less than one hundred feet from another well is necessary to reduce impacts to the owner of the land on which the well is to be located or to the surface of the land on which the well is to be located. (J) For areas that are not urbanized areas, the location of a new tank battery of a well shall not be within one hundred feet of an existing inhabited structure. (K) The location of a new tank battery of a well shall not be within fifty feet of any other well. (L) The location of a new well or a new tank battery of a well shall not be within fifty feet of a stream, river, watercourse, water well, pond, lake, or other body of water. However, the chief may authorize a new well or a new tank battery of a well to be located at a distance that is less than fifty feet from a stream, river, watercourse, water well, pond, lake, or other body of water if the chief determines that the reduction in the distance is necessary to reduce impacts to the owner of the land on which the well or tank battery of a well is to be located or to protect public safety or the environment. (M) The surface location of a new well or a new tank battery of a well shall not be within fifty feet of a railroad track or of the traveled portion of a public street, road, or highway. This division applies regardless of whether the public street, road, or highway has become part of the drilling unit of the well pursuant to a mandatory pooling order issued under section 1509.27 of the Revised Code. (N) A new oil tank shall not be within three feet of another oil tank. (O) The surface location of a mechanical separator shall not be within any of the following: (1) Fifty feet of a well; (2) Ten feet of an oil tank; (3) One hundred feet of an existing inhabited structure. (P) A vessel that is equipped in such a manner that the contents of the vessel may be heated shall not be within any of the following: (1) Fifty feet of an oil production tank; (2) Fifty feet of a well; (3) One hundred feet of an existing inhabited structure; (4) If the contents of the vessel are heated by a direct fire heater, fifty feet of a mechanical separator.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.08
§ 1513.08. Filing performance bond or deposit of cash or securities
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) After a coal mining and reclamation permit application has been approved, the applicant shall file with the chief of the division of mineral resources management, on a form prescribed and furnished by the chief, the performance security required under this section that shall be payable to the state and conditioned on the faithful performance of all the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it and the terms and conditions of the permit. (B) Using the information contained in the permit application; the requirements contained in the approved permit and reclamation plan; and, after considering the topography, geology, hydrology, and revegetation potential of the area of the approved permit, the probable difficulty of reclamation; the chief shall determine the estimated cost of reclamation under the initial term of the permit if the reclamation has to be performed by the division of mineral resources management in the event of forfeiture of the performance security by the applicant. The chief shall send either written notice by certified mail or electronic notice with acknowledgment of receipt of the amount of the estimated cost of reclamation to the applicant. The applicant shall send either written notice or electronic notice with acknowledgment of receipt to the chief indicating the method by which the applicant will provide the performance security pursuant to division (C) of this section. (C) The applicant shall provide the performance security in an amount using one of the following: (1) If the applicant elects to provide performance security without reliance on the reclamation forfeiture fund created in section 1513.18 of the Revised Code, the amount of the estimated cost of reclamation as determined by the chief under division (B) of this section for the increments of land on which the operator will conduct a coal mining and reclamation operation under the initial term of the permit as indicated in the application; (2) If the applicant elects to provide performance security together with reliance on the reclamation forfeiture fund through payment of the additional tax on the severance of coal that is levied under division (A)(8) of section 5749.02 of the Revised Code, an amount of twenty-five hundred dollars per acre of land on which the operator will conduct coal mining and reclamation under the initial term of the permit as indicated in the application. In order for an applicant to be eligible to provide performance security in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section, the applicant, an owner and controller of the applicant, or an affiliate of the applicant shall have held a permit issued under this chapter for any coal mining and reclamation operation for a period of not less than five years. If a permit is transferred, assigned, or sold, the transferee is not eligible to provide performance security under division (C)(2) of this section if the transferee has not held a permit issued under this chapter for any coal mining and reclamation operation for a period of not less than five years. This restriction applies even if the status or name of the permittee otherwise remains the same after the transfer, assignment, or sale. In the event of forfeiture of performance security that was provided in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section, the difference between the amount of that performance security and the estimated cost of reclamation as determined by the chief under division (B) of this section shall be obtained from money in the reclamation forfeiture fund as needed to complete the reclamation. The performance security provided under division (C) of this section for the entire area to be mined under one permit issued under this chapter shall not be less than ten thousand dollars. The performance security shall cover areas of land affected by mining within or immediately adjacent to the permitted area, so long as the total number of acres does not exceed the number of acres for which the performance security is provided. However, the authority for the performance security to cover areas of land immediately adjacent to the permitted area does not authorize a permittee to mine areas outside an approved permit area. As succeeding increments of coal mining and reclamation operations are to be initiated and conducted within the permit area, the permittee shall file with the chief additional performance security to cover the increments in accordance with this section. If a permittee intends to mine areas outside the approved permit area, the permittee shall provide additional performance security in accordance with this section to cover the areas to be mined. If an applicant or permittee is not eligible to provide performance security in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section, the applicant or permittee shall provide performance security in accordance with division (C)(1) of this section in the full amount of the estimated cost of reclamation as determined by the chief for a permitted coal preparation plant or coal refuse disposal area that is not located within a permitted area of a mine. If an applicant for a permit for a coal preparation plant or coal refuse disposal area or a permittee of a permitted coal preparation plant or coal refuse disposal area that is not located within a permitted area of a mine has held a permit issued under this chapter for any coal mining and reclamation operation for a period of five years or more, the applicant or permittee may provide performance security for the coal preparation plant or coal refuse disposal area either in accordance with division (C)(1) of this section in the full amount of the estimated cost of reclamation as determined by the chief or in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section in an amount of twenty-five hundred dollars per acre of land with reliance on the reclamation forfeiture fund. If a permittee has previously provided performance security under division (C)(1) of this section for a coal preparation plant or coal refuse disposal area that is not located within a permitted area of a mine and elects to provide performance security in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section, the permittee shall submit written notice to the chief indicating that the permittee elects to provide performance security in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section. Upon receipt of such a written notice, the chief shall release to the permittee the amount of the performance security previously provided under division (C)(1) of this section that exceeds the amount of performance security that is required to be provided under division (C)(2) of this section. (D) A permittee's liability under the performance security shall be limited to the obligations established under the permit, which include completion of the reclamation plan in order to make the land capable of supporting the postmining land use that was approved in the permit. The period of liability under the performance security shall be for the duration of the coal mining and reclamation operation and for a period coincident with the operator's responsibility for revegetation requirements under section 1513.16 of the Revised Code. (E) The amount of the estimated cost of reclamation determined under division (B) of this section and the amount of a permittee's performance security provided in accordance with division (C)(1) of this section shall be adjusted by the chief as the land that is affected by mining increases or decreases or if the cost of reclamation increases or decreases. If the performance security was provided in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section and the chief has issued a cessation order under division (D)(2) of section 1513.02 of the Revised Code for failure to abate a violation of the contemporaneous reclamation requirement under division (A)(15) of section 1513.16 of the Revised Code, the chief may require the permittee to increase the amount of performance security from twenty-five hundred dollars per acre of land to five thousand dollars per acre of land. The chief shall notify the permittee, each surety, and any person who has a property interest in the performance security and who has requested to be notified of any proposed adjustment to the performance security. The permittee may request an informal conference with the chief concerning the proposed adjustment, and the chief shall provide such an informal conference. If the chief increases the amount of performance security under this division, the permittee shall provide additional performance security in an amount determined by the chief. If the chief decreases the amount of performance security under this division, the chief shall determine the amount of the reduction of the performance security and send either written notice or electronic notice with acknowledgment of receipt of the amount of reduction to the permittee. The permittee may reduce the amount of the performance security in the amount determined by the chief. (F) A permittee may request a reduction in the amount of the performance security by submitting to the chief documentation proving that the amount of the performance security provided by the permittee exceeds the estimated cost of reclamation if the reclamation would have to be performed by the division in the event of forfeiture of the performance security. The chief shall examine the documentation and determine whether the permittee's performance security exceeds the estimated cost of reclamation. If the chief determines that the performance security exceeds that estimated cost, the chief shall determine the amount of the reduction of the performance security and send either written notice or electronic notice with acknowledgment of receipt of the amount to the permittee. The permittee may reduce the amount of the performance security in the amount determined by the chief. Adjustments in the amount of performance security under this division shall not be considered release of performance security and are not subject to section 1513.16 of the Revised Code. (G) If the performance security is a bond, it shall be executed by the operator and a corporate surety licensed to do business in this state. If the performance security is a cash deposit or negotiable certificates of deposit of a bank or savings and loan association, the bank or savings and loan association shall be licensed and operating in this state. The cash deposit or market value of the securities shall be equal to or greater than the amount of the performance security required under this section. The chief shall review any documents pertaining to the performance security and approve or disapprove the documents. The chief shall notify the applicant of the chief's determination. (H) If the performance security is a bond, the chief may accept the bond of the applicant itself without separate surety when the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the chief the existence of a suitable agent to receive service of process and a history of financial solvency and continuous operation sufficient for authorization to self-insure or bond the amount. (I) Performance security provided under this section may be held in trust, provided that the state is the primary beneficiary of the trust and the custodian of the performance security held in trust is a bank, trust company, or other financial institution that is licensed and operating in this state. The chief shall review the trust document and approve or disapprove the document. The chief shall notify the applicant of the chief's determination. (J) If a surety, bank, savings and loan association, trust company, or other financial institution that holds the performance security required under this section becomes insolvent, the permittee shall notify the chief of the insolvency, and the chief shall order the permittee to submit a plan for replacement performance security within thirty days after receipt of notice from the chief. If the permittee provided performance security in accordance with division (C)(1) of this section, the permittee shall provide the replacement performance security within ninety days after receipt of notice from the chief. If the permittee provided performance security in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section, the permittee shall provide the replacement performance security within one year after receipt of notice from the chief, and, for a period of one year after the permittee's receipt of notice from the chief or until the permittee provides the replacement performance security, whichever occurs first, money in the reclamation forfeiture fund shall be the permittee's replacement performance security in an amount not to exceed the estimated cost of reclamation as determined by the chief. (K) If a permittee provided performance security in accordance with division (C)(1) of this section, the permittee's responsibility for repairing material damage and replacement of water supply resulting from subsidence shall be satisfied by either of the following: (1) The purchase prior to mining of a noncancelable premium-prepaid liability insurance policy in lieu of the permittee's performance security for subsidence damage. The insurance policy shall contain terms and conditions that specifically provide coverage for repairing material damage and replacement of water supply resulting from subsidence. (2) The provision of additional performance security in the amount of the estimated cost to the division of mineral resources management to repair material damage and replace water supplies resulting from subsidence until the repair or replacement is completed. However, if such repair or replacement is completed, or compensation for structures that have been damaged by subsidence is provided, by the permittee within ninety days of the occurrence of the subsidence, additional performance security is not required. In addition, the chief may extend the ninety-day period for a period not to exceed one year if the chief determines that the permittee has demonstrated in writing that subsidence is not complete and that probable subsidence-related damage likely will occur and, as a result, the completion of repairs of subsidence-related material damage to lands or protected structures or the replacement of water supply within ninety days of the occurrence of the subsidence would be unreasonable. (L) If the performance security provided in accordance with this section exceeds the estimated cost of reclamation, the chief may authorize the amount of the performance security that exceeds the estimated cost of reclamation together with any interest or other earnings on the performance security to be paid to the permittee. (M) A permittee that held a valid coal mining and reclamation permit immediately prior to April 6, 2007, shall provide, not later than a date established by the chief, performance security in accordance with division (C)(1) or (2) of this section, rather than in accordance with the law as it existed prior to that date, by filing it with the chief on a form that the chief prescribes and furnishes. Accordingly, for purposes of this section, "applicant" is deemed to include such a permittee. (N) As used in this section: (1) "Affiliate of the applicant" means an entity that has a parent entity in common with the applicant. (2) "Owner and controller of the applicant" means a person that has any relationship with the applicant that gives the person authority to determine directly or indirectly the manner in which the applicant conducts coal mining operations. Last updated August 9, 2023 at 12:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.12
