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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-24 - Towing and pushing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A power-driven vessel when towing astern
			 shall exhibit:
(1) Instead of the light
			 prescribed either in paragraph (A)(1) or (A)(2) of rule
			 1501:47-2-23
			 of the Administrative Code, two masthead lights in a vertical line. When the
			 length of the tow, measuring from the stern of the towing vessel to the after
			 end of the tow exceeds two hundred meters, three such lights in a vertical
			 line.
(2) Sidelights.
(3) A sternlight.
(4) A towing light in a vertical line above
			 the sternlight.
(5) When the
			 length of the tow exceeds two hundred meters, a diamond shape where it can best
			 be seen.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-25 - Sailing vessels underway and vessels under oars

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A sailing
			 vessel underway shall exhibit:
(1)
			 Sidelights.
(2) A sternlight.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-26 - Fishing vessels

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A vessel engaged in fishing, whether
			 underway or at anchor, shall exhibit only the lights and shapes prescribed in
			 this rule.
(B) A vessel when
			 engaged in trawling, by which is meant the dragging through the water of a
			 dredge net or other apparatus used as a fishing appliance, shall exhibit:
(1) Two all-round lights in a vertical line,
			 the upper being green and the lower white, or a shape consisting of two cones
			 with their apexes together in a vertical line one above the other; a vessel of
			 less than twenty meters in length may instead of this shape exhibit a basket.
(2) A masthead light abaft of and
			 higher than the all-round green light; a vessel of less than fifty meters in
			 length shall not be obliged to exhibit such a light but may do so.
(3) When making way through the water, in
			 addition to the lights prescribed in this paragraph, sidelights and a
			 sternlight.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-27 - Vessels not under command or restricted in their ability to maneuver

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A vessel not
			 under command shall exhibit:
(1) Two
			 all-round red lights in a vertical line where they can best be seen.
(2) Two balls or similar shapes in a vertical
			 line where they can best be seen.
(3) When making way through the water, in
			 addition to the lights prescribed in this paragraph, sidelights and a
			 sternlight.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-29 - Pilot vessels

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A vessel engaged on pilotage duty shall
			 exhibit:
(1) At or near the masthead, two
			 all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being white and the lower red.
(2) When underway, in addition,
			 sidelights and a sternlight.
(3)
			 When at anchor, in addition to the lights prescribed in paragraph (A)(1) of
			 this rule, the anchor light, lights, or shape prescribed in rule
			 1501:47-2-30
			 of the Administrative Code for anchored vessels.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-30 - Anchored vessels and vessels aground

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A vessel at anchor shall exhibit where it
			 can best be seen:
(1) In the fore part, an
			 all-round white light or one ball.
(2) At or near the stern and at a lower level
			 than the light prescribed in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, an all-round white
			 light.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-31 - Seaplanes

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Where it is impracticable for a seaplane or wing-in-ground
				craft to exhibit lights and shapes of the characteristics or in the positions
				prescribed in the rules of this chapter it shall exhibit lights and shapes as
				closely similar in characteristics and position as is possible.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated, any vessel on
				the waters in this state, in violation of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-32 - Definitions for rules 1501:47-2-32 to 1501:47-2-36 of the Administrative Code

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For the purpose of rules 1501:47-2-32 to
				1501:47-2-36
				of the Administrative Code, except where the context otherwise requires, the
				definitions are as follows:
(A)
			 "Whistle" means any sound signaling appliance capable of producing the
			 prescribed blasts and which complies with specifications in annex III of the
			 "I.N.R.A."
(B) "Short blast" means
			 a blast of about one second duration.
(C) "Prolonged blast" means a blast of from
			 four to six second's duration.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-33 - Equipment for sound signals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any vessel operating on the waters of
			 this state shall be equipped with sound signaling devices as follows:
(1) A vessel of twelve meters or more in
			 length shall be provided with a whistle.
(2) A vessel of twenty meters or more in
			 length shall be provided with a bell in addition to the required
			 whistle.
(3) A vessel of one
			 hundred meters or more, in addition to the required whistle and bell, shall be
			 provided with a gong, the tone and sound of which cannot be confused with that
			 of the bell.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-34 - Maneuvering and warning signals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When power-driven vessels are in sight of
			 one another and meeting or crossing at a distance within half a mile of each
			 other, each vessel underway, when maneuvering as authorized or required by this
			 rule.
(1) Shall indicate that maneuver by the
			 following signals on its whistle one short blast to mean "I intend to leave you
			 on my port side", two short blasts to mean "I intend to leave you on my
			 starboard side", and three short blasts to mean "I am operating astern
			 propulsion."
(2) Upon hearing the
			 one or two blast signal of the other shall, if in agreement, sound the same
			 whistle signal and take the steps necessary to effect a safe passing. If,
			 however, from any cause, the vessel doubts the safety of the proposed maneuver,
			 it shall sound the danger signal specified in paragraph (D) of this rule and
			 each vessel shall take appropriate precautionary action until a safe passing
			 agreement is made.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-2 - Rules of Navigation › Section 1501:47-2-36 - Signals to attract attention

