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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-2 - Rules for Visitation › Section 1501:3-2-20 - Metal detectors prohibited

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall use or offer for use any device for the purpose
				of locating or removing any metallic objects or any other objects of value from
				any lands or waters administered by the division without first having obtained
				written permission from the chief of the division or authorized agent.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/25/1986, 1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-2 - Rules for Visitation › Section 1501:3-2-21 - Paintball, AirSoft activity prohibited

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall discharge any device capable of propelling a
				plastic BB or capsule which upon impact with a person or object will release a
				dye or colorant within any state forest except as permitted by the chief or
				authorized agent.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/9/2004, 5/11/2009
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-2 - Rules for Visitation › Section 1501:3-2-22 - Unattended cameras; geocaches prohibited

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person shall leave a game camera or
			 otherwise stationary camera unless it has a durable, waterproof tag that lists
			 the name, phone number, and mailing address of the user in legible English
			 letters or the state hunter identification
			 number.
(B) No person shall
			 leave any container for use as a geocache unless given prior written permission
			 from the chief of the division of forestry or authorized agent.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-3 - Camping › Section 1501:3-3-01 - Camping permitted in designated areas

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall camp in a state forest except in areas, sites
				or campgrounds designated by the chief of the division of forestry or
				authorized agent.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 9/28/1977, 9/25/1986,
				1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-3 - Camping › Section 1501:3-3-02 - Camp registration

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any person camping in any designated
			 campgrounds shall personally register the camp with the division and secure a
			 camping permit and pay any applicable fees immediately upon occupancy in the
			 form and manner required.
(B) No
			 person or property shall occupy more than one campsite and no person shall
			 register or attempt to register for another person.
(C) Display of the issued camping permit
			 shall be made in a conspicuous location upon the tent or trailer, except that
			 when numbered site posts are provided the permit shall be affixed thereto, and
			 except that backpack camping permittees may carry the permit on their
			 person.
(D) No person shall
			 register for a campsite in horse campgrounds unless such person has a horse at
			 the campgrounds or is a part of a party that has and rides a horse or horses at
			 the campgrounds, except as approved by the chief of the division or authorized
			 agent.
(E) No person shall register
			 for a campsite in any state forest hunters' camp except legally licensed
			 hunters and only during the period from one day prior to the opening of
			 squirrel season through one day after the closing of grouse season and from
			 fourteen days prior to the opening of wild turkey season to one day following
			 the closing of wild turkey season annually as established by statute, rule or
			 order of the division of wildlife, except as approved by the chief of the
			 division or authorized agent.
(F)
								Individuals who possess a vehicle that meets the
			 requirements of rule 1501:3-4-12 of the Administrative Code at the campgrounds,
			 is part of a party that has vehicles meeting the requirements of that rule, or
			 is approved by the chief of the division or authorized agent are permitted to
			 register for a campsite in an all purpose vehicle campground.
(G)
								Tents or similar
			 type camping equipment are permitted only in campground locations with restroom
			 facilities. Camping trailers or other types of recreational vehicles that meet
			 the requirements of rule 1501:3-3-04 of the Administrative Code are allowed in
			 areas of the state forest without restroom facilities.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-3 - Camping › Section 1501:3-3-03 - Removal of camp on expiration of permit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A person camping on any area shall remove his camp from the
				camping area prior to 4:00 p.m. of the day on which his camping permit expires.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-3 - Camping › Section 1501:3-3-04 - Trailer plumbing requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Travel trailers, camping trailers and any other type
				of recreational vehicle
								 having plumbing
				fixtures with provisions for outside drainage must meet the following
				requirements before camping in state forests:
(A) Mobile housing units must be provided
			 with a suitable, nonspilling holding tank which will not overflow and be
			 connected with leakproof coupling to a drain(s) that is controllable to allow
			 for contents to be transported by the occupant and disposed of off state forest
			 land.
(B) No person shall drain or
			 discharge the contents of a septic tank from a mobile housing unit on to state
			 forest land.
(C) Drain(s) from the
			 sink, wash basin and shower may be drained into a suitable external holding
			 device provided such device is not spilled, overflowed or drained onto a
			 campsite and is collected and removed from state forest land by the
			 occupant.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-3 - Camping › Section 1501:3-3-05 - Use of campground facilities; permit required; visitors