§ 1546.12. Lakes for use of public
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The lakes named in section 1546.11 of the Revised Code shall at all times be open to the public as resorts for recreation and pleasure, including hunting, fishing, and boating. The privileges of hunting and fishing shall be subject to the fish and game laws of the state, and the boating privileges shall be subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by law and the division of parks and watercraft.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.99
§ 1567.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Whoever knowingly violates any section of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1571.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1571 / § 1571.18
§ 1571.18. Gas storage well regulatory fee
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly After June 30, 2010, and not later than the thirty-first day of March each year, the owner of a well that is used for gas storage or of a well that is used to monitor a gas storage reservoir and that is located in a reservoir protective area shall pay to the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management a gas storage well regulatory fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars for each well that the owner owned as of the thirty-first day of December of the previous year for the purposes of administering this chapter and Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code. The chief may prescribe and provide a form for the collection of the fee imposed by this section and may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary for the administration of this section. All money collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the oil and gas well fund created in section 1509.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.54
§ 1567.54. Adequate fire protection - firefighting equipment
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly At each mine at which the only means of egress is by vertical shaft, the operator shall provide adequate fire protection to secure the safety of such shaft, and, when but one shaft is the only available means of egress, shall keep in attendance a competent person when persons are inside of such mine. Each underground coal mine shall be provided with suitable firefighting equipment adapted for the size and conditions of the mine. The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules establishing minimum requirements for the type, quality, and quantity of such equipment. The rules shall include the following minimum firefighting equipment at each underground coal mine, regardless of its size or condition, except where indicated: waterlines shall be capable of delivering fifty gallons of water a minute at a nozzle pressure of fifty pounds per square inch. A portable water car shall be of at least one thousand gallon capacity and shall have at least three hundred feet of fire hose with nozzles. A portable water car shall be capable of providing a flow through the hose of fifty gallons of water per minute at a nozzle pressure of fifty pounds per square inch. A portable chemical car shall carry enough chemicals to provide a fire extinguishing capacity equivalent to that of a portable water car. A portable foam-generating machine or device shall have facilities and equipment for supplying the machine with thirty gallons of water per minute at thirty pounds per square inch for a period of thirty-five minutes. A portable fire extinguisher shall be either a multipurpose dry chemical type containing a nominal weight of five pounds of dry powder and enough expellant to apply the powder or a foam-producing type containing at least two and one-half gallons of foam-producing liquids and enough expellant to supply the foam. Only fire extinguishers approved by the underwriters laboratories, incorporated, or factory mutual research corporation, carrying appropriate labels as to type and purpose, shall be used. After January 1, 1977, all new portable fire extinguishers acquired for use in a coal mine shall have a 2A 10 BC or higher rating. Fire hose shall be lined with a material having flame resistant qualities meeting requirements for hose in Bureau of Mines' Schedule 2G. The cover shall be polyester, or other material with flame-spread qualities and mildew resistance equal or superior to polyester. The bursting pressure shall be at least four times the water pressure at the valve to the hose inlet with the valve closed; the maximum water pressure in the hose nozzle shall not exceed one hundred pounds per square inch, gauge. However, fire hose installed for use in underground coal mines prior to December 30, 1970, shall be mildew-proof and have a bursting pressure at least four times the water pressure at the valve to the hose inlet with the valve closed, and the maximum water pressure in the hose nozzle with water flowing shall not exceed one hundred pounds per square inch, gauge. Each working section of an underground coal mine producing three hundred tons or more per shift shall be provided with two portable fire extinguishers and two hundred forty pounds of rock dust in bags or other suitable containers; waterlines shall extend to each section loading point and be equipped with enough fire hose to reach each working face unless the section loading point is provided with two portable water cars, or two portable chemical cars, or one portable water or chemical car and either a portable foam-generating machine or a portable high-pressure rock-dusting machine fitted with at least two hundred fifty feet of hose and supplied with at least sixty sacks of rock dust. Each working section of an underground coal mine producing less than three hundred tons of coal per shift shall be provided with two portable fire extinguishers, one hundred forty pounds of rock dust in bags or other suitable containers, and at least five hundred gallons of water and at least three pails of ten quart capacity. In lieu of the five hundred gallon water supply a waterline of sufficient hose to reach the working places, a portable water car of at least five hundred gallon capacity, or a portable, all-purpose dry powder chemical car of at least one hundred twenty-five pounds capacity may be provided. In all underground coal mines, waterlines shall be installed parallel to the entire length of belt conveyors and shall be equipped with fire hose outlets with valves at three hundred foot intervals along each belt conveyor and at tailpieces. At least five hundred feet of fire hose with fittings suitable for connection with each belt conveyor waterline system shall be stored at strategic locations along the belt conveyor. Waterlines may be installed in entries adjacent to the conveyor entry belt as long as the outlets project into the belt conveyor entry. In underground coal mines producing three hundred tons of coal or more per shift, waterlines shall be installed parallel to all haulage tracks using mechanized equipment in the track or adjacent entry and shall extend to the loading point of each working section. Waterlines shall be equipped with outlet valves at intervals of not more than five hundred feet, and five hundred feet of fire hose with fittings suitable for connection with such waterlines shall be provided at strategic locations. Two portable water cars, readily available may be used in lieu of waterlines prescribed under this paragraph. In underground coal mines producing less than three hundred tons of coal per shift, a tank of water of at least fifty-five gallon capacity with at least three pails of not less than ten-quart capacity, or not less than two hundred forty pounds of bagged rock dust shall be provided at five hundred foot intervals along all main and secondary haulage roads. Each track or offtrack locomotive, self-propelled mantrip car, or personnel carrier shall be equipped with one portable fire extinguisher. Two portable fire extinguishers or one extinguisher having at least ten pounds of dry powder or five gallons of foam-producing liquids shall be provided at each permanent electrical installation. One portable fire extinguisher and two hundred forty pounds of rock dust shall be provided at each temporary electrical installation. One portable fire extinguisher or two hundred forty pounds of rock dust shall be provided at locations where welding, cutting, or soldering with arc or flame is being done. At each wooden door through which power lines pass there shall be one portable fire extinguisher or two hundred forty pounds of rock dust within twenty-five feet of the door on the intake air side. At each underground coal mine producing three hundred tons of coal or more per shift there shall be readily available the following materials at locations not exceeding two miles from each working section: one thousand board feet of brattice boards, two rolls of brattice cloth, two hand saws, twenty-five pounds of eightpenny nails, twenty-five pounds of tenpenny nails, twenty-five pounds of sixteenpenny nails, three claw hammers, twenty-five bags of wood fiber plaster or ten bags of cement or equivalent material for stoppings, and five tons of rock dust. These materials shall be available at each mine producing less than three hundred tons of coal per shift, except that if the active working sections are located at a distance of two miles or less from the surface, the emergency materials for one or more mines may be stored at a central warehouse or building supply company, and such supply shall be the equivalent of that required for all mines involved and within one hour's delivery time from each mine. All fire fighting equipment shall be maintained in a usable and operative condition. Chemical extinguishers shall be examined every six months and the date of the examination shall be written on a permanent tag attached to the extinguisher. The operator shall give each miner a self-rescue device that is adequate to protect the miner for one hour or longer and is approved by the chief. Such self-rescue devices shall be worn or carried on the person of each miner. However, where the wearing or carrying of self-rescue devices is hazardous to a miner, such devices shall be located at a distance no greater than twenty-five feet from the miner. Where a miner works on or around mobile equipment, self-rescue devices, if not carried by the miner, shall be placed in a readily accessible location on such equipment. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.04
§ 1531.04. Division of wildlife - powers and duties
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 156 - 135th General Assembly The division of wildlife, at the direction of the chief of the division, shall do all of the following: (A) Plan, develop, and institute programs and policies based on the best available information, including biological information derived from professionally accepted practices in wildlife and fisheries management, with the approval of the director of natural resources; (B) Have and take the general care, protection, and supervision of the wildlife in the state parks known as Lake St. Marys, The Portage Lakes, Lake Loramie, Indian Lake, Buckeye Lake, Guilford Lake, such part of Pymatuning reservoir as lies in this state, and all other state parks and lands owned by the state or in which it is interested or may acquire or become interested, except lands and lakes the care and supervision of which are vested in some other officer, body, board, association, or organization; (C) Enforce by proper legal action or proceeding the laws of the state and division rules for the protection, preservation, propagation, and management of wild animals and sanctuaries and refuges for the propagation of those wild animals, and adopt and carry into effect such measures as it considers necessary in the performance of its duties; (D) Promote, educate, and inform the citizens of the state about conservation and the values of fishing, hunting, and trapping, with the approval of the director; (E) Prepare and maintain surveys and inventories of rare and endangered species of plants and animals and other unique natural features. The information shall be stored in the Ohio natural heritage database, established pursuant to this division, and may be made available to any individual or private or public agency for research, educational, environmental, land management, or other similar purposes that are not detrimental to the conservation of a species or feature. The database shall include information submitted under section 1517.02 of the Revised Code. Information regarding sensitive site locations of species that are listed pursuant to section 1518.01 of the Revised Code and of unique natural features that are included in the Ohio natural heritage database is not subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code if the chief determines that the release of the information could be detrimental to the conservation of a species or unique natural feature. Last updated August 16, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.05
§ 1548.05. Manufacturer's or importer's certificate
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new watercraft or outboard motor to a dealer to be used by the dealer for purposes of display and resale without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's or importer's certificate executed in accordance with this section and with such assignments on it as are necessary to show title in the name of the purchaser. No dealer shall purchase or acquire a new watercraft or outboard motor without obtaining from the seller the manufacturer's or importer's certificate. A manufacturer's or importer's certificate of the origin of a watercraft or outboard motor shall contain the following information in such form and together with such further information as the chief of the division of parks and watercraft may require: (A) Description of the watercraft, including the make, year, length, series or model, if any, body type, hull identification number or serial number, and make, manufacturer's serial number, and horsepower of any inboard motor or motors; or description of the outboard motor, including the make, year, series or model, if any, manufacturer's serial number, and horsepower; (B) Certification of the date of transfer of the watercraft or outboard motor to a distributor or dealer or other transferee, and the name and address of the transferee; (C) Certification that this was the first transfer of the new watercraft or outboard motor in ordinary trade and commerce; (D) Signature and address of a representative of the transferor. An assignment of a manufacturer's or importer's certificate before a notary public or other officer empowered to administer oaths shall be printed on the reverse side of the manufacturer's or importer's certificate in the form to be prescribed by the chief. The assignment form shall include the name and address of the transferee, a certification that the watercraft or outboard motor is new, and a warranty that the title at the time of delivery is subject only to such liens and encumbrances as are set forth and described in full in the assignment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.22
§ 1533.22. Signs for field trial areas - hunting or trapping within areas
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The division of wildlife shall provide suitable signs to be placed around the boundaries of field trial areas for public notice. Persons following dogs on field trial areas at any time are not considered to be pursuing wild game with the intent of taking or reducing to possession. The division may grant permission to trap or otherwise destroy vermin on any field trial area only when the vermin is detrimental to the kind of game for which the field trial area has been established. No person shall hunt or trap within a field trial area except in the manner provided by the division for state owned or leased field trial areas.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1571.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1571 / § 1571.30
§ 1571.30. Class VI injection wells
Status: in_force

July 21, 2022 House Bill 175 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "class VI injection well" means a well used to inject carbon dioxide into deep rock formations for geologic sequestration. (B) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the department of natural resources shall initiate a process to work with the United States environmental protection agency and the United States department of energy to develop a statewide underground injection control program for class VI injection wells in order to obtain primary enforcement authority over those wells in this state from the United States environmental protection agency. Last updated May 11, 2022 at 3:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.08
§ 1514.08. Administrative rules for permits and reclamation