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
If necessary to attract the attention of another vessel, any
				vessel may make light or sound signals that cannot be mistaken for any signal
				authorized elsewhere in rules
				1501:47-2-32
				to 1501:47-2-36 of the Administrative Code, or may direct the beam of its
				searchlight in the direction of the danger, in such a way as not to embarrass
				any vessel.
For the purposes of this rule, the term "embarrass" means to
				interfere with, in any way, the safe navigation of any vessel.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated, any vessel on
				the waters in this state, in violation of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-01 - Exceptions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The rules contained within Chapter 1501:47-3 of the
				Administrative Code are applicable to all water areas under the supervision and
				control of the Ohio division of parks and watercraft. However, nothing herein
				
								is to
				be interpreted or construed in such a manner as to prevent or delay authorized
				personnel of the department of natural resources in the completion of necessary
				duties or while on patrol or emergency service.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-03 - Authority of lock personnel

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The lock personnel 
								are charged with the immediate control and
				management of a navigation lock, and of the area set aside as the lock area,
				including the lock approach channels. 
								The lock personnel will ensure that
				all laws, rules, regulations, and signs for the use of the lock and lock area
				are duly complied with, to which end 
								such lock personnel are authorized to give all
				necessary orders and directions in accordance therewith, both to employees of
				the state and to any and every person within the limits of the lock or lock
				area, whether navigating the lock or not. 
								It is a violation of this rule for any
				person to cause any movement of any vessel, boat or other floating thing
				in the lock or lock approaches except by or under the direction of the lock
				personnel.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-08 - Ten-mile per hour speed limit; exceptions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
It is unlawful for any person
				
								to
				operate or permit the operation of a powercraft
				within or on any water of the division of parks and watercraft at any time at a
				speed greater than ten miles per hour, except from sunrise to sunset in the
				designated speed zones, ski zones, open zones, or unzoned water areas.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-09 - Speed and ski zone operation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any person 
								who operates or permits the operation
				of a powercraft within or through a designated speed zone, ski zone or
				unzoned area designated for combined speed boating and water skiing as provided
				in rule
				1501:47-3-08 of the
				Administrative Code, between the hours of sunrise E.S.T. to sunset E.S.T.
				is responsible for ensuring that the powercraft does
				not exceed
								 a
				 speed 
								that is
				reasonable, having due regard to traffic, surface and any other hazardous
				conditions then existing within such zones.
								Except from sunset E.S.T. to sunrise E.S.T.
				
								the speed limit for all
				watercraft is reduced to
								 ten miles per hour within or through said zones.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-10 - Airfoils prohibited

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
While being towed by a watercraft, 
								it is
				unlawful for any person to have any airfoil or balloon device in hand or
				affixed to the person for the purpose of becoming airborne over the waters of
				the division of parks and watercraft.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-11 - Air propelled powercraft, hovercraft

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Except as provided in rule 1501:46-13-11 of the Administrative Code, no person
				shall use or operate any air propelled powercraft or hovercraft on any water
				area of the division of parks and watercraft except that it shall be lawful to
				use these craft in the speed or ski zone only on the waters of the division of
				parks and watercraft named in this paragraph, and also in the waters that
				directly lead from a launch ramp or dock facility to these speed or ski
				zones.
Indian lake
Grand Lake St. Marys
Buckeye lake
Mosquito lake
Rocky Fork lake
Lake Milton
Effective: 9/3/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 5/25/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1546.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 1546.02,
				1547.61
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/25/1974, 10/30/1977, 08/16/1984, 05/25/2017,
				01/26/2018
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-12 - Horsepower limitations; paddlecraft