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall walk into or drive any vehicle into or through
				any designated campground, camp area or campsite or park any vehicle in a
				designated campground, camp area or campsite of the division in a manner which
				would annoy or interfere with person or persons desiring to camp or in
				possession of a valid camping permit.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 9/28/1977,
				7/16/1995
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-3 - Camping › Section 1501:3-3-06 - Camp occupancy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Campgrounds are
			 areas
								 with designated campsites.
(1)
									A permit is required for each campsite
			 unless waived by the chief of the division or authorized agent.
(2)
									No permit will be
			 issued to any person for more than fourteen days in any thirty day
			 period.
(3) No campsite unless otherwise posted may be
			 occupied by more than ten persons plus:
(a) A
			 tent or tents having separate or combined maximum floor space not in excess of
			 three hundred square feet; or
(b)
			 One motor vehicle in combination with a tent or tents as limited in paragraph
			 (A)(2)(a) of this rule; or
(c) One
			 motor vehicle without a tent or tents in addition thereto; or
(d) One camper trailer or, travel
			 trailer; or
(e) One motor
			 vehicle or one recreational vehicle, in addition
			 to one of the mentioned vehicles, may be parked on the site parking pad for
			 daily transportation use.
(4) Each campsite
			 shall be occupied by the camper the first night of registration and no campsite
			 shall be left unoccupied by persons for a period in excess of twenty-four
			 hours.
(5) Each campsite shall be maintained by the camper in
			 a sanitary and clean manner or condition.
(6) No person shall
			  disturb the quiet of other persons nor disturb the peace and quiet
			 of other persons in any manner between the hours of ten p.m. and eight
			 a.m.
(7) No person shall erect a
			 portable electrified or non-electrified corral except in
			  designated horse campgrounds and in the manner approved by the
			 chief of the division or chief's designee.
									.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-3 - Camping › Section 1501:3-3-07 - Camping fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) There is no daily fee for primitive
			 camping at state forests.
(B) The
			 daily fee for camping at state forest campgrounds not meeting the definition of
			 primitive camping is as follows:
Family campgrounds
- Six dollars per site
Horse campgrounds
- Six dollars per site
(C) A
			 non-refundable deposit equal to the fee of the first night's stay is required
			 to confirm a campsite where reservations are accepted.
(D) A fee of one dollar per night for each
			 horse, in 
								addition to all other camping fees, shall be collected
			 from the owner or handler camping in a horse campground.
(E) Persons who are holders of a "Golden
			 Buckeye Membership Card" issued by the Ohio department of aging shall be
			 charged for a camping permit at a rate of fifty per cent of the daily
			 fee.
(F) Each person who is a
			 resident of Ohio that possesses an honorable discharge from the armed forces
			 that has been determined by the veterans' administration to be permanently and
			 totally disabled and possesses certification to this effect, is exempt from
			 camping fees. Every veteran to whom the registrar of motor vehicles has issued
			 a set of license plates under section
			 4503.101 of the Revised Code is
			 exempt from camping fees in state forests.
(G) The chief of the division may waive any
			 or all camping fees and fees for horses at designated horse
			 campgrounds.
(H) All or a portion
			 of camping fees may be waived by the chief or authorized agent for persons
			 performing service projects or other volunteer activity that directly benefits
			 state forest programs and/or facilities.
(I) Persons may be required to deposit fees
			 at campgrounds in the manner and/or place provided.
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/25/1986, 1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-3 - Camping › Section 1501:3-3-08 - Animals in campgrounds