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of mineral resources management may adopt, amend, and rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in order to prescribe procedures for submitting applications for permits, amendments to permits, and amendments to plans of mining and reclamation; filing annual reports and final reports; requesting inspection and approval of reclamation; paying permit and filing fees; and filing and obtaining the release of performance bonds deposited with the state. For the purpose of preventing damage to adjoining property or achieving one or more of the performance standards established in division (A)(10) of section 1514.02 of the Revised Code, the chief may establish classes of mining industries, based upon industrial categories, combinations of minerals produced, and geological conditions in which surface or in-stream mining operations occur, and may prescribe different rules consistent with the performance standards for each class. For the purpose of apportioning the workload of the division of mineral resources management among the quarters of the year, the rules may require that applications for permits and annual reports be filed in different quarters of the year, depending upon the county in which the operation is located. (B) The chief shall adopt rules under this section that do all of the following: (1) With respect to in-stream mining, and in consultation with the chief of the division of water resources, determine periods of low flow, which are the only time periods during which in-stream mining is allowed, and develop and implement any criteria, in addition to the criteria established in section 1514.02 of the Revised Code, that the chief determines are necessary for the permitting of in-stream mining; (2) Establish criteria and procedures for approving or disapproving the transfer of a surface or in-stream mining permit under division (F) of section 1514.02 of the Revised Code; (3) Define when any of the following may be considered to be "significant" for purposes of section 1514.022 of the Revised Code: (a) An amendment to a permit issued under section 1514.02 of the Revised Code for a surface or in-stream mining operation; (b) An amendment to the plan of mining and reclamation that must be filed with an application for either permit under section 1514.02 of the Revised Code; (c) Changes to that plan of mining and reclamation that are proposed in a permit renewal application filed under section 1514.021 of the Revised Code. In defining "significant," the chief shall focus on changes that increase the likelihood that the mining operation may have a negative impact on the public. (4) Establish a framework and procedures under which the amount of any bond required to be filed under this chapter to ensure the satisfactory performance of the reclamation measures required under this chapter may be reduced by subtracting a credit based on the operator's past compliance with this chapter and rules adopted and orders issued under it. The rules also shall apply to cash, an irrevocable letter of credit, or a certificate of deposit that is on deposit in lieu of a bond. In establishing the amount of credit that an operator or applicant may receive based on past compliance, the chief may consider past compliance with respect to any permit for a surface or in-stream mining operation that has been issued in this state to the operator or applicant. (5) Establish criteria and procedures for granting a variance from compliance with the prohibitions established in divisions (E)(3) and (F)(3) of section 1514.10 of the Revised Code. The criteria shall ensure that an operator may obtain a variance only if compliance with the applicable prohibition is not necessary to prevent damage to the watercourse or surrounding areas.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.23
§ 1546.23. Rights unaffected by dedication
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The dedication or setting apart of any state reservoir or lake as a public park or pleasure resort shall not interfere with or affect the use of such reservoir or lake for canal reservoir purposes, and the chief of the division of parks and watercraft shall not be restricted in any manner from making such repairs and improvements thereon as are necessary for maintaining the safety and usefulness of such reservoir or lake for canal purposes. The authority for the division to manage and control such reservoir or lake for canal purposes is the same as if no dedication of such reservoir or lake for park and pleasure resort purposes had been made.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.16
§ 1547.16. Water skiing after dark prohibited
Status: in_force

June 13, 1990 House Bill 522 - 118th General Assembly No person shall ride or attempt to ride upon water skis, surfboard, or similar device, or engage or attempt to engage in barefoot skiing, or use or operate any vessel to tow any person thereon on the waters in this state during that period of the day between sunset and sunrise, except upon special permit issued by the state department, conservancy district, or political subdivision having jurisdiction and control of such water.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1565.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1565 / § 1565.99
§ 1565.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Whoever knowingly violates any section of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.15
§ 1547.15. Observer required when towing skier
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly Any person who operates a vessel towing any person riding or attempting to ride upon one or more water skis or upon a surfboard or similar device, or engaging or attempting to engage in barefoot skiing, on the waters in this state shall have present in the vessel a person or persons other than the operator, ten years of age or older, who shall at all times observe the progress of the person being towed. The operator of the towing vessel shall at all times observe the traffic pattern toward which the vessel is approaching. No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vessel on the waters in this state in violation of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.74 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.74
§ 1547.74. Facilities in harbors and connecting waterways
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly Facilities in harbors and connecting waterways established under sections 1546.021 , 1547.71 , and 1547.72 of the Revised Code shall be open to all on equal and reasonable terms.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.40
§ 1503.40. Forestry advisory council
Status: in_force

September 1, 1976 House Bill 972 - 111th General Assembly There is hereby created in the division of forestry a forestry advisory council which shall consist of eight appointed members, not more than four of whom shall belong to the same political party, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be appointed to represent each of the following: forest-based research activities, small private forest land owners, large private forest land owners, the pulp and paper industry, other forest industries, soil science, forest recreation, and the public. The member first appointed to represent forest recreation shall have a term to expire on the last day of February, 1974. Terms of office shall be for four years, commencing on the first day of March and ending on the last day of February, except that upon expiration of the two terms ending on March 4, 1973, the new terms which succeed them shall commence on March 5, 1973 and end on February 28, 1977; upon expiration of the term ending on March 4, 1974, the new term which succeeds it shall commence on March 5, 1974 and end on February 28, 1978; and upon expiration of the two terms ending on March 2, 1975, the new terms which succeed them shall commence on March 3, 1975 and end on February 28, 1979. Each member shall hold office from the date of his appointment until the end of the term for which he was appointed. A vacancy in the office of a member shall be filled by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of his term until his successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The council shall select from among its appointed members a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary. All members are entitled to their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as such members, payable from the appropriations for the division. The governor may remove any appointed member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The council shall hold at least one regular meeting in each quarter of a calendar year, and shall keep a record of its proceedings. Special meetings may be called by the chairman, and shall be called by him upon receipt of a written request therefor signed by two or more members of the council. A written notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be sent to each member of the council. Five members constitute a quorum. The council may advise and make recommendations to the chief of the division of forestry concerning forestry practices and programs in the state, including programs of the division, and may assist the division in promoting cooperation on forestry practices and programs with other agencies, political subdivisions, and private interests.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1501.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1501 / § 1501.16
§ 1501.16. Performance bond refunds fund
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the performance bond refunds fund. The fund shall consist of money received by the department of natural resources from other entities as performance security. Upon the completion of work or satisfaction of terms for which the performance bond was required, the money shall be refunded to the pledging entity. In the event that the performance bond is forfeited, the money shall be transferred to the appropriate fund within the state treasury. Last updated September 13, 2023 at 11:36 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.40
§ 1547.40. Exceeding capacity plate figures
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly (A) No person shall operate or permit to be operated on the waters in this state a watercraft to which a capacity plate is attached if the total load exceeds the weight capacity indicated on the capacity plate, if the number of persons aboard exceeds the occupant capacity indicated on the capacity plate, or if the horsepower of any attached outboard motor exceeds the maximum horsepower indicated on the capacity plate. (B) When no capacity plate exists, no person shall operate or permit to be operated on the waters in this state a watercraft if a reasonably prudent person would believe that either of the following circumstances applies: (1) The total load aboard the watercraft has associated with it a risk of physical harm to persons or property; (2) The total horsepower of any inboard engine or attached outboard motor has associated with it a risk of physical harm to persons or property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.52
§ 1503.52. Operation under timber harvest plans
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) A person who owns or operates a silviculture operation may develop and operate under a timber harvest plan approved by the chief of the division of forestry or the chief's designee under section 1503.51 of the Revised Code or by the supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district under section 940.06 of the Revised Code. (B) Any person who wishes to make a complaint regarding nuisances involving forestry pollution may do so orally or by submitting a written, signed, and dated complaint to the chief or the chief's designee. After receiving an oral complaint, the chief or the chief's designee may cause an investigation to be conducted to determine whether forestry pollution has occurred or is imminent. After receiving a written, signed, and dated complaint, the chief or the chief's designee shall cause such an investigation to be conducted. (C) In a private civil action for nuisances involving forestry pollution, it is an affirmative defense if the person owning, operating, or otherwise responsible for a silvicultural operation is operating under and in substantial compliance with an approved timber harvest plan developed under division (A) of this section, with a timber harvest plan developed by the chief or the chief's designee under section 1503.51 of the Revised Code or by the supervisors of the applicable soil and water conservation district under section 940.06 of the Revised Code, or with a timber harvest plan required by an order issued by the chief or the chief's designee under division (B)(1) of section 1503.51 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section is in derogation of the authority granted to the chief or the chief's designee in 1503.51 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.051
§ 1533.051. Commercial and noncommercial propagation of raptors
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) The chief of the division of wildlife may authorize commercial and noncommercial propagation of raptors by rules adopted pursuant to section 1531.08 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be consistent with federal regulations governing raptor propagation. (B) No person shall propagate raptors without a permit to do so issued by the chief. The duration of the permit shall be consistent with applicable federal requirements. The fees for permits shall be set by the chief in amounts sufficient to cover the expenses of the division in exercising its authority under this section and may vary according to the type of permit. Moneys received from the sale of permits shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the fund established in section 1533.15 of the Revised Code. (C) The chief shall issue a commercial raptor propagation permit in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license or permit in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a person who propogates raptors in a state that does not issue that license or permit. (D) A permittee may use a raptor possessed for propagation in the sport of falconry only if the permittee is in compliance with section 1533.05 of the Revised Code and the raptor is reported under permits issued under both that section and this section. (E) This section does not apply to propagation of raptors by the state, any agency of the state, the United States, any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any zoological park. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.31
§ 1509.31. Operation of well; notice to holder of royalty interest of assignment or transfer of entire interest in lease
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A)(1) No person shall operate a well in this state unless the person first registers with and obtains an identification number from the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. (2) Whenever the entire interest of an oil and gas lease is assigned or otherwise transferred, the assignor or transferor shall notify the holders of the royalty interests, and, if a well or wells exist on the lease, the division of oil and gas resources management, of the name and address of the assignee or transferee by certified mail, return receipt requested, not later than thirty days after the date of the assignment or transfer. When notice of any such assignment or transfer is required to be provided to the division, it shall be provided on a form prescribed and provided by the division and verified by both the assignor or transferor and by the assignee or transferee. The notice form applicable to assignments or transfers of a well to the owner of the surface estate of the tract on which the well is located shall contain a statement informing the landowner that the well may require periodic servicing to maintain its productivity; that, upon assignment or transfer of the well to the landowner, the landowner becomes responsible for compliance with the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it, including, without limitation, the proper disposal of brine obtained from the well, the plugging of the well when it becomes incapable of producing oil or gas, and the restoration of the well site; and that, upon assignment or transfer of the well to the landowner, the landowner becomes responsible for the costs of compliance with the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it and the costs for operating and servicing the well. (3) Notwithstanding division (A)(2) of this section, the assignee or transferee shall notify the division of oil and gas resources management of the assignment or transfer if both of the following apply: (a) The assignor or transferor failed to notify the division of the assignment or transfer as required by division (A)(2) of this section; (b) The assignor or transferor is deceased, dissolved, cannot be located, or is otherwise incapable of complying with the notification requirement. The assignee or transferee shall notify the division of the assignment or transfer on a form prescribed and provided by the division. At a minimum, the form shall require the assignee or transferee to attest that the assignee or transferee is the owner. The division shall not charge a fee for such assignment or transfer when notice is provided in accordance with division (A)(3) of this section. (B) When the entire interest of a well is proposed to be assigned or otherwise transferred to the landowner for use as an exempt domestic well, the owner who has been issued a permit under this chapter for the well shall submit to the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management an application for the assignment or transfer that contains all documents that the chief requires. The application for such an assignment or transfer shall be prescribed and provided by the chief. The chief may approve the application if the application is accompanied by a release of all of the oil and gas leases that are included in the applicable formation of the drilling unit, the