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The maximum allowable horsepower rating
				for any motorized canoe, kayak, or paddleboard on waters managed by the
				division of parks and watercraft is four horsepower.
Replaces: 1501:47-3-12
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-13 - Powercraft prohibited in no motor zone

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person 
								is permitted to start, engage, or operate any
				mechanical propulsion device to maneuver a
				powercraft  within or
				through a "No Motor Zone."
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-14 - No wake zones

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person 
								is permitted to operate or allow the operation of a powercraft
				at a speed that produces a wake within or through
				a shore zone or danger zone or through any area marked as a no wake zone at any
				time.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-16 - No powercraft permitted

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The operation of powercraft is not
				permitted on the following waters of the division of parks and
				watercraft.
Kiser lake
Green Pine lake (Punderson state park)
Stump lake (Punderson state park)
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-17 - Lakes permitting electric motors only

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No powercraft, except motorized watercraft propelled by
				an electric motor and operated at no-wake speed, are permitted to operate
				on the waters of the division of parks and watercraft in the following
				areas:
A.W. Marion state park
Adams lake state park
Barkcamp state park
Blue Rock state park
Findley state park
Jefferson lake state park
Lake Alma state park
Lake Hope state park
Madison lake state park
Middle Harbor at East Harbor state park
Mt. Gilead state park
Nimisila reservoir at Portage lakes state park
Inland lakes and ponds at Maumee Bay state park
Pike lake state park
Punderson state park
Lake Roosevelt at Shawnee state park
Rose lake at Hocking Hills state park
Scioto Trail state park
Stonelick state park
Tar Hollow state park
Van Buren state park
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-18 - Lakes permitting no wake operation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
On waters under the management
				authority of the division of parks and watercraft listed in this rule, no
				person shall operate or permit the operation of a powercraft at a speed greater
				than idle speed as defined in section 1546.01 of the Revised Code:
(A)
								Harrison lake at
			 Harrison lake state park.
(B)
								Turkey creek lake at Shawnee state park.
Replaces: 1501:47-3-18
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-19 - Lakes permitting ten horsepower

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall operate or permit the operation of a powercraft
				propelled by a motor or combination of motors with a horsepower rating in
				excess of ten horsepower through the waters of the division of parks and
				watercraft in the following state park areas:
Cowan lake state park
Guilford lake state park
Jesse Owens state park
Lake Logan state park
Wolf Run state park
Strouds Run state park
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-20 - Lakes permitting more than ten horsepower

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Powercraft propelled by a motor with a horsepower rating in
				excess of ten horsepower may be operated upon the waters of the division of
				parks and watercraft in the following park areas.
Buckeye lake state park
Deer creek state park
Delaware state park
Dillon state park
Grand Lake St. Marys state park
Indian lake state park
Lake Loramie state park
Lake White state park
Mosquito state park
Portage lakes state park
Rocky Fork state park
Salt Fork state park
West Branch state park
Alum creek state park
Buck creek state park
Paint creek state park
Caesar creek state park
East fork state park
Lake Milton state park
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				11/27/2019 and
				11/27/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1546.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 1546.03,
				1546.04,
				1547.61
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/25/1974, 10/30/1977, 08/16/1984, 10/10/1990, 04/17/2007,
				01/26/2018
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-21 - Sleeping on watercraft prohibited

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No watercraft is permitted to
								 drift,
				be
				anchored, 
								docked, 
								moored, 
								tied up, or 
								beached
								
								by the
				operator, owner, or other occupants on waters of the division of parks
				and watercraft 
								for the purpose of sleeping thereon at night
				except at locations that have been designated for such purpose by the chief of
				the division of parks and watercraft.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-23 - Ski patterns

