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Ohio Rev Code § 1517.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.08 | Dedication of Natural Areas.

Effective: August 31, 1970|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 113 - 108th General Assembly|All departments, agencies, units, instrumentalities, and political subdivisions of the state, including, counties, townships, municipal corporations, park districts, conservancy districts, universities, colleges, and school districts, may dedicate natural areas under their jurisdiction in accordance with section 1517.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.09 | Construction of Chapter.

Effective: September 1, 1976|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 972 - 111th General Assembly|Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as interfering with the purposes stated in the establishment of or pertaining to any state or local park, forest, preserve, wildlife refuge or other area or the proper management and development thereof, except that any agency administering an area dedicated as a nature preserve under section 1517.05 of the Revised Code shall be responsible for preserving the character of the area in accordance with the articles of dedication and the applicable rules with respect thereto established by the chief of the division of natural areas and preserves. Neither the dedication of an area as a nature preserve nor any action taken by the department under any of the provisions of this chapter shall void or replace any protective status under law which the area would have were it not a nature preserve and the protective provisions of this chapter shall be supplemental thereto.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.11 | Natural Areas and Preserves Fund - Use of Funds.

Effective: July 17, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly|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. 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:(A) The acquisition of new or expanded natural areas and nature preserves;(B) Facility development in natural areas and nature preserves;(C) Special projects, including, but not limited to, biological inventories, research grants, and the production of interpretive material related to natural areas and nature preserves;(D) Routine maintenance for health and safety purposes.Moneys appropriated from the fund shall not be used to fund salaries of permanent employees or administrative costs.All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.12 | Lake Katharine Management Trust Fund.

Effective: February 11, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 514 - 117th General Assembly|There is hereby created the lake Katharine management trust fund, which shall be administered by the division of natural areas and preserves in the department of natural resources for preservation, management, land acquisition, and educational programs at the lake Katharine nature preserve. The moneys in the fund shall be derived from gifts, donations, bequests, and other moneys for the purposes for which the fund is created. The treasurer of state shall be the custodian of the fund, which shall not be a part of the state treasury. The principal in the fund shall not be expended. Only earnings from investments shall be expended for the purposes for which the fund is created. All disbursements from the fund shall be paid by the treasurer of state upon requisitions signed by the director of natural resources or his designee.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.13 | Lake Katharine Management Fund.

Effective: February 11, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 514 - 117th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the lake Katharine management fund. All investment earnings of the lake Katharine management trust fund created in section 1517.12 of the Revised Code shall be credited to the fund created in this section and disbursed pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of natural resources for use by the division of natural areas and preserves in the department of natural resources solely for preservation, management, land acquisition, and educational programs at the lake Katharine nature preserve.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.21 | Cave Definitions.

Effective: March 22, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 177 - 117th General Assembly|As used in sections 1517.21 to 1517.26 of the Revised Code:(A) "Cave" means a naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnecting passages beneath the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge, including, without limitation, a grotto, rock shelter, sinkhole, cavern, pit, natural well, pothole, or subsurface water and drainage system.(B) "Cave life" means any organism that naturally occurs in, uses, visits, or inhabits any cave, except those animals that are permitted to be taken under Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code.(C) "Material" includes:(1) Any speleothem, whether attached or broken, found in a cave;(2) Any clay or mud formation or concretion or sedimentary deposit found in a cave;(3) Any scallop, rill, or other corrosional or corrasional feature of a cave;(4) Any wall or ceiling of a cave or any other part of the speleogen.(D) "Owner" means any person having title to land in which a cave is located.(E) "Speleothem" means any stalactite, stalagmite, or other natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave.(F) "Speleogen" means the surrounding material or bedrock in which a cave is formed, including walls, floors, ceilings, and similar related structural and geological components.(G) "Sinkhole" means a closed topographic depression or basin generally draining underground, including, without limitation, a blind valley, swallowhole, or sink.(H) "Hazard" means a risk of serious physical harm to persons or property.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.22 | Protection of Cave Resources.

Effective: March 22, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 177 - 117th General Assembly|The general assembly hereby finds that caves are uncommon geologic phenomena and that the minerals deposited in them may be rare and occur in unique forms of great beauty that are irreplaceable if destroyed. Also irreplaceable are the archeological resources in caves, which are of great scientific and historic value. It is further found that species of cave life are unusual and of limited numbers; that many are rare, threatened, or endangered species; and that caves are a natural conduit for groundwater flow and are highly subject to water pollution, thus having far-reaching effects transcending man's property boundaries. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the general assembly to protect these unique and great natural, historical, scientific, and cultural resources.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.23 | Chief of Division - Duties.