release is in a form such that the well ownership merges with the fee simple interest of the surface tract, and the release is in a form that may be recorded. However, if the owner of the well does not release the oil and gas leases associated with the well that is proposed to be assigned or otherwise transferred or if the fee simple tract that results from the merger of the well ownership with the fee simple interest of the surface tract is less than five acres, the proposed exempt domestic well owner shall post a five thousand dollar bond with the division prior to the assignment or transfer of the well to ensure that the well will be properly plugged. The chief, for good cause, may modify the requirements of this section governing the assignment or transfer of the interests of a well to the landowner. Upon the assignment or transfer of the well, the owner of an exempt domestic well is not subject to the severance tax levied under section 5749.02 of the Revised Code, but is subject to all applicable fees established in this chapter. (C) The owner holding a permit under section 1509.05 of the Revised Code is responsible for all obligations and liabilities imposed by this chapter and any rules, orders, and terms and conditions of a permit adopted or issued under it, and no assignment or transfer by the owner relieves the owner of the obligations and liabilities until and unless the assignee or transferee files with the division the information described in divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (10), (11), and (12) of section 1509.06 of the Revised Code; obtains liability insurance coverage required by section 1509.07 of the Revised Code, except when none is required by that section; and executes and files a surety bond, negotiable certificates of deposit or irrevocable letters of credit, or cash, as described in that section. Instead of a bond, but only upon acceptance by the chief, the assignee or transferee may file proof of financial responsibility, described in section 1509.07 of the Revised Code. Section 1509.071 of the Revised Code applies to the surety bond, cash, and negotiable certificates of deposit and irrevocable letters of credit described in this section. Unless the chief approves a modification, each assignee or transferee shall operate in accordance with the plans and information filed by the permit holder pursuant to section 1509.06 of the Revised Code. (D) If a mortgaged property that is being foreclosed is subject to an oil or gas lease, pipeline agreement, or other instrument related to the production or sale of oil or natural gas and the lease, agreement, or other instrument was recorded subsequent to the mortgage, and if the lease, agreement, or other instrument is not in default, the oil or gas lease, pipeline agreement, or other instrument, as applicable, has priority over all other liens, claims, or encumbrances on the property so that the oil or gas lease, pipeline agreement, or other instrument is not terminated or extinguished upon the foreclosure sale of the mortgaged property. If the owner of the mortgaged property was entitled to oil and gas royalties before the foreclosure sale, the oil or gas royalties shall be paid to the purchaser of the foreclosed property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1548 / § 1548.09
§ 1548.09. Issuing physical or electronic certificate of title
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly When the clerk of a court of common pleas issues a physical certificate of title, the clerk shall issue the certificate of title on a form and in a manner prescribed by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft. The clerk shall file a copy of the physical evidence for the creation of the certificate of title in a manner prescribed by the chief of the division. A clerk may retain digital images of documents used as evidence for issuance of a certificate of title. Certified printouts of documents retained as digital images shall have the same evidentiary value as the original physical documents. The record of the issuance of the certificate of title shall be maintained in the automated title processing system. The clerk shall sign and affix the clerk's seal to the original certificate of title and, if there are no liens on the watercraft or outboard motor, shall deliver the certificate to the applicant. If there are one or more liens on the watercraft or outboard motor, the clerk shall deliver the certificate of title to the holder of the first lien. The chief shall approve a uniform method of numbering certificates of title. The numbering shall be in such manner that the county of issuance is indicated. Numbers shall be assigned to certificates of title in the manner approved by the chief. The clerk shall file all certificates of title according to policies prescribed by the chief, and the clerk shall maintain in the clerk's office indexes for the certificates of title. The clerk need not retain on file any certificate of title, duplicate certificate of title, or memorandum certificate of title, or supporting evidence of them, covering any watercraft or outboard motor for a period longer than seven years after the date of its filing; thereafter, the certificate and supporting information may be destroyed. The clerk shall issue a duplicate title, when duly applied for, of any title that has been destroyed as provided in this section. The clerk shall issue a physical certificate of title to an applicant unless the applicant specifically requests the clerk not to issue a physical certificate of title and instead to issue an electronic certificate of title. The fact that a physical certificate of title is not issued for a watercraft or outboard motor does not affect ownership of the watercraft or outboard motor. In that case, when the clerk completes the process of entering certificate of title application information into the automated title processing system, the effect of the completion of the process is the same as if the clerk actually issued a physical certificate of title for the watercraft or outboard motor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1513.076 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1513 / § 1513.076
§ 1513.076. Agency coordination and cooperation respecting permits
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 Senate Bill 386 - 127th General Assembly The director of environmental protection and the director of natural resources shall jointly establish procedures that do all of the following: (A) Provide for the coordination of the issuance of coal mining and reclamation permits under this chapter and permits and certifications under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code for coal mining and reclamation operations; (B) Provide for the direct cooperation of the staff of the environmental protection agency and the staff of the division of mineral resources management in the review and approval or denial of coal mining and reclamation permits issued under this chapter and permits and certifications issued under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code; (C) Provide for direct and effective communication between the staff of the environmental protection agency and the staff of the division of mineral resources management regarding the review and approval or denial of coal mining and reclamation permits issued under this chapter and permits and certifications issued under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code; (D) Provide for the creation of a joint agency coal task force consisting of employees of the environmental protection agency and the division of mineral resources management for the purpose of ensuring that the procedures established under divisions (A) to (C) of this section are properly implemented.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.69 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.69
§ 1547.69. Firearm prohibitions
Status: in_force

June 13, 2022 Senate Bill 215 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Firearm," "concealed handgun license," "handgun," "valid concealed handgun license," and "active duty" have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. (2) "Unloaded" has the same meanings as in divisions (K)(5) and (6) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, except that all references in the definition in division (K)(5) of that section to "vehicle" shall be construed for purposes of this section to be references to "vessel." (B) No person shall knowingly discharge a firearm while in or on a vessel. (C) No person shall knowingly transport or have a loaded firearm in a vessel in a manner that the firearm is accessible to the operator or any passenger. (D) No person shall knowingly transport or have a firearm in a vessel unless it is unloaded and is carried in one of the following ways: (1) In a closed package, box, or case; (2) In plain sight with the action opened or the weapon stripped, or, if the firearm is of a type on which the action will not stay open or that cannot easily be stripped, in plain sight. (E)(1) The affirmative defenses authorized in divisions (D)(1) and (2) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code are affirmative defenses to a charge under division (C) or (D) of this section that involves a firearm other than a handgun. It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (C) or (D) of this section of transporting or having a firearm of any type, including a handgun, in a vessel that the actor transported or had the firearm in the vessel for any lawful purpose and while the vessel was on the actor's own property, provided that this affirmative defense is not available unless the actor, prior to arriving at the vessel on the actor's own property, did not transport or possess the firearm in the vessel or in a motor vehicle in a manner prohibited by this section or division (B) or (C) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code while the vessel was being operated on a waterway that was not on the actor's own property or while the motor vehicle was being operated on a street, highway, or other public or private property used by the public for vehicular traffic. (2) No person who is charged with a violation of division (C) or (D) of this section shall be required to obtain a license or temporary emergency license to carry a concealed handgun under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code as a condition for the dismissal of the charge. (F) Divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section do not apply to the possession or discharge of a United States coast guard approved signaling device required to be carried aboard a vessel under section 1547.251 of the Revised Code when the signaling device is possessed or used for the purpose of giving a visual distress signal. No person shall knowingly transport or possess any signaling device of that nature in or on a vessel in a loaded condition at any time other than immediately prior to the discharge of the signaling device for the purpose of giving a visual distress signal. (G) No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vessel on the waters in this state in violation of this section. (H)(1) This section does not apply to any of the following: (a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state or of the United States, or to a law enforcement officer, when authorized to carry or have loaded or accessible firearms in a vessel and acting within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or employee's duties; (b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is authorized to carry or have loaded or accessible firearms in a vessel, and who is subject to and in compliance with the requirements of section 109.801 of the Revised Code, unless the appointing authority of the person has expressly specified that the exemption provided in division (H)(1)(b) of this section does not apply to the person; (c) Any person legally engaged in hunting. (2) Divisions (C) and (D) of this section do not apply to a person who transports or possesses a handgun in a vessel and who has been issued a concealed handgun license that is valid at the time of that transportation or possession or who, at the time of that transportation or possession, is an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States and is carrying a valid military identification card and documentation of successful completion of firearms training that meets or exceeds the training requirements described in division (G)(1) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code, unless the person knowingly is in a place on the vessel described in division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code. (I) If a law enforcement officer stops a vessel for a violation of this section or any other law enforcement purpose, if any person on the vessel surrenders a firearm to the officer, either voluntarily or pursuant to a request or demand of the officer, and if the officer does not charge the person with a violation of this section or arrest the person for any offense, the person is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and the firearm is not contraband, the officer shall return the firearm to the person at the termination of the stop. (J) Division (L) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code applies with respect to division (A)(2) of this section, except that all references in division (L) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code to "vehicle," to "this chapter," or to "division (K)(5)(a) or (b) of this section" shall be construed for purposes of this section to be, respectively, references to "vessel," to "section 1547.69 of the Revised Code," and to divisions (K)(5)(a) and (b) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code as incorporated under the definition of firearm adopted under division (A)(2) of this section. Last updated March 16, 2022 at 3:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.19
§ 1546.19. Prohibition against use of firearms or fireworks in state parks - exception
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly No person shall engage in the hunting of wildlife, either with a gun or with a bow and arrow, on lands or waters operated or administered by the division of parks and watercraft, except on such lands or waters as are exempted by the chief of the division, under specific orders adopted in conformity with sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code. No person shall engage in the discharge of firearms except during open season for hunting of wildlife on lands or waters exempted as provided in this section, or except in such places where there is provided by the division, skeet, trap shooting, or other shooting ranges. No person shall engage in the discharge of fireworks on lands or waters operated or administered by the division, except a licensed exhibitor of fireworks who is acting in accordance with sections 3743.50 to 3743.55 of the Revised Code and who has obtained the written permission of the chief of the division for a particular public fireworks exhibition.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.61
§ 1567.61. First aid and emergency medical equipment - report of arrangements for emergency medical assistance and transportation
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly As used in this section, "emergency medical service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. The operator at all mines and quarries shall keep first aid and emergency medical equipment in a dry and sanitary condition in accessible places. Each operator shall report to the chief of the division of mineral resources management, the name, title, and address of each emergency medical service organization with which arrangements have been made or otherwise provided. Each operator shall, within ten days after any change of the arrangements, report such changes to the chief. If such changes involve a substitution of persons, the operator shall report the name, title, and address of the person substituted together with the name and address of the emergency medical service organization with which such person is associated. Each operator shall, immediately after making such an arrangement or any change of such arrangement, post at appropriate places at the mine the names, titles, addresses, and telephone numbers of all persons or organizations currently available under such arrangements to provide medical assistance and transportation at the mine. The operator of an underground mine shall provide a vehicular mode of transportation that is equipped to handle stretchers to transport injured miners underground in a manner that minimizes shock. Such vehicle shall be accessible within the lesser of thirty minutes or the time needed to render first aid and medical attention, secure the injured person to a stretcher or broken-back board or other device, and transport the injured person to the vehicle. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1505.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1505 / § 1505.07
§ 1505.07. Permits and leases to take and remove sand, gravel, stone, and other minerals or substances from and under bed of Lake Erie
Status: in_force

