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Ohio Rev Code § 1531.132 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.132 | Felony Conviction Precludes or Terminates Employment.

Effective: January 1, 2004|Latest Legislation:  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 § 1531.133 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.133 | Wildlife Violators Compact for Joint Enforcement Operations.

Effective: October 18, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 127th General Assembly|(A)(1) The chief of the division of wildlife, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may enter into a memorandum of understanding, agreement, or mutual aid compact with the head of any entity of another state, federal entity, or foreign entity that employs or appoints a law enforcement officer who has substantially the same duties as a peace officer, as "peace officer" is defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, to enable wildlife officers and the specified law enforcement officers to assist each other in the provision of law enforcement services within the jurisdictions that are subject to the memorandum of understanding, agreement, or mutual aid compact. (2) Employees of the division of wildlife who are serving under the terms of a memorandum of understanding, agreement, or mutual aid compact entered into under division (A)(1) of this section shall be considered as performing services within their regular employment for purposes of compensation, pension or indemnity fund rights, workers' compensation, and other rights or benefits to which they may be entitled as incidents of their regular employment.(3) Employees of the division of wildlife who are serving under the terms of a memorandum of understanding, agreement, or mutual aid compact entered into under division (A)(1) of this section retain personal immunity from civil liability under section 9.86 of the Revised Code and all rights of indemnification and representation incident to regular employment.(B) The chief shall adopt rules to enter into a reciprocal agreement with participating states for the enhancement of compliance with hunting, fishing, and other wildlife laws. The agreement is named the wildlife violators compact. The agreement and the rules shall provide for the fair and impartial treatment of wildlife violators operating within participating states in recognition of the violators' due process rights.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.14 | Right of Entry on Land for Research or Investigation.

Effective: October 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly|Any person regularly employed by the division of wildlife for the purpose of conducting research and investigation of game or fish or their habitat conditions or engaged in restocking game or fish or in any type of work involved in or incident to game or fish restoration projects or in the enforcement of laws or division rules relating to game or fish, or in the enforcement of section 1531.29 or 3767.32 of the Revised Code, other laws prohibiting the dumping of refuse in or along streams, or watercraft laws, while in the normal, lawful, and peaceful pursuit of such investigation, work, or enforcement may enter upon, cross over, be upon, and remain upon privately owned lands for such purposes, and shall not be subject to arrest for trespass while so engaged or for such cause thereafter.Any such person, upon demand, shall identify himself to the owner, tenant, or manager of such privately owned lands by means of a badge or card bearing his name and certifying his employment by the division.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.15 | Division of Wildlife May Take Fish.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The division of wildlife may take fish at any time or place, in any manner, for the maintenance or cultivation of fish in hatcheries, or for the purpose of stocking ponds, lakes, rivers, or creeks, or for the purpose of exterminating rough fish in any waters. The division may set aside any waters for the propagation of fish or waterfowl.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.16 | Enforcement and Prosecution of Wildlife Laws and Rules.

Effective: October 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly|Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, and other police officers shall enforce the laws and division rules for the taking, possession, protection, preservation, and propagation of wild animals and for this purpose shall have the power conferred upon wildlife officers. Prosecution for offenses not committed in the presence of an officer shall be instituted only upon the approval of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense is committed, or a municipal legal officer within his territorial jurisdiction, or upon the approval of the attorney general, and when the services of counsel are necessary, the attorney authorized by this section to approve the action and who does so shall act as attorney for the prosecution of the case.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.17 | Wildlife Fund.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|All fines, penalties, and forfeitures arising from prosecutions, convictions, confiscations, or otherwise under this chapter and Chapters 1517. and 1533. of the Revised Code, unless otherwise directed by the director of natural resources, shall be paid by the officer by whom collected to the director and by the director paid into the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund, which is hereby created, for the use of the division of wildlife. All moneys received from the sale of wild animals under division (J) of section 1531.06 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund for the use of the division. All moneys collected as license fees on nets in the Lake Erie fishing district shall be paid by the director into the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund for use only in the betterment and the propagation of fish therein or in otherwise propagating fish in such district. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The wildlife fund shall not be used for compensation of personnel employed by other divisions of the department of natural resources who are assigned to law enforcement duties in aid of the division of wildlife or for compensation of division of wildlife personnel for activities related to the instruction of personnel of other divisions. The director of natural resources may use moneys from the fund to make the payments required under section 1501.29 of the Revised Code. Last updated November 18, 2021 at 10:48 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.18 | Jurisdiction.

