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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-08 - Deer damage control permits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The chief of the division of wildlife
			 hereby establishes free deer damage control permits. Persons having sustained
			 actual and substantial nursery, orchard, farm crop or other property damage by
			 deer shall apply for a permit, which may be issued according to individual
			 circumstances and need and for such length of time as determined by personnel
			 of the division of wildlife or the chief's designee.
(B)
								It shall be
			 unlawful for any person acting under authority of a permit mentioned in this
			 rule to take, possess, or transport any white tailed deer or part thereof
			 contrary to any condition or specification set forth within the permit or
			 established by the chief of the division of wildlife.
(C)
								It shall be
			 unlawful for any person issued a permit mentioned in this rule to fail to
			 comply with any condition or specification set forth within the permit or
			 established by the chief of the division of wildlife. Failure to comply with
			 the provisions set forth in a deer damage control permit shall result in the
			 immediate revocation of the permit.
(D) It shall be
			 unlawful to sell, barter or trade any part of a deer killed under authority of
			 a deer damage control permit.
(E) It shall be
			 unlawful for any person not listed on a deer damage control permit to aid or
			 assist in the taking or killing of deer.
(F) It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take
			 deer  under the authority of a deer damage control permit at any time other than within the dates listed on the deer damage
			 control permit.
(G) It shall be unlawful to dispose of any parts of a
			 deer except as specified on the deer damage control permit.
(H)
			 It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take a deer at any time of the day
			 or night except during the times specifically listed on the deer damage control
			 permit.
(I) It shall be lawful to take or attempt to take a
			 deer on a deer damage control permit with any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver,
			 bow or crossbow and arrow unless otherwise prohibited on the issued
			 permit.
(J) All definitions set forth in rule
			 1501:31-1-02
			 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.
(K) It shall be
			 unlawful to sell, barter, or trade a deer damage control permit obtained under
			 this rule.
Effective: 7/1/2016
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 02/16/2016 and
				07/01/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1531.08
Rule
				Amplifies: 1531.08
Prior
				Effective Dates: 3/1/73, 6/1/78, 6/1/79, 6/1/84, 7/31/89, 7/15/98, 7/5/00,
				01/01/01, 7/19/02, 8/17/07, 07/01/08,
				6/22/11
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-10 - Wild turkey regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Season dates
(1) It shall be unlawful for any
			 person to hunt or take wild turkeys at any time except in accordance with this
			 rule or any provisions of this rule:
(a) The
			 northeast zone for turkey consists of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and
			 Trumbull counties. Spring wild turkey season is open in the northeast zone from
			 April 27, 2024 through May 26, 2024.
(b) The south zone for turkey consists of the
			 remaining eighty-three counties not included in the northeast zone. Spring wild
			 turkey season is open in the south zone from April 20, 2024 through May 19,
			 2024.
(c) Youth spring wild turkey
			 season is open on April 13 and 14, 2024 for persons seventeen years of age and
			 younger. All spring wild turkey season rules apply to these dates.
(d) Fall wild turkey season is open from
			  October
			 1, 2024, through October 27,
			 2024, in the following counties: Adams, Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula,
			 Athens, Belmont, Brown, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clermont, Columbiana,
			 Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin,
			 Fulton, Gallia, Geauga, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry,
			 Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lawrence,
			 Licking, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Medina, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow,
			 Muskingum, Noble, Paulding, Perry, Pike, Portage, Preble, Putnam, Richland,
			 Ross, Scioto, Seneca, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Warren,
			 Washington, Wayne, Williams and Wyandot counties.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-11 - Deer regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, or possess deer except in
				accordance with Chapter 1531 or 1533 of the Revised Code, division 1501:31 of
				the Administrative Code, or as otherwise authorized by the chief of the
				division of wildlife or the chief's designee.
(A) Season dates
(1) Deer archery season is open in disease
			 surveillance areas established under rule
			 1501:31-19-03 of the
			 Administrative Code from the second Saturday in September through the first
			 Sunday in February.
(2) Deer
			 archery season is open statewide from the last Saturday of September through
			 the first Sunday of February.
(3)
			 Deer gun season is open in established disease surveillance areas from October
			 12 through
			 October 14,
			 2024. All
			 deer gun season rules apply to these dates within established disease
			 surveillance areas.
(4) Youth deer
			 gun season is open November 16 and 17, 2024, for persons seventeen years of age and younger.
			 All deer gun season rules apply to these dates.
(5) Deer gun season is open from the first
			 Monday after Thanksgiving through the following Sunday and is open on December
			 21 and
			 22,
			 2024.
(6)
			 Deer muzzleloading season is open from the first Saturday after New Years day
			 through the following Tuesday.