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Blind or deaf persons may bring or keep guide or other dogs,
				especially trained for the purpose of aiding any such person into campgrounds
				administered by the division. Horseback riders may bring or keep horses in
				areas designated as horse campgrounds. Persons may bring or keep domestic cats
				and dogs to campgrounds administered by the division subject to rule
				1501:3-2-18
				of the Administrative Code and the following restrictions:
(A) No person who is the handler or owner of
			 a domestic animal shall fail to clean up and place in a rubbish receptacle any
			 excrement left by their pet in the campground.
(B) No person shall wash any animal at a
			 water hydrant, water pump or lake.
(C) No person shall bring any domestic animal
			 other than a trained service animal
								 into any enclosed state
			 owned structure in the campground.
(D) No person shall bring a domestic dog or
			 cat into the campground unless the person has proof of current rabies
			 inoculation for the animal and a collar or tag bearing the owner's name and
			 address is attached to the animal.
(E) A domestic animal may be staked on the
			 owner's or handler's campsite provided that the animal is staked in such a
			 manner that it does not infringe on a neighboring campsite or interfere with or
			 menace passersby. Dogs must be leashed and under
			 control while in the campgrounds.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-01 - Vehicle speed limits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The  vehicle speed
				limit on state forest roads is thirty mph except when otherwise designated and
				posted by the division. The state forest
				all-purpose vehicle parking lot speed limit
				 is five mph
				unless otherwise posted. No person shall operate a  vehicle contrary to the provisions of this
				rule.
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 7/16/1995
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-02 - Obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall stop or park 
								a vehicle within
				state forests in any place that will obstruct traffic, or access to service
				roads of the division or where posted.
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 9/28/1977, 7/16/1995,
				1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-03 - Parked vehicles; exception

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall park any  vehicle within state forests during the hours
				of closure as defined in rule
				1501:3-2-01 of the
				Administrative Code except that registered campers may park
				 vehicles in designated parking areas
				for the length of time permitted by such camping, and that individuals engaged
				in legal hunting and fishing and military personnel or other persons engaged in
				special use under authorization of the chief or authorized agent are
				excepted.
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 9/28/1977,
				1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-04 - Vehicles, snowmobiles, bicycles, dog sleds, horses required to stay on roads or trails; negligent operation, accessibility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person shall operate any
			  vehicle
			 , snowmobile, bicycle, dog
			 sled, or horse within any state forest except over and upon roads, trails or
			 other facilities designated and provided and posted for such purpose unless
			 authorized by the chief or his authorized agent.
(B) No person shall cause a
			  vehicle, dog sled,
			 bicycle,  snowmobile or horse to be
			 operated or lead in a careless, negligent or reckless manner.
(C) This rule shall not restrict the use of a
			 motorized wheelchair or scooter by a person who is non-ambulatory in any area
			 open to the public and where not otherwise restricted for safety purposes,
			 resource protection, or by designation of the chief or authorized
			 agent.
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 7/16/1995,
				1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-05 - Boats and watercraft with motors prohibited; exception

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall operate watercraft with motors on state forest
				lakes, except that electric motors are permitted.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-08 - One way trails

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall operate any vehicle,
				bicycle, or snowmobile on a one way  trail in a direction opposite
				to which it is posted.
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-10 - Passengers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall, while operating
				any vehicle, bicycle, or snowmobile
								 on a
				designated road, trail, or area, carry more passengers than the
				vehicle,
				bicycle, or snowmobile's designed capacity.
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-12 - Vehicles permitted in the all purpose vehicle area; vehicle exhaust requirements; vehicle size limits in all purpose vehicle area

