Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: To establish and maintain a diverse growth of permanent vegetation adequate to bind the soil and to control soil erosion and sedimentation, the operator shall:(A) Apply lime to the surface of the area to be planted in the amounts and analyses recommended by the results…

19.03 PDF: To establish a diverse permanent vegetative cover capable of self-regeneration, plant succession, and to control soil erosion, the operator shall comply with the following conditions and requirements:(A) Permanent planting shall be completed on the surface of the affec…

19.03 PDF: To prevent damage to adjoining property from flooding, landslides, and flood hazards resulting from mining operations, the operator shall:(A) Construct necessary sediment and flood control impoundments that shall:(1) Have a minimum storage capacity below the crest of t…

19.03 PDF: Lime mining wastes as quarry fill.Lime mining wastes may be placed in a mined out area of a quarry in order to achieve the approximate original elevation. The operator is to transport, backfill and compact where applicable to ensure stability. The reclaimed surface is …

19.03 PDF: Transportation, placement, and compaction.(A) When transporting, placing and compacting LMW, the permittee is to comply with all applicable emission controls required by Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code and the rules thereunder;(B) LMW is to be placed in a controlled …

19.03 PDF: (A) Each application for a surface mining permit shall contain a geological data report, on forms prescribed by the chief, of the results of test borings for each mining area that the operator has conducted or otherwise has readily available. The location from which th…

19.03 PDF: A cross section or cross sections shall be submitted with the application map for each mining area to be affected. Such cross section shall that is:(A) Be sufficientSufficient to show the proposed land form of each mining area; and(B) Be submittedSubmitted in sufficien…

h 119. PDF: The operator shall specify, on each annual report and on the final report, the date on which surface mining operations were completed, terminated, or abandoned, if any such operations were completed, terminated, or abandoned, for each area of land affected during the …

19.03 PDF: (A) A mining area may be considered abandoned if the chief finds, as a result of an inspection, evidence to indicate that the permittee does not have the ability to continue the mining operation.(B) If the chief finds evidence pursuant to paragraph (A) of this rule, th…

19.03 PDF: Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule, the following are to be included in each application for a permit that proposes to dewater :(A) A hydrologic map consisting of a single map using the most recent USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps at a scale of 1:24,000 a…

19.03 PDF: (A) An applicant for a permit or an amendment that will be dewatering shall submit, as part of the application, an analysis of the availability and suitability of alternative water supply sources that will be utilized to fulfill the water supply replacement provisions …

19.03 PDF: (A) For the purposes of section 1514.13 of the Revised Code, unless otherwise determined by the chief, water replacement provisions shall be applicable within the geographic area defined by the ten foot contour line of the cone of depression established under rule 1501…

19.03 PDF: The chief may grant a variance to affect areas within fifty feet of the highwater mark on each bank of a watercourse that drains a surface area of greater than twenty-five square miles but fewer than one hundred square miles for surface excavations and/or surface minin…

19.03 PDF: (A) General requirements.(1) This rule applies only to industrial mineral mining operations where calcined lime mining wastes (LMW) will be incorporated in final reclamation as a beneficial use and are in addition to requirements of sections 1514.02 and 1514.021 of the…

19.03 PDF: (A) LMW is not to be applied as a soil additive within one hundred feet of an intermittent or perennial stream or wetland. This distance may be increased for an exceptionally high value stream or wetland.(B) LMW is not to be placed within five hundred feet upstream of …

19.03 PDF: (A) Pursuant to section 155.34 of the Revised Code, the oil and gas land management commission hereby adopts the standard lease form adopted on May 5, 2025, attached hereto and incorporated herein, and which is available on the oil and gas land management commission's …

19.03 PDF: The following rules are applicable to all nature preserves and natural areas under the supervision and control of the Ohio department of natural resources or its designated custodian. However, nothing herein shall be interpreted or construed in such a manner as to prev…

19.03 PDF: As used in these rules, the following terms have the meanings indicated, except where the context otherwise requires:(A) "Department" means the state of Ohio, department of natural resources.(B) "Division" means the Ohio department of natural resources, division of nat…

19.03 PDF: Persons shall be permitted within the confines of a nature preserve or natural area only in those areas and facilities provided for general public use.When a trial or trail system is present, no person shall leave the trail or trail system, except with written permissi…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scenic river lands are generally available to the public for the purpose of engaging in fishing, boating, hiking, wildlife observation, or any other legitimate recreational activities not otherwise forbidden by the laws of this state.(B) The division of natural are…

h 119. PDF: (A) No person or persons shall conduct any public meeting or event upon the lands or waters owned or administered by the division without first obtaining a permit from the chief of the division upon application made not less than thirty days prior to the day of the pr…

19.03 PDF: No person shall indulge in any noisy, boisterous, disorderly or indecent conduct; play games of chance, drink alcoholic beverages, or be intoxicated, or do any indecent, lascivious, lewd or improper acts within any state nature preserve or natural area. Last updated Fe…

19.03 PDF: Except with written permission from the chief of the division or the chief's authorized agent, which must requested not less than thirty days in advance:(A) It is unlawful for any person to voluntarily bring, land or alight, operate, take off, or ascend within or from …

19.03 PDF: No person shall bring into, possess, carry, serve, or drink alcoholic beverages within any nature preserve or natural area. Last updated February 17, 2026 at 1:58 PM Authorized By: 1517.02 Amplifies: 1517.021 Five Year Review Date: 1/14/2031 Prior Effective Dates: 7/11…