(7)
			 The chief of the division of wildlife may provide a permit which allows the
			 taking of deer from division owned or administered lands to young or
			 handicapped hunters prior to or after the opening of deer gun season. Provided
			 further, all provisions of this rule or any other division of wildlife rule
			 apply to all persons issued said permit.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-12 - Management permits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Deer management permits shall be valid only
				during the period or in areas as specified in rule
				1501:31-15-11 of
				the Administrative Code. The fee for deer
				management permits shall be fourteen dollars and a one dollar writing
				fee.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-13 - Falconry hunting seasons

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								It shall be unlawful to hunt or take any wild animal
			 using a raptor, except properly licensed falconers may hunt, take, and possess
			 the following game during the respective open season or the extended falconry
			 hunting season:
(1)
									Migratory game birds;
(2)
									Cottontail
			 rabbits;
(3)
									Red, gray, black, and fox squirrels;
(4)
									Ringneck
			 pheasants and chukar partridge;
(5)
									Furbearing
			 animals;
(6)
									Grouse;
(7)
									Bobwhite
			 quail;
(8)
									Crows.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-14 - Youth hunting season regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Youth
			 hunting seasons are open only to persons that are seventeen years of age or
			 younger on the date of participation in the hunting season.
(B) It shall be unlawful for a person
			 seventeen years of age or younger to hunt in a youth hunting season if they are
			 not accompanied by a non-hunting adult eighteen years of age or older. Provided
			 further, on dates specified in paragraph (H) of rule
			 1501:31-7-06 of the
			 Administrative Code, persons eighteen years of age or older and eligible to
			 hunt under that paragraph may hunt and accompany a person hunting under this
			 chapter.
(C) It shall be unlawful
			 for a non-hunting adult eighteen years of age or older to accompany more than
			 two persons seventeen years of age or younger during a youth hunting
			 season.
(D) It shall be unlawful
			 for the responsible non-hunting adult eighteen years of age or older to allow a
			 person seventeen years of age or younger to hunt unaccompanied during a youth
			 hunting season.
(E) It shall be
			 unlawful during a youth hunting season for an adult who accompanies a person
			 seventeen years of age or younger who is participation in a youth hunting
			 season to hunt or possess a device commonly used to take wild animals, except
			 on dates specified in paragraph (H) of rule
			 1501:31-7-06 of the
			 Administrative Code an adult eligible to hunt under that paragraph may hunt and
			 accompany a person hunting under this chapter.
(F) All definitions set forth in section
			 1531.01 of the Revised Code and
			 rule 1501:31-1-02 of the
			 Administrative Code  apply to this
			 rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-15 - Squirrel seasons, hours, and bag limits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The open season for red, gray, black,
				and fox squirrels is from September 1, 2024, through January 31,
				2025.
(A)
								It shall be unlawful to:
(1)
									Hunt or take a
			 squirrel at any time, except between one-half hour before sunrise to sunset
			 daily during the open season for squirrels;
(2)
									Take more than
			 six red, gray, black, or fox squirrels, singly or in the aggregate, in any one
			 day or possess more than six squirrels taken in one day;
(3)
									Possess more than
			 six red, gray, black, or fox squirrels, singly or in the aggregate, in the
			 field while hunting or when returning from hunting.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-16 - Rabbit seasons, hours, and bag limit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The open season for rabbits is from
				November 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025. The youth hunting season for
				rabbits is open from October 19, 2024, through October 20, 2024 and from
				October 26, 2024 through October 27, 2024.
(A)
								It shall be
			 unlawful to:
(1)
									Hunt or take a rabbit at any time, except between
			 sunrise to sunset daily during the open seasons for rabbits;
(2)
									Take more than
			 four rabbits, singly or in the aggregate, in any one day or possess more than
			 four rabbits taken in one day;
(3)
									Possess more than
			 four rabbits, singly or in the aggregate, in the field while hunting or when
			 returning from hunting;
(4)
									Hunt or take a snowshoe hare at any
			 time.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-17 - Ringneck pheasant and chukar partridge seasons, hours, and bag limits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The open season for ringneck pheasants
				and chukar partridge is from November 1, 2024 through January 12, 2025. The
				youth hunting season for ringneck pheasants and chukar partridge is open from
				October 19, 2024 through October 20, 2024, and from October 26, 2024 through
				October 27, 2024.
