Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) As used in this rule:(1) "Primitive site" means a site in a designated camping area where limited amenities are provided which are generally lacking on-site potable water or solid waste disposal facilities.(2) "Family camping area" means a licensed campground where…

19.03 PDF: The chief may determine the fees to be charged for the use of any group camping area or facility rental based upon type of facility, park, season, location, amenities, or level of occupancy. Fees charged for the use of a state operated designated group camping area may…

19.03 PDF: The chief may determine the fees to be charged for the rental of any state operated cabin based upon any of the following factors; park, type of cabin, amenities, season, location, or level of occupancy. The chief may designate specific cabins to be "pet permissible" i…

19.03 PDF: Fees for tours, interpretive programs, and wagon rides at Malabar farm are not to exceed the maximum rates listed below.(A) House tour fees per person per tour:Adults $6.00 Youths (six through seventeen years of age)$4.00 Children (under six years of age)Free(B) Fees f…

19.03 PDF: Persons who are Ohio residents and holders of a "Golden Buckeye Card," issued by the Ohio department of aging on or after September 1, 2003, are eligible for reduced rates and fees on certain recreation facilities and related activities. The discounts for qualifying pe…

19.03 PDF: When the usage of waste station facilities by holders of camping permits would not be restricted or limited, persons not registered as campers may enter a campground and utilize the trailer waste station facility to empty the holding tanks on recreational vehicles, tra…

19.03 PDF: A refund of a camping, cabin or vessel moorage fees as set forth in rule 1501:46-2-08, 1501:46-2-11, 1501:46-2-14, 1501:46-2-16, 1501:46-2-20, or 1501:46-2-34 of the Administrative Code shall be issued in the event of an emergency, or in those situations where the chie…

19.03 PDF: The following fees are to be remitted to the division upon receiving a permit to use a duck blind on state park areas:(A) A fee of fifty dollars for each permanent duck blind permit issued in accordance with rule 1501:46-15-13 of the Administrative Code.(B) For duck bl…

19.03 PDF: The chief may designate areas within any state park where watercraft, trailers, or campers may be stored and establish the fees to be charged for such storage areas based upon park, season, facilities provided, or level of occupancy. Such fees for the rental of a site …

19.03 PDF: (A) For any special activities permit issued under the authority of rule 1501:46-3-28 of the Administrative Code the person requesting the permit shall pay a non-refundable application fee of up to fifty dollars to the division to pay administrative costs for the proce…

19.03 PDF: Persons applying for a dock, building or sea wall construction permit or requesting a reissue of the dock mylar sticker or replacement dock plate or persons requesting to transfer docks to another person at Lake Milton state park or Buckeye lake state park will be char…

19.03 PDF: The chief may authorize the issuance of campground passes and establish fees to be collected at the time any such pass is issued. Fees for campground passes may be based upon park, season, location, amenities, or level of occupancy.(A) As used in this rule:(1) "Vehicle…

19.03 PDF: At Guilford lake state park persons transferring ownership of a private dock shall pay fifty dollars per dock per transfer. This fee is in addition to the annual dock fees specified in rule 1501:46-2-08 of the Administrative Code. Last updated February 25, 2022 at 3:56…

19.03 PDF: The chief may determine the fees to be charged for any state operated getaway rental facility based upon park, season, location, amenities, or level of occupancy. Such fees for the use of any getaway rental facility are available upon request from the chief of the divi…

19.03 PDF: (A) The chief of the division may designate certain areas of parks as open vendor areas. The designation will stipulate the dates, times, and types of items or services that may be sold or provided by persons obtaining a permit. In open vendor areas persons may sell me…

19.03 PDF: At parks designated by the chief, groups requesting special interpretive or educational programs from park staff will be charged a fee of two dollars per person. For youth groups, one adult will be permitted to participate free of charge for each twenty persons paying …

19.03 PDF: Ohio residents may apply for a disabled veteran or prisoner of war camping credential which exempts the holder from camping fees as authorized in rule 1501:46-2-11 of the Administrative Code. An official document issued by one of the military forces of the United State…

19.03 PDF: It is unlawful for any person to construct a breakwater in any lake administered by the division without first obtaining a license from the chief. The license will be valid for up to twenty-five years at which time a new license must be obtained. The fee for the licens…

19.03 PDF: "Posted" means and requires that the division shall set aside, at the area headquarters, a bulletin board or similar device upon which shall be displayed all special instructions, orders, and notices pertaining to locations in an area including but not limited to: spec…

19.03 PDF: (A) The chief of the division or his authorized agents may temporarily close to public use and evacuate a facility or area that is determined to be hazardous for public use due to weather, water, fire, construction, or other situations involving public health, safety, …

19.03 PDF: Authorized lock personnel shall be charged with the immediate control and management of a navigation lock, and of the area set aside as the lock area, including the lock approach channels. Such authorized personnel shall see that all laws, rules, regulations, and signs…

19.03 PDF: No person shall enter upon or trespass upon any lock on the Muskingum river except under the direction of lock personnel. Last updated February 25, 2022 at 1:44 PM Authorized By: 1546.04 Amplifies: 1546.02, 1546.04 Five Year Review Date: 7/16/2026 Prior Effective Dates…

19.03 PDF: (A) It is unlawful for any person who is the owner or handler of any animal to refuse or fail to keep such animal on a leash in hand and under control at all times while such animal is within any area administered by the division except as allowed in rule 1501:46-9-10 …

