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Ohio Rev Code § 1503.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.27 | Agreement With Federal Government.

Effective: October 8, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 167 - 119th General Assembly|The chief of the division of forestry may take such action as is necessary to provide for the prevention and control of forest fires in groups of districts and, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may enter into an agreement with the secretary of agriculture of the United States under authority of the act of congress of March 1, 1911, 36 Stat. 961, or acts amendatory or supplementary thereto or others having a similar purpose, for the protection of forested watersheds of navigable streams in this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.271 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.271 | Agreements With Federal Government for Forest Management Projects.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|The chief of the division of forestry may enter into agreements with the federal government under 16 U.S.C. 2113a or other applicable federal statutes for the purpose of forest management projects, including timber sales. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 11:53 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.32 | Consent of State to Land Acquisition by Federal Forest Service.

Effective: September 30, 1980|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1237 - 113th General Assembly|Consent of the state is given to the United States department of agriculture forest service and, between May 6, 1902 and March 14, 1980, to any other agency or instrumentality of the United States, for the acquisition, by purchase or gift, of such lands in the state as in the opinion of the federal government may be needed for the establishment, consolidation, and extension of national forests and for flood control and soil conservation work in the state. At the time the forest service begins to negotiate with the owner of land to acquire land in the state, the forest service shall notify in writing the board of county commissioners of the county in which the land is located. Such notice shall include the location and amount of land that the forest service intends to acquire. The board of county commissioners shall publish, in the Ohio newspaper of largest circulation in the county in which the land is located, notice of the intent of the forest service to acquire the land and the location thereof.The state retains concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over such areas in the matter of service thereon of all civil and criminal process issuing under the authority of the state.The boundaries of any areas selected under this section shall be first approved by the governor and such other state agencies and departments as he designates. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 11:47 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.33 | Cooperation Among States and With Federal Agencies to Prevent Forest Fires.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|In order to further cooperation with other states and with federal agencies, the chief of the division of forestry, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may request assistance and aid from and may provide assistance and aid to other states, groups of states, and federal agencies in the protection of forests from forest fires and may enter into agreements for that purpose. Upon the request of another state, the chief may send to or receive from that state such personnel, equipment, and supplies as may be available and appropriate for use in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement. Employees of the department of natural resources and the department of commerce serving outside the state under the terms of an agreement entered into under this section shall be considered as performing services within their regular employment for the purposes of compensation, pension or indemnity fund rights, workers' compensation, and other rights or benefits to which they may be entitled as incidents of their regular employment. Such employees retain personal immunity from civil liability as specified in section 9.86 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 5, 2021 at 2:37 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.34 | Lease Agreements for the Rental of Concessions.

Effective: October 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly|The chief of the division of forestry, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may enter into lease agreements for the rental of concessions or the operation of other lands or facilities located within state-owned forests or on other property under the control and administration of the division. For the purposes of this section, a concessionaire may be any person.The chief may establish and collect fees for the use of and admission to state forest lands and facilities, the amount of concession rentals, and fees for other special projects on lands and waters under the control and administration of the division and may regulate the sale of tangible objects through contracts between the division and concessionaires. All moneys received as user fees, from concession rentals, and from fees for other special projects shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state forest fund created in section 1503.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.35 | Distribution of Money Received From Sale of National Forest Products.