March 15, 1989 Senate Bill 70 - 117th General Assembly Subject to the limitation set forth in section 1505.08 of the Revised Code, the director of natural resources, with the approval of the director of environmental protection, the attorney general, and the governor, may issue permits and make leases to parties making application for permission to take and remove sand, gravel, stone, and other minerals or substances from and under the bed of Lake Erie, either upon a royalty or rental basis, as he determines to be best for the state. Permits shall be issued for terms of not less than one year nor more than ten years, and leases shall be for a term of years or until the economic extraction of the mineral or other substance covered thereby has been completed. Such taking and removal shall be within certain fixed boundaries that do not conflict with the rights of littoral owners. Upon request from the holder of a permit, it shall be canceled, but in the case of any permit or lease, any equipment or buildings owned by the permittee or lessee shall be held as security by the director of natural resources for payment of all rentals or royalties due the state at the time of cancellation. No person shall remove sand, gravel, stone, or other minerals or substances from and under the bed of Lake Erie without first obtaining a permit or lease therefor from the director. The director of natural resources may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt, amend, and rescind rules for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1511.023 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1511 / § 1511.023
§ 1511.023. Confidentiality of certain information
Status: in_force

August 21, 2014 Senate Bill 150 - 130th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the director of natural resources, an employee of the department of natural resources, the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district, an employee of a district, and a contractor of the department or a district shall not disclose either of the following: (1) Information, including data from geographic information systems and global positioning systems, provided by a person who owns or operates agricultural land or an animal feeding operation and operates under an operation and management plan; (2) Information gathered as a result of an inspection of agricultural land or an animal feeding operation to determine whether the person who owns or operates the land or operation is in compliance with an operation and management plan. (B) The director or the supervisors of a district may release or disclose information specified in division (A)(1) or (2) of this section to a person or a federal, state, or local agency working in cooperation with the chief of the division of soil and water resources or the supervisors in the development of an operation and management plan or an inspection to determine compliance with such a plan if the director or supervisors determine that the person or federal, state, or local agency will not subsequently disclose the information to another person. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1565.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1565 / § 1565.05
§ 1565.05. Copy of certificate to be filed and exhibited
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly The operator of a mine shall keep on file a copy of the certificate of each mine foreperson, foreperson, and fire boss in the operator's employ or under the operator's control. Such certificate shall be exhibited to the chief of the division of mineral resources management, or any deputy mine inspector, upon demand. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.23
§ 1567.23. Handling explosives in mines
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly No employee, worker, or miner shall have in the employee's, worker's, or miner's possession inside of an underground mine more than one twenty-five pound keg or box of blasting powder or other explosives. Every person who has powder or other explosives in an underground mine shall keep the same in a wooden box suitable to contain the original container of such explosive. Such box shall be kept at all times at least twenty-five feet from the track and electric wire, no two of such boxes shall be kept within twenty-five feet of each other, nor shall blasting powder and high explosives be kept in the same box, and in no case shall detonating caps be kept in a box with blasting powder or high explosives. Where systems of mining are such that it is impracticable to comply with the first paragraph of this section, those requirements may be modified in writing by the chief of the division of mineral resources management, upon the request of the owner, lessee, or agent of such mine. No operator shall maintain or have a magazine for the storage of blasting powder or high explosives, including detonating caps, in the underground workings of any mine, except with the written permission of the chief. No employee or operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.891 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.891
§ 1533.891. Seizure and forfeiture of ginseng
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly The chief of the division of wildlife shall seize any ginseng harvested or acquired in violation of any provision of sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code or rules adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code. Ginseng so seized is forfeited to the state, to be disposed of as directed by the chief.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.32
§ 1514.32. Copies of bylaws and amendments filed with secretary of state
Status: in_force

April 4, 1978 Senate Bill 69 - 112th General Assembly As provided by division (I) of Article V of the interstate mining compact, the interstate mining commission shall file copies of its bylaws and any amendments thereto with the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1517.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1517 / § 1517.11
§ 1517.11. Natural areas and preserves fund - use of funds
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the natural areas and preserves fund, which shall consist of moneys transferred into it under section 5747.113 of the Revised Code and of 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 that section. (B) Moneys in the fund shall be disbursed pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of natural resources for use by the division of natural areas and preserves solely for the following purposes: (1) The acquisition of new or expanded natural areas and nature preserves and scenic river lands; (2) Facility development in natural areas and nature preserves and scenic river lands; (3) Special projects, including, but not limited to, biological inventories, research grants, and the production of interpretive material related to natural areas and nature preserves and scenic river lands; (4) Routine maintenance for health and safety purposes. (C) Money in the fund also may be used for the purposes of administering a system of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers, scenic river lands, and facilities or improvements associated with such rivers and lands. (D) Moneys appropriated from the fund shall not be used to fund salaries of permanent employees or administrative costs. (E) All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. (F) The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves may sell any of the following: (1) Items related to or that promote Ohio's native plants and animals, unique ecology and geology, and general ecological preservation and conservation such as pins, apparel, stickers, books, bulletins, maps, publications, calendars, and other educational articles and division branded merchandise; (2) Items pertaining to Ohio's ecology including native plants and seeds of native plants. (G) All moneys received under division (F) of this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the natural areas and preserves fund created under this section. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1521.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1521 / § 1521.40
§ 1521.40. Violation; remedies
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) No person shall violate any provision of this chapter, any rule or order adopted or issued under it, or any term or condition of a permit issued under it. (B) The attorney general, upon written request of the chief of the division of water resources, shall bring an action for an injunction or other appropriate legal or equitable action against any person who has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate any provision of this chapter, any rule or order adopted or issued under it, or any term or condition of a permit issued under it. (C) A person who violates any provision of this chapter, any rule or order adopted or issued under it, or any term or condition of a permit issued under it is liable to the chief for any costs incurred by the division of water resources in investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating the violation and conditions caused by it. The chief also may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars per day for each day a violation occurs of any provision of this chapter, any rule or order adopted or issued under it, or any term or condition of a permit issued under it. (D) Upon the request of the chief, the attorney general shall bring a civil action against the responsible person to recover those costs and civil penalties in the court of common pleas of Franklin county. Money recovered under this division for violations of sections 1521.06 to 1521.063 of the Revised Code, any rule or order adopted or issued under those sections, or any term or condition of a permit issued under those sections shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the dam safety fund created in section 1521.06 of the Revised Code. Money recovered under this division for violations of sections 1521.16 and 1521.22 to 1521.35 of the Revised Code, any rule or order adopted or issued under those sections, or any term or condition of a permit issued under those sections shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the water management fund created in section 1521.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 3:03 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1531.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1531 / § 1531.07
§ 1531.07. Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

September 30, 1963 House Bill 573 - 105th General Assembly All lakes, reservoirs, and state lands dedicated to the use of the public for park and pleasure resort purposes shall be under the supervision and control of the chief of the division of wildlife with respect to the enforcement of all laws relating to the protection of birds, fish, and game. All laws for the protection of fish in inland rivers and streams of the state, and all laws for the protection of the birds, fish, and game and fur-bearing animals, shall apply to all such state reservoirs and lakes. No person shall disturb, injure, or destroy a tree, plant, lawn, embankment, decoration, or other property or kill, injure, or disturb a waterfowl, water animal, bird, or game or fur-bearing animal, kept as a semidomestic pet upon an island or within the boundary lines of Buckeye Lake, Indian Lake, The Portage Lakes, Lake St. Marys, Guilford Lake, and Lake Loramie, or any other territory over which the state has jurisdiction or an embankment or state land adjacent thereto. No person shall take or disturb fish in any lagoon or any other portion of any of the waters over which the state has jurisdiction and which have been set aside by the chief for the propagation of fish.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.081
§ 1514.081. Administrative rules establishing standards and requirements for beneficial use of lime mining wastes and monitoring of ground water
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Lime mining wastes" means residual solid or semisolid materials generated from lime calcining, lime processing, or lime manufacturing operations, including, without limitation, lime kiln dust, scrubber sludge from lime kiln operations, lime materials not meeting product specification, lime hydrating materials, and other lime manufacturing, processing, or calcining materials associated with lime processing. "Lime mining wastes" does not include materials generated from the manufacture of cement. (2) "Beneficial use" means the use of lime mining wastes for land application when it is utilized for agronomic purposes at standard agronomic rates as determined by standard soil testing, for land reclamation in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, including, but not limited to, use as fill material, as defined by rule, in quarries, and for any other purposes designated by the chief of the division of mineral resources management, including demonstration projects approved by the chief. (3) "Solid waste disposal facility" means a facility for the disposal of solid wastes that is licensed under Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code. (4) "Disposal system" has the same meaning as in section 6111.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Not later than two hundred seventy days after October 8, 2001, the chief shall adopt and may amend, suspend, or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing standards and requirements for both of the following: (1) The beneficial use of lime mining wastes, including the beneficial use of lime mining wastes at lime mining and reclamation operations governed by this chapter; (2) The monitoring of ground water associated with the beneficial use of lime mining wastes and the taking of corrective action in the event of a subsurface discharge of leachate from the beneficial use of lime mining wastes or of contamination of ground water resulting from the beneficial use of lime mining wastes, in order to protect human health and environment. The beneficial use of lime mining wastes is subject to any applicable standards and requirements established under this chapter and rules adopted under it. Until such time as the chief adopts rules under this section, the beneficial use of lime mining wastes shall require the prior written approval of the chief in a surface mining permit issued under this chapter. (C) The beneficial use of lime mining wastes does not constitute establishing a solid waste disposal facility or a disposal system. A beneficial use of lime mining wastes that is authorized under this section is not subject to any of the following: (1) Permit and license requirements for solid waste facilities established under sections 3734.02 and 3734.05 of the Revised Code; (2) The prohibition against open dumping of solid wastes established under section 3734.03 of the Revised Code; (3) Solid waste disposal and generation fees established under sections 3734.57 to 3734.574 of the Revised Code; (4) Permit to install and plan approval requirements and prohibitions established under sections 6111.03 , 6111.04 , 6111.44 , and 6111.45 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any other requirements that are applicable to the beneficial use of lime mining wastes under Chapter 905., 3704., 3714., 3734., or 6111. of the Revised Code or any local or federal laws, including, without limitation, requirements governing air pollution control permits, hazardous waste installation and operation permits, national pollutant discharge elimination system permits, and section 401 water quality certifications.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.71
§ 1547.71. Refuge and small boat harbor agency
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly The division of parks and watercraft shall act as the refuge and small boat harbor agency of the state for the purpose of participating with, and co-operating with the department of the army, corps of engineers, pursuant to the enabling provisions in the act known as the "Fletcher Act of 1932" and its amendments and successors, including Public Law 14 of the 79th congress authorized March 2, 1945, pursuant to House Document No. 446 of the 78th congress. The division shall participate and co-operate with the corps of engineers in acquiring, constructing, and maintaining refuge and light draft vessel harbor projects, channels, and facilities for vessels in the navigable waters lying within the boundaries of the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1505.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1505 / § 1505.10
§ 1505.10. Annual reports
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The director of natural resources or the director's designee shall prepare and publish for public distribution annual reports that shall include all of the following: (A) A list of the operators of mines, quarries, pits, or other mineral resource extraction operations in this state; (B) Information on the location of and commodity extracted at each operation; (C) Information on the employment at each operation; (D) Information on the tonnage of coal or other minerals extracted at each operation along with the method of extraction; (E) Information on the production, use, distribution, value, and other facts relative to the mineral resources of the state that may be of public interest. The director or the director's designee may require the division of mineral resources management to perform the duties required by this section. Each operator engaged in the extraction of minerals shall submit an accurate and complete annual report, on or before the last day of January each year, to the director or the director's designee on forms provided by the director or the director's designee and containing the information specified in divisions (A) to (E) of this section for the immediately preceding calendar year. The director or the director's designee may use all or portions of the information collected pursuant to this section in preparing the annual report required by section 1561.04 of the Revised Code. No person shall fail to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1505.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1505 / § 1505.09
