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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.66 | Trespassing Upon Lands Bordering on Fishponds.

Effective:
June 1, 1998
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 103 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) No person shall trespass upon lands or rights in lands of another, lying in or bordering upon a natural or artificial pond or brook less than ten miles in length into which have been introduced brook trout, speckled trout, brown trout, landlocked salmon, California salmon, or other fish by artificial propagation or actual importation from other waters, for the purpose of fishing for, catching, or killing fish.
(B) No person shall catch or kill fish in such pond or brook or buy, receive, or possess fish caught contrary to this section.
(C) No person shall willfully place poison or other substance injurious to the health of such fish in a pond or brook described in this section for the purpose of capturing or harming such fish therein, or wrongfully and willfully let the water out of such pond or brook with intent to take or injure fish therein.
(D) Prosecutions for a violation of this section shall be instituted only upon the complaint of the person or the person's agent upon whose lands or rights in lands or waters the trespass has been committed.
(E) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the owner, lessee, renter, or occupant of lands or rights in lands upon which a person violates division (A) of this section is not liable in damages to any person in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that arises during or incidental to the violation. For the purposes of this division, a finding that a person violated division (A) of this section is not dependent upon the person being charged with or convicted of a violation of division (A) of this section. This division does not apply to civil claims based upon alleged willful or wanton misconduct or intentionally tortious conduct of the owner, lessee, renter, or occupant. This division does not create a new cause of action or a substantive legal right against the owner, lessee, renter, or occupant, and does not affect any immunities from civil liability or defenses established by another section of the Revised Code or available at common law, to which the owner, lessee, renter, or occupant may be entitled under circumstances not covered by this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.68 | Suspension or Revocation of License or Permit.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly
If a person is convicted of a violation of any law relative to the taking, possession, protection, preservation, or propagation of wild animals, or a violation of division (C) of section 2909.08 of the Revised Code while hunting, or is convicted of a violation of any rule of the division of wildlife, the court or magistrate before whom the conviction is had, as an additional part of the penalty in each case, may suspend or revoke each license or permit issued to the person in accordance with any section of the Revised Code pertaining to the hunting, fishing, trapping, breeding, and sale of wild animals or the sale of their hides, skins, or pelts. No fee paid for such a license or permit shall be returned to the person.
No person having a license or permit suspended or revoked as provided in this section, in the event of a hunting or trapping violation, shall engage in hunting or trapping, in the event of a violation of division (C) of section 2909.08 of the Revised Code while hunting, shall engage in hunting, or in the event of a fishing violation, shall engage in fishing, or purchase, apply for, or receive any such license or permit for the following periods of time, as applicable:
(A) Three years after the date of conviction if the person is convicted of taking or possessing a deer in violation of section 1531.02 of the Revised Code;
(B) Not more than three years after the date of conviction if the person is convicted of taking or possessing any other wild animal in violation of section 1531.02 of the Revised Code, is convicted of a misdemeanor violation of division (C) of section 2909.08 of the Revised Code while hunting, or is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of section 1533.17 of the Revised Code within a period of three consecutive years after the date of conviction of the immediately preceding violation of that section;
(C) Not more than five years after the date of conviction if the person is convicted of violating section 1533.171 or of taking or possessing an eagle or osprey in violation of section 1533.07 of the Revised Code or is convicted of a felony violation of division (C) of section 2909.08 of the Revised Code while hunting;
(D) Not more than five years after the date of conviction if the person is convicted of violating any section of this chapter or Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code not specified in division (A), (B), or (C) of this section.
All licenses and permits suspended or revoked as provided in this section shall be taken up by the magistrate and sent to the department of natural resources where they shall be filed with a record of the arrest until the person who held the suspended or revoked license or permit is lawfully entitled to obtain another license or permit.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.69 | Prosecution for Violation of Division Rule.

Effective:
October 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in this section, prosecution for violation of a division rule adopted as provided by the Revised Code relative to the taking, possession, protection, preservation, or propagation of wild animals or to the protection of state property or equipment owned, leased or controlled by the division of wildlife shall be under section 1531.02 of the Revised Code. The complaint charging the violation shall describe the offense and cite the number by which the applicable rule is designated.
Prosecution for violation of a division rule adopted pursuant to section 1533.301, 1533.34, 1533.341, 1533.342, 1533.35, 1533.351, 1533.352, 1533.42, 1533.43, 1533.44, 1533.48, 1533.49, 1533.50, 1533.51, 1533.511, 1533.52, 1533.55, 1533.56, 1533.62, 1533.63, 1533.631, or 1533.64 of the Revised Code shall be under the applicable section. The complaint charging the violation shall describe the offense and cite the number by which the applicable rule is designated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.72 | License to Own or Operate Commercial Bird Shooting Preserve.