(A)
								It shall be unlawful to:
(1)
									Hunt or take a
			 ringneck pheasant or chukar partridge at any time, except between sunrise to
			 sunset daily during the open seasons for ringneck pheasants and chukar
			 partridge;
(2)
									Hunt or take more than two ringneck pheasants in any
			 one day;
(3)
									Hunt or take more than two chukar partridge in any one
			 day;
(4)
									Possess more than two ringneck pheasants in the field
			 while hunting or when returning from hunting;
(5)
									Possess more than
			 two chukar partridge in the field while hunting or when returning from
			 hunting;
(6)
									Hunt, take, or possess a hen pheasant at any time, or
			 to possess a hen pheasant in a vehicle while hunting or when returning from
			 hunting, except when legally acquired and tagged in accordance with
			 law;
(7)
									Possess a pheasant of which the exterior sex identity
			 has been destroyed while in the field;
(8)
									Transport, ship,
			 or otherwise secure the transportation of a pheasant of which the exterior sex
			 identity has been destroyed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-18 - Furbearing animals seasons and bag limits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Unless otherwise provided by division rule, it shall be
			 unlawful to hunt, take, or possess a furbearing animal at any time except
			 during the respective open season. Provided further:
(1)
									The open season
			 for hunting raccoon, opossum, skunk, fox, and weasel is from November tenth
			 through midnight, January thirty-first;
(2)
									The open season
			 for trapping raccoon, opossum, skunk, fox, and weasel is from November tenth
			 through midnight, January thirty-first;
(3)
									The open season
			 for trapping mink or muskrat is from November tenth through the last day of
			 February;
(4)
									The open season for trapping beaver is from December
			 twenty-sixth through the last day of February;
(5)
									The open season
			 for trapping river otter is from December twenty-sixth through the last day of
			 February;
(a)
										It shall be unlawful to take or trap more than three river
			 otters per season, of which no more than one may be taken in river otter zone
			 B;
(b)
										The following counties are in river otter zone A:
Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll,
				Columbiana, Coshocton, Geauga, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Lake,
				Mahoning, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Portage, Stark, Trumbull,
				Tuscarawas, Washington, and Wayne;
(c)
										The remainder of
			 the state is in river otter zone B.
(6)
									The respective
			 open seasons for trapping furbearing animals, except fox, is extended through
			 March fifteenth in the following counties: Lucas east of the Maumee river,
			 Ottawa, Sandusky, and Erie;
(7)
									Coyotes may be
			 hunted and trapped year-round unless otherwise provided by division
			 rule;
(8)
									The furbearing animals listed in this rule may be
			 possessed at any time during the respective open season through the next
			 immediate June fifteenth or by a person having a permit issued by the division
			 of wildlife.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-19 - Fur dealer reports

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All persons dealing in green or dried
			 furs, skins, or parts thereof and licensed pursuant to section
			 1533.23 of the Revised Code
			 shall keep accurate daily records of all species of furbearing animals which
			 are bought or sold. Such records shall be open to inspection by any employee of
			 the division of wildlife.
(B) All
			 daily records are to be maintained at the place of business for a period of two
			 years. Failure to properly and accurately complete daily record forms and the
			 fur dealer summary report shall constitute a violation of section
			 1533.24 of the Revised Code.
(C) All definitions set forth in
			 rule
			 1501:31-1-02
			 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/19/2016 and
				07/19/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1531.08,
				1533.23,
				1533.24
Rule
				Amplifies: 1531.08,
				1533.23,
				1533.24
Prior
				Effective Dates: 08/10/1996, 07/19/2002,
				07/01/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-20 - Crow season and hours

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Crow season is open Friday, Saturday,
				and Sunday from June 7, 2024, through March 2, 2025, and Friday, Saturday, and
				Sunday from June 6, 2025, through March 1, 2026.
(A)
								It shall be
			 unlawful to hunt or take a crow at any time, except between one-half hour
			 before sunrise to sunset daily during the open season for
			 crows.
(B)
								There is no daily bag limit for crows.
(C)
								All definitions
			 set forth in rule
			 1501:31-1-02 of the
			 Administrative Code apply to this rule.
Replaces: 1501:31-15-17
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-21 - Bobwhite quail season, hours, and bag limit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Bobwhite quail season is open from
				November 1, 2024, through December 1, 2024. The youth hunting season for
				bobwhite quail is open from October 19, 2024, through October 20, 2024, and
				from October 26, 2024, through October 27, 2024.
(A)
								It shall be
			 unlawful to:
(1)
									Hunt or take a bobwhite quail at any time, except between
			 sunrise to sunset daily during the open seasons for bobwhite
			 quail;
(2)
									Hunt or take bobwhite quail, except in:
(a)
										Adams, Athens,
			 Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Jackson, Meigs, Montgomery, Pike,
			 Preble, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Warren counties;
(b)
										The Tri-Valley
			 wildlife area in Muskingum county;
(c)
										The Crown City
			 wildlife area in Gallia and Lawrence counties.
(3)
									Hunt or take
			 bobwhite quail on any public hunting area listed in rule
			 1501:31-15-04 of the
			 Administrative Code, except:
(a)
										The Tri-Valley wildlife area;
(b)
										The Crown City
			 wildlife area;
(c)
										When authorized by the chief of the division of
			 wildlife.