Effective: October 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly|Any judge of a county court or municipal court judge has final jurisdiction within the territory for which he is elected or appointed in a prosecution for any violation of this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code, or division rules, and in a proceeding for forfeiture under those chapters or rules.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.19 | Service of Summons on Corporations.

Effective: October 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly|When an affidavit is filed against a corporation for a violation of this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code, a summons, returnable on or before the tenth day after its date, shall be issued directed to the sheriff, constable, or wildlife officer commanding him to notify the accused thereof. The summons together with a copy of the affidavit shall be served and returned in the manner provided for the service of summons upon corporations in civil actions. On or before the return day of the summons served, the corporation may appear by one of its officers or by counsel and answer the affidavit by motion or plea, but upon failure to make an appearance and answer the clerk of the court shall enter a plea of "not guilty." Upon such an appearance being made or plea entered, the corporation shall be deemed present before the court until the cause is finally disposed of.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.20 | Seizure of Property or Device Used in Unlawful Taking or Transporting of Wild Animals.

Effective: April 6, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly|Any motor vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or boat used in the unlawful taking or transporting of wild animals, and any net, seine, trap, ferret, gun, or other device used in the unlawful taking of wild animals, is a public nuisance. Each wildlife officer, or other officer with like authority, shall seize and safely keep such property and the illegal results of its use, and unless otherwise ordered by the chief of the division of wildlife shall initiate, within thirty days, proceedings in a proper court of the county for its forfeiture. A writ of replevin shall not lie to take the property from the officer's custody or from the custody or jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is initiated, nor shall the proceeding affect a criminal prosecution for the unlawful use or possession of the property.An action for the forfeiture of any such property shall be initiated by the filing of an affidavit describing the property seized and stating the unlawful use made of it, the time and place of seizure, and the name of the person owning or using it at the time of seizure. If the name is unknown, that fact shall be stated. Upon the filing of the affidavit, the court shall issue a summons setting forth the facts stated in the affidavit and fixing a time and place for the hearing of the complaint. A copy of the summons shall be served on the owner or person using the property at the time of its seizure, if the owner or user is known, or by leaving a copy thereof at the owner's or user's usual residence or place of business in the county, at least three days before the time fixed for the hearing of the complaint. If the owner or user is unknown or a nonresident of the county or cannot be found therein, a copy of the summons shall be posted at a suitable place nearest the place of seizure, but if the owner's or user's address is known, a copy of the summons shall be mailed to the owner or user at least three days before the time fixed for the hearing of the complaint. On the date fixed for the hearing, the officer making the service shall make a return of the time and manner of making the service. Upon the proper cause shown, the court may postpone the hearing.A proceeding for the forfeiture of seized property that is initiated under this section shall not progress to actual forfeiture of the seized property unless so ordered by the court. The court may order the actual forfeiture of the seized property as part of the sentence that it imposes if the owner or person unlawfully using the property at the time of its seizure is convicted, pleads guilty, or confesses that the property at the time of its seizure was being used by the owner or user in violation of law or division rule. Forfeited property shall be the property of the state, to be disposed of as the chief of the division of wildlife directs.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.202 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.202 | Liability for Costs Incurred in Investigation of Death of Wild Animal.

Effective: March 18, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly|Any person who is responsible for causing or allowing an unauthorized spill, release, or discharge of material into or on any land or any ground or surface water or into the air that results in the death of a wild animal and that necessitates an investigation by the division of wildlife, or who violates section 1531.02 of the Revised Code in a manner that necessitates an investigation by the division regarding the death of a wild animal, is liable to the division for costs incurred in the investigation if the person pleads guilty to or is convicted of causing or allowing the unauthorized spill, release, or discharge or a violation of section 1531.02 of the Revised Code. The costs may include wages and benefits of employees of the division. The chief of the division of wildlife or the chief's authorized representative shall bring a civil action against the responsible person to recover those costs.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.21 | Trial Procedure for Forfeiture or Condemnation.

Effective: October 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  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 § 1531.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.22 | Payment of Costs.