Effective:
October 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly
(A) No person shall own or operate a commercial bird shooting preserve without a license issued by the chief of the division of wildlife under this section.
(B) Application for a commercial bird shooting preserve license shall be made on a form prescribed by the chief and shall be accompanied by an annual license fee of two hundred dollars. The application shall contain a list of which species of game birds are to be released for hunting in the preserve, a description of the lands that are to constitute the preserve, a description of the tag and symbol identifying the preserve required under division (D) of section 1533.73 of the Revised Code, and any other information required by the chief.
(C) The chief, upon payment of the license fee, may issue to the applicant a commercial bird shooting preserve license if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The operation of the commercial bird shooting preserve does not conflict with a prior reasonable public interest;
(2) The proposed commercial bird shooting preserve meets the requirements established in division (A) of section 1533.73 of the Revised Code;
(3) The applicant is the owner or lessee of the land described in the application and maintains his status as the owner or lessee of the land until the license expires;
(4) The applicant produces evidence satisfactory to the chief that he will comply with division (E) of section 1533.73 of the Revised Code.
(D) All licenses issued under this section shall expire on the thirtieth day of April of each year. Any license holder wishing to own or operate a commercial bird shooting preserve in the year following the expiration of his license shall apply for a new license under division (B) of this section.
(E) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the chief may suspend or revoke a commercial bird shooting preserve license if he finds that the license holder has violated or is violating this chapter of Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code or any division rule.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.722 | Administrative Penalty.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly
The chief of the division of wildlife, by rule adopted pursuant to section 1531.08 of the Revised Code, may levy an administrative penalty against any person who violates section 1533.721 of the Revised Code or any division rule regarding wild animal hunting preserves. The chief shall levy the administrative penalty in accordance with procedures and in an amount established by rule.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.74 | Tag or Seal Required for Animals Sold for Food.

Effective:
June 29, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly
No game birds, game quadrupeds, or fur-bearing animals held under the authority of a license issued under section 1533.71, 1533.72, or 1533.721 of the Revised Code shall be sold for food unless the carcass of each game bird, game quadruped, or fur-bearing animal is tagged with a suitable tag or seal approved by the division of wildlife. Game birds, game quadrupeds, and fur-bearing animals so killed and tagged may be possessed, bought, or sold at any time. Common carriers shall receive and transport game birds, game quadrupeds, and fur-bearing animals so tagged, but to every package containing them shall be affixed a tag or label upon which shall be plainly printed or written the name of the person to whom the license was issued, the name of the person to whom they are to be transported, the number of game birds, game quadrupeds, or fur-bearing animals contained in the package, and a statement to the effect that they were killed and tagged in accordance with sections 1533.71 to 1533.79 of the Revised Code.
The chief of the division of wildlife may adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code necessary to administer this section.
This section and rules adopted pursuant to it do not apply to meat that has been inspected by the department of agriculture under Chapter 918. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it and that has been marked with an official inspection mark, stamp, or brand pursuant to that inspection.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.76 | Division of Wildlife May Purchase Pheasants.

Effective:
June 29, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly
No licensee shall ship any live pheasants propagated in accordance with sections 1533.71 to 1533.79 of the Revised Code from this state until the licensee has first offered them to the division of wildlife at a reasonable price, which price shall not exceed the price at which the licensee offers them for sale at any place outside the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.77 | Records of Holder of Propagating License - Inspection of Records.