(4)
									Hunt or take more than two bobwhite quail in any one
			 day;
(5)
									Possess more than two bobwhite quail in the field while
			 hunting or when returning from hunting;
(6)
									Possess a
			 bobwhite quail in the field, except in the counties and on the public hunting
			 areas that are open to quail hunting unless, the bobwhite quail are legally
			 acquired and tagged in accordance with law.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-15 - Hunting and Trapping › Section 1501:31-15-22 - Grouse season, hours, and bag limit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The grouse season is open from November
				1, 2024 through December 1, 2024.
(A)
								It shall be
			 unlawful to:
(1)
									Hunt or take a grouse at any time, except between one-half
			 hour before sunrise to sunset daily during the open season for
			 grouse;
(2)
									Hunt or take a grouse in any county, except:
Adams, Athens, Belmont, Gallia,
				Guernsey, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Pike,
				Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington.
(3)
									Hunt or take more
			 than one grouse in any one day;
(4)
									Possess more than
			 one grouse in the field while hunting or when returning from
			 hunting;
(5)
									Possess a grouse in the field, except in the counties
			 that are open to grouse hunting, unless the grouse are legally acquired and
			 tagged in accordance with law.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-16 - Wildlife Minimum Values › Section 1501:31-16-01 - Wildlife minimum values

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each
			 species of wild native or naturalized mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, mussel,
			 fish or other aquatic or terrestrial wildlife under the authority of section
			 1531.02 of the Revised Code may
			 be assigned a monetary value. This value will be derived by a score from each
			 of seven scoring criteria listed in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule. The sum of
			 the scores for the seven criteria in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule
			 will be
			 multiplied by one of the weighting factors listed in paragraph (A)(2) of this
			 rule. This final resulting adjusted criteria score is compared to the monetary
			 scale shown in paragraph (A)(3) of this rule to obtain the monetary value for
			 the wild animal.
(1) Each of the following
			 criteria will have possible score of zero to three. A wildlife species which is
			 not sought at all will be scored as zero, while a highly sought species
			 will be
			 scored three.
(a) Recreation. The extent to
			 which a species is actively sought by users with wildlife interests. Scoring
			 considers both harvest and nonharvest use of a species. There is no financial
			 gain to the person.
(b) Aesthetic.
			 These values represent wildlife species' beauty and unique natural history.
			 Aesthetic values for these species exist whether or not a person ever would
			 encounter one in its natural habitat.
(c) Educational. The educational value of a
			 species arising from, for example, published materials and other audio-visual
			 media about the species, displays and other educational programming or the
			 relative frequency with which the species is used to exemplify important
			 curricula principles.
(d)
			 State-list designation. "Endangered, Threatened, or Species of Concern" as
			 defined in Administrative Code and/or designated in division of wildlife
			 document "Wildlife That Are Considered to be Endangered, Threatened, Species of
			 Concern, Special Interest, Extirpated, or Extinct."
(e) Economics. The direct or indirect
			 economic benefit attributable to the species as a result of recreational or
			 legal transactions. Further evaluation for commercially desirable species will
			 be considered (i.e., pet trade, for human consumption, traditional medicine,
			 religious or cultural trade, etc.).
(f) Recruitment. Reproductive and survival
			 potential of a species as it relates to the capability for replacement of its
			 population following decrease or loss.
(g) Population dynamics. Impact of the loss
			 of the individual animal to its local or sub-population, and the impact of the
			 loss to it's Ohio population.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-17 - Mussels › Section 1501:31-17-01 - Seasons, hours, and possession limits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Throughout the state, it shall be
			 unlawful for any person to take, collect, or possess mussels, except according
			 to this rule or any section of the Revised Code.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to
			 sell, barter or trade any mussels or parts thereof.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to
			 take, or attempt to take mussels or mussel shells.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-19 - Wild Animal Regulations › Section 1501:31-19-01 - Wild animal importing, exporting, selling and possession regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) It shall be
			 unlawful for any person at any time to possess, import,
			 release into the wild, or sell live individuals of the species or their
			 hybrids designated as injurious aquatic invasive species, except:
(1)
									Red swamp
			 crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) may be imported or harvested from the wild and
			 possessed alive for consumption as long as they are killed within forty-eight
			 hours of receipt or possession in Ohio;
(2)
									Alabama bass
			 (Micropterus henshalli) and their hybrids. Provided further, it shall be
			 unlawful to knowingly possess, import, release into the wild, or sell live
			 Alabama bass or their hybrids;
(3)
									Florida bass
			 (Micropterus floridanus) and their hybrids. Provided further, it shall be
			 unlawful to knowingly possess, import, release into the wild, or sell live
			 Florida bass or their hybrids.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-19 - Wild Animal Regulations › Section 1501:31-19-02 - Cervidae carcass regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any
			 person may possess all or any part of a cervidae carcass legally taken, killed
			 or processed in Ohio, unless the carcass is taken from an area of Ohio
			 established as a disease surveillance area
			  in rule
			 1501:31-19-03 of the
			 Administrative Code . Any person may possess all or part
			 of a cervidae carcass from Ohio that is legally taken, killed or processed
			 within a disease
			 surveillance area  provided that all
			 or any part of the cervidae carcass possessed remains within the
			 disease surveillance area. Provided further, any person may
			 transport any cervidae carcass or part of a cervidae carcass legally taken or
			 possessed from a disease surveillance area ,
			 provided the carcass or parts thereof are delivered to an authorized processor
			 or taxidermist within twenty-four hours of being taken.