Effective: December 19, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly|The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves shall do both of the following:(A) Formulate policies and plans and establish a program incorporating them for the identification and protection of the state's cave resources and adopt, amend, or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement that program;(B) Provide technical assistance and management advice to owners upon request concerning the protection of caves on their land.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.24 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective: March 22, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 177 - 117th General Assembly|(A) Without the express written permission of the owner and, if the owner has leased the land, without the express written permission of the lessee, no person shall knowingly:(1) Break, break off, crack, carve on, write on, mark on, burn, remove, or in any other manner destroy, deface, mark, or disturb the surfaces of any cave or any natural material found in any cave, whether attached or broken, including, without limitation, speleothems, speleogens, and sedimentary deposits;(2) Break, force, tamper with, or otherwise disturb any lock, door, gate, or other device designed to limit control, or prevent access to or entry into a cave;(3) Remove, deface, or tamper with any posted sign giving notice against unauthorized access to or presence in a cave or citing any of the provisions of sections 1517.21 to 1517.26 or division (B) of section 1517.99 of the Revised Code;(4) Place refuse, garbage, dead animals, sewage, or toxic substances harmful to cave life or humans in a cave;(5) Burn within a cave any substance other than acetylene gas burned in a carbide lamp that produces smoke or gas that is harmful to cave life;(6) Use any door, gate, or other device designed to limit, control, or prevent access to or entry into a cave that does not allow free and unimpeded passage of air, water, and cave life;(7) Excavate or remove historic or prehistoric ruins, burial grounds, or archaeological or paleontological sites found in a cave, including, without limitation, saltpeter workings, relics, inscriptions, fossilized footprints, and bones;(8) Remove, kill, harm, or disturb any cave life found within a cave.(B) Without the express written permission of the owner and, if the owner has leased the land, without the express written permission of the lessee, no person shall purposely destroy, injure, or deface historic or prehistoric ruins, burial grounds, or archaeological or paleontological sites found in a cave, including, without limitation, saltpeter workings, relics, inscriptions, fossilized footprints, and bones.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.25 | Sale of Speleothems Collected From Caves Prohibited.

Effective: March 22, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 177 - 117th General Assembly|No person shall sell or offer for sale speleothems collected from caves in this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.26 | Immunity.

Effective: March 22, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 177 - 117th General Assembly|(A) Owners and, if the owner has leased the land, the lessee, are not liable for injuries, death, or loss sustained by any permittee on their land if no charge has been made. By granting permission for entry, the owner or lessee does not:(1) Extend to the permittee any assurance that the premises are safe for such purposes;(2) Confer on the permittee the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed;(3) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury, death, or loss to person or property caused by an act or omission of a permittee.(B) This section does not limit the liability which otherwise exists for injury, death, or loss to persons or property caused by an act or omission of the owner or lessee as follows:(1) Negligent failure to warn the permittee against a hazard of which the owner or lessee had actual knowledge prior to the permittee's entry on the land;(2) Willful or wanton misconduct;(3) Intentionally tortious conduct.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.99 | Penalty.

Effective: March 18, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly|(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, whoever violates section 1517.021 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.(2) Whoever violates section 1517.021 of the Revised Code with regard to a species of plant identified in a rule adopted under or included on a list prepared under section 1518.01 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for a first offense. For each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.(B) Whoever violates division (A) of section 1517.24 or section 1517.25 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.(C) Whoever violates division (B) of section 1517.24 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.(D) Whoever violates section 1517.051 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 1518.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1518 | Endangered Species|Section 1518.01 | Rules for Identifying and Designating Plants Native to Ohio Which Are Endangered.

Effective: June 27, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 126th General Assembly|The chief of natural areas and preserves shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, setting forth criteria for identifying and designating species of plants native to this state that are in danger of extirpation or are threatened with becoming endangered. The chief shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, setting forth a list of the plants that the chief determines to be endangered or threatened with extirpation from this state, applying the criteria so developed. This list shall identify the common and scientific names of each species. The list shall include all species native to this state that are listed on the "United States list of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants" pursuant to the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, as amended. Further, the chief may produce for public education purposes lists of plant species which shall include the names of species of plants that may become threatened in the future through habitat loss, commercial exploitation, or other means.
Ohio Rev Code § 1518.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1518 | Endangered Species|Section 1518.02 | Injuring or Removing Endangered or Threatened Plant.

Effective: August 23, 1978|Latest Legislation:  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 § 1518.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1518 | Endangered Species|Section 1518.03 | Rules for Commercial Dealers Regarding Endangered Plants.