Effective:
June 29, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Each holder of a noncommercial or commercial propagating license issued under section 1533.71 of the Revised Code shall keep the license prominently displayed at the place of business specified in the license, and shall keep accurate written records that shall include the total number of game birds, game quadrupeds, or fur-bearing animals possessed on the date of application for the license, the number subsequently propagated or acquired by purchase or gift, the number that escaped, the number that were released, the number that died, and the name and address of each person or corporation from whom or to whom game birds, game quadrupeds or fur-bearing animals were received as a gift or given as a gift or purchased or sold alive or sold for food, and the date of each transaction. These records shall be kept permanently on the premises stated in the license, and shall be open for inspection by any authorized representative of the division of wildlife at all reasonable times.
(B) Each holder of a captive white-tailed deer propagation license issued under section 1533.71 of the Revised Code shall maintain all records that are required in rules adopted under section 943.24 of the Revised Code. The records shall be kept permanently on the premises stated in the license and shall be open for inspection by any authorized representative of the department of agriculture at all reasonable times and of the division of wildlife at all reasonable times in conjunction with an active criminal investigation.
(C) The holder of a captive white-tailed deer propagation license shall not knowingly falsify any record or tag that is required in rules adopted under section 943.24 of the Revised Code or in rules adopted under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.79 | Control or Eradication of Parasites and Diseases; Authority of the Director of Agriculture.

Effective:
June 29, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The chief of the division of wildlife may adopt, amend, and rescind such rules as the chief considers necessary to control or eradicate parasites and diseases of game birds, game quadrupeds other than captive white-tailed deer, fur-bearing animals, or nonnative wildlife on the lands subject to sections 1533.71 to 1533.79 of the Revised Code.
(B) This chapter and Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code and division rules do not supersede the authority of the director of agriculture under Chapter 941. of the Revised Code to prevent the spread of dangerously contagious or infectious diseases and to provide for the control and eradication of such diseases.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.81 | Waterfowl Hunting Area Permit Required.

Effective:
May 3, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly
Every person who owns, holds, or controls land or water, within a state or federal waterfowl management area, shall obtain annually a permit from the chief of the division of wildlife prior to permitting the hunting or taking of waterfowl on that land or water. The annual permit entitles the permittee to possess or control blinds, pits, or similar legal devices of concealment on the lands and waters described in the application for a permit. This permit shall be designated as a "waterfowl hunting area permit" and shall be displayed openly at the address of the area indicated on the application for a permit. All such permits shall expire each year at midnight on the first day of February.
Qualifications and fees for the permit shall be prescribed and set by the chief of the division of wildlife, with the approval of the director of the department of natural resources, in accordance with Chapters 119. and 1531. of the Revised Code. The holders of such permits shall operate in conformity with Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code or under such additional rules as the chief of the division of wildlife may prescribe.
No person shall engage in the hunting of waterfowl on an area of land or water for which a waterfowl hunting area permit has been issued by the division of wildlife without the permission of the person designated on the permit as the owner or the person in control of the area.
The landowner and the children of the owner and persons residing on lands and waters within a waterfowl management area shall not be required to secure the permit required by this section while the landowner and his children are hunting on lands he owns and the other persons are hunting on lands on which they reside.
The holder of this permit shall daily record the name of each hunter and the number and kinds of waterfowl taken on the area on forms provided by the division. The records shall be available for inspection by an employee of the division at all reasonable times and shall be forwarded to the division within one week after the close of each waterfowl season or at more frequent times as may be requested by the chief. Falsifying or failure to submit accurate reports constitutes grounds for the chief to deny future permits.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.82 | Effect of Child Support Default on License, Certificate or Permit.

Effective:
September 26, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly
(A) On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of wildlife shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license, permit, or certificate issued pursuant to section 1533.23, 1533.34, 1533.342, 1533.40, 1533.51, 1533.631, 1533.71, 1533.72, 1533.81, 1533.88, or 1533.881 of the Revised Code.
(B) On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.62 of the Revised Code, the chief shall comply with that section and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license, permit, or stamp issued pursuant to section 1533.10, 1533.11, 1533.111, 1533.112, or 1533.32 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.83 | Shooting Range Definitions.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
As used in sections 1533.83 to 1533.85 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Political subdivision" means a municipal corporation, township, county, or other body corporate and politic responsible for governmental activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state.
(B) "Shooting range" means a facility operated for the purpose of shooting with firearms or archery equipment, whether publicly or privately owned and whether or not operated for profit, including, but not limited to, commercial bird shooting preserves and wild animal hunting preserves established pursuant to this chapter. "Shooting range" does not include a facility owned or operated by a municipal corporation, county, township police district, or joint police district.
(C) "Harm" means injury, death, or loss to person or property.
(D) "The chief's noise rules" means the rules of the chief of the division of wildlife that are adopted pursuant to section 1533.84 of the Revised Code and that pertain to the limitation or suppression of noise at a shooting range or to the hours of operation of shooting ranges.
(E) "The chief's public safety rules" means the rules of the chief of the division of wildlife that are adopted pursuant to section 1533.84 of the Revised Code and that pertain to public safety, including standards for the reconstruction, enlargement, remodeling, or repair of any structure or facility that is part of a shooting range.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.84 | Shooting Range Standards.