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Off-highway
			 motorcycles, all purpose vehicles, and utility vehicles may be operated in the
			 all-purpose vehicle areas with proper display of current registration pursuant
			 to section
			 4519.04
			 of the Revised Code. Dual sport motorcycles
			 may be operated if they display a current highway registration. Registered
			 snowmobiles are permitted at the Maumee all-purpose vehicle area
			 and the Mohican state forest trails. Bicycles are
			 permitted and excluded from any registration requirements.
(B) Permitted vehicles must have a
			 manufacturer
								 installed or equivalent spark
			 arrestor and muffler. Noise emitted from off-highway motorcycles, all purpose
			 vehicles, and utility vehicles must be less than ninety-nine decibels at twenty
			 inches from the exhaust outlet as measured in the conformance with SAE J1287.
			 Snowmobiles must be in accordance with division (A)(4) of section
			 4519.20
			 of the Revised Code.
(C) Permitted
			 vehicles shall not possess a width greater than sixty-two inches.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-13 - Removal of vehicles, bicycles or snowmobiles

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Whenever any law enforcement officer finds any vehicle, bicycle, or snowmobile stopped, parked or standing
				in an area prohibited by rule  1501:3-4-03 of the Administrative Code or unattended upon or within
				the right-of-way of any road or where such 
								vehicle, bicycle,
				or snowmobile clearly obstructs pedestrian or vehicular traffic or poses
				a hazard to property or people, such officer may arrange for the removal of
				said vehicle, bicycle, or snowmobile. Cost and
				risks of such removal shall be borne by the owner/operator of said vehicle, bicycle, or snowmobile.
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/25/1986, 1/9/2004,
				5/11/09
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-14 - Helmets and eye protection in state forests

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall operate or ride any permitted vehicle or
				snowmobile on any state forest trail or area designated and provided for such
				use without a protective helmet and eye protection. All helmets and
				 shall conform to
				
								federal department of transportation
				FMVSS218 standard and clearly display the D.O.T log..
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-4 - Motor Vehicles › Section 1501:3-4-15 - Seasonal closure of all-purpose vehicle areas (APV) and snowmobile trails

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless otherwise posted or approved by the chief,
				Pike state forest, Perry state forest, and Richland
				Furnace state forest APV areas and trails  shall be closed to all-purpose vehicle use annually beginning
				on the second Monday morning in December and
				ending on the first Friday morning in April Snowmobiles are not permitted at
				these APV areas. Maumee state forest APV area does not close to allow for
				snowmobile use. Mohican state forest designated trails may be used by
				snowmobiles only when conditions are suitable.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-5 - Concessions and Signs › Section 1501:3-5-01 - Permit required to sell or rent items

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person in any state forest shall offer
			 for sale, sell, or have in his possession with intent to sell any food,
			 beverage or other article, or service without the written permission of the
			 chief of the division or authorized agent.
(B) No person shall rent or offer to rent or
			 have in their possession with the intent to rent, any service, animal, machine
			 or item, or any other commercial activity on state forest property, regardless
			 if the exchange of money occurred on state forest property, without first
			 obtaining a special use permit from the chief of the division or authorized
			 agent and paying any applicable fee.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 1/9/2004,
				5/11/2009
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-5 - Concessions and Signs › Section 1501:3-5-02 - Signs, posters prohibited

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall erect or post in any state forest any placard,
				sign, notice, poster, or billboard without the written permission of the chief
				of the division or authorized agent.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-5 - Concessions and Signs › Section 1501:3-5-03 - Mineral exploration prohibited, exceptions, fee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Commercial
			 exploration of state forests for minerals, oil and gas is prohibited without
			 written permission of the chief of the division.
(B) Persons desiring to conduct exploration
			 activities shall apply for a special use permit thirty days in advance of the
			 planned activity in the form and manner prescribed by the division. A
			 nonrefundable application fee of fifty dollars shall accompany
			 each application.
(C) If a special
			 use permit is issued, a performance guarantee deposit may be required in the
			 form specified by the division. Any or all of the performance guarantee deposit
			 may be retained by the division when damages or additional expenses are
			 incurred and documented as a result of the activity. The balance of the
			 performance guarantee deposit will be returned to the permittee.
(D) If a special use permit is issued, and
			 administration of the permitted activity requires additional costs in the form
			 of labor, materials or utilities, the special use permit fee may be increased
			 by an amount equal to the additional costs to be incurred by the
			 division.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-6 - Firearms; Hunting and Fishing › Section 1501:3-6-02 - Prohibited use of firearms