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
At those areas where water ski zones are designated, the
				direction of travel for ski boat traffic
				 on that specific lake may be
				posted. 
								It is unlawful for any person to operate or cause
				a watercraft to move in a direction in violation of 
								the posted
				direction of travel except when a person has
				fallen overboard or when a skier has fallen, and then only for the purpose of
				retrieving the fallen person.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-32 - Watercraft operation in activity zone

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
At Portage lakes state park and Buckeye lake state park, no
				person 
								is
				permitted to operate a watercraft in either of the two activity zones for
				purposes other than the activity that is designated for that period of time.
				This rule 
								is effective from Memorial day to Labor day
				between the hours of nine a.m. and eight p.m., and from Labor day to Memorial
				day between the hours of nine a.m. and sunset.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-33 - Limitations on swimming from watercraft; designation of boat swim areas

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								It is unlawful to swim, dive, wade or bathe from any
			 watercraft other than in an area that is designated by the division of parks
			 and watercraft as a public beach, swim, dive or wading area in the waters of
			 the following state parks:
(1)
									Grand lake St. Marys
(2)
									Indian
			 lake
(3)
									Lake Loramie
(4)
									Buckeye
			 lake
(5)
									Portage lakes
(6)
									Guilford
			 lake
(7)
									Lake White
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-35 - Intoxicating beverages on waters administered by the division of parks and watercraft

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
It is unlawful to overtly and publicly consume or
				display the presence of any beer or intoxicating liquor on any watercraft on
				any waters administered by the division of parks and watercraft. For the
				purposes of this section, beer or intoxicating liquor are defined as in section
				4301.01 of the Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-37 - Unlimited horsepower at no-wake speed

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any vessel powered by a motor or
				combination of motors with a horsepower rating of more than ten horsepower to
				be operated at a speed greater than idle speed or at a speed that creates a
				wake on the waters of the following areas:
(A) Water areas within the boundaries of Burr
			 Oak state park;
(B) Acton lake at
			 Hueston Woods state park;
(C) Water
			 areas within the boundaries of Jackson lake state park.
(D)
								Water areas
			 within the boundaries of Forked run state park.
No person shall operate or permit the operation of a vessel in
				violation of this rule.
Effective: 1/10/2019
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 11/15/2020
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1546.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 1546.02,
				1547.61,
				1546.04,
				1546.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 05/07/2009, 11/15/2015,
				10/28/2016
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-38 - Pymatuning horsepower and boating restrictions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person shall operate or permit the
			 operation of any watercraft propelled by a single motor or combination of
			 motors that produces a horsepower rating in excess of twenty horsepower on the
			 waters of Pymatuning lake.
(B) On
			 the waters of Pymatuning lake, no person 
								is permitted to
			 ride or attempt to ride upon one or more water skis, surfboards, towed
			 inflatable devices, or similar devices, or use any watercraft to tow a person
			 thereon.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-4 - Scenic River land › Section 1501:47-4-01 - Application and definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The rules contained in Chapter 1501:47-4
			 of the Administrative Code are applicable to all lands and waters designated as
			 a wild river area, scenic river area, or recreational river area under the
			 provisions of section
			 1547.81 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) For the purpose of rules
			 contained in this chapter of the Administrative Code the following terms,
			 unless otherwise therein expressly defined, 
								are defined as follows:
(1) "State scenic river area" means any lands
			 and waters designated as a wild river area, scenic river area, or recreational
			 river area as defined in section
			 1546.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(2) "Scenic river" means any
			 waters in this state within a designated wild river area, scenic river area, or
			 recreational river area.
(3)
			 "Scenic river land" means any land area adjacent to, or otherwise beneficial to
			 the conservation of a designated watercourse that is owned or leased by the
			 department of natural resources and administered by the division of watercraft
			 as part of a state wild river area, scenic river area, or recreational river
			 area.
(4) "Areas and facilities"
			 includes but is not limited to all trails, parking lots, restrooms, well
			 shelters, observation blinds, towers or vistas, boardwalks, piers, docks,
			 bridges, benches, picnic areas, roadways, and any scenic river lands the chief
			 designates for public use.
(5)
			 "Appointed agent" means a person designated by the chief of the division of
			 parks and watercraft to be responsible for the supervision, operation,
			 protection, maintenance or other management activities on publicly managed,
			 owned, or leased scenic river lands.
(6) "Camping" means utilization of any piece
			 of equipment for sleeping in or upon, including but not limited to, a sleeping
			 bag, hammock, station wagon, car, van, motor home, bus, trailer, tent, tarp,
			 truck, house vehicle, pickup camper, or watercraft.
(7) "Person" means any individual, firm,
			 partnership, corporation, company, association, political subdivision, or any
			 other combination of individuals, or any employee, agent, or officer
			 thereof.
(8) "Vehicle"
			 