Effective:
November 21, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 209 - 122nd General Assembly
The chief of the division of wildlife, in accordance with section 1531.10 of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules establishing generally accepted standards for shooting ranges. These rules shall be no more stringent than national rifle association standards, and include standards for the limitation and suppression of noise, standards for the hours of operation of shooting ranges of the various types and at the various locations of ranges, and standards for public safety. The rules may include standards for the reconstruction, enlargement, remodeling, or repair of any structure or facility that is part of a shooting range provided that any local laws creating standards for the reconstruction, enlargement, remodeling, or repair of structures or facilities that apply generally to all structures or facilities and not exclusively or primarily to shooting ranges also shall apply to shooting ranges. Nothing in this section limits the authority of a county or township board of zoning appeals to issue or deny conditional zoning certificates for the reconstruction, enlargement, remodeling, or repair of an existing shooting range pursuant to division (C) of section 303.14 or division (C) of section 519.14 of the Revised Code or the authority of a board of county commissioners or board of township trustees relating to the completion, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of nonconforming uses pursuant to section 303.19 or 519.19 of the Revised Code. At the time of its establishment, a shooting range shall comply with all existing local ordinances, regulations, or laws.
The chief of the division of wildlife shall consult with a representative sample of persons and organizations that own, operate, or use shooting ranges and persons and organizations that represent counties, townships, municipal corporations, and holders of real property adjoining shooting ranges prior to filing or amending the rules required or authorized under this section in accordance with section 1531.10 of the Revised Code. A draft copy of the chief's proposed rules or any subsequent amendments to the rules shall be submitted to representatives of the above-listed organizations, who shall be given thirty days to review and submit written comments on the draft rules to the chief. The chief shall consider but not be bound by the written comments and, after giving due regard to the public interests, shall file the initial rules in accordance with section 1531.10 of the Revised Code within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.85 | Immunity in Civil Action Concerning Shooting Range Noise.

Effective:
November 21, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 209 - 122nd General Assembly
(A)(1) The owner, operator, or user of a shooting range is not liable in damages in a civil action to any person for harm that allegedly is caused by the creation of noise at the shooting range or the failure to limit or suppress noise at the shooting range if the owner, operator, or user substantially complies with the chief's noise rules.
(2)(a) Division (A) of this section does not create a new cause of action or substantive legal right against an owner, operator, or user of a shooting range.
(b) Division (A) of this section does not affect any immunities from or defenses to civil liability established by other sections of the Revised Code or available at common law to which the owner, operator, or user of a shooting range may be entitled.
(c) Division (A) of this section shall apply only to harm that occurs on or after the effective date of this section.
(d) Division (A) of this section does not confer an immunity from civil liability in relation to an owner's, operator's, or user's actions or omissions that constitute negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentionally tortious conduct if those actions or omissions are not the subject of the chief's noise rules or are not in substantial compliance with the chief's noise rules.
(B) The owner, operator, or user of a shooting range is not subject to criminal prosecution under any section of the Revised Code, or under any ordinance, resolution, or regulation of a political subdivision, that relates to the creation, limitation, or suppression of noise if the conduct of the owner, operator, or user that allegedly violates the section, ordinance, resolution, or regulation substantially complies with the chief's noise rules.
(C) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the courts of common pleas, municipal courts, housing divisions of municipal courts, and county courts of this state shall not grant injunctive relief under Chapter 3767. or any other section of the Revised Code, under an ordinance, resolution, or regulation of a political subdivision, or under the common law of this state against the owner or operator of a shooting range in a nuisance action if the court determines that the owner's or operator's actions or omissions that are the subject of a complaint substantially complied with the chief's noise rules or the chief's public safety rules, whichever apply to the nuisance action.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.86 | Ohio Ginseng Management Program Definitions.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly
As used in sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Ginseng" means the plant Panax quinquefolius L., also known as Panax quinquefolium L., commonly known as American ginseng.
(B) "Wild ginseng" means ginseng that grows in an uncultivated state and in its natural habitat whether the plant occurs naturally from that habitat or was introduced or increased in abundance by sowing ginseng seed or transplanting ginseng plants from other areas and performing no other cultivation practices.
(C) "Cultivated ginseng" means ginseng that grows or has been grown in tilled beds under the shade of artificial structures or natural shade and is cultivated according to standard ginseng horticultural practices.
(D) "Harvest" means to cut, pick, dig, root up, gather, or otherwise collect ginseng.
(E) "Person" includes any legal entity defined as a person under section 6111.01 of the Revised Code and any political subdivision, instrumentality, or agency of another state.
(F) "Collector" means a person who harvests ginseng.
(G) "Grower" means a person who grows cultivated ginseng.
(H) "Dealer" means a person who buys or otherwise acquires or conveys ginseng for resale.
(I) "Buy" includes trade or barter.
(J) "Sell" includes trade or barter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.87 | Ohio Ginseng Management Program.