Effective: October 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly|A person authorized by law to prosecute a case under a division rule or this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code shall not be required to advance or secure costs therein. If the defendant is acquitted or discharged from custody, the costs shall be certified under oath by the court to the chief of the division of wildlife, who shall correct all errors therein and pay the person entitled to payment out of the wildlife fund created in section 1531.17 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.23 | Judgment for Costs and Fine or Forfeiture - Lien - Failure to Pay.

Effective: October 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly|If the defendant in a prosecution or condemnation proceeding under a division rule or this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code is convicted, judgment shall be rendered against him for costs in addition to the fine imposed or forfeiture declared. The judgment shall be the first lien upon the property of the person convicted, and no exemption shall be claimed or allowed against that lien. If he fails to pay the fine and costs imposed or if execution issued is returned unsatisfied, the person convicted shall be committed to the county jail or to a workhouse and there confined one day for the amount of the fine adjudged against him, determined as provided in section 2747.14 of the Revised Code. The person convicted shall not be discharged or paroled therefrom by any board or officer except upon payment of the fine remaining unpaid or upon written permission of the chief of the division of wildlife.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.24 | United States Commissioner of Fisheries Authorized to Establish, Operate, and Maintain Fish Hatcheries in Ohio.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The United States commissioner of fisheries and his authorized agents may establish fish hatcheries in Ohio, and operate and maintain them. Such persons may acquire by lease, gift, or purchase lands and other equipment necessary for such purpose and conduct in any manner and at any time investigations and fish cultural operations as are considered necessary and proper.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.25 | Protection of Species Threatened With Statewide Extinction.

Effective: July 20, 1988|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 256 - 117th General Assembly|The chief of the division of wildlife, with the approval of the wildlife council, shall adopt and may modify and repeal rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, restricting the taking or possession of native wildlife, or any eggs or offspring thereof, that he finds to be threatened with statewide extinction. The rules shall identify the common and scientific names of each endangered species and shall be modified from time to time to include all species on the list of endangered fish and wildlife pursuant to Section 4 of the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C.A. 1531, as amended, and that are native to this state, or that migrate or are otherwise reasonably likely to occur within the state.The rules shall provide for the taking of species threatened with statewide extinction, for zoological, educational, and scientific purposes, and for propagation in captivity to preserve the species, under written permits from the chief. The rules shall in no way restrict the taking or possession of species listed on such United States list for zoological, educational, or scientific purposes, or for propagation in captivity to preserve the species, under a permit or license from the United States or any instrumentality thereof.No person shall violate any rule adopted pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.26 | Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Fund.

Effective: September 26, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the nongame and endangered wildlife fund, which shall consist of moneys paid into it by the tax commissioner under section 5747.113 of the Revised Code, moneys deposited in the fund from the issuance of wildlife conservation license plates under section 4503.57 of the Revised Code, moneys deposited in the fund from the issuance of bald eagle license plates under section 4503.572 of the Revised Code, moneys credited to the fund under section 1533.151 of the Revised Code, and contributions made directly to it. Any person may contribute directly to the fund in addition to or independently of the income tax refund contribution system established in section 5747.113 of the Revised Code. Moneys in the fund shall be disbursed pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of natural resources for use by the division of wildlife solely for the purchase, management, preservation, propagation, protection, and stocking of wild animals that are not commonly taken for sport or commercial purposes, including the acquisition of title and easements to lands, biological investigations, law enforcement, production of educational materials, sociological surveys, habitat development, and personnel and equipment costs; and for carrying out section 1531.25 of the Revised Code. Moneys in the fund also may be used to promote and develop nonconsumptive wildlife recreational opportunities involving wild animals. Moneys in the fund from the issuance of bald eagle license plates under section 4503.572 of the Revised Code shall be expended by the division only to pay the costs of acquiring, developing, and restoring habitat for bald eagles within this state. Moneys in the fund from any other source also may be used to pay the costs of acquiring, developing, and restoring habitat for bald eagles within this state.All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Subject to the approval of the director, the chief of the division of wildlife may enter into agreements that the chief considers appropriate to obtain additional moneys for the protection of nongame native wildlife under the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C.A. 1541-1543, as amended, and the "Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 1322, 16 U.S.C.A. 2901-2911, as amended. Moneys appropriated from the fund are not intended to replace other moneys appropriated for these purposes.
Ohio Rev Code § 1531.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1531 | Division of Wildlife|Section 1531.27 | Payments to Counties for Land Use by State.

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