Effective: June 30, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly|The director of natural resources shall distribute money received by the state pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 500 from the sale of national forest timber and other national forest products to the applicable county or counties in which the national forest is situated. Money received by a county under this section shall be used by a county as follows:(A) Fifty per cent shall be used to maintain county roads and bridges;(B) Fifty per cent shall be used for the benefit of public schools.
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.50 | Definitions.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|As used in sections 1503.50 to 1503.55 of the Revised Code:(A) "Conservation" means the wise use and management of natural resources.(B) "Forestry pollution" means failure to use management or conservation practices in silvicultural operations to abate wind or water erosion of the soil or to abate the degradation of the waters of the state by soil sediment, including attached substances, from silvicultural operations.(C) "Pollution abatement practice" means any erosion control practice or timber harvest best management practice or procedure and the operation and management associated with it as contained in a timber harvest plan.(D) "Soil and water conservation district" has the same meaning as in section 940.01 of the Revised Code.(E) "Timber harvest plan" means a written record, developed or approved by the chief of the division of forestry or the chief's designee that contains implementation schedules and operational procedures for a level of land and water management that will abate wind or water erosion of the soil or abate the degradation of the waters of the state by soil sediment, including attached substances, from silvicultural operations.(F) "Waters of the state" has the same meaning as in section 903.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.51 | Rules and Regulations.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) The chief of the division of forestry shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do or comply with all of the following:(1) Establish technically feasible and economically reasonable standards to achieve a level of management and conservation practices in silvicultural operations that will abate wind or water erosion of the soil or abate the degradation of the waters of the state by soil sediment, including attached substances, from silvicultural operations and establish criteria for determination of the acceptability of such management and conservation practices;(2) Establish procedures for administration of the rules;(3) Specify the pollution abatement practices eligible for state cost sharing and determine the conditions for eligibility, the construction standards and specifications, the useful life, the maintenance requirements, and the limits of cost sharing for those practices. Eligible practices shall be limited to practices that address silvicultural operations, that require expenditures that are likely to exceed the economic returns to the owner or operator of a silvicultural operation, and that abate soil erosion or degradation of the waters of the state by soil sediment, including attached substances, from silvicultural operations.(B) The chief or the chief's designee shall do all of the following:(1) Issue orders requiring compliance with a rule adopted under this section. Before the chief or the chief's designee issues an order, the chief or the chief's designee shall afford the person an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The chief or the chief's designee may require in an order that a person who has caused forestry pollution by failure to comply with the standards established in rules adopted under this section operate under a timber harvest plan approved by the chief or the chief's designee under this section. An order shall be issued in writing and contain a finding by the chief or the chief's designee of the facts on which the order is based and the standard that is not being met.(2) Periodically monitor the use and effectiveness of management and conservation practices conducted in accordance with standards established in rules adopted under division (A)(1) of this section;(3) Assist in expediting state responsibilities for watershed development and other natural resource conservation works of improvement;(4) When necessary for the purposes of sections 1503.50 to 1503.55 of the Revised Code, develop or approve timber harvest plans.
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.52 | Operation Under Timber Harvest Plans.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  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 § 1503.53 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.53 | Confidentiality.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the chief of the division of forestry, an employee of the division of forestry, the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district, an employee of a district, and a contractor of the division 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 a silvicultural operation that is operated under a timber harvest plan;(2) Information gathered as a result of an inspection to determine whether the person who owns or operates the operation is in compliance with a timber harvest plan.(B) The chief 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 or the supervisors in the development of a timber harvest plan or an inspection to determine compliance with such a plan if the chief or supervisors determine that the person or federal, state, or local agency will not subsequently disclose the information to another person.
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.54 | Violations; Remedies.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A)(1) No person shall recklessly fail to comply with an order of the chief of the division of forestry or the chief's designee issued under section 1503.51 of the Revised Code.(2) In addition to the remedies provided and irrespective of whether an adequate remedy at law exists, the chief may apply to the court of common pleas in the county where a violation of a standard established in rules adopted under section 1503.51 of the Revised Code causes forestry pollution for an order to compel the violator to cease the violation and to remove the pollutant or to comply with the rules adopted under that section, as appropriate.(3) In addition to the remedies provided and irrespective of whether an adequate remedy at law exists, whenever the chief officially determines that an emergency exists because of forestry pollution, the chief may issue an order, without notice or hearing, stating the existence of the emergency and requiring that action be taken that is necessary to address the emergency. The order shall be effective immediately.A person to whom the order is issued shall comply with the order immediately, but on application to the chief shall be afforded an adjudication hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as soon as possible, but not later than twenty days after the chief's receipt of the application. Following the hearing, the chief shall continue the order in effect, revoke it, or modify it. The order may be appealed in accordance with section 119.12 of the Revised Code. An emergency order shall not remain in effect for more than sixty days after its issuance.If a person to whom an order is issued does not comply with the order within a reasonable period of time as determined by the chief, the chief or the chief's designee may enter on private or public lands to investigate and take action to mitigate, minimize, remove, or abate the conditions that are the subject of the order.(B) The attorney general, upon the written request of the chief, shall bring appropriate legal action in Franklin county against any person who fails to comply with an order of the chief or the chief's designee issued under section 1503.51 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.55 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.55 | Forestry Pollution Abatement Fund.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the forestry pollution abatement fund, which shall be administered by the chief of the division of forestry.(B) The fund may be used to pay costs incurred under all of the following:(1) Rules adopted under division (A)(3) of section 1503.51 of the Revised Code;(2) Division (B)(2) of section 1503.51 of the Revised Code;(3) Division (A)(3) of section 1503.54 of the Revised Code in investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating any pollution of the waters of the state caused by forestry pollution that requires emergency action to protect public health.(C) Any person responsible for causing or allowing forestry pollution or an unauthorized release, spill, or discharge is liable to the chief for any costs incurred by the chief in investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating the forestry pollution or release, spill, or discharge regardless of whether those costs were paid from the forestry pollution abatement fund or any other fund of the division. Upon the request of the chief, the attorney general shall bring a civil action against the responsible person to recover those costs. Money recovered under this section shall be credited to the forestry pollution abatement fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 1503.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry|Section 1503.99 | Penalty.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates section 1503.01 or 1503.12 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.(B) Whoever violates section 1503.18 or 1503.43 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.(C) Whoever violates division (A) of section 1503.54 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day of violation is a separate offense. In addition to the penalty provided in this division, the sentencing court may assess damages in an amount equal to the costs of reclaiming, restoring, or otherwise repairing any damage to public or private property caused by any violation of division (A) of section 1503.54 of the Revised Code. All fines and moneys assessed as damages under this section shall be credited to the forestry pollution abatement fund created in section 1503.55 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1504.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1504 | Office of Real Estate and Land Management|Section 1504.01 | Office of Real Estate and Land Management; Creation.