									has the same meaning as defined in section
			 4501.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(9) "Motor vehicle"
			 
									has the same meaning as defined in section
			 4501.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(10) "Alcohol"
			 
									has the same meaning as defined in section
			 4301.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(11) "Fireworks"
			 
									has the same meaning as defined in section
			 3743.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(12) "Litter"
			 
									has the same meaning as defined in section
			 1502.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-4 - Scenic River land › Section 1501:47-4-03 - Domestic animals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) While on scenic river lands, any person
			 who is the owner or handler of a companion animal or pet must keep the animal
			 in hand or otherwise under direct control and ensure that the animal is within
			 an area where companion animals and pets are permitted.
(1) If the disposition of any companion
			 animal or pet evokes fear or audibly disrupts the permitted activities of other
			 persons, the owner or handler may be directed to remove the animal.
(2) In the event that a companion animal or
			 pet defecates upon scenic river land, the owner or handler shall collect the
			 animal's excrement and remove it from the area.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-4 - Scenic River land › Section 1501:47-4-04 - Vehicle operation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person shall operate a motor vehicle,
			 bicycle, or other vehicle upon a scenic river land except upon roads,
			 driveways, trails, or parking lots designated for such purposes.
(B) No person shall operate a motor vehicle,
			 bicycle or other vehicle on any road or driveway within the boundaries of a
			 scenic river land in excess of ten miles per hour, except when otherwise
			 posted.
(C) It shall be unlawful
			 for any person to operate or permit the operation of a vehicle, bicycle or
			 motor vehicle on any scenic river land in a manner that, if operated in the
			 same manner on a public highway or street, would be a violation of state
			 law.
(D) No person shall park any
			 vehicle on any scenic river land in any area not specifically designated for
			 that purpose.
(E) Whenever a law
			 enforcement officer finds any vehicle stopped, parked or standing in an area
			 prohibited by this rule, unattended upon or within the right of way of any
			 road, trail, or driveway, is positioned where said vehicle clearly obstructs
			 pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or may be hazardous to property or people, the
			 officer may arrange for the removal of said vehicle. Costs and risks of such
			 removal shall be borne by the operator or owner of said vehicle.
(F) The following are prohibited for use upon
			 state scenic river lands:
(1) In-line
			 skates,
(2) Roller
			 skates,
(3) Skateboards
(4) Street luges, and
(5) Other similar, non-traditional vehicles
			 designed for recreational use.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-5 - Division of Wildlife Areas › Section 1501:47-5-01 - Exceptions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The rules contained within Chapter 1501:47-5 of the
				Administrative Code are applicable to all waters owned or controlled by the
				division of wildlife. However, nothing herein 
								is to be
				interpreted or construed in such a manner as to prevent or delay authorized
				personnel of the department of natural resources in the completion of necessary
				duties or while on patrol or emergency service. The division of parks and
				watercraft's interest in enforcing these rules pertain to the use of boats and
				motors on water areas under control of the division of wildlife.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-5 - Division of Wildlife Areas › Section 1501:47-5-02 - Anchoring, docking, mooring, beaching watercraft on wildlife areas