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall use a rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun or other
				firearm on any state forest area at any time except while lawfully hunting wild
				animals or target practicing on a designated target range.
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-6 - Firearms; Hunting and Fishing › Section 1501:3-6-03 - Hunting, fishing, trapping prohibited; public hunting, fishing, trapping areas

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall do the
				following:
(A)
								Hunt, trap, fish, kill, pursue, shoot or take any
			 wildlife or wild animal by any means in any state forest area in which such is
			 specifically prohibited by signs or on maps as designated by the chief or
			 authorized agent.
(B)
								Shoot on, from, or across any road or driveway within
			 any state forest.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-6 - Firearms; Hunting and Fishing › Section 1501:3-6-04 - Use of target ranges

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The following shall govern use of the target ranges for rifle
				and trap shooting provided and designated on state forests:
(A) Designated ranges are open to public use
			 on a first come, first serve basis.
(B) All rules of gun safety, firing only
			 downrange toward the backstop and loading weapons only on the range or benches,
			 shall be strictly observed at all times.
(C) Hours of use are contained in paragraph
			 (B) of rule
			 1501:3-2-01 of the
			 Administrative Code. Signs posted at the entrance to each range shall set forth
			 inclusive hours of use.
(D) Maximum
			 number of shooters permitted at any one time shall be determined by the
			 capacity of the shooting lanes provided.
(E) The range may be closed for maintenance
			 or other reasons at any time as determined by the chief or authorized
			 agent.
(F) No persons shall use
			 targets made of material other than paper or clay, without written permission
			 from the chief or authorized agent.
(G) Persons using ranges are responsible for
			 removal of debris from the range, which includes but is not limited to, paper
			 and cardboard targets, target stand brought by the shooter, shell casings, and
			 litter which was generated by the shooter's activity. Excepting ranges which
			 provide receptacles for debris disposal, shooters must remove all debris from
			 state forest property upon completion of their activity.
(H) Persons shall use or fire on ranges only
			 those weapons permitted for legal hunting in Ohio as defined by statute, rule
			 or order of the division of wildlife or as approved by the chief or his
			 authorized agent.
(I) No person
			 shall use or fire centerfire rifles on ranges of fifty yards or less in
			 length.
(J) No person shall use or
			 fire automatic weapons of any kind on a range without written permission from
			 the chief or designated agent.
(K)
			 All tracer and explosive rounds are prohibited.
(L) All shooters must wear eye and ear
			 protection.
(M) Shooters may use
			 only ranges designated for their specific type of shooting activity (trap
			 range, pistol range, and rifle range).
(N) The use of shotgun slugs is prohibited at
			 trap ranges.
(O) Each person using
			 a range shall register in the place and manner provided.
(P)
								 Use of explosive
			 targets is prohibited.
(Q)
								 On any designated state forest target range, it shall
			 be unlawful for any person to shoot in any direction other than from the firing
			 lane down range to the target.
Replaces: 1501:3-6-02
Effective: 8/13/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 05/29/2015 and
				08/13/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 7/16/1995,
				1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-6 - Firearms; Hunting and Fishing › Section 1501:3-6-05 - Exception to use of target ranges

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person under 16 years of age shall use the target ranges
				unless accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-6 - Firearms; Hunting and Fishing › Section 1501:3-6-07 - Use of bait and taking of an animal using bait

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to
			 distribute, place, or scatter salt, grain, or other feed whatsoever capable of
			 luring, enticing, or attracting wild birds or deer on state forests without
			 first obtaining written permission from the chief of the division of forestry
			 or authorized agent.
(B) It shall
			 be unlawful to hunt or take wild birds or deer by the use of salt, grain, or
			 other feed whatsoever capable of luring, enticing, or attracting wild birds or
			 deer on state forests without first obtaining written permission from the chief
			 of the division of forestry or authorized agent.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-7 - Forest Officer Authority › Section 1501:3-7-01 - Authority of forest officer

