Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:46 - Division of Parks and Watercraft › Chapter 1501:46-1 - General Provisions › Section 1501:46-1-04 - Definition of terms

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Whenever used in any division of parks and
				
								watercraft rules the following terms, unless otherwise
				therein expressly defined, shall mean and include the following:
(A) "Air propelled powercraft" means any
			 powercraft propelled by machinery which produces a current of air for the
			 purpose of locomotion and direction control on water or marsh areas.
(B) "Airfoil" means a device designed to
			 provide lift. For the purposes of this division, an airfoil includes any device
			 designed to be towed behind a vessel or vehicle that allows a person or persons
			 to be lifted into the air.
(C) "All
			 purpose vehicle" as used in these rules shall have the same meaning as set
			 forth in section 4519.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(D) "Area manager" means a
			 person designated by the chief of the division to be responsible for the
			 supervision, operation, protection and maintenance of an area of land or water
			 under the administration of the division.
(E) "Beach," "bathing beach," or "bathing
			 area" means any area designated by the division as such, including the actual
			 sand beach, if any, and the adjoining land area as well as the adjacent waters
			 used for bathing, swimming and wading.
(F) "Bridle path" or "bridle trail" means any
			 path or trail designated for persons riding on horseback.
(G) "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, for the purpose of
			 occupying a portion of state land or water for transient and temporary outdoor
			 living.
(H) "Chief" or "chief of
			 the division" means the chief of the division of parks and
			 watercraft, department of natural resources, state of
			 Ohio.
(I) "Closed zone" means any
			 water area wherein the presence or operation of any recreational vessel is
			 prohibited, and is marked as provided in section
			 1547.08 of the Revised
			 Code.
(J) "Danger zone" means that
			 water area wherein are located navigation hazards requiring reduced operating
			 speeds.
(K) "Department" means the
			 state of Ohio, department of natural resources.
(L) "Designated areas" means any location,
			 place, site, region, facility, zone, or space identified by the chief.
			 Information about these areas is on record and available to the public at the
			 "Office of the Chief, 2045 Morse Road, Building C, Columbus, Ohio
			 43229-6693," Monday through Friday, between the hours of eight a.m. and five
			 p.m.
(M) "Director" means the
			 director of the department of natural resources, state of Ohio.
(N) "Division" means the state of Ohio,
			 department of natural resources, division of parks and
			 watercraft.
(O) "Dock" means any structure a part of
			 which is over or on the water of the division which may be used for the moorage
			 of recreational vessels.
(P) "Field trial" means the using or working
			 of hunting dogs that are being tested or judged in their field performance by
			 persons other than the owner.
(Q)
			 "Guest dock" means dock space or tie-up space rented for a period of
			 twenty-four hours or any part thereof. Any dock space or tie-up space not being
			 rented on a seasonal basis may be designated by the chief of the division as a
			 guest dock.
(R) "In season" means
			 the period April first through October thirty-first annually.
(S) "Horsepower" means the horsepower rating
			 published by the manufacturer for the power unit involved.
(T) "Ice boat" means any contrivance used or
			 designed to skim over frozen bodies of water and which is driven along by sail,
			 propeller, motor, or jet engine.
(U) "Lock" means the lock walls, chamber,
			 gates and the adjoining areas in the immediate vicinity of any enclosed part of
			 a canal, river, stream, or other waterway, equipped with gates so that the
			 level of the water in the chamber can be changed to raise or lower boats from
			 one level to another.
(V) "Nature
			 trail" is any trail in any area administered by the division that is so
			 designated and so marked at a point on the trail.
(W) "No motor zone" means any water area
			 wherein the operation of powercraft is prohibited. No motor zone buoys shall be
			 lettered "No Motors."
(X) "Open
			 zone" means any water area whereon watercraft activities may take place which
			 are not specifically restricted by either the Revised Code or Administrative
			 Code of  the division of
			  parks and
			 watercraft.
(Y) "Operator" means any person who operates
			 or is in actual physical control of a vehicle which includes, but is not
			 limited to, a snowmobile or all purpose vehicle, motor vehicle, bicycle, or
			 watercraft.
(Z) "Organized group"
			 includes the following defined groups:
(1)
			 "Youth group" means an assemblage of juveniles occupying any area administered
			 by the division as an organized group under the supervision of one or more
			 adult leaders responsible for the conduct and activities of the
			 juveniles.
(2) "Adult group" means
			 an assemblage of adults occupying any area administered by the division as a
			 club, organization, or fraternal association.