Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-5 - Watercraft › Section 1501:31-5-02 - Use of outboard motors and power boats on wildlife areas

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Under authority of section
				1531.06
				of the Revised Code and after compliance with Chapter 1547. of the Revised
				Code, the chief of the division of wildlife orders that:
(A) No person shall operate (start/run) or
			 permit to be operated a motor, other than an electric motor, to propel a vessel
			 on water areas on the following state-owned or on controlled areas, or on water
			 areas managed under agreement by the division of wildlife.
Barnesville reservoir #2
Belmont county
Barnesville reservoir #3
Belmont county
Barnesville reservoir #4
Belmont county
Belmont lake
Belmont county
Big island wildlife area
Marion county
Circleville canal
Pickaway county
Cooper hollow wildlife area
Jackson county
Darke wildlife area
Darke county
Delaware wildlife area
Delaware, Morrow, and Marion counties
Deer creek lake
Stark county
Deer creek wildlife area
Pickaway, Madison and Fayette counties
Grand river wildlife area
Trumbull county
Hammertown lake wildlife area (Jackson city
						  reservoir)
Jackson county
Hebron canal
Licking and Fairfield counties
Indian creek wildlife area
Brown county
Ismond pond
Columbiana county
Lake Vesuvius
Lawrence county
Miller Blue hole
Sandusky county
New Lexington City reservoir
Perry county
Oberlin reservoir
Lorain county
Oldaker pond wildlife area
Highland county
Orwell pond wildlife area
Ashtabula county
Ottoville quarry wildlife area
Putnam county
Pleasant valley wildlife area
Ross county
Ruff pond wildlife area
Columbiana county
Spring valley wildlife area
Warren county
Timbre Ridge lake
Lawrence county
Tranquility wildlife area
Adams county
Wallace H. O'Dowd wildlife area
Athens county
Walhonding canal
Coshocton county
Waterloo wildlife area
Athens county
Wellington reservoir
Lorain county
Wolf creek wildlife area
Morgan county
Woodbury wildlife area
Coshocton county
(B) No
			 person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a motor, or
			 combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower rating in excess of ten
			 horsepower on the waters of Appalachian Hills wildlife area in Morgan,
			 Muskingum and Noble counties, Greenfield lake wildlife area in Fairfield
			 county, 
			 Jesse Owens wildlife area in Morgan County, Kokosing lake in Knox county, Rush
			 creek reservoir in Fairfield and Perry counties, Veto lake in Washington
			 county, Rockmill lake wildlife area in Fairfield county, Clouse lake in Perry
			 county, Fox lake in Athens county, Monroe lake in Monroe county, Clark lake in
			 Clark county, Grant lake in Brown county, Rush Run lake in Preble county,
			 Jockey Hollow wildlife area ponds in Harrison county, Zepernick lake wildlife
			 area in Columbiana county, and Highlandtown lake wildlife area in Columbiana
			 county.
(C) No person shall operate
			 (start/run) or permit to be operated a motor, or combination of motors,
			 exceeding a horsepower rating of ten horsepower on Knox lake in Knox county,
			 and Rupert lake in Vinton county unless motors in excess of ten horsepower are
			 operated at idle speed and do not create a wake.
(D) No person shall operate (start/run), or
			 permit to be operated any powercraft on any water area on Aldrich pond wildlife
			 area in Sandusky county, Aquilla lake wildlife area in Geauga county, La Su An
			 wildlife area Williams county, Fallsville wildlife area in Highland county,
			 Fulton ponds wildlife area in Fulton county, Killdeer Plains wildlife area in
			 Wyandot county, New Lyme lake in Ashtabula county, Oxbow lake wildlife area in
			 Defiance county, Resthaven wildlife area in Erie county, Ross lake wildlife
			 area in Ross county, St. Joseph river wildlife area in Williams county, Shreve
			 lake in Wayne county, Spencer lake in Medina county, Tycoon lake wildlife area
			 in Gallia county, Wayne R. Carr lake in Paulding county, and Wingfoot lake in
			 Portage county, unless the powercraft is operated at idle speed and does not
			 create a wake.
(E) No person shall
			 operate (start/run) or permit to be operated an electric motor exceeding four
			 horsepower to propel a vessel on or within any water area owned or controlled
			 by the division of wildlife.
(F) No
			 person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a motor, or
			 combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower rating in excess of ten
			 horsepower on any body of water on the American electric power recreation
			 area.
(G)
								
								Vessels with higher horsepower motors
			 
								may
			 be present on 
								the waters listed in this
			 rule provided they comply with paragraphs (A), (B), (C), (D) (E) and (F)
			 of this rule.
(H) No person shall
			 operate (start/run), use, or permit to be operated or used, a boat on
			 Barnesville reservoir no. 1.
(I) It
			 shall be unlawful to operate watercraft on or within any water area owned or
			 controlled by the division of wildlife in a manner that is not in conformity
			 with posted regulations.
(J) All
			 definitions set forth in rule
			 1501:31-1-02
			 of the Administrative Code apply to this rule.