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Persons designated by the chief of the division to enforce
				these rules and regulations shall be appointed and be commissioned as forest
				officers and have authority under Sections
				1503.29,
				1503.30,
				1503.31, and
				2935.03 of the Ohio Revised
				Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 1/9/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-8 - Nature Preserves › Section 1501:3-8-01 - Nature preserves

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
These rules shall not suspend any rules of nature preserves
				which are dedicated pursuant to section
				1517.05 of the Revised Code and
				are located within state forests.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/28/1977
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-9 - Penalties › Section 1501:3-9-01 - Penalties for violations of rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Violators of these rules and regulations shall be subject to
				fine pursuant to Section
				1503.99 or other applicable
				sections of the Ohio Revised Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/29/2015 and
				05/29/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1503.01
Rule
				Amplifies: 1503.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/16/1974
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-10 - Forest Management Plans › Section 1501:3-10-03 - Application process and fee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each owner of forest land desiring to
			 have land classified under the provisions of section
			 5713.22 of the Revised Code
			 
								will
			 apply for certification using forms provided by a
			 division of forestry representative or the division of forestry website and
			 will submit the forms to the chief.,
(B) Each
			 application, as defined in paragraph (B) of rule
			 1501:3-10-01 of the
			 Administrative Code, shall be post marked or received by July first accompanied
			 by a nonrefundable application fee of seventy-five dollars payable to the Ohio
			 division of forestry. The chief may waive the application fee if such waiver is
			 deemed equitable and justified.
(C)
			 The agreement and request for classification of forest land forms, signed by
			 the owner, shall be forwarded by the owner to the chief for review and
			 approval. The signatures on the completed forms must be that of the person(s)
			 meeting the definition of owner as specified in paragraph (BB) of rule
			 1501:3-10-01 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(D) Upon
			 receipt of request for classification of forest land (DNR Form FT-6) and one
			 map with the property boundary delineated, the chief will cause an examination
			 of the forest land. Such examination will be made at the convenience of the
			 division and as soon as is practicable after the DNR form FT-6 and property
			 boundary map are received and where property and forest boundary lines are
			 marked according to paragraph (E) of rule
			 1501:3-10-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(E) The chief
			 
								will
			 forward a copy of the signed agreement form (DNR form FT-7), map, and
			 certificate of approval to the county auditor in the county where the eligible
			 parcel is located. The auditor will then tax the property as prescribed by
			 section 5713.23 of the Revised Code.
			 Forest land that is certified by the chief prior to the tax listing date,
								
								will receive the tax reduction by the county
			 auditors for that tax year.
(F)
								 Contiguous parcels may be included on
			 one application as long as the eligible forest land contained therein has the
			 same owner.Should certification of forest land be
			 denied, the owner may appeal in writing to the chief. The appeal needs to
			 include the following information: owner name, county in which the parcel
			 resides, parcel number, and reason for appeal.
(G)
								.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-10 - Forest Management Plans › Section 1501:3-10-05 - Violations; withdrawals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As
			 specified in section 5713.26 of the Revised Code, if
			 an owner violates rules
			 1501:3-10-01 to
			 1501:3-10-06 of the
			 Administrative Code, the chief 
								will issue a notice of violation to the owner at
			 least one hundred eighty days prior to notifying the county auditor of such
			 violation. The chief 
								may offer the owner an opportunity to meet with
			 division representatives informally for the purpose of resolving alleged
			 violations. If the parties can agree to a resolution of the alleged violations,
			 then a written memorandum setting forth the terms of the agreement
			 
								will be
			 prepared and signed by the owner and the chief. The resolution outlined in this
			 memorandum 
								will be executed before the end of the one hundred
			 eighty day period.
(B) A notice of
			 violation may be issued for any of the following reasons:
(1) The certified eligible parcel or portion
			 of the certified land thereof is converted to a use which precludes or is
			 inconsistent with management of the land for production of a merchantable
			 forest product;
(2) The owner fails
			 to complete commercial or non-commercial cuttings that comply with the approved
			 management plan for such parcel at any time during the commitment
			 period.
(3) The owner does not
			 maintain visibly marked property lines and boundary lines between classified
			 forest land and non-classified forest land, as specified in paragraph (E) of
			 rule 1501:3-10-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-10 - Forest Management Plans › Section 1501:3-10-07 - Special provisions for property certified prior to November 7, 1994