Effective:
March 18, 1999
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly
There is hereby established in the department of natural resources the Ohio ginseng management program, which shall be administered by the chief of the division of wildlife. The program shall be administered to achieve and maintain a sustained yield of ginseng so that harvesting of the plant is not detrimental to the survival of the species. The chief shall do all things necessary to regulate the harvesting of wild ginseng and the buying, possession, transportation, sale, offering for sale, or exposure for sale of wild or cultivated ginseng.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.88 | Rules.

Effective:
March 18, 1999
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly
The chief of the division of wildlife shall adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code as necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to:
(A) Establishing a harvest season for wild ginseng;
(B) Establishing a certification program for all legally harvested ginseng, including setting a certification fee;
(C) Establishing a buying season for ginseng that has not yet been certified in accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of this section;
(D) Establishing a registration permit system to authorize ginseng dealers to buy or otherwise acquire or convey ginseng for resale and export;
(E) Establishing a record system to be kept by collectors, dealers, and growers of ginseng;
(F) Developing educational materials about ginseng, ginseng regulation, and the Ohio ginseng management program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.881 | Resale or Export Registration Permit.

Effective:
March 18, 1999
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly
No person shall buy or otherwise acquire or convey ginseng for resale or export without a registration permit issued annually by the chief of the division of wildlife in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code. In addition to any other penalty, the chief may refuse to issue a permit to or suspend the permit of any person who fails to comply with sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code or rules adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.882 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly
No person shall do any of the following:
(A) Without written authorization from the chief of the division of wildlife, harvest wild ginseng except during the harvesting season as established by rule adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code;
(B) Without first obtaining written permission from the person entitled to the ginseng, willfully destroy, injure, or harvest ginseng that is the property of that person;
(C) Attempt to harvest ginseng in a manner that, if harvested, would constitute a violation of division (A) or (B) of this section;
(D) Ship or otherwise transport out of state ginseng that has not been certified in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to division (B) of section 1533.88 of the Revised Code;
(E) Except during the buying season as established by rule adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code, buy, otherwise acquire, or sell uncertified ginseng;
(F) Fail to keep records as established by rule adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code;
(G) Possess ginseng from another state without a certificate of legal taking issued by that state under its ginseng management program;
(H) Knowingly provide incorrect or false information on or in any permit application, report, export certificate, or other document required by rules adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code;
(I) Violate 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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.89 | Enforcement of Statutes and Rules.

Effective:
September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, municipal police officer, township constable, natural resources officer, conservancy district police officer, or other law enforcement officer, within the limits of the officer's jurisdiction, may enforce sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant to section 1533.88 of the Revised Code, and any wildlife officer may enforce those sections and rules throughout the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.891 | Seizure and Forfeiture of Ginseng.

Effective:
March 18, 1999
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.90 | Moneys Paid Into Wildlife Fund.

Effective:
March 18, 1999
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly
Unless otherwise directed by the director of natural resources, all fees, fines, penalties, and forfeitures arising from prosecutions, convictions, confiscations, or other actions taken under sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund created under section 1531.17 of the Revised Code, to be used for the administration of sections 1533.86 to 1533.90 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.91 | Nonresident Licenses or Permits - Reciprocal Agreements.

Effective:
October 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly
The chief of the division of wildlife, upon approval of the wildlife council and the attorney general, may enter into agreements with the appropriate officials of one or more states, whereby the chief will issue nonresident fishing licenses, hunting licenses, and hunting and fur taker permits to residents of other party states for the fees charged Ohio residents, and Ohio residents may obtain nonresident licenses in other party states for the fees that are charged residents of those states.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.92 | Tag Fishing Tournament on Public Waters - Application for Permit.

