Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-5 - Division of Wildlife Areas › Section 1501:47-5-03 - Use of outboard motors and power boats on wildlife areas

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 powercraft, other than a
			 powercraft propelled by an electric motor, on the following water areas under
			 the management authority of the division of wildlife.
Barnesville reservoir #2
Belmont county
Barnesville reservoir #3
Belmont county
Barnesville reservoir #4
Belmont county
Belmont lake
Belmont county
Big Island wildlife area
Marion county
Circleville canal
Pickaway county
Cooper hollow wildlife area
Jackson county
Darke wildlife area
Darke county
Deer creek lake
Stark county
Deer creek wildlife area
Pickaway, Madison and Fayette counties
Delaware wildlife area
Delaware, Morrow and Marion countries
Grand river wildlife area
Trumbull county
Hammertown lake wildlife area (Jackson city
						  reservoir)
Jackson county
Hebron canal
Licking and Fairfield counties
Indian creek wildlife area
Brown county
Ismond pond
Columbiana county
Lake Vesuvius
Lawrence county
Miller blue hole
Sandusky county
New Lexington city reservoir
Perry county
Oberlin reservoir
Lorain county
Oldaker pond wildlife area
Highland county
Orwell pond wildlife area
Ashtabula county
Ottoville quarry wildlife area
Putnam county
Pleasant valley wildlife area
Ross county
Ruff pond wildlife area
Columbiana county
Spring valley wildlife area
Warren county
Timbre Ridge lake
Lawrence county
Tranquility wildlife area
Adams county
Wallace H. O'Dowd wildlife area
Athens county
Walhonding canal
Coshocton county
Waterloo wildlife area
Athens county
Wellington reservoir
Lorain county
Wolf creek wildlife area
Morgan county
Woodbury wildlife area
Coshocton county
(B) On
			 the following water areas, the presence of any portable or external liquid fuel
			 container or any outboard motor, other than an electric motor, is prohibited.
			 
								It is not lawful
			 for any person 
								to operate (start/run) or permit the operation of
			 any watercraft propelled by an inboard or outboard motor other than an electric
			 motor:
East Branch reservoir
Geauga county
LaDue reservoir
Geauga county
Mogadore reservoir
Portage county
(C)
								
								It is unlawful
			 for any person 
								to operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a
			 powercraft propelled by a motor, or combination of motors, with a horsepower
			 rating in excess of ten horsepower on the waters of the following areas:
Appalachian Hills wildlife area
Morgan, Muskingum and Noble counties
Clark lake
Clark county
Clouse lake
Perry county
Fox lake
Athens county
Grant lake
Brown county
Greenfield lake wildlife area
Fairfield county
Highlandtown lake wildlife area
Columbiana county
Kokosing lake
Knox county
Jesse Owens wildlife area
Morgan county
Jockey Hollow wildlife area
Harrison county
Monroe lake
Monroe county
Rockmill wildlife area
Fairfield county
Rush creek reservoir
Fairfield and Perry counties
Rush Run lake
Preble county
Veto lake
Washington county
Zepernick lake wildlife area
Columbiana county
(D)
								
								It is unlawful
			 for any person 
								to operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a
			 powercraft propelled by a motor, or combination of motors, exceeding a
			 horsepower rating of ten horsepower, unless any such powercraft equipped with
			 motors in excess of ten horsepower are operated at idle speed or at a speed
			 that does not create a wake on the following water areas:
Knox lake
Knox county
Rupert lake
Vinton county
(E)
								
								It is unlawful
			 for any person 
								to operate (start/run) or permit to be operated
			 any powercraft on the waters of the following areas, unless the powercraft is
			 operated at idle speed and does not create a wake:
Aldrich pond wildlife area
Sandusky county
Aquilla lake wildlife area
Geauga county
Fallsville wildlife area
Highland county
Fulton ponds wildlife area
Fulton county
Killdeer Plains wildlife area
Wyandot county
La Su An wildlife area
Williams county
New Lyme lake
Ashtabula county
Oxbow lake wildlife area
Defiance county
Resthaven wildlife area
Erie county
Ross lake wildlife area
Ross county
St. Joseph river wildlife area
Williams county
Shreve lake
Wayne county
Spencer lake
Medina county
Tycoon lake wildlife area
Gallia county
Wayne R. Carr lake
Paulding county
Wingfoot lake
Portage county
(F)
								
								It is unlawful
			 for any person 
								to operate (start/run) or permit to be operated
			 an electric motor exceeding four horsepower to propel a vessel on or within any
			 water area under the management authority of the division of
			 wildlife.
(G)
								
								It is unlawful
			 for any person 
								to operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a
			 motor, or combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower rating in excess of ten
			 horsepower on any body of water on the American electric power recreation
			 area.
(H)
								Vessels with higher horsepower
			 motors 
								may be present on these waters provided they comply
			 with paragraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (F), and (G) of this rule.
(I)
								
								It is unlawful for any person
			 
								to
			 operate (start/run), use, or permit to be operated or used, any watercraft on
			 Barnesville reservoir no. 1.