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) 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:
(B) It 
								is unlawful for any person to use a
			 watercraft mooring or tie-up stake on any property administered or controlled
			 by the division of wildlife without first having complied with the
			 
								provisions of rule
			 1501:31-9-06 of the
			 Administrative Code ("User fee schedule").
(C) It 
								is unlawful for any person to anchor,
			 dock, moor, beach, or tie up any watercraft or leave any watercraft unattended
			 for a period in excess of eight consecutive hours on the Resthaven wildlife
			 area, Margaretta township, Erie county, Ohio.
(D) Watercraft, except watercraft occupied
			 continuously by persons fishing or hunting rails, gallinules, or waterfowl
			 
								are not
			 permitted to be anchored, docked, moored,
			 beached, tied up, or left unattended by any person on any land or water area of
			 the division of wildlife for a period of time in excess of four hours unless
			 such watercraft is anchored, docked, moored, beached, or tied up at a
			 division-designated public docking area.
(1)
			 It 
									is unlawful for any person to anchor, dock, moor,
			 beach, tie up or leave unattended for a period in excess of forty-eight hours,
			 more than one watercraft on any lake administered or controlled by the wildlife
			 division except as herein provided.
(2) It 
									is unlawful for any person to dock,
			 moor, tie up, leave unattended, or control more than one watercraft at a
			 wildlife division public docking area.
(3) The provisions of this rule and
			 provisions in rule
			 1501:31-5-02 of the
			 Administrative Code 
									do not apply to concessionaires properly licensed
			 by the department of natural resources to rent watercraft to the public, or
			 watercraft owned by any division within the department of natural resources, or
			 watercraft owned by any agency of the federal government or any political
			 subdivision.
(4) It
			 
									is
			 unlawful for any person to anchor, dock, moor, beach, or tie up any watercraft
			 at a division-designated public docking area from December first to March first
			 of the following year except 
			 waterfowl hunters having a tie-up permit may use such areas during the
			 waterfowl season.
(5) It
			 
									is
			 unlawful for any person to anchor, dock, moor, beach, or tie up any watercraft,
			 to any designated division public docking area when such watercraft is not
			 properly 
									registered, numbered, or otherwise marked  in accordance with the provisions
			 of Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-5 - Division of Wildlife Areas › Section 1501:47-5-04 - Regulations prescribed for the use of watercraft on Berlin reservoir, situated in the counties of Mahoning, Portage and Stark

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The water of Berlin reservoir
			 
								is
			 divided into five designated areas:
(1)
									Area one includes
									 of the waters lying between U.S. route 224 and
			 the dam .
(2)
									Area two includes
									 the waters lying between U.S. route 224 and the
			 "N.Y.C. railroad" bridge .
(3)
									Area three includes
									 the waters lying between the "N.Y.C. railroad"
			 bridge and state route 14 .
(4)
									Area four includes
									 the waters lying between state route 14 and
			 state route 225 .
(5)
									Area five includes
									 the remaining waters not
			 
									described in paragraphs (A)(1), (A)(2), (A)(3), and
			 (A)(4) of this rule 
									that are westward of state route 225
			 .
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-6 - Division of Natural Areas › Section 1501:47-6-01 - Application

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The rules contained within Chapter 1501:47-6 of the
				Administrative Code are applicable to all water areas under the management
				authority of the division of natural areas. However, nothing herein
				
								is to
				be interpreted or construed in such a manner as to prevent or delay authorized
				personnel of the department of natural resources, emergency responders, or any
				law enforcement personnel within thier jurisdition in the completion of
				necessary duties or while on patrol or emergency service. The interest of the
				division of parks and watercraft is in enforcing these rules as they pertain to
				the operation or other use of vessels and motors on water areas under the
				management authority of the division of natural areas.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-6 - Division of Natural Areas › Section 1501:47-6-03 - No wake operation permitted

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person shall operate or permit the operation of any powered
				vessel at a speed greater than idle speed upon the waters of the Licking river
				within the confines of Blackhand gorge state nature preserve from
				
								the
				Toboso road bridge (county road 273) upstream to the confluence of Brushy Fork
				creek and the Licking river.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-01 - Exception to rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The rules contained within Chapter
				1501:47-7 of the Administrative Code are applicable to waters of this state
				that are managed by a political subdivision, federal agency, or other governing
				body in accordance with the provisions of section
				1547.61 of the Revised Code.
				However, nothing herein shall be interpreted or construed in such a manner as
				to prevent or delay authorized personnel of the department of natural
				resources, a local fire department, emergency medical service, or law
				enforcement agency acting within its jurisdiction in the completion of
				necessary duties or while on patrol or emergency service. The division's
				interest in enforcing these rules pertain to the operation or other use of
				vessels and motors on waters of this state.
Effective: 5/25/2017
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 05/25/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1546.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 1546.02,
				1547.61
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-02 - Brown county