Effective: June 27, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 126th General Assembly|The chief of natural areas and preserves shall adopt and may amend or repeal rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, restricting the taking, possessing, transportation, sale, offering for sale, or exposure for sale, for commercial purposes of native Ohio species of wild plants or parts of them, that are listed as endangered or threatened by rule adopted under section 1518.01 of the Revised Code. The rules may prohibit the taking of any endangered or threatened plant, or parts of it, for commercial purposes, from any wood lot, field, or forest, or from any other location in which that plant is found growing in its native habitat. This section does not prevent any nurseryperson or dealer who is licensed under Chapter 927. of the Revised Code from selling, offering for sale, shipping, or otherwise disposing of any endangered or threatened plants or parts of them when those plants have been commercially grown by a licensed nursery or legally imported into this state. For the purposes of this section, "commercial purposes" means with intent to sell or trade endangered or threatened plants for gain or profit. "Commercially grown" means to grow plants under cultivation in tilled plots or in a greenhouse.The rules shall provide for the taking of species endangered or threatened with statewide extirpation for botanical, educational, and scientific purposes, and for propagation in captivity to preserve the species, with written permission from the chief. The rules shall not prohibit the taking or possession of species listed on the "United States list of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants" for botanical, 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 of the United States.
Ohio Rev Code § 1518.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1518 | Endangered Species|Section 1518.04 | Agreements or Contracts With the United States Government.

Effective: August 23, 1978|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 908 - 112th General Assembly|The director of natural resources may enter into agreements or contracts with the United States government for the protection of plant species pursuant to the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, as amended.
Ohio Rev Code § 1518.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1518 | Endangered Species|Section 1518.05 | Violation of Rules or Permit Conditions.

Effective: August 23, 1978|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 908 - 112th General Assembly|(A) No person shall violate a rule adopted or condition of a permit issued under section 1518.03 of the Revised Code.(B) The attorney general, upon the request of the chief of the division of natural areas and preserves, shall prosecute any person who violates section 1518.02 of the Revised Code or this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 1518.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1518 | Endangered Species|Section 1518.99 | Penalty.

Effective: March 18, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates section 1518.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.(B) Whoever violates section 1518.05 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for the first offense; for each subsequent offense the person shall be fined not less than two thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars.
Ohio Rev Code § 1519.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1519 | Recreational Trails|Section 1519.01 | Plan and Administration of State System of Recreational Trails.

Effective: February 11, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 514 - 117th General Assembly|The director of natural resources shall plan and administer a state system of recreational trails for hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, ski touring, canoeing, and other nonmotorized forms of recreational travel. The system may interconnect state parks, forests, wildlife areas, nature preserves, scenic rivers, and other places of scenic or historic interest to the maximum practicable extent. It shall provide circuit trails for day use and access trails wherever possible. The director may, by the adoption of rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, restrict uses of the trails to insure user safety, prevent damage to the trail routes, and prevent conflicting uses. As used in this chapter, "state trail" means any trail acquired by the director, or trail established or maintained pursuant to an agreement, under section 1519.02 of the Revised Code, and any other trail on lands under his jurisdiction that he designates as a state trail by entry in his journal. Any person who owns land along a state trail may use or authorize use of motorized vehicles across the trail for purposes incident to ownership and management of his land.
Ohio Rev Code § 1519.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1519 | Recreational Trails|Section 1519.02 | Acquisition and Maintenance of Property for Trails.

Effective: October 26, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 19 - 123rd General Assembly|The director of natural resources may acquire real property or any estate, right, or interest therein for the purpose of establishing, protecting, and maintaining any state recreational trail. The director may appropriate real property or any estate, right, or interest therein for trail purposes only along a canal, watercourse, stream, existing or abandoned road, highway, street, logging road, railroad, or ridge or other landform or topographic feature particularly suited for nonmotorized vehicular recreational use, and may not appropriate more than twenty-five acres including land purchased with or without appropriation proceedings along any mile of trail. Any state department or agency or any political subdivision may transfer real property or any estate, right, or interest therein to the director for such purpose, or may enter into an agreement with the director for the establishment, protection, and maintenance of a trail. The director may transfer real property or any estate, right, or interest therein to any political subdivision pursuant to an agreement whereby the political subdivision maintains and protects a trail. The director may enter into agreements with private organizations or with agencies of the United States to provide for maintenance of any trail or section thereof. The director shall provide campsites, shelters, footbridges, water, sanitary, watercraft launching, and other facilities for recreational use, nature and historical interpretation, and administration of the state trails system. The director may cooperate with the director of transportation in providing appropriate means for trails to cross highways. The director may restore historical sites along a trail. The director shall publish and distribute maps, guides, pamphlets, and other interpretative literature on the state trails system and on individual trails which the director considers suitable for extensive public use.Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.