19.03 PDF: No person is permitted to bring or keep any animal in any cabin, cabin area, lodge, lodge area, camping area, wildlife display area, or in the water or land area of any beach, swimming pool, or golf course administered by the division not designated for that purpose, e…

19.03 PDF: If the menacing attitude of any animal under the control or supervision of any person within any area administered by the division excites fear in other persons, or if the animal disturbs the quiet enjoyment by other persons of any area administered by the division by …

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall release any wild or domestic animal and abandon such animal, or plant or culture any seed or vegetation of any type in any area administered by the division without the written permission of the chief of the division.(B) Tenants of the division, who…

19.03 PDF: Except by permit issued for scientific or educational purpose by the chief of the division, it is unlawful to willfully or negligently pick, dig up, cut, mutilate, destroy, injure, disturb, move, molest, alter, treat, burn, or carry away any tree or plant or portion th…

19.03 PDF: It is unlawful to destroy, disturb, deface, mutilate, or remove earth, sand, gravel, shoreline of a lake, oil, minerals, stone, rocks, ice, or features of caves in any area administered by the division, except in specific areas when authorization by the chief to collec…

19.03 PDF: No person shall remove from, injure, disfigure, deface, or destroy any object of paleontological, archaeological, or historical interest or value in any area administered by the division without a permit issued by the chief of the division. Last updated February 25, 20…

19.03 PDF: For the purposes of this rule, the terms "litter," "rubbish," and "trash" include, but are not limited to; garbage, peelings of vegetables or fruit, waste, refuse, rubbish, ashes, can(s), bottle(s), wire, paper, carton(s), box(es), motor vehicle or bicycle or wagon par…

19.03 PDF: Possession of glass containers on any beach area by any person is prohibited, except that thermos bottles or thermos jugs, which if broken or damaged will contain all glass particles within the outershell of such bottles or jugs, are permitted. Last updated February 25…

19.03 PDF: No person shall utilize any structure, facility, or area administered by the division and upon vacating said structure, facility or area, cause it to be left in an unreasonably unsanitary or unclean manner or condition. Last updated February 25, 2022 at 1:44 PM Authori…

19.03 PDF: No person shall in any manner willfully mark, deface, or injure in any way, or displace, remove, or tamper with any division buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving material, water lines, or other public utilities or parts or appurte…

19.03 PDF: Except with the approval of the chief or his designee, no person is permitted to leave any personal property in any area administered by the division in such a manner that the conditions surrounding its placement, when found, give indication that the owner has left the…

19.03 PDF: (A) It is unlawful for any person to gather firewood or use a chainsaw in any area administered by the division, except as noted in paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule.(B) Firewood for cooking or campfires may be supplied by the division when the chief determines that …

19.03 PDF: No person shall kindle, build, maintain, or use a fire other than in places provided or designated for such purposes except by written permission issued by the area manager. Any fire embers or burning briquettes shall be continuously under the care and direction of a c…

19.03 PDF: No person shall smoke in any structure or location in any area administered by the division where smoking is prohibited. Last updated February 25, 2022 at 1:44 PM Authorized By: 1546.04 Amplifies: 1546.02, 1546.04 Five Year Review Date: 7/16/2026 Prior Effective Dates:…

19.03 PDF: No person shall attempt to remove or shall remove any personal property from the bottom of the waters of any area administered by the division without first obtaining the permission of the area manager. This rule shall not apply to fishermen engaged in fishing nor pers…

19.03 PDF: (A) It is unlawful for any person to publicly consume or display the presence of any beer or intoxicating liquor in any area administered by the division, except within the confines and privacy afforded in a cabin, cabin site, lodge room, rented campsite, or in those a…

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, dam, bridge, observation tower, or other similar structure or natural formation. Activities carried …

19.03 PDF: No person shall solicit alms or contributions for any purpose, whether public or private, in any area administered by the division. Last updated February 25, 2022 at 1:44 PM Authorized By: 1546.04 Amplifies: 1546.02, 1546.04 Five Year Review Date: 7/16/2026 Prior Effec…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall rent, sell, solicit, offer for sale or have in his possession with the intent to rent or expose for rent or sale any item or service in any area administered by the division except by authority of an approved concession contract or permit issued by …

19.03 PDF: (A) No person is permitted to collect plants, animals, fungi, or geologic materials from any area administered by the division without first having obtained a collector's permit from the chief of the division in addition to any other required permits. Nothing contained…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall conduct any special activity upon the lands or waters of 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 proposed special activity. "Special activit…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person who is the owner, his agent, lessee, or tenant of land adjacent or contiguous to any lands or waters administered by the division may dredge or permit a channel to be dredged or otherwise constructed upon said land for the purpose of effecting a junction …

19.03 PDF: No person is permitted off the posted trails within Hocking Hills, Mohican, John Bryan, or Nelson Kennedy Ledges state parks, or designated areas, without written permission of the chief, except in those areas specifically designated for public use (campgrounds, picnic…

19.03 PDF: No person shall bring onto the trails of Nelson-Kennedy ledges any glass container, disposable can, or disposable plastic container unless such person has the written approval of the area manager. Last updated February 25, 2022 at 1:44 PM Authorized By: 1546.04 Amplifi…