19.03 PDF: The division shall post in a conspicuous location within the access areas of any state nature preserve or natural area, special instructions, orders, and notices pertaining to the use of the area by the public. Such instructions, orders or notices shall pertain but are…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall enter upon the confines of any state nature preserve or natural area or facility that has been temporarily closed or evacuated by the chief of the division or his appointed agent if it has been determined to be hazardous for public use due to weathe…

19.03 PDF: Public notice of hearing to be conducted by the department of natural resources for nature preserves, scenic river lands or natural areas shall be advertised in the register of Ohio at least thirty days, but not more than forty days, prior to the hearing. In addition t…

19.03 PDF: No person is permitted to collect, remove, injure, deface, destroy or otherwise disturb ice, soil, sand, gravel, rocks, fossils, minerals, plants, plant materials, animals or any other substance within any nature preserve or natural area under the supervision and contr…

19.03 PDF: No person is permitted to introduce or bring any plant or animal or their reproductive bodies into any nature preserve or natural area without written permission of the chief of the division or his appointed agent.No person is permitted to place or scatter salt, grain,…

19.03 PDF: Persons may hunt, pursue, trap, catch or attempt to hunt, pursue, trap or catch any wild animals or fish on such lands or in waters within a nature preserve or natural area under the supervision and control of the department or its designated custodian, only in designa…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person unless authorized by law is permitted to possess or use firearms of any description, air pistol or rifle, slingshot, paint-ball gun or missile-throwing device within any nature preserve or natural area.(B) No person is permitted to possess or use firework…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall regardless of intent import, dump or deposit rubbish, garbage, refuse, debris of any kind, offal or carcass of an animal, within any nature preserve or natural area. Last updated February 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM Authorized By: 1517.02 Amplifies: 1517.02…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall kindle or use a fire in any nature preserve or natural area. Last updated February 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM Authorized By: 1517.02 Amplifies: 1517.021 Five Year Review Date: 1/14/2031 Prior Effective Dates: 7/11/1977, 7/25/1995, 10/1/2007

19.03 PDF: (A) While on scenic river lands, is unlawful for any person who is the owner or handler of any animal to fail to keep such animal on a leash in hand or otherwise under direct control and ensure that the animal is within an area where companion animals and pets are perm…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall bring any animal or pet into any nature preserve or natural area.(B) Exceptions:A service animal as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (28 C.F.R. part 35, subpart A, 35.104) used by blind, deaf, mobility or emotionally impaired p…

19.03 PDF: No person shall erect or post any placard, sign, notice, poster, or billboard within any nature preserve or natural area without written permission of the chief of the division or his appointed agent. Last updated February 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM Authorized By: 1517.02 Amp…

19.03 PDF: No person shall solicit alms or contributions for any purpose, whether public or private, in any area owned or administered by the division.No person shall, rent, sell, solicit or offer for sale, have in his possession with the intent to rent or sell, or expose for ren…

19.03 PDF: No person shall herd, graze, drive or permit to run at large within any nature preserve or natural area, any animal including but not limited to cattle, horse, mule, donkey, goat, swine, sheep, or fowl except as provided in rule 1501:17-5-04 of the Administrative Code.…

19.03 PDF: No person shall obstruct or impede pedestrian or vehicular access to, from, or within a nature preserve or natural area. Last updated February 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM Authorized By: 1517.02 Amplifies: 1517.02 Five Year Review Date: 1/14/2031 Prior Effective Dates: 7/11/197…

19.03 PDF: No person shall swim or wade in any pond, lake, stream, or any other body of water within the confines of any nature preserve or natural area, or swim or dive to enter other public waters from any nature preserve or natural area. Last updated February 17, 2026 at 1:18 …

19.03 PDF: No person shall embark or disembark from any watercraft within the confines of any nature preserve or natural area, except in areas provided for such use. Boating is permitted on any navigable stream provided that entrance to the stream is made upstream or downstream f…

19.03 PDF: No person shall engage in any rappelling or climbing activity either with or without specialized gear for such activity within the confines of any nature preserve or natural area. Last updated February 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM Authorized By: 1517.02 Amplifies: 1517.021 Five…

19.03 PDF: No person shall throw, toss, drop, or propel, or cause, directly or indirectly, the throwing, tossing, dropping or propelling of any object over or off any precipice, bridge, observation tower or other similar structure or natural formation within the confines of any n…

19.03 PDF: No person shall picnic on any lands or waters within any nature preserve or natural area except in the immediate parking area. Last updated February 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM Authorized By: 1517.02 Amplifies: 1517.021 Five Year Review Date: 1/14/2031 Prior Effective Dates: 7…

19.03 PDF: No person shall camp or stay overnight within any nature preserve or natural area. Last updated February 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM Authorized By: 1517.02 Amplifies: 1517.021 Five Year Review Date: 1/14/2031 Prior Effective Dates: 7/11/1977, 7/25/1995, 10/1/2007

19.03 PDF: No person shall operate any vehicle on the roads within any nature preserve or natural area in excess of twenty miles per hour, except when otherwise posted with traffic signs by the department.It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any act by use or operation o…

19.03 PDF: No person shall operate a vehicle or bicycle within any nature preserve or natural area except over and upon roads, streets, driveways or parking lots which are designated or posted for such purposes. No person shall drive around any barrier or gate which is across a r…