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) On
			 the waters of White Oak creek, Red Oak creek, Straight creek and Eagle creek,
			 from the mouth to the headwaters, it is unlawful to operate a watercraft at a
			 speed in excess of six MPH and to operate a watercraft in such a manner to
			 cause a wake of sufficient size or strength to cause damage to any property or
			 endanger the safety of any watercraft or person greater than idle speed, or at
			 a speed that creates a wake.
(B) A
			 "wake" as used in the rule 
								means as a track left by a watercraft in the
			 water causing waves or swells.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-03 - Vessels and operations on waterways within the jurisdiction of the city of Columbus, Franklin county

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For the purpose of this section,
			 "waterways of the city" shall be defined as all waters within the territorial
			 limits of the city of Columbus or bounded by city owned lands.
(B) No person shall operate any vessel of
			 more than ten horsepower on the waterways of the city.
(1) Exceptions
(a) Griggs reservoir
(b) O'Shaughnessy reservoir
(c) The downtown Scioto River pool
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-04 - Five Rivers metroparks; Eastwood lake

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) With the exception of special events
			 approved by the five rivers metroparks, on eastwood metropark lake, on odd
			 dates of the month, 
								it is unlawful for any person to
			 operate a watercraft at a speed greater
			 than idle speed, or at a speed that creates a wake. Personal watercraft and
			 sailing vessels are exempted from this idle speed, no wake
			 restriction.
(B) On even dates of
			 the month, all other watercraft, except personal watercraft and sailing
			 vessels, may be operated.
(C) A
			 "wake", as used in this rule, 
								means a track left by a watercraft in
			 the water causing waves or swells.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-05 - Great parks of Hamilton county

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
General provisions:
(A) On any waters under the management
			 authority of the Great parks of Hamilton county, it is
			 unlawful to:
(1)
									
									Willingly swim, bathe, or leave a vessel to enter
			 the water in a manner contrary to posted regulations.
(2)
									
									Use any
			 recreational floats, novelties, water toys, or any other floating
			 apparatus not specifically designed to be used as a means of transportation on
			 the water .
(3)
									
									Knowingly operate or
			 permit the operation of any vessel at any time except during established public
			 park visitation hours.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-06 - Odell lake, Holmes county

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								
								It is unlawful for any person to
			 operate (start/run) or permit 
								the operation of a motor, or
			 combination of motors, exceeding a total
			 horsepower rating in excess of ten horsepower to propel a vessel on or within
			 Odell lake.
(B)
								Vessels equipped with higher
			 horsepower motors 
								may be present on these waters provided they
			 comply with paragraph (A) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-07 - Board of commissioners of Sandusky county

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Upon the waters of the Sandusky river in Sandusky county, north
				of the city of Fremont, there is hereby established the following special zone
				relating to operations of watercraft, said zone to be indicated by marker
				buoys, as specified in section
				1547.08 of the Revised Code,
				such buoys to indicate the nature and extent of the restricted zone:
Buoy #1: (No wake zone) center of channel, section 5, T5N,
				R16E, on north section line. Said section line located approximately 250 feet
				north of the Wightman's Grove dancehall.
Buoy #2: (No wake zone) center of channel, section 5, T5N,
				R16E, south nine-hundred feet from north section line, east three hundred feet
				from west section line.
Buoy #3: (No wake zone) center of channel, section 6, T5N,
				R16E, located on a line extending north from the west bank of schoolhouse
				swale.
Effective: 1/26/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 11/9/2017 and
				01/26/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1546.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 1546.02,
				1547.61,
				1547.08
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/25/1974, 08/16/1984, 11/19/2000,
				05/08/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-08 - On the waters of Clearfork reservoir, Richland county

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
On the waters of Clearfork reservoir,
				no person shall operate or permit the operation of any powercraft at a speed
				that creates a wake. A "wake" as used in this rule shall be defined as a track
				left in the water causing waves or swells.
Effective: 5/25/2017
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 05/25/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1546.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 1546.02,
				1547.61
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-09 - On the waters of Nettle lake: Williams county, Ohio