§ 1505.09. Geological mapping fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the geological mapping fund, to be administered by the chief of the division of geological survey. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the fund shall be used for any of the following purposes: (1) Performing the necessary field, laboratory, and administrative tasks to map and make public reports on the geology, geologic hazards, and energy and mineral resources of the state; (2) The administration of the oil and gas land management commission created in section 155.31 of the Revised Code; (3) To award grants to geology departments at state colleges and universities for undergraduate or graduate level research conducted at locations of geological interest in the state. The chief shall award grants at least annually, but at the chief's discretion, may award grants more frequently; (4) To provide materials such as rock and mineral kits to state elementary and secondary schools to assist students in the study of geology. (B) The sources of money for the fund shall include all of the following: (1) The mineral severance tax as specified in section 5749.02 of the Revised Code; (2) Transfers made to the fund in accordance with section 6111.046 of the Revised Code; (3) The fees collected under rules adopted under section 1505.05 of the Revised Code. The chief may seek federal or other money in addition to the mineral severance tax and fees to carry out the purposes of this section. If the chief receives federal money for the purposes of this section, the chief shall deposit that money into the state treasury to the credit of a fund created by the controlling board to carry out those purposes. Other money received by the chief for the purposes of this section in addition to the mineral severance tax, fees, and federal money shall be credited to the geological mapping fund. (C) Any money transferred to the geological mapping fund in accordance with section 6111.046 of the Revised Code shall be used by the chiefs of the divisions of mineral resources management, oil and gas resources management, geological survey, and water resources in the department of natural resources for the purpose of executing their duties under sections 6111.043 to 6111.047 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 5, 2021 at 2:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.181 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.181
§ 1533.181. Immunity
Status: in_force

September 29, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly (A) No owner, lessee, or occupant of premises: (1) Owes any duty to a recreational user to keep the premises safe for entry or use; (2) Extends any assurance to a recreational user, through the act of giving permission, that the premises are safe for entry or use; (3) Assumes responsibility for or incurs liability for any injury to person or property caused by any act of a recreational user. (B) Division (A) of this section applies to the owner, lessee, or occupant of privately owned, nonresidential premises, whether or not the premises are kept open for public use and whether or not the owner, lessee, or occupant denies entry to certain individuals.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1505.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1505 / § 1505.01
§ 1505.01. Division of geological survey
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The division of geological survey: (A) Shall collect, study, and interpret all available information pertaining to the geomorphology, stratigraphy, paleontology, mineralogy, and geologic structure of the state and shall publish reports on the same; (B) Shall collect, study, and interpret all available data pertaining to the origin, distribution, extent, use, and valuation of mineralogical and geological raw materials and natural resources such as: clays, coals, building stones, gypsum, salt, limestones, dolomite, aggregates, sand, gravel, shales, oil, natural gas, brines, molding sands, and other natural substances of use and value, excluding only those pertaining to water usable as such for agricultural, industrial, commercial, and domestic purposes, but not excluding other rock fluids such as natural and artificial brines and oil-well fluids; (C) Shall make special studies and reports of resources of geological nature within the state that in its discretion are of current or potential economic, environmental, or educational significance or of significance to the health, welfare, and safety of the public; (D) May examine the technological processes by which mining, quarrying, or other extracting processes may be improved, or by which materials now uneconomical to exploit may be extracted and used commercially for the public welfare; (E) Shall make, store, catalog, and have available in perpetuity data, maps, diagrams, records, rock cores, samples, profiles, and geologic sections portraying the geological characteristics and topography of the state, both of general nature and of specific localities; (F) May advise, consult, or collaborate with representatives of agencies of the state, other state governments, or the United States government on problems or issues of a geological nature; (G) Shall advise, consult, or collaborate with representatives of agencies of the state, other state governments, or the United States government on problems or issues of a geological nature when requested by such an agency or government; (H) May create custom maps, custom data sets, or other custom products for government agencies, colleges and universities, and persons; (I) May provide information on the geological nature of the state to government agencies, colleges and universities, and persons.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.48
§ 1567.48. Safe appliances for ingress and egress in shaft
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly The operator of a mine shall provide and maintain safe appliances, approved by the deputy mine inspector, for the ingress and egress of persons in each shaft, designated by such owner, lessee, or agent as a means of ingress and egress for persons employed therein. When there is but one shaft available for ingress and egress from any unavoidable cause, the appliances therein shall be kept available at all times to persons employed in such mine. When such appliances in any shaft are rendered unavailable, the same shall be restored without delay. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1563.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1563 / § 1563.16
§ 1563.16. Doors
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly In the development of mines, doors shall be eliminated wherever practicable. All main or principal air currents shall be controlled by double doors to form an air lock, said doors to be self-closing and to be a sufficient distance apart to accommodate any trip that may be handled through them, thus having one door closed at all times. At all points where double doors are impracticable and single doors are used, there must be an attendant in charge of said door unless a self-closing door approved by the deputy mine inspector is used. A hole for shelter shall be provided at each door to protect the attendant from danger from cars while performing his duties. Persons when regularly employed for this purpose shall remain at the doors at all times during working hours. The same attendant may attend two doors if his absence from the first door does not endanger the safety of the employees. At every door on any incline plane or road whereon haulage is done by equipment other than locomotives, an attendant shall always be on duty during working hours, and an extra door shall be provided for use in case of necessity. Except where double doors are used, a spare or standby door shall be installed adjacent to all regular doors on main haulage roads for emergency use. The responsibility for closing doors shall rest upon the person who opens them. This section does not apply to clay mines. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.074 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.074
§ 1509.074. Analysis and disposition of material resulting from construction, operation, or plugging of a horizontal well
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) With regard to material that results from the construction, operation, or plugging of a horizontal well, all of the following apply: (1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the owner shall determine the concentration of radium-226 and of radium-228 in representative samples of the material if the material is technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material. The owner shall provide for the collection and analysis of the representative samples of the material. The collection and analysis of the representative samples shall be performed in accordance with requirements approved by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. The owner shall not remove the material from the location associated with the production operation of the horizontal well until the analysis is complete and the results are available. However, the owner may do one of the following: (a) Temporarily store the material in an area adjacent to the location associated with the production operation of the well while the results from the analysis of the representative samples are pending if the material is located in an area that is designated by the division of oil and gas resources management and the owner complies with all conditions imposed by the chief; (b) Prior to the collection of representative samples under division (A)(1) of this section, transport the material to a location for which a permit or order has been issued under division (C) of section 1509.22 of the Revised Code. The owner shall provide for the collection of representative samples of the material at that location in accordance with that division and shall temporarily store the material at that location while the results from the analysis are pending. (2) The owner is not required to determine the concentration of radium-226 and of radium-228 of the material that is technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material if any of the following applies: (a) The material is reused in the horizontal well from where it originated or is transferred to another site for reuse in a horizontal well. For purposes of division (A)(2)(a) of this section, a material is reused if the material is used in a substantially similar manner as it was originally used. (b) The owner disposes of the material at an injection well for which a permit has been issued under section 1509.22 of the Revised Code. (c) The owner uses the material in association with a method of enhanced recovery for which a permit has been issued under section 1509.21 of the Revised Code. (d) The material is transported out of the state for lawful disposal. The owner shall retain records that substantiate the lawful disposal and provide them to the chief upon request. (3) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the owner shall transport and dispose of material that is technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material in accordance with all applicable laws. (4) If the material is not technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material and the material has come in contact with a refined oil-based substance, the owner shall do one of the following: (a) If the material is removed from the location associated with the production operation of the well or from a location specified in a permit or order issued under division (C) of section 1509.22 of the Revised Code, dispose of the material at a solid waste facility that is authorized to accept the material in accordance with Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it; (b) If the material is removed from the location associated with the production operation of the well or from a location specified in a permit or order issued under division (C) of section 1509.22 of the Revised Code, beneficially use the material in accordance with rules adopted by the director of environmental protection under section 3734.125 of the Revised Code; (c) If the material is not removed from the location associated with the production operation of the well, recycle or reuse the material with the approval of the chief. (5) If the material is not technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material and the material has not come in contact with a refined oil-based substance, the material may be used at the location associated with the production operation of the horizontal well or at another location associated with a production operation. (B) An owner who has obtained results under division (A)(1) of this section shall keep and maintain the results for a period of three years. In addition, the owner shall provide a copy of the results to the chief upon request. (C) As used in this section: (1) "Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material" has the same meaning as in section 3748.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Owner" includes a person that is an authorized agent of an owner.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1533 / § 1533.09
§ 1533.09. Annual report of operations under collection permit - revocation and forfeiture of permit
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly Before the fifteenth day of March of each year, each wild animal permit holder shall file with the division of wildlife a written report of the permit holder's operations under the permit and the disposition of the specimens collected or possessed during the preceding calendar year on report blanks furnished by the chief of the division. Failure to file a report shall cause the permit to be forfeited as of the fifteenth day of March. Permits are not transferable. No permit holder or person collecting or possessing wild animals under authority of such a permit shall take, possess, or transport the wild animals for any purpose not specified in the permit. Conviction of a violation of this section, failure to carry a permit and exhibit it to any person requesting to see it as provided in section 1533.08 of the Revised Code, or the violation of any other law concerning wild animals constitutes a revocation and forfeiture of the permit involved. The former permit holder shall not be entitled to another permit for a period of one year from the date of the conviction.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.27
§ 1567.27. Use of squibs and fuses - tamping
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly No employee in a mine, who is about to fire a shot with a squib, shall shorten the fuse, saturate it with oil, or ignite it, except at the extreme end; he shall see that all persons are out of danger from the probable effects of such shot, and if it is a rib shot, he shall notify the persons working next to him on said rib before firing said shot, and shall take measures to prevent anyone approaching by shouting "fire" immediately before lighting the fuse. When a squib is used and a shot misses fire, no person shall return until five minutes have elapsed. When a fuse is used and a shot misses fire, no person shall return until one hour has elapsed for each foot of fuse used. The needle used in preparing a blast shall be made of copper, and the tamping bar shall be made of wood, or shall be tipped with at least five inches of solid copper. No inflammable material, explosive in its nature, or any material that may create a spark, shall be used for tamping, and some soft material must always be placed next to the cartridge or explosive. When it is necessary to tamp dynamite, nothing but a wooden tamper shall be used. Two or more shots shall not be fired in the same face, unless all fuses used are at least twelve inches different in length, or unless the shots are fired simultaneously by electric caps or electric squibs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1518.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1518 / § 1518.02
§ 1518.02. Injuring or removing endangered or threatened plant
Status: in_force

August 23, 1978 House Bill 908 - 112th General Assembly No person shall willfully root up, injure, destroy, remove, or carry away on or from public highways, public property, or waters of the state, or on or from the property of another, without the written permission of the owner, lessee, or other person entitled to possession, any endangered or threatened plant listed by rule adopted under section 1518.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.03
§ 1503.03. Acquisition of forest areas