(B) Except as provided in paragraph (C) or
			 (D) of this rule, no person shall possess all or any part of a cervidae carcass
			 from an area outside of Ohio or taken from an area in Ohio designated as a
			 disease surveillance area, except when the cervidae carcass or parts thereof
			 consists only of any of the following:
(1)
			 De-boned meat;
(2) Meat that is cut
			 and securely and completely wrapped either commercially or privately with no
			 part of the spinal column or head attached;
(3) Quarters or other portions of meat with
			 no part of the spinal column or head attached;
(4) Antlers;
(5) Antlers attached to a skull cap from
			 which all soft tissue has been removed;
(6) Upper canine teeth from which all soft
			 tissue has been removed;
(7) Hides
			 and capes without any part of the head or lymph nodes attached;
(8) Finished taxidermy mounts;
(9) Any soft body tissue wrapped and packaged
			 for use by a diagnostic research laboratory.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-19 - Wild Animal Regulations › Section 1501:31-19-03 - Disease surveillance area regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 chief of the division of wildlife  may establish disease surveillance areas within the state if
			 chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis is detected in a member of the
			 cervidae family.
(1)
									A newly
			 established disease surveillance area will include all
			 areas within a minimum of six miles centering on the location of the detection
			 of chronic wasting disease. Provided further, an
			 established disease surveillance area may be expanded if there are additional
			 detections of the disease.
(2) The boundaries of the disease
			 surveillance area will be established by utilizing existing boundaries of
			 political subdivisions of the state, roadways or rivers.
(3) A disease
			 surveillance area will be established for a minimum of three years.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-19 - Wild Animal Regulations › Section 1501:31-19-04 - Cervidae regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 It shall be unlawful for holders of a captive
			 white-tailed deer propagation license in possession of white-tailed deer
			 (Odocoileus virginianus) or their hybrids to:
(1)
									 Maintain or keep
			 white-tailed deer or their hybrids in an enclosure that does not meet the
			 following standards:
(a)
										 The enclosure must prevent ingress or egress of any
			 captive white-tailed deer or their hybrids.
(b)
										 Enclosures must
			 be a minimum of eight feet in height with a maximum deviation not to exceed
			 four per cent.
(c)
										 Enclosures must be constructed of materials approved
			 by the division of wildlife in consultation with the U.S. department of
			 agriculture animal and plant health inspection service, the Ohio department of
			 agriculture and representatives of the Ohio cervid industry. The current
			 minimum enclosure standards are:
Woven wire mesh fencing.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-23 - Endangered Wild Animals › Section 1501:31-23-02 - Species designated as threatened

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other wildlife order, or
			 Chapters 1531. and 1533. of the Revised Code, the following native species and
			 subspecies of the wild animals shall be designated as threatened.
(1) Birds
Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Barn owl, Tyto alba
Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis
Rufa red knot, Calidris canutus rufa
Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis
(2)
			 Mammals
Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis
(3) Reptiles
Kirtland's snake, Clonophis kirtlandii
Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata
Blandings turtle, Emydoidea blandingii
Lake Erie watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum
(4) Amphibians
Midland mud salamander, Pseudotriton montanus diastictus
(5) Fish
Greater redhorse, Moxostoma valenciennesi
Channel darter, Percina copelandi
American eel, Anguilla rostrata
Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula
Bigmouth shiner, Notropis dorsalis
Lake chubsucker, Erimyzon sucetta
River darter, Percina shumardi
Blue sucker, Cylceptus elongatus
Mountain madtom, Noturus eleutherus
(6) Crustaceans
Cavespring crayfish, Cambarus tenebrosus
Frosted cave isopod, Caecidotea rotunda
Crawzilla crawdad, Lacunicambrus chimera
(7) Mollusks
Pondhorn, Uniomerus tetralasmus
Eastern pondmussel, Liguma nasuta
Salamander mussel, Simpsonaias ambifua
Slippershell mussel, Alasmidonta viridis
(8) Butterflies
Silver-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene
(9) Moths
Wayward nymph, Catocala antinympha
Spartiniphaga panatela
Fagitana littera
The pink-streak, Faronta rubripennis
(10) Beetles
Cicindela hirticollis
Cobblestone tiger beetle, Cicindela marginipennis
(11) Dragonflies and Damselflies
Harlequin darner, Gomphaeschna furcillata
Green-faced clubtail, Gomphus viridifrons
Seepage dancer, Argia bipunctulata
Paiute dancer, Argia alberta
Jade clubtail, Arigomphus submedianus
Ocellated darner, Boyeria grafiana
Double-ringed pennant, Celithemis verna
Beaverpond baskettail, Epitheca canis
Plains clubtail, Gomphurus externus
Southern pygmy clubtail, Lanthus vernalis
(12) Caddisflies
None listed.