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Forest land certified as eligible by the division for taxation
				in accordance with section
				5713.23 of the Revised Code
				prior to November 7, 1994 shall not be subject to rules
				1501:3-10-02 to
				1501:3-10-06 of the
				Administrative Code. These forest lands 
								will be subject
				to the following provisions.
(A) The
			 forest land certified under this rule 
								will consist of a minimum of five contiguous
			 acres and 
								will be no less than one hundred and twenty feet wide.
			 It 
								will
			 be accessible for management and meet the definition of forest land as
			 specified in paragraph (P) of rule
			 1501:3-10-01 of the
			 Administrative Code, except that no management plan will be required. For the
			 purposes of forest land acreage determination, a minimum of one acre will be
			 deducted for any house or building site.
(B) Forest land certified under this rule
			 
								will be
			 protected from:
(1) Grazing; and
(2) Wildfire
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-12 - Control of Pollutants from Areas Used for Agriculture or Silviculture › Section 1501:3-12-02 - Erosion from silvicultural operations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each owner, operator, or person responsible for a silvicultural
				operation shall prevent pollution caused by wind or water erosion.
				Silvicultural operations shall apply conservation practices in accordance with
				"BMPs 
								for
				Erosion Control For Logging Practices in Ohio," which are available to all Ohio
				county soil and water conservation districts, or other appropriate methods or
				management practices approved by the chief or the chief's designee.
				Owners, operators, or persons responsible for
								
								silvicultural operations may file
				
								timber harvest plans with the
				division of the soil and water conservation
				district in the county where such operations are performed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-12 - Control of Pollutants from Areas Used for Agriculture or Silviculture › Section 1501:3-12-03 - Forestry pollution abatement fund and cost sharing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Cost share monies from the state may be available
				through the forestry pollution abatement fund to
				assist landowners and operators in installing
				needed best management practices which 
								forestry pollution. Best management practices
				specified as eligible for cost sharing must require expenditures that are
				likely to exceed the economic returns to the owner or operator.
(A) The state, through the division, may
			 offer to share the cost of establishing eligible best management practices
			  If other public funds are involved in cost sharing to establish
			 an eligible best management practice or practices, state funds can be used only
			 to the extent that the combined public funds amount to no more than
			 seventy-five per cent of the cost of establishing the best management practice
			 or practices.
(1) Eligible practices include
			 those described in the book "BMPs for Erosion Control for
			 Logging Practices in Ohio" or other practices as approved by the chief.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-12 - Control of Pollutants from Areas Used for Agriculture or Silviculture › Section 1501:3-12-04 - Administrative procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The chief will:
(A)
			 Inform districts, their assisting agencies and other appropriate agencies of
			 the state standards, criteria, and division policies for
			 
								forestry pollution abatement and cost-share programs
			 for assisting owners and operators to install best management
			 practices.
(B) Enter into
			 cooperative agreements with the boards of supervisors of districts to implement
			 the 
								forestry pollution abatement program. Such agreements
			 shall spell out the responsibilities of both parties with respect to program
			 implementation, administration and accounting, evaluation, recording
			 accomplishments, quality control, and maintenance in obtaining compliance with
			 rules and orders of the chief pertaining to 
								forestry
			 pollution abatement.
(C) Utilize
			 the staff assistance of the districts and their assisting agencies to implement
			 the state and other cost-share programs for installing eligible best management
			 practices.
(D) Provide
			  guidance to districts in
			 planning,  staffing,
			  and administering the
			 
								forestry pollution abatement program and the training
			 of district supervisors and personnel in their duties, responsibilities and
			 authorities.
(E)
			 Implement the 
								forestry pollution abatement program in a
			 district in which the board of supervisors fails to negotiate an agreement with
			 the Ohio department of natural resources to carry out the program.
(F)
			 Reserve the right to implement the 
								forestry
			 pollution abatement program to resolve complaints.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-12 - Control of Pollutants from Areas Used for Agriculture or Silviculture › Section 1501:3-12-06 - Forestry pollution complaint process