Effective: September 14, 2016|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly|There is hereby created in the department of natural resources the office of real estate and land management. The director of natural resources shall appoint a chief to administer the office. The chief shall act as the director's designee and carry out the duties of the chief on behalf of the director. Subject to the approval of the director, the chief shall employ assistants and other employees as necessary to execute the duties of the office as prescribed by this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 1504.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1504 | Office of Real Estate and Land Management|Section 1504.02 | Duties.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The office of real estate and land management shall do all of the following:(1) Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, coordinate and conduct all real estate functions for the department of natural resources, including acquiring land by purchase, lease, gift, devise, bequest, appropriation, or otherwise; administering grants through sales, leases, exchanges, easements, and licenses; performing inventories of land; and performing other related general management duties;(2) Cooperate with federal agencies and political subdivisions in administering federal recreation moneys under the "Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965," 78 Stat. 897, 16 U.S.C. 4601-8, and prepare and distribute the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan;(3) Prepare special studies and execute any other duties, functions, and responsibilities requested by the director of natural resources;(4) Administer the real estate services associated with canal lands on behalf of the director under Chapter 1520. of the Revised Code.(B) The office may do any of the following:(1) Coordinate environmental matters concerning the department and the state as are necessary to comply with the "National Environmental Policy Act of 1969," 83 Stat. 852, 42 U.S.C. 4321, the "Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968," 82 Stat. 1098, 31 U.S.C. 6506, and the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," 91 Stat. 1566 (1977), 33 U.S.C. 1251, and regulations adopted under those acts;(2) Survey land;(3) As considered necessary by the director, administer any state or federally funded grant program that is related to natural resources or recreation;(4) Coordinate department projects, programs, policies, procedures, and activities with the United States army corps of engineers and other federal agencies;(5) Coordinate department activities associated with the completion of drainage ditch improvements in accordance with Chapters 6131. and 6133. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1504.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1504 | Office of Real Estate and Land Management|Section 1504.03 | Surveys and Inspections.

Effective: September 14, 2016|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly|The chief of the office of real estate and land management or an employee of the office may enter upon lands to make surveys and inspections when necessary for the purposes of this chapter. The chief shall provide reasonable notice of any proposed entry to the owner or person in possession of the land to be surveyed or inspected not less than forty-eight hours and not more than thirty days prior to the date of entry. An entry conducted under this section does not constitute trespass.