(13) Midges
None listed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-25 - Wild Animal Collecting › Section 1501:31-25-01 - Wild animal permit regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Bird banding
			 permits.
It shall be unlawful to engage in bird
				banding activities without first obtaining a bird banding permit from the
				division of wildlife. Bird banding permits allow the banding and release of
				wild birds for scientific study. Persons desiring to engage in bird banding
				activities must:
(1)
									Provide all birds killed, injured, or that have died
			 during banding activities to the division of wildlife or to an approved wild
			 animal permit holder;
(2)
									Have or work under the authority of a valid banding or
			 marking permit issued by the U.S. geological survey.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-25 - Wild Animal Collecting › Section 1501:31-25-03 - Wild animal rehabilitation permit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A person with a
			 rehabilitation permit may care for and rehabilitate orphaned, injured, or other
			 wild animals designated by the chief of the division of wildlife for the
			 purpose of releasing the wild animals back to the wild. Provided further, it
			 shall be unlawful to rehabilitate any wild animal without first obtaining a
			 category I or category II rehabilitation permit.
(1)
									A category I
			 rehabilitation permit will allow the permit holder and their authorized
			 subpermittees to care for and rehabilitate orphans, except deer, raccoons,
			 weasels, skunks, mink, badgers, beaver, raptors, canids, bats, mute swans and
			 state or federal endangered species unless otherwise approved by the chief of
			 the division of wildlife or their designee.
(2)
									A category II
			 rehabilitation permit will allow the permit holder and their authorized
			 subpermittees to care for and rehabilitate all species of wild animals except
			 deer, coyote, mute swans, or state or federal endangered species unless
			 otherwise approved by the chief of the division of wildlife or their
			 designee.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-25 - Wild Animal Collecting › Section 1501:31-25-04 - Reptiles and amphibians

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule does not apply to American
				bullfrogs and green frogs possessed at a permitted aquaculture production
				facility as provided in section
				1533.632 of the Revised Code and
				in rule
				1501:31-39-01
				of the Administrative Code. Provided further, this rule does not apply to
				American bullfrogs and green frogs legally acquired from the holder of an
				aquaculture permit issued under section
				1533.632 of the Revised Code and
				as provided in rule
				1501:31-39-01
				of the Administrative Code.
(A)
			 Season dates
(1) It shall be unlawful for any
			 person to take bullfrogs or green frogs from May first through six p.m. on the
			 second Friday of June each year.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to
			 take snapping turtles or softshell turtles from January first through the last
			 day of June each year.
(3) It shall
			 be unlawful to take, collect or possess the eggs of snapping turtles or
			 softshell turtles unless legally acquired from outside the state, or propagated
			 under the authority of a commercial or noncommercial propagating license issued
			 under section 1533.71 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-27 - License and Permit Regulations › Section 1501:31-27-01 - Exemption requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In accordance with section
			 1533.12 of the Revised Code, all
			 persons exempt from purchasing a fishing or hunting license; deer, turkey, or
			 trapping permit; or wetlands habitat stamp shall annually apply for a free
			 fishing or hunting license; deer, turkey, or trapping permit; or wetlands
			 habitat stamp on an official application form provided by the chief of the
			 division of wildlife.
(B) Each
			 person who is a resident of Ohio that possesses an honorable discharge from the
			 armed forces that has been declared a prisoner of war by the armed forces of
			 the United States and/or has a disability that has been determined by the
			 veterans' administration to be permanently and totally disabling, who receives
			 a pension or compensation from the veterans' administration and every veteran
			 to whom the registrar of motor vehicles has issued a set of license plates
			 under section 4503.41 of the Revised Code,
			 shall obtain certification from the veterans' administration which indicates
			 name, address and file number of such person. Said certification shall be
			 submitted in addition to his/her application as provided in paragraph (A) of
			 this rule.