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The chief of the division of forestry shall cooperate with all state operated universities and the department of agriculture. The chief, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may purchase or acquire by gift, donations, or contributions any interest in land suitable for forestry purposes. The chief may enter into agreements with the federal government or other agencies for the acquisition, by lease, purchase, or otherwise, of such lands as in the judgment of the chief and director are desirable for state forests, building sites, or nursery lands. The chief may expend funds, not otherwise obligated, for the management, development, and utilization of such lands. The chief, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may acquire by lease, purchase, gift, or otherwise, in the name of the state, forested or other lands in the state suitable for the growth of forest trees to the amount of the appropriation for that purpose. The chief shall prepare and submit to the director of natural resources maps and descriptions of such areas including and adjacent to the existing state forest lands, the lands within which, not at the time belonging to the state, are properly subject to purchase as state forest lands for reasons of protection, utilization, and administration. When such an area is approved by the director of natural resources, it shall be known as a state forest purchase area and the map and description, with the approval of the director of natural resources indorsed thereon, shall be filed in duplicate with the director of administrative services and the attorney general. All lands purchased for forest purposes shall be deeded to the state, but the purchase price of such lands shall not be paid until the title thereof has been approved by the attorney general. The price of such lands shall not exceed the appropriation for such purposes. Last updated August 5, 2021 at 2:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.14
§ 1567.14. Entry into mine after interruption of ventilation
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly Any person ordered by the mine foreman to withdraw from the mine because of the interruption of the ventilation shall not re-enter the mine until permission to do so has been granted after a thorough inspection has been made and the mine is found to be in a good and safe condition by the mine foreman.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.53
§ 1547.53. Numbering of watercraft - exemptions
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly Every watercraft operated on the waters in this state shall be numbered by this state in accordance with federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state. A watercraft numbered by this state shall display the number on the watercraft as provided in section 1547.57 of the Revised Code. Watercraft exempt from numbering by the state are: (A) Those currently documented by the United States coast guard or its successor; (B) Those 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 and have a valid number assigned under a federally approved numbering system by another state if the number is displayed in accordance with the requirements of that system and the certificate of number is available for inspection whenever the watercraft is on waters in this state; (C) Those from a country other than the United States, temporarily using the waters in this state; (D) Those whose owner is the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, that fit either of the following descriptions, and that are clearly identifiable as such: (1) A powercraft that principally is used for governmental purposes other than recreational purposes; (2) A watercraft other than a powercraft. (E) A ship's lifeboat. As used in this division, "lifeboat" means a watercraft that is held aboard another vessel and used exclusively for emergency purposes. (F) Those that have been exempted from numbering by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft after the chief has found that the numbering of the watercraft will not materially aid in their identification and, if an agency of the United States has a numbering system applicable to the watercraft, after the chief has further found that they also would be exempt from numbering by the United States government if they were subject to the federal law; (G) Those temporarily using the waters in this state under a waiver issued by the chief to an organization sponsoring a race, regatta, or special event. The chief may issue a waiver upon application by the sponsoring organization at least fifteen days before the date of the proposed race, regatta, or special event. The waiver shall be effective for ten days including the day or days of the proposed race, regatta, or special event. Such a waiver does not obviate the need for compliance with section 1547.20 of the Revised Code. (H) Canoes, rowboats, and inflatable watercraft that are registered under section 1547.54 of the Revised Code and that an owner, in accordance with this division, chooses not to have numbered under this section. An owner of a canoe, rowboat, or inflatable watercraft may choose to do either of the following: (1) Have it numbered under this section, pay a lesser registration fee under division (A)(2)(a) of section 1547.54 of the Revised Code, and obtain square tags under division (A) of section 1547.57 of the Revised Code; (2) Not have it numbered under this section, pay a higher registration fee under division (A)(2)(b) of section 1547.54 of the Revised Code, and obtain a rectangular tag under division (C) of section 1547.57 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1503.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1503 / § 1503.07
§ 1503.07. Property which is a forest-fire hazard may be declared a public nuisance
Status: in_force

October 8, 1992 House Bill 167 - 119th General Assembly The chief of the division of forestry may declare any property to be a public nuisance which by reason of its condition or operation is a special forest-fire hazard and as such endangers property. He shall notify the owner of the property or person responsible for the condition declared to be a public nuisance and shall advise him as to the abatement or removal of the nuisance. In the case of a railroad, the notice shall be served upon the superintendent of the division upon which the nuisance exists. If the owner of the property on which the nuisance exists, after thirty days' notice, refuses or neglects to take action to abate or remove the nuisance, the chief shall cause it to be removed or abated. The costs of that action constitute a lien and are recoverable as a special tax assessed against the property. All money thus derived shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund. The chief shall collect and arrange information obtained concerning violation of laws relating to the protection of forests from fires and present that information to the director of natural resources, who shall file it with the attorney general for legal action. The disbursements by the chief in carrying out the purposes of sections 1503.07 to 1503.27 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the state from the appropriation for the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1565.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1565 / § 1565.24
§ 1565.24. Miner working alone - unqualified miners
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly No person shall work by himself as a miner in a coal mine without having produced satisfactory evidence to the mine foreman of such mine that he has worked at least one year with, or as, a practical coal miner. This section applies only to mines generating methane, other gas, or combustible matter. No mine foreman of a coal mine shall permit anyone to mine coal in such mine until such person is qualified, unless he is accompanied by a competent coal miner.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1547 / § 1547.02
§ 1547.02. Applicability of chapter to vessels operating on the waters in this state
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly Unless otherwise provided, this chapter applies to all vessels operating on the waters in this state. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in contravention of any valid federal act or regulation, but is in addition to the act or regulation where not inconsistent. The state reserves to itself the exclusive right to regulate the minimum equipment requirements of watercraft and vessels operated on the waters in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.10
§ 1509.10. Well log to be filed with division - contents - form
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) Any person drilling within the state shall, within sixty days after the completion of drilling operations to the proposed total depth or after a determination that a well is a dry or lost hole, file with the division of oil and gas resources management all wireline electric logs and an accurate well completion record on a form that is prescribed by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management that designates: (1) The purpose for which the well was drilled; (2) The character, depth, and thickness of geological units encountered, including coal seams, mineral beds, associated fluids such as fresh water, brine, and crude oil, natural gas, and sour gas, if such seams, beds, fluids, or gases are known; (3) The dates on which drilling operations were commenced and completed; (4) The types of drilling tools used and the name of the person that drilled the well; (5) The length in feet of the various sizes of casing and tubing used in drilling the well, the amount removed after completion, the type and setting depth of each packer, all other data relating to cementing in the annular space behind such casing or tubing, and data indicating completion as a dry, gas, oil, combination oil and gas, brine injection, or artificial brine well or a stratigraphic test; (6) The number of perforations in the casing and the intervals of the perforations; (7) The elevation above mean sea level of the point from which the depth measurements were made, stating also the height of the point above ground level at the well, the total depth of the well, and the deepest geological unit that was penetrated in the drilling of the well; (8) If applicable, the type, volume, and concentration of acid, and the date on which acid was used in acidizing the well; (9)(a) If applicable, the trade name and the total amount of all products, fluids, and substances, and the supplier of each product, fluid, or substance, not including cement and its constituents and lost circulation materials, intentionally added to facilitate the drilling of any portion of the well until the surface casing is set and properly sealed. The owner shall identify each additive used and provide a brief description of the purpose for which the additive is used. In addition, the owner shall include a list of all chemicals, not including any information that is designated as a trade secret pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section, intentionally added to all products, fluids, or substances and include each chemical's corresponding chemical abstracts service number and the maximum concentration of each chemical. The owner shall obtain the chemical information, not including any information that is designated as a trade secret pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section, from the company that drilled the well, provided service at the well, or supplied the chemicals. If the company that drilled the well, provided service at the well, or supplied the chemicals provides incomplete or inaccurate chemical information, the owner shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the required information from the company or supplier. (b) For purposes of division (A)(9)(a) of this section, if recycled fluid was used, the total volume of recycled fluid and the well that is the source of the recycled fluid or the centralized facility that is the source of the recycled fluid. (10)(a) If applicable, the type and volume of fluid, not including cement and its constituents or information that is designated as a trade secret pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section, used to stimulate the reservoir of the well, the reservoir breakdown pressure, the method used for the containment of fluids recovered from the fracturing of the well, the methods used for the containment of fluids when pulled from the wellbore from swabbing the well, the average pumping rate of the well, and the name of the person that performed the well stimulation. In addition, the owner shall include a copy of the log from the stimulation of the well, a copy of the invoice for each of the procedures and methods described in division (A)(10) of this section that were used on a well, and a copy of the pumping pressure and rate graphs. However, the owner may redact from the copy of each invoice that is required to be included under division (A)(10) of this section the costs of and charges for the procedures and methods described in division (A)(10) of this section that were used on a well. (b) If applicable, the trade name and the total volume of all products, fluids, and substances, and the supplier of each product, fluid, or substance used to stimulate the well. The owner shall identify each additive used, provide a brief description of the purpose for which the additive is used, and include the maximum concentration of the additive used. In addition, the owner shall include a list of all chemicals, not including any information that is designated as a trade secret pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section, intentionally added to all products, fluids, or substances and include each chemical's corresponding chemical abstracts service number and the maximum concentration of each chemical. The owner shall obtain the chemical information, not including any information that is designated as a trade secret pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section, from the company that stimulated the well or supplied the chemicals. If the company that stimulated the well or supplied the chemicals provides incomplete or inaccurate chemical information, the owner shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the required information from the company or supplier. (c) For purposes of division (A)(10)(b) of this section, if recycled fluid was used, the total volume of recycled fluid and the well that is the source of the recycled fluid or the centralized facility that is the source of the recycled fluid. (11) The name of the company that performed the logging of the well and the types of wireline electric logs performed on the well. The well completion record shall be submitted in duplicate. The first copy shall be retained as a permanent record in the files of the division, and the second copy shall be transmitted by the chief to the division of geological survey. (B)(1) Not later than sixty days after the completion of the drilling operations to the proposed total depth, the owner shall file all wireline electric logs with the division of oil and gas resources management and the chief shall transmit such logs electronically, if available, to the division of geological survey. Such logs may be retained by the owner for a period of not more than six months, or such additional time as may be granted by the chief in writing, after the completion of the well substantially to the depth shown in the application required by section 1509.06 of the Revised Code. (2) If a well is not completed within sixty days after the completion of drilling operations, the owner shall file with the division of oil and gas resources management a supplemental well completion record that includes all of the information required under this section within sixty days after the completion of the well. (3) After a well is initially completed and stimulated and until the well is plugged, the owner shall report, on a form prescribed by the chief, all materials placed into the formation to refracture, restimulate, or newly complete the well. The owner shall submit the information within sixty days after completing the refracturing, restimulation, or new completion. In addition, the owner shall report the information required in divisions (A)(10)(a) to (c) of this section, as applicable, in a manner consistent with the requirements established in this section. (C) Upon request in writing by the chief of the division of geological survey prior to the beginning of drilling of the well, the person drilling the well shall make available a complete set of cuttings accurately identified as to depth. (D) The form of the well completion record required by this section shall be one that has been prescribed by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management and the chief of the division of geological survey. The filing of a log as required by this section fulfills the requirement of filing a log with the chief of the division of geological survey in section 1505.04 of the Revised Code. (E) If a material listed or designated under division (A)(9) or (10) or (B)(3) of this section is a material for which the division of oil and gas resources management does not have a material safety data sheet, the owner shall provide a copy of the material safety data sheet for the material to the chief. (F) An owner shall submit to the chief the information that is required in divisions (A)(10)(b) and (c) and (B)(3) of this section consistent with the requirements established in this section using one of the following methods: (1) On a form prescribed by the chief; (2) Through the chemical disclosure registry that is maintained by the ground water protection council and the interstate oil and gas compact commission; (3) Any other means approved by the chief. (G) The chief shall post on the division's web site each material safety data sheet obtained under division (E) of this section. In addition, the chief shall make available through the division's web site the chemical information that is required by divisions (A)(9) and (10) and (B)(3) of this section. (H)(1) If a medical professional, in order to assist in the diagnosis or treatment of an individual who was affected by an incident associated with the production operations of a well, requests the exact chemical composition of each product, fluid, or substance and of each chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance that is designated as a trade secret pursuant to division (I) of this section, the person claiming