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Designated areas:
The slip between the middle bay and the north bay includes all
				waters between a line crossing Nettle lake from the beach at camp Diclair
				(41°41'15"N 84°43'31"W) to the opposite eastern shoreline (41°41'15"N
				84°43'35"W) and extending northward to the north bay.
The north bay includes all waters north of a line crossing
				Nettle lake from the mouth of Nettle creek (41°41'19"N 84°43'28"W) to the
				opposite eastern shoreline (41°41'19"N 84°43'31"W).
The south bay includes all waters south of a line crossing the
				bay from the Lazy Acres boat launch at the intersection of Flagler street and
				Hollywood street (41°40'42"N 84°43'27"W) to the point at the end of Hiawatha
				trail (41°40'41"N 84°43'31"W).
General provisions:
(A)
								No person is
			 permitted to:
(1)
									Engage or attempt
			 to engage in water skiing or utilize any other towable device between the hours
			 of six p.m. and ten a.m. local time.
(2)
									Operate a
			 watercraft at a speed that creates a wake between the hours of six p.m. and ten
			 a.m. local time.
(3)
									Engage or attempt to engage in any towed watersports in
			 the slip between the middle bay and the north bay at any time. It is
			 permissible to utilize a towable device in the north bay or south bay during
			 the hours of ten a.m. and six p.m. local time, provided that such activities
			 are conducted at no-wake speed.
(4)
									Operate a
			 powercraft at a speed that creates a wake in the south bay, the north bay, or
			 the slip between the middle bay and the north bay.
(5)
									Anchor a
			 watercraft in the slip between the middle bay and the north
			 bay.
(6)
									Operate a powercraft at a speed greater than idle
			 speed, or at a speed that creates a wake at any time when the lake warning
			 flags are displayed as notice of hazardous conditions or flood stage.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-10 - Springfield lake, Summit county

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Upon the waters of Springfield lake, it
				is unlawful:
(A)
								To operate or permit the operation of a watercraft at a
			 speed greater than idle or nowake speed between the hours of seven p.m. and ten
			 a.m.
(B)
								For any watercraft to anchor, idle, or stop in the
			 designated speed and ski zone except to retrieve a fallen skier between the
			 hours of ten a.m. and seven p.m.
(C)
								To swim from any
			 watercraft except in designated no-wake zones.
(D)
								To operate or
			 permit the operation of a powercraft in the designated speed and ski zone in a
			 manner that is inconsistent with the established counter-clockwise direction of
			 travel, keeping the near shoreline on the starboard (right) side of the
			 vessel.
(E)
								To operate or permit the operation of any type of
			 hydroplane, airboat, airfoil, tunnel hull, drag hull, wing-in-ground craft,
			 hovercraft, submersible watercraft or diver propulsion device.
Replaces: 1501:47-7-10
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-11 - On the waters of lake Seneca, Williams county

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Definitions:
(1) "Shore zone" means the water area of a
			 uniform width of fifty feet lying parallel with and contiguous to the
			 shoreline.
(2) "Open zone" means
			 any water except the shore zone, designated swim areas, and the marina or boat
			 launch area.
(3) "Designated swim
			 area" means any water area designated and marked as a swim zone by the lake
			 Seneca property owners association. The designated swim area shall exclusively
			 include the water along and contiguous to the shore area designated by the lake
			 Seneca property owners association as the community beach area.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules › Section 1501:47-7-12 - Stark county park district

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
On the waters under the management
				authority of the Stark county park district, it is unlawful for any person to
				operate or permit the operation of a class of vessel not specifically permitted
				as follows:
(A)
								A vessel propelled by a motor, or combination of
			 motors, with a total horsepower rating of not more than ten horsepower may be
			 operated on the waters or within Walborn reservoir or Sippo
			 lake.
(B)
								No motorized vessel, other than a vessel propelled by
			 electric motor is permitted on the waters of Deer creek
			 reservoir.
(C)
								Only non-motorized vessels are permitted on the waters
			 or within Petros lake or the Ohio and Erie canal within Stark county.
Vessels equipped with higher horsepower
				motors may be present on the waters specified in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this
				rule provided they comply with paragraphs (A) and (B) of this
				rule.
Replaces: 1501:47-7-12