(C) Each qualified
			 resident of Ohio who applies for said licenses shall be issued a free license,
			 permit, and/or stamp in accordance with section
			 1533.12 of the Revised Code.
(D) Each person who receives
			 licenses, permits, and/or stamps in accordance with section
			 1533.12 of the Revised Code
			 shall comply with all laws, rules, and regulations of the Revised Code and
			 Administrative Code concerning the carrying, exhibiting, and displaying of
			 licenses, and the taking or possessing of wild animals.
(E) Each Ohio resident, sixty-five years of
			 age or older, who was issued a permanent hunting license prior to September 1,
			 1987, is exempt from obtaining an annual hunting license. However, such persons
			 must annually apply for a free deer permit, turkey permit, trapping permit,
			 and/or wetlands habitat stamp in accordance with section
			 1533.12 of the Revised Code.
(F) The provisions of section
			 2921.13 of the Revised Code
			 apply to falsification of any information required on the application for a
			 free hunting or fishing license; deer, or trapping permit; or wetlands habitat
			 stamp.
(G) All definitions set
			 forth in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code
			 shall apply to this rule.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/19/2016 and
				07/19/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 1533.12
Rule
				Amplifies: 1533.12
Prior
				Effective Dates: 08/25/1976, 06/01/1980, 06/01/1985, 08/28/1987 (Emer.),
				11/25/1987, 05/16/1994, 3/01/2000
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-27 - License and Permit Regulations › Section 1501:31-27-02 - Annual licenses and permits; combination license packages

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Each annual hunting license, deer permit, wild turkey
			 permit, fur taker permit and wetlands habitat stamp will be valid from the
			 first day in March through midnight of the last day in February the following
			 year.
(B)
								Each fishing license, hunting license, deer permit,
			 wild turkey permit, fur taker permit and wetlands habitat stamp will be issued
			 in the form prescribed by the chief of the division of wildlife. Such licenses,
			 permits and stamps may be in either printed or electronic form.
(C)
								The chief of the
			 division of wildlife may issue combination license packages in accordance with
			 section 1533.321 of the Revised Code.
			 The price for a combination license package will be discounted five per cent of
			 the total fees for the licenses, permits, or stamps that a person would
			 otherwise pay for those licenses, permits, or stamps if the person purchased
			 them individually. This price will be rounded up to the nearest whole cent to
			 ensure the total discount does not exceed five per cent.
(D)
								All definitions
			 set forth in rule
			 1501:31-1-02 of the
			 Administrative Code apply to this rule.
Replaces: 1501:31-27-02 (rescind)
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-27 - License and Permit Regulations › Section 1501:31-27-03 - Multi-year hunting and fishing license regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A multi-year hunting license issued in
			 accordance with section
			 1533.321
			 of the Revised Code to a person who has not obtained a certificate of
			 completion issued upon completion of a hunter education and conservation course
			 approved by the chief or has not submitted evidence of equivalent training in
			 content and manner approved by the chief, shall bear an "apprentice" hunter
			 designation and shall be subject to the provisions of section
			 1533.102
			 of the Revised Code and division (G) of section
			 1533.10
			 of the Revised Code and rules adopted thereunder, as applicable.
			 This rule is in addition to and supplements section
			 1533.102
			 of the Revised Code.
(1) A multi-year hunting
			 license issued in accordance with this rule shall begin on the date of issuance
			 and expire three years, five years, or ten years from the date of issuance, as
			 applicable.
(2) A multi-year
			 hunting license issued in accordance with this rule to a person who
			 subsequently obtains a certificate of completion issued upon completion of a
			 hunter education and conservation course approved by the chief or submits
			 evidence of equivalent training in content and manner approved by the chief,
			 shall be reissued in accordance with section
			 1533.10
			 of the Revised Code and section
			 1533.321
			 of the Revised Code without the "apprentice" hunter status
			 designation.
(3) A multi-year
			 hunting license issued in accordance with this rule to a person who
			 subsequently becomes a nonresident after issuance of the license shall remain
			 valid in this state during its term, regardless of residency status.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-27 - License and Permit Regulations › Section 1501:31-27-04 - One day fishing license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Any resident of
			 this state or a nonresident may purchase a one day fishing license. The fee for
			 which is established in section
			 1533.32 of the Revised Code. The
			 one day fishing license shall expire at midnight on the day for which the
			 license is valid.
(B)
								Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section
			 1533.32 of the Revised Code, an
			 annual fishing license issued in accordance with division (C)(2) of section
			 1533.32 of the Revised Code
			 shall begin on the date of issuance of the one day fishing license and shall
			 expire one year from the date of issuance of the one day fishing
			 license.