the trade secret protection pursuant to that division shall provide to the medical professional the exact chemical composition of the product, fluid, or substance and of the chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance that is requested. (2) A medical professional who receives information pursuant to division (H)(1) of this section shall keep the information confidential and shall not disclose the information for any purpose that is not related to the diagnosis or treatment of an individual who was affected by an incident associated with the production operations of a well. Nothing in division (H)(2) of this section precludes a medical professional from making any report required by law or professional ethical standards. (I)(1) The owner of a well who is required to submit a well completion record under division (A) of this section or a report under division (B)(3) of this section or a person that provides information to the owner as described in and for purposes of division (A)(9) or (10) or (B)(3) of this section may designate without disclosing on a form prescribed by the chief and withhold from disclosure to the chief the identity, amount, concentration, or purpose of a product, fluid, or substance or of a chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance as a trade secret. The owner or person may pursue enforcement of any rights or remedies established in sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code for misappropriation, as defined in section 1333.61 of the Revised Code, with respect to the identity, amount, concentration, or purpose of a product, fluid, or substance or a chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance designated as a trade secret pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section. The division shall not disclose information regarding the identity, amount, concentration, or purpose of any product, fluid, or substance or of any chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance designated as a trade secret pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section. (2) A property owner, an adjacent property owner, or any person or agency of this state having an interest that is or may be adversely affected by a product, fluid, or substance or by a chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance may commence a civil action in the court of common pleas of Franklin county against an owner or person described in division (I)(1) of this section challenging the owner's or person's claim to entitlement to trade secret protection for the specific identity, amount, concentration, or purpose of a product, fluid, or substance or of a chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section. A person who commences a civil action pursuant to division (I)(2) of this section shall provide notice to the chief in a manner prescribed by the chief. In the civil action, the court shall conduct an in camera review of information submitted by an owner or person described in division (I)(1) of this section to determine if the identity, amount, concentration, or purpose of a product, fluid, or substance or of a chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section is entitled to trade secret protection. (J)(1) Except for any information that is designated as a trade secret pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section and except as provided in division (J)(2) of this section, the owner of a well shall maintain records of all chemicals placed in a well for a period of not less than two years after the date on which each such chemical was placed in the well. The chief may inspect the records at any time concerning any such chemical. (2) An owner or person who has designated the identity, amount, concentration, or purpose of a product, fluid, or substance or of a chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance as a trade secret pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section shall maintain the records for such a product, fluid, or substance or for a chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance for a period of not less than two years after the date on which each such product, fluid, or substance or each such chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance was placed in the well. Upon the request of the chief, the owner or person, as applicable, shall disclose the records to the chief if the information is necessary to respond to a spill, release, or investigation. However, the chief shall not disclose the information that is designated as a trade secret. (K)(1) For purposes of correcting inaccuracies and incompleteness in chemical information required by divisions (A)(9) and (10) and (B)(3) of this section, an owner shall be considered in substantial compliance if the owner has made reasonable efforts to obtain the required information from the supplier. (2) For purposes of reporting under this section, an owner is not required to report chemicals that occur incidentally or in trace amounts. (L) As used in this section, the term "material safety data sheet" shall conform to any revision of or change in the term by the occupational safety and health administration in the United States department of labor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1514.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1514 / § 1514.09
§ 1514.09. Representation on commission for appeals
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly The reclamation commission established pursuant to section 1513.05 of the Revised Code shall serve as the reclamation commission pursuant to this chapter. However, whenever the commission is considering any appeal pertaining to surface or in-stream mining, as distinguished from coal strip mining, the member representing the coal strip mine operators shall be replaced by a person who, by reason of the person's previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classed as a representative of surface or in-stream mine operators, as applicable. The appointment of that person shall be made in accordance with section 1513.05 of the Revised Code, and the person's term shall be concurrent with that of the representative of the coal strip mine operators. No party to an appeal brought under this section shall be eligible for an award of attorney's fees, costs, or expenses from the commission or any court. Notwithstanding section 1513.13 of the Revised Code, an operator may appeal the determination of the chief of the division of mineral resources management that is made under division (D) of section 1514.43 of the Revised Code within ten days after the operator receives a copy of the determination. Notwithstanding section 1513.14 of the Revised Code, appeals from an order of the commission pertaining to surface or in-stream mining may be taken to the court of common pleas of the county in which the operation is located, or to the court of common pleas of Franklin county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.31
§ 1561.31. Inspections by deputy mine inspector
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 493 - 130th General Assembly Each deputy mine inspector shall inspect each mine in the inspector's district, the owner, lessee, agent, or operator of which is an employer as defined in section 4123.01 of the Revised Code, or any other mine at which three or more persons work, at intervals not exceeding three months between inspections, and all other mines in the inspector's district as often as practical, noting particularly the location and condition of buildings, the condition of the boiler, machinery, workings of the mine, the traveling ways and haulageways, the circulation and condition of the air and drainage, and the condition of electrical circuits and appliances. The inspector shall make tests for poisonous, explosive, and noxious gases, and shall specifically order compliance with any section of this chapter and Chapters 1563., 1565., and 1567. and sections 1509.09 , 1509.12 , 1509.13 , 1509.14 , 1509.15 , 1509.17 , and 1509.18 of the Revised Code that the inspector finds is being violated. Upon completion of the inspection of a mine, the inspector shall fill out a report of the conditions found during inspections on a form provided by the chief of the division of mineral resources management, which form shall provide for statements as to whether the laws are being observed or violated, and if violated, the nature and extent thereof, the date of the inspection, the number of persons employed in and about the mine, whether or not the proof of workers' compensation coverage issued pursuant to section 4123.35 of the Revised Code is posted and the date of expiration thereof, and matters, things, and practices that specifically are covered by law, order of the chief, or previous order of the inspector. The inspector shall make this report in quadruplicate or quintuplicate, and send the original to the chief, post a copy at the mine, give a copy to the mine superintendent, and retain a copy for the inspector's files. Where the miners of a mine have a mine safety committee, the inspector shall post one additional copy of the report of that mine at that mine for the use and possession of the committee. The report required by this section shall be known as the inspector's routine report. If an inspector orders compliance with this chapter and Chapters 1563., 1565., and 1567. and sections 1509.09 , 1509.12 , 1509.13 , 1509.14 , 1509.15 , 1509.17 , and 1509.18 of the Revised Code, and is assured by the superintendent of the mine to which the order applies that the order will be complied with, the inspector shall revisit the mine within a reasonable period of time and ascertain whether or not the order has been complied with. The inspector shall report the inspector's findings to the chief on a form to be provided by the chief, and take action to enforce compliance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.061
§ 1509.061. Request to revise existing tract upon which exists producing or idle well
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly An owner of a well who has been issued a permit under section 1509.06 of the Revised Code may submit to the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, on a form prescribed by the chief, a request to revise an existing tract upon which exists a producing or idle well. The chief shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules under section 1509.03 of the Revised Code that are necessary for the administration of this section. The rules at least shall stipulate the information to be included on the request form and shall establish a fee to be paid by the person submitting the request, which fee shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars. The chief shall approve a request submitted under this section unless it would result in a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it, including provisions establishing spacing or minimum acreage requirements.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1520.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1520 / § 1520.99
§ 1520.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

October 20, 1994 Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly Whoever violates division (D) of section 1520.03 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1567.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1567 / § 1567.08
§ 1567.08. Book of reports of mine condition and air measurements
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly The mine foreperson shall each day enter plainly or have entered in ink, in a book provided for that purpose, a report of the condition of the mine, which report shall clearly state any danger that such mine foreperson has observed during the day, or any danger reported to the mine foreperson by the mine foreperson's assistants, the fire bosses, or the shot firers when employed. The report shall also state whether or not there is a proper supply of material on hand for the safe working of the mine, and whether or not the requirements of the law are complied with. The mine foreperson shall also, once each week, enter plainly or have entered in ink, in the book, a true report of all air measurements required by this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1563., and 1565. of the Revised Code, designating the place, the area of each break-through and entry separately, the velocity of the air in each break-through and entry, and the number of workers employed in each separate split of air, with the date when the measurements were taken. The book shall be kept in the mine office at the mine, for examination by the deputy mine inspector, and by any person working in the mine, in the presence of the mine foreperson. The mine foreperson shall each day personally sign and certify to all facts entered and recorded in such book. The mine foreperson shall each day read carefully and personally sign in ink, and certify to such facts, all reports entered in the record book of the fire bosses. The record books shall be prescribed and supplied by the division of mineral resources management and purchased by the operator. No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1561.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1561 / § 1561.37
§ 1561.37. Investigation and written report in case of fatal or serious accident
Status: in_force

June 14, 2000 House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly When a deputy mine inspector receives notice of the occurrence of a fatal or serious accident occurring at any mine in the deputy mine inspector's district, the deputy mine inspector shall go immediately to such mine, to investigate fully into the cause of the accident, and shall make a report thereon to the chief of the division of mineral resources management in writing. A copy of such report shall be mailed to the owner, operator, lessee, or agent of such mine. If the accident is of such a nature that the deputy mine inspector needs assistance, the deputy mine inspector may request the chief to attend or to assign additional deputy mine inspectors to assist the deputy mine inspector who requested assistance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1546.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1546 / § 1546.13
§ 1546.13. Transfer of lease after foreclosure sale
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly When buildings located on state land are sold on foreclosure in a delinquent tax suit or in a mortgage foreclosure suit, the state immediately shall transfer to the purchaser of the buildings the lease for the state lands on which the buildings are located or shall cancel the former lease and execute a new lease to the purchaser. If a new lease is executed, it shall be for the same annual rental, contain the same restrictions, and grant the same privileges enjoyed by the former owner, including the privilege of purchasing the land in accordance with section 1501.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1509.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1509 / § 1509.25
§ 1509.25. Special order for drilling unit requirements in particular pool
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, upon the chief's own motion or upon application of an owner, may hold a hearing to consider the need or desirability of adopting a special order for drilling unit requirements in a particular pool different from those established under section 1509.24 of the Revised Code. The chief shall notify every owner of land within the area proposed to be included within the order, of the date, time, and place of the hearing and the nature of the order being considered at least thirty days prior to the date of the hearing. Each application for such an order shall be accompanied by such information as the chief may request. If the chief finds that the pool can be defined with reasonable certainty, that the pool is in the initial state of development, and that the establishment of such different requirements for drilling a well on a tract or drilling unit in the pool is reasonably necessary to protect correlative rights or to provide effective development, use, or conservation of oil and gas, the chief, with the written approval of the technical advisory council on oil and gas created in section 1509.38 of the Revised Code, shall make a special order designating the area covered by the order, and specifying the acreage requirements for drilling a well on a tract or drilling unit in the area, which acreage requirements shall be uniform for the entire pool. The order shall specify minimum distances from the boundary of the tract or drilling unit for the drilling of wells and minimum distances from other wells and allow exceptions for wells drilled or drilling in a particular pool at the time of the filing of the application. The chief may exempt the discovery well from minimum acreage and distance requirements in the order. After the date of the notice for a hearing called to make the order, no additional well shall be commenced in the pool for a period of sixty days or until an order has been made pursuant to the application, whichever is earlier. The chief, upon the chief's own motion or upon application of an owner, after a hearing and with the approval of the technical advisory council on oil and gas, may include additional lands determined to be underlaid by a particular pool or to exclude lands determined not to be underlaid by a particular pool, and may modify the spacing and acreage requirements of the order. Nothing in this section permits the chief to establish drilling units in a pool by requiring the use of a survey grid coordinate system with fixed or established unit boundaries.