Effective:
May 3, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly
The chief of the division of wildlife, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may issue a permit for the operation of a tag fishing tournament on state-administered and other public waters. A permit may be issued to any person making application to the chief in accordance with rules adopted under section 1533.93 of the Revised Code and upon payment of a separate fee established by the chief for each tag fishing tournament. Any fee established under this section shall not exceed two hundred dollars.
The chief shall act upon an application within thirty days from its receipt. The chief shall notify the applicant of his decision regarding approval or disapproval of the application by certified mail, return receipt requested. Failure of the chief to act within thirty days shall be deemed to be a denial of the application. In any case where an application is denied, the applicant may appeal the decision of the chief to the court of common pleas of Franklin county, which shall have original, exclusive jurisdiction over such appeals. To perfect such an appeal, the applicant shall cause a copy of a notice of appeal to be filed with the court of common pleas and with the chief within ten days of the mailing of the chief's notice of denial of the application or within ten days of the expiration of the thirty-day period if the chief fails to act. Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the chief shall certify to the court of common pleas a copy of the complete application and all documents submitted to him in relation to it. In reviewing the appeal, the court is limited to the papers certified to it by the chief and to argument of the parties. The court may reverse the chief's decision only upon clear and convincing proof that the license was denied contrary to law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.93 | Rules for Operation of Tag Fishing Tournaments.

Effective:
May 3, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly
The chief of the division of wildlife, with the approval of the director of natural resources, shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code related to the operation of tag fishing tournaments. The rules shall establish criteria for approval of a permit for the operation of a tag fishing tournament under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code and may limit the operation of a tag fishing tournament by virtue of such factors as the size and dimensions of the body of water where the tournament is proposed to be held, the number of participants in the tournament, possible effects that the operation of a tournament may have upon state-administered property, public waters, the environment, and wildlife, considerations of public safety, and such other matters as the chief considers appropriate for the operation of a tag fishing tournament.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.94 | Special Conditions on Permit.

Effective:
May 3, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly
In issuing a permit under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of wildlife may impose any special conditions upon the operation of the proposed tag fishing tournament that the chief considers appropriate and necessary for safeguarding state-administered property, public waters, the environment, and wildlife and for ensuring public safety.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.95 | Immunity.

Effective:
May 3, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly
(A) The department of natural resources is not liable for any death or injury to person or property that may result from the operation of a tag fishing tournament regardless of whether or not a permit has been issued for the operation of that tournament under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code.
(B) No employee, officer, agent, or official of the department is liable for any death or injury to person or property that may result from the operation of a tag fishing tournament regardless of whether or not a permit has been issued for the operation of that tournament under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code unless it is established in an action brought in the court of claims within one year after that tournament that the acts of the employee, officer, agent, or official giving rise to the death or injury were wanton, willful, and malicious. Within six months of the final judgment of the court of claims that the acts of the employee, officer, agent, or official giving rise to the death or injury were wanton, willful, and malicious, the aggrieved party may file an action for damages in the court of common pleas of the county of his residence or where the death or injury occurred.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.96 | Ineligibility for Permit.

Effective:
May 3, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly
(A) No person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a theft or fraud offense under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States shall be eligible to apply for a permit to operate a tag fishing tournament under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code.
(B) No person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any gambling offense under the laws of this state, another state, or any political subdivision of this state or another state shall be eligible to apply for a permit to operate a tag fishing tournament under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code.
(C) No person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to violating section 1533.97 of the Revised Code shall thereafter be eligible to apply for a permit to operate a tag fishing tournament under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.97 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective:
May 3, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly
(A) No person shall operate a tag fishing tournament without a permit issued by the chief of the division of wildlife under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code.
(B) No person shall operate a tag fishing tournament contrary to any special conditions imposed on the tournament by the chief under section 1533.94 of the Revised Code.
(C) No person shall operate a tag fishing tournament in a manner that violates the rules of the chief adopted under section 1533.93 of the Revised Code. Each violation of any such rule constitutes a separate violation of this division.
(D) No person operating a tag fishing tournament in accordance with a permit issued by the chief under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code shall charge an entry fee per participant in excess of ten per cent of the permit fee established by the chief under that section if the permit fee is less than two hundred dollars.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.98 | Certain Tournament Not Prohibited.