(C)
								All definitions set forth in rule
			 1501:31-1-02
			 of the Administrative Code apply to this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-27 - License and Permit Regulations › Section 1501:31-27-05 - Lifetime hunting and fishing license regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A lifetime hunting license issued in
			 accordance with section
			 1533.321
			 of the Revised Code to a person who has not obtained a certificate of
			 completion issued upon completion of a hunter education and conservation course
			 approved by the chief or has not submitted evidence of equivalent training in
			 content and manner approved by the chief, shall bear an "apprentice" hunter
			 designation and shall be subject to the provisions of section
			 1533.102
			 of the Revised Code and division (G) of section
			 1533.10
			 of the Revised Code and rules adopted thereunder, as applicable. This rule is
			 in addition to and supplements section
			 1533.102
			 of the Revised Code.
(1) A lifetime hunting
			 license issued in accordance with this rule shall begin on the date of issuance
			 and shall remain in force as provided for in Chapter 1531. or 1533. of the
			 Revised Code.
(2) A lifetime
			 hunting license issued in accordance with this rule to a person who
			 subsequently obtains a certificate of completion issued upon completion of a
			 hunter education and conservation course approved by the chief or submits
			 evidence of equivalent training in content and manner approved by the chief,
			 shall be reissued in accordance with section
			 1533.10
			 of the Revised Code and section
			 1533.321
			 of the Revised Code without the "apprentice" hunter designation.
(3) A lifetime hunting license issued in
			 accordance with this rule to a person who subsequently becomes a nonresident
			 after issuance of the license shall remain valid in this state during its term,
			 regardless of residency status.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-31 - Private Dog Training Grounds Permit › Section 1501:31-31-01 - Private dog training grounds permit and regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The regulations herein apply to dog
			 training grounds which are established only for the training of dogs where the
			 shooting of approved game birds is essential to complete training of a dog, and
			 any use other than this will be considered grounds for revoking the
			 permit.
(B) When making application
			 for the initial establishment of dog training grounds, a check in the amount of
			 seventy-five dollars payable to the division of wildlife must accompany the
			 application as payment for the essential materials to be provided by the
			 division of wildlife in the management of these grounds. These initial items
			 will include twenty-five signs for posting, two hundred identification and
			 transportation bands, which includes an applicator.
(C) A dog training grounds permit
			 may be
			 issued to a new applicant at any time, but an application for renewal shall be
			 submitted to the division prior to the  thirtieth day of April in the year following the permit's expiration. Persons
			 having a permit revoked for non-compliance with this rule or for a violation of
			 section
			 1533.191
			 of the Revised Code shall cease all dog training on the area described on the
			 application during the period of such revocation or suspension. If the permit
			 is revoked, all signs shall be removed. If for any reason the permittee desires
			 to discontinue his dog training grounds, he shall notify the division and
			 immediately remove all signs from his grounds.
(1) No dog training grounds will be approved
			 unless applied for on an official application form which will provide an
			 accurate description of the location, boundary of
			 the proposed grounds, and acreage involved.
(2) All dog training grounds
			 will be
			 personally inspected by a division of wildlife representative prior to the
			 application being signed for final approval.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-31 - Private Dog Training Grounds Permit › Section 1501:31-31-02 - Commercial bird shooting preserves; tagging; boundaries

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 It shall be
			 lawful to release game birds on a commercial bird shooting preserve without
			 banding each bird prior to hunting. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to
			 possess any bird taken from a commercial bird shooting preserve that does not
			 have attached to it a tag or seal provided by the division of wildlife.
(B)
								 It
			 shall be unlawful to fail to clearly define the boundaries of each commercial
			 bird shooting preserve with signs. The signs must:
(1)
									 Be constructed
			 of a durable, weather resistant material;
(2)
									 Be at least ten
			 by fourteen inches in size;
(3)
									 Read "Licensed
			 Shooting Preserve" in the English language;
(4)
									 Be placed at a
			 height above the ground of no less than four feet;
(5)
									 Be posted along
			 all boundaries of the land described in the license at intervals that do not
			 exceed two hundred feet.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:31 - Division of Wildlife › Chapter 1501:31-33 - Wetlands Habitat Stamp Regulations › Section 1501:31-33-01 - Wetlands habitat stamp regulations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The chief of the division of wildlife
			 shall annually establish an Ohio wetlands habitat stamp design contest
			 procedure for the purpose of conducting a contest to select a design to appear
			 as the wetlands habitat stamp issued by the division of wildlife beginning in
			 August of the following year. The contest procedure shall include but not be
			 limited to:
(1) Participant eligibility;
(2) Participant entry fee;
(3) Entry procedure;
(4) Design specifications, to include subject
			 matter, size, cover and mat;
(5)
			 Submission procedure including submission deadline;
(6) Selection of judges;
(7) Judging procedure.