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Pollution
			 complaints. Any person who wishes to make a complaint regarding nuisances
			 involving forestry pollution may do so orally or by submitting a written
			 complaint to the chief or the chief's designee. By written agreement with the
			 chief, the district may receive complaints or investigate them to determine
			 whether forestry pollution has occurred or is imminent. The chief reserves the
			 right to assume responsibility to investigate and resolve any complaint. The
			 district shall provide the chief a copy of any complaint received. The district
			 also shall inform the division of the complaint and provide relevant
			 information concerning the silvicultural operation. The district chief or his
			 designee shall gather information pertinent to the alleged violation. This
			 information includes but is not limited to:
(1)
									The location and
			 description of property and/or waters of the state allegedly being
			 damaged;
(2)
									The nature and extent of damage;
(3)
									The alleged
			 sources of forestry pollution;
(4)
									Any efforts made
			 to obtain voluntary cooperation to eliminate the problem.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-12 - Control of Pollutants from Areas Used for Agriculture or Silviculture › Section 1501:3-12-07 - Chief's orders

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Issuing orders.
			 When the chief or the chief's designee investigates a complaint and the owner,
			 operator, or person responsible fails to implement a corrective action in
			 accordance with paragraph (B)(C) or (C)(5) of rule
			 1501:3-12-05
			 of the Administrative Code, the chief or the chief's designee shall decide if
			 an order will be issued. The chief, or the chief's designee, may, upon
			 obtaining agreement with the owner, operator, or person responsible for any
			 land, public or private, enter thereon to make inspections to determine whether
			 or not there is compliance with these rules. If agreement is not obtained, and
			 there is reason to believe a violation exists, the chief or the chief's
			 designee may apply for and a judge of the court of common pleas for the county
			 where the land is located may issue an appropriate inspection warrant as
			 necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(1)
									When the chief
			 decides that an order shall be issued, he shall issue an order and afford each
			 person allegedly liable an adjudication hearing pursuant to Chapter 119. of the
			 Revised Code. The chief shall sustain the order if deemed appropriate after
			 each person allegedly liable has had a hearing or has waived his right to a
			 hearing. Each order shall be issued in writing and contain a finding by the
			 chief of the facts upon which the order is based and the rule that is being
			 violated. The order shall also specify the time period for correcting the
			 problem, indicate what, if any, technical and financial assistance is
			 available, and indicate what action will follow if the violation is not
			 corrected.
(2)
									Penalties. Any person who fails to comply with an order
			 of the chief is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day of
			 violation is a separate offense. In addition, 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 a violation of the
			 chief's order. All fines and monies assessed as damages under this section
			 shall be credited to the forestry pollution abatement fund created in section
			 1503.55 of the Revised
			 Code.
(3)
									Appeals. Any person claiming to be deprived of a right
			 or protection afforded him by law by an order of the chief, except an order
			 which adopts a rule, may appeal to the court of common pleas of franklin
			 county. The attorney general of the state of Ohio, 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 issued pursuant to
			 paragraph (A)(1) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry › Chapter 1501:3-12 - Control of Pollutants from Areas Used for Agriculture or Silviculture › Section 1501:3-12-08 - Confidentiality

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, the
			 chief of the division of forestry, an employee of the division of forestry, the
			 supervisors of the soil and water conservation district, an employee of the
			 district, and a contractor of the division or district shall not disclose
			 either of the following:
(1)
									Information, including data from geographical
			 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;