Effective:
May 3, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 550 - 118th General Assembly
Nothing in sections 1533.92 to 1533.97 or section 2915.02 of the Revised Code shall be construed as prohibiting a fishing tournament in which a prize is awarded by virtue of catching a quantity, size, or weight of fish and not by virtue of catching any specifically marked fish.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing › Section 1533.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
June 29, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 389 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 1533.17 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the second degree on each subsequent offense. In addition to any other sanction imposed under this division, on a second or subsequent offense occurring within a period of three consecutive years after the date of conviction of the immediately preceding violation of that section any firearms or other hunting implements in the possession or under the control of the offender at the time of the violation are subject to seizure in accordance with section 1531.20 of the Revised Code. If the offender persists in the offense after reasonable warning or request to desist, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(B) Whoever violates section 1533.161, 1533.23, 1533.24, 1533.301, 1533.40, 1533.41, 1533.45, 1533.48, 1533.511, 1533.55, 1533.56, 1533.58, 1533.62, 1533.631, 1533.66, 1533.71, 1533.72, 1533.73, 1533.74, 1533.76, 1533.77, or 1533.79, division (J) of section 1533.731, or division (B) or (C) of section 1533.97 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(C) Whoever violates division (B) of section 1533.03, section 1533.07, 1533.171, 1533.34, 1533.341, 1533.342, 1533.35, 1533.42, 1533.51, 1533.63, 1533.64, 1533.67, 1533.68, 1533.721, 1533.881, or 1533.882, division (B)(2) or (3) of section 1533.731, or division (A) of section 1533.97 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(D) Whoever violates division (D) of section 1533.97 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. The court shall require any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to the offense to refund to all participants in the fishing tournament operated by the person any entry fees paid by the participants.
(E) Whoever violates division (C) or (D) of section 1533.632 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.
(F) Whoever violates any section of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(G) A court that imposes sentence for a violation of any section of this chapter governing the holding, taking, or possession of wild animals may require the person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to the offense, in addition to any fine, term of imprisonment, seizure, and forfeiture imposed, to make restitution for the minimum value of the wild animal or animals illegally held, taken, or possessed as established under section 1531.201 of the Revised Code. An officer who collects moneys paid as restitution under this section shall pay those moneys to the treasurer of state who shall deposit them in the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund established under section 1531.17 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1545 | Park Districts › Section 1545.01 | Park Districts Created.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Park districts may be created which include all or a part of the territory within a county, and the boundary lines of such district shall be so drawn as not to divide any existing township or municipal corporation within such county.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1545 | Park Districts › Section 1545.02 | Application to Probate Judge.

Effective:
August 22, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly
Application for the creation of a park district shall be made to the probate judge of the county within which the district is to be located. Such application shall either be signed by a majority of the electors residing within the proposed district as determined by the number of electors voting at the most recent general election within such territory, or, in lieu thereof, shall be authorized by resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners, any board of township trustees, or legislative authority of any municipal corporation within such proposed district. Such application shall state the name of the proposed district, shall contain an accurate description of the territory to be included, and shall be accompanied with an accurate map or plat thereof.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1545 | Park Districts › Section 1545.03 | Notice and Hearing.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon the filing of the application provided for in section 1545.02 of the Revised Code, the probate judge shall fix a time for the hearing of such application which shall not be less than twenty nor more than forty days subsequent to the date of the filing of the application. Such judge shall publish notice of the filing of such application and the date of hearing thereof in two newspapers of general circulation within such district, or if there is but one newspaper of general circulation within such district, in such newspaper. If there is no newspaper of general circulation within such proposed district, then such judge shall post such notice in five of the most public places within such proposed district. Such notice shall be published or posted for a period of not less than fifteen days prior to the date fixed for the hearing. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time upon good cause shown.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1545 | Park Districts › Section 1545.04 | Evidence - Argument - Judgment.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
At a hearing on an application for the creation of a park district, evidence may be taken as in other civil cases in the probate court, and the probate judge shall hear all arguments for and against the creation of such district. If he finds that such application is signed or authorized as provided in section 1545.02 of the Revised Code, and that the creation of such district will be conducive to the general welfare, he shall enter an order creating the district under the name specified in the application.
The judge may amend or change the limits of the territory described in the application at the time of the hearing, provided that in no case shall he increase the limits or size of said district. In case any of the original territory is eliminated from the district as finally established, the boundary lines of the district as finally ordered by the court shall not divide any existing township or municipal corporation.