Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-3 - State Park Areas › Section 1501:47-3-02 - 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  expressly defined,
				 mean and include each of the meanings
				
								as provided herin.
(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) "All purpose vehicle" as used in these
			 rules 
								has the same meaning as set forth in section
			 4519.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C) "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.
(D) "Danger zone" means that
			 water area wherein are located navigational hazards requiring reduced operating
			 speeds.
(E) "Department" means the
			 state of Ohio, department of natural resources.
(F) "Division" means the state of Ohio,
			 department of natural resources, division of parks and watercraft.
(G) "Dock" means that part of any structure
			 over or on the water of the division which may be used for the moorage of one
			 or more vessels.
(H) "Horsepower"
			 means the horsepower rating published by the manufacturer for the power unit
			 involved.
(I) "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.
(J) "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.
(K) "No motor
			 zone" means any water area wherein the operation of powercraft is
			 
								unlawful. No motor zone buoys
			 
								will display text stating "No Motors."
(L) "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, recreational
			 vessel or recreational vessel and detachable motor.
(M) "Owner" includes any person, firm,
			 association, partnership or corporation, owning, leasing, operating, or having
			 the exclusive use of a vehicle, watercraft, animal, or any other property under
			 lease or otherwise, or any of the above who claims lawful possession by virtue
			 of legal title or equitable interest therein which entitles him to such
			 possession.
(N) "Person" includes
			 any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or body
			 politic, or any combination of individuals, except the United States and the
			 state of Ohio, and includes any agent, trustee, executor, receiver, assignee,
			 or other representative thereof.
(O) "Shore zone" means that water area of a
			 uniform width of three hundred feet lying parallel with and contiguous to the
			 shoreline, except that as it pertains to lake White, Salt Fork lake, lake
			 Loramie, Dillon lake, and Delaware lake, where
			 "shore zone" 
								means that water area of a uniform width of one
			 hundred feet lying parallel and contiguous to the shoreline.
(P) "Ski zone" means any water area whereon
			 towed watersports activities are permitted within the buoys so placed to
			 designate the zone. Ski zone buoys 
								will display text stating "Ski
			 Zone."
(Q) "Special water ski zone"
			 means a ski zone designated for public use and wherein equipment or facilities
			 for trick skiing may be placed or acrobatic skiing by more than one person
			 acting together may be performed.
(R) "Speed zone" means any water area wherein
			 powercraft may be operated at such a speed as is reasonable, having due regard
			 to traffic, surface and any hazardous conditions then existing. Speed zone
			 buoys 
								will display text stating "Speed Zone."
(S) "Unzoned area" means any water area that
			 has not been zoned.
(T) "Water" and
			 "water area" means any and all bodies of water in a liquid or frozen condition
			 which are administered by the division.